LGBTQ+ Events in Manchester

8:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Trans Climb 🧗

Trans climbing group for all skill levels at Rock Over

Pool Meetup @ The Faraday

Pool meetup at The Faraday with multiple tables and other games

8:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

8:00 PM Left Bank Leeds Free entry

LGBTQ+ Collaging Workshop at Leftbank

3:00 PM Cross Street Chapel Free entry

Thursday, Sep 24

8 events

Weekly Drop-in at Cross Street Chapel

Weekly social and support drop-in for LGBT+ individuals 50+

Liverpool LGBTQ+ Wellbeing Group

Weekly LGBTQ+ mutual aid support group for wellbeing and connection

7:00 PM LGBT Foundation

8:30 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Kiki Family: Weekly Queer Hangout

Relaxed, grassroots weekly queer hangout for community connection

9:00 PM Darwen Library Theatre, Darwen

Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches

11:00 PM thisisgorilla.com

IMPULSE: BACK 2 SCHOOL

Club Night

Friday, Sep 25

10 events

LGBTQ+ Lunchtime Recovery Group

LGBTQ+ recovery group for alcohol, substance use, or chemsex

2:00 PM LGBT Foundation

Liverpool 'Pride in Ageing' Over 50s Social Group – Coffee and Quizzing at Liverpool Central Library

2:00 PM LGBT Foundation

7:30 PM Castlefield Free entry

Evening Amble - Castlefield

Sherpa-K: Assemble with Pride

8:30 PM People's History Museum £12

Pride

Mondo Queero: Caravaggio (1986)

9:00 PM The Carlton Club Manchester

Film Screening

Sinpit

All day

Queer Sounds - 25th Sep at BOX

10

Walk It Together Manchester

Free entry

Home On The Range

Free entry

Party

Canal Street Kings x Chapped presents: SMTV!

Saturday, Sep 26

8 events

Trans Liberation Group National Conference 2026

10:00 AM £30

Queers do..Coffee & Cake ☕️🍰

3:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

6:00 PM International Anthony Burgess Foundation £19.99

MANCHESTER: Book Launch, Do Genocides Have an Ending? - Dr Ali Tahrawi

9:00 PM Billingtons Oldham

Effy's Big Gay Brunch 2026

9:00 PM Hangar 34

Pride

Homobloc 2026

9:00 PM Depot Mayfield

September Social Dance including Live Vocals from Jon Alston

9:00 PM New York New York

FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO

Drag +2

Queen B Bottomless Drag Brunch - Manchester

£17.50

7:15 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

Monday, Sep 28

2 events

Kiki Board Game Family meet up @ Abel Heywood, Northern Quarter! 🎲

Board game meetup for all experience levels, newcomers welcome

9:00 PM Meetup: Manchester LGBTQ+ Meetup Free entry

LGBTQ+ Bachata Class and Social

Free queer-friendly Bachata dance class and social for all levels

3:00 PM Manchester Central Library Free entry

Wednesday, Sep 30

1 event

LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2026 - Manchester Heat

£1

Comedy

Thursday, Oct 1

1 event

Monthly Meeting at Manchester Central Library

Saturday, Oct 3

6 events

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ Over 50s LGBTQ+ Social Group: Saturday Meetup

1:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

Community Café

1:00 PM LGBT Foundation

2:00 PM Area Manchester £249.95

Big B*stard Bingo Brunch - Pam, iKarly, Bailey J Mills + Viral Superstar Shelia Diamond

Box of Me’ Future Planning Drop-In for Free Wills Month

3:00 PM Fairbairn House

9:00 PM New York New York

Halloween Special: BENIDORM BINGO | FunnyBoyz Manchester

9:00 PM Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE

Chetham’s Library Tour & Lunch, Manchester

15

Live Show

Sunday, Oct 4

1 event

Drag Bingo Show

Monday, Oct 5

1 event

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ – Book Club

7:00 PM LGBT Foundation

11:00 AM LGBT Foundation £50

Tuesday, Oct 6

1 event

Elite Speed Dating - Manchester - Gay Men - Ages 33-48

Wednesday, Oct 7

2 events

Corporate Volunteering Day

Gagged! at the Cockatoo Club

9:00 PM The Cockatoo Club

Comedy

Friday, Oct 9

2 events

The Leather Gallery // Cob

9:00 PM Big Hands

Fetish

Freak Queer Rave

9:00 PM Hidden

Saturday, Oct 10

3 events

The Proud Place: Guided Tour and The Story of Manchester's LGBT+ Centre

11:00 AM Manchester Cenotaph Free entry

Live Show +1

The Drag Brunch - Dragtoberfest Bottomless Brunch

9:00 PM Bar Fibre

2:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

Shelter's Stride With Pride - 5k walk in Manchester

6

Pride

Sunday, Oct 11

1 event

Queer & Lesbian Women's Event Manchester at Manahatta Deansgate

Women / Sapphic

Monday, Oct 12

1 event

PrEP Initiation October 2026

Friday, Oct 16

1 event

Queer Single Women Claymaking

8:00 PM SEESAW £20

Saturday, Oct 17

1 event

Two Tons of Fun (The BIGGEST Chub/Chaser Pop Night... Now in Manchester!)

9:00 PM New York New York £11

Party

Sunday, Oct 18

1 event

Bitchin Bajas (Drag City Records)

9:00 PM Golden Lion Todmorden

8:30 PM Metropolitan West Didsbury £19.83

Thursday, Oct 22

1 event

Queer Women's Single's Night (age guide: 40s & 50s)

Women / Sapphic

Saturday, Oct 24

3 events

Big Bstard Bingo Brunch: FILTHY EDITION - Pam, Bailey, iKarly + Cck Destroyer Rebecca More

2:00 PM Area Manchester £249.95

9:00 PM The Dome At Grand Central Hall

Cast

Live Show +1

Hello Darling - Halloween Special!!

9:00 PM The Deaf Institute

Wednesday, Oct 28

2 events

Red Rodeo Club

8:00 PM Fairfield Social Club

Party

Beyond the Rainbow Quarter - The Launch

Banyan Bar & Kitchen - Manchester Corn Exchange

Thursday, Oct 29

2 events

Sapphic Showcase: Halloween Special 🎃🦇

6:30 PM LGBT Foundation

Drag +3

Prestwich Pride Presents: DRAG ME TO THE QUIZ, HALLOWEEN!

8:00 PM Hideout

8:00 PM New York New York

Saturday, Oct 31

2 events

FunnyBoyz Manchester presents... BENIDORM BINGO

Drag +2

The Drag Brunch - Beetlejuice Halloween Bottomless Brunch

8:00 PM Bar Fibre

7:00 PM Area Manchester £35

Sunday, Nov 1

1 event

Horror Icons Show with Dragula Season 666 finalist Auntie Heroine

Thursday, Nov 5

2 events

Queer Cxntry Burnin' Daylight in MANCHESTER!

7:00 PM YES £25

Gaydio Networking: Manchester

13

Friday, Nov 6

2 events

Burlesque and Drag in The Dog House

8:00 PM Dexter And Jones

12:00 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

Full Cover 06/11/2026

Fetish

Saturday, Nov 7

5 events

Manchester ‘Pride in Ageing’ Digital Cafe – Scams Awareness Special

1:00 PM Area Manchester £249.95

Big B*stard Bingo Brunch - Pam, iKarly + TikTok Sensation Bailey J Mills

6:30 PM Molly House Free entry

LGBTQ+ Meet Up - Doctors, Dentists & Healthcare Professionals

Mecca Bingo Leeds Crossgates £17.50

House Of Drag Bingo | Leeds

TRUE PRIDE Festival - feat. The Irrepressibles, Planningtorock, David Hoyle, WitchofTheEast & more

12:30 PM LGBT Foundation Free entry

Saturday, Nov 14

1 event

noSHAMEmoreLOVE Poetry Workshop

7:00 PM Rebellion Manchester £20

Monday, Nov 16

1 event

T4Tunes - Saoirse Dream x Estelle Allen