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Creative Spaces

Art studios, maker spaces, and creative communities led by queer artists

Queer and sex-positive communities have always made their own culture. Studios, makers' collectives, darkroom exhibitions, and artist-run spaces populate this category: places where the work is honest, sometimes explicit, and always made with intention. If you're a creative looking for community, start here.

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Manchester Village Pride 2026

Pride in our Village. Power to our people.

Mixed pricing. Paid wristbands apply to the main Friday-to-Sunday programme. The parade and Monday Community and Family Day are free.Manchester Gay Village, Manchester City Centre
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Sapphic Screening: Bottoms

A sapphic film screening and social in Edinburgh

£10Edinburgh

West Art Collective Presents: Flesh at Antwerp Mansion

Halloween art, performance and workshops at Antwerp Mansion

Rusholme, Greater Manchester
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Kendal First Friday

A monthly LGBTQIA+ community meetup in Kendal

Kendal
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Collage Circle

A monthly creative collage circle for women

£15Sale Moor

An Evening of TROUBLE!

A celebration of learning, confidence and performance in Hull

£15–£25Hull
Sat 28 Nov · 12:00
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Brum’s Queer Market

Shop queer, support local and meet community in Birmingham

£2 donation on the doorBirmingham city centre
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Liverpool Trans Pride Bazaar

Celebrate Liverpool Trans Pride and shop from more than 20 trans+ artists

FreeLiverpool city centre
Mattina

Mattina

Queer-led Italian coffee, comfort food and community in MediaCity

Dog FriendlyQueer-LedLGBTQ+ Friendly
MediaCity, Salford Quays

Broadway Comedy Cabaret

Six musical-theatre performers present Broadway’s funniest songs.

Manchester, Northern Quarter

Bitches in Stitches Comedy Night

An all-female stand-up comedy night hosted by Natalia Schwartz.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Quirks & Foibles: Sketch Show Bingo!

An interactive combination of sketch comedy and bingo from a three-woman group.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Diane Spencer: Coming Together

Adult stand-up about sexual mishaps, parents and psychics.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Stanela Khalil: Beirut-ish

Lebanese and Dublin wit meet in a comedy show about immigration, womanhood and belonging.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Charis King: Wummy

A one-woman character comedy exploring motherhood and ambition.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Chloe Reynolds: Dissonance WIP

A work-in-progress comedy hour about oversharing, contradiction and trans experience.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: CK Nath: A Bit of Foreign Stuff

Stand-up, storytelling and characters exploring India, Britain, identity and belonging.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Hayley Ellis

A brand-new work-in-progress hour of fresh jokes and ideas from Hayley Ellis.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Hajar, Like Badger

Musical comedy from a British-Iranian stand-up exploring faith, identity, rebellion and belonging.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Thao Cao: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Funnier

Bold personal comedy about racism, names and near-death experiences.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Tasmin Sarkany: Now That’s What I Call Bach!

Character and musical comedy featuring a classical musician and violin.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Sam Hickman: First Woman

A comedy harp concert combining original songs, stand-up and elaborate costumes.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Sardines: In Butter

Fast-paced, absurd sketch comedy from all-female trio Sardines.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Reb Day: Work in Progress

A work-in-progress show about impulsivity, outside noise and whether to have a baby.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Millie Malone: Ooh-Er, Fraulein!

A debut comedy hour promising silliness and cheekiness from the half-German comic.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Connie B'Arsd: Aging (Dis)gracefully + Friends

Comedy cabaret and burlesque with a distinctive take on musical-theatre classics.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Celine Kuklowsky: Bed Boy

Existential lie-down comedy about bodies and a world that feels as though it is breaking.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Bella Humphries: Big Sister Energy

A stand-up hour bringing Bella Humphries’ candid big-sister energy to family life.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
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Women in Comedy Festival: Teresa Livingstone: Nice Lady

Musical comedy from the Northern Irish pianist, singer and comedian.

Manchester, Northern Quarter
Pole Sisters Bolton

Pole Sisters Bolton

Every body belongs on the pole

LGBTQ+ FriendlyTrans Inclusive
Bolton
Blush Dance Stockport

Blush Dance Stockport

Find your strength, your confidence and your people in the air

LGBTQ+ Friendly
Reddish, Stockport
Siren Asylum

Siren Asylum

Alternative fitness for women and women-aligned people who want to feel powerful

LGBTQ+ FriendlyTrans Inclusive
Salford
GFFDamian Dance Studio

GFFDamian Dance Studio

Come as you are and discover what your body can do

LGBTQ+ FriendlyTrans Inclusive
Manchester City Centre
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Alternative Pride 2026

Queer joy grows differently when it is rooted in community

Saturday £15 to £20; Sunday community activities include free entryFallowfield, Manchester
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The Alternative Bazaar Manchester

Manchester’s curated night market for the weird and wonderful

FreeManchester City Centre
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The Alternative Bazaar Liverpool

Liverpool’s curated night market for alternative makers

FreeLiverpool Baltic Triangle