Drag & Burlesque
Cabaret, drag performances, and burlesque nights across the UK
The UK's drag and burlesque scene is one of the most vibrant and diverse in the world. From the legendary ballroom nights of Manchester's Northern Quarter to intimate south London cabarets, these spaces are where performance becomes community. Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned audience member, every night is different, and every performer is there to make you feel something.
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Nightmare on Canal Street 4
Rugby players, drag cabaret and Halloween chaos
Cryptid Queers
Alternative queer drag, nightlife and monster-making
Chapped: The Show
Drag, comedy and chaos from Chapped Events
Cabaret Sauvignon Vol. 34: #TheBlossomHillsHaveEyes
A deep and full-bodied Halloween draglesque show
Cabaret Provocateur: Halloween Cabaret
A provocative Halloween variety spectacular
Clandestine Cabaret
Cinematic queer cabaret at the Two Brewers
Burlesque at the Blue Room – Spooky Edition
Halloween burlesque in Lincoln’s Blue Room
The Allure Spookeasy
Halloween glamour from House of Allure
Sexquisite Halloween: Witch Better Have My Money
Halloween performance and afterparty by Sexquisite Events
Canal Street Kings x Chapped presents: SMTV!
Saturday-morning TV nostalgia meets drag king cabaret
EAT ME
Drag cabaret and queer disco parties in Liverpool
Sexquisite Halloween Manchester
Multidisciplinary performance by sex-worker artists
Sapphic Showcase: Halloween Special
A Halloween showcase of sapphic and queer talent
Cherie Bebe's Burlesque Revue
Recurring burlesque and cabaret revue
Toxic MasculiniTEASE
Satirical boylesque and cabaret
The Double R Club
David Lynch-inspired cabaret
Cabaret Bingo
Theatrical bingo, drag and cabaret
The Bad Flower Burlesque Revue – Nerdlesque Edition
Nerdlesque cabaret and burlesque
Darkhaus Burlesque Presents The Crypt of Temptation
A Halloween burlesque night in Halifax
The Gilded Merkin: Burlesque & Cabaret
Burlesque and cabaret in Cardiff Bay
Heart Breakers Cabaret Presents: A Drag-ged Out Cabaret
Berlin-inspired drag cabaret
Holy Diver’s Halloween: Welcome to Hell
An immersive alternative Halloween night in Stockport
Themme Cabaret
Drag, burlesque, singing and more for sapphics and trans people.
Manchester Pride Bottomless Brunch
A Pride brunch with drag, burlesque, food and bottomless drinks.
Bad Bunny Burlesque
Dark alternative burlesque and live vocals in the Northern Quarter.
The Fitzgerald Bottomless Brunch
A 1920s-themed brunch with burlesque, food and bottomless drinks.
The Plastic Cabaret: The Vampire Ball
Gothic glamour, dark desire and a cabaret with bite
Horror Icons Show with Auntie Heroine: Manchester
Come for the horror, stay for the beautifully unhinged drag
Horror Icons Show with Auntie Heroine: Salford
Horror, drag and a little afternoon chaos, served with pizza
Manchester Village Pride Drag Extravaganza
Big drag energy, joyful chaos and a Pride welcome for everyone
Queer Cxntry: Burnin' Daylight Manchester
Queer country, chosen family and room on the dance floor for every cowboy
Plastic Cabaret: Freak Show
For monsters, misfits and lovers of the beautifully bizarre
Rogue Alternative Market and Cabaret
Alternative shopping and cabaret in the heart of Manchester
Highway to Hull Burlesque Weekender
Three days of burlesque shows, learning, shopping and connection