Upcoming Events
Inclusive, alternative and community-led events across the UK: nights, markets, workshops and gatherings, sorted by date.
This weekend
Manchester Munch
A relaxed monthly social for Manchester’s kink community
The Fitzgerald Bottomless Brunch
A 1920s-themed brunch with burlesque, food and bottomless drinks.
The Bad Flower Burlesque Revue – Nerdlesque Edition
Nerdlesque cabaret and burlesque
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The Double R Club
David Lynch-inspired cabaret
Broadway Comedy Cabaret
Six musical-theatre performers present Broadway’s funniest songs.
The Plastic Cabaret: The Vampire Ball
Gothic glamour, dark desire and a cabaret with bite
Cabaret Bingo
Theatrical bingo, drag and cabaret
Liverpool Trans Pride Bazaar
Celebrate Liverpool Trans Pride and shop from more than 20 trans+ artists
Sex, Kink & Fetish Market
Independent art and makers exploring sex, kink and fetish culture
Worth planning ahead
Sapphic Showcase: Halloween Special
A Halloween showcase of sapphic and queer talent
Darkhaus Burlesque Presents The Crypt of Temptation
A Halloween burlesque night in Halifax
Mancunian Fetish Fair
A free North West market for kink, fetish and alternative traders
Holy Diver’s Halloween: Welcome to Hell
An immersive alternative Halloween night in Stockport
Mancunian Fetish Fair After Hours
The adults-only evening after-party for the Mancunian Fetish Fair
Rogue Alternative Market and Cabaret
Alternative shopping and cabaret in the heart of Manchester
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Toxic MasculiniTEASE
Satirical boylesque and cabaret
Bitches in Stitches Comedy Night
An all-female stand-up comedy night hosted by Natalia Schwartz.
Manchester Munch
A relaxed monthly social for Manchester’s kink community
The Fitzgerald Bottomless Brunch
A 1920s-themed brunch with burlesque, food and bottomless drinks.
The Bad Flower Burlesque Revue – Nerdlesque Edition
Nerdlesque cabaret and burlesque
The Double R Club
David Lynch-inspired cabaret
Broadway Comedy Cabaret
Six musical-theatre performers present Broadway’s funniest songs.
The Plastic Cabaret: The Vampire Ball
Gothic glamour, dark desire and a cabaret with bite
Cabaret Bingo
Theatrical bingo, drag and cabaret
Liverpool Trans Pride Bazaar
Celebrate Liverpool Trans Pride and shop from more than 20 trans+ artists
Sex, Kink & Fetish Market
Independent art and makers exploring sex, kink and fetish culture
Collage Circle
A monthly creative collage circle for women
The Gilded Merkin: Burlesque & Cabaret
Burlesque and cabaret in Cardiff Bay
Heart Breakers Cabaret Presents: A Drag-ged Out Cabaret
Berlin-inspired drag cabaret
Sex Positive Reading Group
Curious, shame-free conversations about sex, health and relationships
Kage Club Manchester
Curiosity welcome, judgement left at the door
Sapphic Screening: Bottoms
A sapphic film screening and social in Edinburgh
Cherie Bebe's Burlesque Revue
Recurring burlesque and cabaret revue
Women in Comedy Festival: Hayley Ellis
A brand-new work-in-progress hour of fresh jokes and ideas from Hayley Ellis.
Women in Comedy Festival: Celine Kuklowsky: Bed Boy
Existential lie-down comedy about bodies and a world that feels as though it is breaking.
Women in Comedy Festival: CK Nath: A Bit of Foreign Stuff
Stand-up, storytelling and characters exploring India, Britain, identity and belonging.
Kendal First Friday
A monthly LGBTQIA+ community meetup in Kendal
Women in Comedy Festival: Chloe Reynolds: Dissonance WIP
A work-in-progress comedy hour about oversharing, contradiction and trans experience.
Women in Comedy Festival: Charis King: Wummy
A one-woman character comedy exploring motherhood and ambition.
Women in Comedy Festival: Stanela Khalil: Beirut-ish
Lebanese and Dublin wit meet in a comedy show about immigration, womanhood and belonging.
The Alternative Bazaar Manchester
Manchester’s curated night market for the weird and wonderful
Women in Comedy Festival: Diane Spencer: Coming Together
Adult stand-up about sexual mishaps, parents and psychics.
Women in Comedy Festival: Quirks & Foibles: Sketch Show Bingo!
An interactive combination of sketch comedy and bingo from a three-woman group.
Women in Comedy Festival: Teresa Livingstone: Nice Lady
Musical comedy from the Northern Irish pianist, singer and comedian.
Women in Comedy Festival: Connie B'Arsd: Aging (Dis)gracefully + Friends
Comedy cabaret and burlesque with a distinctive take on musical-theatre classics.
Women in Comedy Festival: Millie Malone: Ooh-Er, Fraulein!
A debut comedy hour promising silliness and cheekiness from the half-German comic.
Sexquisite Halloween Manchester
Multidisciplinary performance by sex-worker artists
Women in Comedy Festival: Reb Day: Work in Progress
A work-in-progress show about impulsivity, outside noise and whether to have a baby.
Women in Comedy Festival: Sardines: In Butter
Fast-paced, absurd sketch comedy from all-female trio Sardines.
Women in Comedy Festival: Sam Hickman: First Woman
A comedy harp concert combining original songs, stand-up and elaborate costumes.
The Bazaar of Tantalising Delights
Independent alternative shopping across the North East
West Art Collective Presents: Flesh at Antwerp Mansion
Halloween art, performance and workshops at Antwerp Mansion
Women in Comedy Festival: Bella Humphries: Big Sister Energy
A stand-up hour bringing Bella Humphries’ candid big-sister energy to family life.
Women in Comedy Festival: Tasmin Sarkany: Now That’s What I Call Bach!
Character and musical comedy featuring a classical musician and violin.
Women in Comedy Festival: Thao Cao: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Funnier
Bold personal comedy about racism, names and near-death experiences.
Women in Comedy Festival: Hajar, Like Badger
Musical comedy from a British-Iranian stand-up exploring faith, identity, rebellion and belonging.
Sapphic Showcase: Halloween Special
A Halloween showcase of sapphic and queer talent
Darkhaus Burlesque Presents The Crypt of Temptation
A Halloween burlesque night in Halifax
Mancunian Fetish Fair
A free North West market for kink, fetish and alternative traders
Holy Diver’s Halloween: Welcome to Hell
An immersive alternative Halloween night in Stockport
Mancunian Fetish Fair After Hours
The adults-only evening after-party for the Mancunian Fetish Fair
Rogue Alternative Market and Cabaret
Alternative shopping and cabaret in the heart of Manchester
The Alternative Bazaar Liverpool
Liverpool’s curated night market for alternative makers
Horror Icons Show with Auntie Heroine: Manchester
Come for the horror, stay for the beautifully unhinged drag
Queer Cxntry: Burnin' Daylight Manchester
Queer country, chosen family and room on the dance floor for every cowboy
Horror Icons Show with Auntie Heroine: Salford
Horror, drag and a little afternoon chaos, served with pizza
Themme Cabaret
Drag, burlesque, singing and more for sapphics and trans people.
Brum’s Queer Market
Shop queer, support local and meet community in Birmingham
An Evening of TROUBLE!
A celebration of learning, confidence and performance in Hull
Uncensored Market
A queer-led Glasgow market for expression and discovery
Sex Ed for Grown Ups
Accessible, shame-free sex and relationships education for disabled adults