Past Events
Inclusive, alternative and community-led events across the UK that have already taken place. Kept here for reference.
I See Red
Performance, film and audience Q&A
Alternative Fashion Week x Afflecks After Dark Showcase
Alternative fashion after dark at Afflecks
Dean Atta: Big Man – Live Event
Dean Atta live in conversation
Alternative Fashion Week Clothes Swap and Networking Event
Swap, connect and open Alternative Fashion Week
DV8 Bazaar Afterparty
The evening party following DV8 Bazaar
DV8 Bazaar
Kink traders, makers and community de-stash stalls in Kent
Hellbent
A fetish dress-code club night pairing pop anthems with leather, rubber and pup culture
Two Tons of Fun: Manchester BIG Launch
A body-positive Manchester pop party
Queer as F*ck Open Mic
Manchester's curated queer open mic
Sexquisite Halloween: Witch Better Have My Money
Halloween performance and afterparty by Sexquisite Events
Queer Diary
Teenage diaries read to a live audience
Women in Comedy Festival: Hajar, Like Badger
Musical comedy from a British-Iranian stand-up exploring faith, identity, rebellion and belonging.
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: Tasmin Sarkany: Now That’s What I Call Bach!
Character and musical comedy featuring a classical musician and violin.
Women in Comedy Festival: Bella Humphries: Big Sister Energy
A stand-up hour bringing Bella Humphries’ candid big-sister energy to family life.
Kiki Family: Queer Photography Walk
A relaxed queer photography walk through Manchester
West Art Collective Presents: Flesh at Antwerp Mansion
Halloween art, performance and workshops at Antwerp Mansion
InTheHouse: Halloween Neon Takeover
An inclusive neon Halloween club night with no strict dress code
Women in Comedy Festival: Sam Hickman: First Woman
A comedy harp concert combining original songs, stand-up and elaborate costumes.
Women in Comedy Festival: Sardines: In Butter
Fast-paced, absurd sketch comedy from all-female trio Sardines.
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: 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: Connie B'Arsd: Aging (Dis)gracefully + Friends
Comedy cabaret and burlesque with a distinctive take on musical-theatre classics.
Women in Comedy Festival: Teresa Livingstone: Nice Lady
Musical comedy from the Northern Irish pianist, singer and comedian.
Manchester Proud Chorus Rehearsal
Weekly LGBTQIA+ community choir rehearsal
The Alternative Bazaar Manchester
Manchester’s curated night market for the weird and wonderful
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: Diane Spencer: Coming Together
Adult stand-up about sexual mishaps, parents and psychics.
Women in Comedy Festival: Stanela Khalil: Beirut-ish
Lebanese and Dublin wit meet in a comedy show about immigration, womanhood and belonging.
Women in Comedy Festival: Charis King: Wummy
A one-woman character comedy exploring motherhood and ambition.
SR Latin Nights
Latin dance class and social
MIT Market: The Big One
An 18+ charity market with a dedicated quiet hour
Women in Comedy Festival: Chloe Reynolds: Dissonance WIP
A work-in-progress comedy hour about oversharing, contradiction and trans experience.
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
Queer Comedy Night
Queer stand-up comedy at Social Refuge
Let’s Get Quizzical with Lola Lasagne
A weekly Thursday quiz hosted by Lola Lasagne. Teams can contain up to six people and table booking is advised
Manchester Leatherdykes: BloodSisters Screening
Leatherdyke history, film and community fundraising
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: Hayley Ellis
A brand-new work-in-progress hour of fresh jokes and ideas from Hayley Ellis.
Beareoke
Weekly Sunday karaoke hosted by Moodybear at The Eagle
Sapphic Screening: Bottoms
A sapphic film screening and social in Edinburgh
Sonic Yootha
A monthly genre-spanning Liverpool disco
Trans & Non-Binary Social
Social evening for trans and non-binary people
EAT ME
Drag cabaret and queer disco parties in Liverpool
Heart Breakers Cabaret Presents: A Drag-ged Out Cabaret
Berlin-inspired drag cabaret
Canal Street Kings x Chapped presents: SMTV!
Saturday-morning TV nostalgia meets drag king cabaret
Fantasy Book Club: Automatic Noodle
Online fantasy and science-fiction book club
The Gilded Merkin: Burlesque & Cabaret
Burlesque and cabaret in Cardiff Bay
Sunday Nights at New York New York
Free Sunday entertainment in the Gay Village
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
POPSICLE
A Saturday club night at The Brewers Manchester
ATTITUDE
A Friday club night at The Brewers Manchester
A Queer History of Britain
A live journey through queer British history
The Plastic Cabaret: The Vampire Ball
Gothic glamour, dark desire and a cabaret with bite
Cabaret Bingo
Theatrical bingo, drag and cabaret
Broadway Comedy Cabaret
Six musical-theatre performers present Broadway’s funniest songs.
Shania & Friends
A Thursday night cabaret at The Brewers
The Double R Club
David Lynch-inspired cabaret
Ancoats Quiz Night
Thursday quiz night at Social Refuge
XPOSED with Bailey J Mills
A late-night drag show hosted by Bailey J Mills
POWERFUL
Queer comedy-cabaret by Kerry Leigh
Waterdeep Dragonheist: The Converted Windmill
Online Dungeons & Dragons session
Manchester Frontrunners Tuesday Track
Tuesday track and intervals training
Big Bingo Blowout with Ginger Hunter
A Sunday night of drag bingo hosted by Ginger Hunter
Lola Lasagne’s Sunday Service
A free post-Pride Sunday party with Lola Lasagne, Gladys Duffy and DJ Billy Andrew
Village Bakers Sunday Social
Monthly bake, bring and share social
The Bad Flower Burlesque Revue – Nerdlesque Edition
Nerdlesque cabaret and burlesque
Lesbian Film Club: Valencia The Movie(s)
Book social, film screening and author Q&A
Butch Revival
Manchester's monthly lesbian community party
Manchester Frontrunners Saturday Run
Saturday mixed-terrain social run
The Switch Arms Lesbian Pub Night
Switch North's monthly lesbian pub night
S.M.U.T (Sinful Mischief Unwritten Together)
Erotic storytelling and open mic
Bitches in Stitches Comedy Night
An all-female stand-up comedy night hosted by Natalia Schwartz.
Toxic MasculiniTEASE
Satirical boylesque and cabaret
Manchester Frontrunners Thursday Run
Thursday urban social run
Trans Climb Manchester
Weekly trans-led climbing session
Pool Meetup at The Faraday
LGBTQ+ pool social in the Northern Quarter
Alternative Pride 2026
Queer joy grows differently when it is rooted in community
HEX Sheffield
Alternative shopping, learning and connection in Sheffield
Manchester Village Pride 2026
Pride in our Village. Power to our people.
Highway to Hull Burlesque Weekender
Three days of burlesque shows, learning, shopping and connection
Kink Kraft Emporium at Townhouse
Independent kink makers, practical demonstrations and curious finds
Manchester Village Pride Drag Extravaganza
Big drag energy, joyful chaos and a Pride welcome for everyone
Manchester Pride Bottomless Brunch
A Pride brunch with drag, burlesque, food and bottomless drinks.
LOVE RIOT: Dandy x OUT OUT x Mx World
Three floors, one riot and absolutely no shrinking yourself
Butch Revival Sailors
Queer sailors, dyke joy and a dance floor worth getting lost at sea for
Plastic Cabaret: Freak Show
For monsters, misfits and lovers of the beautifully bizarre
Rendezvous: Achillean Speed Dating
Real conversations, queer connection and maybe a little chemistry
HEX Leeds
Alternative traders, performance and practical learning in Leeds
Rendezvous: Sapphic Speed Dating
Come for the conversation, stay for the spark
Red Rodeo Club
Queer line-dancing parties and workshops
Bad Bunny Burlesque
Dark alternative burlesque and live vocals in the Northern Quarter.
wearinghers
Unique space for men who wear lingerie.
QUACKS
Relaxed, beginner-friendly queer comedy in Sheffield