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UK LGBT EVENTS AUGUST 2025

Events Calendar: Our monthly LGBT guide & listings of What's On & Where to Go !! - UK LGBT social, sporting, networking & business events available to view on line by Members/Visitors also emailed to our Members/Subscribers.

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In 2024 we listed 567 Events which are available to view in the Archive

AUGUST 2025 - 14 events (2025 - 260 events listed)
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The Show on The Roof @ Kings Head Theatre
Discover the secrets behind the sequins in this pivotal chapter of LGBTQ+ history. Come on up! Welcome to the Howdy Pardner Drive-In, Boise, Idaho, USA. Each night, Al Travelstead puts...
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Brighton and Hove Pride 2025
Brighton & Hove Pride is scheduled from Friday, 1st August to Sunday, 3rd August 2025. Recognized as the UK's most popular Pride event, the festivities include a parade on SaturdayBrighton...
01 - 25
Edinburgh Festival Fringe @ Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society was founded by artists to nurture and uphold the Fringe's values of inclusivity, experimentation and imagination. The founding principle at the heart of the Fringe...
01 - 31
Leigh Bowery @ Tate Modern
Leigh Bowerys short but extraordinary life left a distinct, undeniable mark on the art world and beyond. An artist, performer, model, TV personality, club promoter, fashion designer and musician, Bowery...
09 - 09
Doncaster Pride 2025
Doncaster Pride takes place on Saturday 9th August 2025. UK Pride is hosted by Doncaster Pride this year and will take place at Town Field with live music, entertainment, market...
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Swindon and Wiltshire Pride 2025
Swindon & Wiltshire Pride takes place on Saturday the 19th August 2025. Swindon & Wiltshire Pride was launched in 2008, with the first ever Pride festival being held in Swindon...
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Margate Pride 2025
Margate Pride takes place on Saturday the 9th August 2025. Margate Pride Manifesto : Margate Pride is a culture rich contemporary pride. A celebration of all of Thanets queerness and...
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Holly Johnson - UK TOUR (until 17 Aug ) - Henley-on-Thames
Frankie Goes To Hollywoods 'RELAX' proved to be one of the decades most successful and controversial singles, it sold in excess of two million copies in the UK alone ranking...
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Chester Pride 2025 Cheshire
Chester Pride, takes place on Saturday 16th August 2025. Chester Pride started in 2013, with our first event outside Chester Town Hall. Around 2,500 people attended that first event...
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Lincoln Pride 2025
Lincoln Pride takes place on Saturday the 16th August 2025. Since 2012, Lincoln Pride UK has been providing a fun and safe space in the East Midlands for people in...
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  • 10 July – Angel Haze (1991–), American rapper & singer
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