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UK LGBT EVENTS OCTOBER 2026

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 2025 we listed 418 Events which are available to view in the Archive

OCTOBER 2026 - 45 events (2026 - 402 events listed)
01 - 03
Tom Read Wilson THE A-Z OF ME @ UK Tour 2026
Join television presenter, author, actor, and singer Tom Read Wilson for The A Z of Me an irreverent, whistle-stop tour of the alphabet. The alphabet reveals the revue and Tom...
01 - 03
Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble @ Soho Theatre
Catherine Bohart is back with a brand new show about her birthright - all encompassing, generational worry. But its a laugh! Best Show Nominee Edinburgh Comedy Awards. As seen and...
01 - 03
My Sons A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) @ Apollo Theatre
When Rob was twelve, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma. As Rob donned wigs and played Mary Poppins, Ariel, Mickey Mouse and Belle, their...
01 - 05
The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt & Terry Higgins Memorial Quilt (2) @ Tramway Glasgow, Scotland
The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt will be exhibited in full in Scotland for the first time. At Tramway, the Quilt will be displayed alongside archival material which traces the Scottish...
01 - 11
Deep-Heat Rivalry @ The Other Palace
In the high-stakes, high-speed world of professional ice hockey, rivalries run deep but this one runs hotter. DEEP-HEAT RIVALRY follows sworn enemies Shane Hollandaise and Ilya Stroganoff two outrageously talented...
01 - 18
Jerker @ Waterloo East Theatre
From the producer of F**king Men, Afterglow (2019), and Happy Ending comes Robert Chesley's JERKER, a bold two-hander, making its highly anticipated Waterloo East Theatre premiere this Autumn, 40 year...
01 - 31
Alan Turing: The Age of A1 @ Bletchley Park
The Age of AI - Learn about the history of AI and the pioneers in this technology, including Codebreakers Alan Turing, Donald Michie and Irving Jack Good. The Age of...
01 - 31
Cabaret Live At The Kit Kat Club @ Playhouse Theatre (until Jan 2027)
Winning a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival, this intimate and electrifying new production of CABARET is London's hottest ticket. In a time when the world is changing...
01 - 31
Oh Mary! @ Trafalgar Theatre (until 02 Jan 2027)
Oh, Mary! is an uproariously dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincolns assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound...
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Pride Guided Tour @ Globe Theatre, Bankside (until Jan 2027)
Step inside our iconic wooden O for a Pride Guided Tour of the Globe Theatre, bringing to life the queer stories and characters from Shakespeares life and times. What would...
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