✴︎ Wednesday, 28 October ✴︎
Join LGSM at Waterloo Action Centre on 8th November for a wreath and flower-making workshop, procession and candlelit vigil remembering those killed and displaced while seeking refuge from conflict and persecution.
Find out more HERE
Head to HOWLOWEEN XXL, a Halloween warehouse rave featuring 11 queer collectives and 17 DJs for takeover sets, house and techno across two dancefloors, plus an XXL darkroom, at Eutopia Warehouse on Friday 30th October.
Get last tickets HERE
Join QTIPOC-led bass collective BUMPAH for GYAL-O-WEEN 2.0, a night of bass and jungle featuring live trio BLAQJAW (Grove, Toya Delazy and Taliable), a hybrid set from Talia Goddess, and Noli combining live viola with jungle.
Get final tickets HERE
Explore queer identity, community and love through fantastical portraits of activists, artists, performers and writers in Tim Walker’s Fairyland: Love and Legends, at London’s National Portrait Gallery until 7th February.
Get tickets HERE
Celebrate life and remembrance at London’s Day of the Dead at Columbia Road on 31st October from midday. Free festivities include live music from all-female Mariachi Las Adelitas who are leading the street procession, Mexican dance performances and a food and craft market.
Find out more HERE
As part of the London Literature Festival, join Hanif Kureishi and his son Carlo in conversation with Emma Barnett about Are You With Me Now?, exploring creativity, desire and family life after the accident that paralysed the writer, at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 1st November at 8pm.
Get tickets HERE
✴︎ Wednesday, 21 October ✴︎
Join Dele Sosimi and DJ Dare Balogun at ROVR Soho, London, on 30th October for Nigeria 66, a free evening of records and conversation celebrating Nigeria’s musical history, from highlife and juju to rare vinyl gems.
Reserve your free ticket HERE
Dress in black and head to The Common Press in Dalston on 25 October for Paint the Town Black, an afternoon of queer joy with tarot, clothes swaps and collective painting, followed by DJs and dancing into the evening.
Get tickets HERE
Head to House of Annetta on 21st October for TUFF’s Aftermath book club, where a reading of Charles Dickens’ ‘The Shipwreck’ will spark a relaxed discussion about storms, global trade and the origins of weather forecasting.
Find out more HERE
Stand with Sisters Uncut and the United Families and Friends Campaign at Trafalgar Square, London, on 31st October at 12pm for their annual remembrance procession honouring those killed by the state and demanding justice.
Find out more HERE
Celebrate Black History Month with Moonlight Experiences’ social for single Black and POC lesbians and FLINTA people aged 30+, offering space for love, friendship and connection at The Common Press on 29th October.
Get tickets HERE
Praxis offers three free training sessions exploring immigration and asylum rights, challenging anti-migrant narratives and trauma-informed practice at Auto Italia on 3rd, 5th and 9th November at various times.
Book HERE
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