LGBTQ+ listings
This page lists local events taking place in Redbridge, neighbouring boroughs or national/ online events of particular interest to our LGBTQ+ community and allies. Contact us if you’d like to share details of your event. You can also search for LGBTQ+ events on eventbrite, Meetup and outsavvy.
Regular events
The Barking and Dagenham Adult Social Network meets 7 - 9pm every Monday evening at the Pipe Major pub in Dagenham and some Thursday evenings in Barking.
Epping Forest Pride meet in Loughton at 1.30 - 3.30pm on the first Friday of the month.
elop’s Rainbow Families Meet-up takes place at 2.30 - 4.30pm on the fourth Sunday of the month at Leytonstone Children and Family Hub.
The Havering Queer Feminist Community group meets once a month.
January 2025
23 Jan: Redbridge Rainbow January Meet-Up, 6-8pm, Mercato Metropolitano
February 2025
1 - 28 Feb: LGBT+ History Month in Redbridge, various venues
5 Feb: LGBT+ History Month badge making and tour of Redbridge Museum, 5.30-7pm, Redbridge Museum
19 Feb: Laugh-Able LGBTQ Comedy Night 19th February with Stephanie Laing, 7.30-9.30pm, Wanstead Library
22 Feb: LGBT+ History Month visit to the London Museum Docklands, 11am-2pm, London Museum Docklands
March 2025
13 March: Redbridge Rainbow March meet-up, 5.30-7.30pm, Ilford
15 March: Epping Pride life drawing evening
15-16 March: East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Romford
22 March: TinderSticks and Redbridge Rainbow: On the Move in Hainault Forest
April 2025
6 April: London Eid-al-Fitr Party, 5pm, Central London
17 April: Redbridge Rainbow April meet-up (details TBC)
26 April: Redbridge Rainbow On the Move in Fairlop Waters, 11am - 1pm (free)
21 - 27 April: Lesbian Visibility Week
May 2025
Date TBC: Trans+ History Week
10 May: Redbridge Rainbow On the Move walk in Epping Forest (details TBC)
17 May: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)
June 2025
19 June: Redbridge Rainbow On the Move: Queer Ecology Walk in Wanstead Park (6.30 - 8pm, details TBC)
22 June: Queer Migrant Pride Fest
July 2025
5 July: Pride in London
12 July: Redbridge Pride
14 July: International Non-Binary People’s Day
August 2025
September 2025
13 September: Redbridge Rainbow On the Move walk in Epping Forest (details TBC)
23 September: Bi Visibility Day
October 2025
National Hate Crime Awareness Week
Genderfluid Awareness Week
November 2025
13-19 Nov: Trans Awareness Week
20 Nov: Trans Day of Remembrance
December 2025
1 Dec: World Aids DAy