Lesbian Visibility Day is coming. Gal Pals have built a whole festival around it. There is genuinely no excuse.

On Saturday 25th April, Vauxhall Arches will be taken over by Lezzer Fest – a lesbian day festival that is, in their words, a celebration of lesbian nightlife, club culture and community. In our words: 2000 lezzas in a room, ten of the best queer nights the country has to offer, three stages, a queer marketplace, arcade games, a speed mating workshop (yes, really), and an after-party that goes until 4am. This is not a drill.

How did we get here

Lezzer Fest is the brainchild of Gal Pals – the queer dance party founded in 2015 by DJs Xzan and Scarlett Shaney, who have spent the past decade playing female-fronted pop, hip-hop, R&B and queer bangers at everything from Glastonbury to Brighton Pride. After ten years of running nights, they clearly decided a single night wasn’t enough.

The first edition happened last year, also at Vauxhall Arches, and sold out in advance with 1,600 attendees. Co-founder Scarlett put it better than we could:

“Seeing thousands of dykes all in one space was truly a sight to behold.”

So they’re doing it again. Bigger venue, more rooms, expanded capacity, and an after-party with a lineup that’s currently unannounced (which means the speculation can begin).

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Who’s playing

This is where it gets properly good. The festival brings together ten dyke nights and collectives from London, Brighton, Bristol and Norwich:

Bumpah, Blackstage, Dykes on Decks, Leztopia, Pillow Princess, Sistermatic, Soft Butch, Strapped, Wildblood and Queenie, and Gal Pals themselves.

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Worth noting: Sistermatic is a pioneering Black lesbian night that has been running since the 1980s. Its presence on this lineup is not a small thing.

The details:

• Date: Saturday 25th April 2026
• Time: 3pm–10pm (after-party until 4am)
• Venue: Vauxhall Arches, 6 South Lambeth Place, London SW8 1SP
• Tickets: £10 – £35, available on DICE and RA
• Instagram: @galpalsclub

See you there,
Nonchalant x

Nonchalant Magazine

This article was written by one of our creative team writers here at Nonchalant Magazine.