Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, which means the whole weekend is fair game. Dig out the fangs, settle the couples costume debate (Jennifer and Needy, anyone?) and start planning, because the sapphic and queer scene is going all out.
From full-venue dyke takeovers in East London to a BSL-led party in Brighton and Halloween speed dating with an afterparty at Katie’s Bar in Glasgow, here’s our big list of sapphic and queer Halloween events across the UK in October 2026.
London
Sapphoes: Spooky Femme Social
Thursday 22 October 2026. The Nellie, London. £5.
A midweek warm-up from Sapphoes, who are also behind one of our Halloween night picks below. A spooky femme social at The Nellie is an easy way to meet people before the big weekend, and an easy one to come to solo. At a fiver, it’s the cheapest date you’ll have all month.
Spooky Sapphic Night
Friday 23 October 2026, 8:30pm – 2am. The Ministry, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1DN. £10 – £12.
Lez Hang Out and Lez Play Games are teaming up for a night of dancing and ghouls at The Ministry’s bar and terrace in Borough. One rule: costumes are mandatory, so no dress up means no entry. Start planning now.
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Dapper Dyke Murder Mystery: Halloween edition
Saturday 24 October 2026, 7pm – 1am. Chats Palace, Brooksby’s Walk, Hackney, London. From £15.
Dapper, the self-styled metrosexual retrosexual lesbian wonderland, is turning Chats Palace into a shady speakeasy for the night, with a murder mystery, dinner and dance party rolled into one. The aim: get rich and don’t get caught. The dress code is black tie with a criminal streak, so think film noir meets Bound meets Cluedo, with lace, suits, leather, handcuffs and plenty of drama. Open to lesbian, bi, pan, sapphic, ace and trans folks.
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Halloween at La Camionera
Saturday 24 October and Saturday 31 October 2026. La Camionera, London.
La Camionera is doing Halloween across two weekends. On 24 October there’s a Halloween day party (£5 – £15) alongside a Halloween special of its regular life drawing class, then on Halloween itself it’s life drawing by candlelight (£15). If you’ve not been yet, read about our night out at La Camionera first.
Lesbian Island Halloween Party
Friday 30 October 2026, 10pm – 3am. JTU Peckham (upstairs), London. £10 entry before 11pm.
Lesbian Island’s annual Halloween party for queer ghouls is back, with scare actors, Halloween cocktails and a tarot reading stall. There are prizes for best costume and best dancer, though you can come dressed however you like. Last entry is midnight, so don’t leave it too late.
Mint Halloween at The Ministry
Friday 30 October 2026, 9pm – 3am. The Ministry, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1DN.
Mint is taking over The Ministry for a night of dark glamour: deep velvets, flickering flames, deadly martinis and a few spooky surprises. DJs play old-school R&B, house, dance favourites, guilty pleasures and Halloween classics until 3am. The theme is Dressed to Kill, so go full vamp, villain or diva, or just bring a wicked little nod to Halloween. Coming solo? Hosts are on hand from 9pm to 10pm to make introductions, and there’s a Trick or Treat Sofa for meeting new people. Over 21s only, photo ID required, and the venue is accessible. Look out for the melting glitter ball above the entrance.
G.IRL Halloween: Sapphics & Sinners
Friday 30 October 2026, 10pm – 4am. The Steel Yard, Allhallows Lane, London EC4R 3UE. £25 – £28, or £75 for a group of four.
G.IRL is turning The Steel Yard into a spooky haven for its biggest night of the year, with OTT decor, free tricks and treats, spooky snacks, DJs and scary stage acts all night. There’s an on-site psychic and tarot reader, plus three prizes for the best costumes, so go funny, scary or clever. It’s fancy dress, 18+, and open to queer women, trans women, non-binary people, friends and allies. Tickets are advance only and G.IRL’s Halloween always sells out, so don’t wait for payday.
Carabiner: Dyke Halloween
Friday 30 October 2026. Colours Hoxton, London. £12 – £20.
One of the dyke nights that made up the Lezzer Fest line-up this spring, Carabiner is taking over Colours Hoxton the night before Halloween. Clip your keys to your belt loop and get there early.
Dogs & Dykes Halloween Party
Friday 30 October 2026. Zodiac Bar, Club & Karaoke, London. £5.
The name does a lot of the work here. A fiver gets you into a dyke Halloween party at Zodiac, with a karaoke bar on hand if your costume needs a theme song. Check the listing for the dog-friendly details before bringing your four-legged plus one.
STRUT x QLDC’s Bad Friday Ball: Haunted Hoedown
Friday 30 October 2026. Big Penny Social, Walthamstow, London. £13 – £20.
Queer Line Dance Club and STRUT are swapping the stetsons for something spookier. A haunted hoedown for anyone who’s been two-stepping since Cowboy Carter came out and is ready to do it in costume.
SAF Sapphic Slaughterhouse
Saturday 31 October 2026, 7pm – 2am. Solo Kitchen & Bar, Bethnal Green, London. From around £19.
The big one. SAF (Sapphic As F*ck) is taking over an entire venue for its biggest Halloween party yet, with two dance floors, a rooftop, DJs, dancers and Halloween surprises throughout the night. The organisers want it to be a party where you can dance, sit, chat, watch performers and meet people, so it works whether you’re coming with your whole coven or on your own.
Sapphoes: Dyke Halloween
Saturday 31 October 2026. Strongroom, Shoreditch, London. £12 – £15.
Sapphoes’ main event. After the femme social earlier in the month, they’re throwing a full dyke Halloween party at Strongroom on the night itself.
Gaytorade: Sapphowe’en
Saturday 31 October 2026. The Old Nun’s Head, Nunhead, London. Free – £10.
If you’re south of the river and want to keep it local, Gaytorade is throwing a sapphic Halloween at the Old Nun’s Head. Free entry is available, which leaves more budget for fake blood.
London Trans+ Halloween Social
Saturday 31 October 2026. Upstairs at Retro Bar, London. Free.
A free, relaxed Halloween social for the trans+ community upstairs at Retro Bar. A lovely low-pressure option if you want to dress up and catch up without committing to a 3am finish.
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Brighton
Deaf Rainbow UK’s Brighton Halloween
Saturday 24 October 2026. The Actors, 4 Prince’s Street, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RD. £10.88 – £21.46.
Deaf Rainbow UK is taking over Brighton for a full day of Deaf LGBTQ+ history and Halloween fun. Choose from a BSL LGBTQ+ walking tour of Brighton, an afternoon of houseplant bingo, and a fancy dress Halloween party at The Actors, or book all three. Everything is BSL-led, with Deaf LGBTQ+ people centre stage, and hearing friends, family and allies are welcome too. Every ticket helps fund the charity’s community events and workshops in Deaf schools.
Cardiff
VELVET Halloween Special
Friday 23 October 2026, 7:30pm. Peppermint Bar & Kitchen, Cardiff.
Cardiff collective Escape Gurlz is giving its regular VELVET social and disco night a Halloween twist. VELVET is exclusively for LGBTQ+ women and open to everyone under the sapphic umbrella, including trans women and non-binary people. Solo attendees get a warm welcome, so there’s no need to round up a group.
SIREN: Halloween Party
Saturday 31 October 2026, 9pm – 1am. Paradise Garden, City Road, Cardiff. £12.
Follow the Siren call from Exes & O’s to Paradise Garden for a queer Halloween night out in Cardiff, with Melfed Melys and DJ Scissorhands on the decks playing queer pop all night. Only final release tickets are left, so don’t wait on this one.
Glasgow
Sapphic Pumpkin Carving
Wednesday 21 October 2026, 6:30pm – 8pm. 130 Trongate, Glasgow. £15.
Lavender Lounge Events is bringing back the pumpkin night that sold out last year. It’s a relaxed evening painting pumpkins with other WLW, with pumpkins and supplies included, and a lovely way to make friends as the nights draw in. Open to lesbians, bi women, sapphics, trans women and non-binary people.
LGBTQ+ Women’s Halloween Speed Dating
Sunday 25 October 2026, 4pm – 8pm. Las Iguanas, 16-20 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2PW.
Bored of the apps? Oban Lesbian+ Weekend Events is running a Halloween speed dating session in Glasgow, with three-to-four-minute chats and topic prompts so you never have to think of an opener. You can tick for mates, dates or both. Hosts are there from 4pm and the dating starts at 4:30pm sharp, then everyone heads to Katie’s Bar for the afterparty. Events are trans and non-binary inclusive, neurodiverse-friendly and open to all ages, and the venue is accessible, all on one floor.
Manchester
T4T: Monster Ball
Friday 23 October 2026, 11pm – 3am. Islington Mill, James Street, Salford. £3.50 – £6.50.
T4T’s Monster Ball is back for another year: a trans-centred Halloween party with queer and pop bangers plus Halloween hits, with guest DJ Lawal opening and resident DJ Gomorrah after. Dress code is Halloween, last entry is 1am and respectful trans allies are welcome. There are Global Majority tickets for people of colour, free PA and carer tickets on request, step-free access and an accessible toilet.
Hello Darling: Halloween Special
Saturday 24 October 2026, 11pm – 4am. The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE.
A queer house and nu disco night for the weekend before Halloween. The crowd is more mixed than sapphic-only, but if you want to dance until 4am in costume, it’s a solid pick.
G.IRL Halloween: Manchester
Friday 30 October 2026, 9pm – 3am. Lost Weekend basement at Shack, 69 High Street, Manchester M4 1FS. £20 – £22, or £60 for a group of four.
G.IRL is taking over the whole Lost Weekend basement for a party of 500 WLW, with DJs, scary performances, decorations, tricks and treats and spooky snacks. If you’re going solo, there’s a meet-up corner with icebreaker cards and seating. Three prizes go to the best costumes. It’s fancy dress, 18+, advance tickets only, and open to queer women, trans people, non-binary people, friends and allies.
However you do Halloween this year, at a full-venue takeover, a murder mystery or rewatching Jennifer’s Body with a glass of wine, we’ll see you out there.
Running a sapphic or queer Halloween night we’ve missed? Drop us a line and we’ll add it.
See you there,
Nonchalant x
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