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.
May 2024
6 - 14 May: Trans+ History Week
7 May: Trans+ History Week 2024 Community Event (E14 5JJ, £12.50 – £25)
15 May: elop: LGBT+ CPD Certified Awareness Training
17 May: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT)
18 May: Redbridge Rainbow ‘On the Move!’ walk in Epping Forest (register in advance, free)
26 May: elop Rainbow Families Meet-up, 2.30-4.30pm, Leytonstone Children and Family Hub (events@elop.org/ 07720 461158)
June 2024
1 - 30 June 2024: Pride Month
8 June: Thurrock Pride
18 June: Redbridge Rainbow/ Eastside Community Heritage Valentines Park History Walk (6-8pm, free, register in advance)
22 June: Muslim Pride, Queen Mary University London (details TBC)
22 June: Open Minds Annual Celebration Event (Bishopsgate Institute, details TBC)
23 June: elop Rainbow Families Meet-up, 2.30-4.30pm, Leytonstone Children and Family Hub (events@elop.org/ 07720 461158)
29 June: March with Redbridge Rainbow at Pride in London, time TBC (free, register in advance)
** Please contact us if you would like us to list or get involved in any events for Pride Month. **
July 2024
6 July: Redbridge Pride Picnic (details TBC)
14 July: International Non-binary People’s Day
27 July: London Trans+ Pride
27 July: Waltham Forest Pride
28 July: elop Rainbow Families Meet-up, 2.30-4.30pm, Leytonstone Children and Family Hub (events@elop.org/ 07720 461158)
August 2024
11 Aug: UK Black Pride
25 Aug: elop Rainbow Families Meet-up, 2.30-4.30pm, Leytonstone Children and Family Hub (events@elop.org/ 07720 461158)
31 Aug: Bi Pride UK
September 2024
7 Sept: Basildon Pride (free)
22 Sept: elop Rainbow Families Meet-up, 2.30-4.30pm, Leytonstone Children and Family Hub (events@elop.org/ 07720 461158)
23 Sept: Bi Visibility Day
October 2024
27 Oct: elop Rainbow Families Meet-up, 2.30-4.30pm, Leytonstone Children and Family Hub (events@elop.org/ 07720 461158)
November 2024
13 - 19 Nov: Trans Awareness Week
20 Nov: Trans Day of Remembrance
24 Nov: elop Rainbow Families Meet-up, 2.30-4.30pm, Leytonstone Children and Family Hub (events@elop.org/ 07720 461158)
December 2024
1 Dec: World Aids Day