Drag Shows in Brighton

Drag shows, Cabaret and Camp events happening in the Brighton area.
Events updated 15-May-2026

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Sat 16-May-2026
👠3.30pm - Mrs Fitzherbert's
Ophelia Payne
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👠5pm - Queens Arms
Royal Rumpus with Ruffles
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🎵5pm - Birdcage
Grand Opening with Latina Ballroom and Janusz Domagala
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👠5pm - Affinity Bar
Cherry Bomb
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🎵7pm - Legends
Eurovision screening
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😊7.30pm - Bedford Tavern
Eurovision Viewing Party
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🎵7.30pm - Brighton Tavern
Isaac Nielson
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🎧8pm - Brighton Tavern
The Madame's Bomb Badame's Bangers
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😊8pm - Bar Broadway
Eurovision Viewing Party hosted by Snow White Trash and Alan Jay
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👠8pm - Grosvenor Bar
Dr Bev Ballcrusher
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👠8.30pm - Affinity Bar
Ophelia Payne
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👠9pm - Regency Tavern
Lovinia Belle
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👠9pm - Zone Bar
Lazy Susan
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👠9.30pm - Queens Arms
Lola Lasagne
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👠10pm - Affinity Bar
Shallow Vera
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👠10.30pm - Queens Arms
Dr Bev Ballcrusher
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👠10.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Marsha Mallow and Portia
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👠11.30pm - Queens Arms
Amy Laqueefa
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Sun 17-May-2026
🎈 Lena Waithe (17/05/1984 - )
Person imageAmerican writer-producer and lesbian icon whose Emmy-winning work increased LGBTQ visibility and storytelling on television. View details
😊1.30pm - Brighton Unitarian Church New Rd, Brighton
Brighton & Hove to come together for IDAHOBIT 2026
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🎱3.30pm - Market Inn
JB's Piano Bingo
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👠3.30pm - Legends
Lovinia Belle and Saffron Slayter
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🎵4pm - Grosvenor Bar
Just The Two Of Us
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👠5pm - Affinity Bar
Dave Lynn
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👠6pm - Bar Broadway
Rose Garden
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👠6pm - Bedford Tavern
Bonkers Bingo with Snow White Trash (and Adam)
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🎵6.30pm - Affinity Bar
Jennie Castell
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🎵7pm - Queens Arms
Jason Lee
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🎤7.30pm - Zone Bar
Karaoke
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👠7.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Sally Vate presents Gabriella Parrish and Davina Sparkle
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🎵8pm - Nautilus Lounge
Open mic night with Robin Coward
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👠8pm - Marine Tavern
Glenda and Rita
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🎵8pm - Queens Arms
Joe Black
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👠10pm - Queens Arms
Portia
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Mon 18-May-2026
🎱8pm - Marine Tavern
No Balls Bingo with Mademoiselle Baguette
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Tue 19-May-2026
🎈 Sam Smith (19/05/1992 - )
Person imageSinger-songwriter who publicly identifies as nonbinary. View details
🎈 Lorraine Hansberry (19/05/1930 - 12/01/1965)
Person imagePlaywright whose work explored race and queer identity. View details
🎤8pm - Market Inn
Karaoke with Alix
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😊8pm - Marine Tavern
Jester Tip's Play Your Cards Right
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🎱8pm - Zone Bar
Bingo
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Wed 20-May-2026
😊7.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Drag Idol
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🎤7.30pm - Zone Bar
Karaoke
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😊8pm - Marine Tavern
ADHD Wednesdays with Shallow Vera
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🎵8pm - Nautilus Lounge
Dino Dini's Spotlight Night with Chris Hodges and Alchemy
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👠10pm - Queens Arms
Drag with no Name
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Thu 21-May-2026
🎈 Tom Daley (21/05/1994 - )
Person imageOlympic diver and LGBTQ+ role model with prominent public advocacy. View details
🎈 Frank Kameny (21/05/1925 - 11/10/2011)
Person imageGay rights pioneer who challenged state discrimination and helped build the early US LGBTQ civil rights movement. View details
🎵8pm - Nautilus Lounge
Underground Jazz Session
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🎱8pm - Zone Bar
Bingo
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👠8pm - Marine Tavern
Gallop n' Glam with Didi Deville
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👠9.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Cabaret Carousel with Lovinia Belle
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👠10pm - Legends
Seaside Sauce with Cosmic
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Fri 22-May-2026
🎈 Harvey Milk (22/05/1930 - 27/11/1978)
Person imageOne of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S. and a movement icon. View details
🎧9pm - Charles Street Tap
Pop Tart with Amy Laqueefa
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🎵9pm - Zone Bar
Kim Streader
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👠9pm - Regency Tavern
Drag with no Name
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👠10pm - Legends
Lola Lasagne
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🎵11pm - Revenge and R-Bar
Jedward Live
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Sat 23-May-2026
👠5pm - Affinity Bar
Davina Sparkle
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👠8pm - Grosvenor Bar
Davina Sparkle
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👠8pm - Queens Arms
Drag with no Name
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👠8pm - Charles Street Tap
Son Of a Tutu
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🎵8pm - Nautilus Lounge
Ellie Thomas
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👠9pm - Zone Bar
Sally Vate
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👠9pm - Bedford Tavern
Snow White Trash
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👠9pm - Legends
Portia and Pals with Mrs Moore
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Sun 24-May-2026
👠3.30pm - Legends
Aura Jay
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🎵6pm - Zone Bar
JP Christian
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👠6pm - Bar Broadway
Topsie Redfern
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👠6.30pm - Bedford Tavern
Bonkers Bingo with Lovinia Belle (and Adam)
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🎤7.30pm - Zone Bar
Karaoke
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👠7.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Sally Vate presents Dave Lynn, Vickie Vivacious and Alfie Ordinary
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🎵10pm - Legends
FMLP with Sam Solace
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Mon 25-May-2026
😂 Spring Bank Holiday
🎈 Ian McKellen (25/05/1939 - )
Person imageActor and longtime LGBTQ+ equality advocate. View details
👠3.30pm - Legends
Mary Golds and The Duchess
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👠4pm - Queens Arms
Davina Sparkle
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😊7.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Drag Idol (the Final)
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Tue 26-May-2026
🎈 Sally Ride (26/05/1951 - 23/07/2012)
Person imageFirst American woman in space; later recognized as a lesbian icon. View details
🎱8pm - Zone Bar
Bingo
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🎱8pm - Bar Broadway
Silly Billy Bingo with Drag with No Name and Delilah
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Wed 27-May-2026
👠6pm - North Laine Brewhouse
Ruby's GlowUp
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🎤7.30pm - Zone Bar
Karaoke
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Thu 28-May-2026
🎈 Sarah Schulman (28/05/1958 - )
Person imageQueer writer and AIDS activist whose work preserved ACT UP history and advanced LGBTQ cultural politics. View details
👠6pm - North Laine Brewhouse
Ruby's GlowUp
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🎱8pm - Zone Bar
Bingo
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👠9.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Cabaret Carousel with RJ Campinuff
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👠10pm - Legends
Seaside Sauce with Cosmic
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Fri 29-May-2026
🎈 Laverne Cox (29/05/1972 - )
Person imageTransgender actress and advocate for trans rights and visibility. View details
🎈 Melissa Etheridge (29/05/1961 - )
Person imageLesbian rock icon whose coming out and activism strengthened LGBTQ visibility in mainstream music. View details
🎧9pm - Charles Street Tap
Pop Tart with Amy Laqueefa
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🎵9pm - Zone Bar
Gabriella Parrish
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👠10pm - Legends
Vicki Vivacious
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Sat 30-May-2026
🎈 Christine Jorgensen (30/05/1926 - 03/05/1989)
Person imageOne of the first Americans to become widely known for gender-affirming surgery. View details
👠3.30pm - Mrs Fitzherbert's
Ophelia Payne
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👠7.30pm - Wagner Hall, Brighton
Vaccinated - A Musical Booster with Rubella Vaccine
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🎵8pm - Bedford Tavern
Adam's Birthday Bash with Allan Jay
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👠9pm - Legends
Belinda Scandal
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👠9pm - Zone Bar
Didi Deville
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Sun 31-May-2026
🎈 Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31/05/1945 - 10/06/1982)
Person imageProlific filmmaker of the New German Cinema. View details
👠3.30pm - Legends
Lovinia Belle and Davina Sparkle
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🎵5pm - Zone Bar
Teresa Avis
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🎵5pm - Bar Broadway
Lorraine Bowen
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👠7pm - Bar Broadway
Titti La Camp
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👠7.30pm - Charles Street Tap
Sally Vate presents Ophelia Payne and Mary Mac
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🎵10pm - Legends
FMLP with Sam Solace
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Mon 01-Jun-2026
🎈 Christine and the Queens (01/06/1988 - )
Person imageFrench musician exploring gender fluidity. View details
🎈 Beverly Glenn-Copeland (01/06/1944 - )
Person imageSinger and composer who came out as trans later in life. View details
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Tue 02-Jun-2026
🎱8pm - Zone Bar
Bingo
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Wed 03-Jun-2026
🎈 Josephine Baker (03/06/1906 - 12/04/1975)
Person imagePerformer and civil-rights activist; a queer cultural icon. View details
🎤7.30pm - Zone Bar
Karaoke
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Thu 04-Jun-2026
🎱8pm - Zone Bar
Bingo
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Fri 05-Jun-2026
FIFA Qualifier England v Spain
🎈 Federico Garcia Lorca (05/06/1898 - 19/08/1936)
Person imageSpanish poet and playwright executed during the Spanish Civil War. View details
🎱8pm - The Music Hall, Brighton
Drag Musical Bingo with Ophelia Payne and Darcey Nox
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🎧9pm - Charles Street Tap
Pop Tart with Amy Laqueefa
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Sat 06-Jun-2026
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Sun 07-Jun-2026
👠5pm - Bar Broadway
Ceri Dupree
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Mon 08-Jun-2026
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Tue 09-Jun-2026
FIFA Qualifier England v Ukraine
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Wed 10-Jun-2026
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Thu 11-Jun-2026
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Fri 12-Jun-2026
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Sat 13-Jun-2026
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Sun 14-Jun-2026
🎈 Boy George (14/06/1961 - )
Person imageEnglish singer and style icon, frontman of Culture Club, known for androgynous fashion and chart-topping 1980s hits. View details
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Mon 15-Jun-2026
🎈 Neil Patrick Harris (15/06/1973 - )
Person imageActor known for stage and screen work and LGBTQ+ visibility. View details
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