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Walking with ZLG
Varies, see description, 's-Hertogenbosch
Join a beautiful group walk every second Sunday of the month. Enjoy a scenic route in the Den Bosch area with a drink and a pastry along the way.
Queer Sunday Café + Vintage Market
OASE Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Join your local lesbians for coffee and an activity! We plan an activity and games designed to help break the ice to build friendships and feel part of Rotterdam’s queer community. There will be also Vintage Market at Oase!
Rainbow Cats - Cat painting workshop for beginners Pride Leiden
WonderCat, Leiden
Celebrate Pride in Leiden with color, creativity, and cats! Join us for a fun and relaxed Sunday afternoon cat painting workshop for beginners.
OOXO - For Queers with a Disability
COC Haaglanden, The Hague
A monthly social gathering with fun activities for queer people with a physical or intellectual disability.
Sundays Queer Makeup Club
Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam
A creative drag makeup workshop for beginners in a safe, judgment-free space. Learn to block brows, nail dramatic eyeliner, and express yourself through makeup.
Boardgame Group
Boardroom Café, Haarlem
Join fellow enthusiasts every 2nd Sunday of the month to play board games. Learn a new game, enjoy a cup of tea, and feel free to bring your own favorites.
Men-only
Shibari for young men
Westerpark area, Amsterdam
Free, small-scale Shibari practice meetings for men aged 19-33 to learn, experiment, and connect in a safe group environment in Amsterdam.
Queer Crafting at Bar Buka
Bar Buka, Amsterdam
Join a cozy and creative afternoon for queer individuals at Bar Buka. Bring your own knitting, crafting, or drawing project, or get inspired to try something new in a friendly atmosphere.
TR/ST – Live
Melkweg (OZ), Amsterdam
TR/ST, the musical alias of producer Robert Alfons, returns to the stage with his signature blend of swooning synthpop, darkwave, and falsetto vocals.
Tomorrow
Trans Swimming
Amsterdam, Amsterdam
A safe, enclosed swimming session for transgender and non-binary individuals, hosted by a transgender lifeguard and a non-binary person in Amsterdam.
Prinsjesnach 2026 at COC Haaglanden
COC Haaglanden, The Hague
Join the COC Café for Prinsjesnach, a free city-wide music festival and pub crawl featuring dozens of live bands from The Hague across various genres.
Queer Book Club: Bad Habit
Centrale Bibliotheek, DOK B, The Hague
Join the Queer Book Club to discuss 'Bad Habit' by Alana S. Portero, a novel set in 1980s-90s Madrid.
Maiah Manser
Paradiso, Amsterdam
Los Angeles-based queer vocalist, producer, and visual artist Maiah Manser brings her unique cinematic and dreamy pop to Paradiso.
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- Proef de Liefde: New Utrecht Festival to Explore Queer Love, Polyamory, and Kink
Europe & World
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- Grindr to Pay £26 Million to Users Over HIV Status Data Sharing Allegations
- ‘Room for All of Us’: Belgrade Pride Marks 25 Years with Defiant March for Rights
- Austrian Hospitals Investigated for Denying Care to Trans Rape Survivor
Culture & Lifestyle
Coming Up
Amsterdam
NEW SHIT
KLUP, Amsterdam
A new monthly open mic for queer and trans writers to share their newest 5-minute reads. Bring your work to share or just come to listen.
Margriet van der Linden - Annie, are you OK? (Try-out)
Theater De Richel, Amsterdam
In an honest, witty rollercoaster of observations and experiences, Margriet van der Linden takes you into a woman's life: her own.
Happy Together
Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
A lyrical and intoxicating portrait of a broken relationship, starring Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung as a couple locked in a tempestuous cycle of attraction and jealousy in Argentina.
Maurice
Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
A film adaptation of E.M. Forster’s classic tale of forbidden male love in 1914, starring Hugh Grant and James Wilby.
Utrecht
Trans & Queer Bar night
De Nijverheid, Utrecht
Every third or fourth Thursday, Trans Utrecht & Beyond hosts a bar night for trans people and their queer friends to come together, chat, and have drinks.
Trans boardgame night
De Voorkamer, Utrecht
Together with other transgender people, we will play boardgames all evening. We'll provide snacks and games, but feel free to bring some of your own as well!
The Sex Sisters Game Show
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Utrecht
In their cheerful theater lecture 'The Sex Sisters Game Show,' quiz questions fly by at a rapid pace. An evening that will change your sex life forever.
The Hague
Exhibition Opening: 'Keep Me Safe, Let Me Belong' by Suzanne
COC Haaglanden, The Hague
The opening of a new art exhibition by Suzanne, a 39-year-old autistic, queer artist from The Hague. Her work explores the desire for a safe place and sanctuary.
Queer Friday The Hague
COC Haaglanden, The Hague
Discover the cozy atmosphere at the COC Café. Start your weekend with inclusivity, networking, and meeting new people in a welcoming environment.
Rainbow Living Room Dance Palace
COC Café, The Hague
A cozy 1.5-hour music afternoon for LGBTIQ+ people aged 55+, led by a record spinner. Listen to favorite songs, share memories, and dance in a small-scale, warm living-room atmosphere.
Rotterdam
Craft the Connection
Dokhuis, Rotterdam
A cosy queer craft night where making something gives you an easy reason to talk to someone new. Come alone or with friends and connect without the pressure of forced networking.
Wolf and Dog
WORM Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Screening of Cláudia Varejão's award-winning film 'Wolf and Dog', exploring themes of community, tradition, and queer identity on the Azorean island of São Miguel.
Launch of Qtopia Magazine
Club Ferry Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Join the festive launch of Qtopia, a queer magazine celebrating Rotterdam's culture, art, and creative activism with talks, performances, music, and drinks.
Queer Poetry Nights Rotterdam
Poortgebouw, Rotterdam
A new season of monthly open mic evenings in Rotterdam dedicated to queer voices, stories, and collective expression in a safer, community-centered space.
Other cities
Queer Activism in Tilburg Through the Years
Regionaal Archief Tilburg, Tilburg
A panel discussion and exhibition exploring the history of queer activism and the archival collection in Tilburg.
Rainbow Café Uithoorn
Café the River, Uithoorn
Come by for an evening full of meeting people, coziness, and a nice atmosphere.
Rainbow Café
STADSKANT, Gouda
A cozy get-together for LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies for conversation, games, drinks, connection, and friendship in a safe and respectful environment.
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