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QueerSpace organizes and endorses a wide range of Regular Events.  See also the Special Events lined up for this month.

*Indicates events not held by QueerSpace but fully supported by us and advertised by special request. Want your events advertised on the QueerSpace website? E-mail the details to info@queerspace.org.uk.

All events are held at the Cara-Friend Rooms, Cathedral Buildings, 64 Donegall Street, Belfast unless otherwise indicated.

May

(Click on each event for further details or just scroll down this page)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

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1

May Day Parade City Centre 12pm

InSpace 3-6pm

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Wine, Women & Words

Custom House

5pm

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5

QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

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7

Howl

Pavilion Bar

10pm

8

InSpace Coffee Lounge

3-6pm

9

 

10

CoSO Meeting

C-F Rooms

6.30pm

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12

QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

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InSpace Coffee Lounge

3-6pm

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Sunday Scene

C-F Rooms

3-6pm

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QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

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Men of the North

Custom House

10pm

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BORC AGM Community Arts Forum 4pm

InSpace 3-6pm

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Queer Action Night

7.30pm

26

QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

27

Out-of-Space: Dinner & Drinks

7.30pm 

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InSpace Coffee Lounge

3-6pm

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Out N About Mourne Mts

Dykes With Babes

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30th April – 4th May: 20th Cork Women’s Fun Weekend, Contact Lesbian Line for more details.

29th April – 9th May: 5th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Various events of interest to LGBT people. Check out www.cqaf.com for info.

Tuesday, 25th May, 7.30pm: QueerSpace Queer Action Night. Opportunity to get together and work on ideas for Queer Activism.

Thursday, 27th May, 7.30pm: Out-of-Space Dinner & Drinks. Everyone welcome to one of our popular social events. Venue to be confirmed. Get in touch with QueerSpace for info.

 

Regular Events
The InSpace Coffee Lounge

InSpace

 

Every Saturday 3.00-6.00 p.m.

Cara-Friend Rooms, Cathedral Buildings, Donegall Street

Meet new people and old friends. Warm up with a cup of cappuccino or hot chocolate or choose from our selection of herbal teas. No charge.  Just relax and enjoy yourself.

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Collective Meetings

Every Wednesday @ 7.30p.m.

Cara-Friend Rooms, Cathedral Buildings, Donegall Street

Everyone Welcome. Come along and help make QueerSpace Your Space as we work on our events calendar etc.

If a meeting is not your 'cup of tea' - come along for coffee at 9.30p.m.

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Special Events for MAY
May Day Parade

Saturday, 1st May, 12.00 to 5.30 p.m.

Parade through city centre followed by Family Event in St. George's Market

Join us for the annual ICTU May Day event - this year's theme is Uniting communities against racism. After parading through town with the QueerSpace banner, we'll be manning an information stall inside St. George's Market where there'll be plenty of food, drink and live entertainment for everyone.

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WWW - Wine, Women & Words*

Sunday, 2nd May, 5.00 p.m., admission £3

Custom House, Skipper Street

Following its success during PRIDE ’03 and International Women’s Day ’04, Lesbian Line are pleased to host another great WWW. Contact Lesbian Line for further details.

Women only. All women welcome.

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Howl*

Friday, 7th May, 10pm till late, entry fee

The Pavilion Bar, 296 Ormeau Road

Howl is Belfast's monthly alternative music queer club night and it's been going from strength to strength. Ruth from Howl has the details: HOWL inhabits a universe a million light years from the commercial gay scene. HOWL is a space for queer folk and their friends who get off on a different kind of beat. The music will remain an eclectic mix of indie, rock, funk, hip hop and a bit of whatever, brought to you by people who love the tunes as much as you do. Check out the Howl website or email the organisers for details of upcoming events.

 

The Howl monkey

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Men of the North*

Friday, 7th and 21st May, 10 p.m. till late

The Custom House, Skipper Street

Twice-a-month alternative social venue for single men and couples aged over 25.

Check www.menofthenorth.com for further details.

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CoSO Meeting*

Monday, 10th May, 6.30 p.m.

Cara-Friend Rooms, Cathedral Buildings, 64 Donegall Street

The Coalition on Sexual Orientation was established by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) groups in Northern Ireland to lobby for the rights of the LGBT Community. CoSO holds regular meetings. All interested parties are welcome. For more on CoSO, visit www.coso.org.uk.

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Lesbian Line Sunday Scene*

Sunday, 16th May, 3.00 to 6.00 p.m.

Cara-Friend Rooms, Cathedral Buildings, Donegall Street

  Monthly drop-in for women. Contact Lesbian Line for further details.

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Belfast Out Resource Centre Annual General Meeting*

Saturday, 22nd May, 4.00 p.m.

Community Arts Forum, Writers' Square, Belfast (opposite St. Anne's Cathedral)

 

 

Everyone is encouraged to come along to the first Annual General Meeting of the Belfast Out Resource Centre. Listen to the work that has been achieved so far - and plans for the future - and help shape a vision for what could become a very special and valuable resource for the whole community.

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QueerSpace - Queer Action Night

Tuesday, 25th May, 7.30 p.m.

 

Cara-Friend Rooms, Cathedral Buildings, Donegall Street

 

This is a new event - born of the desire to revitalise activism on a queer scale. What angers you about Northern Ireland society today? What would you say to a certain Newtownabbey councillor if you had the opportunity? There's no set agenda - come along and you decide.

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Out-of-Space: Dinner & Drinks

Thursday, 27th May @ 7.30p.m.

Come and join us for a bit o' craic on one of our popular social nights. Venue to be confirmed so contact us if you're interested.

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Out N About Walking Event*

Sunday, 30th May

The Mourne Mountains

The third walk of the 2004 season. Interested in coming along? Email Neil for more details or check out the group's brand-spanking-new website. Click here to see the 2004 walking calendar in full.

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Dykes With Babes*

Sunday, 30th May, 2p.m.

Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park, Upper Malone, play area

Dykes with Babes is an informal social gathering group for lesbian and bisexual mothers, their partners, their children and their friends, based in Belfast and surrounding area.  The group meets last Sunday of every month in a child friendly place.  New members and new ideas welcome - dykeswithbabes@hotmail.com.

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Last updated: 05 May 2014

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