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Belfast Pride 2004

31st July - 7th August

This year's Pride festival kicks off with a genuine first for the LGBT community of Belfast - an official civic reception at City Hall, hosted by the Lord Mayor, on Saturday 31st July. This event is strictly ticket-only, so contact civiclaunch@hotmail.com if you'd like to attend. 2004's Pride Guide is bigger and better than ever and is now available - check the Guide or www.belfastpride.com for details of everything that's happening.

QueerSpace's event for 2004 is a real treat - a magical mystery tour of Queer Belfast. We're hiring a bus and lining up guest speakers to provide a humorous, warm and informative look at the history and herstory of the LGBT community in Belfast. There'll be prizes, goody bags and of course, great craic. All presided over by the hostess Revvlon.

Tickets are £5 and are nearly all sold out - email us for more details.

   

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.

August

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

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

26

27

28

QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

29

QueerSpace: Beautiful Thing

Old Museum Arts Centre

30

 

31

Pride 2004: Official Reception

Belfast City Hall

1

Pride: QueerSpace’s Queer Bus Tour

Writer’s Square 7.15pm

2

Pride: CoSO AGM

Customs House (not Bar!)

6.30pm

3

Pride: Lesbian Line Film Night

NB: Exchange Place

7.30pm

4

Pride: NIGRA – Meet the Police

Cara-Friend Rooms

6.30pm

5

Pride: Lesbian Line’s Wine, Women & Words

Clanmil House

7.30pm

6

Pride: Men of the North Black & Leather

Custom House 10pm

7

Pride: Parade & Party in the Square

12pm - evening

8

9

 

10

 

11

QueerSpace Summer Boat Trip*

evening

12

13

 

14

InSpace Coffee Lounge

3-6pm

15

 

16

 

17

 

18

QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

19

 

20

21

InSpace Coffee Lounge

3-6pm

22

Out N About Walk

Slieve Commedagh

Sunday Scene

C-F Rooms

3-6pm

23

 

24

 

25 

QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

26

 

27

 

28

InSpace Coffee Lounge

3-6pm

29

30

 

31

 

1

QueerSpace Collective Meeting

7.30 – 9pm

2

Belfast Out Resource Centre Meeting

Community Arts Forum - 6.30pm

3

4

InSpace Coffee Lounge

3-6pm

5

 

 

Sunday, 1st August: Out N About Walk for Pride. Belfast Mountains. Check www.outnabout-ni.org.uk for details.

Chill out after Pride with the QueerSpace Summer Boat Trip, evening of Wednesday 11th August. Hectic Pride?! Relax with a cold drink, stunning scenery and even better company. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Thursday, 2nd September, 6.30pm: Belfast Out Resource Centre Meeting, Community Arts Forum. Everyone encouraged to come along and have their say.

 

Regular Events
The InSpace Coffee Lounge

InSpace

 

Every Saturday 3.00-6.00 p.m.

(NB: No InSpace 7th August - we'll be partying with Pride in Writer's Square)

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.

(NB: No meeting 4th August due to Pride or 11th due to our Summer Boat Trip)

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 in AUGUST
PRIDE 2004: QueerSpace's Queer Bus Tour

Sunday, 1st August

departing Writer's Square, Donegall Street @ 7.15 p.m.

Tickets £5 - book NOW!

The first ever queer bus tour of Belfast. Get on the Pride Ride and boldly go where Queers have gone before, except this time on a bus! An informative and interesting look at the history and herstory of Queer Belfast with a celeb host and goodies.

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PRIDE 2004: CoSO Annual General Meeting*

Monday, 2nd August, 6.30 p.m.

The Custom House Boardroom (NOT the bar on Skipper Street), Custom House Square

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.

All are welcome to attend CoSO's AGM. Find out more on the essential work the coalition has undertaken over the past twelve months. For more on CoSO, visit www.coso.org.uk.

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PRIDE 2004: Parade & Party in the Square

Saturday, 7th August from 1.00 p.m.

Writer's Square, Donegall Street

It’s the highlight of the Pride week, and the highlight of the LGBT calendar in Belfast. It’s when everyone takes to the streets and shows the people of Belfast they’ve nothing to hide. With a longer route, taking in Great Victoria Street, Dublin Road and Bedford Street, there's even more time to get into the Party spirit!

This year's Party in the Square promises to be the best ever with even more live acts, DJs, drag Queens AND Kings!! There'll be refreshments, face-painters and a bouncy castle to keep the little'uns entertained. Plus QueerSpace will be sharing an information stall with our friends from Lesbian Line. You'd be mad to miss it!

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QueerSpace's Summer Boat Trip

Wednesday, 11th August, 7.00 p.m.

leaving from Lagan Weir

 

tickets £4 - email QueerSpace

 

  After a hectic Pride, what better way to recover than a river boat party with the best of company. We've hired the Joyce II, so bring your sunglasses and cold refreshments and join us. This is a ticket-only event, so email us if you're interested.

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Out N About Walking Event*

Sunday, 22nd August

 

The Mourne Mountains - Slieve Commedagh

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

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Lesbian Line Sunday Scene*

Sunday, 22nd August, 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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Special Events in SEPTEMBER
Belfast Out Resource Centre Meeting*

Thursday, 2nd September, 6.30 p.m.

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

 

 

Everyone is encouraged to come along to the monthly meeting of the Belfast Out Resource Centre - make your opinion count and help shape a vision for what could become a very special and valuable resource for the whole community.

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Last updated: 05 May 2014

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