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Loose Jeans
As One In The
Park Is Back
— And Summer Starts Here
80:20
Bringing R&B vibes to The
Cock Tavern
If your summer calendar isn’t already marked
for As One In The Park, fix that immediately.
Delivers The Perfect
Package of Pop This May
If your perfect night out starts with a cocktail
London’s LGBTQ+ festival returns to Walpole
If your ideal Saturday night involves pop bangers,
and ends with a dancefloor full of R&B bangers,
Park this July for one huge day of music, drag,
retro visuals and a dancefloor full of people who
Loose Jeans at The Cock Tavern needs to be on
dancing and unapologetic queer joy.
know every single word, then 80:20 at Eagle
your May radar.
Across three stages, expect house, pop, club
London is exactly where you need to be.
This LGBTQ+ club night brings together R&B, Hip
classics and full festival chaos, with Pabllo Vittar
Now in its fifth year, this monthly pop extravaganza
Hop, Dancehall, Afrobeats and all the slow-burn
bringing her first-ever UK Club Vittar stage
brings together the best of pop, indie and dance
anthems built for late-night moves. It’s fun, sexy
takeover, alongside names including Fat Tony,
from 1980 right through to 2020, from Madonna
and full of energy, with happy hour kicking things
Gok Wan and Miss Vanjie. Add drag shows,
to Dua Lipa, Kylie to Gaga, with plenty of forgotten
off from 7–9pm and the party rolling right through
cabaret, street food, cocktails and some of the
gems and guilty pleasures thrown in for good
to midnight. No dress code stress either, come as
biggest LGBTQ+ brands in nightlife, and you’ve
measure. Add signature visuals, iconic music videos
you are, denim is definitely optional.
got one of the standout events of the summer.
and full queer dancefloor energy, and you’ve got
Bold beats, strong drinks and one of South
Loud, glamorous and impossible to ignore —
one of South London’s best-loved club nights.
London’s best queer pub nights? Say yes!.
exactly as it should be.
Big hits, big nostalgia and absolutely no standing still.
Loose Jeans
As One In The Park
80:20 – The Perfect Package of Pop
The Cock Tavern, 340 Kennington Road,
Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, London
London SE11 4LD
W5 5EQ
SE11 5QY
Thursday nights throughout May, from 7pm
Saturday 18th July 2026 | 12PM–10PM
Saturday 16th May 2026 | From 9PM
Recon Fetish
Week Returns
Queer
Comedy Club:
And London Is Ready
Keep Laughing? Yes, you MAY!
Leather,
If your May plans
latex, rubber
need more laughs
and serious
and less nonsense,
attitude,
The Queer Comedy
Recon Fetish
Club has your diary
Week is back
sorted. As the UK’s first
this Summer,
LGBTQ+ comedy club,
Owns Saturday Nights at
Betty & Joan’s
bringing one
it continues to be one
of the biggest
of South London’s best
If your May plans involve disco, house and
celebrations of
nights out, mixing big
Disco House
Mafia
dancing until your feet give up, Disco House Mafia
fetish culture to London for a full week of parties,
names, rising stars and
at Betty & Joan’s has your Saturdays sorted.
connection and unapologetic self-expression.
the kind of sharp, chaotic comedy that only queer
Taking over every Saturday night, this high-
From club nights and social meet-ups to gear-
audiences truly appreciate.
energy party brings Glitterbox favourite Raven
focused events and late-night takeovers,
Highlights this month include the always-packed
Mandella together with a rotating lineup of top
Recon Fetish Week pulls together the global
All Star Fridays every Friday night, bringing surprise
DJs including Paul Morrell, Kevin McKay and
fetish community for seven days of high-energy
drop-ins and some of the best queer comedians
Alexis Knox, plus special bank holiday and Mighty
nightlife and no-holds-barred fun. Whether you’re
on the circuit, plus Best in Queer Comedy every
Hoopla after-party editions. Expect huge disco
a longtime regular or stepping into the scene for
Saturday for the strongest weekend line-ups. Keep
house anthems, fierce club kid hosts, outdoor
the first time, it’s one of the most exciting weeks
an eye out for Lizzie Simpson: Just Be Confident,
drinks in Elephant Park and a dancefloor that
on the queer calendar.
Loser! (pictured) on 3rd May and plenty of fresh
does not quit. Free entry tickets are available
Expect packed dancefloors, iconic venues
new material from the club’s Raw Wednesdays and
before 10pm, so there’s really no excuse.
and the kind of atmosphere only London fetish
Thursdays too. Funny, fast and gloriously unfiltered,
Big tunes, late nights and proper summer party
week can deliver. Bold, sexy and built around
exactly how comedy should be.
energy — exactly what May should look like.
community, this is kink culture at its best.
The Queer Comedy Club
Disco House Mafia
Recon Fetish Week
The Queer Comedy Club, 9 Hewson Way,
Betty & Joan’s, 9 Hewson Way, London SE17 1JS
For latest info visit: www.fetishweek.com
London SE17 1JS
Saturdays: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th May 2026
July 2026
Throughout May 2026
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