The month, day by day.

The regular things on their nights, the concerts and socials on their dates. Pick a day and the list opens beneath.

November 2026

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Sunday 1
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- Not So Trad
- Queer Walking Group at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
- Smash Hits Badminton Club
- 10am BJMF Sports
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 11.30am Yoga Club: Flow to Restore
- 1pm Graces Cricket Club
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 2pm Leftfooters FC
- 2pm North London Lob-sters
- 2pm Pink Singers
- 3pm LYC Badminton London
- 4pm Out To Swim London
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 5.30pm Camden Kempo
- 6pm Gay Sunday Badminton, Harrow
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Line Dance Club
Monday 2
- LDN Riders
- Seahorses
- Stonewall FC
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6.40pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.45pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm London Gay Men's Chorus
- 7pm London Titans FC
- 7pm LYC Badminton London
- 7pm Out To Swim Angels
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7.30pm Out To Swim London
- 7.30pm The Art of Drag course
Tuesday 3
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 5pm ManosQueer zine workshop
- 5pm 3RD NOVEMBER: Scrapbooking & Zine Making Workshop
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm London Freedom FC
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Super Boys Badminton
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8.30pm Charlton Invicta FC
- 8.30pm London Orca
Wednesday 4
- Diversity Choir
- LDN Riders
- Out To Swim Angels
- Stonewall FC
- 6.20pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6.30pm Clapham Feelers
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm East End Electric
- 7pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm North London Lob-sters
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm November Book Club - Rosewater
- 7.20pm LYC Badminton London
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
Thursday 5
- LDN Riders
- OutdoorLads
- Stonewall FC
- 2.30pm Bijou Socials
- 2.30pm Bijou Socials
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Camden Kempo
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Not So Trad
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm The Fourth Choir
- 7.15pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 7.30pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7.30pm London Orca
Friday 6
- LDN Riders
- LDN Riders
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Climbers Social at City Bouldering Stratford
- 7.30pm Glass Mill trans and gender diverse swim
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm London Orca
Saturday 7
- OutdoorLads
- 8.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 10am Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 10am OutPlay Squash London
- 10am Queer Running Club
- 10.15am Clapham Feelers
- 10.30am West London Warriors
- 11am East End Electric
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 11am Super Boys Badminton
- 11am The London Stags RFC
- 11.30am London Otters Rowing Club
- 1pm Badge Cafe
- 1pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 1pm Queer Running Club
- 2pm Queer Chess Club at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 4.30pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm London Orca
Sunday 8
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- Smash Hits Badminton Club
- 10am BJMF Sports
- 10am London Trans Choir
- 10.30am CycleOut London
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 1pm Graces Cricket Club
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 2pm Leftfooters FC
- 2pm North London Lob-sters
- 2pm Pink Singers
- 3pm LYC Badminton London
- 3.30pm Seahorses
- 4pm Out To Swim London
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 5.30pm Camden Kempo
- 6pm Gay Sunday Badminton, Harrow
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Line Dance Club
Monday 9
- LDN Riders
- Stonewall FC
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6.40pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.45pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm London Gay Men's Chorus
- 7pm London Titans FC
- 7pm LYC Badminton London
- 7pm Out To Swim Angels
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7.30pm Out To Swim London
- 7.30pm The Art of Drag course
Tuesday 10
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm London Freedom FC
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Super Boys Badminton
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8.30pm Charlton Invicta FC
- 8.30pm London Orca
Wednesday 11
- Diversity Choir
- LDN Riders
- Out To Swim Angels
- Stonewall FC
- 6.20pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6.30pm Board Gaymz East
- 6.30pm Clapham Feelers
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm East End Electric
- 7pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm North London Lob-sters
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7.20pm LYC Badminton London
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
Thursday 12
- LDN Riders
- OutdoorLads
- Stonewall FC
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Camden Kempo
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Not So Trad
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm The Fourth Choir
- 7.15pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 7.30pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7.30pm London Orca
Friday 13
- LDN Riders
- LDN Riders
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Climbers Social at City Bouldering Stratford
- 7.30pm Glass Mill trans and gender diverse swim
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm London Orca
Saturday 14
- OutdoorLads
- 8.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 10am Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 10am OutPlay Squash London
- 10am Queer Running Club
- 10.15am Clapham Feelers
- 10.30am West London Warriors
- 11am East End Electric
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 11am Super Boys Badminton
- 11am The London Stags RFC
- 11.30am London Otters Rowing Club
- 1pm Queer Running Club
- 3.30pm Queer Creatives Workshop: Writing for the Stage with Zofia Zerphy
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 4.30pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm London Orca
Sunday 15
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- Smash Hits Badminton Club
- 10am BJMF Sports
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 1pm Graces Cricket Club
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 2pm Hidayah's Book Club: Homosexual Intifada (London)
- 2pm Leftfooters FC
- 2pm North London Lob-sters
- 2pm Pink Singers
- 3pm LYC Badminton London
- 4pm Out To Swim London
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 5.30pm Camden Kempo
- 6pm Gay Sunday Badminton, Harrow
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Line Dance Club
Monday 16
- LDN Riders
- Stonewall FC
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6.40pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.45pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm London Gay Men's Chorus
- 7pm London Titans FC
- 7pm LYC Badminton London
- 7pm Out To Swim Angels
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7.30pm Out To Swim London
- 7.30pm The Art of Drag course
Tuesday 17
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm London Freedom FC
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Super Boys Badminton
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8.30pm Charlton Invicta FC
- 8.30pm London Orca
Wednesday 18
- Diversity Choir
- LDN Riders
- Out To Swim Angels
- Stonewall FC
- 6.20pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6.30pm Clapham Feelers
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm East End Electric
- 7pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm North London Lob-sters
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm The Art of Drag, November showcase
- 7.20pm LYC Badminton London
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
Thursday 19
- LDN Riders
- OutdoorLads
- Stonewall FC
- 2.30pm Bijou Socials
- 2.30pm Bijou Socials
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6pm Queers Without Beers
- 6.30pm Queer Chess Club at The Common Press
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Camden Kempo
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Not So Trad
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote: New episode "Dead Man's Folly"
- 7pm The Fourth Choir
- 7.15pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 7.30pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7.30pm London Orca
Friday 20
- LDN Riders
- LDN Riders
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Climbers Social at City Bouldering Stratford
- 7.30pm Glass Mill trans and gender diverse swim
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm London Orca
Saturday 21
- Gay Outdoor Club, London group
- OutdoorLads
- 8.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 10am Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 10am OutPlay Squash London
- 10am Queer Running Club
- 10.15am Clapham Feelers
- 10.30am West London Warriors
- 11am East End Electric
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 11am Super Boys Badminton
- 11am The London Stags RFC
- 11.30am London Otters Rowing Club
- 1pm Queer Running Club
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 4.30pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm London Orca
Sunday 22
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- Smash Hits Badminton Club
- 10am BJMF Sports
- 10am London Trans Choir
- 10.30am CycleOut London
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 1pm Graces Cricket Club
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 2pm Leftfooters FC
- 2pm North London Lob-sters
- 2pm Pink Singers
- 2pm Queer Soho: Sex, Scandal & Subculture
- 3pm LYC Badminton London
- 4pm Out To Swim London
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 5.30pm Camden Kempo
- 6pm Gay Sunday Badminton, Harrow
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Line Dance Club
Monday 23
- LDN Riders
- Stonewall FC
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6.40pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.45pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm London Gay Men's Chorus
- 7pm London Titans FC
- 7pm LYC Badminton London
- 7pm Out To Swim Angels
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7.30pm Out To Swim London
- 7.30pm The Art of Drag course
Tuesday 24
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm London Freedom FC
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7pm Meet the Author: Phil Melanson, Florenzer
- 7pm Super Boys Badminton
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8.30pm Charlton Invicta FC
- 8.30pm London Orca
Wednesday 25
- Diversity Choir
- LDN Riders
- Out To Swim Angels
- Stonewall FC
- 6.20pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6.30pm Board Gaymz East
- 6.30pm Clapham Feelers
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm East End Electric
- 7pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm North London Lob-sters
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7.20pm LYC Badminton London
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
- 8pm Out To Swim London
Thursday 26
- LDN Riders
- OutdoorLads
- Stonewall FC
- 6pm chosen family book club - the last one
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm OutPlay Squash London
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm Camden Kempo
- 7pm Kings Cross Steelers RFC
- 7pm Not So Trad
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm The Fourth Choir
- 7.15pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 7.30pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 7.30pm London Orca
Friday 27
- LDN Riders
- LDN Riders
- 7am Queers on Wheels
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 7pm Leftfooters FC
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Climbers Social at City Bouldering Stratford
- 7.30pm Glass Mill trans and gender diverse swim
- 8pm BJMF Sports
- 8pm London Orca
Saturday 28
- OutdoorLads
- 8.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 9.50am London Frontrunners
- 10am Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 10am OutPlay Squash London
- 10am Queer Running Club
- 10.15am Clapham Feelers
- 10.30am West London Warriors
- 11am East End Electric
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 11am Super Boys Badminton
- 11am The London Stags RFC
- 11.30am London Otters Rowing Club
- 1pm Queer Running Club
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 4.30pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm London Orca
Sunday 29
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- London Spikers Volleyball Club
- Smash Hits Badminton Club
- 10am BJMF Sports
- 11am Goslings London Badminton Club
- 1pm Graces Cricket Club
- 2pm Badge Cafe
- 2pm Leftfooters FC
- 2pm North London Lob-sters
- 2pm Pink Singers
- 3pm LYC Badminton London
- 4pm Out To Swim London
- 4pm OutPlay Squash London
- 5.30pm Camden Kempo
- 6pm Gay Sunday Badminton, Harrow
- 6pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Line Dance Club
Monday 30
- LDN Riders
- Stonewall FC
- 1pm Out To Swim London
- 6pm North London Lob-sters
- 6.40pm Goslings London Badminton Club
- 6.45pm East London Vixens
- 6.45pm Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing
- 6.50pm London Frontrunners
- 7pm London Gay Men's Chorus
- 7pm London Titans FC
- 7pm LYC Badminton London
- 7pm Out To Swim Angels
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Out To Swim London
- 7pm Queer Running Club
- 7.30pm Out To Swim London
- 7.30pm The Art of Drag course

Every day

Hampstead Heath bathing ponds Every day, all year round
Hampstead Heath bathing ponds Every day, all year round

Also this month, dates on their site

Adrian and Clare's Lambeth LGBTQ+ history walks A public walk most months, usually a weekend lunchtime; dates on OutSavvy
Awkward Productions' Big Stupid Queer Quiz When the company is in London, a weekday evening; dates on OutSavvy
Chess For All: Queer Chess Club Roughly monthly on a Thursday; dates on the site
Chess For All: Queer Chess Club Roughly monthly on a Saturday; dates on the site
Chosen Family Book Club Roughly monthly, usually a Thursday evening; the book and date go up on OutSavvy
CycleOut London Mainly at weekends, listed weekly on Spond
Friend of Dorothy Gay Men's Yoga Club: Flow to Restore, most Sundays late morning; dates on the site
Friend of Dorothy LGBTQ+ Strength Sweat with Workout With Pride, a Sunday morning; dates on the site
Friend of Dorothy Pottery, life drawing, cooking, dance, climbing, canoeing and axe throwing on dates the site lists a few weeks ahead
Gay Birders' Club Around a hundred member-led events a year, dates to members
Gay Outdoor Club, London group Some shorter midweek walks
Gay Sunday Walking Group At least two walks a month, on Saturdays and Sundays: the half-day walk
Gay Sunday Walking Group At least two walks a month, on Saturdays and Sundays: the full-day walk
Graces Cricket Club Winter nets, Monday evenings at Lord's or the Oval; dates on the site
Hidayah A book club a few times a year, a walk each season, trips between; dates on OutSavvy and the members' Discord
LDN Riders Weekends, out of London
London Gay Men's Chorus One Saturday or Sunday a month
London Gay Symphonic Winds Weekly rehearsals
London Gay Symphony Orchestra Sunday evenings for the six weeks before each concert
London Otters Rowing Club Learn to Row: six consecutive weekends, Saturday and Sunday, up to three courses a year between September and March
London Royals Hockey Club Monthly mixed session on a Sunday, for newcomers and returners
London Royals Hockey Club League training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, alternating by month
London Spikers Volleyball Club Open sessions most weeks, pay as you go, through the Spond group; eighteen places, earliest confirmations play
OutdoorLads Sunday bouldering with an optional pub visit, per the 20 September 2026 listing
OutdoorLads Day walks in the South East, mostly Sundays
Queer Creatives London The book club roughly monthly, a Tuesday evening; workshops and socials between, all on OutSavvy
Queer Dining Club London Monthly, a different restaurant each time; dates and prices on OutSavvy
Queer Line Dance Club Roughly monthly, a Monday night; dates on OutSavvy
QUEERCIRCLE Workshops and talks through the season, mostly weekend afternoons; dates on the site and OutSavvy
Queers on Wheels Most weekends, a ride out
Reading is Gay Monthly, usually a Tuesday evening; the book and date on Instagram
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote A new episode every month or two, a Thursday evening; dates on OutSavvy
The London Stags RFC Midweek in spring and summer, Wednesday or Thursday
The Melanated Queers Reading Collective Monthly, a Wednesday evening early in the month; the book on OutSavvy
The Permission Space Roughly monthly, a Tuesday evening; dates on OutSavvy
The Urban Rambler: queer London walks A public walk every month or two, a Sunday afternoon or a weekday evening; dates on the site
Unicorns LGBTQIA+ Netball Club Monthly, a Saturday afternoon; venue changes, dates on the site

Saturday 7 November

Central London · Free

OutdoorLads

A charity running over 1,500 events a year for the gay, bi and trans community across the UK. Registering is free and puts two £12.50 coupons on your account, enough for two day walks; after that a day walk is £12.50 pay as you go or free with full membership at £65 a year. In London the fixture is weekly bouldering, Thursday evenings in Bermondsey and Saturday mornings in central London, with no event fee.

Walking and outdoors · Thu, Sat, Sun · Free · Beginners

8.50am · The Queen Mother Sports Centre, Victoria

London Frontrunners

Formed in 1995, part of International Front Runners, over 600 members and seven weekly social runs. All but one start from a leisure centre with changing rooms and lockers, a leader runs with you on your first night, and there is dinner or brunch after. Your first month is free; then £56 a year.

Running and cycling · Central · Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Tue · Beginners

9.50am · Little Venice Sports Centre

London Frontrunners

Running and cycling · Central · Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Tue · Beginners

9.50am · The Victoria Park Community Centre, 5 Gore Road

London Frontrunners

Running and cycling · Central · Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Tue · Beginners

10am to 11am · Sobell Leisure Centre, Hornsey Road · Pay what you can

Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing

A non-profit boxing club for London's LGBTQ+ community and friends, England Boxing affiliated, nearly a thousand classes on OutSavvy since 2021. Bags and pads, no fighting unless you choose to spar. Everyone starts with Round One, a monthly beginners' taster at Sobell in Finsbury Park; then Monday in Covent Garden, Thursday and Saturday at Sobell. Pay what you can, a pub after most classes.

Other sport · North · Sat, Mon, Thu · Beginners

10am to 12pm · Queen Mother Sports Centre, 223 Vauxhall Bridge Road

OutPlay Squash London

An LGBTQIA+ squash group thirty years old, five social sessions a week at central London leisure centres for every level from complete beginner up, with a pub or brunch after each. First session free, rackets to borrow, bookings opened weekly on WhatsApp. £30 a year to be a member, £2.50 more a session if you are not.

Other sport · Central · Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun · Beginners

10am to 11am · Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, Bethnal Green

Queer Running Club

Established in Hackney in 2019, a community interest company since March 2023, and for gay, bi and trans people rather than allies. Every session is coached, an hour long, and ends with a social. Sessions are booked in the BEND app, which is also where the prices are; Monday beginners is listed as free.

Running and cycling · East · Mon, Tue, Sat · Free · Beginners

10.15am · Clapham Common, the big tree next to the basketball courts · Free

Clapham Feelers

London's first gay touch rugby team, started in July 2015 by six people in the park and now over 50 players on Clapham Common. No membership fee at all: turn up on a Saturday morning.

Rugby · South · Sat, Wed · Free · Beginners

10.30am to 12pm · Homefields Recreation Ground, Chiswick

West London Warriors

Mixed-gender, mixed-ability touch rugby in Chiswick, part of the West London Queer Project and in the IGR Touch South Series. Their page says Saturday mornings at Homefields Recreation Ground; the project's own calendar listed no touch rugby in September 2026, so message first.

Rugby · West · Sat

11am to 12.30pm · East London Rugby Club, 71 Holland Road, West Ham

East End Electric

The Kings Cross Steelers' official touch rugby partner: four mixed teams at Memorial Park in West Ham, two in the IGR Southern Touch Series leagues and two for people starting out, with an Intro to Touch group on Wednesdays.

Rugby · East · Wed, Sat · Beginners

11am to 2pm · South Bank University Academy · £12

Goslings London Badminton Club

The old one: formed in 1976 as a group of gay swimmers at the Oasis pool in High Holborn, badminton only since April 2012, and celebrating its fiftieth year in 2026. Five sessions a week across north, south, west and central London, graded on the club's own scale from C minus to A, every one booked in advance on Spond.

Badminton · North · Thu, Sat, Wed, Sun, Mon · Beginners

11am to 2.30pm · Pastures Youth and Sports Centre, 15 Davies Lane, Leytonstone · £12

Super Boys Badminton

East London's Meetup-run group, 467 members and two sessions a week on four courts, £12 each: Tuesday evenings at Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney and Saturday late mornings at the Pastures centre in Leytonstone. Games are dealt by a scoring system the group calls BadBoard so everyone plays the same number and the sides stay even.

Badminton · East · Tue, Sat · Beginners

11am to 1.30pm · Mitcham and Carshalton Rugby Club, Peterborough Road, Carshalton

The London Stags RFC

South London's gay rugby club, listed by IGR from 2019: one men's union XV and one mixed-gender touch side at Mitcham and Carshalton Rugby Club, with a free New Members Day twice a year and a four-week beginner course.

Rugby · South · Sat, Wed · Beginners

11.30am to 2pm · Royal Docks Watersports Centre, 1012 Dockside Road

London Otters Rowing Club

The UK's LGBTQ-inclusive rowing club, going since 2014 at the Royal Docks, with nearly a hundred people on the water on a weekend and a regatta most months. The way in is Otterpups, a six-weekend learn-to-row course for complete beginners, £300, up to three times a year; places go in under a minute, so you register interest first.

Other sport · East · Sat · Beginners

1pm to 4pm · QueerSwap Studio, Vauxhall · Pay what you like

Badge Cafe

Badge-making drop-ins out of reused books and magazines, three times a week across London: Sundays at The Common Press in Dalston and first Saturdays at QueerSwap Studio in Vauxhall, pay what you like, and Fridays in Pimlico, free. Open to everyone and run for people who are LGBTQ+, disabled, neurodivergent or short of money. Over 150 sessions since 2023.

Arts and crafts · North · Sun, Sat, Fri · Free · Beginners

1pm to 2.15pm · Sobell Leisure Centre, Hornsey Road · Pay what you can

Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing

Other sport · North · Sat, Mon, Thu · Beginners

1pm to 2pm · Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, Bethnal Green

Queer Running Club

Running and cycling · East · Mon, Tue, Sat · Free · Beginners

2pm to 4pm · Queer Chess Club at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre · London LGBTQ+ Community Centre · £3 to £12 by income

Chess For All: Queer Chess Club

Chess For All runs a Queer Chess Club on a Thursday evening at The Common Press in Dalston and a Saturday afternoon at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre, roughly monthly, priced by what you earn: £3 unwaged, £6 waged, £12 high waged. Beginners are the point.

Games nights · Thu, Sat · Beginners

4pm to 6pm · Finsbury Leisure Centre, Norman Street

OutPlay Squash London

Other sport · Central · Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun · Beginners

4.30pm to 6.30pm · Marshall Street Leisure Centre, Soho · £14.50 pay as you go, or included in membership

Out To Swim London

A Masters aquatics club for adults 18 and over, founded in 1992 and the largest of its five branches with over 300 London members. Four coached swim squads share an August 2026 timetable across nine pools, with water polo (London Orca), artistic swimming (the Angels) and the Seahorses trans and non-binary swim alongside. The London swim training and lessons waitlists have been closed since March 2026.

Swimming · East · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · Beginners

6pm to 7.30pm · Britannia Leisure Centre, Shoreditch

London Orca

Out To Swim's water polo team: an active squad of 80, training four times a week with 20 to 50 a session, and a six-week adult beginners course ending in a friendly. Your first three sessions are free. Beginners were not being accepted until at least September 2026; anyone with past experience can register interest and may get in sooner.

Swimming · East · Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat · Beginners

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