February means LGBT+ History Month, and London always celebrates in style. Whether you're after walking tours, kids' events, or bit of good ol' death dropping, we've got you covered.
Also: read our article on how learning your local LGBTQ+ history can be an empowering experience.
Special LGBT+ History Month events in London for 2025
There's a loooot happening to celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2025 in London. Here are some of the hundreds of events that've caught our eye. Many are free.
REDBRIDGE: Redbridge is doing loads for the 20th anniversary of LGBT+ History Month, its programme bristling with book readings, comedy nights and a trip to London Museum Docklands. Much of these won't cost you a thing. Find out more here. Throughout Feb
CAMDEN & ISLINGTON: A slew of special events are slated for this part of north London too — with details expected to be announced soon. Throughout Feb
QUIZ: Get the month under way with an LGBT+ History Month quiz at Pixie's in Wood Street. Your knowledge on LGBTQ+ history, culture and icons will be tested, as you battle to win prizes. 1 Feb
LGBTQ+ WESTMINSTER: Philip Scott's leading two of his queer tours of Westminster this month, which whisk you on a journey from the Stuart period to the present day, meeting the likes of trans fencer Chevalier D'Eon de Beaumont, and Oscar Wilde along the way. 1 and 14 Feb
QUEER BRITAIN: London now has a dedicated museum to all things LGBTQ+. Call in to check out their permanent, yet evolving, exhibition — described as a "riot of voices, objects and images from the worlds of activism, art, culture and social history covering over 100 years of queer life." There are also special Lunar New Year events at the beginning of February. FREE, open Weds-Sun throughout Feb
GAYDIO: Gaydio — The UK's LGBTQ+ station — are at Hard Rock Cafe in Piccadilly Circus on 6 February, with a special LGBT+ History Month networking event featuring entertainment, drinks and canapes, plus the chance to mingle. 6 Feb
RAZE COLLECTIVE: A charity dedicated to nurturing and developing innovative queer performance in the UK, Raze Collective host monthly Queer Clash Morning get togethers at Artsadmin in Whitechapel, including on 14 February. They're also at Stanley Arts in South Norwood on 22 Feb, for COLLIDE: A Queer Performance Takeover. 14 and 22 Feb
LGBTQ+ TATE MODERN: Tate Modern hosts a smattering of LGBTQ+ themed tours each month, in which you get to explore works of queer artists and hear the stories behind them. There are two of these tours in February 2025; just show up on the day. FREE, 15 and 22 Feb
OUT AT SEA: Greenwich's National Maritime Museum hosts another edition of Out at Sea — a free, week-long festival celebrating queer maritime history through time. With workshops, storytelling, and special tours of the museum, it's fun for all the family. FREE, 15-23 Feb
FAMILY AND POLICE DOGS DAY: The Met Police's LGBT+ Network has colleagues from its Culture, Diversity and Inclusion teams talking about the work they do, as well as their personal journeys. This family friendly all-dayer at New Scotland Yard also offers the chance to meet police dogs. FREE, 18 Feb
QUEER FILM: LGBTQ+ bookshop and events space The Common Press (which by the way, you should check out year-round), hosts a fundraising queer film night at Dalston's Rio Cinema. The short films from around the world delve into intersectional identities and queer history through the lens of trans+ and queer archives. 19 Feb
LGBTQ+ ARCHIVES TOUR: Bishopsgate Institute near Liverpool Street station is home to a jaw-droppingly massive LGBTQ+ archive, featuring everything from personal photo collections to the UK Leather and Fetish Archives. You can explore some of it online, or delve deeper by booking an in-person visit. This February it's open a few times, although tickets are already going fast. 20 and 27 Feb still available at time of writing
QUEER BRITISH MUSEUM: A handful of LGBTQ+ tours of the British Museum take place over February (although if you can't make it then, know that they happen every month). Desire, love, identity — an LGBTQ tour of the British Museum is free, but can sell out, so better get on it! FREE, 22 and 28 Feb still available at time of writing
LECTURE: SoLo Craft Fair hosts a lecture on LGBT+ history three times (11am, 12pm, 1pm) at Elephant Stores in Elephant and Castle. 26 Feb
OPEN ARCHIVES: LSE Library in Holborn opens up its LGBT+ history archives for a laid back day where you can chat to curators and take a tour. FREE, 27 Feb
Go partay!
All this learning can be exhausting, so you may want to balance it out with some partying. Check out our list of great LGBTQ+ bars and pubs around London — from Ealing, to Soho to Dalston — as well as our guide to the queer capital.
You can also catch fantastic drag and cabaret everywhere from the RVT in Vauxhall to Two Brewers in Clapham to the Divine in Dalston to Their Majesties in Croydon. Queer Comedy Club in Archway has a glut of shows this February as well.
Dig into our archive of LGBTQ+ articles
And for the morning after the night before? Put on the kettle and dip into Londonist's LGBTQ+ back catalogue:
- Heaven, The Gay Ultradisco - And The Story Of Terry Higgins
- 10 Great LGBTQ+ Books Set In London
- A History Of Soho's LGBTQ+ Bars
- London's Obsession With Drag Brunches
- London's Queer, Sex-Positive Spaces: How They Lift Us Up, And Let Us Down
- 'Sodomite’s Walk' And Other Secrets Of 18th Century Queer London
- "I Created A London Club Night For Queer People Of Colour"
- "Why I Started A London Trans Choir"
- "I Quit Football Because Of Homophobia - Then I Discovered The London Titans"
- Goodbye Glory, Hello Divine - East London's New-Not-New LGBTQ+ Club
- Pelted with Offal, Mud and Dead Cats: A Travesty In Clerkenwell
