Events diary monthly listings

Welcome to our very popular :-
THE DORSET LGBT+ COMMUNITY EVENTS DIARY monthly listings page.
If it's a LGBT+ event in the South, Central, North or West Dorset area we hope to have it listed here for you.

"Your website is the LGBT+ Bible locally" Jonai Dorset NHS

Its unique -
We are the only Dorset LGBT website with all the up to date LGBT+ community news & events you need!

The ONLY place to see (almost) everything LGBT+ going on for our LGBT+ Community in Dorset!
LOADS of events below that may interest you and your friends, and networks. Please share.
Best way to check it all out is on your laptop / PC rather than a small phone screen, or better still, join all of us in the pub!

Scroll down to see:-
* August around 45 events, more may be added
* September around 41 events so far, more may be added
* LGBT+ groups running regular local events in and around South, Central, North and West Dorset
* Key Dorset 2026 LGBT+ events - including all the growing number of Dorset Pride events. (7? in 2026!)
* Slide show of events posters & local info
The Summer of 2025 The Dorset LGBT+ Community events listings peaked with a record of around 240 events over May, June & July!!
Which ones did you go to and enjoy? Or miss? We had them all listed here for you!
Wonderful that so much is going on for our community - so please remember this is THE website page to find them all. Join in and enjoy! Bookmark this page to avoid future disappointment, tell your friends, and networks, check us out weekly! We update info here often.

Know an event we should list - reach the Dorset LGBT+ Community by telling us and everyone!
email [email protected]

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Interested in Dorset LGBT+ community news?
We report all The DORSET LGBT+ COMMUNITY NEWS for you on our community page. Always lots going on to report, as we are blessed with a very active local LGBT+ Community. See - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2026.html
It's updated often, with all the news you need to know locally from our Dorset LGBT+ Community for you.
During 2025 we reported on OVER 100 DORSET LGBT+ Community news stories for YOU! - and the same in 2024!
You can catch up here -
The Dorset LGBT+ Community News from 2018 - to present
We have a unique archive of local Dorset LGBT+ Community News going back many years.
See:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorset-lgbt-community-news.html and select the year you wish to view.
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August
Around 45 events listed here for you to enjoy!

All the regular local monthly LGBT+ events (around 45 events) are listed here including events run by local and visiting LGBT groups & organisations. We normally list two months worth of events in advance, and update them often, so it's worth book marking this page and checking back frequently. Plus you wont wish to miss something that you may love to attend! If we are missing something you know about, please let us and all our Dorset LGBT+ community know! email [email protected]

Let's rejoice that so much is going on for our Dorset LGBT+ Community! Join in and enjoy!

Please note:-
Event listing does not mean approval by Weymouth Gay Group, we list them here as a guide and for your interest.
Weymouth Gay Group is not responsible for other websites that we may link to. Contact them directly if you have any concerns.
You may need to join their group before taking part (eg ODL, GLUG) while other groups like GOC accept visitors at their events.
Most are open to all LGBTQIA+ and allies. Contact organisers if you have any concerns.
Age restrictions:- most groups are for 18+, while Space Youth Project is for under 25s.
Please ensure you check directly with event organisers that the event is running before attending, as changes DO happen!

Know a Dorset LGBT community event we should list? Tell us, tell everyone! email [email protected]

Sunday 2nd

LGBT+ Worship. Holy Trinity Church Trinity Road, Weymouth DT4 8TJ
6pm on the first Sunday of the month.

Open Table Weymouth – An inclusive, loving community of people, growing in the Christian faith together in love. Weymouth is a vibrant seaside town; it seems to smile all the time! That’s one of the reasons behind us wanting to make sure that the smiles continue for everyone, in a welcoming, hospitable way at church.
Open Table Weymouth is an expression of a loving, inclusive community of faith. We are learning from our network of Inclusive Open Table churches around the UK, how to offer a safe, church space for members of the LGTBQIA+ community, their friends, families and allies.

Our home is within Holy Trinity Church – the Harbourside Church - beside the town bridge. This is our ‘host church’.
Holy Trinity is an Anglican church, and part of the Diocese of Salisbury. The vicar is Rev Juliet Stephenson, and she will be part of the team leading Open Table services along with other ministers and laity from local churches in Wyke, Weymouth, Radipole and Portland.
More info- www.holytrinityweymouth.org/open-table-network/
Note. Juliet has moved away a couple of years ago. We hope to update this listing here soon, we have reached out for more info, and will update our listings here when / if we get it!

Monday 3rd

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) The Swan 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night: - food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late. All welcome
Info https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Tuesday 4th

Mindful Rainbow (Run by Dorset Mind on Tuesdays) is a Peer support LGBT+ Social Group aimed at people who live with low-level mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and loneliness, meeting on Tuesdays in the Poole & Bournemouth area. They meet for 2 hours per week for coffee and make friends from the LGBT+ Community. There will be various board games, quizzes and other activities that the group members can suggest and provide a safe and friendly group where participants from the LGBT+ Community can socialise with their peers.
Dorset Mind has a very helpful website with lots of information & support.
see - https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Thursday 6th

Space Youth Project (SYP) Weymouth (1st & 3rd Thursdays each month).
Welcoming all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) people. Info - www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
(SYP also meet up in other Dorset towns)

Mindout (Run by Dorset Mind) is on a Thursday afternoon 2pm until 4pm. St Aldhelm's Church, Branksome., Poole BH13 6BT. MindOut is a safe, confidential and accepting space for LGBTQIA+ people experiencing mental health issues. It offers recovery-based peer and staff support. Each session involves a mindfulness exercise, time to share experiences and concerns, followed by discussion workshops based on group members’ requests.
Discussions cover a diverse range of topics, for example

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Thursdays!
Nautico Lounge. 66 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EL 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys may be in The Swan afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Info – https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Friday 7th

Blandford LGBTQ+ Peer Support Group
The Crown Hotel West St, Blandford Forum DT11 7AJ 8pm
Kyle is your contact. First and third Friday every month.

This newish group say on their Facebook page -
"A support group for members of the LGBTQIA+ community in and around Blandford forum. We offer a friendly, relaxed environment for our amazing community as well as signposting for help a guidance from other organizations"
More info - email [email protected] Phone Text only - 07494 524965 FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/blandfordlgbtq

Saturday 8th

Gay Community Coffee Morning. At The Geranium Trust. Stoford, nr Yeovil. North Dorset.
The Coffee mornings are held on the 2nd Saturday in the month from 11 - 3 pm.

They said "we will provide tea, coffee, hot soup and rolls and cake. Paul from The Geranium Trust said "We here to offer friendship and support to anyone regardless of age, faith, ethnicity, status or sexual orientation who is living with bereavement, loneliness or feeling isolated. We also offer our support to the family, friends and carers of those suffering from chronic or mental illness. We care!"
Note - The Geranium Trust also run a Sunday Roast Dinner for Gay & Bi men on the last Sunday of each month.
Contact them for more info. website:- https://www.geraniumtrust.org/ email : [email protected]

Sunday 9th

Gay OutDoor Club (GOC) Walk Tarrant Gunville and Pimperne
A moderate 8 mile walk across chalk downs littered with ancient burial mounds
Info - https://www.goc.org.uk/event/tarrant-gunville-and-pimperne-2/

Monday 10th

Space Youth Project (SYP) Bridport (2nd & 4th Monday each month).
Welcoming all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) people.
Info - www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
(SYP also meet up in other Dorset towns)

Tuesday 11th

Portland Big Queer Flag Installation - come and make yours!
🙌 Come and create a flag for Sea of Flags a collaborative outdoor installation celebrating identity, community, creativity and visibility on the Isle of Portland. Using fabric, colour, text, symbols and pattern, you’ll be invited to make a flag that represents something about you: your identity, experiences, community, hopes or whatever you would like to proudly make visible. 🎨 Your finished flag will become part of a collective installation displayed during @bsidefestival from 10–13 September. 👏 No previous art experience is needed, any ages welcome and all materials will be provided - though you’re welcome to bring anything along. 🧃Refreshments provided. 🎤 Come along to add your voice to our growing sea of flags!

📍Location : b-side 77 Fortuneswell, Portland DT5 1LY, UK 6pm - 8pm.
More info - https://b-side.org.uk/events/make-a-flag-for-sea-of-flags/
Note - also on Aug 18th and 25th

This is Me Dorset - in Dorchester
Tom Browns Pub, 47 High E St, Dorchester DT1 1HU
All LGBT+ people welcome. 2nd Tuesday every month.
From 7pm to 9pm Info - thisismedorset.site.pro/ Tel Anabelle 07411 465007

Wednesday 12th

Space Youth Project (SYP) Sherborne. (2nd Wednesday every month).
Welcoming all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) people.
Info - www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
(SYP also meet up in other Dorset towns)

Thursday 13th

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Space Youth Project (SYP) Dorchester. (2nd & 4th Thursdays each month).
Welcoming all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) people.
Info - www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
(SYP also meet up in other Dorset towns

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Thursdays!
Prezzo Italian Restaurant 56 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EQ 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys may be in The Swan afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Info – https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Monday 17th

Tuesday 18th

Wednesday 19th

Jurassic Pride – Social evenings Bridport
They said: - Join us for an evening of fun and connection with the LGBTQ+ community. Let's celebrate love, diversity, and friendship in a welcoming environment. Do not miss out on the opportunity to meet new friends and enjoy a fantastic evening together. See you there!
These will now be on the third Wednesday of Each Month. We will be staying put at The Goose & Badger who have been extremely accommodating, and we hope that you’ll be able to make it along to join us! All welcome
More info www.jurassicpride.co.uk email [email protected]

Thursday 20th

Space Youth Project (SYP) Weymouth (1st & 3rd Thursdays each month).
Welcoming all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) people.
Info - www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
(SYP also meet up in other Dorset towns)

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Thursdays!
NOTE early start time, 7pm. As kitchen closed at 7.30pm So please don’t be late, or you will miss out!
Nothe Tavern Barrack Rd, Weymouth DT4 8TZ 7 pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys may be in The Swan afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening. Info – https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Friday 21st

Gay OutDoor Club (GOC) Walk Holt Heath and Horton Tower
A 6 mile stroll around Holt Heath taking in Horton Tower with some minor undulations
Info - www.goc.org.uk/event/holt-heath-and-horton-tower/

Monday 24th

Tuesday 25th

Wednesday 26th

LGBT+ Side - Portland meetup.
When: last Wednesday each month. 6 - 8.pm
At: b-side, 77 Fortuneswell, DT5 1LY
Advance booking required!
Info - https://b-side.org.uk/events/lgbtside-3/

Rocca said:- “We aim to provide a safe, creative, brave, caring, and careful space for our beautiful, broad, and diverse community. A wide variety of very interesting topics each month, with some great food too!”
Please note: - You need to BOOK your place at this event in ADVANCE! (They need to know to feed everyone!) Text Rocca on 07931183804
They also have a very active WhatsApp group with a HUGE number of local followers, also with sub groups. Well worth joining.
Plus The Tiny LGBT+ Library!

Thursday 27th

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Thursdays!
The Gloucester 85 Esplanade, Weymouth DT4 7AT 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys may be in The Swan afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Info – https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Sunday 30th

Gay OutDoor Club (GOC) Walk Remote Poole Harbour heath and woods
A moderate 7 mile flat stroll along the remote edge of Poole harbour through meadows, heath and woods visiting a bird watching hide
Info - www.goc.org.uk/event/remote-poole-harbour-heath-and-woods-4/

Roast Dinner at The Geranium Trust - Stoford, near Yeovil North Dorset.
Roast Dinner for Gay & Bi men, will always be held on the last Sunday of every month.
Paul from Geranium trust said "Every month we organise a full three course Sunday roast dinner for gay & Bi guys, with tea and cake later in the afternoon. We do ask for a small donation to cover the cost of the food. The Geranium Trust is here to offer friendship and support to anyone regardless of age, faith, ethnicity, status or sexual orientation who is living with bereavement, loneliness or feeling isolated. We also offer our support to the family, friends and carers of those suffering from chronic or mental illness. We care!
Note - they also run Coffee mornings on the 2nd Saturday in the month
Contact them for more info. website:- https://www.geraniumtrust.org/you-are-not-alone email : [email protected]

Monday 31st BH

Please check directly with the groups below for their event date & venues for this month

Trans Family Day run by Space Youth Project (SYP). Dorset area.
"Our Trans Family Days are for Dorset’s transgender young people (including those questioning or gender non-conforming) and their families: parents/carers, siblings, significant relatives.
It is an opportunity to meet other families, professionals and young people in a safe, supportive environment. These FREE structured sessions take place every 2 months and tour across Dorset."
For date and more information please phone the SYP office on: 01202 205279

Weymouth Gay Women
This much welcomed and needed social group for LGBTQ+ Women has met up many times in Weymouth during 2023 & 2024. They now have regular weekly meetups in Weymouth during 2025, many of them at venues around Weymouth's harbourside for "Thirsty Thursdays"! If you identify as LGBTQ+ woman, please support these meet ups and meet new friends! They also have a variety of other events during the month. Karen and Janet are organisers.
More info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280567109276343

Tiny Little LGBTQIA+ Library Portland - open on request!
Situated in the heart of Fortuneswell, our little library grew from a seed planted in our LGBTQ+ Support Group. Resources for our community are few and far between in Weymouth and, especially, on Portland, and we thought this needed to change. So we made the change. We have a small, but always growing (donations are welcome) selection of literature, and this isn't limited to books. We also have a selection of leaflets to help you find help, support, guidance, and advice from a variety of charities. Oh, and we have tea and coffee available too. The library is run by a small group of volunteers; Amanda, Ash, Nat and Rocca. They're a friendly bunch, and will be happy to help you with any queries you have and, if there's something you're looking for, and you can't find it, they will do their best to help.
Opening times:- use phone number on poster (left) or check website for times. More info - little.tinylibrary.co.uk/

More events for YOU listed here soon. You don’t have to be alone, join in and enjoy!
Please bookmark this page and check back weekly, as we add new / update events as soon as we know about them.
Please do let us, and our Dorset LGBT+ Community know if we are missing any events. email [email protected]
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The Dorset LGBT+ Family!
Together always: United in Diversity!

We are so pleased to embrace such a beautiful family of local LGBT+ groups, people & allies.
Thank you all!

Illustrated on our Poster (right) helping to promote this page.
(Feel free to copy and help distribute this poster to your groups & networks, and to all in Dorset!)

Dorset has a range of LGBT+ Groups and organisations, so wherever you are in the rainbow of "LGBT+" bound to be a group for you!

Plus, during the summer Dorset is blessed with a number of LGBT+ organisations visiting and running events here. When they do, we try to list them all for you.

This on top of SEVEN (or more) annual Pride events in Dorset, so you can see why our Dorset LGBT+ Community Events Diary is THE go to place and Dorset NHS say "Your website is the LGBT+ Bible locally"

Please bookmark this page and check back weekly, as we add new / update events, as soon as we know about them.

September

Around 41 events listed here for you to enjoy! More may be added soon ....
All the regular local monthly LGBT+ events (around 45 events) are listed here including events run by local and visiting LGBT groups & organisations. We normally list two months worth of events in advance, and update them often, so it's worth book marking this page and checking back frequently. Plus you wont wish to miss something that you may love to attend! If we are missing something you know about, please let us and all our Dorset LGBT+ community know! email [email protected]

Let's rejoice that so much is going on for our Dorset LGBT+ Community! Join in and enjoy!

Please note:-
Event listing does not mean approval by Weymouth Gay Group, we list them here as a guide and for your interest.
Weymouth Gay Group is not responsible for other websites that we may link to. Contact them directly if you have any concerns.
You may need to join their group before taking part (eg ODL, GLUG) while other groups like GOC accept visitors at their events.
Most are open to all LGBTQIA+ and allies. Contact organisers if you have any concerns.
Age restrictions:- most groups are for 18+, while Space Youth Project is for under 25s.
Please ensure you check directly with event organisers that the event is running before attending, as changes DO happen!

Know a Dorset LGBT community event we should list? Tell us, tell everyone! email [email protected]

Tuesday 1st

Thursday 3rd

Mindout (Run by Dorset Mind) is on a Thursday afternoon 2pm until 4pm. St Aldhelm's Church, Branksome., Poole BH13 6BT. MindOut is a safe, confidential and accepting space for LGBTQIA+ people experiencing mental health issues. It offers recovery-based peer and staff support. Each session involves a mindfulness exercise, time to share experiences and concerns, followed by discussion workshops based on group members’ requests.

Discussions cover a diverse range of topics, for example

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Thursdays!
Restaurant venue tbc. 7.30pm. Advanced booking with us may be required. Guys may be in The Swan (right hand corner) afterwards for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Info – https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Blandford LGBTQ+ Peer Support Group
The Crown Hotel West St, Blandford Forum DT11 7AJ 8pm
Kyle is your contact. First and third Friday every month.

This newish group say on their Facebook page -
"A support group for members of the LGBTQIA+ community in and around [CZ1] Blandford forum. We offer a friendly, relaxed environment for our amazing community as well as signposting for help a guidance from other organizations"
More info - email [email protected] Phone Text only - 07494 524965 FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/blandfordlgbtq

Sunday 6th

LGBT+ Worship. Holy Trinity Church Trinity Road, Weymouth DT4 8TJ
6pm on the first Sunday of the month.
Open Table Weymouth – An inclusive, loving community of people, growing in the Christian faith together in love. Weymouth is a vibrant seaside town; it seems to smile all the time! That’s one of the reasons behind us wanting to make sure that the smiles continue for everyone, in a welcoming, hospitable way at church.
Open Table Weymouth is an expression of a loving, inclusive community of faith. We are learning from our network of Inclusive Open Table churches around the UK, how to offer a safe, church space for members of the LGTBQIA+ community, their friends, families and allies.

Our home is within Holy Trinity Church – the Harbourside Church - beside the town bridge. This is our ‘host church’.
Holy Trinity is an Anglican church, and part of the Diocese of Salisbury. The vicar is Rev Juliet Stephenson, and she will be part of the team leading Open Table services along with other ministers and laity from local churches in Wyke, Weymouth, Radipole and Portland.
More info- www.holytrinityweymouth.org/open-table-network/
Note. Juliet has moved away a couple of years ago. We hope to update this listing here soon, we have reached out for more info, and will update our listings here when / if we get it!

Monday 7th

Tuesday 8th

This is Me Dorset - in Dorchester
Tom Browns Pub, 47 High E St, Dorchester DT1 1HU
All LGBT+ people welcome. 2nd Tuesday every month.
From 7pm to 9pm Info - thisismedorset.site.pro/ Tel Anabelle 07411465007

Wednesday 9th

Space Youth Project (SYP) Sherborne. (2nd Wednesday every month).
Welcoming all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) people.
Info - www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk
(SYP also meet up in other Dorset towns)

Thursday 10th

Mindout (Run by Dorset Mind) is on a Thursday afternoon 2pm until 4pm. St Aldhelm's Church, Branksome., Poole BH13 6BT. MindOut is a safe, confidential and accepting space for LGBTQIA+ people experiencing mental health issues. It offers recovery-based peer and staff support. Each session involves a mindfulness exercise, time to share experiences and concerns, followed by discussion workshops based on group members’ requests.

Discussions cover a diverse range of topics, for example

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Saturday 12th

Sunday 13th

Gay OutDoor Club (GOC) Walk. Broadmayne to Whitcombe circuit
A scenic 8 mile mainly flat circular walk visiting Whitcombe Church, Winterbourne Came House and Church and then on to the village of West Stafford for lunch; returning to Broadmayne.
GOC welcome all LGBT+ people on their walks, you can attend as a guest. Contact organiser for more info.
Info - https://www.goc.org.uk/event/broadmayne-to-bincombe-circuit/

Monday 14th

Tuesday 15th

Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th

Mindout (Run by Dorset Mind) is on a Thursday afternoon 2pm until 4pm. St Aldhelm's Church, Branksome., Poole BH13 6BT. MindOut is a safe, confidential and accepting space for LGBTQIA+ people experiencing mental health issues. It offers recovery-based peer and staff support. Each session involves a mindfulness exercise, time to share experiences and concerns, followed by discussion workshops based on group members’ requests.

Discussions cover a diverse range of topics, for example

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Friday 18th

Blandford LGBTQ+ Peer Support Group
The Crown Hotel West St, Blandford Forum DT11 7AJ 8pm
Kyle is your contact. First and third Friday every month.

This newish group say on their Facebook page -
"A support group for members of the LGBTQIA+ community in and around [CZ2] Blandford forum. We offer a friendly, relaxed environment for our amazing community as well as signposting for help a guidance from other organizations"
More info - email [email protected] Phone Text only - 07494 524965 FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/blandfordlgbtq

Sunday 20th

Allsorts Lesbian group. Walk. Circular walk from Wimborne St Giles taking in Knowlton Church and Earthworks.
You will need to be a member of Allsorts Lesbian group to take part in this event.
Info - www.meetup.com/en-au/lesbian-allsorts/events/315131256/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

Monday 21st

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) The Swan 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night: - food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late. All welcome.
Info https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Tuesday 22nd

Thursday 24th

Mindout (Run by Dorset Mind) is on a Thursday afternoon 2pm until 4pm. St Aldhelm's Church, Branksome., Poole BH13 6BT. MindOut is a safe, confidential and accepting space for LGBTQIA+ people experiencing mental health issues. It offers recovery-based peer and staff support. Each session involves a mindfulness exercise, time to share experiences and concerns, followed by discussion workshops based on group members’ requests.

Discussions cover a diverse range of topics, for example

Coming out to friends and family;
Developing self-compassion and building self-esteem;
Managing anxiety;
Mental health conditions;
Recovery-based coping skills – like helpful ways of thinking, relaxation and mindfulness.

More info:- Website:- https://dorsetmind.uk/what-we-offer/adult-services/adult-groups/mind-out-lgbtq/

Sunday 27th

Monday 28th

Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) The S wan 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night: - food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late. All welcome.
Info https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Tuesday 29th

Wednesday 30th

LGBT+ Side - Portland meetup.
When: last Wednesday each month. 6 - 8.pm
At: b-side, 77 Fortuneswell, DT5 1LY
Advance booking required!
Info - https://b-side.org.uk/events/lgbtside-3/

Rocca said:- “We aim to provide a safe, creative, brave, caring, and careful space for our beautiful, broad, and diverse community. A wide variety of very interesting topics each month, with some great food too!”
Please note: - You need to BOOK your place at this event in ADVANCE! (They need to know to feed everyone!) Text Rocca on 07931 183804
They also have a very active WhatsApp group with a HUGE number of local followers, also with sub groups. Well worth joining.
Plus The Tiny LGBT+ Library!

Please check directly with the groups below for their event date & details for this month

Weymouth Gay Women
This much welcomed and needed social group for LGBTQ+ Women has met up many times in Weymouth during 2023 & 2024. They now have regular weekly meetups in Weymouth during 2025, many of them at venues around Weymouth's harbourside for "Thirsty Thursdays"! If you identify as LGBTQ+ woman, please support these meet ups and meet new friends! They also have a variety of other events during the month. Karen and Janet are organisers. More info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280567109276343

More events for YOU listed here soon. You don’t have to be alone, join in and enjoy!
Please bookmark this page and check back weekly, as we add new / updated events as soon as we know about them.
Please do let us, and our Dorset LGBT+ Community know if we are missing any events. email [email protected]

Here are your key LGBT+ not to miss Dorset Events in 2026! Including SEVEN Prides!
We will have more 2026 details about the events below later in the year when released.

LGBT+ History Month - February 2026
Local & national events.
Dorset events:-
In the past Shire Hall, Dorset Libraries and other venues have run events. We will list local events above in our Events Diary listings.

LGBT+ History Month is for everyone; whether you work in education, a museum, library or art gallery, a business, a service, are a member of a network/social group or an individual.
It is celebrated every February across the UK, and was founded in 2004
The 2026 UK LGBT+ History Month theme is: Science and innovation
History Month website- lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/lgbt-history-month-2026/

IDAHOBIT Day May 17th 2026 Events world wide
Perhaps in Dorset too. Why not run one!
May 17th Info - https://may17.org/

Pub Pride - Friday May 29th 2026
Nationally and locally it runs again over the weekend of Friday 29th May 2026
Sadly, it looks like (again) no Pub Pride events in Dorset this year (2026)
The Wyke Smugglers, Weymouth - was listed on the Pub Pride website for 2025, but we are unsure if they ran any special events. We did contact them but did not get a reply.

This annual celebration welcomes in Pride month, and is run nationally by "Ask for Clive". 200 - 300 venues nationwide.
2023 had a record of THREE Pub Prides in Dorset! They were: - Weymouth - Wyke Smugglers, Dorchester - Hardy's, Swanage - The Globe. More Dorset Pub Pride info on our Pride page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/weymouth-pub-pride.html
It is hoped more Dorset venues will take part in 2026, as past years have not been good locally. An exception being a few years ago at Weymouth's Waterloo Pub (under previous management) in 2022.

Why not get your local pub to join in! This is a brill local event for you to run, attend support and enjoy!
Links:-
Ask For Clive https://askforclive.com/
Ask For Clive X (aka twitter) - https://twitter.com/clive_ask

Back in 2026! - and was new in 2025
Pop Up Pride Dorchester
Dorchester celebrates Pride month with a month-long assortment with a vast variety of events.
including:- Pride Poems, Exhibitions, Art events, Pub BBQ, - and many more pop up events!
See our page here for lots more info:- weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorchester-pop-up-pride.html

Poole Pride 6th June 2026
This newish Dorset Pride ran for the first time in 2024.
Venue:- The Lighthouse Poole.
See our Pride page here for 2025 / 2026 pics and reports.
https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/poole-pride.html
We were there with our Weymouth Gay Group info stall!

Chesil Youth Pride Saturday 27th June 2026
Back for its forth year in 2026! Pride. Stalls at Weymouth College from 12pm.
It first took place in June 2023, and was the first ever Pride event with a Parade along Weymouth Esplanade!
300+ LGBT+ people and allies in the Parade last year! Join in and enjoy!
Organised by Dorset Council, Space Youth Project and Weymouth College which hosts a number of LGBT+ stalls.
Info & last years pics - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/chesil-youth-pride.html

Sherborne Pride - Sunday 28th June 2026
This first ran last year (2024), and was AMAZING! Well worth attending as it returns again.
Parade through town & stalls in Pageant Gardens, Sherborne & lots more!
Weymouth Gay Group had a stall here, and loved it!
See our Pride page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/sherborne-pride.html

Bournemouth Pride 10th / 11th / 12th July 2026 Bourne Free (confirmed)
DORSETS BIGGEST ANNUAL LGBT+ EVENT!
Parade through town, stalls etc in Meyrick Park Bournemouth.
Website:- bournefree.co.uk/

Three days of Pride!
"Friday 10th July is our new over 18's evening from 17.00 - 22.00 replacing our family evening.
Saturday 11th July will be our usual Pride event 12.00 - 22.30. Parade will be 11.00 - 12.00.
Sunday 12th July will be our new family event from 11.00 - 16.00. "

HUGE parade through Bournemouth with many Dorset LGBT+ community groups and allies taking part.
You can see lots of pics from previous years, and read about the day on our Pride page.
A group of us from Weymouth / Dorchester normally go every year on the train, and you are welcomed to join us at Dorset's biggest annual LGBT event. You can read our reports from past years, plus links to loads of pics!
here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/bournemouth-pride-bournefree.html

Bournemouth Community Pride Saturday 11th July 2026 tbc
Sky from Bournemouth Community Pride said:-
"We ran Bournemouth Community Pride for the first time this year (2024), back in the gardens again, for free, as an open community event and bringing pride back to its grassroots protest origins. We plan to do the same thing next year (2025) as an alternative to Bourne Free's ticketed Saturday event for anyone who is not satisfied with what Bourne Free has to offer or for folks who can't afford it, and I can give more details closer to the time."
Venue:- Bournemouth Lower Gardens
More info :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/bournemouth-community-pride.html

Dorset Pride events in 2026
If you like Prides you will like us!
We are the only Dorset website that lists ALL the Dorset Pride events.
Dorset Prides. Past, Present and Future!

17 pages covering each of the Dorset towns with a Pride event.
Reports and loads of pics, & links to the SEVEN in 2025, and the FIVE or was it NINE ? Pride events during 2024!

We have info / reviews about all The Dorset Prides, the ones you went to, the ones you missed, even the ones you wish would happen!
See - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html

LGBT+ groups running regular local events in Weymouth and Portland.........

Weymouth Gay Group every Monday & Thursday
Mondays - The Swan 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH. Our most popular night: - food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner by fire exit from 8pm on or around table 26. Our "Meals Out On Thursday!" are a quality night out in local restaurants, ending up in The Swan. Plus summer beach BBQ's and trips to Pride events. Check our WGG Events page with loads more info - here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html

Space Youth Project Weymouth. (1st & 3rd Thursdays each month).
Welcoming all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) people. (SYP also meet up in many other Dorset towns)
Info - www.spaceyouthproject.co.uk

Weymouth Gay Women
This much welcomed and needed social group for LGBTQ+ Women has met up many times in Weymouth during recent years. They used to have regular weekly meetups in Weymouth during 2025, many of them at venues around Weymouth harbourside for "Thirsty Thursdays"! However, we hear their meet ups have changed. We have contacted them (Feb 2026) and are awaiting a reply to our request for updated information to use here. Karen and Janet are organisers.
More info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280567109276343

LGBT+ Side - Portland meetups. Based at b-side Arts. 77 Fortuneswell, DT5 1LY

LGBT+ Side are informal evenings of art and chat led by and for Portland LGBTQ+ communites and their allies. Hot food and invited guests at each session.

Rocca says:- "We are a family of LGBTQIA+ people who look out for and after each other. We meet up on the last Wednesday of each month, at b-side, 77 Fortuneswell, Isle of Portland. LGBT+ Side at the Portland LGBTQIA+ Club has had an incredible few months of opera, salsa, performance art, film night, costume making, and Pride!"
More info text Rocca on 07931 183804 Please note - you need to book your place at their events before attending.
They also run the brilliant Tiny Little LGBTQIA+ Library Portland. See - little.tinylibrary.co.uk/

Open Table Weymouth - LGBTQIA+ worship (09/08/2024)
6pm on the first Sunday of the month Holly Trinity Church Trinity Rd, Weymouth DT4 8TJ

Juliet said:-
Here at Open Table Weymouth, we are learning from our network of churches around the UK, how to offer a safe, inclusive place for members of the LGTBQIA+ community, their friends, families and allies. We recognise that churches can sometimes be a tricky place to settle into, for anyone, and for LGTBQIA+ especially - seeking a genuine, inclusive place to explore faith, and connect with Christianity in a way that only and always speaks of LOVE.

We gather from 6pm on the first Sunday of the month. This gives us chance to catch up with one another, get parked up, and ready for worship which begins at 6.30pm. The services will vary each month. Sometimes a Holy Communion will happen, where we receive bread and wine that has been blessed and made special by one of the ministers. Other times, we will share stories, read scripture and sing songs, as we share an ‘agape’ meal. We do hope that you find a place with us, we can’t wait to welcome you, your friends, families and allies. God bless you.
Rev Juliet (Vicar of Holy Trinity)
email [email protected] call 07729 505924 Holly Trinity Church Trinity Road, Weymouth DT4 8TJ

More Dorset groups & info:-
Check out our page of LGBT groups, we list a lot of them including Dorset Lesbian & Transgender groups.
See - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/local--regional-lgbt-groups.html

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