What's new in queer Antwerp

Tram 3

First-floor bar on the Oude Koornmarkt, close to the cathedral. Venue for events such as the LSBN.GRLS parties.

The Antwerp Drag Show

Sat 13 Feb · 20:00 · +2 more datesSabotaag Antwerpen

An evening of drag, dance and comedy with the queens of The Antwerp Drag Show, for the first time at Sabotaag on 't Eilandje. Doors 19:00, s

Out of Sight

Out of Sight is an Antwerp art initiative co-founded by artist, curator and KASK researcher Dušica Dražić. Together with Spreken is Goud (De

Spreken is Goud

Spreken is Goud (Speaking is Gold) is the social programme of De Roma in Borgerhout. Under this name De Roma hosts debates, talks, book laun

De Roma

Concertzaal & open huis in Borgerhout

Spreken is Goud: Disarming Art

Tue 17 Nov · 19:00De Roma

On 17 November, De Roma launches the new series Disarming Art: Imageries of Resistance, Connection and Revolutionary Love, a collaboration b

Sabotaag

Podium- en eventzaal op 't Eilandje

Hessenhuis open – holiday eve with DJ Digna

Tue 10 Nov · 21:00Hessenhuis Café, Falconrui 79, 2000 Antwerpen

With Armistice Day off tomorrow, Hessenhuis opens on a Tuesday night until 4 am. DJ Digna is on the decks at The Embassy of Freedom on Falco

Queer Klub Christmas Cinema

Thu 10 Dec · 19:00Kavka Oudaan

Every young person deserves a warm home, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. That is why on December 10, 2026, we are

Men Only speed dating (ages 24-38)

Tue 24 Nov · 19:30Fidèle

Speed dating by dare for men who want to meet men, ages 24 to 38. A host welcomes you, you get a drink, and then come short dates of a few m

dare

dare (formerly Dare to Date) has organised speed dating in Flanders and Brussels since 2016. For queer men there is Men Only: speed dating f

New Year's Reception Antwerp

Sun 3 Jan · 13:00Groenplaats

The holidays are approaching and what better way to start the new year than at the enchanting Christmas market in Antwerp! Let us enjoy the

Sexi Whispers

Send In The Clowns #13

Sat 27 Mar · 21:00De Studio

The thirteenth edition of Send In The Clowns, the Antwerp drag collective that loves to turn your idea of drag upside down. Veronika Deneuve

Veronika Deneuve

Meglo Mania

Judas

Angel 666

Rostgoed

Ruby's Quirky Cockburns Quiz

Wed 23 Dec · 18:00Hessenhuis

Ruby Cockburns hosts her Quirky Quiz at Hessenhuis: dinner, a music quiz and a show, just before Christmas. The audience picked the date the

Queer Bodies Wild Chase

Sat 30 Jan · 22:00Den Bourla

Bodies, beats, sweat, desire and a whole lot of queer energy: Queer Bodies Wild Chase takes over De Bourla. Tickets via Eventsquare.

Winter Feast — queer potluck dinner

Sat 19 Dec · 18:00Lucy's

Antwerp Queer Club and Lucy's invite you to a winter potluck dinner, with friends and the friends you haven't met yet. Bring something to sh

Day With(out) Art 2026: seeds in a dying colony

Tue 1 Dec · 11:00M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen

On World AIDS Day, watch four short films about HIV, memory, and care at the M HKA. The screening of seeds in a dying colony on Tuesday, Dec

FLESH — Too Much

Fri 27 Nov · 20:00WOOM

FLESH is a new night of art, performance, talks and music at WOOM, the immersive club on Carnotstraat. The first edition is called Too Much,

Wel Thuis × Betonne Jeugd — weekend (Saturday)

Sat 21 Nov · 13:00Betonne Jeugd

Wel Thuis spends a weekend visiting Betonne Jeugd in Deurne. Saturday brings a lino printing workshop, board games and dinner together. Comp

Wel Thuis × Betonne Jeugd — weekend (Sunday)

Sun 22 Nov · 11:00Betonne Jeugd

Day two of the weekend in which Wel Thuis visits Betonne Jeugd in Deurne. Sunday: film brunch, board games, (optional) karaoke and making pi

Queer Klub

Queer Klub is Kavka's safe(r) space queer night for new gen queers aged 16 to 30. At Kavka Oudaan in Antwerp they host club nights with quee

Queer Klub — Karaoke Kafé

Sat 21 Nov · 20:00Kavka Oudaan

Karaoke Kafé is back: Queer Klub opens the doors of Kavka Oudaan for an evening of queer joy, sing-alongs and good company. Grab a drink, ta

Active Company — Hike

Thu 12 Nov · 12:30Brasschaat (vertrekpunt via Active Company)

Afternoon hike with Active Company. The starting point varies; check the Active Company website.

Patches of resilience: initiation to mordant painting

Sat 21 Nov · 11:00M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen

A two-hour workshop at M HKA in which Benjamin Huynh introduces mordant painting, a technique between painting and natural dyeing. Queer ide

Panel: Understanding the Anti-Gender Movement in Europe

Sat 21 Nov · 15:00M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen

Panel discussion at M HKA on the anti-gender movement in Europe, part of the WOEKER programme by Antwerp Queer Arts Festival and Genderspect

Club Random — Special Opening with DJ Avassa

Tue 10 Nov · 23:00Club Random

Special Tuesday-night opening ahead of the 11 November public holiday. DJ Avassa plays from 11pm to 8am.

Club Random — Club Night with DJ Que

Fri 13 NovClub Random

Club night at Club Random with DJ Que.

Genderspectrum — Chit Chat Café

Fri 13 Nov · 19:00Peperfabriek

Genderspectrum Antwerpen's Chit Chat Café: a safe space for non-binary, genderqueer and genderfluid people and anyone questioning their gend

Club Random — Club Night with Indy Vidual

Sat 14 NovClub Random

Club night at Club Random with Indy Vidual.

WIJ Dames — Party 'Venus Vibes'

Sat 14 Nov · 21:00't Fortje, Arenaplein 1, 2100 Deurne

WIJ Dames party 'Venus Vibes' at Zaal Fortje in Deurne.

de Roze Draad — All kinds of needlework

Thu 19 Nov · 20:00Het Roze Huis (Zaal Suzan Daniel)

De Roze Draad is Het Roze Huis's queer knitting and crochet club. Bring your own project. Zaal Suzan Daniel, Draakplaats 1.

Club Random — Club Night with Glaucio Duarte

Fri 20 NovClub Random

Club night at Club Random with Glaucio Duarte.

T-Café — Meet & chat

Fri 20 Nov · 19:00Peperfabriek

T-Café is T-Buddy's monthly chat café, by and for trans and non-binary people. From 7pm at Peperfabriek.

Club Random — Club Night with Idyllic

Sat 21 NovClub Random

Club night at Club Random with Idyllic.

Aut & Out — Online chat

Sat 21 Nov · 19:30Online (zie website Aut & Out)

Aut & Out online chat evening. The link is on their website.

Atthis — Walk

Sun 22 NovAntwerpen (vertrekpunt via Atthis)

Walk with Atthis. Time and meeting point to be announced.

Play On Sunday Afterparty with DJ Marz Miller

Sun 22 Nov · 11:00Club Random

Sunday afterparty at Club Random from 11am to 5pm with DJ Marz Miller.

Didier's Birthday Party — Drag show with Ivana & Skay Hentay

Sun 22 Nov · 21:00Club Random

Didier celebrates his birthday at Club Random with a drag show by Ivana and Skay Hentay and DJ Digna. Doors 9pm, shows 10pm. Free entry.

Club Random — Club Night with Glenn Mill

Fri 27 NovClub Random

Club night at Club Random with Glenn Mill.

Club Random — Club Night with Jason Skyler

Sat 28 NovClub Random

Club night at Club Random with Jason Skyler.

Play On NYE Weekend

Thu 31 Dec · 23:00Club Random

New Year's Eve at Club Random: open from Thursday 31 December 11pm until at least Friday 1 January 5pm.

DECEMBER: WINTER GET-TOGETHER

Sat 5 Dec · 14:00Buurthuis Unik Fransenplaats 1, Antwerpen, Belgium

CoZine: Semiotics & Semantics on Fascism (zine workshop)

Sun 22 Nov · 15:00M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen

Zine workshop at M HKA on the signs and language of fascism, part of the WOEKER programme by Antwerp Queer Arts Festival and Genderspectrum

Sinterklaas

Sat 21 Nov · 09:00Antwerpen, Belgium

The Drag Ball — Tbilisi × Antwerp

Sat 5 Dec · 20:00Arenberg

The Drag Ball was born in Tbilisi's queer nightlife and lands at Arenberg for one night. BelGeo Fusion brings a line-up of Georgian drag per

Wel Thuis

Queer safer space voor LGBTQ+-jongeren (8–30)

BASTA YA! — benefit night against violence against sex workers

Thu 17 Dec · 17:00Antwerpen

On 17 December, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, Antwerp comes together to say: enough is enough. 17:00 — Memorial

UTSOPI

UTSOPI is the Belgian union by and for sex workers. They campaign for decriminalisation, the labour law for sex workers and an end to stigma

LSBN.GRLS

LSBN.GRLS throws parties for lesbian women and their FLINTA friends in Belgium. Every edition has its own theme, from a summer rooftop party

Not Your Techno

Not Your Techno is a Brussels-based party series led by FLINTA* and POC people since 2019. The collective takes an intersectional approach:

Burenhinder

Burenhinder is a Belgian FLINTA* collective of audio and visual artists combining hard electronic music (hardcore, gabber, tekno, hard techn

Female Boyfriends

Female Boyfriends is a queer collective organising club nights for FLINTA people and friends, in Antwerp and Brussels. Their nights are abou

Rainbow Ambassadors

Rainbow Ambassadors is a national non-profit of volunteers with lived experience who give LGBTQI+ seniors a voice. They work towards LGBTQI+

Happy Crappy Queers

Antwerp collective keeping a low threshold for staging and gathering within our communities. They want to queer up Antwerp Pride, celebrate

Bazzz

Jeugdcentrum in Berchem

Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (ITG)

Hiv-, soa- en PrEP-zorg

Centrum voor Genderzorg — ZAS

Genderzorg in ZAS Cadix

Gendercentrum UZA

Genderzorg in het UZA

Sederginne

HannaH Stamina

Brian Damage

Omega

Jimmy Kidd

Miss Ditniet

MerksemDok

Cultural centre in Merksem with shows, workshops and events. Home of the drag show Dokske Goes Drag.

Noordpoort

Renovated industrial site in Antwerp North with coworking and meeting rooms, also used for events such as the Drag Closet Sale.

Amro Photographs

Antwerp-based photographer for portraits, events and lifestyle.

IKON Antwerp

Large club and event venue on the Straatsburgdok, with several rooms. Home to big parties such as H.I.M.

Star

Mysty Moonlight

Monty

Kunstencentrum

GenderKring

Self-help organisation for transgender+ people and their partners, family and friends. GenderKring runs support groups, talk evenings and wo

KMSKA

Museum

Elckerlyc Theater

Theater & events

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Q-week Antwerpen 14-19 september

Het Roze huis heeft een overzicht gedeeld van voor de Q-week. Q-week is een jaarlijks festival voor de Q-community. Ga naar de festivalpagina via discover, en ontdek de activiteiten