EVENTS CALENDAR

The Open Worlds

Start date: 7 May 2026
End date: 12 May 2026
All-day event
Location: Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
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Top class venue? Tick. Live band? Tick. Enough rhinestone to sink the Titanic? Tick tick tick! Dancers from across the world will be gracing the famous Winter Gardens with vast quantities of glitter and glamour.

Charles’ Jukebox @ The Rivoli Ballroom

Date: 9 May 2026
Time: 7:30 pm - 11:55 pm
Location: The Rivoli Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, Crofton Park, London, SE4 2BY
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Charles Jukebox, the Ballroom night returns to the beautiful Rivoli dancefloor.

Jacky’s Jukebox has provided music for the LGBTQIA+ Community and their friends for over 25 years and it has been joined by Charles’s Jukebox to continue this grand tradition.

DJ Charles Chan, who has been mentored and endorsed by Jacky herself, is a well-known face amongst the community and plays regularly at London Dance Studio, Pink Jukebox, Rivoli Ballroom and The Dance Lab.

This iconic night will continue as a pop-up and offers a mixture of Ballroom & Latin music, Sequence, Argentine Tango, Salsa & Swing, plus a range of line dances developed in the dance halls over the last five decades. With the great music, warmth and friendliness you would expect from members of the Pink Jukebox team, there’s something here for everyone.

The Cactus Club Tea Dance

Date: 17 May 2026
Time: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Grafton Dance Centre, Dulwich, London
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Please join us for a wonderful afternoon with or without a partner for our gender neutral partner dancing for Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Old Time and Country. There will be some line dancing with instruction.

Refreshments with a selection of cakes, sandwiches and tea are included to keep your energy up for those Quicksteps and Cha Cha Chas. The venue is unlicensed but you may bring your own drinks.

Jacky’s Jukebox in the Village

Date: 21 May 2026
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road, London, E17 9QR
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An evening of fun, learning some classic dance hall line dances from the 50s to current day, plus some Latin grooves. Will be dancing to Saturday Night Fever, Wild Wild West, Rio Cha Cha plus more. Join us for a fun and friendly night, whilst meeting new people – will be a friendly crowd. No experience of dancing necessary.

Opportunity to win incredible prizes in our famous raffle. All proceeds from the event will go towards sustaining elop’s life-saving LGBT+ mental health services – never more needed.

21st German Championships

Start date: 22 May 2026
End date: 24 May 2026
All-day event
Location: TSZ Blau-Gold Casino Darmstadt e.V., Alsfelder Straße 45a, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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The 21st German Championships for male and female couples will be held in Darmstadt on 22nd to 24th May 2026. Links to registration will follow in due course.

Bristol Equality Dance

Start date: 6 June 2026
End date: 7 June 2026
All-day event
Location: Bristol

Join Norma and Co for a weekend of dance! They are opening their doors once more to offer an affirming space where LGBTQ+ people and their friends can dance and have fun. All dancers welcome!

Book here for their social dance workshop and charity fundraiser on Saturday, and the always fantastic Sunday afternoon dance with Jacky’s Jukebox at Bristol’s iconic Trinity Centre. Tea and homemade cakes are included in the price.

For The Boys

Start date: 12 June 2026
End date: 15 June 2026
All-day event
Location: Torquay, Devon
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The ballroom and Latin Dance holiday for men who dance with men, on the English Riviera! For more details and registration please contact: michaelmsandwick@gmail.com

Let’s hear it for the boys!

Valencia Gay Games 2026

Start date: 27 June 2026
End date: 4 July 2026
All-day event
Location: Valencia, Spain
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Dancesport will be one of the 37 sports events at the twelfth Gay Games to be held in Valencia, Spain in June 2026.

The dance competition is currently scheduled to take place between Tuesday 30th June – Friday 3rd July. More details can be found on the Gay Games website.

If you are not participating as a competitor then you will need to purchase a spectator ticket. Keep an eye on their website for more details.

Charles’ Jukebox @ Bishopsgate Institute

Date: 11 July 2026
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4QH

Jacky’s Jukebox has provided music for the LGBTQIA+ Community and their friends for over 25 years and it has been joined by Charles’s Jukebox to continue this grand tradition.

DJ Charles Chan, who has been mentored and endorsed by Jacky herself, is a well-known face amongst the community and plays regularly at London Dance Studio, Pink Jukebox, Rivoli Ballroom and The Dance Lab.

This iconic night will continue as a pop-up and offers a mixture of Ballroom & Latin music, Sequence, Argentine Tango, Salsa & Swing, plus a range of line dances developed in the dance halls over the last five decades. With the great music, warmth and friendliness you would expect from members of the Pink Jukebox team, there’s something here for everyone.

Jacky’s Jukebox @ The Rivoli Ballroom

Date: 1 August 2026
Time: 7:30 pm - 11:55 pm
Location: The Rivoli Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, Crofton Park, London, SE4 2BY
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Jacky’s Jukebox, the Ballroom night returns to the beautiful Rivoli dancefloor.

The legendary night for the LGBTQ+ community and everyone else was started in 1995 by Jacky Logan B.E.M. It’s a glamourous night of dancing in a friendly, inclusive and fun environment. DJ Jacky Logan will keep you on the floor with music from Standard Ballroom and Latin dances to Alternative Club rhythms ranging from Argentine Tango to Salsa. There will also be a selection of traditional and modern Line and Sequence dances to get everyone involved.

Women’s Dance Weekend

Start date: 25 September 2026
End date: 27 September 2026
All-day event
Location: TLH Spa & Leisure Resort Victoria Hotel, Torquay
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A dance weekend for women in a fabulous English Riviera holiday location, led by experienced, professional teachers. Classes for beginners, improvers / intermediates and experienced dancers. Social dancing on Friday evening, black tie ball on Saturday night, Sunday afternoon tea dance.

Currently sold out but speak to Norma to get added to the waiting list.

Grand Open de Metz 2026

Start date: 23 October 2026
End date: 24 October 2026
All-day event
Location: Complexe Sportif, 4B Boulevard Saint-Symphorien, 57050 Longeville-les-Metz, France

More details to come soon…

UK Equality Open

Date: 24 October 2026
All-day event
Location: The Triangle Leisure Centre, Triangle Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8WA
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The UK Equality Open aims to bring competitive same sex and equality dancing to new areas around the UK.

Our 5th #UKEO will be held on 24th October 2026, with a view to encourage and attract dancers particularly from the south, whilst also adding more opportunities to compete here in the UK for our existing couples as well as attract dancers from the European equality dance circuit.

There’ll be some general dancing as part of our programme, please do join us when the opportunity arises – we want everyone to enjoy a day of dancing!

Regular classes and workshops will not be included in this Events Calendar.

To have your event included on this page or for changes to existing events, please contact publicity@ukedc.org