Queer Migrant Pride Fest ‘26
We're celebrating Refugee Week and Pride Month for the FOURTH year running with a free daytime festival of wellbeing, workshops, activities, talks, screenings and performances to foster a world without borders: EVERYONE is welcome
Follow Queer Migrant Pride Fest on Instagram to keep up with performer, workshop and stall announcements. With stalls from LGBTQI+ community, support and activist groups and services, there will be something for everyone!
The Festival
Queer Migrant Pride Fest is all about celebrating the power of the Queer community. From midday into the evening, St. Margaret’s House will be filled with entertainment, workshops, and stalls. We centre wellbeing and taking care of each other, with workouts, self-defence, massages, yoga and meditation sessions. Our dedicated ‘Beauty Beyond Borders’ salon offers haircuts and make-up to ensure everyone feels like their most fabulous self. There are opportunities to get creative and centre self-expression, with creative writing and crafts.
On the practical side of things, there are workshops and immigration advice sessions for people who are going through the asylum and immigration systems and for people who want to know how to support friends and challenge the injustices of the hostile environment.
Food, Fun and Festivities
Everyone will be well-fed with delicious lunch and snacks throughout the day. In the evening, it’s all about celebrating our community and especially our queer migrant siblings. Expect dancing, vogueing, film screenings, stand-up, theatre, and more! It’s a day of joy, pride and camp fabulousness where we can forget about what’s going on outside.
What People Are Saying
Last year, we asked everyone to write down some feedback at the end of the day. Attendees talked about the ‘great food, great vibe, great people’ and described QMPF as beautiful, friendly, creative, inspiring, welcoming, powerful, outstanding and awesome. One attendee called it ‘an amazing, uplifting, heartfelt day with a very important message.’
How You Can Help
You can donate here or buy a T-shirt here if you want to help cover the costs of things like:
Transport costs for queer ppl impacted by immigration policies
Food and refreshments for the day
artists and facilitators (who are, for the most part, queer migrants themselves and working at a reduced rate)
Festival running costs
Contact: If you have any questions regarding this session, please email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk
Venue: Different venues at St. Margaret’s House, E2 9PL
Date: Sunday 21st June
Time: 12-9pm
Tickets: FREE