Name: The Big Queer Blind Date
Start: 2024-01-17 19:00:00
End: 2024-01-17 22:30:00
Location: Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Missing the days of Saturday nights watching Cilla, but wishing that actually Cilla was a geriatric drag king who is also a priest?

THE BIG QUEER BLIND DATEWednesday 17th January 7pmThe Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Hosted by everyone's favourite drag priest SWEET FA, as well as performances from FABIO LEZONLI and CABBAGE THE CLOWN, The Big Queer Blind Date is a silly, fun, wholesome and a little bit raucous night of drag, mingling and blind date live onstage. Come along and see your fellow queers be set up on the blind date of their dreams!

During breaks from the games and performances, you'll have a chance to mix and mingle with other queers at the event, with ice breakers and wristbands to share your single status, or to show you're just looking to make friends. You might even find a little blind date of your own! (partnered, monogamous people are 100% welcome at this event and it is just as fun to come and make friends or just cheer on the games and acts!)

As with all Big Queer Picnic events, this event is open to queer people of all genders, but it centres queer women, trans and non-binary people.

There will be an in-depth access post on the @bigqueerpicnic instagram to help answer all your access questions, but please feel free to message across with anything more specific. The RVT is wheelchair accessible and has a step free toilet but does not have a disabled toilet. The closest disabled toilet is at Vauxhall station. Earplugs will be available at the door. Access Ticket entitles you to bar and door queue jump and a reserved seat all night, so please select this ticket if you need it, no questions asked. There will be access co-ordinators on the night available if you have questions/requests. Free tickets are available for carers/personal access support workers. We also have low income tickets available for those who need them, please send a quick message across if that is you, on here or on instagram @bigqueerpicnic

There is a cloakroom available.

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