Manila

Manila’s LGBTQ+ community thrives despite conservative social structures, with strong queer presence in Makati and Quezon City. Pride events, drag performances, and activist movements show the Philippines’ growing acceptance and vibrant queer resilience.

Birthday show for Akie Cedilla featuring performances by THE O DIUAS, POPSTAR BENCH, ANGEL GALANG, MATILDUH, EUA PAPAYA, LETLET, EKEN, UALERIA, MANZA, ELUIRA, IZZY XTRA, RUBY, AMANDA, DÉRO, ORA, O2MEN, THE O BOYS, O LEDGE, O JAZZERS, and music by DJ RAEU.

O Bar

Bongga ka Boy - Akie Cedilla's Birthday Show

A drag performance show celebrating Akie Cedilla's birthday with multiple performers and music.

Masc night for the mascs, butches, tomboys. Featuring beats from Jo, Gian Marco, and Luthair. Includes a performative masc contest. Femmes are welcome. All-sapphic night, no cis men attendees allowed.

Bar 143, Quezon City

Masc Night

The Sunny Club

A women-only LGBTQ+ party celebrating masc and tomboy identities with music and a masc contest.

Masc Night with DJ Jo, Performative Masc Contest, DJ Gian, and DJ Luthair. House rules include needing a six-digit reference number, expecting a crowd, walk-ins starting at 10 PM for 80 slots, needing to climb stairs to get to BAR143, no table reservations (tables are free for use), and recommending Grab/Angkas/Commute. No homophobia, transphobia, or queerphobia. Consent first. Respect your DJs. Connect, Dance, and Have Fun!

BAR143

A dance party featuring DJs, a performative masc contest, and an inclusive atmosphere at BAR143.

Sapphic art market at Gimenez Gallery, UP Diliman. Sign-ups are still open for sapphic artists.

NEW CAL BLDG. ROOM 210

Sapphic Art Market

A community art market showcasing sapphic artists at Gimenez Gallery, UP Diliman.

An art event at Gimenez Gallery featuring various art pieces, accessories, trinkets, prints, stickers, clothes, and live portraits. Open from 11 AM to 8 PM.

Gimenez Gallery

Gimenez Gallery 2

An event featuring over 100 artists, food and bev merchants, a photobooth, and tattoos & tarot, plus a lounge. It was also an all-sapphic animated film screening in one of the rooms.

GalPal Gallery

A sapphic-focused art market featuring local women artists and vendors.

A dancefloor ecosystem built at the intersection of avant-garde fashion and underground club culture. Organized as a fundraising effort for the graduating Fashion Design and Merchandising (AB-FDM) students. Every ticket directly funds the production, logistics, and material execution of their upcoming runway showcase. Step into the dreamscape. Drag and Live Performances by: Abigaile, Demi Devile, Aquarius Venus. Master of Ceremonies: POI. Sounds by: Kenia, Simoan, EDGY, Kadiliman.

Apotheka

THE LIMELIGHT: ONEIROS

Club Euphoria MNL and Codigo

A dance party blending underground club culture and avant-garde fashion to raise funds for fashion students' runway show.

A night of music, drag performances, and artistic expression featuring DJs Kadilman, Simoan, Kenia, Edgy, and drag performers Abaigale, Demi, Devile, Aquarius Venus. Held at Apothika with various ticket options.

ONI Festival

A theatrical musical production presented by The Sandbox Collective, featuring a cast of diverse characters in a compelling story.

Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater

Side Show: The Musical

A political event featuring speeches from Marcos, Singilin, Duterte, Panagutin, Sara, and Litsin.

Tandang Sora

Join the People's SONA

A music event featuring Kenia, happening at Apothek on August 2, 2025, at 9 PM. Early bird tickets are PHP 500, walk-in tickets PHP 600.

TAGAKTAK!

Popstar Bench celebrates her Birthday in a concert like no other, featuring Queens, Maxie, Precious Paula Nicole, Angel Galang and The O Divas, together with O2Men, The O Boys, O Ledge and Elite dancers. Music by DJ Rio Filomeno.

Popstar Bench: The Birthday Concert

A drag concert celebrating Popstar Bench's birthday with performances by queens, dancers, and music by DJ Rio Filomeno.

Drag Race Season 2 Winner Captivating Katkat is back Home for her Comeback-Birthday Concert. Featuring Maxie, Precious Paula Nicole, The O Divas, O2Men, The O Boys, O Ledge, Edsa Xxtra, and Dr. Ruth Qanal. Music by Rae.

Captivating Katkat Comeback-Birthday Concert

A drag concert celebrating Captivating Katkat's return and birthday with performances from various artists.

This event is the inaugural grand LGBTQ+ mass wedding organized by the LGBTS Christian Church Philippines, scheduled to take place in Cebu City on August 21, 2026, starting at 10:00 AM. The wedding will be held at a hotel in Cebu City. Registration is open, requiring documents such as birth certificates, photos of the couple, CENOMAR, and attendance at online counseling and orientation. The registration fee is 10,000 PHP with no refunds. Media coverage is expected. Participants must pay via BPI or GCash to be included in the final list. The event aims to celebrate and formalize same-sex unions within the community.

SM Seaside, Cebu City

1st Cebu Grand LGBTQ Mass Wedding of the LGBTS Christian Church Philippines

An Asian cinema screening event titled 'City After Dark Asian Cinema Screening' scheduled to start on October 20, 2025, at 17:30. The event features screenings of fan-favorite films such as 'Spirited Away' and 'Ponyo' from the Studio Ghibli Film Festival 2026, which will be shown on the big screen for a week. The event is organized by Rolling Stone Philippines and takes place at an unspecified venue in Toronto. Attendees can find more information and updates through the event's webpage.

LGBTQ+ Events in Manila

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