Queer History Clubbing: framing the night, making a scene

8:00 pm, Friday 2nd October 2026

Location: The Oculist, Brighton, BN1 1AN

Tickets: £11 / £13

Photoworks Festival x Queer Heritage South present: Queer History Clubbing:  framing the night, making a scene 


Join Queer Heritage South and Photoworks for a one-off immersive, queer club night , as we launch Photoworks Festival.

Discover the queer clubbing scenes of the past, expect a kaleidoscope of images; queer ravers, daring outfits, cubical carnage, secret snogs and memories of steamy nights.

We’ll be joined by four legendary club photographers, and a line-up of DJs to create a clubnight transporting us through decades of sound and vision, from queer clubbing in Brighton & Hove across the last forty years.

Dance the night away with Xan (Gal Pals) and Dykes on Decks. 

Visuals and archive photography from LadyPat and Boogaloo Stu, Alonglines Photography, Real Brighton, and Wild Fruit archive.


Our last party was a night for the history books: 500 queers taking over Brighton & Hove Museum! Queer History Clubbing: framing the night, making a scene is going to be iconic.
Book your ticket today to avoid missing out!

Queer Heritage South is a project powered by Marlborough Productions. Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Photoworks is the UK’s leading development organisation for photography that champions photography for everyone.  An international platform, global in reach, Photoworks has provided opportunities for artists and audiences since 1995. Photoworks is a registered charity and our work is supported by public funding through Arts Council England’s National Portfolio.