Bourne Free is finally getting it's move to Meyrick Park in 2022!

The change in location allows the event to be more accessible as well as putting on a bigger and better event.

Bournemouth's Annual Adult Alternative Pantomime is back for 2022 with Peter Pansy and in a new home at The Allendale Theatre. 

Starring Sam Callahan as Peter Pansy, Nicole Faraday as Tinkerbellend, Lea Martin as Captain Fooker, Lucinda Lashes as Bendy Darling plus Jax Walker, Cherry Liquor, Dandy Issues, Jason Burch and the amazon dancers.

Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, is making its first open call to support and develop new work for its Sherling Studio space. 

Joe & The Shitboys from the Faroe Islands are playing Bournemouth as part of their 2021 UK tour.

The Bourne Free parade will begin at midday on Saturday 21 August 2021 at Meyrick Park.

Veronica Green (Ru Paul's Drag Race) headlines this years Bourne Free Pride Festival.

Friday 20th August is the Free Family Fun Night in The Triangle Arena in Bournemouth.

Absolutely Dragulous and 80s Prom Discotheque are coming to Obsidian this August.

The Bourne Free parade route for 2021 has changed and will not feature any vehicles. This is due to government guidelines and to keep everyone extra safe! So the event is going back to its roots and having a walking parade only.

Pavilion Dance South West is inviting audiences to the Bounce Back Dance Festival for a free celebration of outdoor performance across and beyond May half term - including a performances in The Triangle.

There is an unmissable programme of talent from across the UK ready to make the most of the British summer and bring the joy of dance across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area.

Saturday 29th May – Wednesday 9th June 2021

Bourne Free, Bournemouth's Pride Festival, as planned in Meyrick Park for the 9 & 10 July 2021, is cancelled.

The organisers have put the health and safety of attendees at the forefront and felt they could no longer go ahead.

But, Bourne Free will be back in The Triangle on 20 & 21 August 2021 for one last celebration.

DYMK is hosting The Branksome Reunion Party with Miss Jason this May.

Miss Jason will be hosting the event on Saturday 29th May 2021, doors open at 1pm and tables of 4 and 6 are available.

Tickets are £5 per person and can be booked online at www.dymk-bar.com

DYMK is at 31 Poole Hill in Bournemouth and reopens for 2021 with a range of great entertainment from Wednesday 19th May.

Every Day is a new drama-based series about a heart-wrenching story that follows the main character, Maddie (Kati Salowsky), who lives with her trauma as sexual abuse survivor when she encounters Laurel (Tara Alexandra Brown) and needs to choose between her long-time friends or a new part of her life that she needs to face.

Lesflicks will be celebrating LGBT history month with a short film programme aimed at increasing the knowledge of, and access to lesbian and bisexual film. This year's theme is Mind, Body & Soul, with two programmes of short films to engage, entertain and inspire the LGBTQ+ community. Access to the two film programmes will be made available between 1st and 28th  February 2021 via the LesflicksVOD platform.

As the COVID-19 restrictions continue, we wish you all a Happy New Year and hope to see everyone again in 2021. 

Lesflicks VOD continues its strong growth and further sets itself as the go-to platform for lesbian & bisexual film across the world with the release of SUBMERGE on 25 October 2020.

Jordan (Lily Hall), a 20 year old athletic university student has added another extracurricular activity to her over-scheduled life—seducing her tutor, Angie (Christina Hallett), while doing research work for Angie’s partner Cameron (Andrew Curry), who is also Jordan's professor. Bi best friend Lucas (Kevin Dee) teases her that she’s an over-achiever, but not even Jordan can keep all these balls in the air indefinitely.

A new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950 portrays the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and tender vernacular photographs taken between the years 1850 and 1950. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity brings to light an until-now-unpublished collection of hundreds of snapshots, portraits, and group photos taken in the most varied of contexts, both private and public.

Bourne Free are looking for trustees to join their fabulous team.