UK Feminist Events in 2018
It looks like 2018 is going to be a vitally important year for women and marginalised groups, with a host of feminist events in the UK and Ireland. Check out our list below to see what’s near you.
Please note – we seek only to raise awareness for events which are inclusive at their heart. If you know of something happening near you, or you’d like your own feminist event included on the list, get in touch! From workshops and literary events to international marches, no event is too small or too large.
UK and Ireland Feminist Events in 2018
March 2018
- Women’s History Month – International
- #March4Women – Mar 4
- International Women’s Day – Mar 8
April 2018
- Women in the World Summit – International, Apr 12-14
May 2018
- Our Mel x gal-dem panel: Whose Streets? Racialised Sexual Harassment – Sheffield, May 6
- EmpowerHerVoice presents: Comedy Festival – Oxford, May 8
- Bloody Good Period bookshop event – Waterstones, Tottenham Ct Rd, London, May 23
- Repeal the 8th – Ireland, May 28
- Collect:if Creative Women of Colour – Glasgow Women’s Library, May 31
- Exhibition: The Women’s Hall – Tower Hamlets Local History Library, May 30 – Oct 20
June 2018
- Exhibition: At Last! Votes For Women! – LSE Library Gallery, London, until Aug 31
- Exhibition: The Women’s Hall – Tower Hamlets Local History Library, May 30 – Oct 20
- The Guilty Feminist Live Podcast, Underbelly Festival Southbank, London, Jun 1
- Vagina Day – Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, Jun 2
- Newbies Warm Welcome Day – Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow, Jun 2
- Artists & Activists: Second Wave Feminist Filmmakers – Barbican Centre, London, Jun 2-3
- That’s What She Said MRC: Spoken Word Night – Tribeca, Manchester, Jun 7
- PROCESSIONS Suffrage mass event – Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Jun 10
- Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up – V&A Museum, London, Jun 16 (ongoing)
- London Feminist Network Book Group – Location tbc, London, Jun 19
- For Books’ Sake presents ‘That’s What She Said’ feat. Siana Banura – The Book Club, London, Jun 27
- Hotline safe inclusive DJ night @ Nice N Sleazy – Glasgow, Jun 29
July 2018
- Exhibition: At Last! Votes For Women! – LSE Library Gallery, London, until Aug 31
- Exhibition: The Women’s Hall – Tower Hamlets Local History Library, London, May 30 – Oct 20
- Exhibition: Votes For Women – Museum of London, until 2019
- That’s What She Said MRC: Spoken Word Night – Tribeca, Manchester, Jul 5
August 2018
- Exhibition: At Last! Votes For Women! – LSE Library Gallery, London, until Aug 31
- Exhibition: The Women’s Hall – Tower Hamlets Local History Library, London, May 30 – Oct 20
- Exhibition: Votes For Women – Museum of London, until 2019
September 2018
- Exhibition: Votes For Women – Museum of London, until 2019
- Exhibition: The Women’s Hall – Tower Hamlets Local History Library, London, May 30 – Oct 20
October 2018
- Exhibition: Votes For Women – Museum of London, until 2019
- Exhibition: The Women’s Hall – Tower Hamlets Local History Library, London, May 30 – Oct 20
- Ada Lovelace Day Live – IET, London, Oct 9
November 2018
- Exhibition: Votes For Women – Museum of London, until 2019
- Reclaim the Night March – annual march, UK, nearest Saturday to Nov 25
December 2018
- Exhibition: Votes For Women – Museum of London, until 2019
- 40 Years of Women’s Animation – short films screened by the Leeds Animation Workshop, Rio Cinema, London, Dec 2
List of UK Feminist Networks
Is there a currently active feminist network near you?
We’re adding to our list all the time. If there’s a 2018 feminist event or organisation in the UK or Ireland we should add to the list, contact us via the email address on our submission guidelines and we’ll get right on it.
