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A pop-up LGBTQ event hits York – with speed dating and open-mic poetry

A pop-up event for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people is coming to York this weekend.

The event is organised by Sappho Events – one of the leading events companies for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people in the UK.

Taking place on Saturday 24 September at Spark:York, the event will run from 1pm to 9:30pm and include speed dating, a board games afternoon, queer writing workshop, and open-mic poetry night for queer creatives.

Sappho Events was founded in 2020 to offer sober social events for the LGBTQ+ community away from traditional alcohol-fuelled bars and nightclubs.

It focuses especially on LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people – who have historically had less representation in LGBTQ+ spaces.

The company usually runs monthly events in London, but this year they received a grant from Consortium’s LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund to bring their events UK wide.

York will be the first stop of the tour – as part of a plan to set up bases in further regional hubs including Manchester, Birmingham, and Bristol.

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Maryann Wright, founder and CEO of Sappho Events said, “For the past two years we’ve worked really hard to find a formula of events that offer the queer community fun ways to connect with one another, and we can’t wait to meet the queer community in York!”

Tickets start at £8, with day passes available for £25. For more information and to book your tickets – visit the Sappho Events website.