CIRCA-CLUB EVENTS 2026

Come join us at our Circa-Club monthly events including Drinks Parties & Art Exhibitions. Social Events for 200+ gay professional men and their friends in central London. Complimentary Glass of Wine on arrival. Click for more details


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Polari

Stella Duffy heads the line-up at London's award-winning LGBT literary salon. The award-winning author's books include Theodora, The Room of Lost Things and The Purple Shroud. Her latest book is Everything is Moving, Everything is Joined, a collection that brings together a selection of her award-winning writing, plus some of the many stories that have been broadcast on radio and appeared in anthologies over the past 20 years. 'Duffy is a writer attuned to the transformative properties of pleasure and desire' (The Independent) The evening also showcases James Maker (winner of The Polari First Book Prize 2011), Catherine Hall, John R Gordon and Persia West.

Tickets : £ 5 Tickets

Address : Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
London
SE1 8XX

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  • 01 Jan – E. M. Forster (1879–1970), English novelist & short story writer
  • 01 Jan – James Hormel (1933–2021), American philanthropist, LGBT activist & former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
  • 01 Jan – Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
  • 02 Jan – William Haines (1900–1973), American film actor & interior designer
  • 04 Jan – Michael Stipe (1960–), American singer
  • 04 Jan – Gianni Vattimo (1936–2023), Italian philosopher, politician & MEP
  • 06 Jan – Gábor Szetey (1968–), Hungarian politician & former Secretary of State
  • 07 Jan – Christian Louboutin (1963–), French footwear designer
  • 07 Jan – Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American poet, librettist & translator
  • 07 Jan – Michael Sam (1990–), American football player, first publicly gay player drafted by the NFL
  • 08 Jan – Jack Andraka (1997–), American inventor, scientist & cancer researcher
  • 08 Jan – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale (1864–1892), English royalty
  • 10 Jan – Sal Mineo (1939–1976), American actor
  • 12 Jan – Kieron Richardson (1986–), English actor
  • 13 Jan – Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), American actor, comedian & director
  • 13 Jan – Edmund White (1940–), American author
  • 13 Jan – Nate Silver (1978–), American statistician, journalist & writer
  • 14 Jan – Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), English fashion & portrait photographer
  • 18 Jan – Cary Grant (1904–1986), English actor
  • 18 Jan – Mike Michaud (1955–), American Democratic congressman (Maine)
  • 18 Jan – Seamus O'Regan (1971–), Canadian broadcast journalist & politician
  • 18 Jan – Maulik Pancholy (1974–), American actor
  • 21 Jan – Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer
  • 21 Jan – Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
  • 22 Jan – Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist & author
  • 22 Jan – Lord Byron (1788–1824), British poet & leading figure in Romanticism
  • 24 Jan – Hadrian (76–138), Roman Emperor
  • 25 Jan – W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright, novelist & short story writer
  • 27 Jan – Eric Radford (1985–), Canadian pairs figure skater, 2015 World Champion
  • 29 Jan – Greg Louganis (1960–), American Olympic diver & author
  • 30 Jan – Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), American politician, Republican congressman (Connecticut)
  • 30 Jan – Howard Sturgis (1855–1920), English writer
  • 31 Jan – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (1863–1922), British politician

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