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A smiling participant at Charing Cross Library showing off his badges
Make Badges
Overhead view of the badge table at QUEERCIRCLE showing lots of colourful materials and participants' hands in an image by Christa Holka
Photo: Christa Holka
Smiling participant showing off a collage badge at Rich Mix
Collage badge by Ben showing an arrangement of pink, black and yellow triangles and the word MINIBUS

Hang out with us!

Want to relax, create and connect? Join our badge making events in London, at Shoreditch and near you!

We have some regular repeating hangouts and other one-off pop-up events.

You can drop in any time and spend as long as you like – no need to book.

You can make a badge in a couple of minutes or settle in for hours.
Events are either free or pay-what-you-like.

Sign up here for a monthly email letting you know where to make badges each month.

Sign up for schedule updates

EVERY FRIDAY

PIMLICO FRIDAYS
PIMLICO
2-5 PM
FREE

EVERY SATURDAY

CHARING CROSS SATURDAYS
Leicester square
4-7 PM
FREE

EVERY SUNDAY

RICH MIX SUNDAYS
shoreditch
2-5 PM
pay what you like

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY

QUEERSWAP SATURDAYS
vauxhall
1-4 PM
PAY what you like

July 2026

August
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
SU
29
30
1
2
3
4

Pride in London Family Area

Pride in London Family Area
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A smiling St John Ambulance officer in a uniform covered in badges
Victoria Embankment Gardens • WC2N 6DU • free. Open-air fun at London’s big LGBTQ+ day out. , ...

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
5

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
6

Pride Connect

Pride Connect
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Poster for Pride Connect networking event as part of Waltham Forest Pride
Walthamstow Trades Hall • E17 4RQ • free. Business and artists networking event as part of Waltham Forest Pride. Venue accessibility info. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free
7
8

Duckie Deep Divers

Duckie Deep Divers
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wheatsheaf Hall • SW8 2UP • free. Find out more about joining Duckie’s new history project looking at queer Vauxhall from the ’70s to ’90s. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Wheelchair accessible toilet
9
10
11

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
12

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
13
14
15
16
17

Pimlico Fridays

Pimlico Fridays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two smiling participants at Rampayne St Community Hub showing off their badges
Rampayne St Community Hub • SW1V 2PU • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, No wheelchair accessible toilet

Diva Dungeon

Diva Dungeon
Start from: July 17, 2026 - 11:00 pm
End at: July 18, 2026 - 3:00 am
Internet Culture DJ at Diva Dungeon event
Shacklewell Arms • E8 2EB • free. The awesome DD gang team up with ace QTIPOC nightlife collective Internet Culture. Venue accessibility info. , ...
  • Accessibility No wheelchair accessible toilet
18

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...

Diva Dungeon

Diva Dungeon
Start from: July 17, 2026 - 11:00 pm
End at: July 18, 2026 - 3:00 am
Internet Culture DJ at Diva Dungeon event
Shacklewell Arms • E8 2EB • free. The awesome DD gang team up with ace QTIPOC nightlife collective Internet Culture. Venue accessibility info. , ...
  • Accessibility No wheelchair accessible toilet
19

We Crip Film Festival

We Crip Film Festival
11:30 am - 6:30 pm
Ben and a participant at the badge station at We Crip Film Festival 2025
BFI Southbank • SE1 8XT • free. Get badging between the awesome weekend disability activism film programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Wheelchair accessible toilet

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
20
21
22
23
24

Pimlico Fridays

Pimlico Fridays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two smiling participants at Rampayne St Community Hub showing off their badges
Rampayne St Community Hub • SW1V 2PU • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, No wheelchair accessible toilet
25

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
26

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
27
28
29
30
31

Pimlico Fridays

Pimlico Fridays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two smiling participants at Rampayne St Community Hub showing off their badges
Rampayne St Community Hub • SW1V 2PU • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, No wheelchair accessible toilet
1

QueerSwap Saturdays

QueerSwap Saturdays
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Smiling participant showing off their badges
QueerSwap Studio • SE1 7TP • pay what you like. Join us first Saturday of the month at the LGBTQ+ crafts hub. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets trans-accessible

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
2

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
No event found!
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Three participants at Rich Mix at a colourfully cluttered badge table

Different spaces have different kinds of accessibility.
If you’d like more info, email hello@badgecafe.com.

Close-up of Dev operating the badge machine
Badge collage by Ben with the word UNCOOL in big yellow letters against a pink background

Make Badges

Overhead view of the badge table at QUEERCIRCLE showing lots of colourful materials and participants' hands in an image by Christa Holka
Photo: Christa Holka
Collage badge by Ben showing a yellow minotaur figure against a blue and orange background

Hang out with us!

Want to relax, create and connect? Join our badge making events in London, at Shoreditch and near you!

We have some regular repeating hangouts and other one-off pop-up events.

You can drop in any time and spend as long as you like – no need to book.

You can make a badge in a couple of minutes or settle in for hours.
Events are either free or pay-what-you-like.

Sign up here for a monthly email letting you know where to make badges each month.

Sign up for schedule updates

EVERY FRIDAY

PIMLICO FRIDAYS
PIMLICO
2-5 PM
FREE

EVERY SATURDAY

CHARING CROSS SATURDAYS
Leicester square
4-7 PM
FREE

EVERY SUNDAY

RICH MIX SUNDAYS
shoreditch
2-5 PM
pay what you like

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY

QUEERSWAP SATURDAYS
vauxhall
1-4 PM
PAY what you like

July 2026

August
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
SU
29
30
1
2
3
4

Pride in London Family Area

Pride in London Family Area
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A smiling St John Ambulance officer in a uniform covered in badges
Victoria Embankment Gardens • WC2N 6DU • free. Open-air fun at London’s big LGBTQ+ day out. , ...

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
5

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
6

Pride Connect

Pride Connect
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Poster for Pride Connect networking event as part of Waltham Forest Pride
Walthamstow Trades Hall • E17 4RQ • free. Business and artists networking event as part of Waltham Forest Pride. Venue accessibility info. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free
7
8

Duckie Deep Divers

Duckie Deep Divers
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wheatsheaf Hall • SW8 2UP • free. Find out more about joining Duckie’s new history project looking at queer Vauxhall from the ’70s to ’90s. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Wheelchair accessible toilet
9
10
11

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
12

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
13
14
15
16
17

Pimlico Fridays

Pimlico Fridays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two smiling participants at Rampayne St Community Hub showing off their badges
Rampayne St Community Hub • SW1V 2PU • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, No wheelchair accessible toilet

Diva Dungeon

Diva Dungeon
Start from: July 17, 2026 - 11:00 pm
End at: July 18, 2026 - 3:00 am
Internet Culture DJ at Diva Dungeon event
Shacklewell Arms • E8 2EB • free. The awesome DD gang team up with ace QTIPOC nightlife collective Internet Culture. Venue accessibility info. , ...
  • Accessibility No wheelchair accessible toilet
18

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...

Diva Dungeon

Diva Dungeon
Start from: July 17, 2026 - 11:00 pm
End at: July 18, 2026 - 3:00 am
Internet Culture DJ at Diva Dungeon event
Shacklewell Arms • E8 2EB • free. The awesome DD gang team up with ace QTIPOC nightlife collective Internet Culture. Venue accessibility info. , ...
  • Accessibility No wheelchair accessible toilet
19

We Crip Film Festival

We Crip Film Festival
11:30 am - 6:30 pm
Ben and a participant at the badge station at We Crip Film Festival 2025
BFI Southbank • SE1 8XT • free. Get badging between the awesome weekend disability activism film programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Wheelchair accessible toilet

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
20
21
22
23
24

Pimlico Fridays

Pimlico Fridays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two smiling participants at Rampayne St Community Hub showing off their badges
Rampayne St Community Hub • SW1V 2PU • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, No wheelchair accessible toilet
25

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
26

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
27
28
29
30
31

Pimlico Fridays

Pimlico Fridays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two smiling participants at Rampayne St Community Hub showing off their badges
Rampayne St Community Hub • SW1V 2PU • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, No wheelchair accessible toilet
1

QueerSwap Saturdays

QueerSwap Saturdays
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Smiling participant showing off their badges
QueerSwap Studio • SE1 7TP • pay what you like. Join us first Saturday of the month at the LGBTQ+ crafts hub. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets trans-accessible

Charing Cross Saturdays

Charing Cross Saturdays
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smiling participant and Charing Cross Library mini-hub
Charing Cross Library • WC2H 0HF • free. Join us as part of the community hub’s ongoing programme. , ...
2

Rich Mix Sundays

Rich Mix Sundays
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Smiling participant at Rich Mix showing off their badge showing a collaged face
Rich Mix • E1 6LA • pay what you like. Join us every Sunday for our longest-running hangout. Our June theme is Pride. , ...
  • Accessibility Venue access step-free, Toilets accessible for disabled people
No event found!
Load More
Three participants at Rich Mix at a colourfully cluttered badge table

Different spaces have different kinds of accessibility.
If you’d like more info, email hello@badgecafe.com.

Close-up of Dev operating the badge machine
Badge collage by Ben with the word UNCOOL in big yellow letters against a pink background
Badge Cafe logo showing two badges, one showing the work Badge in black letters on a white background, another showing the word Cafe in white letters on a black background

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