UK Events to mark
Bi Visibility Day
23rd September

Bi Visibility Day, also known as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day, has been marked each year since 1999 to highlight biphobia and to help people find the bisexual community.

With at least six events marking Bi Visibility Day in 2009, here's to an even bigger and higher profile 23/9/2010 - we'll carry details of events as we get them!

A grand day out for bis, their friends, partners and allies

From 1pm to 7pm, at LGF on the junction of Bloom Street and Princess Street: meet and mingle with bi and bifriendly folks, for workshops, arts and crafts, and to find out more about local group BiPhoria and other bi stuff like Bi Community News magazine. Marking International Celebrate Bisexuality Day and the fifteenth birthday of BiPhoria - now the UK's longest running bi group.

A social soiree for bis, their friends, partners and allies

Birmingham Bi Group will be meeting up for drinks and going on to a restaurant for a bi day meal.

A social soiree for bis, their friends, partners and allies

From 8pm, downstairs at Taurus bar, 1 Canal Street: meet and mingle with bi and bifriendly folks, find out more about local group BiPhoria and other bi stuff like Bi Community News magazine.

Here is the Facebook event page

International Celebrate Bisexuality Day at The Pembury Tavern, Hackney. We shall have bi pride flags (pink/purple/blue). Map/venue detals: www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/where.html

The Pembury has a good range of real ales and non-alcoholoic beverages, and serves food suitable for vegans/vegetarians/meat eaters. It has an accessible entrance/toilet.

Here is the Facebook event page

Smutty Storytelling for Celebrate Bisexuality Day.

How better to mark International Celebrate Bisexuality Day on 23rd September than with Bisexual Smutty Storytelling, and a bit to eat beforehand. That’s what the Sheffield Bi Group have lined up with the fabulous Jacqueline Applebee, all the way from London for your delectation! Bisexuals, friends and allies welcome!

Venue: Coop cafe on London Rd, Sheffield Time 7-10pm Sheffield group say, “The cafe will have yummy food at reasonable prices. You can bring your own wine (£2 corkage) and stories will start from 8.30pm.” The event is free, but donations for Jacqui’s travel costs for coming up from London would be welcomed.

Hot on the heels of the first Norwich LGBT Pride festival comes the city's first big party to mark International Celebrate Bisexuality Day.

The event will be at the Norwich Playhouse Bar St George's Street, with husband-and-wife DJ 78 and DJ Hilly - DJ 78 plays, well, 78rpm discs, mostly swing, early rock'n'roll, and such - but for this event he promises to mix it up a bit and play a bit of everything from the '20s til the present day (when did you last see gramophones next to normal record decks?) Hilly plays 7" singles, predominantly soul, Motown and disco. She will be delivering a 'high camp' set... making for a really 'up', party atmosphere. There's also talk of a balloon sculptor, making risque and silly balloon models for partygoers.

Then there'll be a stall with Pride merchandise and (of course) bi resources. At midnight there'll be the big announcement that it's the beginning of Bi Day itself. So: 8pm - 12:30am, 22nd Sept, and best of all... FREE ENTRY!

In 1999 the only event to mark the first International Celebrate Bisexuality Day in the UK was when a half-dozen bis gathered in a corner of Bar 38 on Canal Street. From tiny acorns..!