Queer Domino Project

EVENTS · PAST & PRESENT

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Intergenerational gatherings for LGBTQ+ Caribbean people and allies, plus selected events from our wider network.

29OCT 2026

Partner event · Bare Radicals × QUEERCIRCLE

Carnival as Resistance and Resilience

QUEERCIRCLE · London

A participatory workshop with Indira Toussaint on Carnival’s history, traditions and contemporary life.

21JUN 2026

QDP · Games, heritage & research

Windrush Day at QUEERCIRCLE

QUEERCIRCLE · London

Our first Windrush Day takeover of a queer venue, and the launch of the Domino Effect Research Project.

02AUG 2025

QDP × HARDFOOD · Event support

Gully Queens: Games Night Edition

The Glitch · Waterloo

The launch of Gully Queens with Hard Food DJ collective, bringing games, music and community together.

22JUN 2025

QDP · Community games

Dominoes in the Foyer: Windrush Day

Brixton House · London

Domino tables within Brixton House’s wider Windrush programme, facilitated by Bare Radicals and Dope Black Queers.

30MAR 2025

QDP · Mother’s Day gathering

Drinks, Dominoes & Ya Nans Spritz

Little Nan’s Bar · Deptford

A Mother’s Day gathering for games, chosen family and a DIY aromatherapy workshop exploring scent, memory and heritage.

09NOV 2024

QDP · Making workshop

Make your own domino set

Paper Garden · Canada Water

Making domino sets at Paper Garden, with Joel from Yes Make.

09NOV 2024

QDP · Community gathering

Fireside Lime

Paper Garden · Canada Water

An intergenerational gathering at Global Generation’s Paper Garden, with games, creative workshops and fireside storytelling.

26OCT 2024

QDP · Community social

Queer(ribean) Dominoes Project: Drinks + Dominoes

METRO charity pub · 78 Fitzalan Street, Lambeth

Dominoes, community conversation and music from Fat.lip, with support from UK Black Pride.

APR 2024

QDP · Intergenerational gathering

QDP × Black Thrive: the next gathering

Lambeth · London

A follow-up gathering with Black Thrive, building on our early work to connect LGBTQ+ Caribbean people and allies across generations.

04NOV 2023

QDP · Supported by Black Thrive Lambeth

Black, Queer & Thriving: A Queer(ribbean) Dominoes Night

Sunshine Arts Café · Brixton

An intergenerational gathering supported by Black Thrive Lambeth, with dominoes, creative practice and community conversations.

JUN 2023

QDP · Launch gathering

Our first gathering: QUEER, a Pride celebration

The Night Gallery · Brixton Village, Market Row

QDP’s first domino gathering, made with Brixton Immortals alongside a local queer art exhibition and music from DJ Cindy Afflick.

PAST

QDP · Community games

Dominoes at Art in the Alleyway

Sunshine International Arts · Loughborough Junction

Bringing the domino table to Art in the Alleyway with Sunshine International Arts.

Partner event · Bare Radicals × QUEERCIRCLE

Carnival as Resistance and Resilience

29 October 2026 · 6–9pm · QUEERCIRCLE · London

A participatory workshop with Indira Toussaint on Carnival’s history, traditions and contemporary life.

Presented by Bare Radicals in collaboration with QUEERCIRCLE. Shared here from our wider network. Free entry; see the organiser’s listing for booking and access information.

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QDP · Games, heritage & research

Windrush Day at QUEERCIRCLE

21 June 2026 · QUEERCIRCLE · London

Our first Windrush Day takeover of a queer venue, and the launch of the Domino Effect Research Project.

An afternoon of dominoes, games and conversation on the eve of Windrush Day, centring queer Caribbean histories and community life. Words by Kelsea Delatango and artwork by Shane Sutherland formed the accompanying publications.

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QDP × HARDFOOD · Event support

Gully Queens: Games Night Edition

2 August 2025 · 8pm–midnight · The Glitch · Waterloo

The launch of Gully Queens with Hard Food DJ collective, bringing games, music and community together.

Our first event support and knowledge-sharing collaboration with London’s Queeribbean nightlife community. QDP brought board games to the launch of HARDFOOD’s new series, alongside open decks.

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QDP · Community games

Dominoes in the Foyer: Windrush Day

22 June 2025 · Brixton House · London

Domino tables within Brixton House’s wider Windrush programme, facilitated by Bare Radicals and Dope Black Queers.

A chance for beginners and experienced players to meet, watch or join a game, bringing queer Caribbean community into a shared Windrush celebration.

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QDP · Mother’s Day gathering

Drinks, Dominoes & Ya Nans Spritz

30 March 2025 · Little Nan’s Bar · Deptford

A Mother’s Day gathering for games, chosen family and a DIY aromatherapy workshop exploring scent, memory and heritage.

A space for LGBTQ+ Caribbean people and allies, including those who were not spending the day with relatives. The workshop invited people to make a natural oil, perfume or room spray. Age 16+.

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QDP · Making workshop

Make your own domino set

9 November 2024 · Paper Garden · Canada Water

Making domino sets at Paper Garden, with Joel from Yes Make.

Part of Fireside Lime at Paper Garden. Participants carved and decorated wooden domino sets to take home for a donation or contribute to QDP. Supported by UK Black Pride.

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QDP · Community gathering

Fireside Lime

9 November 2024 · 3–8pm · Paper Garden · Canada Water

An intergenerational gathering at Global Generation’s Paper Garden, with games, creative workshops and fireside storytelling.

A sober, family-friendly space to play and connect, including the Make Your Own Domino Set workshop. Supported by UK Black Pride.

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QDP · Community social

Queer(ribean) Dominoes Project: Drinks + Dominoes

26 October 2024 · METRO charity pub · 78 Fitzalan Street, Lambeth

Dominoes, community conversation and music from Fat.lip, with support from UK Black Pride.

A relaxed evening to play, meet and share ideas about our community programme. Drinks proceeds supported METRO, the LGBTQ+ charity.

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QDP · Intergenerational gathering

QDP × Black Thrive: the next gathering

April 2024 · Lambeth · London

A follow-up gathering with Black Thrive, building on our early work to connect LGBTQ+ Caribbean people and allies across generations.

Black Thrive’s impact report records this April 2024 follow-up as part of its growing collaboration with Bare Radicals. Our programme connected play, culture and community conversation.

Read Black Thrive’s account (PDF)

QDP · Supported by Black Thrive Lambeth

Black, Queer & Thriving: A Queer(ribbean) Dominoes Night

4 November 2023 · Sunshine Arts Café · Brixton

An intergenerational gathering supported by Black Thrive Lambeth, with dominoes, creative practice and community conversations.

Hosted at Sunshine International Arts, with Green Table’s recording installation and ceramist Alesha Pryce. This early gathering helped us build towards a quarterly programme.

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QDP · Launch gathering

Our first gathering: QUEER, a Pride celebration

June 2023 · The Night Gallery · Brixton Village, Market Row

QDP’s first domino gathering, made with Brixton Immortals alongside a local queer art exhibition and music from DJ Cindy Afflick.

Supported with £500 and a space by Market Row and The Brixton Project. The launch connected play with Caribbean heritage, queer visibility and learning across generations.

Read the origin story

QDP · Community games

Dominoes at Art in the Alleyway

From our event archive · Sunshine International Arts · Loughborough Junction

Bringing the domino table to Art in the Alleyway with Sunshine International Arts.

Part of our relationship with Sunshine International Arts and its community programme in Loughborough Junction.

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