Finally! Tis the season: December is here, the month of World AIDS Day, Tractor Day, Human Rights Day, the winter solstice, and a festival of some kind towards the end of the month. (…What’s the name again..?) But that’s not all, there’s plenty more besides. Read on for this weekend’s festive offerings!

Friday, 2nd December

Cork

• Out4Dinner. To book a place, contact emma@linc.ie, tina@linc.ie or info@theotherplace.ie

• LGBT Diversity & TENI conference: “Working Together” at the River Lee Hotel, Cork. For details email Sarah at info@lgbtdiversity.com

Dublin

• Event to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities at TCD. 2pm. Registration is free, but register with Marie O’Connor at 01-716 8333 or e-mail Marie.Oconnor@ucd.ie

• underCURRENT presents CHEESE at The Workman’s Club. Doors at 7.30pm / Show at 8pm sharp! Tickets €15 on the door.

• #DubTweetMas : 3rd Annual Dublin Christmas Tweetup at McGrattans Pub, Baggot Street. From 6pm. Organised by @juleser.

• T-shirt WAR at Andrews Lane Theatre. 10pm. eur8 in, unless you can wangle free or cheap – click on the link for details.

Galway

• GOSSIP monthly meeting. Starts 7:30pm.

• Shenanigans: at Connacht v Treviso at the Sportsground. Kick-off at 7:30pm.

Saturday, 3rd December

International

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities. PwD in Ireland

• Bent Con, California (3 & 4 December). A comic convention. Only gayer.

• Start of Amnesty’s Write for Rights campaign: Amnesty International / Amnesty Ireland Amnesty UK

Donegal

• Breakout LGBT youth group. 2pm to 4pm. Contact lgbt@donegalyouthservice.ie or 085 7411607.

Dublin

• Dublin Front Runners at the Phoenix Park from 10am. More information: dublinfrontrunners@gmail.com

• Running Amach: at IMMA. 12 noon.

• Running Amach: Cruel Santa Chrimbo Party. 7pm.

• Wet & Wild Sports Club Christmas Party. Starts 5pm. (Newbies meet-up at 4:30pm)

• Miss-Match Christmas party. From 10pm in Odessa Club. (Fiver in before 11pm, tenner after that.)

• Strand Street Cabaret On Tour. Doors 8pm, Show 9:30pm. €15 in. Get your pre-sale tickets from: Rua Live, 199 Capel St. D1 (very top of Capel St, at Bolton St), email infoatrualive@gmail.com

• Panti Bar’s 4th birthday bash.

• MotherClub Discothèque. Doors 11pm. €5 Entry before 11:30pm.

Kerry

• Kerry LGBT Project/Ciarraí Amach annual Christmas meal. 7:30pm.

Dundalk, Co Louth

• AIM Youth Group. 1pm to 3pm. Contact youth@outcomers.org or 086 162 5030.

Galway

• Bully-proof workshop at shOUT! 4-6pm. Phone: 087 7738529/087 3204575. Email: shout@youthworkgalway.ie

• Shenanigans: at the Eye Cinema, Wellpark, and Cocktails at the G Hotel. 6pm.

Limerick

• My LGBT Young Adults Group (18-25 years). 12noon to 2pm. Contact mylgbrss@gmail.com or (061) 310 101 / 085 285 0107.

• Rainbow Teens (14-17 years). 12noon to 2pm. Contact mylgbrss@gmail.com or (061) 310 101 / 085 285 0107.

Ballina, Co Mayo

• SMILY LGBT youth group (14-23 years) meets in Ballina once a month on a Saturday, 3-5pm. Contact smilynwys@gmail.com or 087 1802672.

Sligo

• SMILY LGBT youth group (14-23 years) meets in Sligo town once a month on a Saturday, 3-5pm. Contact smilynwys@gmail.com or 087 1802672.

Sunday, 4th December

Dublin

• Dykes on bikes! Running Amach: motorbike ride-out. 11am.

• In4Squash Squash practice for all levels! 2pm at UCD. A tenner per person. Contact in4squashireland@gmail.com

• Running Amach: post-Cruel Santa pub grub & hair of the dog, 4pm.

• BeLonG To Sundays. 3pm to 6pm. Contact info@belongto.org or (01) 670 6223.

Waterford

• Chill Out youth group. 2pm to 4pm. Contact chillout@wstcys.ie or 086 858 9865.

Wexford

• Gay Youth Wexford, a drop-in space for LGBT youth (aged 14-18 years). 4-6pm. Contact gayyouthwexford@gmail.com