BiCon 2008 August 27, 2008

BiCon is an annual festival for bisexual people; their friends, partners and allies. BiCon is held in a different UK location each year. BiCon attracts between two and three hundred people each year and is the single biggest event in the UK bisexual calendar. This year BiCon was voted the third best LGBT event after Manchester and Brighton Prides.

The programme typically includes a wide variety of workshops and entertainments, ranging from support sessions and sessions dealing with political issues to opportunities to have fun and relax. Previous events have had threads such as 'Cultural Differences' and 'Spirituality', and there is usually a BiCon Ball, with a different theme each year.

People attend for all kinds of reasons. Many, obviously, are bisexual; some come to support their bi partners, family members or friends; some come out of curiosity or support. Some are veterans who have been coming to BiCon for years; others are first-timers (at 2007 nearly 40% of attenders were first timers). Some come along to engage in discussions about bisexuality and the issues surrounding it; others come mainly to socialise. Most people who attend enjoy the opportunity to spend some time where bisexuality is the norm and all kinds of identities are accepted.

Official Website: http://www.bicon2008.org.uk/