Camden’s legendary gay pub, The Black Cap, has confirmed its reopening date, a smidge over a decade since it was forced to close.
The pub, which has been a gay haunt since the winter of 1965/66 was forced to close in 2015 when the owners decided they wanted to redevelop the site. The owners themselves closed in 2020, and the company’s administrators sold the building to a new owner who has been working to reopen the venue once again as a gay cabaret pub.
It had been expected to reopen last year, but they’ve now confirmed that the pub will reopen on Saturday 21 March 2026.
Because the opening night will be busy, and to prevent people from turning up and not getting in, they are running a free ballot for tickets.
If you want to apply for tickets – go here.
The pub is on Camden High Street, a couple of minutes walk from Camden Town tube station.
