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BC’s queer lifestyle magazine.

Vancouver is getting a new comedy festival this fall.

Vancouver’s first festival dedicated to queer comedy is about both showcasing the city’s LGBTQ+ comedic talent while helping build the community around it.

The inaugural Funny and Gay Comedy Festival takes place November 10–15, 2026, bringing together six days of stand-up, improv, drag, workshops and more from Vancouver’s queer comedy community.

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Oct 2

Performing Arts, Theatre, The Improv Centre

Deadly Dinner Party

Performing Arts, Theatre, The Improv Centre

Five VIPs receive letters from an eccentric millionaire, summoning them to a mysterious dinner. When murder is served as the first course, a detective must interrogate each guest and solve the crime before it’s too late. Oct 2-30.

Performing Arts, Theatre, The Improv Centre

Oct 7

Fright Night, Halloween, Playland

Fright Nights at the PNE

Fright Night, Halloween, Playland

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada. We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark. Oct 7-31.

Fright Night, Halloween, Playland

A View From Above — Remembering Preston Buffalo

Oct 15

Art Exhibition, SUM Gallery

A View From Above — Remembering Preston Buffalo

Art Exhibition, SUM Gallery

SUM gallery is proud to present A View From Above, a solo retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and work of Preston Buffalo, curated by Jordan King.

Art Exhibition, SUM Gallery

Oct 24

Halloween, Drag, Kensington Prairie Farm, Drag Bingo

Hay Girl Hay - Hallowqueen Drag Bingo

Halloween, Drag, Kensington Prairie Farm, Drag Bingo

@mina.mercury and @missgloriahole are bringing Drag Bingo back to the farm for a Halloween night full of big laughs, fabulous prizes, a little chaos and a whole lot of fun.

Halloween, Drag, Kensington Prairie Farm, Drag Bingo

Oct 24

Halloween, Drag, Drag Kings, The Closet

Juicy Gems Halloween Extravaganza

Halloween, Drag, Drag Kings, The Closet

Come unwrap some of your fave treats and join the Gems in The Closet for longer than seven minutes in heaven, baby!

Halloween, Drag, Drag Kings, The Closet

Tim Burtons Funeral - A Naturally Freaky Cabaret

Oct 24

Drag, Halloween, Cosplay

Tim Burtons Funeral - A Naturally Freaky Cabaret

Drag, Halloween, Cosplay

Join us for a spooky, kooky night celebrating Tim Burton’s unique vibe with freaky fun and cabaret flair!

Drag, Halloween, Cosplay

Oct 24

Film, Numbers

Gay movie night Vancouver at Numbers

Film, Numbers

Come enjoy your favourite flick CARRIE

Film, Numbers

Oct 24

The Closet, Burlesque, Sports & Rec

Sex Ed Trivia & Burlesque Night

The Closet, Burlesque, Sports & Rec

Sex Ed Trivia Night is coming to the Closet Upstairs! Grab your favorite people for this one-of-a-kind event that you won’t want to miss.

The Closet, Burlesque, Sports & Rec

Oct 24

Playroom, The Birdhouse, DJs

Switch

Playroom, The Birdhouse, DJs

latex / gogos / play room / t4t / enby4enby - Wear something pink

Playroom, The Birdhouse, DJs

Oct 24

Kink, DJs, GoGos, Fetish, Dungeon, Halloween

Hexed Halloween

Kink, DJs, GoGos, Fetish, Dungeon, Halloween

Two of Vancouver’s longest-running alternative club nights, together under one roof for a special Halloween edition at our favourite queer-run play space!

Kink, DJs, GoGos, Fetish, Dungeon, Halloween

Infidels Jazz Presents: Rocky Horror Music Show at the Hollywood

Oct 25

Live Music, Jazz, Rocky, Halloween

Infidels Jazz Presents: Rocky Horror Music Show at the Hollywood

Live Music, Jazz, Rocky, Halloween

A LIVE musical version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Live Music, Jazz, Rocky, Halloween

Oct 25

Community, Free Teen Event

Queer Mask Making Workshop For Teens

Community, Free Teen Event

This FREE mask making workshop is a place for teens to express their identities through creative play. Safe space for 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Community, Free Teen Event

The Real HALLOWEEN Drag Brunch (+ Bingo Tickets Separate at Checkout)

Oct 25

Drag Brunch, Taylight Local Craft Beer & Kitchen

The Real HALLOWEEN Drag Brunch (+ Bingo Tickets Separate at Checkout)

Drag Brunch, Taylight Local Craft Beer & Kitchen

Come join us at Taylight Local Craft Beer & Kitchen for a fabulous event filled with delicious food and jaw-dropping performances by talented drag queens.

Drag Brunch, Taylight Local Craft Beer & Kitchen

Oct 25

Drag Brunch, Fable Diner & Bar

The Real Britney vs Avril Drag Brunch

Drag Brunch, Fable Diner & Bar

Get real at THE REAL Britney vs Avril DRAG BRUNCH hosted by The Real Human Girl with Laura Order

Drag Brunch, Fable Diner & Bar

Oct 25

Live Performances, String Quartet, West Vancouver

Poiesis String Quartet

Live Performances, String Quartet, West Vancouver

The First Prize and Commission Prize winners of the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition make their Vancouver debut

Live Performances, String Quartet, West Vancouver

Oct 25

Drag, The Pony Room, Halloween

Venus Presents Scream Queens

Drag, The Pony Room, Halloween

An intimate drag show honouring the iconic women of horror. Two showings.

Drag, The Pony Room, Halloween

Oct 25

Drag, Halloween, Maple Ridge

Scream Queens! Halloween

Drag, Halloween, Maple Ridge

Get ready to Slay and Scream, queen! Expect fierce vibes and even fiercer looks at the Scream Queens Halloween Drag Show! Maple Ridge

Drag, Halloween, Maple Ridge

Oct 25

Drag, Burlesque, Halloween

The Sunset Strip - Halloween Edition!

Drag, Burlesque, Halloween

Calling all ghouls + goblins - The Sunset Strip is back just in time for 👻 Halloween season. Join us for our award-nominated drag + burlesque show full of spine-tingling drag + burlesk!

Drag, Burlesque, Halloween

Oct 28

Drag Kings, Drag Things, Drag, Halloween

Stephen King's A Drag King Halloween

Drag Kings, Drag Things, Drag, Halloween

Join us for a drag show straight (gay) out of the mind of the King of Horrors

Drag Kings, Drag Things, Drag, Halloween

Hot Dyke Peep Show // Queer Halloween Burlesque

Oct 29

Peep Show, Sapphic, Burlesque, Halloween

Hot Dyke Peep Show // Queer Halloween Burlesque

Peep Show, Sapphic, Burlesque, Halloween

From the producers of Hot New Lez Party & Dyke Nite comes an intimate evening of sapphic seduction - NOW WITH TWO SEATINGS!

Peep Show, Sapphic, Burlesque, Halloween

Oct 29

Drag, Halloween, The Birdhouse, Rocky

Rocky Horror Drag Show

Drag, Halloween, The Birdhouse, Rocky

Back by popular demand! The Rock Horror Picture DRAG SHOW! Two nights, Oct 29 and Oct 30

Drag, Halloween, The Birdhouse, Rocky

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch is loud, queer, outrageous, and unapolgetically human.

Bringing John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's electrifying rock musical to life with a live band, unforgettable music, and a distinctly Vancouver perspective. Nov 12 - 26.

Jimbo the Drag Clown Takes Holiday Festivities off the Rails in BC

Holiday stage entertainment gets an unhinged overhaul this December as drag star Jimbo brings a live touring comedy production to the BC Lower Mainland.

New Musical SIGMA ACAPELLA Brings Comedy and Community to Presentation House Theatre

Rushed Productions presents SIGMA ACAPELLA, an original musical running November 12–22, 2026, at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver.

Eastside Culture Crawl Marks 30 Years with Permanent Eastside Arts Society Venue

The 30th annual Eastside Culture Crawl returns to Vancouver from November 19–22, 2026, inviting community members on a self-guided tour of individual artist studios and galleries across the Eastside Arts District.

Funny and Gay Comedy Festival

The Funny and Gay Comedy Festival arrives November 10–15, 2026 bringing together stand-up, improv, drag, and comedy workshops across the city.

10th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival

From immersive visual art exhibitions and clay comics to live music, theatre, and drag performances, VOAF invites audiences to engage with powerful stories of identity, healing, resilience, and creative liberation. Free. Oct 16-18.

Virago Nation Celebrates 10 Years of Sacred Striptease with Stripocalypse: Rise of the Auntie Heroes

Performing at the York Theatre the theatrical production blends dynamic visual storytelling, comedic interludes, live singing, multimedia, and an Indigenous twist on 90s anime favorite Sailor Moon.

OFF-VIFF 2026: Vancouver’s Underground Film Festival Spotlights Queer and Trans Cinema

Vancouver’s grassroots film scene is taking center stage as OFF-VIFF returns for its 2026 edition. Originally launched as a DIY, community-driven alternative to the Vancouver International Film Festival, OFF-VIFF has expanded into a multi-venue showcase for underground cinema.

Gay Christmas: How Halloween Became a Queer Holiday

The notion that Halloween became a queer holiday in the past decade or two is wrong. In fact, its roots to the queer community are almost a century old.

Britannia Mine Museum Wins Arthur H Wolf Impact Award for Old Town, New Queens Pride Event

By transforming the historic 103-year-old Mill No. 3 building into an energetic performance stage for British Columbia drag artists, the museum has successfully created a vital queer gathering space in the Sea to Sky region while bridging historic heritage with vibrant modern community celebration.

History, Community and Conversation

In 1990, a historic kiss-in outside Commercial Drive's Joe's Cafe sparked decades of community debate and activism that forever reshaped local 2SLGBTQiA+ history.

Chilliwack Cultural Centre's 2nd Annual Queer Arts Festival Returns

The Chilliwack Cultural Centre's second annual Queer Arts Festival presents a month-long celebration of local 2SLGBTQiA+ art, performance, and community connections from October 3 through Halloween.

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Soccer Nights, Queer Friends: Finding Your Place on and off the Pitch in BC

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What’s On Queer BC

for the 2SLGBTQiA+ Community in BC. Events, stories, resources, poster wall, and the Rainbow Store.

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Vancouver is getting a new comedy festival this fall.

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