UPCOMING
EVENTS
JUNE / JULY / AUGUST / VANCOUVER PRIDE 2026
Sunshine Coast Pride Festival
We bring people together with fun, welcoming events where everyone can feel safe, seen, and celebrated! Powered 100% by passionate volunteers and community members, we are thrilled to share the official details for this year's celebration. June 7.
Squamish Pride Weekend June 5-7
The Squamish Pride Parade and weekend is a community celebration and reflection of 2SLGBTQIA+ culture in Squamish. June 5-7.
The 2026 Vancouver International Jazz Festival Serves Major Pride
This year, Coastal Jazz is leaning hard into local queer spaces and partnerships, bringing an incredibly diverse, genre-blurring wave of talent and inclusive party vibes to the stage. June 19-July 5.
On the Edge - Queer Arts Festival 2026
Taking over venues across the city, including the SUM gallery, On Main Gallery, The Birdhouse, Firehall Arts Centre, and Ocean Artworks, this year’s festival embraces the concept of the "precipice" as both a site of political danger and a space of endless possibility. June 5-20.
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF) is returning to the shores of Jericho Beach Park this July, and the 49th edition promises a lineup that is as socially conscious as it is musically diverse. July 17 • 18 • 19
Dawson Creek Pride Walk
Exciting events have been planned to create a fun-filled and educational week for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies to enjoy together. June 1-6
Vernon Pride Week
Exciting events have been planned to create a fun-filled and educational week for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies to enjoy together. June 1-6
East Side Pride
East Side for a full weekend of community, creativity, and a whole lot of Pride. June 27-28.
BC Pride Celebrations
The big list! BC Pride Celebrations and individual Pride Season Events and 2026 Vancouver Pride Events - Get Out!
Asian Heritage Month at Morrow!
Expect intimate small-batch performances of dance, theatre, poetry, puppetry, drag. Enjoy film-screenings, movement and writing workshops. Apr 26 - May 24
The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival (VIBF)
The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival (VIBF) is Canada’s longest running burlesque festival and a cornerstone of Vancouver’s performing arts scene. Mar 31-Apr 5
Queering the Warrior Festival - The Cultch
The Cultch presents the second annual Warrior Festival, a multi-week theatre festival focused on bold, urgent work from Canadian and international artists. Feb 11 - Mar 29.
Girls To The Front Festival
Girls to the Front is a rock music festival dedicated to spotlighting female, non-binary, and 2SLGBTQIA+ artists, along with their passionate fan bases, at the forefront of the stage. Mar 14.
Queering Just for Laughts Comedy Festival
For the 2026 Just For Laughs Vancouver festival there is a strong lineup of queer-led shows and LGBTQ+ performers. Feb 12-22.
Winter Pride Sunshine Coast
Join Sunshine Coast Pride Society for our first Winter Pride! Feb 27 - Mar 8.
Queering the PuSh Festival 2026
For the queer and 2SLGBTQiA+ communities, PuSh remains a space where bodies, identities, and histories can show up without translation. Jan 22-Feb 8
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2026
PuSh has been the city’s midwinter anchor for more than two decades—a place where live arts are celebrated, where risk is rewarded, and where audiences engage with bold, audacious performances. Jan 22-Feb 8
29th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl
The 29th annual Crawl will welcome visitors to intimately experience this vibrant and inspiring Eastside Arts District – the most densely populated community of artists across Canada. Nov 20-23
Whistler Pride Festival 2026
The Whistler Pride Festival returns this year bringing a full week of winter sports, parties, and festival events. Jan 25-Feb 1.
Queering the 25th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
The 25 th Annual Chutzpah! Festival will include comedy that will have you in hysterics, theatre and dance pieces that explore belonging and togetherness, community-engaged storytelling, and a variety of musical offerings. Nov 12-23.