Québecoise singer-songwriter-composer Safia Nolin's première Vancouver performance
Safia Nolin, a well-known Montreal singer-songwriter and 2SLGBTQIA+ activist performs Feb 26 at Studio 16 on 7th Ave., Vancouver.
The Cultch's fifth annual Femme Festival 2022
Highlighting the strength and power of female-identifying voices. Female-identifying voices take the spotlight
Podcast Alert! Vancouver’s Full Bloom Pod Inspires Community for Season 2
As we all navigate yet another series of “stay at home” warnings, finding avenues to remain inspired and engaged both in ourselves and our communities proves to be increasingly challenging, and yet it is as essential to our survival as is clean air to breathe.
Book Launch Jan 1: The Immoral by Jay Lang
Jay Lang’s newest LGBTQ suspense novel, The Immoral is set against the backdrop of beautiful Deep Cove, and downtown Vancouver.
New Queer Chorus Starting Up in January
Singers in the LGBTQ2S+ Community have an opportunity to blend their singing voices in a new experience of choral music, when the Rainbow Chorus of New Westminster launches its inaugural season in January 2022.
Not Your Grandma’s Bingo: Vancouver’s Newest Weekly Burlesque Night
Hosted by two of Vancouver’s most recognizable Burlesque artists, Burlesque Bingo Night is a classical cabaret-themed, intimate and sexy weekly interactive show held at LanaLou’s Restaurant on Sunday nights in the DTES.
How to Fail as a Pop Star - Vivek Shraya, 2022 PuSH Festival
What a journey it’s been for Vivek Shraya: from burning aspiration to the edge of fame and many strange places in between. In this eclectic, rousing performance, the singer walks us through her life in showbiz. Feb 2-1. Performance Works. PuSH Festival 2022.
Vancouver's Blind Tiger offers free comedy classes
Improv is a fountain of joy. It’ll make you laugh, it’ll have you expressing yourself in all sorts of new ways, it’ll expand your social skills and introduce you to other cool people like you. Vancouver’s Blind Tiger Comedy offers free improv classes.
2021 Whistler Film Fest offers LGBTQ+ films
‘Canada’s coolest film fest’ continues to support emerging, diverse and domestic talent with three note-worthy LGBTQ+ focused films, all of which are available to screen online.
Holiday Movies 2021 - Let's Get Festive!
To help you get into the Christmas spirit, here are some LGBTQI2S+ Christmas movies that will get you in the festive mood.
VQFF Best of the Fest 2021 Screening
Join Vancouver Queer Film Festival for an encore screening of their 2021 Vancouver Queer Film Festival award winners!
DanceHouse and 149 Arts Society Present NEXT: New Dance in Development
New Dance in Development - Residency & Live Stream Sharing of Works in Progress from Emerging Canadian Creatives December 15 at 4:00pm PT
Premier: HIV Made Me Fabulous
Please join us November 26, 2021 for the premiere of HIV Made Me Fabulous, a World AIDS Day event in collaboration with CATIE and GNP+, to raise awareness and show support for women living with HIV.
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival features LGBTQI2S+ creators and content
Find LGBTQI2S+ creators and content at this year’s Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival featuring a hybrid model of online & in-person with the opening night film screening in Toronto and the rest of the screenings being available across Canada Nov 10-19.
The 519 Annual Gala 2021 Nov 14
Legendary Canadian and American talents return to the virtual stage on November 14, 2021 for The 519 Virtual Annual Gala to support Canada’s largest 2SLGBTQ+ community centre.
Scary Outdoor Events 2021 for Queers and Allies
Hallowe’en is the creepiest of all seasons but you’re an adult - you can handle it right? We’ve gone looking for the coolest and most eerie of the BC Lower Mainland’s October celebrations. Enjoy.
BC Premier for LGBTQ+ Doc : Emergence: Out of the Shadows
Sher Films announced today that director Vinay Giridhar’s feature documentary debut Emergence: Out of the Shadows, a film that started its international festival run this September in the US, will be heading home to BC for its Canadian premiere at KDocsFF. Read more for screening opportunities in BC.
Vancouver Writers Fest - LGBTQI2S+ Events
Join Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit authors, speakers, and storytellers at this year’s Vancouver Writers Festival.
Mass Reincarnation of Wish Fragments
Artists Eva Wong & Naoko Fukumaru present Mass Reincarnation of Wish Fragments - A SUM gallery exhibition. Oct 28 - Dec 15
Award-winning queer show returns from Edinburgh to the Vancouver Fringe.
Something in the Water, created and performed by transgender star; S.E. Grummett (Grumms) returns home after representing Canada at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of Spotlight Canada. The show is a comedic deep dive into gender, using puppets, live feed video projections and physical comedy.