UPCOMING
EVENTS
DECEMBER / WINTER HOLIDAY / NYE / 2026
Guided Journal for Queer Teens
“Social Justice Warrior” Milo Stewart presents their debut guided journal where readers get to write about their sexual identity, gender identity, and finally discover themselves with questions and guided journal prompts.
LGBTQ2 projects fund: Call for Proposals
A fund to support community-informed projects that will address key issues facing LGBTQ2 communities. Funded projects will aim to advance equality for LGBTQ2 people. Deadline June 30.
Morag You’re a Long Time Deid - June 10-19
Reimagining ceilidh theatre from a queer perspective, original compositions are playfully interwoven with electronic loops and interactive dancing to tell old stories anew.
What Haunts You? QAF 2022: Hauntings June 18-Jul 8
QAF 2022 explores Hauntings in both playful and profound ways with a dynamic suite of visual art, performance, music, and literary events.
Casting Opportunity, deadline May 18 9 am
Jigsaw Casting is seeking 2SLGBTQ+ community members and allies for an IKEA Pride Campaign in Vancouver! Deadline May 18.
Polygon Gallery's Ghosts of the Machine. June 3 - August 14.
The Polygon Gallery’s Ghosts of the Machine dismantles binaries to unlock the true potential of the metaverse. Immersive multimedia exhibition features avatars, video, installation, and a carefully tended garden to reflect on the use of technology in our everyday lives
The Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour May 15 Vancouver
A celebration of the 20th anniversary of Peaches’ seminal The Teaches of Peaches, she will be performing the album in its entirety across North America, Europe and the UK.
Canada’s first-ever National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit
Zee Zee Theatre, in partnership with a consortium of Canadian theatre companies, proudly announces the establishment of Canada’s first-ever National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit.
IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival 2022 May 18-22
With a broad selection of short plays, monologues, spoken word and poetry, original contemporary dance, experimental cinema and live music, the 21st edition of our festival will be hosted in-person at The Cultch's Historic Theatre.
How the West was One - Leaping Thespians - June 7-11
All is turned upside down when a blackjack game draws unexpected guests, with guns, and a whole lot of stink eye. Get out your chaps for this original Western comedy presented by the Leaping Thespians.
What if - A Short Film on Language & Queerness with Frank Theatre
What If gathers thirteen community participants with English as an Additional Language to take part in a short-film creation process, curated by Fay Nass and led by Jen Sungshine and her company Love Intersections.
Parents are still a Drag June 3-5
After its overwhelming debut at the 2019 Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Parents Are A Drag is reborn with a much bigger kid.
Burlesque & Drag Showcase - Show Your Teeth - Sat, May 21
Show Your Teeth is a large-scale one night only event that will see performers celebrate the strength and power behind the art of striptease.
Sneakers Ball with Queer as Funk June 4
The 2022 Sneakers Ball on Saturday, June 4, 2022, is a fundraiser for the Kay Meek Arts Centre. After such an unprecedented two years we are ready for a party!
JOE INK presents The World Premiere of DANCE:CRAFT May 20-22
DANCE:CRAFT is an exploration of two dancers interacting with numerous craft objects in a reconfigured theatre setting.
Josh Feinberg in concert - May 13th at Surrey Arts Centre
International Sitarist, JOSH FEINBERG IN CONCERT with Tabla prodigy, VIVEK PANDYA, age 17yrs, will be performing a live atmospheric #candlelit concert at Surrey Civic Theatres on Friday, May 13th - 8 pm.
Co.ERASGA proudly presents the return of Passages of Rhythms
In this remounted work, acclaimed dancer and choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino takes centre stage; merging three duets created for three diverse artists and showcasing three different genres – Flamenco, Bharatanatyam, and voices for the body. Passages of Rhythms is a hybrid full-length evening of cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration celebrating Asian Heritage Month in May 2022.
SUM Gallery, Flavourcel Animation Collective three-day pop-up
SUM Gallery, Flavourcel Animation Collective set to host a three-day pop-up queer exhibition in Vancouver April 7-9, 12-6 pm.
Book Launch - Queer Lessons by Alan Segal
Based on interviews with self-identified LGBTQ people in North America and some European countries, Queer Lessons is a book about creating societies.
Drag Brunch is Back Baby - April 2 and 3
Hosts Xanax & Mx.Bukuru are back for a full weekend of fun, featuring Vancouver’s favourite performers.