Upcoming Queer Events
TIME TO GET OUT!
A month-long comedy festival running throughout September 2026 featuring a mix of local stand-up, touring headliners, indie shows, live podcasts, and alternative comedy formats spread across multiple venues in the city.
The Fringe Festival is lighting up Granville Island every night with a mix of your fave local performers, refreshments, and fun activities at our covered outdoor patio
This year's theme, Every Kind of Everything, anchors a lineup of more than 80 productions featuring international and local creators.
Drawn toward the dark arts and craving unlimited knowledge and influence, Faustus makes a literal deal with the devil: 24 years of magic and power in exchange for his mortal soul.
A heartfelt musical comedy featuring powerhouse storytelling, five instruments and Tall Mark’s signature wit. Multiple shows.
All We Have is a tender and deeply human new play about the people who shape us, the connections we hold close, and what we’re left with when life doesn’t go according to plan. Multiple Shows.
A duo comedy show about two gender-less people who want to be men. Jeff is uptight and a know-it-all, and Grungled is happy-go-lucky and gullible.
THIS IS THE GAME. Annually, Mia asks the internet to hunt her down, running a complex online game based on riddles and puzzles.
What if an aspiring Broadway actor living in Vancouver follows her dream, but winds up in a New York City psych ward instead
Turning the autobiographical solo show upside down, Dragonfly presents two actors illuminating the inner life of one trans woman from her Scottish childhood in the 1960s to the present day.
The 38th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) returns this fall featuring 87 films from around the globe centered on the overarching theme, “A Seat at the Table”. Inspired by visual artwork from local Black queer artists Odera Igbokwe and Tolu Ayoka, the 2026 programming focuses on belonging, shared community space, and collective liberation.
Are You an Improvisor or Impostor? is a competitive improvised elimination comedy where six performers enter a game of deception, suspicion, and survival.
Murder, Mayhem and Mussolini’s Blackshirts are part of this Ramona Dale romantic adventure set in 1920’s Italy.
After a sold out run last year, Vancouver's favourite queer comedy show, THAT’S GAY! COMEDY is back again for the Vancouver Fringe!
Each show features a diverse lineup of artists sharing stories based on a given prompt. Think "The Moth" meets Mike Birbiglia. Multiple dates.
Join us for a Women's/Non-Binary Division Drop-in Dodgeball! Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or learn the game from scratch, this is the perfect night for you in a safe space!
Join us for a chill meetup celebrating trans, non-binary, and gender diverse friends—connect, share, and vibe!
Co-authored and performed by dance artists Ziyian Kwan and Shion Skye Carter, rhymes with rain is an expressive duet exploring themes of rupture, memory, and repair through a collaborative blend of movement, text, and media design. Sept 16-20. 24-27.
Been craving something extra sweet? What about a mouth watering drag show? Sweet Treat is BACK at Pony on Sept 17th!
Let’s Salseo! Join us at Numbers to celebrate Latin culture, dances and music!
The fifth annual ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl – Come Toward the Fire Festival returns to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
Sparkling chanteuse John Coons and Broadway-musician-turned-adult-performer Jonah Wheeler arrive in Vancouver with an evening of queer frivolity, original songs, and unhinged mashups.
The iconic Mall Drag Show is coming to Vancouver!
Anime Slay – Cosplay, drag, and anime collide in one unforgettable show.
An all live-singing, comedy parody based on the cult-classic and audience favorite Disney film "Hocus Pocus!" and featuring Emmy-winning stars from RuPaul's Drag Race
Match Pub at Starlight Casino New Westminster brings you a night of Glitter and Glamour featuring some of Vancouver's best Drag talents.
Come to Vanchella for its 5th year at the Birdhouse! A drag show festival experience!
Come to Vanchella for its 5th year at the Birdhouse! A drag show festival experience! Featuring Vancouvers favourites drag artists emulating the world’s hottest artists!
Get ready to sing your heart out with all the ABBA hits at our fun-filled sing-along!
Dress in your favourite merch or band fits, sing along to karaoke and battle it out on the dance floor for a nights of freaks and non-stop fun.
Come heat up the dance floor one last time with VQFF & VLAFF and help us close out both festivals and party Latine Queer/Cuir style!
A community townhall for you to learn from and share your voice with nominees in the upcoming Vancouver Election