Events
What's on in queer Vancouver.
Curated by the soft•launch crew. Updated every Friday. The events worth your weekend, not the calendar of everything.
JUN 5–30 · Queer Arts Festival 2026
Three weeks of visual art, performance, and public programming at SUM gallery and partner venues. Vancouver's most consistent queer cultural moment.
JUN 6 · WET DISCO · Pride Month Celebration on the Water
MACHO's daytime boat party launches Pride Month with disco, drag from Kendall Gender, and speedos.
JUN 5 · Queers & Beers Friday Drag Show
Queer summer kickoff. Drag queens and craft beers on the Birdhouse parking-lot patio. Day one of a three-night summer kickoff.
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