The What's On Queer Pride Guide Vancouver 2023
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THIS MASSIVE PRIDE GUIDE!
JULY 23 - AUGUST 6
What’s On Queer BC is thrilled to once again be able to present the Vancouver 2023 Pride Guide. In this living document we will be listing all the events we can find for Pride Week + - July 28 - August 7. We’ll be updating as new events come online. We will include links so you can navigate yourselves over to relevant websites and find out more! Enjoy and HAPPY PRIDE!
Vancouver Pride Events
MULTIPLE DAY EVENTS
July 27 - 31
VANCOUVER FETISH WEEKEND. Five incredible days and nights of high level fetish events, held in a variety of meeting places including lounges, extravagant theatres, spectacular nightclubs, a privately chartered yacht, and a world-renowned clothing-optional beach. Tickets and details here ⇢
August 4 - 6
Menagerie Vancouver
Six action-packed events on land & sea, at venues ranging from the city's biggest and most iconic nightclub and ballroom spaces, to a private chartered yacht off the beautiful coast, to the darkest and most intimate private warehouse and afterhours spaces.
Tickets ⇢ https://linktr.ee/menagerievancouver
EVENTS BY THE DAY
July 30 > Sunday
Dance Is Dance: Modern Swing dance intro workshop & party
Dance Vancouver Studio. 6 - 11 pm..
Learn to dance Modern Swing with a super fun 2-hour crash course then stay for the dance party
Website ⇢
AUG 1 > TUESDAY
Fitness is Such A Drag
800 W Georgia, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Celebrate Vancouver Pride with a fitness fundraiser featuring performances by Canada's Drag Race star Kendall Gender with Bibi SouPhresh, Tiffany Ann Co. & Venus! Take a few beginner-friendly cardio sessions, all in the name of charity. Info and Tickets ⇢
Pride Night, Theatre Under The Stars
Stanley Park, Malkim Bowl 8 - 10 pm
Audiences will enjoy the uproariously funny, yet tender-hearted, Broadway smash hit The Prom
Tickets and Info ⇢
AUG 2 > WEDNESDAY
Aging with Pride!
Barclay Manor, 1447 Barclay St, Vancouver 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
This year the planning committee for Aging with Pride is going to bring you more entertainment, more pride packages, and more fantastic free food on the grounds of Barclay Manor. Come celebrate Pride together!
Free Event. Reserve your spot here ⇢
Fish + Sips: Sea of Pride Edition
Make A Splash This Pride At Vancouver Aquarium's After Hours Event, Exclusively for Adults.
Vancouver Aquarium, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Tickets & Info here ⇢
Drag FIGHT CLUB - PRIDE EDITION - Why Not?
The Show Cellar 1755 Davie Street Vancouver 8:00 - 10:00 pm
Tickets & Info ⇢
Super Fruit Bowl - Queer Prov
The Junction. 8:00 pm
More improvisers, more queers, more competition!! It's the Super Bowl for the gays!
TICKETS: https://queerprov-pwyc-wednesdays.eventbrite.ca
AUG 3 > THURSDAY
Bimini’s House of Queer Pride Fest
2010 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC 2:00 - 6:00 pm
A Queer Karaoke hosted by @xololalovegood , this Karaoke will be bumping with cash prizes and fun rewards for top 3 winners, specials on food & drinks
Info on IG →
Trans Futures Fundraser
2010 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC 7:00 pm
Hosted by @xanasrevenge @therevengeparty with groovy music by @djhollaholly
Info on IG →
Drag GAYMES Night: Vancouver Pride Edition
with Mina Mercury & Gloria Hole
175 W Hastings St, Vancouver 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Facebook Event Page
Comedy Here Often: One Night Stand Up
Bubly Davie St Lounge, 1207 Bute StreetVancouver 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Comedy Here Often? & Vancouver Pride team up again, celebrating with the city's top queer comics!
Tickets & Info
Queerstro
Tightrope Theatre. 2343 Main St, Vancouver. 7:30 pm.
Tightrope’s popular Maestro format is going to FILL the stage with queers for our special pride edition.
TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.ca/cc/pride-week-queerprov-x-tightrope-2393679
Naturally Freaky Pride Edition: PRIDE KICK OFF - Juniors Does Drag
Junior’s Pub & Grill 1601 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC 8pm - Late.
Tickets and Info
LIPS Sapphic Pride Kickoff party
The Birdhouse, 44 W 4th Ave, Vancouver 8:00 pm - 1:00 am.
A night of dancing, celebrating queer joy, and being absolutely stunned by jaw-dropping Burlesque
Tickets ⇢
Pride KICK OFF - Juniors Does Drag with Phyllis Hull and Dee Monstrative
Junior’s Pub & Grill 1601 Commercial Drive Vancouver, 8:00 - 11:00 pm
Tickets & Info ⇢
Celebrities Pride - Come Together
RICE CAKE Presents. Celebrities Night Club. 1022 Davie. 10 pm - 3 am.
Tickets & Info ⇢
AUG 4 > FRIDAY
Vancouver Trans March - Liberation Celebration
Starting in Clark Park, Ending in Victoria Park. 5:30 - 8:00 pm.
Website⇢
QueerProv
Tightrope Theatre. 2343 Main St, Vancouver. 7:30 pm
Classic short-form, queer long-form narratives, big time fun(ny)!
TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.ca/cc/pride-week-queerprov-x-tightrope-2393679
But I’m an Improviser! A Sapphic Summer Camp Comedy.
Tightrope Theatre 2343 Main St, Vancouver. 9:30 pm
Soap Opera high drama at the most Sapphic summer camp in BC. Silly, sexy AND Sapphic!
TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.ca/cc/pride-week-queerprov-x-tightrope-2393679
Trans X Enby Pride 2023
The Beaumont Studios 316 West 5th Avenue 9:00 pm
Tickets and Info ⇢
Bimini’s House of Queer Yacht Party
Check instagram for info 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Information here ⇢
House of Queer After Party
2010 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC 10:00 pm
Information here ⇢
Prism Pride Happy Hour with LIPS
for Lesbians and their friends (trans inclusive)
Numbers Outdoor Patio, 1042 Davie 5:00 - 10:00 pm
Late Night Snack Pride - Outdoor Patio Party
The Birdhouse, 44 W 4th Ave, Vancouver 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Tickets ⇢
Dandy’s Pride Ball
Burlesque, circus, drag, comedy
Rio Theatre 1660 East Broadway Doors 7:15 pm.
Tickets and Info Here ⇢
Queer as Funk - 10 years of Uniting and Uplifting through music
Commodore Ballroom. 8pm.
Tickets ⇢
Man Up: Gender Delirium
The Birdhouse, 44 W 4th Ave, Vancouver 9:00 pm - 2:00 am
Pride is once a year but drag is forever!
Tickets ⇢
Celebrities Pride - Come Together
ROYALE RUMBLE Celebrities Night Club. 1022 Davie. 10 pm - 3 am.
Tickets & Info ⇢
The Cobalt Public Disco
The Cobalt // The Boxcar 917 Main St. 4:00 pm - 2:00 am
Kick off pride weekend in Vancouver with an outdoor disco followed by drag, burlesque and a queer rave into the night!
Tickets ⇢
AUG 5 > SATURDAY
Terry Wallace Memorial Breakfast
Bubly Davie St. Lounge 1207 Bute Street Vancouver, 8:00 AM - NOON.
Enjoy a pancake breakfast by-donation. This event is made possible with support from Your Indepent Grocer on Davie street who will be cooking up a fabulous breakfast.
Bimini’s House of Queer
2010 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC
Drag Brunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lavendher Patio Water Party 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Lavendher Club Night party 9:00 pm - 2:00 am.
Information here ⇢
Pride DRAG THREESOMES at Johnnie Fox Irish Pub
1601 Main Street Vancouver 12:30 - 2:30
Tickets and Info ⇢
Hotline ☏ Vancouver Pride Day Rave
Outdoor Alley The Narrows 1898 Main Street. 3:00 - 9:00 pm
Info and Tickets ⇢
Vancouver PrideFest
Concord Pacific Place 50 Pacific Boulevard Vancouver Noon - 7:00 pm
Stages, marketplace, and more. Website here ⇢
Afro Queer
Bubly Davie St. Lounge 1207 Bute Street Vancouver 3:00 - 10:00 pm.
With an all Black line-up of DJs, dancers, vendors, security, and staff, AfroQueer is an affirming Pride event
Tickets ⇢
The Dyke March 2022
McSpadden Park to Grandview Park 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Website ⇢
Le Hangover: Parking Lot Party
The Birdhouse, 44 E 4th, Vancouver. 1:00 - 9:00 pm
Tickets ⇢
Sapphic Pride with LIPS and Prism
The Rosette Pub 120 West Hastings Street Vancouver 8:00 pm - 2:00 am
This year, LIPS Lesbian Nights & Prism Vancouver are coming together to bring you an epically fun Saturday night party!
Tickets here ⇢
Celebrities Pride
Village Studios 1024 Davie Street 10:00 pm - 3:00 am
Wander deep down beneath the dance floors of Celebrities Night Club into Village Studios, a world of Queer magic, Trans joy, pole dancers, renegade beats and international Queer DJs serving up Bass House, Dirty Tech, Breaks, Dubstep and all the juicy bass freakquency party vibes.
Tickets and Info ⇢
Rhythm of the Night
Queer 4 Queer Underground Dance Party - one nite of non-stop nostalgia
The Birdhouse, 44 E 4th, Vancouver. 10 pm - 3 am.
Tickets ⇢
Drill X Vancouver Pride
Vancouver Pride Festival's official afterparty on Pride Saturday w/ Villaseñor (CDMX)
The Pearl. 881 Granville Street Vancouver. 9:00 pm - 3:00 am.
Tickets and Info ⇢
Come 2 Brazil
The Cobalt & Boxcar (Indoor/Outdoor) 917 Main Street 10 pm - 2 am
Dance party FT. Live DJs & Gogos. Normie Corp.
Tickets on Linktree
AUG 6 > SUNDAY
Vancouver Pride Parade starts at noon
NEW ROUTE!! Don’t miss out - click here for map ⇢
Click here for FAQ ⇢
Webpage click here ⇢
NOT Sunset Beach Festival ALERT - venue has changed.
Now called the Vancouver PrideFest, this is a two day event at Concord Pacific Place. The parade will be ending at this location.
Noon - 7:00 pm. More info here ⇢
13th Annual Sober Lounge
Last Door Recovery Society
1125 Davie St - Shoppers Drug Mart Parking Lot. Gates 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Tickets & Info ⇢
Happyland Fest at the PNE
HAPPYLAND will bring a one-of-a-kind experience to festival-goers with exclusive access to the concert venue and Playland’s thrill rides, plus all the unique amusement park vendors and dining options. Event starts 5:30 pm.
Tickets and Info ⇢
Ricecake: Splash!
Vancouver’s iconic queer, Asian dance party,
The Birdhouse, 44 E 4th, Vancouver. 3:00 - 9:00 pm
Tickets ⇢
Level Up Pride
Your favourite QTBIPOC centred hip-hop party is back for PRIDE!
The Birdhouse, 44 E 4th, Vancouver. 10:00 pm - 2:30 am
Tickets ⇢
Babes on Babes Pride 2023
Get ready to celebrate pride in style at "BABES ON BABES // PRIDE 2023 ft/NADUH" with a night full of unforgettable fabulousness.
Fortune Sound Club 8:00 pm - 2:00 am
Tickets ⇢
Chicas in the Afternoon
Sheraton Wall Centre 4pm-9pm
A sun-drenched, day-time Pride extravaganza with Flygirl
Tickets⇢ Website ⇢
Women Love to Dance
Vancouver Rowing Club Pride Women's Dance with DJ Jakki
Website: djjakkidanceevents.com
Hershe Bar: Vancouver Pride Closing Party 2023
The Red Room 398 Richards St. 9:00 pm - 2:00 am
Flygirl’s famous and full-on Pride party
Tickets ⇢ Website ⇢
Blow Pony
The Cobalt & Boxcar (Indoor/Outdoor) 917 Main Street 9:30 pm - 2 am
Dance party FT. Live DJs & Drag and Gogos. With June Jambalaya & Quarterback
Tickets on Linktree
HOTLINE ☏ Vancouver Pride Afterhours
The Wave Space • 8475 Ontario St. UNIT 202 • Vancouver. 10 pm - 5 am
Tickets & Info ⇢
Kuntfession
Enso Event Centre 750 Pacific Boulevard Vancouve 10pm - 3 am.
A collaboration with Barcelona based art collective TORO. Founded in 2021 at a rave in a warehouse. Flashing lights, throbbing music, and Her sexiest dancers beckon you to salvation. Come sin with us.
Tickets & Info ⇢
AUG 7 > Monday
LEATHERQUEER Post Pride Picnic In the Park
John Hendry Trout Lake Park, Victoria Dr. Vancouver 3 PM – 8 PM
More info ⇢
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