Happy Valentine's Day Vancouver!

The first official St. Valentine's Day took place in AD 496 and has been associated with a tradition of courtly love for 1524 years! These days Feb 14 is an opportunity to show love to many people in our lives - lovers, children, family, and friends. So get ready to hand out representations of your chest organ and celebrate love with your human circle at some of these great events.

Vancouver Just For Laughs Festival

Vancouver’s Just for Laughs festival hits stages and streets across the city for 12-hilarious-days of star-powered stand-up, podcasts, improv, film and sketch performances, alongside breakout comics you didn’t even know you loved! Runs Feb 13 - 25.

Uncle Janes is Vancouver newest improv comedy show for queer-identifying funny folks! Bringing together an all-star cast of hilarious comedians, storytellers and drag performers!

Little Mountain Gallery Doors 6:30. Tix $5 Feb 21 Website

FEBRUARY 12

Queerprov Wednesday: Valentine's Fruit Bowl!

Your favorite competitive format is back... and this time, love is in the air! See two teams duke It out for the always coveted FRUIT CUP!

Feb 12. The Junction 1138 Davie Street, Vancouver. 8:00 - 9:30 pm. Facebook.

FEBRUARY 13

Broken Heartless an Anti-Valentines Drag Show

Come party with The Skids in the Ball at Mainstreet Night Club in Chilliwack BC. Five fabulous entertainers are coming together to put on Chilliwack biggest drag show yet, help us make this a monthly event by showing up and having a few drinks. Most importantly don’t forget the most important thing about drag shows, the more you drink the prettier we look! 😉

Feb 13. Main Street Nightclub 9282 Main Street, Chilliwack.

9:00 pm. Facebook.

FEBRUARY 14

Under the Rainbow, Family Weekend

The Massey Theatre is celebrating diverse families with a variety of presentations for young and old alike on Feb. 14 & 15th during the Family Holiday Weekend. The programming includes three dynamic events: a fabulous iconic film, The Wizard of Oz; a contemporary Indigenous opera created with young ones in mind, The Flight of the Hummingbird, and a multigenerational queer family performance, Parents are a Drag.

Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Avenue, New Westminster  Website

Love Language

Mpowerment YVR invites you to Love Language! Come meet queer, gay, bi, and trans folks ages 19-29 this Valentines Day! Free entry. $4 drinks. Complimentary non-alcoholic refreshment options available.

Feb 14. Mpowerment HQ, 2nd floor 568 Seymour St. Vancouver. 6:30 pm. Facebook.

The 20th Anniversary Peoples Prom

The prom you never had in high school: it's a radical, community-oriented, anti-capitalist, gender bending, all inclusive, slow dancing, queer, big dress wearing, good time. It's annual, it's in East Van, and it's a fundraiser for creative resistance and direct action in BC

Feb 14. Imperial Vancouver 319 Main Street, Vancouver 8:00 pm. Facebook.

Queer Speed Dating & Queer Drag Love

An inclusive speed dating event that encourages connection, friendship, fun, and fucking...up the binaries. Hosted by the PIFS (Practising Intersectional Feminism Society). 8:00 - 9:00 pm. Facebook.

Stick around after speed dating to see Queer Drag Love, a free drag show celebrating queer love, sexiness and joy starring some of Vancouver's most talented artists. 9:00 - 10:30 pm. Facebook.

Feb 14. Cafe Deux Soleils at 2096 Commercial Drive.

Level Up Valentine's Day Edition.

Queer Hip Hop Valentine’s Day. A perfect way to share in some love this February --Vancouver's only queer hip hop, rap and r&b monthly celebration of queer artists

Feb 14. Warehouse At Eastside Studios at 550 Malkin Avenue. 9:30 - 2:00 am. Facebook.

Valentine's at Celebrities.

Valentine's Day is right round the corner, and we've got a special little party going down at Celebrities Nightclub

Feb 14 Celebrities Night Club 1022 Davie Street, Vancouver 10:00 pm - 3:00 am

FEBRUARY 15

Yellow Peril: Queer Destiny - Film Screening and artists talkback.

Yellow Peril: Queer Destiny is an experimental short documentary film that follows drag artist Maiden China as she explores nuances of queer, Chinese, diasporic culture and identity.

Followed by an artists talk back with Kendell Yan // Jay Cabalu // David Ng // Jen Sungshine. Part of Love Intersections' exhibition, Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements at the SUM Gallery (Feb 1 - Apr 18).

Feb 15. Sum Gallery Suite 425-268 Keefer Street Vancouver. 3:30 - 5:30 pm. Facebook.

Valentines Women’s Dance with Bushy Park and DJ Jakki

Bushy Park is a Dyke Country Band with a fun, quirky repertoire that tells stories about our community set to lively sing-along tunes. Followed by DJ Jakki's top 40 tunes until midnight.

Feb 15. Croatian Cultural Center, Pub. Address. Doors 6:30 pm. Band 7:00-8:00 pm. Website.

Rhythm of the Night One Year Anniversary.

Our beloved throwback event turns one! Come lets celebrate good times cause this is gonna be an extra special night!

Feb 15. Warehouse At Eastside Studios at 550 Malkin Ave. 9:00 pm - 2:00 am. Website.

Babes on Babes 2020: A year of manifestation, collaboration and celebration.

Babes on Babes is excited to launch their first Queer Long Weekend jam of the decade with some seriously undeniable artistry. Up and coming L.A. FemCee Jaewynn takes the stage with multidisciplinary artist and DJ, Tragik.

Feb 16 Fortune Sound Club at 147 W Pender St, Vancouver. 9:00 pm - 2:00 am. Facebook.

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