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DRAG EVENTS // WEEKLY // MONTHLY

If you know of some regular drag nights or brunches or bingo or storytelling, send info over to whatsonqueerbc@gmail.com. If you’re looking for events, click on EVENTS in our top menu to find our Facebook Events Listings. This listing was updated August 28 2024.

💋 SUNDAY

Pantry Drag Show - Fable Diner, 151 Broadway East,Vancouver. New Weekly Drag King/Thing Show!! $17 per seat (plus fees). Every Sunday, 6-9 pm.

💋 MONDAY

Severe Mondays Hosted by Jerriana with special guests! A silly, ridiculous comedy drag show, expect hilarity and stupidness. Every 3rd Monday of the month. $10 Cover @ The Junction, 1138 Davie St.

💋 TUESDAY

Bingo for Life Every Tuesday. 7pm-9pm A fundraiser for the Friends for Life Society, hosted by Kamelle Toe. The Junction 1138 Davie St.

💋 WEDNESDAY

The Show Cellar, Wednesdays, 7:00 pm. In the heart of English Bay. 1755 Davie Street Vancouver

Drag Me To Hell Every Wednesday 11:30pm Featuring Guests and Spotlights from Vancouvers Premier Drag Scene The Junction, 1138 Davie St.

1181 - Free Drag Wednesdays With Vancouvers next drag superstar Androgynass and Vancouvers next drag supervillain Xana! Doors at 9:30pm Show at 10:15pm. Seating first come, first served 1181 Davie Street, Vancouver.

Drag Bingo - On the 1st Wednesday of every month, join Hailey Adler at Bricklayer Brewing for Drag Bingo from 3pm to 5pm! All proceeds to go to the Chilliwack Pride Society. https://www.facebook.com/events/476040021765836/476040025099169

Justin Abit - Join me every 2nd Wed of the month for Bingo at the @flapperlounge in New West! 7:00 - 9:00 pm. 759 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster - There are cash prizes and 50% of the cash goes to @newwestpride

Scarett Rose - Drag Trivia 3rd Wed of th month at the @flapperlounge in New West! 7:00 - 9:00 pm. 759 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster

💋 THURSDAY

Drag Gaymes Night - Mina Mercury and Gloria Hole your drag duo is coming together for the first Thursday of every month at Bean Around The World on 175 W. Hastings St. to take you through two hours of naughty gaymes, drag performances and a lot of fun! Alcoholic and non-alocoholic beverages will be available.

1181 - Drag shows every Wednesday Thursday, 10:00 pm. 1181 Davie Street, Vancouver.

Drag Fight Club. Thursdays 8:00 pm (Sept - November) at Howe Sound Taphouse & Kitchen on Hastings (1489 East Hastings Street Vancouver) . Cheer on these competitors in the ultimate drag brawl, who will take the crown?. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/drag-fight-club-2024-tickets-989685725647

💋 FRIDAY

Drag Show XXX Friday Numbers Cabaret 1042 Davie Street Vancouver. Doors 9:00 pm. Show 10:00 pm. Tix on Eventbrite here →

💋 SATURDAY

The Junction Presents 10:30pm With performances by Vancouver drag community. 1138 Davie St. https://www.junctionpub.com/events-2

💋 SUNDAY

LEGENDS Cabaret 7pm–9pm The Junction, 1138 Davie St. - Starring Celebrity Impersonator Jaylene Tyme. Special Guests each week. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/legends-tickets-175968274847

Drag Bingo in Chilliwack. Third Sunday of every month, 4-6 pm. At Sidekick Brewing. Fundraiser for the Chilliwack Pride Society. instagram.com/thekidsintheball

Werk in Progress Drag Lunch. Last Sunday of the month. Burgoo Downtown Vancouver. Hosted by the infamous Burna Dart, foster child of the enigmatic Phyllis Hull. 101-1100 Burrard Street Vancouver, 12:00 - 2:00 pm. What the Frock Productions.

💋 VARIOUS DAYS

What.The.Frock Productions - A cavalcade of fun and clever concepts, witty with a splash of British humor. See all Drag events, some on Commercial Drive, some in North Vancouver, some downtown. https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/whatthefrock-productions-1523159

The Birdhouse - a new performance venue in East Vancouver. 44 W 4th Ave, Vancouver. See upcoming events on EventBrite here

DRAG PRODUCTION

When looking for drag events, the best place to start is by visiting the web pages of these production groups.

Pine & Sandy - Sunshine Coast, BC Drag Troupe https://pinensandy.com/

The Kids in the Ball - Chilliwack's #1 Drag Entertainment Troupe. Facebook Page

Tucked & Loaded - the biggest Drag Show in the Fraser Valley. Linktree

What.The.Frock Productions - Comedy, drag, brunches, gameshows, fundraisers, speed dating, singalongs & more! Facebook Page. | EventBrite Listings click here

:: Man Up :: - a multi-gender drag spectacular and queer dance party in East Vancouver. https://www.facebook.com/manupvancouver

Sleepy Queers - Sleepy Queers Productions is a Vancouver based production company https://www.facebook.com/sleepyqueersproductions

Queer Cabaret (monthly at Havana theatre) Drag, Comedy, Sketch, Burlesque, Music etc Performer application form https://8monkeysproductions.com/the-queer-cabaret/

Tuck Entertainment Inc. - a one-stop shop, providing quality Drag Artists for events as well as inviting Drag Artist to join the team. http://www.tuckentertainment.com/ 

Support Local Drag - a great listing of performers and artists from Tuck - https://www.tuckentertainment.com/support-local-drag

Loose Cannon Events - Events thrown for the 2slgbtq+ community and its allies in Vancouver. https://www.loosecannonevents.ca/

Vanity Inc. - Western Canada’s newest Drag Extravaganza. Representing The House Of LeNoir. https://www.facebook.com/vanityinc15

Benedetti Group (Toronto-based with local talent) - We've got some serious drag talent that will add the perfect amount of sparkle and pizzazz to your 2023 events!  Benedetti Group

NevStevensGroup (Toronto-based with local talent) - Our roster of top-tier drag performers will dazzle your communities and make your event unforgettable. We're reaching out to see if you're interested in booking our talent for any of your upcoming events. NevStevensGroup

Twisted Tassels - Twisted Tassels produces live events with diverse casts and styles that bring together entertainers. https://www.facebook.com/TwistedTassels/

Plurr Productions - ScottyHotty: Vancouver’s most outrageous alt-events promoter! Talent booker. Event and film production. https://www.plurproductions.ca/


DRAG QUEENS

Gia Metric - a non-binary drag artist from Vancouver, BC, best known for competing on season 2 of Canada’s Drag Race. Known for their out-of-this-world fashion, electrifying pop performances, and advocacy for mental health awareness — Gia has proven time and again why they are one of the brightest stars in the universe that continues to rise.  

Kendall Gender - As a performer, host, model and LGBTQIA2S+ activist, Kendall Gender is a bonafide Canadian drag sensation. With grassroots in Vancouver, she has performed coast to coast since 2014 and shows no signs of slowing down.

Beth - From Canada’s Drag Race Season 2, Combine comedy, body and pure entertainment and you’ve got Beth! Originally from Nelson, BC where she discovered the art of DRAG through theatre, Beth moved to Vancouver in hopes of one day taking over the world.

Synthia Kiss - Raised by a family of powerful women and gay men, Synthia Kiss has the contour of a supermodel and the charisma of a Will & Grace episode – the original not the remake. buckle up baby because SHE IS THE MOMENT. Love or loathe her, she fights off haters with a tactical balance of pin-wheel spins on the dance floor, sassy come-backs, and cannabis at the meet and greets #syntiva. She’s also a wizard with words!

Amy Grindhouse - Vancouver performer

acaciagray - Vancouver’s freshest drag baby

Connie Smudge - Based out of Vancouver B.C., Mz Smudge has been the face of many local initiatives, events and charities, including her appearance on Dragon's Den with Haystax Financial, the North American OutGames, Qmunity, The City of Vancouver, North Shore ConneXions, Whitecaps FC, Pride Vancouver, and The Q Hall of Fame Canada to name just a few. Her monikers include Mother to the House of Opulence, Entertainer of the Year, and she has been Sainted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Mina Mercury - Mina Mercury is a Canadian Drag performer, Impersonator

Sativa the Diva - Squamish Event Planner, Performer, Drag.

Carlotta Gurl - Drag artist Carl McDonald (Carlotta Gurl) hails from Eastern Canada and for over 15 years has been amazing audiences everywhere with his incredible female impersonations of some of the world’s most loved performers. Now performing in Vancouver, BC


DRAG KINGS

JustinAbit - Justin is a Drag King living Vancouver adjacent.

DRAG THINGS

Rose Butch - Premier Non-Binary Drag Thing


DRAG GROUPS & ORGS

Dragging Youth Shows (Edmonton) https://www.facebook.com/DraggingYouthSeries

Dragging Youth Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/448090438898145

UPCOMING EVENTS

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