Go big or go home this weekend! Queer As Funk shared their top Pride picks for this week’s Local List—aka my favourite part of this email. I’d tell you to scroll down, but I need you to read it, so I’ll share it right here.

Once Pride weekend wraps, we can keep the queer joy and dance-floor energy going into fall. Public Disco is celebrating 10 years with a full-day festival at The Shipyards this October! Catch Leon Vynehall, Fred P, DJ Holographic and more across two stages, plus an all-vinyl lounge. Enter to win tickets and join the dance floor!*

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• Grouse Mountain (the company, not the mountain) is turning 100! They’re celebrating with drone shows, live music, food trucks, and more! Head up to The Peak of Vancouver to join the Centennial Festival.

• Dinner tastes better with a view, especially at 6,000 feet. Ride up Whistler Mountain for a hearty buffet featuring prime rib, cedar plank salmon, alongside live music. Enter to win tickets to the Mountain Top Summer Feast!*

• Lose yourself in Emancipator’s dreamy new album Chrysalis which he’s showcasing at the Hollywood Theatre in November!

• Celebrate the connections between Taiwan, Canada and the world at TAIWANfest 2026 from 9/5-7. Films, talks, workshop, performances and more!

• Did you catch all the just announced shows this week? Houndmouth, Tyla, Arch Enemy, Paul Oakenfold, Hieroglyphics, Chopping Spree & more!

EVERY PRIDE EVENT IN VANCITY

Still haven’t locked in your Pride weekend plans? Don’t worry, there are enough parties, marches, drag shows and block parties happening to keep you very busy. Here are a few places to be loud, proud and unapologetically queer:

• QUEERDOHPALOOZA - Friday @ Wise Hall

• SUNGAYS PATIO SESSION - Friday @ Numbers Cabaret

• PUBLIC DISCO PRIDE BLOCK PARTY - Saturday @ 4th & Ontario St

• DISCO RODEO - Saturday @ Pony Room

• CHICAS IN THE AFTERNOON - Sunday @ Sheraton Wall Centre

• DAVIE VILLAGE PRIDE FEST - Sunday @ Davie Village & Nelson Park

THIS WEEKEND

THE LOCAL LIST

Not your typical dance band, Queer As Funk have spent over a decade turning stages into dance floors and audiences into chosen families. Born from a desire to bring funk and soul to Vancouver’s queer community, their high-energy shows celebrate diversity through powerful vocals, tight horns, and irresistible rhythms. Ahead of their Pride show TONIGHT at the Commodore Ballroom, they’re sharing five ways to celebrate, connect, and show up this Pride weekend.

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