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Daily Email - Monday - 07/28/2025

July 28, 2025

Happy Pride Week! Join Dandy’s Big Gay Cabaret this Friday to kick off your queer festivities. The Rio Theatre hosts Tiktok star Dandy for a night of song, dance and death defy circus feats alongside drag, burlesque and some fun surprises. Enter to win your way in!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Flamingosis brings breezy beats and disco-funk grooves to Fortune Sound Club on 11/8. Grab your tickets for maximum vibing and questionable dance moves.

  • Get ready for big sounds, free admission. Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival brings Ani DiFranco, Aysanabee, Judith Hill and more to Deer Lake Park on 8/9. Food, drinks, sunshine and songs that’ll hit you right in the feels.*

  • Nerds assemble, Bit Brigade shreds through Mega Man X live while a gamer speedruns it in real time. It's part rock show, part nostalgic live video game. Enter to win a pair of tickets to join the chaos at the Rickshaw on 8/28.

  • Explore three new exhibits at the Museum of Vancouver. Learn about repatriation in The Work of Repair, new designers and vintage woods in Future Makers, and Vancouver histories via Deep-Seated Histories.

  • Plus fresh announcements from World Supercross Canadian GP, Brass Camel, Music BC, Matriarchs Uprising, Queer As Funk and more!

PRIDE WEEK IN VANCOUVER

Pride is not a moment—it’s a whole damn weekend. Parade hits the streets Sunday, but the parties start way earlier. Drag shows, sweaty dance floors, queer markets—it’s all in our guide. Here are just a few events we are pumped about:

THIS WEEK

🎪 Cirque Du Slay

Thursday @ The Rio Theatre (8PM)

Forget everything you knew about circus and get ready for something curious and queer. Win a pair of tickets to CIRQUE DU SLAY for an evening of drag, circus, comedy, and sexiness, showcasing an all-queer, all-creative cast.*

🔥 Boys Boys Boys

Friday @ The Birdhouse (10PM)

The name says it all. Boys! Boys! Boys! is the ultimate Pride kickoff—packed with DJs, drag royalty, go-go dancers, and enough sweaty, shirtless chaos to melt your glitter off.

📣 Live & Local: Queer As Funk

Friday @ Panorama Park (7PM)

Live & Local turns all the way up with Vancouver’s own Queer as Funk headlining a free outdoor blowout. Expect big horns, bigger vocals, and an all-out dance party under the sun.

🍻 Queers And Beers: Pride Block Party

Sunday @ The Birdhouse (1PM-8PM)

The Queers & Beers Pride Block Party is your Sunday solution: beer garden vibes, DJs on deck, and a parking lot packed with joyful, dancing queers. Arrive early, leave sweaty.

🌈 Davie Village Pride Festival

Sunday @ Davie Street (2PM-10PM)

The Davie Village Pride Festival shuts down the street and turns it into a rainbow-drenched playground of drag, DJs, community booths, and pure queer joy. It’s free!

Whistler Summer Concert Series

Trivia time! What does the Sam Roberts Band, PINEO & LOEB, and Hollow Coves have in common? They're all headlining the Whistler Summer Concert Series with FREE shows this August. Add some more music to your summer plans and find out who's taking the stage here.*

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LOCALS ONLY

  • Award-winning Fiorino Italian restaurant opens a new location in the Quay Market!

  • Baba Chaka dropped a new single. Listen to Deactivate!

Need some more ideas for what to do this week? We’ve got you covered!