The Throbbing Rose Collective presents the month-long “Nuit Rose: Rewilding” festival of queer art and performance, with the main event taking place June 20, 2026 throughout the Church-Wellesley Village in Toronto

posted Thursday, June 4, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Festivals, Pride, Queer, Toronto

The Throbbing Rose Collective announces the complete programming for Nuit Rose: Rewilding, the 7th edition of Toronto’s festival of queer art and performance. Culminating in a night-long art festival on Saturday, June 20, Nuit Rose: Rewilding runs during Pride Month with events running until July 5, 2026. The festival presents exhibitions, performances, screenings, public art, and […]

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Luminato Festival celebrates 20 years of artistic and engaging programming in Toronto- June 3 – 28, 2026

posted Tuesday, June 2, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Festivals, Toronto

Luminato Festival celebrates twenty years with an extraordinary and action-packed edition running June 3–28, the longest festival in its history. Known for its bold curation of Toronto’s people, places and stories, this iconic summer festival will once again transform the city’s identity through the aptly titled theme of PLAY. The festival will bring together leading Canadian […]

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Toronto Blue Jays Pride Night vs Baltimore Orioles with free City Connect Pride cap for first 15,000 fans – June 5, 2026

posted Tuesday, June 2, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Pride, Sports, Toronto

The Toronto Blue Jays are celebrating Pride Month with the 7th annual Pride Night on Friday, June 5, 2026 against the Baltimore Orioles (first pitch 7:07 p.m. ET). Fans can enjoy activities throughout the ballpark, including live performances by drag queen group The PowderPuff Girls, fun photo opportunities, glam bars, and specialty concessions. Plus, the first 15,000 fans will […]

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That’s a Wrap! 33rd annual Hot Docs Film Festival

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026

by: Diane Slawych in Film

Nekai Walks (D: Rico King, P: David Mcilvride) won the Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary at this year’s Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, which was chosen by an audience poll, and also includes a cash prize of $50,000. It’s the story of a 16-year-old boy (Nekai Foster) who beat the […]

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Heart’s Ann Wilson documentary, In My Voice, screening tour and Q&A stops in Toronto on May 30, 2026

posted Wednesday, April 1, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Toronto

Rock icon Ann Wilson, singer-songwriter and founder of Heart, has announced a special 10-city North American screening tour accompanying her forthcoming authorized feature documentary IN MY VOICE.  Each evening will feature a high-definition screening of the documentary followed by a live Q&A with Ann Wilson and director Barbara Hall, offering audiences a rare opportunity to hear firsthand […]

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Cyclops: A Satyr Play – an interactive, queer, techno-pop fever dream – on stage Mar 27 to Apr 4, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, March 24, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

The Cyclops, Euripides’ only surviving Satyr Play, is incomplete, half-translatable, and reads like someone trying to remember The Odyssey after downing a whole bottle of ouzo. So that’s exactly what this Satyr is going to do. This is not a Greek play, this is an interactive, queer, techno-pop fever dream of the night before: karaoke, […]

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David’s Disco – fundraiser in support of Casey House, includes drag, live performance, and DJ – March 28, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Friday, March 13, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Charity, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Toronto

David’s Disco returns with a bold new twist – a seductive, Studio 54 circus-inspired playground where anything can happen and something always does. It’s where the music never stops, and every move you make helps raise funds for Casey House. Join the festivities for a night of heart, humanity, healing, and dancing that will leave […]

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Nash The Slash Rises Again! – film premiere spotlights one of Toronto’s more obscure indie musicians, and includes a Q&A, record release, and live performances covering his music

posted Monday, March 9, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Film, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Nash The Slash: Covered is a one-of-a-kind multi-media theatrical premiere of the eclectic music documentary, Nash the Slash Rises Again! at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Friday, March 13, 2026.  The film uncovers the origin story of the sinister, masked Canadian electronic music innovator, Nash The Slash, who took his name from the killer butler in […]

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The Dancing Djinn Cabaret features Arabic live music, drag, bellydance, and storytelling – March 11, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, March 8, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Burlesque, Cabaret, Drag, Queer

The Dancing Djinn is a groundbreaking theatrical and musical cabaret created by Lebanese-Canadian drag artists Nikotine and Samara. The show revives the legacy and opulence of queer Arab history,  and draws on Sufi poetry, Andalusian music, and modern rock with a bellydancing twist. For one night only the stage will become a desert of memory […]

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Feura punks it out at the “Choke It Down Release Party” and Fundraiser for Glad Day Bookshop

posted Wednesday, March 4, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Charity, Dance, Drag, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Toronto

Feura is raw, unfiltered, and unapologetically real. Rising from the grit of Toronto’s underground, her music is a fierce collision of grunge, punk, and hard-hitting alt-rock, fueled by a fierce need to break free from expectations and speak the truth. With a growing community of badass followers, she’s become a voice for those who’ve been […]

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