Calgary Pride

King of Drag Watch Party
2025-06-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Aroma Cafe Bar, 1845 33 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2T1Z1, Canada
LONG LIVE DRAG KINGS!
Revry TV is airing the first-ever Drag King competition show, King of Drag, and we couldn’t be more excited!!
Join us at Aroma Cafe Bar for a watch party and drag show featuring local Alberta Kings! The night promises to be casual, fun, community-minded, and, of course, full of KINGS!
Dates? Every Sunday from June 22nd to July 27th
Time? Doors at 6PM, Drag Performances & Panel at 6:30PM, Screening at 7PM
Location? Aroma Cafe Bar on 33rd Ave (1845 33 Ave SW, Calgary)
Cost? $10 (Limited availability)
Accessibility? Aroma Cafe Bar has an accessible washroom and a ramp up to the front entrance. Please note that the front door can be a bit narrow for some wheelchairs. Let us know how we can accommodate any needs here. There is parking on the surrounding streets and a bus stop right outside. The episode will have captions activated during the screening.
Hosted by? The sexy and suave El Rey del Sol!
Featuring? Local Alberta Drag Kings announced weekly!
Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at the venue.
Have questions? Send us an email at recklessdaughtercreative@gmail.com

Big Queer Variety Show
2025-07-27 13:30 - 17:00 | Contemporary Calgary, 701 11th St SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 2C4, Canada
Come on out for a cross-organization collaborative all-ages sober variety show on Sunday, July 27th from 1:00 to 5:00 at Contemporary Calgary with time to mingle before and after!
Tickets available now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/big-queer-variety-show-tickets-1415897560719
Join our Emcees, Alyjah Ermine and Oliver Twirl, for a fun afternoon of queer joy and creativity as a whole bevvy of talent crosses the stage! There will be drag performances by El Rey del Sol, Alina Montenegro, Dayna Hart, Sir Velvet, Roy GBP & Oliver Twirl, poetry readings by Cece Chow and Alyjah Ermine, hip hop from Kindé, and classical and Bengali dance performances by Kajal and Ratul!
Tickets:
We are offering pay-what-you-are-able tickets and splitting 100% of the ticket sales between Black Pride YYC, Colores Del Alma, and Rang De Pride to help support them in all the offerings they have coming up in the calendar.
Our sponsor:
Thank you to the Community-Based Research Centre for providing funding so we can pay $100 honorariums to all performers. Tips will also be split amongst all performers to ensure everyone is paid for their labour.
Accessibility:
To make this event safe as possible to attend for as many of our 2SLGBTQIA+ community members, we ask that folks do a Covid test within 24 hours of attending and wear masks when not eating. Masks will be provided at the door.
This is a sober all-ages event! We welcome kids and families! Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Food will be served! Details are coming, but there will be gluten free and vegan options courtesy of the Pansy Club, as well as Jamaican patties from Simply Caribbean.
Contemporary Calgary has a paid parking lot and is right by the c-train downtown. They have wheelchair accessible washrooms on the main floor and the floor of the Heather Edwards theatre. There are multi-stall gendered washrooms on all floors as well.

Contemporary Office Interiors Pride with Purpose Party
2025-08-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Contemporary Office Interiors, 2206 Portland St SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 4M6, Canada
Come join us for a fun evening of Drag Bingo with @lilithfairyyc, and a raffle auction in support of Skipping Stone on Thursday, August 28th.
Sign up at the link below:
https://forms.coi.ca/cgy-pride-with-purpose
In partnership with Contemporary Office Interiors Ltd. and MillerKnoll

Dominique Jackson’s Dollhaus
2025-08-29 19:00 - 23:30 | Dickens Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 2Y6, Canada
An All Trans Drag Competition plus Vogue Exhibition Battle for Pride and the legend Dominique Jackson. Show at Dickens Pub on August 29. Tickets on showpass

Drag me to Dinner
2025-08-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Velvet Room, 628 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
🌈✨ PRIDE WEEKEND TAKEOVER AT VELVET ROOM ✨🌈
🍽 Sat, Aug 30 – Drag Me to Dinner
Start your Pride weekend with a feast of fabulousness! Enjoy a full dinner while being dazzled by drag icons Lulu Daniels, Milf & Cookies, Felicia Von Queef, and Stephanie Prince. Expect good food, good vibes and jaw-dropping performances all night.

RuPaul's Tina Burner's Witch Perfect
2025-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Grand, 608 1St SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 1M7, Canada
The hysterical award-winning spooktacular, Witch Perfect, is an all live-singing, comedy parody based on the cult-classic and audience favorite Disney film Hocus Pocus! It features Emmy-winning stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race: S13’s Tina Burner as Winifred, Season 11, All-Stars S6, and UK vs the World S2’s Scarlet Envy as Sara, and Season 9 and All Stars S8’s Alexis Michelle as Mary.
The show features hits from such pop icons as Madonna and Cher, as well as Disney classics Little Mermaid and Lion King. Witch Perfect also fly’s into Broadway standards from Gypsy and Wicked as well as the sisters own take on the infamous show-stopper “I Put a Spell on You.” Make sure to BOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKK your tickets today.
