Toronto, Canada
Events
Toronto Black Pride
Aug 7 - Aug 10, 2008
A three day celebration, usually taking place during the first week of August. As always, keep your eyes peeled for the women's events.
Church Street Fetish Fair
Aug 17, 2008
If you Miss the Fulsom Fair North, here’s the next best thing for you BDSM afficianados. There’s music, performance, slaves, vendors and the North American Bootblack Contest. Once again, you’ll see more gay men than lesbians, but women are always welcome.
Groundswell Festival
Mid Sep, 2008 (TBA)
"A nationally recognized forum for the creation and development of theatre by women." Presented by Nightwood Theatre, the organisation behind the FemCab Feminist Cabaret and other women-centric theatre events.
Ladyfest Toronto
Sep 18 - Sep 21, 2008
This Ladyfest is much more than just a women’s music festival. Over the four days expect to see some excellent work from women filmmakers, visual artists, spoken word performers, musicians, craftsters, comedians, performance artists, and comic book artists/zinesters.
Rhubarb Festival
Feb 4- Feb 22, 2009
Celebrating its 30th season in 2009, the Rhubarb Festival is Canada’s oldest new works fest and is notorious for showcasing the most outrageous acts you’ll catch all year-round. Presented at Toronto's LGBT theatre, Buddies In Bad Times (see Other Fun Stuff), this is an amazing theatre fest you should not miss.
FemCab: The Five Minute Feminist Cabaret
Mar 8, 2009
Hosted by the Nightwood theatre, this is one of the most amazing ways to celebrate International Women’s Day. Each year FemCab presents some of the most talented and funny Canadian women. It’s a hoot that still makes you think a bit. If you’re planning on attending though, book early as it usually sells out every year.
Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival
Late Mar, 2009 (TBA)
Mpenzi is a Swahili word with different English translations, the essence of which is “one who loves” and “one who is loved”. “The vision of Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival is to identify, screen and promote independent film and video submissions from established and emerging Directors and / or Producers and / or Writers, from among Straight, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer or Questioning Black women, and Black Transgendered, Transsexual, and Intersexed women and men."
London Lesbian Film Festival
Late Apr, 2009 (TBA)
London is a small town about an hour-and-a-half outside of Toronto, and for several years now a group of lesbian film afficianados, the Reeling Sisters, have been putting on this popular event. It usually takes place over three days at the end of April and is one of the few exclusively lesbian film fests in the world.
We’re Funny That Way
May 6 - May 9, 2009
Canada’s International Queer Comedy Festival brings you the best, brightest and funniest LGBT comedians. Takes place every year at the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
Inside Out: Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival
Mid-May, 2009 (TBA)
Toronto’s annual LGBT film festival is a feast for the eyes. Not only for the films, but also for the great people watching. Taking place over ten days, this is Canada’s biggest LGBT film festival and there are always a number of screenings just for the gals.
Fulsom Fair North
Mid-Late Jul, 2009 (TBA)
The biggest fetish party of the year for all you leather-lovin’ BDSM fans. Based on the San Francisco version, Fulsom North attracts mostly men, but for women who live the lifestyle, this is the place to be. They took a break in 2008, but promise to return in 2009.
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