🌈✨ NERD PRIDE ✨🌈A Celebration of All Things Queer and Nerdy📍 The Attic Bar & Stage📅 Friday, August 22 | ⏰ 8:00 PM🎟 Tickets available now on Eventbrite!
Get ready for a geektastic night of cosplay, camp, and chaotic queer joy at NERD PRIDE - where fandom meets fabulous! From Pokémon to Princess Leia, Sailor Scouts to Sonic, we’re celebrating every niche obsession and legendary icon that shaped our queer nerd hearts.
Hosted by the incomparable Anne Xiety, and featuring an all-star cast of drag, burlesque, and performance talent including Divina Diefor, DogiiChow, Karla Marx, King Neptune, Joanie Sabbath, Viscera, Winah Dinah, and more - this is your chance to embrace your inner nerd and sparkle unapologetically.
Costumes highly encouraged. Trivia, games, themed cocktails, and pure nostalgic magic await.
💥 Come for the fandoms. Stay for the fantasy. 💥Let’s get nerdy, babes.
Come join Queer Calgary for a fun evening of board games, laughter and fun! We welcome anyone to attend, whether you’re a newcomer to gaming or an experienced board game enthusiast.
This event is happening at The Sentry Box. Please note that The Sentry Box is made up of two separate business entities. To access the building, please enter through the west entrance into the Sentry Box, not The Sentry Box Cards. We’ll be on the upper mezzanine, and signs will be placed on the tables to indicate our tables.
Please be aware that this event is not wheelchair accessible due to the approximately 9 stairs into the building.
However, please remember that these events are meant to be a safe space for the Queer community. Transphobia, homophobia, and discrimination of any kind are not welcome. Being a safe space also includes being respectful of photography. Before taking any pictures including people, please always ask for permission.
You can RSVP on Meetup here! Please note you are not required to sign up to attend, all of our ongoing programs are always open to walk ins!
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Queer Calgary is a grassroots initiative and registered non-profit that aims to combat queer isolation and foster a queer community in Calgary. We champion this by organizing regular community events, including this weekly board game event. For more information, you can find us on Facebook, Meetup, or Instagram.
Feel free to check out our Linktree to find our websites, our discord server and everything else we have going on!
If needed, don't forget to ask about our Community Access Fund! Which aims to make our programs accessible to all in the form of bus/transit tickets. Please reach out to us via email at hello@queercalgary.ngo for more details.
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Queer Calgary is a grassroots initiative and registered non-profit that aims to combat queer isolation and foster a queer community in Calgary. We champion this by organizing regular community events, including this weekly board game event. For more information, you can find us on Facebook, Meetup, or Instagram.
Feel free to check out our Linktree to find our websites, our discord server and everything else we have going on!
However, please remember that these events are meant to be a safe space for the Queer community. Transphobia, homophobia, and discrimination of any kind are not welcome.
If needed, don't forget to ask about our Community Access Fund! Which aims to make our programs accessible to all in the form of bus/transit tickets. Please reach out to us via email at hello@queercalgary.ngo for more details.
this is a recurring weekly event that takes place at different locations - info from Prime Timers Calgary website:
Friday Night Dinner - Prime Timers Calgary
Every Friday at 6pm
Various Locations - please email primetimerscalgary@gmail.com for more details.
Prime Timers Calgary (PTC) was re-established in September 2003 to provide opportunities to interact socially with other mature gay and bisexual men. Our goal is to foster positive interaction for our members by facilitating social, recreational and educational activities.
Please note that Colleqtive will now be meeting in room 106 instead of The Place.
Colleqtive is a peer support group for racialized 2SLGBTQ+ community members. This includes community members who are Black, Indigenous, and people of colour. This group is a closed space, only for those who the group is intended for. Join us in a colleqtive community space together!
Dial 106 on the intercom to be buzzed in. Please let us know that you're here for Colleqtive when we pick up.
We'll let folks in until 7:00, so please arrive before then!
This group is not a structured therapy group nor is it a dating space. If you are looking for further support, Outlink staff are available to meet with you one-on-one or in small groups by phone, text-based messaging, or video call upon request. They can also help connect you to other counselling and support services.
Please note that this meeting is moderated by Outlink staff and volunteers who reserve the right to remove anyone from the group who is in violation of our Safer Space Ground Rules.
If you'd like to take any pictures of the room or the group, please ask facilitators and participants first.
We will be meeting at the CommunityWise Resource Centre in room #106 (The Arusha room), located on the main floor (please see below for public health safety precautions). The CommunityWise building is located at 223 12 Ave SW. There is street parking outside the building. The closest LRT stations are Victoria Park, 3rd Street, and 1st Street stations.
Public Health Safety Precautions:
Public health and the safety of our communities is very important to us! The following safety practices are put in place for our in-person programming:
Wearing a mask is strongly encouraged.
If you have any cold, flu, or Covid symptoms (ex. fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose), we ask that you please do not attend.
There is a Shigella outbreak in the Beltline area. Please wash your hands before eating and after using the washroom to prevent the spread. Hand sanitizer is available as well.
The maximum capacity of the room is 25 people. The room can fit about 12 people comfortably.
With pride season right around the corner, we got a little bit impatient... Party till the skeeters are full and the swamp's been danced dry! Theme: Crocodile Cunt Think camo, mosquito net, crocodile print, wetland boots, bass pro shops, etc. etc. Hip waders are the new assless chaps ;) *This party is 18+ and ID's will be checked at the door Where: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW) When: Friday August 22nd. Doors open at 9:30pm. Party goes till late How Much: $15 pre-sale, $20 at the door. PWYC available at door. We accept cash, card, and tickets! EARLY BIRD TIX AVAILABLE LINK IN Instagram bio. @GenericLesbianParty DJs: PAYE4PREZ @paye4prez NALGÓTICA @verogxrcia CYBERVVITCH @cyber.vvitch
event info and register for free tickets from Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/3rd-annual-queerly-disabled-tickets-1461873485949#:~:text=Join%20us%20at%20the%20Calgary,market%2C%20presentations%20and%20popcorn!!
Queerly Disabled Annual Pride Celebration
A casual drop-in celebration at the 3rd Annual Queerly Disabled Friday, August 22nd, from 1 pm to 4:30 pm at Calgary Scope Society
Join us at the Calgary Scope Society, Friday August 22, 2025 from 1 pm - 4:30 pm for our 3rd Annual Queerly Disabled Event.
Queerly Disabled is an event celebrating the intersection of queer and disabled identities. This year we will be having an all ages mini market, presentations and popcorn!!
Our event aims to foster a safe and supportive space where everyone can come together to share their stories, ask questions, and celebrate our unique identities. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, make new friends, and learn from other queer and disabled artists or from local organizations that support queer and disabled folks.
Throughout the day, you’ll have the chance to check out local artists across Alberta's art, jewlery, plants, etc. Or learn and connect with local non-profit organizations. Or just come for some popcorn and to hangout! Either way all are welcome!
Come together with Pride Calgary, Indigenous leaders, and City hall officials as they honour the 2SLGBTQ+ community in a powerful opening of Calgary’s weeklong celebration of Pride at City Hall’s Municipal Plaza.
Miskanawah: 2S+ Youth CircleJanuary 3 to Dec 19, 2025
Every Friday from 5:30 – 8:30PM
Location: 2335 30th Ave NE
Join Auntie Sarah GoodMedicine and Uncle River for our Two Spirit + Youth Circle. There will be smudge, family dinner and good times!
A space for Two Spirit and Indigiqueers to connect, build community, and be themselves.
Registration is required:
Linda Collins: neconnector@miskanawah.ca or 403-700-8440
Lynette Persaud: nwconnector@miskanawah.ca or 403-714-4895
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