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Our monthly guide to cheap and queerful events in the city that are FREE, PWYC or less than $10
Whether you’re saving up for Pride (latex hoods and flashing buttplugs don’t come free!), bracing yourself for the inevitable global recession, or just trying to shake off the malaise of winter, we here at Yohomo Laboratories and Fainting Couch Refurbishment Professionals think you could probably use help finding some reasonably priced things to do. To that end, here is our monthly guide to queer things for you to do that won’t leave you bankrupt (but still fabulous) this spring.
Don’t forget to check back regularly, because we will be adding additional affordable happenings over the course of the month! And please get in touch if we are missing your affordable event, at events@yohomo.ca.
Friday, May 2
Macho – The Black Eagle
$10 before 10:30pm
Saturday, May 3
Jigsaw: A Queer Mingle for the 30+ Crowd – Glad Day Bookshop
$8.52
Jockstrap – The Black Eagle
$10 before 10:30pm
Doll House – Three Dollar Bill
$10
Sunday, May 4
Queer Pop-Up Market! – Metropolitan Community Church
Free entry
Tender Possibilities: 2SQTBIPOC Storytelling Project – The 519
Free; RSVP required
999Heard Presents Sound Sanctuary: A Listening Session – Standard Time
Free; RSVP required
Breaking Ground: Pathways to Careers in the Trades – Buddies in Bad Times
Free
Health is Wealth Kiki Ball – One Yonge Community Recreation Centre
Free
Friends of Roxy Presents: Friends for Laughs – Pegasus
Free entry (donations welcome)
Slaysian Heritage Tour-Toronto – Bier Markt
$11.98
Pure Camp Presents: Supersexe – Vada Vada – See-Scape
$11.98
Monday, May 5
The Vinyl Diaries Toronto Book Launch with Pete Crighton – Lula Lounge
Free entry
The Final FML – Flash on Church
$11.98 advance/online
Thursday, May 8
Hoebibi – The Drink
Free entry
Friday, May 9
Bodies Bodies Bodies – Three Dollar Bill
$10 advance/online
Queer Collective – Farside
No cover
Service – The Black Eagle
$10 before 10:30pm
Saturday, May 10
Make a Zine: The Arquives Zine Workshop – The Arquives
PWYC
Sapphic Euchre Brunch – The 519
RSVP required; $20 donation recommended but not required
Back to the 80s – C.C.’s Bar and Grill
$5
Balls Deep Disco – The Black Eagle
$10 before 10:30pm
Club Lonely – Bambi’s
$10 before midnight
0 – Zero – Sunday Day Party – Sunday Church – Edition II – Three Dollar Bill
$11.30
Thursday, May 15
Sapphic Open Stage – C.C.’s Bar and Grill
Free entry
Straps – Houndstooth
Free entry
Sub-Sessions 10 – BSMT 254
PWYC
Gay AF Comedy: Homo Say What? – Glad Day Bookshop
$11.98
Friday, May 16
Dyke Night – Onsite Gallery
Free entry
Saturday, May 17
Grapefruit – The Black Eagle
$10 before 10:30pm
Go Hard “White Party” W/ A Splash of Gold – The Smith House
$11.98 +
Saturday, May 24
Romeo – The Black Eagle
$10 before 10:30pm
MONTHLY CHEAP THRILLS
Fridays at MOCA – Moca
Free entry
First Wednesday Nights – AGO (though we are officially currently side-eyeing them over their silence and stance on genocide)
Free entry
Rom third Tuesday Nights – ROM
Free entry
Collections at The Arquives – The Arquives
Free entry
Sqwish queer drop-in basketball Friday nights – Central Technical School
PWYC
Drag Bingo every Wednesday – The Well Church St
Free entry
They’dies Night Mics Comedy Show every Wednesday – The Comedy Lab
Free entry
Friday Nights at El Convento Rico – El Convento Rico
$10 advance/online
Gaystation Tuesdays – The Black Eagle
No cover
Club Lonely second Saturday of each month – Bambi’s
$10 before midnight
Sapphic Wine Night last Wednesday of each month, 5pm—midnight – Buvette Pacey
Free entry
Bingo with Noella DeVille every Saturday, 5—7pm – The Drink
No cover
Queer Self Defense TO the first Sunday of each month (except for May when it’ll be second Sunday) – Tallulah’s Cabaret
PWYC
We will add affordable events as we find them, so please check back! Also, feel free to get in touch if your event is missing.