CHEAP THRILLS MAY

May 1, 2025

Vee Willard

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.

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