Tallulahs

 Doors at 10:30pm Advance tickets $10 // Door tickets $15 19+ Buy Tickets Come dance the night away to your favorite hits with DJ Sumation and TSVLs own Rosacea Cheeks.   Our staff have been monitoring provincial and city regulations,…

Doors @ 6pm   Buy Tickets   Roll out the red carpet and grab your finest garb - it's time for the Oscars!   This year Tallulah's Cabaret will be streaming the Academy Awards red carpet and awards ceremony live…

  DOORS 6:00pm   Free Admission   Join host Selecta Sarah and belt out your favourite embarrassing, sexy, funny and nostalgic tunes!   Our staff have been monitoring provincial and city regulations, and have used this information to create a COVID-19…

  DOORS 6:00pm This is a 19+ event Grab your boots and scoot on over to Tallulah's for a country music dance party! FREE COVER!             Our staff have been monitoring provincial and city regulations,…

March 15th & 16th, 2024 Doors 7:00PM, Show 7:30PM Regular tickets - $30   Buy Tickets   Join the B-Girlz for a night of hair-raising hilarity as an impromptu visit to Barbie-Q’s Aunt takes a ghostly turn. Don’t miss this…

March 15th & 16th, 2024 Doors 7:00PM, Show 7:30PM Regular tickets - $30   Buy Tickets   Join the B-Girlz for a night of hair-raising hilarity as an impromptu visit to Barbie-Q’s Aunt takes a ghostly turn. Don’t miss this…

MARCH 16, 2024 Doors 10:30pm Advance Tickets $10 Door Tickets $15 19+ Buy Tickets   THROB is the place for you to release yourself and be free on the dance floor. Tom Cable spins all the pop gems, throwbacks, and sexy…

Doors @ 6pm This is a 19+ event   Join us for $6 Jameson shots as we celebrate the luck of the Irish- St. Paddy's style! Free Cover!                   Our staff have…

Doors @ 6pm Free Admission Ready to let your inner theatre kid shine? Join host Neta Rose for a Broadway themed karaoke night! Show off your best belt and rep your favourite musical or movie. Costumes and over-the-top theatrics encouraged!…

March 22, 2024 // Doors 8:30pm // Show 9:00pm $35 Buy Tickets Tuff Stuff! The new Femmes Fatales series. Rebel women and femmes, tough babe, loud and angry babes. Girl gangs, deliberate misfits, outlaws and outcasts. Tuff Stuff! No More…

  Doors 7:00pm Tickets: $35- $65 Front Row- $65 Second Row- $55 Third Row $45 General (first come first serve) $35 18+ Tickets will also be available at the door. Buy Tickets Baddies & "Nanparkal" @ Buddies by New Normal…

Doors 10:30pm Tickets $30 19+ Tickets will also be available at the door. Buy Tickets   Get ready to move and groove while celebrating diversity at the Inaugural Fundraising Dance for the Queer Tamil Collective! Join us for an evening…

Doors 7:00pm // Show 7:30pm $17 Buy Tickets Dark Day is BACK AT BUDDIES! Come and join us again for night featuring some of Toronto's best emerging and established Music Theatre performers, backed by a three-piece band! You can count…

March 27th, 2024 // Doors 7:30pm // Show 8:00pm Pre-Sale $25 // Door Sale $30 Buy Tickets     Qaptain and Tygr Willy present to you again a hilarious, vibrant, and sensual parody spin based on the hit MAX show…

Doors 9:30pm  Tickets $30 19+ Tickets will also be available at the door. Buy Tickets Welcome to The Royal Court 👑 Toronto's newest go-to for Kings, Things, Court Jesters, Courtesans and everything in between! We strive to provide a safe…

Doors 10:30pm Advance Tickets $11 Door Tickets $10 before 11pm // $15 After 11pm 19+ Tickets will also be available at the door. Buy Tickets       Our staff have been monitoring provincial and city regulations, and have used…

Two Showtimes: 7pm & 9pm Buy Tickets                           Tallulah's Presents: ELTON JAN! The queen of rock and roll tributes, Janet Whiteway is back with another iconic turn...“Elton Jan”…

THURSDAY APRIL 4th.2024 Bar Open @ 6pm // Movie Starts @ 8pm  FREE ADMISSION   Join us on Thursdays in April for our Queer Classics Screening Series in Tallulah's Cabaret! This Week's pick: Hedwig and the Angry Inch!    …

Doors 10:30pm   Regular Presale $10 // VIP Meet and Greet $30 // Door Sale $15 19+ Buy Tickets   Rezurrection is an Indigenous-led and organized celebration that revitalizes the spirit of these ancestral lands. Through community: both Indigenous and…

 Saturday, April 6th, 2024 Doors at 6:00pm // FREE to attend! 19+ This is a SFW social event for members of the local Pup, furry and kink community. It is primarily a time for socializing, networking and serves as a…

April 6th, 2024 Doors 10:30PM Cover $10 19+ Buy Tickets   19+ Queer and Kink-Positive Furry club night. Featuring sets by Gnaw and Amyte as well as a Fierce Fray dance battle intermission.   Our staff have been monitoring provincial…

Doors at 6:30pm // Show at 7:00pm Regular $20 Buy Tickets   Toronto Monologue Slam is North America's largest acting showcase. This American Idol-style event puts local actors in front of the industry's biggest agents, producers and casting directors. Actors…

April 10th, 2024 // Doors @ 5:30pm  // Entertainment @ 6:30pm $15 Buy Tickets This is a PRIVATE party put on by RBC Queer Employee Group!   *Our staff have been monitoring provincial and city regulations, and have used this…

THURSDAY APRIL 11th.2024 Bar Open @ 6pm // Movie Starts @ 8pm  FREE ADMISSION   Join us on Thursdays in April for our Queer Classics Screening Series in Tallulah's Cabaret! This Week's pick: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the…

April 12th, 2024 Show #1: Doors 7:00// Show 7:30 Show #2: Doors 9:30pm // Show 10:00pm $25 // 19+ Buy Tickets   We're back with our Forte: Unzipped cabarets shows on Friday, April 12th. This time we're ready to razzle,…

SATURDAY, APRIL 13th. 2024 Doors @ 10:30 Cover $10 Come to Tallulah's this Saturday for a Pan-American dance party! El Toro is back at buddies playing a blend or North American, Caribbean and Latin Pop hits till 2AM.    …

COCKTAIL HOUR April 13th.2024 Bar Open 6 - Midnight.   Is Buddies a bar too? Or a theatre/performance/art space? A queer haven? Yes.   Come by and hang in Tallulah's Cabaret and sip on something good and catch up with…

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th. 2024 Doors @ 6pm / Songs start @ 8  Free Admission BROADWAY KARAOKE IS BACK, BABY! Join host Neta Rose for our second Broadway-themed karaoke night! Show off your best belt and rep your favourite musical or…

THURSDAY APRIL 18th.2024 Bar Open @ 6pm // Movie Starts @ 8pm  FREE ADMISSION   Join us on Thursdays in April for our Queer Classics Screening Series in Tallulah's Cabaret! This Week's pick: Itty Bitty Titty Committee!      …

Doors 6:30pm // Show 7:00pm $20 Buy Tickets   Come party with SoundCrowd to celebrate spring! Enjoy cabaret-style performances from SoundCrowd members, bid on incredible silent auction items and dance the night away with Cloud 9: Toronto's Feel-Good Cover Band.…

Saturday April 20th, 2024 // Doors at 10:30pm Early Bird Tickets $17 (Limited Quantity Available!) Regular tickets $22// Door tickets $25   Buy Tickets 19+ Tashan presents BOLLY POP Nite! We are bringing back the most beloved era of Bollywood…

April 21st, 2024 // Doors 4:30pm // Open Mic 5pm PWYC Join host Raymond Helkio for some of Toronto’s most dazzling, brazen, saucy, shameless, flashy and flamboyant poets + featured artist Nordi AKA The Storm! One work up to a maximum of 5 minutes or…

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24th. 2024 Doors @ 6pm / Songs start @ 8  Free Admission   GUILTY PLEASURE KARAOKE IS BACK! And... guiltier than ever? (Actually perhaps the opposite.)   Join host Selecta Sarah and belt out your favorite embarrassing, sexy,…

THURSDAY APRIL 25th.2024 Bar Open @ 6pm // Movie Starts @ 8pm  FREE ADMISSION   Join us on Thursdays in April for our Queer Classics Screening Series in Tallulah's Cabaret! This Week's pick: Hairspray! (1988, Yes. The one with Divine.)  …

Doors 10:30pm Advance Tickets $17.50 Door Tickets $22 19+ Buy Tickets Hibernation is over. Let’s FLIRT.   Get ready for another BI BI BABY Dance Party on Friday, April 26th! We’re back at Buddies in Bad Times with DJ Sophie…

Doors 7:00pm // Show 7:30pm $17 Buy Tickets Dark Day is BACK AT BUDDIES! Come and join us again for night featuring some of Toronto's best emerging and established Music Theatre performers, backed by a three-piece band! You can count…

Doors 10:30pm Advance Tickets $11 Door Tickets $10 before 11pm // $15 After 11pm 19+ Tickets will also be available at the door. Buy Tickets       Our staff have been monitoring provincial and city regulations, and have used…

April 28th. 2024 Show #1 : Doors @ 5:30, Show @ 6pm // Show #2: Doors @ 7:30, Show @ 8pm General Admission $30// Student Admission $25 $20 Early Bird Before April 12th! Buy Tickets JazzInToronto presents: Jazz Night at…

June 5, 2024 PWYC for Participants (in Tap or Jazz Jam)//$15 for Attendees Buy Tickets Community Tap Class 7 - 7:45pm  Opening Set w/ House Band 8 - 8:45 pm Jam Session (all are welcome!) 8:45 - 10:00 Hosted by…

THURSDAY MAY 2nd.2024 Bar Open @ 6pm // Movie Starts @ 8pm  FREE ADMISSION     BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Join us Thursday for another Queer Classics Screening Series in Tallulah's Cabaret! This Week's pick: The Birdcage (1996)    …

FRIDAY, MAY 3rd. 2024 6PM till Midnight COVER: PWYC   BRING YOUR DISCO MOVES AND DANCING SHOES! Come on down to Tallulah's cabaret and boogie down with us.

May 5th, 2024 Doors at 6:30pm // Show at 7:00pm Regular $20 Buy Tickets The moment we've all been waiting for... SCENE SLAM IS BACK! Submit for a chance to take the stage with your scene partner at our next…

May 8th, 2024 Doors @ 7:30pm // Show @ 8pm Presale $20 // Door $25 Buy Tickets A PWA Bike Rally Fundraiser

THURSDAY May 30th // 6pm - 12pm // FREE! Hey, remember that idea you said you were gonna start 3 weeks ago? Do you do your best work in the evenings? WELL, Bring your creative work to the cabaret amongst…

May 11 // Doors at 10:30PM // Cover PWYC EL Toro is BACK as our DJ so come on down to Tallulah's Cabaret and dance to queer music through the decades!  

May 12th, 2024 Show 1 @6pm // Doors @5:30pm Show 2 @8:30pm // Doors @8pm $25 Buy Tickets GABI EPSTEIN in: "Good Mother: A Mama's Day Cabaret!" Join Canada’s Queen of Cabaret and multi-award winner/nominee Gabi Epstein for an intimate…

May 15 // Bar Open @ 6PM, Karaoke @ 8PM // FREE Queer Broadway Karaoke is BACK by popular demand. Join host Kinley Mochrie for a night of shameless Theatre Kid joy!

May 16 // 7PM // $10 Buy Tickets Howdy and WELCOME TO SPURS NIGHT! SPURS is an evening of queer line dancing happening weekly at Owls Club in Toronto, as well as at CHAMPS BAR in Montréal. It was created…

May 18 // Bar Open 6-10PM // No Cover! Drop by your favourite queer watering hole and meet some new faces Love being around your community members but not into the wild chaos of a dance club setting? Look no…

May 19 //  Sign-up @ 4:30PM // PWYC Join us for another edition of poetry open mic! Hosted by Raymond Helkio with special guests Lindsay Soberano and Christie Maragos.

MAY 19 // 8:30PM $20 // $25 AT THE DOOR Buy Tickets Join us for the launch of a brand new series at Tallulah's, giving space to queer songwriters to share their songs and the stories behind them. Launching the…

*THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED* May 22, 2024 // Doors 7:30pm // Show 8:00pm Pre-Sale $25 // Door Sale $30 Buy Tickets Qaptain and Tygr Willy present to you this rambuctious, touching, and sensual parody spin based on the hit MAX show ‘Our Flag Means Death‘.…

May 23 & 24 // 6-10PM // No Cover! Drop by your favourite queer watering hole and meet some new faces Love being around your community members but not into the wild chaos of a dance club setting? Look no…

May 23 & 24 // 6-10PM // No Cover! Drop by your favourite queer watering hole and meet some new faces Love being around your community members but not into the wild chaos of a dance club setting? Look no…

May 24 // 8PM // FREE Event Come celebrate your favourite queer theatre's 45th birthday with a free full-facility party featuring pop-ups and performances from a bevy of Buddies buddies. It's going to be a joyous, messy, and most importantly,…

MAY 25 // 10PM // $12 ADVANCE // $15/$20 DOOR (BEFORE/AFTER 11PM) // 19+ Join us for a special full facility edition of After Werk in your best mesh look with DJ Ames playing your favourite house, retro & dance…

May 26 // 1PM-Midnight // FREE We're thrilled to be taking part in Doors Open again this year! Come meet the staff, mingle with some cool queer artists, and have a drink! Searching for something dry but bored of ordering…

May 28 // 7:30PM // $18 Buy Tickets 96-year-old Jewish drag queer grandmother, Nana Schewitz, is ready to live out her final days in Florida, but is Florida ready for her? Florida! Ya Kill Me! is a one-woman theater show, following…

THURSDAY May 30th // 6pm - 12pm // FREE! Hey, remember that idea you said you were gonna start 3 weeks ago? Do you do your best work in the evenings? WELL, Bring your creative work to the cabaret amongst…

MAY 31 + JUNE 1 // 9PM // $20 // 19+ VAG HALEN PRESENTS THE VAG OF THE BEAST The night of the VAG of the BEAST is a throwback to dive bars, parking lots, and suburban basements blaring metal…

MAY 31 // 10:30PM // $12 ONLINE, $15 AT THE DOOR THE VAG HALEN AFTERPARTY Cherry Bomb and Buddies in Bad Times come together to present a dance party to rock – and funk up – your queer world. Sexy,…

MAY 31 + JUNE 1 // 9PM // $20 // 19+ VAG HALEN PRESENTS THE VAG OF THE BEAST The night of the VAG of the BEAST is a throwback to dive bars, parking lots, and suburban basements blaring metal…

June 2 // Doors at 5:30pm // Show at 6pm Regular $20 Buy Tickets   Toronto Monologue Slam is North America's largest acting showcase. This American Idol-style event puts local actors in front of the industry's biggest agents, producers and…

June 2 // 8:30PM // Doors @ 8:00PM $20 Advance // $25 Door Buy Tickets Over her nine decade career, Dame Angela Lansbury sang an astounding list of beautiful songs by the greatest composers for stage and screen. Alex Samaras…

June 5, 2024 PWYC for Participants (in Tap or Jazz Jam)//$15 for Attendees Buy Tickets Community Tap Class 7 - 7:45pm  Opening Set w/ House Band 8 - 8:45 pm Jam Session (all are welcome!) 8:45 - 10:00 Hosted by…

June 6TH, 2024 @ 6PM General $150 // Low-Income Tier $50// Private Event Buy Tickets Join MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam alongside Messy Margaret (@messymargaretqueen), Amora (@itisamora) and friends for our Pride-themed Toronto Centre fundraiser! Your ticket will be eligible for a generous rebate when…

JUNE 6-9, 8PM // $45 Canada-Ireland Foundation and Buddies present a THISISPOPBABY and Abbey Theatre co-production Queen of Ireland Panti Bliss is bringing her smash hit show If These Wigs Could Talk to Buddies. Meet notorious drag queen Panti at 54, after a lifetime of accidental activism,…

JUNE 6-9, 8PM // $45 Canada-Ireland Foundation and Buddies present a THISISPOPBABY and Abbey Theatre co-production Queen of Ireland Panti Bliss is bringing her smash hit show If These Wigs Could Talk to Buddies. Meet notorious drag queen Panti at 54, after a lifetime of accidental activism,…

JUNE 7 // 10:30PM //$10 ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR // 19+ Buddies Pride is a special collaboration between Fierce and PALS where we want to show our pride in our own way. This event is kink friendly, queer friendly, and hella accepting. This…

JUNE 8 // @ 2:00PM // $15 EARLY BIRD, $20 GENERAL + DOOR BY ASAAP (ALLIANCE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AIDS PREVENTION) 50 Shades of the Rainbow was created as a safe space for the marginalized community members of ASAAP who fear…

JUNE 6-9, 8PM // $45 Canada-Ireland Foundation and Buddies present a THISISPOPBABY and Abbey Theatre co-production Queen of Ireland Panti Bliss is bringing her smash hit show If These Wigs Could Talk to Buddies. Meet notorious drag queen Panti at 54, after a lifetime of accidental activism,…

JUNE 9  // 2PM // $20 TORONTO CITY OPERA & OPÉRA QUEENS PRESENT PROUD VOICES: A PRIDE CABARET CELEBRATION “PROUD VOICES” is Toronto City Opera’s very first Pride celebration cabaret and collaboration with local QTBIPOC+ indie opera company Opéra Queens!…

JUNE 6-9, 8PM // $45 Canada-Ireland Foundation and Buddies present a THISISPOPBABY and Abbey Theatre co-production Queen of Ireland Panti Bliss is bringing her smash hit show If These Wigs Could Talk to Buddies. Meet notorious drag queen Panti at 54, after a lifetime of accidental activism,…

June 9 // Doors 8PM // Show 8:30PM $20 Presale // $25 Door Buy Tickets MANDY GOODHANDY aka Amanda Taylor (she/her/lady) is a singer/recording artist, entertainer, author and Canada’s 1st trans woman stand- up comic. She was also the first…

JUNE 12 // 7:30PM //$30 STANDING, $45 SEATED Since 2014 the QSO have been bringing 2SLGBTQ+ experience to centre stage in tender evenings of story and song, weaving a web of beautiful and talented queer and trans collaborators all throughout…

JUNE 12TH // 8PM, DOORS 7:30 PM // $30 ADVANCE ADVANCE, $35 AT THE DOOR Cabaret superstar Kevin Morris returns to Buddies with a brand new edition of his hit Pride cabaret “Bad Gay” showcasing his gorgeous vocals and hilarious storytelling. David Atkinson leads…

JUNE 13 // 8:30PM // $10, $25, $45, OR $75 NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS AND BUDDIES PRESENT THE 2-SPIRIT CABARET The 2-Spirit Cabaret is back for its 8th edition! Join Native Earth Performing Arts and Buddies to celebrate, honour, and party with our Two-Spirit and…

JUNE 14 // 10:30PM // $10 ADVANCE, $20 AT THE DOOR ($15 BEFORE MIDNIGHT) // 19+ Come dance the night away with members from TSVL and other queer sports leagues from Toronto to all your favourite Pride hits from the 80s…

June 15 // 6:30PM // tickets sold in tiers: $21, $26, $31, and $36 SCRAPARTS PRESENTS: MUSLIM PRIDE TORONTO Muslim Pride is not just a music festival; it is a movement. By attending, you are supporting the visibility and empowerment of…

JUNE 15 // 8PM // $25 Canada’s hit queer podcast, Resurrection, is going live! Join us for ‘A Michael Callen Cabaret’ — a show that’s half-podcast, half-cabaret, all about the life and music of early AIDS activist, Michael Callen. A singer…

JUNE 15 // 10PM  // $15 ADVANCE, $18 AT THE DOOR // 19+ An event where we are blessed to witness the filthiest strip acts you can imagine from your local pervs. This includes you. Yes you! You can do…

JUNE 16 // 5PM, SIGN-UP AT 4:30PM // FREE presented by Buddies in Bad Times + The Reading Salon  Join host Raymond Helkio for some of Toronto’s most dazzling, brazen, saucy and flamboyant poets + featured artist Johnny D Trinh! Follow Poetry Open…

June 18 // Show 8PM, doors 7:30PM // $15 What better way to celebrate Buddies' 45th anniversary than with icon and Canadian drag legend Farra N Hyte? A former Buddies house queen with a story to tell, Farra’s Love Letter…

June 19 // 10PM // $30, PWYC at the door – space permitting Welcome to The Royal Court  Toronto’s newest go-to for Kings, Things, Court Jesters, Courtesans and everything in between! Celebrating queer royalty for Pride, The Royal Court welcomes you…

June 20th, 27th // 6PM // Cover FREE A place for queer folks of all experience levels to come together and play chess. Knowledge sharing across various skill levels will also be available, as well as learn-to-play opportunities for those…

JUNE 20 // 9PM // $25 BEFORE JUNE 18, $35 REGULAR Your favourite misbehaving showgirls are back, just in time for Pride. We’re mad as hell and ready to stir up a fuss. Femme is queer. Femme is dangerous. Femme…

June 20th // 10PM// 19+ $12 Presale or Pay it Forward // $15 Door Sales   Buy Tickets The queerest and safest Emo Nite playing the top alt hits anthems! Sing out your heart and dress for your middle school…

JUNE 21 // 8PM // $35 GENERAL ADMISSION, $25 ARTS WORKERS Gay AF Comedy presents Pride-A-Palooza Gay AF Comedy Pride-A-Palooza returns to serve up a cornucopia of Canada’s top Queer comedic talent just in time for Pride! Hosted by Canadian Comedy Award…

JUNE 21 // 9PM // $30 ADVANCE, $4O AT THE DOOR Presale offline, Door Sales Available $20 TICKETS AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 17 Are you ready to eat Toronto? Join us as Thirst Nation boldly delivers their fourth event of the year with…

JUNE 22 // 10:30PM // $15 EARLY BIRD, $20 ADVANCE, $25 AT THE DOOR All night long to the THROB, baby, feel the beat! THROB: CLUB PRIDE returns for an electric night of pop anthems, throwbacks, and sexy grooves. This…

JUNE 25 // 6:30PM – 10 PM // FREE Calling All 2SLGBTQIA+ youth ages 21 and under! You are the Main Character and invited to a world where dreams can come true. Live proud, shine bright, be a mythical creature…

Doors @ 6pm Free Admission   BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Ready to let your inner theatre kid shine? Join host Neta Rose for a Broadway themed karaoke night! Show off your best belt and rep your favorite musical or movie.…

June 20th, 27th // 6PM // Cover FREE A place for queer folks of all experience levels to come together and play chess. Knowledge sharing across various skill levels will also be available, as well as learn-to-play opportunities for those…

THURSDAY, JUNE 27 //DOORS 9PM, SHOW 10pm// $30 // 19+ Dress code: farm-to-dungeon, leather & leche Dollylujah! It’s Steers & Queers Night of 1000 Dollys. Join our Folsom County Fair filled with drag, dancing, burlesque, live music and worship of…

JUNE 28 // 7:30PM // $30 Created by The B-Girlz, Homo Night in Canada has become the must see event of Pride weekend in Toronto showcasing some of North America’s best queer comics. Well over 60 talented performers have delighted regularly…

JUNE 28 & 29 // 10:30PM // $15 ADVANCE, $20 DOOR // 19+ Buy Tickets Calling all queers! The best party on the block takes over the whole building for Queer Pride. Catch Toronto’s top drag and burlesque acts in…

JUNE 28 & 29 // 10:30PM // $15 ADVANCE, $20 DOOR // 19+ Buy Tickets Calling all queers! The best party on the block takes over the whole building for Queer Pride. Catch Toronto’s top drag and burlesque acts in…

JUNE 30 // 3PM – 7PM // FREE  Buddies provides cool respite for the weary and thirsty on Pride Day afternoon, spreading out the welcome mat for a friendly gathering just off the parade route. Come hang out with all your…