Queer MTL things to do: October 2024
All October long, things get spooky in Montréal, and the queers costume up in response—there’s a reason why Halloween is referred to as Gay Christmas! And like every month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!
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🎥 Cinema
👑 Drag
🥳 Parties
🎶 Concert
✊ Activism
🏳️⚧️ Trans
🏳️🌈 Community
😆 Comedy
🎭 Performance
💪 Sports
👯♀️ Dance
🎤 Karaoke
🎨 Arts
📚 Literary / Educational
👠 Ballroom / Vogue
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
🎨 Aussenwelt hosts Live Figure Drawing, Union Française de Montréal
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and special guests, Cabaret Mado
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
🏳️⚧️ Studio ZX and Aide aux Trans du Québec (ATQ) present Trans-Gen, a meeting for Trans folx of all ages, Place du Village
🥳 Soirées QUARTZ presents Obsédante with DJ FlowHer, Club La Porte
🎨 Drink & Draw by @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
🎭 Squad Laughs with James Brown, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
Thursday, October 3, 2024
👑 Derek Wood presents Le Snatch Game with Gisèle Lullaby, Victoire de Rockwell, Lady Guidoune, Kitana Sweett, Moh Dafok, Serge Ladrag, Heaven Genderfck and Bobépine, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 L’Orage presents Jeudi diversité !, L’Orage Club
Friday, October 4, 2024
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Lady Boom Boom, Jimmy Moore, Celes and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Saturday, October 5, 2024
👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Britney Spears, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Lady Boom Boom, Jimmy Moore, Celes and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
🏳️🌈 Studio ZX, Village, Village pour Toustes and Ballroom 4 Community present a Community Picnic, Place du Village
🎭 MEDUSA Productions hosts OUT OF THE CLOSET #4: The Stage is Yours for queer performers, POW POW
😆 Sex Trivia with Selma Gahd, Moh Dafok, Aizysse Baga and Butterscotch Blondie, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 FRKY hosts FRKY TEA with Moka x Rawsoul and Manclaudy, secret location named day of
🥳 Balls Deep Disco Montreal! with DJs Kris Steeves, B’Ugo Dahlin and SexNobe, Cabaret Berlin
🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL and Homopop presents Hot To Go: Chappell Roan & Friends Dance Party, Bar Le Ritz PDB
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
Sunday, October 6, 2024
👠 Ballroom 4 Community and LA SERRE present ÉLÉMENTS, a 10 week exploration of Ballroom culture. For week 8, they host GET RIGHT rights workshop and session, LA SERRE—arts vivants
🏳️🌈 Studio ZX, Village, Village pour Toustes and Voulez-Vous Productions present Perfectionnement Artistique, Place du Village
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and special guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and special guests, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
🏳️⚧️ Studio ZX and Aide aux Trans du Québec (ATQ) present Trans-Gen, a meeting for Trans folx of all ages, Place du Village
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
🎭 Another Top Surgery Fundraiser with Piper, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
Thursday, October 10, 2024
🎤 Studio ZX, Village, Village pour Toustes and Krystina Dejean present C’est ma toune!, Place du Village
🏳️🌈 CJEMCV hosts Switch & Glitz: Rush & Blush Edition, Quartier Jeunesse
👑 Starz Wars with Crystal Starz and special guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 L’Orage presents Jeudi diversité !, L’Orage Club
Friday, October 11, 2024
🥳 Lust Cove presents Pumpkin Pie, an all-QTBIPOC sensual performance art party, Café Cléopatra
😆 Debout·tes/Stand-up, a night of comedy for feminists and queer folx with Caro Monast, Bar le Jockey
😆 Two Dykes and a Mic: Topping Your Best Friend Tour with McKenzie Goodwin and Rachel Scanlon, La Maison Théâtre
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Sasha Baga, Ruby Doll, Crystal Starz and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Canada's Drag Race and We're Here queen Priyanka, Studio TD
Saturday, October 12, 2024
👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Madonna & Michael Jackson, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Sasha Baga, Ruby Doll, Crystal Starz and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👠 Studio ZX, Village, Village pour Toustes and Ballroom 4 Community present a Kiki Ball, Place du Village
📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Lamya H’s Hijab Butch Blues, Archives gaies du Québec
🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL presents BEST SONG EVER One Direction + Harry Styles Dance Party, Bar Le Ritz PDB
Sunday, October 13, 2024
👠 Ballroom 4 Community and LA SERRE present ÉLÉMENTS, a 10 week exploration of Ballroom culture. For week 8, they host an LSS DAY workshop and session, LA SERRE—arts vivants
🥳 Studio ZX, Village, Village pour Toustes and Voulez-Vous Productions present Blush : Dimanche Disco, Place du Village
👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Beyoncé, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and special guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
🎨 Aussenwelt hosts Live Figure Drawing, Union Française de Montréal
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and special guests, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
🏳️⚧️ Studio ZX and Aide aux Trans du Québec (ATQ) present Trans-Gen, a meeting for Trans folx of all ages, Place du Village
🥳 Soirées QUARTZ presents Suave with DJ Nath, Club La Porte
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
👑 Da-Lulu with Lady Monrose, Sir Vergon, Maya Iconique and Late Bloomer, Cabaret Mado
Thursday, October 17, 2024
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
🎭 Les Folies Draglesques with Pétula Claque, Miami Minx, Cat Zaddy and Kiara, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 L’Orage presents Jeudi diversité !, L’Orage Club
Friday, October 18, 2024
🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL presents Dance Party 2000: 6th Anniversary Edition, Bar Le Ritz PDB
📚Causerie | FAMILLES QUEERS : Récits et célébrations book launch, L’Euguélionne, librairie féministe
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Clay Thorris, Démone La Strange, Sandy Hart and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Saturday, October 19, 2024
💪 Montréal Roller Derby and New Skids On The Block Roller Derby host New Skids Skills Clinic 2024, Patro Villeray
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🎭 Latino Burlesque Canada presents Diablos Boylesque Fundraiser with El Castro, Salty Margarita, Petro, Casquivano, Heaven Genderfck, Queef Latina, Griffin, Rosa Golde, Cherry Topp and Anaconda Lasabrosa, Bar Le Cocktail
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Clay Thorris, Démone La Strange, Sandy Hart and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
Sunday, October 20, 2024
👠 Ballroom 4 Community and LA SERRE present ÉLÉMENTS, a 10 week exploration of Ballroom culture. For week 8, they host a Mini Kiki Ball and Closing Party, LA SERRE—arts vivants
😆 A Very Pretentious Comedy Show #19 with Guled Abdi, Kyra Carleton, Shawn Stenhouse, Lauren Mallory, Maxen Jack Monroe, Jonathan Burrello and Vance Michel, Café La ligne Verte
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and special guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Crystal Starz presents: Céline Dion, Bar Le Cocktail
Monday, October 21, 2024
👑 Ru Paul's Drag Race winner and We're Here co-host Bob The Drag Queen, L'Olympia
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and special guests, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
🎥 Queer Cinema Club of Montréal hosts a screening of Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge starring Jesse Walsh, Cinema Moderne
🎥 Queer Cinema Club of Montréal hosts a screening of Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street starring Mark Patton, Cinema Moderne
🎥 Afro LGBTQ+ Film Festival Massimadi, various venues
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
🎭 Down to Clown with Tony McIntyre, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
🎨 Drink & Draw by @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail
Thursday, October 24, 2024
📚 Violet Hour reading series presents 10 Years of Metonymy Press, Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
👑 Le Sami Party with Sami Landri, Angellica Good, Barb Wire and Heather Silk, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 L’Orage presents Jeudi diversité !, L’Orage Club
🎥 Afro LGBTQ+ Film Festival Massimadi, various venues
Friday, October 25, 2024
🎨 Pointe-à-Callière’s new exhibition Witches—Out of the Shadows opens today and runs until April 6, 2025, Pointe-à-Callière
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
🥳 SYNTHOWEEN, a Synth Pop + 1980s party, Bar Le Ritz PDB
🎭 Poletergeist: Pole Dance, Burlesque & Comedy with Kheanna Walker, Callista Cottontail, Dizzy Stardust, Greek Goddess of Grip, K-Rym, Lina Choy, Lychee Storm, Messy Vixxxen, Monica Hamburg and Xara Flame, Café Cléopatra
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Kiara, Marla Deer, Aizysse Baga and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🎥 Afro LGBTQ+ Film Festival Massimadi, various venues
Saturday, October 26, 2024
🥳 Ellelui present their Halloween gathering with further details to come … get your name on the Pre-Sale Sign-Up
🥳 Cave of Bats GOTHOWEEN Costume Party featuring dark wave and goth, Bar Le Ritz PDB
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
🥳 Cirque De Boudoir presents MONSTROCITY Halloween 2024 with Plastic Patrick, Maudite Machine, Diskommander and Davidé, Théâtre Paradoxe
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Kiara, Marla Deer, Aizysse Baga and Nana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
🎥 Afro LGBTQ+ Film Festival Massimadi, various venues
Sunday, October 27, 2024
🥳 GET YOUR FREAK ON—A Missy Elliott Themed Halloween Costume Party, La Poubelle Magnifique
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and special guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🎥 Afro LGBTQ+ Film Festival Massimadi, various venues
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
🎨 Aussenwelt hosts Live Figure Drawing, Union Française de Montréal
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and special guests, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
🥳 Soirées QUARTZ presents Frémissante with DJ Lady Melody, Club La Porte
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
🎭 Fast Tales with Alo Azimov, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
👑 Marla Deer et le Fantôme du Cabaret with Marla Deer, Cabaret Mado
Thursday, October 31, 2024
🎥 The Rocky Horror MTL Halloween Ball 2024 returns with full audience interaction film screening and special guests, Théâtre Rialto
🎭 MainLine presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, MainLine Theatre
🥳 The Dark Eighties Halloween featuring 80s goth, synth pop, EBM, post punk and industrial, Cabaret Berlin
👑 Filles de peur vol. 3 with Aizysse Baga, Gina Gates, Selma Gahd, Uma Gahd and Anaconda LaSabrosa, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
🥳 L’Orage presents Jeudi diversité !, L’Orage Club
OTHERS
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud.
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts.
🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play.
🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!
🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!
🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.
👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.
