Vancouver Pride week is in full swing, with so much to do, how does one choose? Are you an East Side partier or sticking to the West End? Will you do the whole Rapture Weekend or buy a weekend pass to Big Roger Events or mix and match? Or do you just keep it calm and spend it with a few close friends at a private party?
Whatever your style, here’s some picks of the week to choose from;
Bingo/FVDED: Celebrities Nightclub has a week of pride “Under the C” themed parties starting tonight with a Pride Edition of Bingo for Life with host Joan-E, followed by FVDED featuring Mykki Blanco
Burlesque: Performance Works on Granville Island plays host to Pride Burlesque Revue featuring Vixens of Wonderland on Thursday evening at 8pm
Foreplay: Aura Nightclub on Granville at Davie shows off their renos with Foreplay with DJ Pierre Fitch on Thursday night
Liberace: TDF presents a packed house of entertainment for Liberace Thursday at Celebrities Nightclub, with DJ Kitty Glitter, Del Stamp & performances by Cruella DeVag and Valynne Vile
Fabulous: Under the dome of Science World is a unique place for a unique party, Fabulous After Dark hosted by Isolde N Baron on Friday evening.
Street Party: Pride takes to the street from Burrard to Jervis for the Davie Street Block Party presented by Barefoot on Friday evening.
PrideBall: Celebrities Nightclub annual Friday night Pride Ball features Hook N Sling with DJs Landon James and Marino
Papa: The Imperial on Main Street gets a nautical makeover as Big Roger Events brings Eliad Cohen’s Papa Party takes over the venue on Friday night.
Loveball: Come have a ball at Club 23 West as SPIT Vancouver and Haus of Love present LoveBall on Friday night.
Heatwave: Make a splash at the always sold out hot spot of the weekend as Rapture: Heatwave brings the water to a boil at the Westin Grand pool party with Alyssa Edwards, DJs Nick Bertossi & Landon James
Queens: Rapture weekend continues at the Commodore Ballroom, watch your fave Queens throw shade and perform as RuPaul’s Drag Race Battle of the Seasons brings Season 6 winner The Bianca Del Rio along with Adore Delano, Miss Darienne Lake, Ivy Winters, Manila Luzon, Jiggly Caliente and Pandora Boxx on Saturday evening.
Monroe: After the Commodore head to Heaven’s Door as Monroe host the Saturday afterparty with Alyssa Edwards and Rhea Litre
Playhouse: Go ‘Under the C’ for Atlantis on Saturday at Celebrities Nightclub with DJs Matilda Ho and Adam Dreaddy.
Glitter: All that glitters is golden as Big Roger Events Saturday night main event Glitter features DJs Abel and Del Stamp at Five Sixty
QueerBash: An staple of Pride on the East Side, QueerBash: Choose Your Own Adventure returns to The Cobalt with DJs Jef Leppard and Colby B featuring performances by Isolde N Baron, Jaylene Tyme and Valynne Vile.
Sin: Keep partying into Sunday morning after Glitter with Sin featuring DJs Eddie Martinez and Nick Bertossi at Encore Dance Club on Granville
Descent: A 7 hour superset from DJ Matt Effect from Sydney, Australia highlights Descent:Pride , underground at 816 Granville
Parade: Join tens of thousands downtown as they line the 36th Annual Pride Parade route along Robson, Denman and Beach to celebrate one of the largest Pride celebrations in North America
Festival: After the Parade, head down to Sunset Beach for the Pride Festival and Market; vendors, music, performances and beer garden are all ready to entertain.
Trouble: You won’t have trouble having fun at the 14th Annual Trouble T- Dance, after the parade on Sunday afternoon at Vancouver Fan Club
History: Another Pride week hits the history books but not before an all day marathon blow out at Celebrities, History is a 13 hour party featuring DJs DarylO, Johnny Jover, Zach Shore, Lisa Delux and host Iona Whipp.
Victory: Rapture Weekend comes to a close Saturday night at The Commodore, Rapture: Victory features Paolo & Jackinsky with DJ Del Stamp and performances by Cassandra Moore, Shockra LA, Rhea Litre and Courtenay Act
Trucker: The Electric Owl Social Club is the home of the 3rd annual Truckerdisco Pride Sunday party, along with Friends with Benefits Record they present their biggest line up ever featuring Hard Ton, Two Dudes in Love, FutureWife & Taffi Louis
Backdoor: Bigger, Longer and Deeper is the goal as a huge industrial space is turned into Backdoor Pride Edition, celebrate pride and diversity in an everyone-is-welcome environment with DJs Zarfan, Dreaddy, Colby B, John Frost, Kasey Riot, Nark and Hosts Berlin & Valynne Vile.
Closing: Sunday night at Fortune Sound Club, Portland’s Blow Pony co-present Pride Closing Party featuring Princess Superstar & Double Duchess hosted by Junita Werk
United: Don’t worry the night doesn’t have to end until Monday morning, United: Pride at Gorg-O-Mish brings in DJs Ivan Gomez and Tristan Jaxx to the keep you partying until dawn
Cruise: Need to recover from your Pride Week? Cruisy T’s Pride Recovery Cruise might be the answer, a 4 hour sail on the waters around Vancouver with DJs Del Stamp & Dom Top with Joan-E and Jaylene Tyme