QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: September 2023
It’s September, and fall begins to appear with the leaves changing into a beautiful rainbow all of their own! This 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!
ÉVÉNEMENTS / EVENTS
Vendredi 1er septembre / Friday, September 1
😆 Ladyfest 2023: Tales of Gender Affirmation, Diving Bell Social Club
😆 Ladyfest 2023: They Go Low, We Go Laugh, Diving Bell Social Club
😆 Ladyfest 2023: I Don’t Belong Here, Diving Bell Social Club
🎶 Sapphonix Collective’s Sapphonix Salon Night, Location disclosed with ticket purchase
🧤Montréal Fetish Weekend, Hôtel Zéro1
Samedi 2 septembre / Saturday, September 2
🧤Montréal Fetish Weekend, Hôtel Zéro1
Dimanche 3 septembre / Sunday, September 3
😆 Ladyfest 2023: Chinatown Comedy Night with Yumi Blake, Ellie Gill, Kristina Guevarra, Psyberia, KĚ and Andrina Learmonth, Diving Bell Social Club
💑 Slow Dating #9 Gay, Lundis au soleil
🧤Montréal Fetish Weekend, Hôtel Zéro1
🎤 Ellelui Lesbian, Queer and Trans Variety Show with Ray Restvick, Adele Ross, Becca Redden and Naïka Champaïgne, Entrepôt 77
Lundi 4 septembre / Monday, September 4
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
🧤Montréal Fetish Weekend, Hôtel Zéro1
Mercredi 6 septembre / Wednesday, September 6
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Jeudi 7 septembre / Thursday, September 7
🎥 The Dhakira Collective presents the North African Queer Film Festival running until September 23, Cinema Public
Samedi 9 septembre / Saturday, September 9
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
📚 Violet Hour Book Club meets to discuss How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler, Archives gaies du Québec
Dimanche 10 septembre / Sunday, September 10
😆 Very Pretentious Comedy and The Empress Comedy Show present The Pretempress Comedy Show with Mike Carrozza, Sandy El Bitar, Dana Saleh, Molly Brisebois, Shawn Stenhouse, Yumi Blake and Ke Xin Li, Diving Bell Social Club
Lundi 11 septembre / Monday, September 11
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Mercredi 13 septembre / Wednesday, September 13
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Jeudi 14 septembre / Thursday, September 14
🎉Cabaret Queer with guest performers, Cabaret Mado
Dimanche 17 septembre / Sunday, September 17
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🧺 Pique-nique salade de fruits + Heure du conte avec Barbada, Daisy Peterson Sweeney Park
Lundi 18 septembre / Monday, September 18
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
👗 PEEL FASHION FEST runway shows and after party, Peel and Sainte-Catherine Streets
Mercredi 20 septembre / Wednesday, September 20
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
Jeudi 21 septembre / Thursday, September 21
📚 Double book launch of Heather Nolan’s How to Be Alone and Eva Crocker’s Back in the Land of the Living at La petite librairie D+Q
Vendredi 22 septembre / Friday, September 22
💪 BLOW: Burlesque Lovelies of Wrestling with Betty Cayenne, Butterscotch Blondie, Casquivano, Eldritch Mór, Frost Fennec, Irony, Kinky Karma, Princess Ula and Yikes Macaroni, Café Cléopatra
Samedi 23 septembre / Saturday, September 23
🎶 Māori fem queen Lady Shaka with San Farafina, Naibi b2b and Jashim, Théâtre Fairmount
Lundi 25 septembre / Monday, September 25
✍️ Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club
Mercredi 27 septembre / Wednesday, September 27
✍️ Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel
🎤 Most Tuesdays, check out Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic at Impro Montréal, focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians.
FESTIVITÉS / PARTIES
Vendredi 1er septembre / Friday, September 1
🥳 Pikete—Desacato Escolar with La Niña Kiwi, Ura, mCherry, Jashim, Cherubinx and Lola Lolita, Cabaret Berlin
🥳 Kreuzberg Kink—Dance and Play with DJs Davide Lapara, Crissemarqueur and Warm Rubberette, Cabaret Berlin
Dimanche 3 septembre / Sunday, September 3
🥳TSwift Dance Party “for Swifties, by Swifties” with DJ Rog, Le Belmont
🥳 Berlin Techno Fetish hosted by Cirque De Boudoir, Cabaret Berlin
Vendredi 15 septembre / Friday, September 15
🥳 The Dark Eighties, Bar Le Ritz PDB
Samedi 16 septembre / Saturday, September 16
🥳 Queen & Queer lesbians & queer women events present Nuit Electro #3 with OM.EL Beat, Shadya and DJ Sam, Le Ministère
DES SPORTS
👠 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.
🚲 Montréal Queer Bike Polo meet on Thursdays, with details on Instagram
🎾 Ligue de dimanche meet at the Parc Louis-Riel tennis courts every Sunday.
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
💃 Tango/Salsa Queer’s continue, with Salsa Queer on Saturdays from 13:30-14:30 and Tango (beginners/intermediate) on Saturdays at 12:00-13:30. Contact
[email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.
🏐 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.
DRAG
Montréal’s vibrant drag community features several regularly-scheduled nights hosted by local luminaries, each featuring guest performers. Check venue websites for full line-ups!
Vendredi 1er septembre / Friday, September 1
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
👑 Gisèle Lullaby, Journaliste d’enquête et femme du peuple with Gisèle Luillaby, Casino de Montréal
Samedi 2 septembre / Saturday, September 1
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Shania Twain, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz et Emma Déjavu, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 QUEERCORE: Hard + Heavy alternative drag night presented by Cult of AnarchKey, Bar Notre-Dame-Des-Quilles
🕹 Jackbox Games with the Gahds with Uma Gahd and Selma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Gisèle Lullaby, Journaliste d’enquête et femme du peuple with Gisèle Luillaby, Casino de Mon
Dimanche 3 septembre / Sunday, September 3
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Britney Spears, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Saloon Drag Lunch with Miss Butterfly and Emma Déjàvu, Saloon Bistro Bar
Mardi 5 septembre / Tuesday, September 5
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
Jeudi 7 septembre / Thursday, September 7
👑 Sherry Vine in Hollywood and Vine, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Recess: Pokemon Edition with Val the Freak, Korra Anarchkey, Prudence, Amnesia, Pandora’s Box Muncher, Lulu Shade, Niko Lubie & Ray Moon, Spore Ghetti, Queef Latina and Kris Ma Chèque, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
Vendredi 8 septembre / Friday, September 8
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Samedi 9 septembre / Saturday, September 9
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Rihanna, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz and Emma Déjavu, Bar Le Cocktail
Dimanche 10 septembre / Sunday, September 10
👑 Drag Brunch “Disco Groove” with Lady Boom Boom, Tracy Trash and Bobépine, Resto du Village
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Mardi 12 septembre / Tuesday, September 12
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
👑 Garden of Shade 1st Anniversary with Lulu Shade, Sarah Winters, Sally-D, Demone Lastrange, Lady Monrose, Esirena and Lily Rose, Bar Le Cocktail
Jeudi 14 septembre / Thursday, September 14
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 15 septembre / Friday, September 15
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Samedi 16 septembre / Saturday, September 16
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Lady Gaga, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz et Emma Déjavu, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Erica—25 ans de carrière with Erica, Bar Le Cocktail
Dimanche 17 septembre / Sunday, September 17
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Mardi 19 septembre / Tuesday, September 19
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
Jeudi 21 septembre / Thursday, September 21
👑 Sashalicious with Sasha Baga, Esirena, Walter Ego, Yannick Rockstar et Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 22 septembre / Friday, September 22
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Samedi 23 septembre / Saturday, September 23
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Madonna, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz et Emma Déjavu, Bar Le Cocktail
Dimanche 24 septembre / Sunday, September 24
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Mardi 26 septembre / Tuesday, September 26
👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby, Cabaret Mado
Jeudi 28 septembre / Thursday, September 28
👑 Ooh La La fundraiser for HIV/AIDS care home Maison du Parc with Manny Tuazon, Cabaret Mado
👑 Trashilaz with Aizysse Baga, Cabaret Mado
👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 29 septembre / Friday, September 29
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore Drag Show with Jimmy Moore, Complexe Sky
Samedi 30 septembre / Saturday, September 30
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz et Emma Déjavu, Bar Le Cocktail
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