Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

07/06/2026

We got to learn some cool moves with KLM & Blake McGrath! 💃 🪩

06/27/2026

For nearly five decades, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre m) has been creating space for q***r stories to be seen, heard, and celebrated.🏳️‍🌈✨

Established in 1979, Buddies is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically rigorous alternative theatre and a world leader in developing q***r voices and stories for the stage. Through a year-round program of q***r theatre productions, new works festivals, artist residencies, and intergenerational training and education initiatives, Buddies continues to nurture artists and connect communities.🫂

In its 47-year history, Buddies has welcomed more than one million people through its doors in the heart of Toronto’s Q***r Village and premiered over 1,000 new works for the stage—making it the largest and longest-running q***r theatre company in the world.

Celebrating q***rness is a year-round thing at Buddies, but our Q***r Pride Festival in June is the time of year when we throw open our doors extra wide to our communities, with different offerings every night—from burlesque and cabaret, to concerts and full-venue parties—showcasing q***r artists and embracing q***r mess.” - Aidan Morish*ta-Miki (he/him) Producer at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

Check out Buddies’ Q***r Pride Festival, happening now through June 28, and keep an eye out for their exciting 48th season, kicking off this fall. Visit buddiesinbadtimes.com to explore upcoming shows and events🎉

Toronto Arts celebrates q***r artists all year long, and we’re honoured to support cultural institutions like Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.💛

***rArts ***rArtists

06/23/2026

Thank you to our partners for helping bring Buddies’ Q***r Pride Fest to life! ❤️

Join us for the last remaining week of festivities as we close 2026’s Pride with a bang ✨

Platinum Sponsor:
National Bank

Gold Sponsor:
Freddie

Government Sponsors:
Government of Canada & the Government of Ontario

Media Sponsor:
Toronto Today

Photos by: Jeremy Mimnagh

06/22/2026

06/19/2026

TONIGHT 💋 Over 75% SOLD OUT!

Join Les Femmes Fatales for Vivacious Vixens!

Get ready for big cleavage big hair and bigger attitudes. And all of the glamour and grit.

It’s time to Get Real C*ntry 🤠 💋

Curator & hosted by: Dainty Smith

Featuring:

Ivory
Belle Jumelles
Delilah Darlinng
Sydney Quest
Petra Liyahn
Suki Tsunami
Soft Servve
Zyra Lee Vanity
Ravyn Wngz
Cat Zaddy
Kuya Atay

Music by El Toro

🎟️ https://show.ps/l/d3aac366/
🗓️ June 19 // Doors 7:30PM Show 8PM // #

06/18/2026

Gay AF Comedy is the Inspire Award winner for Q***r Positive Business of the Year, and we’re bringing that Q***r positive energy to our biggest comedy show of the year!

Award winning stand-up Adrienne Fish (JFL, CBC Comedy, Winnipeg Comedy Festival) headlines an All-Star line-up of comedians, including Special Guest Bren D’Souza (Roast Battles, OutTV), and featuring Dylan Mahaney, Daphney Joseph & Winnie Jiang, with the irreverent musical comedy of Steve DeGay. Hosted by Canadian Comedy Award winner Robert Watson, this group of Q***r comics will have you cackling! It’s the perfect way celebrate Pride! Sponsored by The PrEP Clinic.

Producer/Host

Robert Watson

Performers

Adrienne Fish

Bren D'Souza

Dylan Mahaney

Mickey Dykeman

Daphney Joseph

Steve DeGay

About Gay AF Comedy

Gay AF Comedy has been serving big laughs since 2019 with a focus on amplifying comedic voices from the many intersections of our 2SLGBTQ+ community. Gay AF Comedy has toured throughout southern Ontario and across Canada, having performed in 9 out of 10 provinces (we’ll get to you soon Newfoundland!), bringing Q***r joy and community wherever we go.

🎟️ https://show.ps/l/bf073311/

🗓️ Friday, June 19 // Doors 6:30PM Show 7:30PM

06/16/2026

👑 The crown is calling Divas! ☎️ Are you answering?

A bevy of stunning drag artists compete across two categories in the second annual Pride Legacy Pageant. Hosted by Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World winner Lemon, this collaboration between Vision Drag and Buddies celebrates the strong history of drag in Toronto’s Village and beyond, recognizing past, current, and future legends of the scene.

✨ $1,000 cash prize
✨ Paid performance slot at Tallulah's Pride Party
✨ Unforgettable drag excellence

All-winners judges panel
Lemon
Leeland Mitchell
Van Goth

Contestants
Aria Doll
Dottie Dangerfield
Newfoundlad
Goldfish
Dream Journal
Fleur Fantasie
Vajayjay
Claim Supreme

Founded to bridge q***r artistry and industry, Vision Drag continues to champion and celebrate drag in all its forms. Come witness the legacy in the making.

Supported by The PrEP Clinic.

🎟️ https://show.ps/l/f3ec460e/
🗓️ June 18, 2026 // Doors 8PM Show 9PM

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📸 Christopher Sherman
🎨 Original Design Concepts by Igor Lorok

06/15/2026

The 2-Spirit Cabaret is back for its 10th edition!

Join Native Earth Performing Arts and Buddies to celebrate the strength, beauty, and talent of q***r and 2-Spirit Indigenous people.

Hosted by Haley Robinson, with performance by Jay Northcott, Denise McLeod, “Bri” Olson-Pitawanakwat, Rosary Spence, Annika Tupper, and Lacey Hill.

Join us in the cabaret space for community celebration before the show, with catering from https://www.instagram.com/powwowcafeto/, and artwork and merch available form Native Earth and https://www.instagram.com/nativeartssociety/.

The ten-year anniversary 2-Spirit Cabaret is proudly supported by The Ordinary Beauty Company.

🎟️ https://show.ps/l/f9b25886/

🗓️ June 17, 8:30PM

06/03/2026

this body
this b***y
this glistening
this glorious
the vivid space between your flesh and mine
the violent state between your flesh and mine
this sticky skin
this singular spot i trace my tongue and the scent of you is a syrup i could drench myself in
bone my bones and flesh my flesh (oh please baby)

Welcome to the 2026/27 Buddies Season of FLESH 💫

Featuring:

𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙮𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮
September 30 – October 17, 2026

A Buddies + Obsidian Theatre Company Production
Playwright Robert O’Hara
Director Jay Northcott

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𝙂𝙇𝙊𝙍𝙔!
January 20 – 24, 2027

We Quit Theatre Production presented by Buddies
co-created by Emma Beech, Dhanu Chinniah, Arne MacPherson, Gislina Patterson, and Dasha Plett
directed by Gislina Patterson

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𝘿𝙄𝙀 𝙏𝙊𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏, 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙉𝙊𝙎𝙁𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙐 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙄𝙋𝙇𝙀
March 10 – 27, 2027

a Buddies production in association with Modern Times Stage Company
Playwright Sivan Ben Yishai
Director ted witzel

Get your tickets today at

Buddiesinbadtimes.com
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𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘥𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧, 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘢, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.