Local in Calgary

Discover the places, businesses, venues, organizers, and community groups that make up the queer community in Calgary.

Bell's Cafe

Business

Calgary, Alberta

Women-owned, explicitly queer-friendly Calgary cafe and community space in Marda Loop that hosts queer programming and is home to the High Queerdness Radical Lending Library.

Calgary Outlink

Community Organization

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary 2SLGBTQIA+ community organization providing peer support, resources, referrals, mentorship and community programming, including Lavender Teatime for people whose identities are informed by queer womanhood.

Calgary Queer Arts Society

Arts & Culture

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary queer arts organization producing year-round 2SLGBTQIA+ arts and storytelling programming, including the Fairy Tales Queer Art & Film Festival and The Coming Out Monologues.

Club Sapphic YYC

Event Organizer / Promoter

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary queer pop-up dance party creating sapphic-centred nightlife for lesbians, bi and pan people, trans and Two-Spirit people, non-binary people, mascs, femmes and friends.

Detour YYC

Event Organizer / Promoter

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary LGBTQ2S+ events and community promoter connecting people with local events, businesses, supports and services while producing queer pop-ups, parties and group activities.

Dickens

Venue

Calgary, Alberta

Downtown Calgary pub and live event venue that regularly partners with 2SLGBTQIA+ producers for drag, burlesque, dance parties, cabaret and other queer community events.

Dyke Society

Community Organization

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary social community for lesbians, dykes, butches, femmes, trans people and queers, with social gatherings and community-focused events including craft meetups.

Generic Lesbian Party

Event Organizer / Promoter

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary queer and sapphic nightlife promoter producing themed dance parties and collaborative events with a strong lesbian and sapphic following.

Lavender Club YYC

Community Organization

Calgary, Alberta

Community organization building connection for lesbians, sapphics and the broader 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary through social events, walks, arts programming, markets and community initiatives.

Pansy Club

Event Organizer / Promoter

Calgary, Alberta

Queer- and trans-run worker-owned cooperative producing parties, arts events, pop-ups and community programming while working toward more permanent queer community space in Calgary.

Queer Calgary

Community Organization

Calgary, Alberta

Registered Calgary non-profit creating inclusive third spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ people through recurring social events including arts and crafts, board games, coffee gatherings and other community programming.

Shelf Life Books

Business

Calgary, Alberta

Independent Calgary bookstore with a strong community events program and a meaningful connection to local queer history, located in the former home of the Parkside Continental and Green Room gay clubs.

SPORTIES

Sports & Recreation

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary community bringing women and queer sports fans together through women's-sports watch parties, social events and sapphic sections at local professional women's sporting events.

STASH Needle Art Lounge

Business

Calgary, Alberta

Women-owned Inglewood yarn and fibre arts shop known for its welcoming community space and the recurring Be Gay, Do Crafts 2SLGBTQIA+ craft night.

The Attic Bar & Stage

Venue

Calgary, Alberta

Inglewood bar, restaurant and performance venue with recurring drag, cabaret, burlesque, comedy and live arts programming and a strong queer-community crossover.

Twisted Element

Venue

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary LGBTQ+ nightclub and longstanding queer nightlife venue offering drag, dancing, karaoke, burlesque and other entertainment in a safer-space environment.

YYC Sapphics

Community Organization

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary-based sapphic community hub sharing local events, community resources, missed connections and opportunities for lesbians, bisexual and pansexual women, non-binary people and other sapphic community members.