SOBER EVENTS GUIDE DECEMBER

Family is stressful. Family is exhausting. And the whole ordeal of seeing family for the holidays can make it VERY difficult not to drink. It is even trickier for queer people, who often have more complicated family situations than the average person. Our recommendation: Before you head out to see family for the holidays, CHARGE YOUR BATTERY with some sober queer events. Let your chosen family pump you up before your blood family does its thing. You got this.

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Please note that this guide is put together to the best of the ability of our alcohol-free Events Editor Vee, who does her best, but may not always get it right. Please use your best judgement and if an event is making you feel uncomforted or tempted to break your sobriety goals, consider leaving, and if you want to, let us know.

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Friday, December 5
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Run It Back: Carol – Paradise Theatre  

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Batman Returns w/ Live Performance By BoylesqueTo – Fox Theatre

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City of Craft – The Theatre Centre
(Runs until December 7)

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Saturday, December 6
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Toronto Dark Arts Market: Merry Creepmas Market – Ground Control

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Gay Apparel Vintage Clothing Sale – Nouveau Riche Studio

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Glad Day’s Queer Art & Craft Market: Holiday Edition – Glad Day

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Queer-Friendly Freestyle Wrestling Class and Open Mat – The Academy Toronto

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Go Tell It! A Gospel & R’N’B Christmas Concert – St Andrew’s Church

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Queer Movie Night – Two Hearts Chapel

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Sunday, December 7
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Heart’s Desire Holiday Market – 918 Bathurst St

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Big Top (Surgery): Great Expectations – The Redwood Theatre

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Tuesday, December 9

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Screening: Love in the Time of Fentanyl – College Street United Church

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Wednesday, December 10
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Celebrating Queer Joy & Resistance: A Human Rights Day Symposium – 163 Queen St E

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Therapeutic Art Workshop – The 519

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Billy Elliot – Paradise Theatre

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Questionable – Sapphic Over 30 Edition: Queer Singles Trivia – Ground Control

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Friday, December 12
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Drag Me To The Movies Presents: Gremlins 2: The New Batch – Paradise Theatre

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Saturday, December 13
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Winter Market With Toronto Queer Market – The 519

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Singing Out Presents: Sleigh Ball – Glenn Gould Theatre

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland With Special Guest Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland – East End United Church

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Hollywood Jade Presents: The Naughty List, A Holiday Cabaret – Harbourfront Centre

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The Jingle Ball – The 519

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Good Friends Market – 952 Queen St W

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Sapphic Speed Dating: STEMs & FEMMEs Edition – The Rhino Bar and Grill

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Sunday, December 14
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Toronto Queer Market: Holiday Edition – The 519

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Tr@nny Market – Three Dollar Bill

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Big Gay Musical: The Remount – The Great Hall

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Jigsaw: A Queer Mingle – Glad Day

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Tuesday, December 16

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Sapphic Improv Night – Bampot

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Wednesday, December 17
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Being Ourselves: Examining Our Experiences of Authenticity and Multiplicity – Bampot

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But I’m Vanilla – The Wych

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Thursday, December 18
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Forbidden Fruit Kink Market – Birdhaus

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December Queer Craft Night – Action Potential lab

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Friday, December 19
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Roasted Chestnuts X – Tranzac Club

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Bouyancy of Light – 509 Parliament St
(Runs until December 21)

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Saturday, December 20
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Queer Healing Collective Holiday Gathering – 77 Carlton St

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Forte: Warm For December  – Trinity St Pauls United Church

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2nd Annual Family Meal – The 519

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Sunday, December 21

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36th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade & Fire Finale – Kensington Market

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Disco Descendents Holiday Family Rave with Kiki LeFreak – Blue Moon

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Events will be added to this sober guide as we find them. If we are missing your event please feel free to get in touch.

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