See also specific celebrations, including CANADA DAY; CHRISTMAS; FESTIVAL DU VOYEUR; GALA (Edmonton, Alberta); GAY GAMES; GAY PRIDE CELEBRATIONS; LOUD AND QUEER; METAMORPHOSIS; PINK TRIANGLE DAY; also types of celebratory activities;, e.g., ART EXHIBITIONS; DANCES; EXHIBITIONS; FILM; MUSIC

National Coming Out Day [in the United States; Oct. 11 designated, to mark anniversary of March on Washington; list of activities to consider].
P44 (Sept. 21, 1988): 8-9 (47cm.)

Multi-culti-queer [August 3-9; diverse group of artists, actors, writers, performers and activists will host a "Multi-culti-queer Pavilion", Winnipeg, "to represent aspects of queer cultural production that are otherwise ignored by the more than 40 ethnic pavilions at Folklorama"; "what is queer food? How is it prepared and served? Do queer dances differ from Dutch clogging rituals...?"; etc.].
P74 (v10n5)(July 29, 1992): 22 (21cm.)

Queer pavilion [Winnipeg's Plug-In Gallery ordered by court to stop using name of Folklorama '92 in promoting Multi-culti-queer Pavilion in Winnipeg ethnic diversity festival; "pavilion organizers, Noam Gonick and Wayne Baerwaldt, claimed there is such a thing as queer culture and...it should have a legitimate voice in the folk cultural heritage of Canada"; etc.].
P75 (v10n6)(Sept. 16, 1992): 12-13 (28cm.)

Visibility Day [one outcome of the October "Outrights" conference in Vancouver was commitment to establish a National Visibility Day in Canada, similar to the U.S.'s National Coming Out Day; Calgary is first prairie city to organize a committee to this purpose; etc.].
P76 (v10n7)(Oct. 28, 1992): 13 (15cm.)

Saskatoon chorus shines [Bridge City Chorus participates in first Canadian Gala Choruses Festival, titled "Festival '98," in Edmonton, May 15-18, 1998; details of events of the Festival].
P121 (v16n4)(June 10, 1998): 12 (30cm.)

Alternative fair [announcement and details of upcoming first annual Everything Alternative Lifestyle and Fetish Fair, Calgary, May 30 to June 6, 1999].
P128 (v17n3)(April 21, 1999): 12 (28cm.)

At the Fringe [a play by Harry Rintoul, "Brave Hearts," will be presented at this year's Saskatoon International Fringe Festival as a "unique" way of educating the public about HIV/AIDS; play is set in Saskatoon; information about the play and purpose of presentation; other details]; Other Fringe shows of interest to queers [briefly describing "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me," "Shakespeare's Women," and "Campbell and Company Comedy Hour"].
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 22 (52cm.)

Arts Café [announcement of an event to be held at the Bassment, Saskatoon, June 18; "an evening of queer community culture"; invitation to any who would like to display a work of art or to perform; contact].
P145 (v19n4)(June 6, 2001): 24 (10cm.)

December 25th -- gay Ukrainian Christmas ["queer people have for a long time had to find unique ways to celebrate their lives publicly"; reference to Mardi Gras, Pride celebrations, and Hallowe'en; Christmas is a difficult time for some gays because of unwelcoming families; suggestion: "let's make regular Christmas like all the other gay holidays -- a big ol' party"; list of celebration suggestions]. By Kelly Ries.
P165 (v21n8)(Dec. 3, 2003): 5, 7 (50cm.)