# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Queer Open Stage | Wed. Sept 23rd, 2026 | We're Back!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Are you a 2SLGBTQIA+ performer? 
Do you need a safer space to showcase your talent, find community, and network with other queer artists?

Come to our QUEER OPEN STAGE!
~~~🏳️‍🌈QUEER OPEN STAGE!!! 🏳️‍🌈~~~

Music, drag, poetry, dance, comedy, or magic,
if you can do it in 10 minutes or less - we want to see it!

Event Details:
3rd Wednesday of each month (September 2025 to May 2026)

 🎤 Next Event: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
🕡 Doors open at 6:30pm 
🗺 @theDock, 722 Cormorant St.
🎟 FREE admission!

📝Signing up: Sign up to perform in person at 6:30 OR fill out this new early sign-up form (early sign-ups are limited to allow for in-person sign-ups as well)
Early sign-up form: https://forms.gle/AwqBNv9FKBrRs1pHA

🍎☕️ Light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
🎲Fidgets and Art supplies available
💵 Donations: This is a free event, but we do collect cash donations for the Lekwungen Community Toolshed if you are able to contribute

Each month there will be a featured performer:

September's featured performer is singer and ukulele player, Andromeda!

~About Andromeda~
Check back later to learn more about Andromeda

If you plan to attend or perform, please read our community and performer guidelines
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C18nQIacMAdv9-2blbct4cWeKy0tBRQz/view?usp=sharing

This event is presented by the Victoria Downtown Residents Association (https://www.victoriadra.ca/), and is hosted by Sara Rose Hébert (they/them).

💛 NOTE: Allies are welcome as audience members but performance spots are reserved for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks.
Accessibility details:

🚌 Bus tickets available for those facing financial barriers to attending
🖍️ Sensory corner (with fidgets, and colouring supplies)
👂 Ear plugs available
🛗 Elevator to 3rd floor, even floor throughout 3rd floor, no stairs
🚽 Bathrooms gender friendly (single stalls)
👃 Reduced-scent space
Event space is carpeted
⛔ No peanuts
😷 Masks recommended (provided at the door if forgotten)

Our 2026/27 season starts on September 23rd and continues on the third Wednesday of each month (October to May).
Doors open at 6:30 pm at theDock (722 Cormorant Street, 3rd Floor)

Dates for this season:

September 23
October 21
Novemeber 18
December 16
January 20
February 17
March 17
April 21
May 19

Sign up at the door, or sign up using our new performer sign-up form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFZJsv0ZTj5Sfe9T0UXM5V10GRd9jQe-p19Xaxmee94JfhsQ/viewform?usp=header

For more accessibility and parking info, or questions, email us at queeropenstagevic@victoriadra.ca
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/victoria/queer-open-stage-wed-sept-23rd-2026-were-back/200030680752949
- **Event Categories**: performances, entertainment, art, music, literary-art, comedy, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Victoria
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: the Dock
- **lat**: 48.42882
- **long**: -123.36363
- **full address**: the Dock, 722 Cormorant St, Victoria, BC V8W 1P8, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Queer Open Stage | Wed. Sept 23rd, 2026 | We're Back! being held?
  - **A:** Queer Open Stage | Wed. Sept 23rd, 2026 | We're Back! takes place on Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at the Dock, 722 Cormorant St, Victoria, BC V8W 1P8, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Queer Open Stage | Wed. Sept 23rd, 2026 | We're Back!?
  - **A:** Queer Open Stage | Wed. Sept 23rd, 2026 | We're Back! is organized by Sara Rose Hebert.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Queer Open Stage | Wed. Sept 23rd, 2026 | We're Back! is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Victoria, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Queer Open Stage | Wed. Sept 23rd, 2026 | We're Back! sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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