2019 Festival

Marketplace: Zine & Artist Fair

Saturday October 19 – 1-4pm – CIGI – Uptown Waterloo – Free

Our Zine Fair returns! Get ready for the cutest, bestest, and most
badass zine and art fair of the season! Come, peruse, and
purchase from local zinesters, distros, artists, and tablers.
Remember to bring cash. We also welcome local community
organizations providing free resources and information on their
services and events. Please respect that this event will be a
scent free space.

Vendors and Booths

ACCKWA
Ailia Rizvi Ceramix
Ashley
Emily Arnott
Eve Nyandwi Poetry
Fern Babe by Ceci Jane
@iamlychek
LepidopterArtist
Maggiemay Glassworks
Mika Renee
Monster Cliche
Nitica Sakharwade Poetry
OK2BME
Plan B
September Lily
Sleeping Tiger Arts
Spectrum
Tee
Textile Magazine

Queer & Trans Comedy Show

Thursday October 24 – 7PM – Fresh Ground Cafe – Downtown Kitchener

We’ve curated 5 of the funniest comedians from across the
2SLGBTQ+ spectrum and beyond to bring down the house at
Fresh Ground Cafe! This is an all-ages licensed event with craft
beer from Together We’re Bitter. Hosted by Suzie Taka.
Headlined by Brandon Ash-Mohammed. Featuring Kez Vicario-
Robinson, Brendan D’Souza, Kate Ethie, and Amber Dewar

Rainbow Family Day Stories & Songs

Saturday October 26 – 10AM-12pm – Kitchener Public Library, Central Branch – Downtown Kitchener – Free

It's Saturday morning story time! Bring your family down to the
Children’s Area for interactive songs and stories with local
storyteller-musician-comedian Janice Jo Lee. Best suited for
children ages 5-12 and all 2SLGBTQ+ positive families and friends.

Free continental breakfast items will be provided.
In partnership with Rainbow Families KW and KPL. The
performance runs 10:15-10:45am with a break, followed by more
songs and stories from 11:15-11:45am.

QTBIPOC Party

Saturday October 26 – 8PM-1AM – After Dark Bar, TWH Social (Downstairs at The Walper Hotel)

An evening of performances, get-to-know-you bingo, closing with a DJ dance party! We are thrilled to present Rainbow Reels' first ever QTBIPOC party!

PERFORMERS

Manghoe Lassi - Drag
Lori Campbell - Storytelling
Eve Nyandwi - Poetry
August - Guitar
Stol & englar - DJs

Curated by Zain Bandali

This is a space centering people who identify as Queer/Trans (LGBTQ2I+) AND BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Colour). This event is meant to fill a gap, a need for safer spaces for QTBIPOC people in Kitchener-Waterloo.

For allies who are not QTBIPOC, we are excited you want to come and support antiracism within queer community. Please arrive with the folks you came to support as their guest and be mindful of the way you take up space through the night. It is our joint responsibility as a community to make this event a safer space for all so we can celebrate our identities and friendships free from systemic oppression. It's going to be a great night!

In Partnership with QTPOC KW