26th annual Fairy Tales Queer Art & Film Festival
presented by
Calgary Queer Arts Society
In honour of PRIDE month we are thrilled to announce that Fairy Tales; the longest-running Queer art and film festival in the Canadian prairies, is back for its 26th year and will be taking place at The GRAND, June 27th - 30th!
Presented by The Calgary Queer Arts Society, Fairy Tales 2024 will showcase 33 short films, 15 artists, 10 makers, 7 feature films and 2 DJs - spanning all genres, media and runtimes. Come together and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ lived experiences and narratives YOUR WAY!
For the first time, discover a makers’ market and arts exhibition, hosted in the lobby of Calgary’s storied GRAND Theatre. Featuring over a dozen of Calgary and area’s finest creative talents, explore works of art from all disciplines and mediums. Who knows, you might stumble across your next obsession! 🎨🏛️🖼️
For a limited time you can save over 30% off on all access festival passes, to see everything the festival offers with early bird pricing, but for a limited time only!
Sign up for the Calgary Queer Arts newsletter, like and follow @QueerArtsYYC, or visit calgaryqueerartssociety.com for more info!
The festival lineup will be announced in June.
Calgary Queer Arts Society gives a special thanks to the Rozsa Foundation, Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, the Government of Alberta, and Eighty-Eighty Brewing for their generous support.
IMPORTANT
All ticket purchases are final sale.
All films will have captions. ASL interpretation for the opening event is currently being confirmed.
ACCESSIBILITY: Please email us at boxoffice@thegrandyyc.ca if you have any questions about accessibility tickets or the accessibility of The GRAND Theatre itself.
TICKET PRICES
Ticket prices below include all fees and GST
Individual Screenings (Standard)
$15.00 / ticket
Individual Screenings (Under-18 / Over-60)
$9.99 / ticket
Festival Pass (Standard)
$129.00 / pass
Festival Pass (Low-Barrier)
$99.00 / pass
LIMITED QUANTITY
A number of barrier-free tickets for individual screenings will be made available. To inquire, please email administration@calgaryqueerartssociety.com.
DATES & TIMES: JUNE 27-30, 2024
June 27
CORA BORA + I’VE GOT SOMETHING TO CONFESS
7:00PM - 8:40PM
SHORTS: Unyielding Spirits: Love and Resistance
9:30PM - 10:40PM
June 28
DESIRE LINES
7:00PM - 8:55PM
SHORTS: Moonlight Desires: Fairy Tales After Hours
9:00PM - 10:55PM
June 29
SUMMER QAMP and SOL
1:00PM - 2:20PM
SHORTS: Queer & Kin: Stories on Parents and Parenthood
3:30PM - 5:25PM
BALDIGA - UNLOCKED HEART and ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
6:00PM - 7:30PM
PEAFOWL
8:30PM - 10:25PM
June 30
LESVIA and THE LESBIAN LOBSTER SONG
1:00PM - 2:20PM
SHORTS: Pride and Wisdom: Stories of Queer Elders
3:30PM - 5:10PM
CABARET
6:00PM - 8:05PM
LOCATION
The GRAND - 608 1st St SW
Flanagan Theatre (Main Floor)