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.

Full Festival Schedule

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)