Event Description
🌈 Queer Country Hoedown 🤠
WHEN: July 7, 2026 WHERE: Encore Victoria, 1415 Broad St.
Doors: 7:00 PM
Two-Step Lesson: 7:15 PM
Dancing & Live Music: 7:30 PM-10:00 PM
Tickets: $20 Advance | $25 Door 19+ Event (ID required)
Dust off your boots and join us for a night of queer country magic! This special Pride edition of Honky Tonk Tuesday features live music, drag performances, two-steppin', line dancing, and local vendors, all celebrating queer joy, classic country culture, and community.
Kick off the evening with a beginner-friendly two-step lesson and stay for the line dances, live performances, and a gay old good time. Bring your biggest hats, belt buckles, boots, and wildest western Pride wear!
Featured Performers:
Elise LeBlanc (They/them): Victoria's own queer country crooner performing original old-school twang and classic covers with a swingin' all-star band. Their anticipated single “Lavender Honey” is set to release later this year.
Q Bachand (They/them): Local, award-winning fiddle player known for their fiery, expressive playing and dynamic stage presence. Q tours internationally and is the president of the Victoria Fiddle Society. Get ready for some foot-stompin' fiddle dance tunes!
Ghostly Hounds: Ghostly Hounds is the soulful folk-noir project of singer-songwriter and banjo player Francesca Mirai (They/Them). Known for powerful, gritty vocals and haunting melodies, they deliver enchanting performances from solo sets to a five-piece band.
Vivian Vanderpuss: A show-stopping local drag artist and Canada’s Drag Race Season 3 fan favourite known for her self-made "glampy" art and cat-mom camp. Melding comedy with genuine spirit, Vivian is sure to win your heart.
Blaze O' Glory: The loverboy pyromaniac your mother warned you about. High-energy drag, cirque-level stunts, dangerously prolonged eye contact, and plenty of heat. Blaze is sure to leave audiences blushing, sweating, and begging for more.
Accessibility & Parking Street parking (free after 8 PM) and nearby parkade parking available.Elevator and accessible washroom on site.
About the Victoria Honky-Tonk Society A volunteer-run, non-profit community hosting bi-weekly Tuesday dances in Victoria, BC, featuring live bands and special guests.
Wed. July 8th
Encore Victoria
$20
In-Person Event
7:30pm - 10:30pm Doors at: 7:00pm
