Queer East Social: 3rd Annual HoliGAY Market
Schedule
Thu Nov 20 2025 at 06:30 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Café Zuzu | Toronto, ON
About this Event
It’s the most wonderful (queer) time of the year!
Join us for the Queer East Social: HoliGay Market, a night to celebrate, connect, and support our local Queer and Trans community!
Hosted by Café ZUZU, the event features a festive HoliGay Market showcasing local Queer and Trans artists, makers, and small businesses. Expect music, performances, holiday cheer, and community connection. In support of , our 2025 charitable partner.
What to Expect
On the Beats: DJ ThirdEye
Host & Special Drag Performance: Maddie the Baddie
Artists, retailers, and bespoke craftspeople come together for a festive gifting-season market full of warmth, creativity, and community spirit.
🛍️Market Vendors:
Jake Tobin
Pansy Ass Ceramics
Tagstarr
Jared Olsever
Vigyl Candles
Zero Cocktail Bar
+ more to be confirmed!
✨ Event Activations:
Festive film screening in the Private Dining Room
Door Prizes
The first 50 guests receive complimentary door prize tickets! Additional tickets are available for $5 for 3, with all proceeds supporting our charitable partner, Friends of Ruby.
🍕 What’s on the Menu
Pizza & Plates
- Focaccia Pizza
- Margherita Pizza
- Pepperoni Pizza
- Mortadella
- Caramelized Onion + Potato
- Chia Seed Pudding
- Power Grain Bowl
Snacks & Sweets
- Miss Vickie’s Chips
- ZUZU Pastry Selection
Our Stand
At Gusto 54 (Café ZUZU), we’ve always stood up for our values of equity and accessibility for all. With Café ZUZU’s home in Regent Park, we’re expanding our focus eastward, creating a new hub for Gusto Gives Back and the communities we love.
Rules of Engagement
We believe we’re all made better by the diversity in our communities. Our spaces are grounded in respect, inclusion, and celebration of individuality. We hold a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination or disrespect of any kind, towards guests, vendors, or team members. Only through sustained, collective action can we dismantle systems of inequity and uplift one another.
💖 Partners
Lead Partner: Freddie
This event is proudly partnered with Freddie, the #1 rated and most inclusive PrEP clinic in Canada and the United States. Freddie makes HIV prevention easy and accessible with 90% of patients paying $0. See if PrEP or DoxyPEP is right for you today.
Charitable Partner: Friends of Ruby
Lead Sponsor: The Daniels Corporation
Earth-Friendly Waste Diversion: ReThink Resource
🌧️ Rain or Shine
This event is rain or shine, come ready to celebrate, connect, and spread the HoliGay joy!
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Market & Kitchen Open
🕑: 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Social & Bar Open
Where is it happening?
Café Zuzu, 555 Dundas Street East, Toronto, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 0.00 to CAD 25.04
