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Blockobana August 6

August 6 @ 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Free
Blockobana is back!!! This event is FREE!
The yearly LGBTQI* celebration of both Caribana and Emancipation Day closes off this years’ Toronto Black Pride Weekend.
Get ready for Soca, Dancehall, Afrobeats, R&B, Hip Hop, Soulful house at the beautiful Stackt Market
There will be food, a vendor market and more!
Featuring:
12pm – Just Kike
1:30pm – Craig Dominic
2:45pm – Cookie Doh
4:00pm – REDLINERS
5:15pm – Afrique Like Me
6:30pm – Devine Darlin
6:35pm Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance
LSS + 2 Categories, $200 Each
7:15pm Prestige
8:30pm – Pogi
9:45pm – Blackcat
Blockobana exists as a reminder that queerness and blackness are not mutually exclusive, and that Toronto Carnival/Caribana is a cultural weekend for all African, Black and Caribbean folk.
Blockobana will feature local vendors, fashion, visual arts and food.
Vendors:
  • Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
  • Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre
  • Taibu
  • The Enchante Network
  • Uplift Black
  • Diner’s Corner
  • Sweethand Delights
  • Buns Of Steele
  • Zero Bar
This event is made possible by Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Arts Council

Details

Date:
August 6
Time:
12:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blockobana-2023-tickets-673860915137

Organizer

Blackness Yes!
Email
blacknessyes@gmail.com
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Venue

Stackt Market
28 Bathurst St
Toronto, Ontario Canada
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