Saturday October 4, 7:00 pm – 12:00 Midnight at Performance Works
Pacific Contact 2025’s Closing Party will take place at Performance Works on Granville Island on Saturday October 4, 2025 from 7:00 pm – 12:00 Midnight and will feature a delicious buffet and the Pacific Contact Award Ceremony. Pack your dancing shoes for live music and a DJ!
New in 2025 – BC Live is proud to announce that conference fees will include a ticket to Pacific Contact 2025’s Closing Party – no need to purchase a separate ticket!
Featured Band / DJ: Queer as Funk
Not your typical dance band, Queer As Funk are part-advocates, part fink-revivalists, and have been turning stages into dance floors and audiences into family for over a decade.
Bringing fresh takes to beloved classics in funk, soul, and Motown, Queer As Funk’s powerful vocals, tight horn arrangements, and irresistible rhythm section make each performance as groovy as it is fun. Their arrangements are creative, their vibe is pure celebration, and their love for each other is palpable, adding depth to the onstage dynamic that models the concept of chosen family.
“We believe that the radical power of queer friendship can help knit our communities back together during these divisive times. By building loving relationships of all kinds-friendship, neighbourly, and even acquaintance love-across lines of difference, we can strengthen our ability to care for each other.”
– Jocelyn Macdougall, band member