This Show is Inspired By a True Story. (Truly.) The show which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of drag performers, in particular Dandy of the Dead (aka TikTok superstar and regular Rio Theatre host, Dandy). It is all the more tragic in that they were … Read more
For Pride this year The Rio Theatre is rolling out the rainbow carpet to welcome not just Vancouver Pride, but nationwide Canada Pride 2024! And whom better to be our honorable ambassador to the world and fellow Gaynadians than our very own Gayest of the Gays, Queerest of the Queers, Dandy! Celebrate Vancouver & Canada … Read more
For Pride this year the Rio Theatre is rolling out the rainbow carpet to welcome back Vancouver Pride & the return of Dandy’s BIG GAY CABARET! Celebrate with us in a interactive comedy cabaret hosted by the award-winning host and social media sensation DANDY! HAPPY PRIDE from the RIO THEATRE!!! It’s Pride week in Vancouver and that … Read more
Tantra Fitness/Be 1 Fitness present Dance Filthy Canada 2024 Tantra Fitness/B1 Fitness is proud to present the first ever Dance Filthy Canada Pole Dance Competition! Dance Filthy is an opportunity for pole performers to show the deliciously filthy, cheeky, naughty and fun side of pole dance with 3 competition levels; Amateur, Semi-Pro, & Pro. Join … Read more
Back with the best in comedy, Just For Laughs Vancouver, in association with SiriusXM Canada, returns with the festival bringing many of today’s biggest names in comedy to venues around Vancouver, running from February 16- 25, 2023. Western Canada’s biggest comedy festival hits stages and streets across the city for 10-hilarious-days of star-powered stand-up, podcasts, … Read more
HUMP! is back in 2024 with not one, but TWO all-new, feature-length lineups! Part One includes 24 brand-spanking-new films that will rock your world. *All Part One screenings are the same lineup of films. The HUMP! Film Festival is renowned for its daring, thought-provoking showcases of short erotic films, created by real people for real people. Captivating … Read more
HUMP! is back at The Rio Theatre again in 2024. If you missed HUMP! in the spring, don’t fall behind, and get your tickets today for Dan Savage’s HUMP! Film Festival: Part 2. with an all-new, feature-length lineup! Part TWO includes 25 brand-spanking-new films that will rock your world. *All Part One screenings are the … Read more
13th Annual Touring Festival 2017-2018: The 13th annual festival is currently on tour. The festival opened in Seattle and Portland in Nov 2017, and will travel to over 35 cities across the US and Canada during 2018. The HUMP! Film Festival has been bringing audiences a new kind of porn since 2005. The festival features … Read more
Dan Savage’s 18th Annual HUMP! Film Festival is returning to the Rio Theatre in 2023 – featuring all new films! HUMP! is a lovingly curated festival of short erotic films made by real people for real people. The filmmakers and stars show us hot and sexy, creative and kinky, ultimate turn-ons and craziest fantasies. Our … Read more
Get your tickets now to join a movement that’s as entertaining as it is revolutionary—because HUMP! isn’t just a “dirty” film fest. It’s a powerful act of resistance that encourages audiences to embrace themselves, and each other, exactly as they are. The 2025 HUMP! Fall Lineup features 22 brand-new shorts that are wilder, funnier, and … Read more
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