About our event
The Q Musicale Festival and The Q Music Awards are a major cultural partner of Pride Toronto. The Q Musicale is a series of live music festivals and recurring small venue events striving to support and promote live queer music artists in environments which provide the freedom and safety for queer artists to present their art as their true and authentic selves, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. This includes strong, active queer allies. The Q Music Awards will be handed out during the festival dates at Sankofa Square over Pride weekend, in partnership with the Inspire Awards, a queer community awards programme with 14 successful years of production.
Having successfully produced two annual festivals in each of 2024 and 2025, as well as many weekly or monthly small venue events throughout 2024 and 2025, The Q Musicale is now proud to present two series of festival events in early June 2026, at The Distillery Historic District, and over Toronto Pride weekend 2026, at Sankofa Square. The Sankofa Square festival dates will also include the inaugural The Q Music Awards.
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The LGBTQ+ market is Canada is estimated to be in excess of $3.7 billion, with 12% of all Canadians self-identifying as queer, while over 22% of Canadians under age 35 self identify.
62% of surveyed male LGBT consumers and 54% of LGBTQ+ women have attended a community event or accessed an LGBTQ+ themed media, magazine, website or blog in the last month. The rate for gender diverse individuals was higher.
71% of LGBTQ+ community members are more likely to purchase from a company that does outreach and advertises to the LGBTQ+ community, while 76% think more positively about companies that sponsor LGBTQ+ community events or organizations. 69% are more likely to think positively about brands that advertise in LGBTQ+ media.
LGBTQ+ consumers are 19% more likely to shop at a health food store, 32% more likely to shop at a pet store, 28% more likely to shop at an electronics store, 72% more likely to shop at a bookstore, and 48% more likely to buy wine and 35% more likely to buy liquor than non-LGBTQ+ consumers
C$5500
ContactCommunity Partner
Unlimited No category exclusivity Logo on the Sponsors page of the festival website Complimentary business listing in our community’s iconic The Pink Pages Directory, a festival partner - retail value $350) One full-page advertisement in theBUZZ magazine, our media partner – retail value $2,400 Group social media thank-you across the entire program
C$1250
ContactFriend of the Festival
Unlimited opportunities. No category exclusivity. Name listed on the festival website. One half-page advertisement in theBUZZ magazine, published by INspired Media, our media partner – retail value $1,200. Group social media thank-you.
C$12000
ContactSupporting Partner
5 total No category exclusivity Logo on all event advertising Medium sized logo on website sponsors page Full year, half page advertising in PinkPlayMags, published by our media sponsor INspired Media - retail value $6,400 Shared coverage in on-line article with Silver and Supporting Partners in theBUZZ magazine by INspired Media Group Social media exposure
C$35000
ContactPresenting Sponsor
One only Category Exclusivity Presenting recognition at The Distillery Historic District (June 5/6/7), and Sankofa Square (June 26/27/28) Prime logo placement on all promotional materials Website homepage logo placement Largest sized logo on website sponsors page Full year, full page advertising in INspired Media publications - retail value $25,000.00 Dedicated on-line article in theBUZZmag Social media collaboration On-site brand presence at all event dates On stage thank you during each set of each event by each host/M.C.
C$17500
ContactMajor Sponsor
Total of three No category exclusivity On-site recognition at The Distillery Historic District (June 5/6/7), and Sankofa Square (June 26/27/28) Logo on all event advertising Website homepage logo placement Medium sized logo on website sponsors page Full year, half page advertising in INspired Media publications - retail value $13,600.00 Shared on-line article in theBUZZmag Social Media recognition On-site brand presence at all event dates On stage thank you during each show of each event by a host/M.C.
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The Q Musicale was founded by Antoine ElHashem and Sherry Sylvain.
Antoine, a queer cisgender male, owns and operates the largest and only remaining regularly publishing queer media in Canada. He is also the founder of The Inspire Awards, a respected queer community awards program of 14 years. Additonally, Antoine is a singer-songwriter.
Sherry Sylvain is a transgender female with a history of over 35 years of queer community support and activism. She is also a journalist in the queer community, as well as a respected singer-songwriter in the queer community throughout the GTHA, Ontario and the USA.