soft fest year three

Soft Fest is back for a third year of tender community programming!

For those unfamiliar Soft Fest is a weekend all about connection and togetherness, designed with platonic love in mind. ringing in this year with a harder rock show featuring bands full of softies, bringing back our beloved meet cute event and ending it off with everyone's favourite garden market on sunday.  

Quick Links: 
For tickets to the show https://simpli.events/e/softfest



A Soft Show

& a dream lineup

featuring:

@chastitysongs
@bonnietrashband
and @thunderqueensband

set in one of London’s favourite (formerly) lost loves - @lazerquest at 149 Carling street

Friday June 13th, 2025
Tickets $20 advance and $25 at the door
ticket link in b i o
Doors 7:00pm show starts at 8:00pm

ALL AGES
dry event
with food and drink by Rebel Kombucha

ACCESSIBILITY: entrance to event and show space is accessible but no accessible entry bathrooms on site




meet cute 

partnering with @midnightmassbooks to bring y’all special guests @the.baby.angela and @poetryisqueer for some readings to start off the evening. After the readings the space will be open for connection with communal colouring pages, question prompt card games

Meet Cute is an event all about connecting — so come solo and meet a new friend or bring a pal and meet some others.

Saturdayday June 14th, 2025
Free event
readings at 6pm
meet cute til 9pm
621 Dundas Street
at Dough EV

This event is open to all but parents please familiarize yourself with the work of Angie and Kirby. Soft Fest is a family friendly event and while everyone is welcome some language may involve themes of sexuality. We are not in the business of censoring artists and believe there’s softness to be experienced from these artists at their truest most authentic selves.

ACCESSIBILITY: Dough EV entrance is accessible via stop gap ramp and an accessible bathroom on site

Tender Market 

Our favourite garden market is back for year three!

sunday June 15th
at Blackfriars Gardens
81 Wilson Ave
11:00am - 4:00pm


 30+ vendors — Vendor application open NOW (link in b i o)
 food and drink by everyone’s faves @rebelkombucha
artwork installations
garden serenades curated by @xuuxartists
and more exciting surprised will be revealed in time

dog friendly to friendly dogs please be respectful of the garden, other guests and vendors. 


ACCESSIBILITY: garden terrain access - pathed path entrance then grass and garden paths throughout . a wheelchair accessible bathroom will be rented for the day