Business and Artisan Directory
Looking to support a local designer or queer-run business? Check out the Pride Directory full of organizations who offer shipping and no contact delivery through their online stall fronts!
Apparel
Affordable online plus-size thrift store that accepts donations and offers shipping.
FunWare, ravewear, costumes, and burlesque supplies catering to all sizes, lifestyles and identities. This East Van gem is more than just a store, it’s family. Described as “a beacon of light where only good things happen,” JQ Clothing deserves a special mention from us at VPS. Not currently open for online sales, check them out in person at 2120 Commercial Drive.
Lucky Little Queer creates soft art, accessories and apparel with a hard edge. LLQ is for babes who have something to say and want to show the world who they are.
Stylish and functional scrubs for healthcare workers. Nima Apparel is a small woman-owned business based out of Delta, BC!
Small online shop offering flags, pins, stickers, and other pride items. Focusing on microlabels and hard-to-find flags, because everyone deserves to be seen.
This independent lingerie brand promotes body and sex positivity, self-love and healthy diverse conversations on sexuality! Offering handmade and fully adjustable harnesses, garters, and accessories for all genders.
Hand silk-screened and 100% cotton shirts, accessories and prints made right here in Chinatown, Vancouver.
Queer-owned sliding scale thrift shop offering an inclusive and sustainable way to buy, sell and donate clothing and gender affirming accessories. Donates a portion of profits back into queer organizations.
Jewelry
Bold, hand painted apparel using upcycled denim and designs that encourage our community to day dream. Created here in Burnaby!
Jewelry with an ethical conscious for the wandering soul, made in North Vancouver.
Handmade, small batch rough crystal and brass jewelry created right here in Vancouver – check out the astrology collection!
We are in LOVE with these adorable cake-slice earrings! With Pride colours such as Pan, Bi, Ace, Lesbian, and Trans, as well as cute pumpkin pie and choc-chip cookie studs, there is something for everyone in this delicious etsy collection – all made locally in Langley BC!
Galactic jewelry and cosmic love regalia connecting the wearer to nature and the cosmos. Made in Vancouver.
Fine Art
Limited edition all gender amulets, jewelry, and Knuckle Tattoo collection featuring they/them and self-care designs by trans/gender non-binary, Filipinx artist. Custom work available.
LGBTQ greeting cards, posters, cups, clothing, home decor and more, all made here in Vancouver! Check out the majestical mugs…
Scarves, prints and original artwork based on musical icons including Lady Gaga, Freddie Mercury, Prince and George Michael. All made locally in North Van and Burnaby BC!
This LGBTQ+ photographer specializes in capturing candid connections between couples and families including weddings and elopements.
A small woman-owned business creating handmade bright and bold tufted rugs and decor. Crafted in Surrey.
This multi disciplinary LGBTQ+ artist often hides messages within her work. If you look deep enough into Leah’s designs, you’ll discover the true story behind each piece. Created right here in Vancouver!
Melanin Rising is a Black artist-founded, plant-based lifestyle brand creating empowerinf apparel and wellness products for people od the African diaspora and our allies.
Our social venture lies on the intersections of art, education, technology and social justice, amplifying the creativity of people of the African diaspora; past, present and future.
Handmade apparel and felt animal decorations (dog breeds, cats, birds and more) all made right here in Kitsilano!
Empowing LGBTQ+ communities with accessories that encourage you to be proud of who you are! Check out the new “Proud Cube” pin collection representing over 30 different identities and support this queer-owned company that donates a portion of all their profits to local charities!
Small needle-felted treasures including pins, tiny plants and cat toys, all made right here in Vancouver. Check out the adorable tea cup mushrooms!
Beautifully designed berry life-cycle prints and commissioned paintings created by a queer, non-binary, trans, disabled, fat, and racialized individual.
Surrealist illustrations celebrating the monstrous and magical act of loudly being yourself. Designs are available on a range of merchandise and accessories. All original designs are created in Ottawa.
LGBTQ+ Greeting cards, stationery, and gifts with sass celebrating queerness for queers and the folks who love them!
Who DOESN’T want a big busty body, hand sculpted from clay and topped off with a fancy flower or air plant?!
Havoc & Happiness is a young adult novel that dishes out fun, monster hunting, and queer high school drama.
Accessories
Eco-friendly, hand dyed, plant based yarn for knitters, crocheters and weavers. Located right here in New West!
East Van’s inclusive shoe repair and custom leatherwork shop is here to cut down on fast fashion waste, while changing the demographics of shoe repair – all from their wheelchair-accessible location just off Commercial Drive!
Stylish reversible bandana covers for your favourite pooch. Thread your dog’s collar through the top and you’re all set! Our VPS staff love these bandanas because not only do they look great, but they also stop collar rub.
A horror and occult inspired queer, trans, and feminist apparel & art brand, combining riot grrrl attitude with goth aesthetics and the gay agenda. Whether you’re a witch in Sunnydale or a vampire in Austria, we’ve got just the right thing for all your spooky queer needs.
Cards, buttons, prints and zines with themes centering around solstice, Queer love & relationships, kink, affirmations, and uplifting QTBIPoC.
The Gay Superstore-meets-Pop & Pop “family” business: Little Sisters is the gem of Davie neighbourhood. Flags, adult colouring books, Trans books, pride apparel, gift cards, toys galore – and so so much more. Check them out online and in person at 1238 Davie St.
The devil’s baby of staying up late watching anime and stumbling upon some questionable content. Created by a part-time witch, full-time disabled non-binary queer, Monster Cliché can be summed up as blunt, anime inspired, intersectional realness.
Prints, patches, art, stickers and digital works made by a non-binary, queer person of colour. LGBTQ+ rights, pro-racial equality and pro-women’s equality designs. Check out the feminist vinyl sticker packs!
Small online shop offering flags, pins, stickers, and other pride items. Focusing on microlabels and hard-to-find flags, because everyone deserves to be seen! Buttons and stickers are handmade by the seller in Calgary.
Glamorous glass bead eyeglass chains and mask chains. Portions of proceeds from specific collections are donated to charities that serve marginalized communities. Based in Squamish.
Shirts, stickers and patches for queerdoes, outcasts and lovers of bud and beer.
100% vegan leather bags and accessories supporting animal welfare with every purchase. Unique gifts, ethically made.
Holistic/Wellness
Check out these ADORABLE Queer Chemistry enamel pins, inspired by the chemical elements of the Mendeleev Periodic Table.
Natural herbal preparations that are sustainably wild harvested or otherwise ethically sourced. Many of the ingredients are hand cultivated in this artisan’s garden on Galiano Island. Check out the Inner Moon menstrual blend and Elderberry Syrup!
Unique handmade soap bars using locally sourced, all natural ingredients. Each gentle and nourishing bar is passionately crafted in New Westminster.
New Westminster-based artisan offering vegan bath bombs, bath salts and unscented LGBTQ+ themed soaps. $1 of each LGBTQ+ soap bar is donated to a local organization that serves the community for which the soap was made, including Asexual, Aromantic, Bi and of course, rainbow Pride colours.
Gift baskets and boxes curated with local Vancouver and Canadian products. Check out the environmentally friendly container options!
Small batch plant-based soap with shea butter, hemp, olive and coconut oil, made right here in the West End!
Whimsical, eco-friendly and witchy. Eco glitter blends, handmade candles, herbal bath products, pillows using upcycled materials, and crochet. All made by a locally-based nonbinary, white, disabled crafter.
IF YOU ARE A CANADIAN-BASED ARTIST OR SMALL BUSINESS AND WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED ON THIS PAGE, PLEASE CONNECT WITH US AT OFFICE@VANCOUVERPRIDE.CA.
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO BUSINESSES OWNED BY LOCAL, LGBTQAI2S (LESBIAN, GAY, TRANS, QUEER, ASEXUAL/AROMANTIC, INTERSEX, TWO-SPIRIT), BIPOC (BLACK AND/OR INDIGENOUS PERSONS OF COLOUR), AND ARTISANS.