Black and Blue Festival

Black And Blue Festival

The Black & Blue Festival is the world's largest gay-benefit dance festival, attracting thousands of tourists to Montreal every Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, which raises money for HIV/AIDS and the gay community. It is organized annually by the Bad Boy Club Montréal (aka BBCM and Fondation BBCM).

The various events attract up to 70,000 participants as at 2010.

In its current format, the five main events are raves which usually run from late in the evening to the next morning. While the main event takes place on the Sunday of Canadian Thanksgiving, it is preceded and followed by events as follows:

Event Day of Week
Jock Ball Thursday
Leather Ball Friday
Military Ball Saturday
Black & Blue Main Event Sunday
Recovery Party Monday

Other events include the President's Ball, Closing Party, Art Exposition and various sporting activities. All of the events occur in establishments located in the Greater Montreal Area.

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