Numbers Cabaret

About this place Numbers Cabaret

Numbers Cabaret at 1042 Davie Street has been part of the Davie Village since 1983, making it one of the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ+ entertainment venues in Vancouver. The cabaret format — entertainment programming as the central focus, with bar service built around the shows — distinguishes Numbers from the pure nightclub format of Celebrities and the pub format of the Fountainhead and Pumpjack. The drag programming is the heart of the venue's offering: regular shows featuring local and visiting drag performers in a setting where the production values and the intimacy of the cabaret format allow for a quality of performance that larger clubs cannot replicate. Numbers has been a launching pad for Vancouver drag performers for four decades; the institutional knowledge of what a good cabaret show looks like is embedded in its operation. For visitors who want to experience Vancouver's drag and entertainment culture in a format that prioritises the performance, Numbers is the answer.