All Things Go, lovingly known as All Things Gay, Lesbopolloza and Gaychella, just wrapped up its first Toronto satellite festival at Budweiser Stage.
All Things Go first started in Washington, D.C. in 2014. It has since moved to Columbia, Maryland. Last year marked the first extension as New York City held their inaugural All Things Go Festival at Forest Hills Stadium.
Live Nation Women partnered with All Things Go to give Torontonians a chance to experience the festival.
“This partnership goes beyond the festival — it’s about creating platforms where a wide range of artists and stories can be seen and heard,” Ali Harnell, Live Nation Women’s president and chief strategy officer, said in a statement.
Though Maryland and New York’s festivals expanded to three days, All Things Go Toronto took over Budweiser Stage from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5.
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Reneé Rapp and Kacey Musgraves headlined the festival, with names like Role Model, Remi Wolf and Valley supporting.
For a lot of attendees, All Things Go Toronto was their first festival experience.
Melody Lau immediately sensed the women-forwardness of the festival.
“It’s very girly-pop so I feel like the vibes are great.”
Her friend, Elizabeth Lam, agreed that the vibes were good and said it was “…a good first festival to try out.”
Sayak Sneddon-Ghosal, another festival first-timer, had the same sentiment.
“I love it. And I will be going to more. Catch me at Osheaga, I’m ready to level up.”
Not only was there music, but there were activations and activities all throughout the venue.
“A lot of things are happening all over the place. It’s really nice that you don’t have to stick to the main stage but can do a bunch of other things, that’s great,” Hela, a festival goer, said.
Sionna was impressed by the amount of options compared to a similar festival she attended in 2024.
“This one I feel like is a little bit more well put together. Actually, I feel like it’s sprawling. There’s more stations to go do things.”
For those planning on attending next year, here’s some advice from inaugural All Things Go festivalgoers.
Siona assures anyone worrying about attending alone will still have a great time.
“If you’re thinking about coming by yourself, don’t worry about it. You definitely can. You’ll be able to make friends and make sure to check the weather beforehand, because I’m hot in these corduroys.”
Sneddon Ghosal says to “wait last minute to see if the prices drop,” as he paid full price the first day but was able to get a deal for day two.
Holly B. encourages attendees to have fun.
“We got upgraded yesterday because we were getting up and dancing so get up and dance.”
First time festivalgoer Trinity Munro reminds fans about what the integrity of a festival is.
“Don’t be afraid to not know any of the songs, because you’re just here to listen to music and get to know new artists. So, don’t be afraid to come early and experience new songs and new types of genres.”
