Barkada YYC

Last year, I made the uncomfortable choice to show up—to rooms where I knew no one, to conversations that felt awkward at first.
Be a little inconvenient this year. Show up. Start conversations. Sit at unfamiliar tables.
That’s how I found my people.
Barkada exists because I want to create the same space I once needed—for you.

Thank you to everyone who joined our Parol-making workshop, shared p**o bumbong, and celebrated with the Pastores dance.🎄

Your support goes beyond this event—it helps plant the seeds for a Tagalog school, library, and artist centre at the Saling Pusa Hub.

Maraming salamat for giving me the space to share and showcase a piece of my culture and traditions 💖

Endless thanks to Saling Pusa for their unwavering support, and to the Philippine Consulate for standing with us in this beautiful celebration 🇵🇭

One last FREE EVENT for our Barkada Community in collaboration with 🎄

Paint your own 3D Printed Ornaments at from - while sipping on yummy hot chocolate & coffee from Rosso! ☕️

📍North Hill Centre / 10 AM to 1PM - bring your whole family and indulge in some holiday fun

See you there! 🎄

Another collaboration on the books: last night we collaborated with for a fun paint & game night! 🎨☺️

Unfortunately we missed 5 other attendees in this event - but this was an intimate and cozy event with 16 of us! ☺️💖

Big shout-out to Semantics Cafe for always giving us the space to host events & ofcourse shout-out to for hooking us up with some great 3D printed figures to paint! ☺️💖

We’re in full swing with our last event of October! Our Halloween costume party is next Friday! If you’re looking for a chill and lowkey Halloween plans then you found it! We’ll be playing games, munching on candies and chocolates, yapping and the best part, best costume gets a prize! ☺️

See you there! 👻