Let The Elephants Dance Fundraising Gala - 10 Year Anniversary

Join us on Saturday February 21st, 2026 as we are bringing back our Fundraising Gala for Mental Health with live dance performances, guest speakers, a silent auction and more!

Let The Elephants Dance was created in 2016 to help support Mental Health Awareness, Action, & Education. We strive to create safer spaces and a stigma-free environment. Our goal is to demonstrate hope for the daily battle for those who struggle with their mental health, to call-in and stand strong against the immeasurable injustices that affect mental health - especially marginalized communities, and provide resources whenever possible to those in need. Over the years we have brought artists together to showcase their work and tell their stories. At Let The Elephants Dance, we aspire to provide as much encouragement, safety and support, and love as possible.

This Fundraising Gala will be marking our 10 year journey as Let The Elephants Dance. We are lucky to be making this event possible at 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education.

This year we will be donating to Kids Help Phone, & Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction.
Learn more about us at www.lettheelephantsdance.com

Ticket Options:

VIP $75.00 + fees *These tickets are very limited

• reserved seating at your VIP table(s)
• one free drink ticket per attendee
• limited edition LTED gifts
• early access to VIP cocktail hour, community connection and pre-show mingle at 5:30PM. 

General Admission $50.00 + fees

• unassigned seats
• doors open at 6:30PM for a half hour pre-show mingle. 

Accessibility notice from the venue:

918 Bathurst is not wheelchair accessible.

Unfortunately, our building was designed in the 1950s, and our spaces are accessed via several short flights of stairs. We do not have an elevator. Please take this into consideration before purchasing any tickets. We are in the process of raising funds to increase the accessibility of our space and are committed to making 918 Bathurst an accessible venue.  

Please reach out to our Artistic Director and Producer, Michelle Crossman, to inquire about any accessibility needs. We will do our best to accommodate.
info@lettheelephantsdance.com


A note from Michelle...
Creating Let The Elephants Dance was never something I saw coming, never something I planned, or dreamed of. However, it became something so special and has shaped me in ways I never knew were possible. In September 2015, my beautiful cousin Laura died by suicide and this entire movement began in her memory. Her laugh, her smile, her generous soul is in every piece of Let The Elephants Dance. This would not exist without Laura, and I would not be who I am today without Laura. I love you, and I miss you every day.

After 10 years, I am incredibly grateful for all the beautiful humans that I have crossed paths with either on stage, backstage, in the audience, as a donor, through our Podcast "Moving Beyond Stigma", or dance program "Movement Heals". Every moment, every person has left a mark. Thank you to each and everyone of you, and thank you for choosing to spend another evening together.

See you on Saturday, February 21st 2026 

Michelle Crossman