From the Polar Bear Swim on January 1 to the Festival of Lights in late December, festivals and other exciting events are happening all the time in Vancouver.
Remember that things do change, so be sure to confirm dates and times before making travel plans.
JUL 4 - JUL 4
Zidane and Friends Tour vs Canadian All Stars
The world-renowned Zinedine Zidane is coming to Canada!
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JUN 26 - JUL 5
The 24th Annual TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Over 400 shows (including 150 free concerts) take place during the 10 days of the Festival. By taking the music to concert halls, clubs, parks, community centres, public plazas, and neighbourhoods and streets, the Jazz Festival animates the city like at no other time of year. From Water Street in historic Gastown to grand concert halls like the Orpheum and the Commodore; from the picturesque Capilano Suspension Bridge to the huge outdoor stage at David Lam Park, jazz of all styles and stripes, blues, funk, Latin, fusion, electronica and world music resonates in venues big and small across the city.
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JUL 5 - JUL 5
Melissa Hill- Victoria's Summer Long Entertainment Venue
Savour the evening air. Relax on a bench or bring a blanket and picnic on the lawn. Enjoy an open air music performance. Toes tap, children frolic.
Afternoon Family Fun! Laugh and clap at the antics of performers
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JUL 7 - JUL 7
Barbara Blair- Victoria's Summer Long Entertainment Venue
Barbara Blair- One of the Northwest's finest Jazz Vocalists.
Savour the evening air. Relax on a bench or bring a blanket and picnic on the lawn. Enjoy an open air music performance. Toes tap, children frolic.
Afternoon Family Fun! Laugh and clap at the antics of performers
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JUL 8 - JUL 8
The Kingmizers- Victoria's Summer Long Entertainment Venue
The Kingmixers- Blues, Swing, R&B
Savour the evening air. Relax on a bench or bring a blanket and picnic on the lawn. Enjoy an open air music performance. Toes tap, children frolic.
Afternoon Family Fun! Laugh and clap at the antics of performers
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JUL 10 - JUL 10
Commodores Big Band- Victoria's Summer Long Entertainment Venue
Dance on stage with a Big Band!
Savour the evening air. Relax on a bench or bring a blanket and picnic on the lawn. Enjoy an open air music performance. Toes tap, children frolic.
Afternoon Family Fun! Laugh and clap at the antics of performers
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JUL 11 - JUL 12
“Steamfest”- The West Coast Railway Heritage Park
The Symphony of Steam!
West Coast Railway Heritage Park celebrates 15 years!!!
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MAY 14 - JUL 19
Arts Club Theatre Company presents Les Miserables
A spectacular saga of love and redemption, the musical phenomenon Les Misérables features songs from the heart that reach straight toward the heavens.
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JUN 18 - AUG 1
Arts Club Theatre Company presents Altar Boys
Watch out, ‘N Sync, the Altar Boyz are coming to town! Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham—the gefilte fish out of water—can sing and dance with the best of them, and these heartthrobs want to praise the Lord with funk and rhyme in this sinfully funny musical.
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JUL 3 - AUG 4
Circle Craft presents Earth & Pine
“Earth and Pine” is an exhibition featuring the collaboration of two sisters combining their arts of pine needle basketry and ceramics.
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JUL 10 - AUG 22
Theatre Under the Stars presents Annie and Thoroughly Modern Millie
Theatre Under The Stars returns this summer with two ever popular productions, Annie and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Playing on alternating nights from July 10 to August 22.
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JUN 18 - AUG 30
Seven Tyrants Theatre and the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden present The China Tea Deal
Journey with us back in time over 300 years—to the year 1701...
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JUL 9 - SEP 3
Chris Millington & Dancin'- Victoria's Summer Long Entertainment Venue
Chris Millington & Dancin'- Dancing on Stage
Savour the evening air. Relax on a bench or bring a blanket and picnic on the lawn. Enjoy an open air music performance. Toes tap, children frolic.
Afternoon Family Fun! Laugh and clap at the antics of performers
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JUL 4 - SEP 5
Kitangus- Victoria's Summer Long Entertainment Venue
Kitangis- West Coast Celtic
Savour the evening air. Relax on a bench or bring a blanket and picnic on the lawn. Enjoy an open air music performance. Toes tap, children frolic.
Afternoon Family Fun! Laugh and clap at the antics of performers
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JUN 4 - SEP 7
The Museum of Vancouver presents Velo-City: Vancouver & the Bicycle Revolution
A quiet human-powered revolution is gaining momentum in our city. Vancouver is becoming a Velo-City, a city of cyclists, united by the simple pleasure of experiencing Vancouver by bicycle.
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MAY 10 - SEP 19
Vancouver Art Gallery presents Vermeer, Rembrandt, and the Golden Age of Dutch Art
Touring for the first time in North America, "Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam" will present the extraordinary works of art made by Dutch masters of the seventeenth-century, a period known as the Golden Age of the Netherlands.
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JUN 12 - SEP 20
“Dinosaurs Unearthed” at Metropolis at Metrotown
Dinosaurs having taken over BC’s largest shopping destination. Standing 24 feet tall, the awe-inspiring animatronic model of an adult Tyrannosaurs rex is scientifically accurate. And for the first time in Canada, the animatronic model of a young feathered Tyrannosaurs rex will be on display
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MAY 28 - SEP 26
Bard On The Beach 2009 - 20th Anniversary Season
Every May through September, Bard on the Beach professional Shakespeare Festival brings to life the magic of Shakespeare’s great plays. The Festival site is located on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Vanier Park, adjacent to the downtown core. Staged in two open-ended performance tents, the productions are set against a spectacular natural backdrop of mountains, sea and city skyline. Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2009, Bard on the Beach presents: Othello, The Comedy of Errors, All's Well That Ends Well, & Richard II.
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MAY 2 - OCT 12
Gulf of Georgia Cannery presents What's Afloat: Boats on the Fraser River
If you've ever wondered about the myriad of different boats on the river, and what they all do, this exhibit will answer your questions!
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JUN 14 - DEC 13
Explore Sundays at the Vancouver Maritime Museum
Explore Sundays are an opportunity to take part in a special guided visit of a unique part of the Museum not normally open to the public....
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JUN 1 - DEC 31
MELTDOWN! at Vancouver Maritime Museum
In collaboration with the Canadian Association of Science Centers, the Museum’s feature exhibit provides a new “oceans” perspective - a fresh look at climate change...
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JUN 1 - JAN 31
People, Place and Stores: Celebrating 50 years with the Vancouver Maritime Museum
Immerse yourself in history and discover the rich maritime traditions of the Pacific Coast. Explore the world of explorers and so much more. Step back in time to 1944 on board St Roch, Canada’s celebrated RCMP schooner. Children’s Maritime Discovery Centre and historic vessels in Heritage Harbour.
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APR 15 - APR 15
Tickets Tonight Gift Certificates
Love, laughter, drama, passion, hope, inspiration, joy, excitement, mystery. No matter what the occasion, you can give it all.
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DEC 13 - JUL 4
Vancouver Theatresports Leagues presents Theatresports
Relying on razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of performers are pit against each other in competitive improv matches. Using audience suggestions to fuel scenes, teams must create totally improvised situations on the spot.
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NOV 22 - JUL 4
Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery presents UNITY
UNITY: An exploration of Pacific Northwest Coast, Inuit and Maori art works
Presenting a mixed media online exhibition which will explore the link between the Pacific Northwest Coast, Inuit
and South Pacific aboriginal groups. The fundamentals of their existence are based on similar beliefs and artistic
directions. Although the mediums, subject matter, and overall styles are diverse; the connection to nature and
spiritual beings they emulate is more similar than different.
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MAR 8 - JUL 4
Museum of Anthropology: TATAU: Samoan Tattooing and Global Culture
The contemporary significance of Samoan tattoo traditions is the focus of an insightful and provocative exhibit entitled “TATAU: Samoan Tattooing and Global Culture,” opening in Gallery 3 (adjacent to the Great Hall) in March. Curated by Peter Brunt, Senior Lecturer in Art History at Victoria University of Wellington, the show features over 40 photographs by distinguished New Zealand artist Mark Adams.
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MAR 8 - JUL 4
Museum of Anthropology Panel Installation: ’ehhwe’p syuth (To Share History)
This magnificent panel will be accompanied by excerpts from “Killer Whale and Crocodile,” a documentary about John’s journey to Papua New Guinea, where he met and was inspired by Sepik carver Teddy Balangu to carve this work.
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APR 27 - JUL 4
Market Mondays at Raincity Grill
On Monday, April 27th, Raincity Grill will host the second in a series of producers dinners, a steal of a deal at $60 with wines. Aptly named Market Mondays, these dinners will be held the last Monday of every month and will highlight some of the farmers, growers and fishermen that Raincity Grill works so closely with.
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APR 1 - JUL 4
So.Cial at Le Magasin Weekly Wine Tasting Series!
Join us in Gastown every Thursday for a one hour complimentary wine tasting, various wineries pouring wine samples with small bites from Executive Chef Romy Prasad. 6 pm to 7 pm every Thursday. Reservations are not required.
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JUN 20 - JUL 4
The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents Continuum: Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast
A major exhibition of 23 emerging and mid-career Aboriginal artists from British Columbia, Washington State, and Alaska.
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JUN 12 - JUL 4
Vancouver Theatresports League presents Late Night Mixer
Vancouver TheatreSports® League is proud to present late night mixer, (formerly Improv Extreme,) an intimate improv party reflective of a stylish neo-lounge scene, at the New Revue Stage on Granville Island.
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