Bard on the Beach
Waterfront At English Bay Vancouver, BC V6H 1G1 604-739-0559
Description: This professional Shakespeare Festival, featuring four
different performances, is held June-September on the dazzling
waterfront in Vanier Park. Huge open-ended red and white tents are set
up to house the event. Enjoy theater surrounded by spectacular views of
English Bay, the mountains and Vancouver's skyline. |
BC Lions
BC Place Stadium Big Dreams Live Here. Imagine BC Place Stadium packed
with 60,000 screaming BC Lions fans. This is the home of the
BC Lions |
Vancouver Whitecaps
Come see Vancouver's Professional soccer team play at Swangard Stadium
in Burnaby, great value for the whole family with plenty of things to do
and see both on and off the field. Souvenirs, food, beer garden and
prize giveaways. walk up sales for most all games. |
Richmond Night Market
May - Oct Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Richmond Night Market
Location: 12631 Vulcan Way Richmond (behind Home Depot)
one of the hottest summer activities in the Lower Mainland. With its
assortment of home-style snacks, cooked-to-order savoury and discount
merchandise, it promises to capture the varied interests of all
passers-by. |
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
604-872-5200
Description: This broad-based jazz festival, which is held each summer
during the last week of June and first week of July, features all
varieties of jazz, blues and improvisational music. More than 200 acts
perform at more than 30 venues throughout Vancouver, including
Performance Works, the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, and many parks
and city squares. |
Vancouver Chinatown Night Market
May - Sept
Location: Vancouver China Town Keefer St. / Main St. (Between Main &
Columbia St.)
A shopping extravaganza featuring Asian traditional handicraft,
fashionable gifts & tempt your taste buds with ethnic snacks. A shopping
experience like never before every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
throughout the summer. |
Portuguese Heritage Month
June 1 to June 30
Location: Various Venues
Celebrated throughout the month of June. The events range from arts and
culture to sporting activities, picnics, dances and more. For more
information:
www.portuguesemonth.com |
Vancouver Francophone Summer
Festival
Location: Various Venues
Every year in June, Vancouver vibrates to the rhythms of the 'Festival
d'été francophone de Vancouver'. Its program is aimed primarily at
Francophone music.. For more information: www.lecentreculturel.
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ALCAN DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
Location: Plaza Nations
Take in a weekend of racing and cultural activities. Highlights include
stage entertainment for the whole family. At False Creek/Plaza of
Nations. For more information: www.adbf.com. |
Commercial Drive Festival: Car
Free day
Location: Commercial Drive
One glorious free-for-all street party thrown BY the people of East Van.
This landmark grass-roots phenomenon features the notorious East Van
Chopper fest (with pedal-powered sound system), roving artists and
performers of all flavours, spontaneous peculiar occurrences, a Soap Box
for speeches, Commercial Drive Merchant Market, Special Kid zone, the
Cooperative Way, street hockey, tons of babies and dogs, more crazy
bikes than you can shake a stick at, and general merry mayhem. For more
information, visit:
www.commercialdrivefestival.org |
TD CANADA TRUST VANCOUVER
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Location: Downtown Vancouver
Some of the biggest names in jazz take the stage at 40 venues in the
Vancouver area. In addition, a free, two-day New Orleans-style street
festival is held in historic Gastown and at the Roundhouse Community
Centre. Presented by the Coastal Jazz & Blues Society. Click here for or
a list of performances. |
Greek Day on Broadway
Location: West Broadway between Blenheim and MacDonald
5 block street festival celebrating Hellenic Cultural. Featuring main
stages, entertainment, cooking demonstrations, FREE KIDS ZONE -WITH
CRAFTS AND RIDES, cultural tent, roaming entertainers, cultural tent,
food, raffle to Greece, and more. For more information, visit:
www.greekday.com
Events and Attractions in Vancouver Things
to do while visiting Vancouver - British Columbia, Canada
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