May in Vancouver BC
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Vancouver International Children's
Festival
1100 Chestnut St Vancouver, V6J 3J9 604-708-5655
Description: The scooter set and their loved ones will delight in this
cultural fair just for them. For a solid week in May, young audiences
are presented with a plethora of performances and opportunities to
participate in hands-on activities especially designed to challenge and
stimulate, entertain and educate. The schedule includes puppet shows,
skits, music, dance and more to watch; faces, hands and paper to paint,
clay to pound and sculpt, books to bind, balls to juggle and finger food
to snack. Roving entertainers promise a surprise on almost every path. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
NewMusicWest Festival
Location: Various Venues
NewMusicWest is the largest and most influential new music festival on
the West Coast, attracting great music, businesses and individuals from
all over North America. NMW showcases 200 bands, in 25 venues over 5
nights. For more information, visit:
www.newmusicwest.com |
Vancouver AVIATION
Collectibles Show
Location: BCIT Hanget
The Vancouver Aviation Collectibles Show Booths are full of Civil &
Military aviation collectibles, including diecast, plastic & custom
models, aviation posters, post cards, mugs, slides, airplane photos,
safety cards, badges, airline magnets, aviation clothing plus many more
aviation collectibles. Get tickets early because past shows have sold
out. For more information, visit:
www.yvraviationshow.com
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EVERY BLOOMIN' THING" GARDEN SHOW
& SALE
First Saturday in May
Location: Sundell Square at 202 Street and Fraser Highway
Just in time for Mother's Day! Downtown Langley's "Every Bloomin' Thing"
Garden Show and Sale happens on the first Saturday in May from 10 am to
4 pm. If you are a gardening enthusiast, this is the event for you!
Local nurseries and growers come out to show you the best there is to
offer for seasonal blooms and plants. Quality crafters are there to
display their garden crafts, and members of Communities in Bloom are on
hand to answer your questions about "Every Bloomin' Thing". Call
604-539-0133. |
BMO Vancouver Marathon
Location: BC Place Stadium
Look forward to a paved, spectator-friendly course starting on Pacific
Boulevard at the south side of BC Place Stadium. Runners run out and
back in the inner harbour of False Creek then through historic Gastown
and into beautifully forested Stanley Park. Exit on the south side then
cross the Burrard Street Bridge to the spectator-filled caf้s, beaches
and beautiful homes of Kitsilano neighborhood before returning to the
finish at BC Place Stadium. Some sloping hills and Burrard Bridge with
100’ elevation is crossed 2 times - see course map for more info. Note:
Full Marathon Participants taking longer than 6 hours must start at 6:30
am as a walker. Walkers must register separately.
www.bmovanmarathon.ca |
CLOVERDALE RODEO AND EXHIBITION
Location: Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition Fairgrounds
Top cowboys and cowgirls on the professional rodeo circuit compete in
traditional rodeo events including bare back, saddle, bronco, and bull
riding. At the Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition Fairgrounds. For more
information go to
www.cloverdalerodeo.com |
Hyack Festival
Location: New Westminsiter
This popular festival includes family day, May Day celebrations, an
anvil salute, an antique fair, fireworks and a parade. For more
information visit: www.hyack.bc.ca
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EAT! VANCOUVER - THE EVERYTHING
FOOD + COOKING FESTIVAL
Location: BC Place Stadium
If you love to eat, love to cook, love to entertain, or just love to
shop for unique specialty items and foods, then this is the event you
must attend! Celebrity chefs, popular local restaurants, wineries, food
& beverage manufacturers, cookbook authors, retailers, artisans, and
many others from the culinary world will come together for this three
day extravaganza. For more information go to
www.eat-vancouver.com
Events and Attractions in Vancouver Things
to do while visiting Vancouver - British Columbia, Canada
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