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The free outdoor market highlights local creatives with workshops, music, and more.
Mad Pride Festival: To July 25 @ Gathering Place Community Centre
Free events see artists, comedians, actors, poets, and musicians connect.
The Play That Goes Wrong: To August 16 @ Lindsey Family Stage
Hapless thespians attempt to mount a murder mystery.
Harmanie Rose: July 2 @ The Dance Centre
Artist in residence Harmanie Rose explores disability, connection, and innovation in a studio showing.
Kits Point Patio Party: July 3 @ Vanier Park
The Kits Point museums open up a trio of patios at this free waterfront event.
Theatre Under the Stars: July 3 to August 22 @ Malkin Bowl
Sister Act and The Little Mermaid frolic onto the TUTS stage.
Woon Ong: July 4 @ TogetherHeads Studio
Oil painter Woon Ong hosts a one-day pop-up exhibition.
Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival: July 4-26 @ various locations, Vancouver and Burnaby
Celebrate Taiwanese Heritage Month with a cultural festival, concert series, community days, and cinema selections.
A River of Migration: July 5 @ Museum of Vancouver
Contribute to the museum’s evolving immigration installation at the monthly Pay What You Can day.
Ensemble Theatre Festival: Bloodlines: July 8-19 @ Jericho Arts Centre
Two plays discuss sisterhood, along with a concert from Violet Grace and an improv show.
Indian Summer Festival: July 9-19 @ various venues
Vancouver, Burnaby, and Surrey light up with vibrant South Asian arts.
Get hands-on with Vancouver’s gaming history. Centre for Digital Media Press Start: July 9 onward @ Museum of Vancouver
A pop-up history of Vancouver’s video game scene runs until sometime in the fall.
Boy-ish Comedy: July 10 @ The Closet Upstairs
Tin Lorica headlines a masc-of-centre night of stand-up.
Carnaval del Sol: July 10-12 @ Jonathan Rogers Park
The Pacific Northwest’s largest Latin festival embraces the World Cup spirit.
Man In Red Sweater Fishing, West Lake, 2010. Greg Girard Greg Girard: July 10 to October 25 @ The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver
Influential contemporary photographer Greg Girard gets a major retrospective.
Local Author Extravaganza: July 11 @ Indigo on Robson Street
Support 20 Vancouver-area authors at this mass book-selling and book-signing event.
The Jerome Classic: July 14 @ Swanguard Stadium, Burnaby
Canada’s official World Athletics Label Meet features track-and-field Olympians.
Women of the Storm: July 14 @ VPL Central Branch
A mini climate fair and activist talks turn this film screening into an all-day event.
Summer Stages: July 14 to August 27 @ Confederation Park, Burnaby
Enjoy live performances during the day on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and family-friendly Thursday evenings.
River Running book launch: July 16 @ Cross and Crows Books
Loch Baillie’s new collection helms a night of poetry and community.
The Apiary: July 16-25 @ Vines Den
A dark comedy investigates colony collapse and climate anxiety.
The Eastside Arts Festival encourages creativity this summer. Jon Pesochin Eastside Arts Festival: July 17-26 @ various locations
The sixth annual festival fills East Van with workshops, performances, and public art.
Vancouver Festish Weekend: July 23-27 @ various venues
Join fellow kinksters for a raucous weekend of leather, latex, and liberation.
Surrey Fusion Festival: July 18-19 @ Holland Park, Surrey
More than 50 cultural pavilions celebrate the diversity of the Lower Mainland.
Drive-In Summer Series: July 22 to September 2 @ Lansdowne Centre, Richmond
A drive-in movie series, but with a designated pedestrian zone too.
All Over The Map: July 24 to August 16 @ Granville Island Picnic Pavilion and VPL Central Branch
Free pop-up performances draw on diverse dance traditions.
Andrea Superstein and Austin Powers: July 25 @ VIFF Centre
Juno nominee Andrea Superstein sings Burt Bacharach tunes before an Austin Powers screening.
Rosé Disco: July 26 @ Jericho Beach Park
Think pink at this wine festival and dance party.
Cirque Du Slay: July 30 @ Rio Theatre
Drag, circus, comedy, and performance align in this one-night spectacle ahead of Pride.
Vancouver Beatbox Championships: July 31 to August 1 @ Beaumont Studios
Competitors from around the world vie to make the best voice-only music.
Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival: July 31 to August 7 @ various locations
Discover music from the past millennium at this contemporary exploration of aural history, including Monteverdi’s Orfeo.