In its 28th year, The Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, is offering a cornucopia of festival favourites and some exciting new additions for 2018. This year, guests will enjoy a variety of free events and activities including live concerts, art exhibitions, outdoor...
This July and August, šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn (formerly the Queen Elizabeth Theater Plaza) will resound with the get-up-and-dance rhythms of four free concerts – three of whose headliner acts will remain secret until two weeks before each show. The cat’s out of the bag for the...
Outdoor music season is here, and this weekend you can catch symphony to swoon to, hip hop to groove to, Latin American to swing to and local music to discover in parks (and atop a mountain) throughout the Vancouver area. There’s also a dance festival...
Film fans, take note: Sunset Cinema, the free outdoor movie series guaranteed to liven up date night, family time or BFF hangouts, will once again be hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre plaza on select nights throughout summer. Four hit movies – classics and blockbusters alike...
Throughout the summer, šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square (formerly known as Vancouver Art Gallery’s north plaza) will be hosting outdoor movie nights every Wednesday night. Organized by the Downtown Vancouver Business Association, Summer Movie Nights on the Square, will bring a mix of film classics and family...
Maggie May Morris brings her band Sunbathe to Vancouver for the Rickshaw Theatre’s 9th anniversary party. While many of the city’s live music fans are still lamenting the recent closure of rock club the Cobalt, two other local venues are celebrating their staying power. On Friday, July 6,...
iskwé is one of the 2018 Polaris Music Prize nominees playing this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival. The Vancouver Folk Music Festival continues its tradition of eclectic lineups mixing established, mid-career and rising artists. Among the heavy-hitters at this year’s VFMF are indie singer/songwriter Neko Case, country...
Photo credit: Julius Reque | Flickr Canada Day long weekend is fast approaching and as we get ready to celebrate our country’s 151th birthday, you may be looking for a few ideas on how to celebrate – the Canadian way. The celebrations in the city offer something...
The entertainment line-up for Honda Celebration of Light is growing, with a few new additions that will make this year’s festival a must-see event. The fireworks performance each night is the main attraction, but the entertainment throughout the days leading up to the fireworks are...
To kick-off the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s (VSO) 100th anniversary, the Vancouver Park Board and VSO are collaborating to present a free, open-air concert at Sunset Beach Park on July 14th. This “Symphony at Sunset” concert will bring symphonic music to the Vancouver public set against...