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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra celebrates 95 years of musical excellence with a special anniversary concert on May 18, 2025, at the Orpheum. The milestone event showcases the talent and dedication of 280 young musicians across all four VYSO orchestras, from the foundational Debut and Junior Orchestras to the more
This Mother’s Day, Metropolis at Metrotown invites moms, mom figures, and their families to discover the joys of Mother Nature! The Met’s annual “We Love Moms & Mother Nature” returns with an adventurous twist from April 18 to May 19, 2025. From an indoor “glampsite” to the beloved Mother’s Day
Season Finale is a series of performances that represents the art of dance as envisioned by some of the world’s greatest choreographers. This presentation of choreographies is a unique and extraordinary view into the world’s stage of dance. Season Finale will leave you transfixed and transformed. Season Finale is generously
Following a decade touring the world as one of the most successful magic shows in history, the Champions Of Magic team are back with an explosive all new show featuring thrilling and mind-bending illusions. Catch this incredible show for the whole family in Vancouver at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at
This fresh floral open-air exhibition sets the stage for the highly awaited third film, Downton Abbey The Grand Finale, only in theaters September 12, 2025. The film is a Carnival Films production, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing. Fleurs de Villes Downton Abbey, presented by Oakridge Park features
Coming to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 179, BIG RED, The Peg Bundy Unauthorized Drag Musical! Love and Marriage really can be a drag. This show depicting the 80s-90s suburban life with lazy wife Peg, her cranky, sarcastic husband Al, their ditzy blonde teenage daughter, Kelly, smart ass son, Bud, and
Join us for the South Flats Pet Social on May 24th from 12–4 PM at 555 Great Northern Way, in front of Nemesis Cafe. Enjoy an afternoon of tail-wagging fun featuring local pet vendors like Working Dog Co, Doggo Hearts, and Rawbone, $10 pet portraits by Cold Nose Studio, a
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of art, music and live performance at the Vancouver Art Gallery! For one night only this spring, the Gallery transforms into a vibrant playground filled with thought-provoking performances, live DJ sets and immersive art experiences. Dance the night away, make art with friends and
Dinner, Drag, Drinks… and a Detective? Interact with the suspects, solve a puzzle, collect clues and help our detective solve the murder! Dont miss this one-of-a-kind Murder Mystery Dinner theatre experience only available in Vancouver – a musical murder mystery show with clues to collect and puzzles to solve. Can
The Vancouver IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s, presented by Go Auto, returns to Creekside Community Centre on Sunday, May 25! This fun and family-friendly event helps raise vital funds for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. and shows people affected by dementia that they don’t have to walk the journey
Experience an award-winning musical journey like no other as Jasmine Jazz returns to the enchanting Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden for an unforgettable afternoon of genre-defying brilliance. Winners of the prestigious West Coast Music Award, this extraordinary ensemble combines the Jodi Proznick Trio and the Vancouver Chinese Music ensemble.
Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY celebrates 20 years of choreographic innovation with a dazzling, two-night-only 20th Anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 29 & 30, 2025. Showcasing five captivating works – from a playful, Beach Boys-inspired ballet to the jazz-infused tonality of John Adams – the mixed program is a virtuosic