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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
Join VOKRA on March 2 at the Rio Theatre for a special screening of FLOW, the Oscar‑winning animated film about a solitary cat navigating a great flood and forming unexpected bonds with other animals. The visually stunning, dialogue‑free story has been praised as “a timeless tale of survival to delight
Dancers of Damelahamid presents the 19th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, on stage March 3, 2026 at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster, and from March 4-8, 2026, at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC in Vancouver.
Entering its 21st year, the Gender Equity in Media Festival (GEMFest), formerly Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (VIWFF), showcases an impressive line-up of short and feature-length films (narrative, documentary, experimental and animation) by established and emerging women and gender diverse filmmakers from around the world.
Join the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC) for the 10th Annual Herstory Fundraising Gala, an inspiring evening celebrating resilience, community, culture, and impact in support of women’s leadership and empowerment. This milestone event brings together leaders, advocates, and supporters for a memorable night of connection, live entertainment, impactful storytelling, a
Flourish is an opportunity to support VCC students in changing their lives with real-world, hands-on education. Alongside 15 tasting stations, brought to you by top chefs and VCC alumni, and local wine, drinks, and dessert, you will have the chance to meet industry and business leaders, government representatives, and other
InspireHealth is the only community organization in B.C. that provides free support for cancer patients and their loved ones’ physical and emotional health - right from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond. Every year, thousands of people affected by cancer rely on InspireHealth for care, guidance, and connection. As demand continues
Clear your schedule and sharpen your senses, the Spring Mortuary Market is coming back on Saturday, March 7! Whether you’re looking to deck out your altar, find the perfect taxidermy centrepiece, or hunt for curiosities that would make a Victorian ghost blush, we’ve got you covered. What to expect: Haunting
Join us for our first market pop-up of the year at the iconic Pipe Shop in the heart of the Shipyards District! Browse 50+ incredible local vendors offering unique finds, thoughtful gifts, and those “just because” treats you didn’t know you needed. It’s the perfect place to support small businesses
Join us for our first market pop-up of the year at the iconic Pipe Shop in the heart of the Shipyards District! ✨ Browse 50+ incredible local small businesses offering unique finds, thoughtful gifts, and those “just because” treats you didn’t know you needed. It’s the perfect place to support
Celebrate 25 years of community, culture, and care at the Nikkei Place Foundation’s Sakura Gala on Saturday, March 7, 2026. This elegant evening will feature the Thomas Shoyama Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to two outstanding Japanese Canadian leaders in recognition of their lifelong contributions and lasting impact on the community.
Two-time Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter from Montreal, blending blues, jazz, and soul to explore African-American history and social realities, inspired by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. Singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé is a rising star in the Canadian music scene. Born and raised in Montreal to Haitian parents, Fils-Aimé’s music is infused with
Calling all women and non-binary music-lovers, musicians, and emerging artists for our annual Sisters in Jazz Day on March 8! Join The Ostara Project - a collective of JUNO-winning and JUNO-nominated artists from across Canada - for an unforgettable day of jazz exploration and learning and connect with a community