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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
Make Me Blush with YSL’s newest line of blushes! From February 28 until March 20, Metropolis at Metrotown invites shoppers to experience an exciting collaboration with YSL and Sephora for an exclusive beauty pop-up at BC’s largest shopping centre. Discover YSL’s full Make Me Blush line at the YSL Make
The Polygon Gallery presents Tranquility of Communion, a landmark exhibition of the late British-Nigerian photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s work, running from Feb. 28 to May 25, 2025. This Canadian premiere brings together Fani-Kayode’s celebrated photographs alongside archival prints and previously unseen works from his student years. Fani-Kayode’s images treat same-sex, multiracial
Join us on March 1, 2025 from 2 - 5pm for the opening reception of the Strathcona BIA x Gallery 881 Fall for Strathcona Group Exhibition! The free and accessible event includes 11 finished works by local photographers celebrating the distinctive character and beauty of Vancouver’s Strathcona neighborhood, a community
Dreamland – where the show meets the party of your dreams! On March 1st, Performance Works becomes a magical realm for adults only. This isn’t just a show – it’s a fully immersive experience filled with dazzling performances inspired by fairies, unicorns, and pure fantasy. After the curtain falls, the
Try a class, give back, and find your passion! Passion & Performance is an adult-only dance studio offering so many styles – from ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop to burlesque, heels, and more! Whether you're brand new to dance or rediscovering your love for it, there’s a class for you!
Kids Up Front Vancouver is hosting More Than a Movie on Sunday May 4, 2025. It is an afternoon event that offers joy, hosts inclusion, builds stronger communities and shares enriching experiences for all in attendance! It is a truly unique opportunity for kids to run on the field at
Join the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre for the Herstory Gala on Tuesday, March 4 at D/6 Bar & Lounge at Parq Casino. Now in its 9th year, the unforgettable event will include drinks and complimentary hors d’oeuvres; inspirational speakers; coveted live and silent auctions; breathtaking live performances; and more, all
Feel the rhythm. See the passion. Live the moment at VIDF 2025. In 2025, the Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) celebrates 25 years of presenting world-class dance with no aesthetic boundaries! From March 5—15, with OFFSITE events happening March 2—22, VIDF 2025 transforms our beautiful city into a vibrant hub
The Vancouver Community College (VCC) Foundation is proud to announce the return of Flourish, its signature fundraising event, taking place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the VCC Broadway campus (1120 E. 7th Ave). This annual event is a celebration of food, wine, and philanthropy, bringing together alumni chefs, industry
There’s a war going on inside twelve-year-old Travis Abels. Trying to obey his dad, a preacher in a fundamentalist sect, he believes the mere thought of sex might trigger a nuclear apocalypse. Don’t we all? But he just can’t shake these… feelings he’s been having. Join Travis on an immersive
History and music combine in this theatrical journey. In Cambodian Rock Band, six actor-musicians make up the cast and perform a mix of contemporary Dengue Fever hits and classic Cambodian oldies. Lauren Yee brings to vivid life the Cambodian rock scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s, a movement cut short
Pi Theatre continues its foray into original work with the world premiere of A Taste of Hong Kong by Anonymous, presented in association with Vancouver Asian Theatre Company (vAct) from Thursday March 6 to Saturday March 15, 2025 at the Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street). Jackie Z welcomes you