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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
Vancouver's favourite queer comedy show, That's gay! comedy, is back again for Just For Laughs! Hosted by Erin Purghart and featuring Canada's funniest homos, catch That's gay! comedy on Sunday, February 22nd at 7pm at the Red Gate Revue Stage on Granville Island! All are welcome – whether you're queer,
The annual LunarFest Concert returns to the Orpheum with our favourite local musicians and international artists. Join friends, family, and community for a night of music and storytelling that stretches from Vancouver across the Pacific. Featuring the inaugural Pancouver Awards, Taiwanese family theatre troupe Fooderlon Theater, Jade Music Fest artists,
Israeli-born British chef, bestselling author, and culinary innovator known for vibrant, vegetable-focused, Middle Eastern-inspired cuisine that has transformed modern cooking with bold flavours and creative recipes.
We invite you to an unforgettable strings music experience where you will be surrounded by the glow of candle lights while live music fills the air in the beautiful setting of Christ Church Cathedral. Led by VSO’s Concertmaster, Nicholas Wright, this evening evokes the serene beauty and noble character of
This unique event starts with a mindful yoga practice, infused with the healing power of acupuncture to help restore balance, release tension, and deepen your sense of calm. All skill levels welcome. Enjoy a 45-min yoga flow to awaken the body and calm the mind, followed by 20 min savasana
Learn from the local legends Dicky's Dumps as we wrap battle some delicious dumplings alongside delicious drinks by FUNK right in the heart of downtown Vancouver! Pearl Lam and Dickson Li founded Dicky's Dumps in 2018 out of a desire to create meaningful work that combines a love of community,
In collaboration with Netflix, Secret City presents a one-of-a-kind Murder Mystery Dinner experience. Set in the captivating, thrilling universe of the Knives Out film series, this immersive event will have you on the edge of your seat as you and your team work to uncover the truth. Extended run, now
Celebrating 10 years of love, culture, and inspiration – and our grand finale! After a decade of dazzling couples and redefining the wedding experience, Swank Wedding Show returns for its 10th and final year, going out with a bang! Known as Vancouver’s only fusion wedding showcase, Swank brings together the
Join us for a Sunday afternoon of dumplings and whisky cocktails! Your ticket includes a whisky cocktail* and delicious dumpling creations from each participating dumpling maker. Participating makers: Dicky's Dumps, Chef Warren Chow + Ah Nui Asian Foods, Daan Go Cake Labs, House of Yee Fine Foods, Kam Wai Dim
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.