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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
What do you get when you mix Robbie Burns Day, Lunar New Year, haggis, dim sum, kilts, and dragon dances? You get the one-and-only Robbie Burns Gung Haggis Fat Choy Celebration, galloping back in 2026 — the Year of the Fire Horse! Part Scottish, part Chinese, all Canadian — Gung Haggis Fat
Comedian, sex worker rights advocate, and host of the acclaimed podcast The Oldest Profession, Kaytlin Bailey has officially launched her 2026 tour, The Oldest Profession, with back-to-back sold-out performances. Tickets are now on sale for her one night stop in Vancouver BC LANALOU’S on Sunday, February 1st at 7pm. Blending
You’re Just a Place That I Know is a remarkable theatrical concert based on his album of the same name. It traces the history of JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter Adrian Glynn McMorran McMorran's Ukrainian grandparents, who left their homeland during World War II to begin life anew in Montreal. The show powerfully
Theatre Replacement and Company 605 are thrilled to announce the program for the 2026 edition of HOLD ON LET GO, taking place Tuesday, February 3 to Saturday, February 7 at the Russian Hall in East Vancouver. Curated by Maiko Yamamoto, Josh Martin and Lisa Mariko Gelley, HOLD ON LET GO
It’s a date! 🌹 Meet beloved Vancouver apparel brand, Brunette the Label, at Holt Renfrew Vancouver from February 5 to 8 and shop all things Valentines Day! It’s the perfect opportunity to treat yourself or a loved one before the sweetest day of the year. Pop by to meet the
Three funkin' bands, one night, and a showcase of original groove led by three standout front women from Vancouver’s music scene. Coco Jafro is a collective known for their high‑energy fusion of Afro‑Latin funk, world rhythms, and soulful grooves that get audiences moving. The Royal Sundowners set the soundtrack to
The 3rd Annual Chinatown Cocktail Showdown is back! Sponsored by Suntory Global Spirits. The event brings together eight of Chinatown’s iconic bars and restaurants for Lunar New Year-inspired cocktails. Sip original tasting pours from North America’s top bars - Bagheera, Bao Bei, Chickadee, Fiorino, Keefer Bar, Kissa Tanto, Laowai, Meo.
Celebrate Lunar New Year with LEGO® bricks at Metropolis at Metrotown from February 7-11, 2026. This immersive LEGO Lunar New Year activation invites families and fans of all ages to enjoy hands-on free-building, explore festive red-and-gold displays, and pose for photos in front of a large-scale LEGO brick–built lion backdrop
One More Life Gallery is starting 2026 off with a group exhibition featuring local Asian artists! This show is to celebrate our identity, culture, arts, heritage, and creativity, however they look and feel for each of us. As You Are: Celebrating Asian Artists at One More Life Gallery 2111 Main
Come down to Rogers Arena for an exciting night of hard-hitting lacrosse action! It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy a night out with family and friends! The Vancouver Warriors take on the Rochester Knighthawks in battle during Wrestling Night, presented by VEGAIN, on Saturday, February 7 at 7:00pm.
In a comic whirlwind of tender moments and mischievous tricks, two couples are put to the ultimate test of fidelity. The cynical Don Alfonso bets his young friends Ferrando and Guglielmo that their fiancées will betray their trust, so he convinces the men to…lie to their partners to trick them
Vancouver Mysteries is thrilled to launch the fourth chapter in their popular Murder is a Drag series in Gastown during the 2026 Dine Out Festival. Murder is a Drag: Killer Birthday is a murder mystery set at a surprise birthday party, and the fourth (and final?) chapter in the wildly