Indian Summer Festival Opening Party: PARADOX

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver

Step into the vibrant ‘Jharokha Garden’, where the extraordinary unfolds and everything glitters, especially the crowd. This year’s Indian Summer Festival kicks off with the spectacular PARADOX Opening Party, your moment to bask in fun and fancy. The evening will feature the soaring tunes of standout Canadian artist Shruti Ramani.

$100

Indian Summer Festival: PARADOX

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver +3 more

Celebrating its 14th year, the Indian Summer Festival in Vancouver, running from July 4-14, 2024, promises an extraordinary exploration of arts and culture under this year’s evocative theme, PARADOX. This year’s programming considers spaces of diverse truths, where simple binaries fall short of understanding the world around us. This July,

The Last Prayer Bead: Poetry, Story and Song

Ron Basford Park 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver

Come and gather beneath the vast summer sky for an enchanting evening where poetry, story and song will bring us into the power of the present moment. As we sit, facing the twilight over picturesque False Creek, you’ll experience an astonishing tapestry woven from words and melodies. We are honoured

$15 – $35

Arushi Jain, Sheherazaad and Piu In Concert

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver

Join us for an evening of groundbreaking music at the Indian Summer Festival, featuring three trailblazing voices in contemporary South Asian music. Weaving classical vocal traditions with daring sound experimentations, these artists are forging new sonic landscapes. Delhi-born, US-based artist Arushi Jain is known for her “heavenly hybrid” of modular

$20 – $50

ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS

The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver, Canada

The Polygon Gallery presents the Canadian premiere of ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS, Martine Gutierrez’s first major solo show in Canada. The exhibition features 17 self-portraits in which Gutierrez transforms herself into a pantheon of influential heroines who have become legendary through depictions in art history, pop culture, and religion. Her exquisite transformations

By donation

Dicky’s Dumps Snack Bar | One-Day Pop-Up

Say Hey Cafe & Deli 156 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC

Join us for a one-day takeover of Say Hey Cafe & Deli, on Saturday, August 24th, during Light Up Chinatown! We'll be turning the cafe into our version of a Hong Kong-style snack shop, serving our dumplings, street snacks (think rice rolls! siu mai! fish balls!), SPAM musubi, ice-cold refreshing

Vinicola Portugal Wine Festival

Celebrate the diverse terroirs and rich traditions of Portugal at the third annual Vinícola Portugal, a boutique wine festival of 70 meticulously selected wines, showcasing the best from the North to the South of Portugal. During the event, guests will have the opportunity to experience the depth of Portuguese wines,

James Roque – Champorado (Vancouver Fringe Festival)

Red Gate Revue Stage - Granville Island 1601 Johnston St, Vancouver

The Filipino son of New Zealand comedy brings his latest show CHAMPORADO back to Vancouver for his Vancouver Fringe Festival debut. What actually matters in life? What should we really care about? And what do these questions have to do with a breakfast chocolate rice pudding? New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran

$15

James Roque – Champorado (Vancouver Fringe Festival)

Red Gate Revue Stage - Granville Island 1601 Johnston St, Vancouver

The Filipino son of New Zealand comedy brings his latest show CHAMPORADO back to Vancouver for his Vancouver Fringe Festival debut. What actually matters in life? What should we really care about? And what do these questions have to do with a breakfast chocolate rice pudding? New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran

$15

James Roque – Champorado (Vancouver Fringe Festival)

Red Gate Revue Stage - Granville Island 1601 Johnston St, Vancouver

The Filipino son of New Zealand comedy brings his latest show CHAMPORADO back to Vancouver for his Vancouver Fringe Festival debut. What actually matters in life? What should we really care about? And what do these questions have to do with a breakfast chocolate rice pudding? New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran

$15

James Roque – Champorado (Vancouver Fringe Festival)

Red Gate Revue Stage - Granville Island 1601 Johnston St, Vancouver

The Filipino son of New Zealand comedy brings his latest show CHAMPORADO back to Vancouver for his Vancouver Fringe Festival debut. What actually matters in life? What should we really care about? And what do these questions have to do with a breakfast chocolate rice pudding? New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran

$15

James Roque – Champorado (Vancouver Fringe Festival)

Red Gate Revue Stage - Granville Island 1601 Johnston St, Vancouver

The Filipino son of New Zealand comedy brings his latest show CHAMPORADO back to Vancouver for his Vancouver Fringe Festival debut. What actually matters in life? What should we really care about? And what do these questions have to do with a breakfast chocolate rice pudding? New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran

$15