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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
First Pick Handmade returns to transform Heritage Hall into a 3,300-square foot Spring Pop Up Fashion + Design Market with an exclusive and sustainable shopping experience on Saturday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26, at 3102 Main Street, Vancouver, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm each day. Featuring local and
Celebrate the final weeks of summer Y2K-style, while you gear up for next semester with MUJI! On Wednesday, August 16 from 4 to 8 PM at the MUJI Robson Street store, enjoy a fun night of shopping, giveaways, and tasty nostalgic treats. Take advantage of a 20% off storewide discount
The annual fall First Pick Handmade returns this September to transform Heritage Hall into a 3,300-square foot pop-up with a sustainable shopping event from Saturday, September 23 to Sunday, September 24, at 3102 Main Street, Vancouver, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. First Pick Handmade events always feature a
The Dance Centre presents interdisciplinary artist Nellie Gossen’s Returns, an imaginative convergence of dance, labour and garment fabrication: an innovative installation performance, and a month-long artistic enquiry into the standard 30-day retail return policy. Garments are purchased and brought to the studio where they are carefully disassembled, and reimagined into
Join Simon Chang on March 16th at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre for an afternoon with the proud Chinese Canadian, who started his career delivering newspapers for the Vancouver Sun, showcasing tenacity and a positive attitude that propelled him to become one of Canada's most celebrated fashion designers. Born in Canton,
Learn from a titan of industry how costuming is often overlooked in entertainment. VFS invites you to a fireside chat with veteran Costume Designer Glenne Campbell (21 Jump Street, Battlestar Galactica, Colony), a titan of the industry with over three decades of experience, and an Emmy nomination for creating unforgettable
Join us as we celebrate Indigenous cuisine and creativity! A specially curated Indigenous dinner and welcome drink, plus a sneak preview fashion show and talk from a 2024 Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week Designer. Call Salmon N’ Bannock after 2 pm at 604-568-8971 to reserve your spot!
First Pick Handmade’s Spring 2025 Pop Up showcases thoughtfully made fashion, accessories and lifestyle items from 20+ Canadian and BC-based designers.
Vancouver, get ready! Touch by Asoebi Girl is bringing bold, modern African fashion to the city. Shop unique, ready-to-wear styles and accessories that celebrate culture and craftsmanship and discover something vibrant, stylish, and new—right here in Vancouver. Join us on Friday (April 25th) at Rise Up Marketplace from 3-7pm and
Celebrate the end of summer in style with Plenty’s Summer Finale with Rhythm. Join us for an evening of music, fashion, and community as we toast the season with a curated shopping experience and lively atmosphere. Expect: - Live sounds from DJ Jubies - Exclusive shopping offers on Plenty’s latest
Calling all mavens, mavericks, and matriarchs! You're invited to the REGALO Studios Vancouver Trunk Show VIP Reception at Enishi Space. REGALO Studios is Canada's thrilling new women-led mid-luxury fashion brand for the Modern Matriarchy. Expect dramatic doses of Gen X style, and raise a glass with Founder & Creative Director, Caroline
Join Dress for Success Vancouver, a local charity empowering women and gender-diverse individuals into good jobs, financial independence and personal success, to celebrate its community impact at its 13th annual Success Luncheon. Presented by Blueshore Financial, a division of Beem Credit Union, the Success Luncheon brings together business, philanthropic and