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Join Doaa Magdy, filmmaker and founder of Vancouver’s first BIPOC horror film festival, Horror in Seconds, and Kayla Black, an emerging filmmaker, as they screen footage they have prepared for the upcoming festival and discuss their filmmaking process. You are also encouraged to attend Doaa’s 60 Second Horror Filmmaking workshop
After two successful editions, #VIBFF2023 is back with a hybrid version (in-person and online) to amplify the voices of Afro-descendants in British Columbia. The third annual VIBFF, created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation and co-presented by Global BC, is thrilled to announce its official hybrid program and events lineup, running
OURO Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary with the inaugural biennial OUROFEST from May 25–28, 2024 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Robson Square, and Q7 Studios. The four-day street dance festival features dance battles and performances by local, national, and youth artists — open to all by donation. Workshops
Welcome to the **Art opening - Labyrinth ** at Luppolo Brewing Co.! Join us on Thursday, September 12, 2024 between 6:00 PM - 8:00PM for an evening of creativity and inspiration. Explore the contemporary ink drawings by Chrissy Cheung to intice your muse. Chrissy Cheung is a local visual artist
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
The 15th anniversary of Culture Days will take place from September 20th to October 13th, 2024! Celebrate creativity and culture across BC by participating in FREE or Pay-What-You-May Culture Days events. Connect with individual artists, creators, historians, grassroots organizers, creative institutions, specialty festivals, and more that support the cultural landscape
A part of Signals Creative Technology Expo, FutureCraft is a two-day symposium that will explore the distinctions between disruptive technologies and innovation, focusing on empowering human creativity rather than replacing it. At FutureCraft, artists, creative technologists, producers, film directors, and academics will engage in dynamic dialogues about the future of
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
To close out the 40th edition of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz hosts a day of family-friendly, free programming on July 1, 2025 at Ocean Artworks, 1531 Johnston Street, on Granville Island with sounds ranging from New Orleans-style and Afro jazz, to surf rock and music from a
In partnership with CMHC Granville Island, New Works is proud to present All Over the Map 2025, a free outdoor dance series celebrating diverse artists from across cultures and styles. This year’s program features eight artists and groups over four captivating shows at Granville Island’s Picnic Pavilion on Sunday, July
Spark Animation is the largest celebration of animation in Western Canada and British Columbia's only Oscar-accredited festival. Join us for 4 days of celebrating the best in the world of animation with film screenings, panels, networking, career fair and artist alley! Highlights include screenings of Kid Koala's "Space Cadet," "Kpop
Celebrate Lunar New Year weekend with live Chinese cultural performances, tastings, family-friendly workshops, arts and crafts and more! On Saturday, February 21, the weekend festivities begin with a joyful opening celebration. Fire Horse–themed arts and family-friendly workshops, lantern viewing throughout the Garden, Lunar New Year tea ceremonies, calligraphy, and Nian