• Lumière Festival Vancouver 2025

    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    The annual Lumière Festival returns to Vancouver from November 13 to 16, 2025, illuminating the city with light, art, and community spirit under this year’s theme, “Unity.” This free, family-friendly event invites visitors to explore a series of light-based installations and experiences across the West End, Downtown Vancouver, and Gastown.

    Free
  • 2025 TAIWANfest: Artist Market

    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    TAIWANfest Artist Market features local and international creators who are experts in their craft. Blending tradition and innovation, this year’s market also invites artisans all the way from Japan, in a continuation of our 2017 Dialogue with Japan. From intricate crochet pieces and handcrafted jewellery, ceramics and handmade charms, the

  • Vancouver TAIWANfest

    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    Vancouver TAIWANfest returns to Downtown Vancouver this year with the theme “Echoes of the Ocean”, exploring migration stories, diasporic memories, and cultural reconciliation. Discover the untold stories of Taiwan, Portugal, and Canada through live music performances featuring local and Taiwanese artists, Hope Talks on history, interactive exhibitions, indigo dye workshops,

  • 2025 TAIWANfest: Indigo Dye Workshop

    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    Indigo dyeing is a sustainable art practice passed down for generations in Hakka villages. Taichung’s Watersource Cultural and Educational Foundation presents hands-on indigo dye workshops right here in Vancouver! Learn about local agriculture and harvesting plant dye materials, and get to work creating your own one-of-a-kind dye art. Discover the

  • The Holiday History & Hot Chocolate Tour

    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    This holiday season, step inside downtown’s iconic heritage buildings and hear the tales of intrigue, jealousy, and sin that lurk inside their walls. You’ll enjoy the bright lights and holiday displays on show in our city’s grandest hotel lobbies. Start with a hot chocolate to warm your hands and hearts

    $45 – $49
  • Lumière Festival 2024

    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    Join us as we celebrate our 11th year of illuminating Vancouver at Lumière Festival 2024! This enchanting four-day celebration of light, art, and community invites you to experience the magic as we transform downtown into a radiant playground of creativity. With our tagline “Still Glowing Strong,” we promise an uplifting

    Free
  • Dine with 5 like-minded strangers | Well Fed Social Club

    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    What would happen if you had strangers fill out a personality test, and organized folks into like-minded groups of six based on common interests, personalities, and age? Then, had them meet for dinner at great restaurants around Vancouver? That's exactly what Well Fed Social Club is. A new social dining

    $15
  • The Really Gay History Tour

    The Really Gay History Tour
    Downtown Vancouver 955 Burrard St, Vancouver

    Celebrate Vancouver PRIDE with the Man in the Pink Hat on the Really Gay History Tour! Drag kings, two spirit warriors, and queer church ministers, this walking tour is a celebration of the unsung heroes who forever changed the social fabric of our city. Sundays at 10 a.m. + Extra

    $29 – $32