Festivals
Down below is a compilation of festivals and related events that are happening in and around the city. Also check for updates in seasonal events, music/movies and learning/lectures!
We welcome tips about free and low-cost events... if you would like to share a festival that's not listed here, please submit it below!
We welcome tips about free and low-cost events... if you would like to share a festival that's not listed here, please submit it below!
Vancouver Outsider Art Festival
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Disrupting Exclusion, Inviting Connection
When: Friday August 10th-Sunday, August 12th, 2018 Where: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre 1 Roundhouse Mews, near Pacific/Davie Cost: Free Community Arts Council of Vancouver presents the second annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) offering visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers opportunities for exhibition and sales, performance and participation, connection and learning. The 3-day festival includes individual artists as well as organizational partners, workshops for artists and the public, and hundreds of artworks on display and for sale, alongside music, spoken word, live art, clown, and other performances in the Exhibition Hall, Performance Centre, and outdoor Turntable spaces. This art shakes up what you think you know about art and sometimes delves headfirst into challenging social and political issues. The festival program offers many ways to get your creative groove on with free art-making workshops including “LinoBlock Printmaking” with Edzy Edzed, and “Ekphrastic Writing” with Heidi Greco leading writing inspired by the visual art. Kulturelia, led by Aurelia Bizouard, offers all visitors a chance to paint with “Live Light Painting.” |
Kits Fest and the Bathtub Races!
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When: Friday August 10 - Sunday August 12 2018
Times: Various times for different events ... Kitsfest Bath Tub Races: Saturday August 11: 2 PM – 8 PM Where: Kitsilano Beach Cost: Free KitsFest is a sports and healthy living community festival, celebrating diversity and inclusiveness for all ages and walks of life at every event. This contagious positive spirit helps in the aim to build stronger community environments. Free to attend and to take part in many events including the sunset yoga [free but you need to register here]. |
Mount Pleasant Street Party
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When: Saturday August 11
Time: 12pm - 6pm Where: Between 12th Ave and 7th Ave Main Street | Laneway Between 7th and 8th leading to Johnathan Rogers Park. Cost: Free A week of painting, dialogues, parties, and art openings throughout the Vancouver Mural Festival [August 6-11] culminates in the not-to-be-missed Mount Pleasant Street Party on Saturday, August 11 with an expected attendance of more than 125,000 people. Festival-goers of all ages are invited to enjoy transformed alleyways, interactive art activities, music, markets, street dance contests, graffiti jams, a craft beer garden, and 30+ brand new works of public art. |
New North Vancouver Festival Near the Seabus
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When: Saturday August 11
Time: 12pm - 10pm Where: The Shipyards, just East of Lonsdale Quay [125 Victory Ship Way] Cost: Free North Vancouver will be hosting a new waterfront festival this summer. The SHIPPED Waterfront Festival showcases a mix of recording artists and emerging local talent that’ll having you moving into the night. They will also have a family zone, zip-line, Euro-bungee, axe throwing, and buskers, as well as food trucks, vendors, and two licensed areas. Check out the full - long! - performance lineup. |
Shipyards Night Market - Free Bands Friday Evenings ... Right by the Seabus
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When: Friday nights, until September 28, 2018
Time: 5pm - 10pm Where: The Shipyards are located just east of the Seabus and the Lonsdale Quay at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver Cost: Free Stop by Shipbuilders’ Square for the Shipyards Night Market, where you will find fresh food, locally made products, musicians, art and entertainment. On the Shipbuilders’ Stage there is live music until 10pm, showcasing talent from all over BC. You will find 100+ vendors selling fresh food, locally made products. Don’t eat dinner before you come to the Night Market, as there are usually 40+ food trucks in ‘hot food alley’ selling unique and delicious food. There's also a beer garden. |
Dance at Dusk in Stanley Park
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Until August 13 / 21, join in the no-cost music events in Vancouver’s beautiful Stanley Park. Head to Ceperley Meadow for some free, fun-filled evening entertainment.
Location: Ceperley Meadow is past the tennis courts, across from the Pitch and Putt, and near Second Beach. ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE MONDAYS 7.00PM-9.00PM. JUNE 18 – AUGUST 13 Lively dancing to the great music of Scotland: pipes, drums, accordions, and fiddles. You can have lots of fun and get plenty of exercise dancing with the members of the Scottish Country Dance Community. Kilts and tartans optional. VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS TUESDAYS 7.30PM-9.30PM JUNE 19-AUGUST 21 Vancouver International Folk Dancers will lead you in line and circle dances from Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. |
India Live!
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When: Saturday August 25th 2018
Time: 12pm - 8pm Where: Granville Street Downtown Cost: Free India Live is a free event celebrating Indian Culture. This year the headliner is Mickey Singh! This event is FREE for the public and includes music, song, dance and visual arts highlighting Vancouver's intercultural community. There is also a vibrant vendor marketplace that features cultural wares, clothing, gifts and delicious snacks. |