As we reach the final stretch of the summer holidays, the city’s filled with activities and entertainment to make that final lead up to Labour Day long weekend.
Eat: Tonight, take a flavourful tour around the West End, with Tasting Plates West End edition.
Docs: Enjoy a free DOXA Summer Screening of the Festival fave “Pistol Shrimps” tonight at Robson Square.
Duo: Tonight Rogers Arena welcomes Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas’s Future Now: The Tour with opening act Mike Posner to the stage
Indie: You won’t get mad when you catch American pop / soul group Fitz and The Tantrums onstage at the Vogue Theatre tonight.
Movie: Take a gamble on Casino Royale, the Wednesday night outdoor movie at Lansdowne Centre Starlight Cinema, watch from your car, drive-in style, or bring a lawn chair and watch al fresco
Ivories: Drink, Sing, Laugh at XYYVR with Keys Piano Bar & Live Showtunes on Wednesday night
Hollaback: Thursday at Rogers Arena, Gwen Stefani brings her This Is What The Truth Feels Like Tour to Vancouver
Broadway: Come say Hello as Broadway Across Canada presents the Book of Mormon at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre until September 4th.
Bamboleo: The famed French act Gipsy Kings bring their energetic latin pop music to the Vogue Theatre on Friday night.
Tops: From Toronto to Vancouver for one night only SkankTop XYYVR Edition brings DJs SPRLVR and Michael K to the turntables for a Friday night of drink specials, dancing and tank tops galore
Games: Saturday night is the opening ceremony of the inaugural Americas Masters Games, the Vancouver games welcome Masters (30 years +) athletes from all around the Americas to compete until September 4th
Fair: The Fair at The PNE packs Hastings Park with entertainment all day and into the night with Summer Night Concerts nightly until September 5th.
Fight: Saturday night is Fight Night as UFC returns to Vancouver for a bout in the octogon at Rogers Arena.
ONYX: XYYVR’s signature night, ONYX, has DJ Dom Top and Teayana providing your Saturday night entertainment.
WildBoys: Sunday night, Duran Duran brings their Paper Gods tour to Rogers Arena with opening act Chic with Niles Rogers.
Drag: Sunday night, Katy Hairy presents StickyNSweet Drag Show at Displace Hashery in Kits featuring a plethora of Vancouver’s best performers