As our year’s strange weather jolted us quickly from the warmth of summer, to winter snow, we’ve just as quickly realized the Holiday season is upon us! The season starts of with a superb selection of returning Christmas Craft Markets and Fairs to help with your local holiday shopping. As crafters, artisans and makers…
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3rd Annual IndieFest returns in-person November 16-27
The third annual IndieFest returns for 2022, with its first fully in-person festival bringing 14 events to venues around Vancouver, over 11 days. Taking place November 16-27, the festival showcases new and genre-defying musical performances, highlighting the stories and people that have been overshadowed by history and tradition. From modern opera, new music, and Indigenous…
The 26th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival returns
The 26th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival, returns November 17 to 20, welcoming thousands of visitors back through the open doors of more than 425 artists. After the last years’ hybrid festival, the 26th Culture Crawl invites art lovers, Vancouverites, and tourists to rediscover its classic, in-person festival experience. For…
The 6th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Looks Outside Traditional Arts Spaces
The 6th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is coming to the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, from October 14–16, 2022. As Canada’s first and only outsider art festival, VOAF provides a much-needed platform to celebrate artists who live and work outside of mainstream cultural…
First Pick Handmade Fall 2022 Market Pops Up September 24-25
As the season’s change, shopping local starts to turn from outdoor Farmer’s Markets to indoor arts and handcrafts. First Pick Handmade’s Fall Pop Up Market returns this September 24-25 to help kick start your season’s shopping, with a curated collection of thoughtfully made fashion, accessories and art from 20 designers and artists. Transforming Heritage Hall,…
Come Toward The Fire A New Festival from Chan Centre & Musqueam
The Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC, in collaboration with Musqueam present Come Toward the Fire, September 17-18. The new festival is a Indigenous-led celebration of creativity, brilliance, culture and community leading up to this year’s Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A mix of free and ticketed events,…
Listen Together – Music on Main 2021/22 Season
For more than 15 years, Music on Main has been creating opportunities to connect with audiences and music. These connections between performer, music, audiences and feelings are something that everyone has been missing and craving during the pandemic, and Music on Main’s 16th annual concert series offers a chance to engage with fresh sounds and new…