This summer the Connection Salon Artists Collective presents Mad Pride Festival at the Gathering Place Community Centre from June 25 to July 25. Celebrating art-making by people who identify as living with mental illness, psychiatric disabilities, or “madness,” Mad Pride Festival is a free event featuring a diverse line-up of visual artists, stand-up comics, theatre actors, musicians, poets, and more….
The 16th Indian Summer Festival themed “Ragas for a Ruptured World” returns in July
The 16th Annual Indian Summer Festival returns from July 9 to 19 at various venues throughout Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. The celebration of South Asian arts brings together more than 90 Canadian and international artists presenting a varied program that includes comedy, live music, theatre, literature, and interdisciplinary exchange. Curated by Indian Summer Festival Executive Artistic Director…
MY HOUSE Celebrates Ballroom Culture, at the Dance Centre
The Dance Centre celebrates Ballroom Culture with its BC Premiere of MY HOUSE, on Friday June 19 and Saturday June 20. The bold new work by the award-winning queer, Canadian-Filipinx choreographer Ralph Escamillan (aka Kiki Legend OA Mother Posh Gvasalia and Canadian Mother Posh Basquiat) brings the familial structure of a Ballroom House to the stage. Emerging in…
Come From Away Opens, Its Already Extended Run, At The Arts Club
Opening night of The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Western Canada premiere of the acclaimed musical, Come From Away saw the audience leaping to its feet to applaud the can’t miss production. Inspired by the true events of September 11, 2001, with book, music, and lyrics by Canadian writers Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come From Away became one of…
Picks of the Week – June 3, 2026
June has bloomed and summer is ticking closer bringing a bounty of entertainment and activities to pick from. Snaps: You’ll be tickled pink to practice your bend and snap! Take a lesson from Elle Woods on her experience at Harvard Law School in the pinktastic, bubbly, comedy Legally Blonde: The Musical bringing the Metro Theatre season to a…
Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life
Based on a true story, Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life, presented by Western Gold Theatre runs June 11-14 at the PAL Studio Theatre, doubling as a fundraiser for Western Gold Theatre and the West End Seniors’ Network. Created by Keith Alessi and directed by Erika Conway, Tomatoes Tried to Kill…
The Cultch Season Closes With Sophie’s Surprise 29th As It Unwraps Its Coming Season
The Cultch closes out its 25/26 season with an unforgettable party, June 10–28, at the York Theatre. Sophie’s Surprise 29th is circus, comedy and chaos featuring lead performers from world-renowned companies like Cirque du Soleil, La Clique, and The 7 Fingers. Sophie’s Surprise 29th will reel audiences in with death-defying circus and cabaret feats, combined…