We wrap up July by heading into Vancouver Pride Week and the BC Day Long Weekend with a whole host of activities in these picks of the week that will keep everyone entertained. Pride: Vancouver Pride festivities are underway with a selection of patios, lounges and parties popping up around town, leading up to the Pride…
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Get a Taste of Summer With Vancouver Foodster
Summer is finally here, and Vancouver Foodster has some delicious Tasting Plates neighbourhood events to look forward to this season. Tasting Plates Commercial Drive takes place August 17, 2022 with Tasting Plates Yaletown on September 14, 2022. Ultra-Early bird tickets are on sale for each event now. The restaurant and eatery participants for Commercial Drive…
Picks of the Week – July 13, 2022
Mid-July and the weather has finally felt like summer, catching up with all the summer activities in these picks of the week. Edge: Canada’s oldest and longest running contemporary dance festival, the 2022 Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE) continues until July 16th, welcoming audiences to both indoor and outdoor live performances. Summer: The 12th Indian Summer Festival (ISF), Vancouver’s ‘festival…
Carnaval del Sol shines on a new home at Jonathan Rogers Park
Carnaval del Sol, the largest Latin American festival in the Pacific Northwest is back from July 8 to 10 at its new location of Jonathan Rogers Park. Opening night, July 8th, starts the weekend off with the beer garden and entertainment opening Friday afternoon at 4:30pm, then the weekend fills the park with artists, music,…
12th Indian Summer Festival prepares to heat up
As the weekend’s heat made us think of summer, the 12th Indian Summer Festival (ISF), Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’, is preparing to return to in-person experiences.From July 7 to July 17, 2022, the carefully curated festival is guided by the theme of ‘Inner / Outer Climates’ with both ticketed and free events, hosted…
Ethós Lab is Making Waves as its new home opens
This weekend, the innovative youth academy Ethós Lab is celebrating moving into their first permanent home with a public block party. The “Making Waves” block party, Saturday, June 18 from 10am–8pm, welcomes the neighbourhood and city to explore the new Ethós Lab location at 177 East 3rd Ave. Meet the Ethósians, the staff and…
Massey Theatre present a free screening of All The Lonely People
This Thursday June 9th, Massey Theatre in New Westminster presents the Canadian Premiere of All the Lonely People, by The Clowder Group, a not-for-profit filmmaking group and creator of critically acclaimed Gen Silent. This new film about loneliness highlights stories of resilience in the face of social isolation. It places a human face on the…