Web Summit, known as ‘the world’s premier tech conference’, is launching a new North American flagship event in Vancouver, May 27-30 at Vancouver Convention Centre, West. Evolving from the former Collision Conference in Toronto, the first Web Summit Vancouver event marks a new chapter for the Dublin-based company as it expands its global lineup of…
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Picks of the Week – April 23, 2025
April comes to a close with more entertaining spring activities in these picks of the week Foodster: It’s the last few days to participate in Vancouver Foodster’s Spring Tasting Challenges; Best Pizza Challenge running until April 27 and Spring Drink Challenge until April 27 visit vancouverfoodster.com for participating restaurants’ entries and to vote Farce: It’s safe to…
The REEL Earth Day Challenge is on now, supporting Metro Vancouver Regional Parks
Organized by Creative BC’s Reel Green the REEL Earth Day Challenge is an annual fundraising competition benefiting Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation. Running April 8-22, the event encourages local film crews, productions, sponsors and other industry stakeholders to annually raise funds. B.C. film productions consistently film in the regional parks and this is their chance…
Richmond Art Gallery presents Restless by Nature: Mary Sui Yee Wong, 1990s to the present
Richmond Art Gallery (RAG) prepares to welcome an important new retrospective Restless by Nature: Mary Sui Yee Wong, 1990s to the present from April 12th to June 8th. This solo exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore the breadth and depth of Wong’s under-recognized practice, marking a homecoming for the now Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist who…
Picks of the Week – March 19, 2025
The vernal equinox hits us this week and longer daylight gives us more time to enjoy the picks of the week Ice: The Vancouver premiere of Le Patin Libre’s Murmuration presented by DanceHouse, in partnership with Canada Ice Dance Theatre, hits the ice at Kerrisdale Cyclone Taylor Arena March 20-23. Reading: Massey Theatre’s Reading Theatre returns on March…
The Art of Banksy Without Limits is an exhibition without parallel
The Vancouver debut of The Art of Banksy Without Limits is now on show until May 25, 2025 at 1 Alexander Street in Gastown. The unparalleled exhibition has already been viewed by over 2 million visitors on its tours in Europe, the United States, South America, Asia, Australia, and now in Canada, this historic brick-walled…
The 36th Annual Festival du Bois Returns to Mackin Park, March 7-9
Festival du Bois returns March 7 to 9 to Mackin Park, in the Coquitlam community of Maillardville, the centre of francophone culture in BC. The 36th annual festival brings another exciting roster of music artists and performers to the heated Festival du Bois big tents, setting the stages for a great weekend of music, dance,…