The City of Richmond welcomes the 23rd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival back to the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, August 22–23. The family-friendly festival highlights the rich maritime legacy of Steveston through two-days of nautical-themed activities, workshops, puppet shows, and music. With water being focal point of Steveston’s history the festival brings out an array of beautifully…
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Chill Out with Vancouver Foodster Iced Summer Drink Challenge from August 6-30
When summer warms up, drinks cool down! From August 6 to 30, Vancouver Foodster Ice Summer Drink Challenge arrives to help you chill out over the peak of the season. Throughout August participating cafes are mixing up their best iced summer drinks to complete for the title of Vancouver Foodster’s Best Summer Drink. No matter which…
Provence Marinaside’s Annual Tomato Festival Celebrates the Flavour of Summer
Spain has the famed La Tomatina festival, New Orleans has the Creole Tomato Festival and Vancouver has its annual Tomato Festival at Provence Marinaside to celebrate the plump, juicy fruit. August is peak tomato season in BC, a time when the vibrant, flavour-packed produce is primed for every plate. Fresh-picked from the vine, sliced…
Drag Takes Flight Returns to Flyover, Last Thursdays of the Month!
High flying, high heels and high kicks! Starting just in time for Vancouver Pride season, Flyover is bringing back its popular Drag Takes Flight series – a one-of-a-kind evening of dazzling drag performances and thrilling high-adrenaline adventures! Experience the award-winning immersive excitement of one of Flyover’s exhilarating and entertaining theatre rides. On the last Thursday…
Celebrate BC – A BC Day Festival in Tri-Cities
The 2nd Annual Celebrate BC – BC Day Festival returns this summer with a focus on affordability, accessibility, and bringing communities together. After a successful inaugural event, the 2026 festival expands to a two-day celebration across the Tri-Cities, offering families a chance to come together and mark BC Day with pride, culture, and connection – without…
The 49th Vancouver Folk Music Festival Returns This Weekend
This weekend, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF) echoes across Jericho Beach, celebrating the community connection of live music. “Folk music has always been about bringing people together,” said Fiona Black, Artistic Director of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. “And we want to celebrate that folk is for all. Our Festival is a celebration of music as…
Picks of the Week – July 8, 2026
While the FIFA World Cup live matches at BC Place have come to an end, there’s still plenty to watch at the live fan sites around town as well as a host of entertainment this week. Fan: The FIFA FAN FEST is Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week, bringing Quarter-Final action and more great music along with…