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…
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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…
Harrison Festival Of Arts returns July 10 to 19 to Harrison Hot Springs
The 47th Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts fills the village with entertainment for everyone. From July 10 to July 19 visitors can enjoy music on the beach, concerts in the village hall, theatre, a Children’s Day, an art exhibit, an artisan Market, workshops and Yoga on the Beach. The Harrison Festival gets underway July…
Richmond Art Gallery’s Summer Exhibition, Ongoing / Pacific Crossings connects Japan and Canada
Richmond Art Gallery (RAG) reaches across the Pacific for a cultural exchange with Japan for its summer exhibition. Ongoing / Pacific Crossings is on show from July 25–October 4, 2026, curated by independent curator Makiko Hara and Nozomu Ogawa, Director of Tokyo’s Art Center Ongoing (Ongoing), the exhibition is the culmination of a seven-year cultural exchange between the RAG, Ongoing…
Picks of the Week – July 1, 2026
Happy Canada Day! Whether you’re celebrating the day with a local celebration or watching FIFA World Cup knock out matches, there’s plenty more to do throughout the week Canada: From Canada Together at Canada Place to Canada StreetFest in Burnaby or Steveston Salmon Festival, there are plenty of nearby activities and events to Celebrate Canada…
The Polygon presents the acclaimed photographer, Greg Girard
One of Canada’s most influential photographers, Greg Girard, is featured in the first-ever survey of his work, on view at The Polygon Gallery from July 10–Oct. 25. Tracing Girard’s evolution from a budding photographer to an internationally renowned artist, the exhibition presents more than 160 photographs shot between 1972 and 2026, including never-before-seen outtakes…