The Early Music Vancouver (EMV) Summer Festival demonstrates the “Power of Music” as it brings centuries of music history to the stage. Curated by EMV Artistic and Executive Director Suzie LeBlanc and Pacific Baroque Orchestra (PBO) Director Alexander Weimann, the festival runs from July 31 to August 7 at venues around the city. “Together,” says LeBlanc, “we are thrilled…
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Celebrate Canada Day 2026 across Metro Vancouver
July 1 is nearly upon us! Celebrate a ‘hump day’ Canada Day with a diverse selection of celebrations all across Metro Vancouver. Canada Together at Canada Place: from 11am to 6pm at Canada Place Way, Western Promenade and North Point of Canada Place, VancouverFor its 40th anniversary, Western Canada’s long-running celebration brings thousands of revellers…
Discover the vibrant Eastside Arts District at the 6th Eastside Arts Festival
Eastside Arts Society’s 6th annual Eastside Arts Festival returns with an expansive line-up of event for its summer celebration of Eastside artists. Taking place July 17–26, the festival spans neighbourhood, parks, studios, and breweries across the Eastside Arts District, including an all-day outdoor music event at MacLean Park. The district-wide celebration of the artists, cultural spaces,…
Picks of the Week – June 24, 2026
June comes to a close with the FIFA World Cup excitement continuing to build, while more summer spectacles fill the picks History: Today’s Canada v Switzerland at noon at BC Place, has the potential to trigger a party the city hasn’t seen in years. If Canada pulls off a win to advance to the next…
Mad Macbeth Slays The Bard on the Beach 37th Season
Macbeth, the second of the Bard on the Beach season’s two BMO Mainstage productions has made its bloody debut, as gruesome as The Merry Wives of Windsor is gleeful. Directed and adapted by Steven Drover, this production is set in a dystopian time, that brings a hint of Mad Max to the mad king’s tyrannical…
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…
Picks of the Week – June 17, 2026
After a boisterous start, week two of the FIFA World Cup festivities are on deck with Canada’s first local match sure to boost the excitement even more, but not overwhelming the plethora of picks this week Pitch: The World Cup excitement reaches a fever pitch when Group B Teams: Canada & Qatar prepare to blow the roof…