The 41st JCC Jewish Book Festival once again brings the community together with fascinating writers from across Canada, USA, Australia and Israel, February 21 to 26. Ahead of the Festival, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver welcomes to pre-fest events; Open, Sesame!with cookbook author Rachel Simons on February 8 and Photography: Witness in Our Community…
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2026 Advance Theatre Festival returns to the Shadbolt Centre for Arts
Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts once again welcomes the Advance Theatre Festival January 26 to 30. Co-presented by Ruby Slippers Theatre, the Shadbolt and Playwrights Guild of Canada, the innovative and inspiring festival, presents five new staged readings over five days all written and directed by female identifying and gender non-conforming artists who also…
Carousel Theatre for Young People brings its 1st Family Forward Festival to Family Day Weekend
This Family Day long weekend just got more fun as Carousel Theatre for Young People presents its 1st Annual Family Forward Festival. Families of all kinds are invited to gather on Granville Island from Saturday, February 14 to Monday, February 16 for a weekend of by-donation events, plays, documentaries, live music, drag, storytelling and dance parties,…
Picks of the Week – January 7, 2026
As quickly as the Holiday Season passes by the first weekend of the New Year is already upon us. Fight your desire to hibernate with this selection of picks to start the year’s entertainment. Panto: Keep laughing until January 11, 2026, with Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto: West Van Story at The Cultch York Theatre – the…
Vancouver International Boat Show Sets Sail January 14-18, 2026
Vancouver International Boat Show (VIBS), Canada’s second largest, returns to the waters of Granville Island and inside Vancouver Convention Centre West from January 14 to 18. Hosted by Boating BC, VIBS 2026 brings boating enthusiasts together to celebrate their love of the water and boating lifestyle. With vendors and exhibitors presenting an array of watercraft…
The Chromophiliacs bring colour to Richmond Art Gallery
Richmond Art Gallery moves into the new year presenting a major new group exhibition, The Chromophiliacs, from January 24–April 5. Featuring major works by Diyan Achjadi, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan, Charlene Vickers, and Jan Wade, alongside new commissions by Maru Aponte, Sandeep Johal, Yaimel López Zaldívar, Laura Meza Orozco, Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo, and Malina Sintnicolaas. The title of the exhibition’s…
Picks of the Week – December 31, 2025
Hard to believe that the year has come to a close. We hope your 2025 wraps up with a bang and 2026 carries on with more great Arts and Culture picks.*note some activities & venues may have adjusted hours & openings for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Merry: Today is the last day of…