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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Junction Public Market Shopping Shipping Container Marketplace Reopens Today
Opening today, Vancouver’s unique downtown shopping and entertainment destination, Junction Public Market, returns to Granville Square – 200 Granville Street. Located between Waterfront Station and Canada Place, the second year of this shipping container marketplace, will feature rotating pop-ups, local artisans, food vendors, a licensed patio, live entertainment, and special events planned throughout the season….
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 12, 2025
With Spring just a week away, we see a new crop of entertainment blooming across the city in these picks Twilight: For one night only, Twilight In Concert brings the beloved film the back to the big screen March 14th at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre Mystery: Discover whodunit as Agatha Christie’s classic caper And Then There Were None brings murder…
JCC Jewish Book Festival Celebrates 40 Years
The JCC Jewish Book Festival celebrates its milestone 40th anniversary with this year’s event running February 22nd to 27th. The Festival once again brings the community together with a line-up of writers from across Canada, USA and Israel who absorb the reality of these turbulent times and return it to readers in different, magical and stirring…
MOA Welcomes the World Premiere Exhibition Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC opens the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, with a free event on Thursday, February 20th from 6-9pm, with the exhibition on display at MOA from February 21, 2025–January 5, 2026. Co-curated by Dr. Snxakila—Clyde Tallio, Director of Culture and Language, Nuxalk Nation, and Dr. Jennifer…