A new photo op is coming! Planned to open August 22, the new Harrison Sunflower Festival continues the legacy of the Chilliwack Sunflower Festival. Founded and successfully run by the Onos Family for the last five years in Chilliwack, the festival is moving up the road to Agassiz, near Harrison Hot Springs. The new Agassiz…
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The 8th Annual Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts opens August 17
The Eighth Annual Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts returns August 17th to 31st bigger and better than ever. Presented by the South Asian Arts Society, the festival has become a summer destination for art and culture enthusiasts, attracting generations of families and friends who gather each year to celebrate South Asian culture through diverse…
Early Music Vancouver’s 54th Season Tickets on sale August 15
Tickets for Early Music Vancouver’s (EMV) 54th Season – Luminescence – go on sale in one week. Patrons can prepare to welcome a star-studded season including; The Tallis Scholars (UK), countertenor Reginald Mobley, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra with baritone Tyler Duncan, Dhrupad master Uday Bhawalkar (India), Profetti Della Quinta, Le Consort (France), Ensemble Caprice (Canada),…
Harmony Arts Festival continues until August 13th in West Vancouver
West Vancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival is a perfect summer day-out for visitors from aboard or right here in Metro Vancouver. Running until August 13, Harmony Arts Festival fill the Ambleside Waterfront from Ambleside Pier to John Lawson Park, with a great line-up of entertainment along with scores of music, arts, film and food events, much…
Vancouver Queer Film Festival Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF), returns to screens from August 10-20. Presented by Out On Screen, the 2023 Festival features in-person and BC province-wide digital screenings, in addition to performances by 2SLGBTQIA+ local artists, post-screening Q&As with filmmakers, industry workshops, and encore screenings of the festival favourites on August 20….
Picks of the (Pride) Week – August 2, 2023
Happy Pride Vancouver! We’re in the midst of Pride Week with the main festivities coming this weekend adding to an already busy assortment of picks all around town. Pier: The Shipyards District in North Vancouver starts the weekend with Pride at the Pier on Friday from 5pm to 10pm hosted by the Unstoppable Conni Smudge,…
The Really Gay History Tour adds dates for Pride Week
Coinciding with yesterday’s proclamation and flag raising kicking off Pride Week in Vancouver, Forbidden Vancouver has added more dates for its Really Gay History Tour. Taking place on Sundays, at 10am, throughout the remainder of the year, this week The Really Gay History Tour adds tours on August 3, 4, 5, 7. (no tour Sunday…