Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival continues to bring brilliant entertainment to Vanier Park for its 34th Season with the fan-favourite Bard/Beatles collaboration in As You Like It and the dramatic Julius Caesar in repertoire on the Main Stage. On The Howard Family Stage Henry V continues until August 13th, when the King makes way…
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Halloween in July? Get your Fright on at Playland
Don’t let is scare you…you really are seeing Halloween…in July!Let your spooky side loose at Playland’s Halloween in July event this Sunday, July 30. Get into the spirit of spooky season! Visitors are encouraged to wear costumes and embrace the spirit of Halloween with this taster of the annual Fall Fright Nights at Playland! Guests…
C’mon get happy…HAPPYLAND at PNE
Back for a second year, HAPPYLAND Festival, a fully-inclusive Pride celebration featuring drag, musical acts and carnival rides, takes over the PNE Amphitheatre and Playland on August 6th. The now expanded all-ages event provides a safe and inclusive space for attendees to let loose and be themselves while enjoying music, performances, and community spirit. Hosted…
Taste The Sunshine During Provence Marinaside Tomato Festival
What can be larger than a hand, smaller than a thumb, comes in an array of colours and tastes like sunshine? Throughout the month of August, Provence Marinaside celebrates all things tomato with its annual Tomato Festival. A special prix fixe menu designed to satisfy even the most addicted tomato-holic. “I love creating the Tomato…
The Queen of Carthage leads off the EMV Summer Festival
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) gets its Summer Festival underway with the World Premier of The Queen Of Carthage, Thursday July 27th at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Lover, leader, woman, queen – Dido’s legacy has long been reduced to a tragic role surrounding her heartbreak after the departure of Trojan hero Aeneas, as depicted…
World Rugby Sevens returns with the new HSBC SVNS
One of Vancouver’s biggest sporting events returns in 2024! The revamped and rebranded HSBC SVNS is World Rugby’s global celebration of rugby sevens, coming back to BC Place in 2024. Slimmed down from the previous years, the global tournament now takes place in eight cities around the world – relaunching the truly must-see experience in…
Picks of the Week – July 19 2023
We’re into the second half of July with many of the Summer’s big activity picks still to come! Pyro: The skies over English Bay light up for this year’s Celebration of Light starting off with Australia blasting off the festival this Saturday Bard: Bard on the Beach brings two brilliant mainstage productions to this , As You Like…