April showers are washing away spring flower and blossoms but bringing in more entertaining picks of the week
Reels: The REEL Earth Day Challenge is on until April 22, supporting Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation in collaboration with the BC Film Industry, the fundraiser aims to protect and enhance Metro Vancouver’s regional parks with funds going toward vital initiatives like Indigenous-led summer camps, habitat restoration, and salmon conservation.
Foodster: Join in the foodie experience of Vancouver Foodster’s Spring Tasting Challenges; Best Pizza Challenge running until April 27 and Spring Drink Challenge until April 27 visit vancouverfoodster.com for participating restaurants’ entries and to vote
Farce: It’s safe to enjoy the Metro Theatre’s lounge but beware if offered Elderflower Wine as the killer black-comedy Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring takes the stage until April 26th.
Sakura: Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival continues with Sakura Days Japan Fair celebrating all things Japan – from Japanese food, drink and performances, to music and art – amongst the blossoms at Van Dusen Botanical Garden on April 12-13
Premiere: Pacific Theatre welcomes the world premiere of Ins Choi: Son of a Preacherman, as the acclaimed Canadian writer and performer Ins Choi returns to the stage to share his songs and stories found at the intersection of his faith and art, to April 13.
Motown: Also until April 13, the Firehall Arts Centre welcomes A History of Motown by Krystle Dos Santos, a sweet, soulful, musical journey through the legendary Motor City era and shaped the sound of a generation.
Kicks: Whitecaps FC takes on Austin FC at BC Place on Saturday afternoon
Punjabi: Friday at Rogers Arena, Indian singer, songwriter, actor and poet Satinder Sartaaj’s The Sphere of Eminence Tour makes a stop
Art: The Vancouver presentation of The Art of Banksy Without Limits is a brilliantly comprehensive and educational exhibition features 200+ pieces of art celebrating Banksy’s works, on display until May 25 at 1 Alexander Street in Gastown
Ensemble: Sound of Dragon Ensemble premieres four new works at a music & multimedia concert, THE LIVING WORLD, a music and media arts performance inspired by nature, the landscape, and mythical creatures, at The Annex on April 12
Mom: The Arts Club’s Burning Mom, the brilliant story of Dorothy who that life is too short to waste so after losing her husband, she decides to take their RV on the road trip of his retirement dreams: she’s going to Burning Man at the Granville Island Stage until April 20
Blues: Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ndidi O brings her rootsy blues with a tinge of soul and country sounds to Massey Theatre’s Eighth & Eight Studio 1C on April 12
Gypsy: April 10, in the Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents VAN DJANGO, music rooted in the gypsy jazz of 1930’s Paris France bringing infectious energy to ignite your senses.
Puck: Saturday, Minnesota Wild pay a visit to play Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena
Alt: Thursday night, local alternative rock act Dear Rouge takes the stage at Commodore Ballroom with support from Gay Nineties
Verses: From April 10–20, Vancouver Poetry House presents the 15th annual Verses Festival of Words themed “Amplify,” focusing on uplifting artists with a long history of community building and raising awareness of social issues , at Chill X Studio, 2270 Manitoba St
Speaker: Capture Photography Festival presents its second Speaker Series talk at Polygon Gallery – Capture and Output, is a lecture taking consideration of photography’s relation to scale and materiality, with David Campany, Creative Director of the International Center of Photography, New York.
Multimedia: Restless by Nature: Mary Sui Yee Wong, 1990s to the present at Richmond Art Gallery is an important new retrospective exhibition of multi-disciplinary artist Mary Sui Yee Wong, on display April 12 to June 8,
VIVA: Vancouver’s Iranian Visual Arts (VIVA) Alliance has announced the launch of a new venue, Medias Res Gallery, at 401-353 Railway Street, with the gallery’s inaugural exhibition Henna Night II / Shabe Kheena II by Hangama Amiri, the Afghan-Canadian artist’s first solo exhibition in British Columbia, on view until May 2.
Canadian: Showing until May 18, Griffin Art Projects presents a new group exhibition, Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s–Now, the exhibition is guest curated by Melissa E. Feldman, the groundbreaking show challenges traditional perceptions of Canadian contemporary art.
Exhibitions: Coquitlam’s Place des Arts celebrates the opening of three new exhibitions: Your Image, Various mediums coordinated by Coquitlam Heritage; Urban Invitation, Watercolours by Dong Li; and Colonial Layers, Mixed Media and Sculpture by Robert Morris on view in-person at Place des Arts and online until May 22
Photographs: On display until May 25th, The Polygon Gallery presents the Canadian premiere of Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s Tranquility of Communion an exhibition of the brief but influential career of the late British-Nigerian artist
Aging: Until June 1st, MONOVA: Museum & Archives of North Vancouver presents the Feature Exhibit, Echoes of Memory: Featuring A Crow A Day, weaving together untold stories of aging, memory loss & dementia, and the power of community on our collective human experience
Nuxalk: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is presenting the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, on display at MOA until January 5, 2026.
Haida: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere of the retrospective exhibition Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist running until February 1, 2026.