Half-way through our Covid summer of 2020, and we’re still finding lively picks to keep you entertained…
Meteor: Tonight, watch the Perseid meteor shower from home, with a HR MacMillan Space Centre YouTube live stream. Register by donation, to be sent the live stream link to learn about and celebrate the peak of the meteor shower.
Flowers: The Chilliwack Sunflower Festival has been reimagined into the Chilliwack Sunflower Experience, opening today and running until September 7th, a safe family-friendly, physically distanced way to visit the fields of colourful fields of sunflowers and gladiolas
Festival: The 6th annual Vines Art Festival, the free, all-ages multidisciplinary arts festival continues until August 15, 2020.
Amusement: Playland, the Vancouver Summer tradition has reopened to bring some fun and thrills, albeit with new health and safety protocols.
Film: Vancouver’s second largest film festival, Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) presented by Out On Screen is returning in a virtual format this summer from Thursday, August 13 to Sunday, August 23, 2020.
Centennial: The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Art celebrates its namesake’s extraordinary life and legacy, To Speak With a Golden Voice, run until April 11, 2021
Live: The Harrison Festival’s second instalment of the Still Running Concert Series, features Jill Barber in an intimate outdoor concert at Holberg Farm on Aug 15th for two shows, 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
Bard: Join in on the unique content from Bard Beyond The Beach, the reimagined season of digital content from Bard On The Beach Shakespeare Festival
Anthropologie: MOA at UBC has reopened its doors, in perparation for its timely upcoming exhibition, Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, on display until January 3, 2021.
Activities: If you want to head outdoors for your entertainment there’s a host of summer activities offering great savings this year. Check out these Vancouver Attractions for summer fun