Mid-August boasts and boosts plentiful summer entertainment picks of the week
Cash: On stage until August 25th, Ring of Fire, lets the music of Johnny Cash to take us on a captivating journey of trials and triumphs, love and redemption at The Arts Club Theater Company Granville Island Stage
Food: Celebrating its 15th Anniversary Vancouver Foodster has a host of tasty events happening with the launch of the inaugural Vancouver Culinary Fest running until September 30, 2024
Duo: tonight, Queen Elizabeth Theatre welcomes the second of two nights of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Can’t Let Go Tour 2024
Stars: There’s 10 more days to singing along with Theatre Under The Stars presenting Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Cats and School of Rock at Malkin Bowl until August 24

Fair: The PNE Fair opens this weekend, running August 17-September 2 bringing back all the attractions and entertainment including The SuperDogs, Dueling Pianos, agriculture displays, For the Love of Drag, cooking demonstrations, performances at Music in the Park, exhibits, and, Summer Night Concerts.
Concerts: The PNE Summer Night Concerts get underway with Burton Cummings and Colin James opening the Fair August 17th. Amanda Marshall and Serena Ryder follow on August 18th, with Bachman-Turner Overdrive August 20th.
Shakespeare: The 2024 Bard on the Beach season is underway under the tents at Senakw with Twelfth Night and Hamlet in rotation on the BMO Mainstage and joining them this week, are Measure for Measure and Comedy of Error on The Howard Family Stage.
Cinema: Tonight and every Wednesday this month, Vancouver Civic Theatres‘ Summer Cinema plays on the big screen in the plaza starting at dusk with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial playing this week
Sounds: Summer Sounds, Vancouver Civic Theatre‘s happy hour open-air concerts on the stage at 650 Hamilton start at 4:30 on Thursdays
Dance: It’s the final Friday to learn to dance with Free Pop-Up Dance Classes in the Plaza at the Queen E, this week learn Bachata with Dance in Transit
Rap: Saturday Punjabi-Canadian rapper-singer Karan Aujl’s It Was All A Dream Tour makes a stop at Rogers Arena. With after-party at Commodore Ballroom following.
Truck: Truck Stop Concert Series at Red Truck Brewery comes to a close Saturday, August 17th, with an lively Country Night featuring headliner Trey Lewis, with a supporting line-up including Logan Mize, Shaela Miller, Kendra Kay, and Mark Ledlin.
Garden: The popular Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Enchanted Evenings Concert Series returns Friday celebrating Korean Heritage; connecting the traditional with the contemporary from 5pm to Midnight, August 16.
Roar: Looking to return to the win column, BC Lions play host to Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Place on Sunday at 4pm
Market: Junction Public Market, downtown’s newest shopping and entertainment destination at Granville Square – 200 Granville St., between Waterfront Station and Canada Place – a unique, free marketplace created with customized shipping containers featuring rotating pop-ups, local artisans, food vendors, a bar and a live entertainment space
Night: The 2024 Richmond Night Market, North America’s Largest Night Market, themed ‘Summer Sweet Dragon’ join hundreds of vendors, just one block from Bridgeport SkyTrain Station is open each weekend at until October 14
Hidden: Visit Bean On Hastings to catch Artist Olivier Salvas’ new personal pride-inspired collection HIDDEN ESCAPES throughout the summer.
Gallery: This week, The Polygon Gallery opens it’s newest exhibition ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS by transdisciplinary artist Martine Gutierrez, running until Sept, 20, 2024.
Exhibition: The Richmond Art Gallery summer season gets underway with It begins with knowing and not knowing until Sept. 29, a compelling group exhibition focusing on material practices and showcases recent and site-specific work from seven artists: Rebecca Bair, Xinwei Che, Patrick Cruz, Zoë Kreye, Ogheneofegor Obuwoma, Michelle Sound, and Ximena Velázquez.