Mid-August means we get to look forward to the opening of the PNE and all its associated entertainment, activities and food! Plus there’s plenty more in the Picks of the Week, let’s see what’s on.
Balls: Tonight, Whitecaps FC are looking for all 3 points when they play host to Colorado Rapids at BC Place at 7pm
Fair: The annual Pacific National Exhibition kicks off this weekend, bringing two weeks of Summer Concerts, entertainment, amusement rides, animals and food to Hastings Park
Sundaes: Get out and taste all of the entries in the Vancouver Foodster Best Sundae Challenge before it wraps up on Sunday August 28th
Italy: Farren Timoteo’s hilarious Made In Italy continues its return engagement at The Arts Club Granville Island Stage until August 21st.
Concerts: Music on Main is back with another round of free outdoor pop-up concerts, tonight and Thursday, filling Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant Park with live music.
Garden: Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden hosts the last Enchanted Evening Concert of the 2022 series this Friday at 7pm, featuring the fabulous House of Rice, Vancouver’s all Asian drag family of fabulous performers
Docs: DOXA Documentary Film Festival’s Outdoor Summer Screenings tells tales of Jackie Robinson in feature length film Dear Jackie Friday August 19th, at Library Square on Robson Street
Rock: The Killers bring their Imploding The Mirage Tour to Rogers Arena with special guest Johnny Marr, on Friday August 19th
Bard: Bard on the Beach at Vanier Park continues with A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the Mainstage throughout the summer, with Romeo and Juliet now playing at Howard Family Stage
Films: Until August 21, Out On Screen brings back the 34th Vancouver Queer Film Festival themed “Make It Yours” inviting audiences to return online or in-person for 97 films plus workshops, parties and events.
Cinema: As dusk tonight, Vancouver Civic Theatres welcome Sunset Cinema for a screening of Pitch Perfect at the plaza at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Movie: Summer Movie Nights in Downtown Vancouver wrap up this week when the audience gets to select between Dune or Godzilla vs Kong action this Thursday at sundown, other family friendly activations at
Square in front of the Art Gallery at 4pm
Blooms: One of the most popular Lower Mainland’s summer events returns today! The Chilliwack Sunflower Festival comes back for its fifth awe-inspiring year, running until September 5th.
Arts: Act quickly to catch some of talented line-up for the seventh annual Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts, curated by the South Asian Arts Society, until August 31.
Stars: Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) is great way to spend an evening surrounded by nature at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Part with the hilarious Shakespearean themed comedy Something Rotten! and the Queen jukebox musical We Will Rock You on alternate evenings until August 27.
Festival: Summerlight Festival, Vancouver Newest Festival, celebrates the 10th anniversary of Light Organ Records with indie music, fashion and art filling the day in Strathcona this Saturday August 20th
Caffeinate: This weekend, Roundhouse Community Centre welcomes Beanstock Coffee Festival, celebrating the bean and all that it brews for two days of tastings, education, sips, shopping and socializing with other coffee-lovers.