August is drawing to a close, but that doesn’t mean summer is over – despite the appearance of Pumpkin Spice Lattes – we still have a few weeks before the autumnal equinox to check out many entertaining picks.
Iced: There’s only days left to try all the entries in the Vancouver Foodster Ice Summer Drink Challenge only until August 30, participating cafes are mixing up their best iced summer drinks to complete for the title of Vancouver Foodster’s Best Iced Summer Drink.
Fruit: The Annual August Tomato Festival at Provence Marinaside celebrates the plump, juicy fruits with a special three-course prix fixe menu ($69) that will tempt the tastebuds of tomato-connoisseurs throughout the month. Now every bite helps as Provence is donating five percent from every Tomato Festival menu sold to the SOS Wildfire Response Fund, supporting communities affected by this year’s Okanagan wildfires.
Motown: Only until Saturday August 29, Firehall Arts Centre audiences gets on their feet watching Krystle dos Santos and A History of Motown, the singer’s brilliant trip down a musical memory-lane from the Motor City and it’s legacy of iconic singers
Cornley: It’s your last chance to laugh with the side splitting and set crashing comedy The Play That Goes Wrong Only until August 30th the Cornley Drama Society presenting its opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor! the play within the play leaves audiences rolling in the aisles at the The Arts Club’s Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
Triangle: TAFF Art Society, in collaboration with VIVA Alliance, brings a new play, To Love Or Not To Love, by Majid Tafreshi to the Annex theatre from August 27 to 30.
Shakespeare: Bard On The Beach 2026 continues to entertain summer night with the BMO Mainstage featuring the classic tragic Scottish Play; Macbeth, on until September 18 and the musically merry and soccer-centric The Merry Wives of Windsor, kicking until September 19. While the Douglas Campbell Theatre plays host to Kate Besworth’s adaptation of Antigone until September 18, and the Goblins—WUG, KRAGVA, and MOOG return with Goblin:Oedipus on until September 19 with an added show this week August 30
Dark: Thursday, August 21 is the third of four Bard After Dark performances. From 10pm something funny this way comes as the Douglas Campbell Theatre, features a rotating cast of some of Canada’s best improvisers curated by Tightrope Theatre in this late-night comedic cabaret.
Roundtable: Make a Crusade across the Strait as MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT gallops to its Victoria, BC premiere at the Royal Theatre, August 28-30.
Film: Thursday nights, head to Polygon Gallery’s Deckchair Cinema to enjoy music and films under the stars on the Cates Deck in front of the Gallery – this week’s featured film is the Audience Choice Enter The Dragon – Bruce Lee’s iconic star-making role. Arrive early – concession opens at 7pm, a live performance by Phen Ray at 8pm and film approximately 9pm
Disco: Wrapping up its 10th summer of transforming non-traditional public spaces into pop up dance parties, Public Disco offers a free, all-ages dance in the heart of downtown on Saturday 2pm – 10pm at 
Kicks: The Northern Super League Vancouver Rise host Calgary Wild FC at Swangard Stadium on Saturday August 30
Ball: The Vancouver Canadians are in the midst of their final homestand of the season, hosting Spokane until Sunday August 30
Maritime: Saturday, August 29 PORT DAY at Canada Place takes a look behind the scenes at Port of Vancouver, on a free, family-friendly day celebrating the local maritime industry with live music and performances, interactive exhibits, marine demonstrations, vessel simulators, and multiple activity zones including a Maritime Career Zone, Waterfront Community Zone, and an Explore Zone.
Zone: Until Labour Day – the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone – a car-free Granville Street (between Davie & W Georgia St) block party host entertainment, activations, expanded street-side patios and more, this weekend August 29-30 a Dutch Street Market takes over the zone with Netherlands’ Football activities, low-country foods, Dutch Film Festival and much more popping up all weekend. Friday August 28, arrive early to The Vogue Theatre patio for a FREE Eagles Of Death Metal Patio Stage Pre-Party w/ Christa Belle
Metal: After the pre-party ticket holders will move into The Vogue as Eagles of Death Metal take the stage for their Death by Sexy 20th Anniversary Tour – Friday August 28
Fair: The summer tradition, PNE Fair, is now open (closed Monday August 31) full of all new and many beloved activities; like new Wizard of Oz on Ice, new British Columbia Tattoo, the return of West Coast Lumberjack Show, the 50th Anniversary of SuperDogs, Music on the BCAA Stage and much more
Concerts: The PNE’s amazing new amphitheatre welcomes Summer Night Concerts at the Freedom Mobile Arch this week featuring; tonight-Nelly, August 27-ZEDD, August 28-Mt Joy, August 29-Cynthia Erivo with The VSO, August 30-Punjaby Virsa.
Local: Until the end of October, find farm fresh bounty from local growers and makers at Vancouver Farmers’ Markets; Wednesdays Downtown at the Art Gallery, Thursdays at Olympic Village, Saturdays at Riley Park, Trout Lake & West End, and Sundays at Mount Pleasant & Kitsilano
Market: Vancouver’s unique downtown shopping and entertainment destination, – Junction Public Market, an oasis on the waterfront at Granville Square – 200 Granville Street stays open until Labour Day, September 7,
Night: Until September 20, the last season of Richmond Night Market 2026 “Little World Wonder” invites the world to the party at the Night Market, packed with entertainment, food, deals, and the world’s only night market Zip Line until September 20
Comedy: The weekend is a laugh when Iranian-American Comic Max Amini stands up for four shows at the Orpheum Theatre at 5pm & 9pm on August 29 and 4pm & 8pm on August 30
Rock: Thursday, August 27 brings the sounds of indy-rockers The Strokes’ Reality Awaits Tour to Rogers Arena with support from special guests The Garden
Folk: Friday, August 28, BC Place welcomes folk-pop singer-songwriter Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide North American Tour 2026 with support from fellow singer-songwriter Gigi Perez
Icons: Saturday, August 29 prepare for a loud evening as BC Place fills with the sound of Guns N’ Roses North American Tour and supporting act The Black Crowes
Country: Sunday, August 30, Alabama-based country-rock act The Red Clay Strays’ Grateful Tour ’26 with special guests Wyatt Flores & Sweet Talk
Decade: Still hanging at Bean Hastings Gallery, the contemporary art gallery located within Bean Around the World Café, experience The 90s – Olivier Salvas’ latest exhibition which celebrates the spirit of the decade
Trio: Coquitlam’s Place des Arts continues its summer season with three exhibitions on view online, Place des Arts’ Community Exhibition, Images and Ideas: Student Exhibition, by Students of Don Portelance in the Leonore Peyton Salon online until August 31. Spirit of Spring, Ink and watercolours by Min Joyce Abraham showing online until August 31.
Robes: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC’s I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson, continues on display in the Audain Gallery until October 12.
Sculpture: Until October 18, 2026, The Polygon Gallery shows James Harry: Eye Of The Ancestor – a
new sculpture by James Harry marking The Polygon Gallery’s seventh collaboration and co-commission with Burrard Arts Foundation. Eye of the Ancestor is a striking yellow cedar wooden sphere, carved with Coast Salish designs on the surface and holding a mirror-polished steel sphere inside.
Photo: Also at The Polygon Gallery, one of Canada’s most influential photographers, Greg Girard, is featured in the first-ever survey of his work, on view until October 25.
River: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art prepares to present the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth: the visual languages that connect us, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun, on display until February 14, 2027
Landscape: Now on display, until March 20, 2027 at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford –Interglacial, is a stunning new exhibition from Vancouver-based environmental artist and activist Desirée Patterson. The exhibition examines the present moment as a critical point in history, as global climate change puts the future well-being of our planet at risk
Pacific: Richmond Art Gallery reaches across the Pacific for a cultural exchange with Japan for its summer exhibition – Ongoing / Pacific Crossings on show until October 4, 2026, the exhibition covers multiple disciplines; drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and video the exhibition will include works by Japanese artists