Moving into the peak of summer we find plenty more entertainment and activities in the picks of the week.
Serving: The Arts Club Summer season has the perfect recipe for entertainment with the acclaimed musical Waitress at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until August 3.
Mystery: With Opening Night tonight, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap brings the long-running iconic manor house mystery to the Arts Club Granville Island Stage until August 10.
Beach: A sure sign of Summer, Bard on the Beach 2025 gets underway with the comedy Much Ado About Nothing running until September 20 alongside the 80s-themed Two Gentlemen of Verona running until September 19 on the BMO Mainstage. With The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] now on the Douglas Campbell Stage until September 20
Camp: Embrace the great outdoors with Camp Khats, the theme for the annual Khatsahlano Street Party, Vancouver’s largest free music and arts festival running 11am to 9pm on West 4th Avenue between Burrard and MacDonald Streets
Book: Canada’s longest-running event of its kind the Vancouver Art Book Fair returns to the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre from July 4–6.
Pirates: July 3th and 4th, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Live in Concert with the swashbuckling action film backed by the live orchestra
Stars: Theatre Under the Stars 2025 season is underway featuring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Legally Blonde The Musical, on stage until August 16, 2025, at Stanley Park’s iconic Malkin Bowl.
Golden: YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS BUT… on one day only, Sunday July 6 at PAL Theatre at 1pm and 7pm, beloved Vancouver actor and raconteur Bernard Cuffling will regale and entertain the audience with stories and anecdotes from his life on the boards; his mishaps, triumphs and, of course, his brush with Ginger Rogers all funds in support of Western Gold Theatre
Borderless Solidarities: The Indian Summer Festival gets started this week with a bounty of events from July 4 to July 13 at venues around Vancouver
Market: Junction Public Market, continues at Granville Square – 200 Granville Street. For its second year, the unique shipping container marketplace, will feature rotating pop-ups, local artisans, food vendors, a licensed patio, live entertainment, and special events planned throughout the season, all for with free entry.
Music: One of Western Canada’s largest music festivals, FVDED In The Park, returns to Holland Park in Surrey on July 4 and 5, with a stellar line-up including; Tiësto, Zedd, Disclosure, Kaytranada, Loud Luxury and many more filling the Park and the many after parties.
Transport: MONOVA’s newest Feature Exhibit ‘Are We There Yet? The Sustainable Transportation Journey’ exploring the ever-evolving landscape of urban transportation in North Vancouver until March 1, 2026
Amusement: Now open on weekends, visit Playland, for your favourite thrills and excitement on fan favourite thrill-rides like the THUNDERVOLT, Atmosfear and The Beast.
Star: Spend summer with the stars observing a new group exhibition, The Polygon Gallery’s Star Witnesses from June 27 to September 28 – featuring a line-up of acclaimed Canadian and international artists whose insightful observations of the cosmos
Value: The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC presents an exhibition of acclaimed contemporary artist Rebecca Belmore. VALUE: Rebecca Belmore at the Museum of Anthropology, on display until October 19, 2025, is an exhibition offering an examination of four important large-scale works from the Anishinaabe artist’s four-decade career, challenging the ongoing condition of colonialism.
Nuxalk: Also continuing at MOA is the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, on display 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.