Beware the Ides of March, but you won’t be idle with these great picks of the week
Habit: Laughter could be habit forming as one of the longest-running off-Broadway productions, Dan Goggin’s NUNSENSE at the Metro Theatre until March 21 – following a mishap The Little Sisters of Hoboken need to raise emergency funds for their convent and put on a madcap variety show.
Crime: March 13-15 at PAL Studio Theatre, Western Gold Theatre presents an On Our Feet fully staged reading (book in hand), directed by Colleen Winton, of Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie’s THE STRANGER – an intimate psychological thriller full of well-placed red herrings, suspense, chills and danger.
Circus: Continuing until March 15, head to the circus centre ring as Europa Super Circus continues its West Coast tour under the big top at Richmond’s Lansdowne Centre.
Cottage: The Arts Club On Tour brings The Golden Anniversaries to Evergreen Culture Centre until March 15 – Find out if everything is Golden, when Glen and Sandy head to their cottage on their 50th anniversary?
Revolution: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s presents the the Canadian premiere of Franklinland at the Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island, March 12–April 5. – an imaginative and thoroughly modern look at the American Revolution— focused on the fraught and often absurd relationship between Benjamin Franklin and his son, William.
Warriors: The Cultch second annual Warrior Festival, continues until March 29 this week with The Search Party’s People, Place & Things is at The Historic Theatre, until March 22
Medieval: Friday, March 13 at Christ Church Cathedral, Early Music Vancouver presents Amour Courtois: Medieval Meets Jazz French jazz pianist Baptiste Bailly along with Matthew Baker and Efrén López perform a set of 14th-century French songs reimagined through the lens of contemporary improvisation.
Trio: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, a collaboration between Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita, and Afro-Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles comes to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, March 13
Singer: Juno-award winning Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie supports Inuktitut, her fourth solo record, with a stop at The Vogue Theatre on Thursday March 12
Cup: Whitecaps FC continue their quest towards the CONCACAF Champions Cup with next leg seeing the team host I-5 rivals Seattle Sounds at BC Place on Thursday March 12
MLS: Whitecaps FC also play a regular MLS league match hosting Minnesota United FC this Sunday, March 18 at 1:30pm (rescheduled from March 17) at BC Place Stadium
Pucks: Vancouver Canucks take to the ice at Rogers Arena twice this week with Nashville Predators visiting Thursday March 12 then Seattle Kraken visit on Saturday March 14
Chicago: Believe Chicago makes its Canadian debut at Canada Place March 12 – Flyover’s first-ever film set entirely in an urban city, this multi-sensory journey takes guests 13,000 feet into the sky for a thrilling flight through the heart of Chicago passing skyscrapers, cinematic car chases, fireworks, and more.
Comedy: Morgan Jay’s The Goofy Guy Tour finds the musician/comedian taking to the stage at Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two shows, 6pm & 9pm on Saturday March 14
Stand-up: Laughter also abounds with Chris D’Elia – Go For It! the acclaimed stand-up comedian’s tour makes a stop at Vancouver Playhouse for two shows, 7pm &9:30pm Saturday March 14
Mother: Museum of Anthropology at UBC (MOA) is presenting the world premiere of Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother an exhibition featuring a varied collection of naaxiin (Chilkat) weavings and their digital translations, continues until March 29th
Colours: Until April 5th, Richmond Art Gallery presents major new group exhibition, The Chromophiliacs, featuring major works by Diyan Achjadi, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan, Charlene Vickers, and Jan Wade, alongside new commissions by Maru Aponte, Sandeep Johal, Yaimel López Zaldívar, Laura Meza Orozco, Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo, and Malina Sintnicolaa
Photography: The Polygon Gallery sprouts a major new exhibition by acclaimed artist, curator, and scholar Tania Willard, Photolithics, showcasing the artists inventive approach to photography – on view from March 7th to May 24th.
Border: On view until May 30, 2026, The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford presents Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–U.S. Border / Perspectives sur la frontière Canada–É.-U., an ambitious exhibition that looks at the history of the 49th parallel that separates Canada and the US, and its lasting impacts on Indigenous communities
Dream: The Chinese Canadian Museum’s award-winning feature exhibition; Dream Factory: Cantopop Mandopop 1980s–2000’s has been extended by two months to allow more visitors to experience the acclaimed installation, held over until July 19, 2026.
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