Picks of the Week – March 18, 2026

Spring break brings with it an atmospheric river and plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained by these picks of the week.

Habit: It your last chance to laugh along with Dan Goggin’s NUNSENSE at the Metro Theatre, wrapping up 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.

Revolution: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s presents the the Canadian premiere of Franklinland at the Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island, until 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.

Cottage: Head to the Cottage with The Arts Club On Tour and celebrate The Golden Anniversaries making stops this week at, Mission’s Clarke Theatre, tonight March 18, The Anvil Centre in New Westminster March 19-20 and The ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge March 20-21 before heading to the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby, next week.

Warriors:  The Cultch second annual Warrior Festival, continues until March 29 – with The Search Party’s People, Place & Things is at The Historic Theatre running until March 22. Originally scheduled final show, The Horse of Jenin by Troupe Courage (Amsterdam) has been postponed – dates to be announced

Influence: Mitch and Murray Productions is presenting the North American premiere of Harm, by acclaimed British playwright Phoebe Eclair-Powell, on stage at Studio 16 from March 20 to March 29, 

Ice: The Vancouver Canucks take to the ice at Rogers Arena twice this week, Thursday playing host to Tampa Bay Lightning, then Saturday, St Louis Blues pay a visit.

Box: Friday, July 19, Vancouver Warriors pay tribute to St Patrick’s Day when they host Ottawa Black Bears at Rogers Arena

Kicks: Top of the League Whitecaps FC keep their MLS league winning streak going hosting San Jose Earthquakes Saturday March 21 at 7:30pm at BC Place Stadium

Rumpus: Carousel Theatre for Young People encourages the littlest theatregoers and their favourite grown-ups to join Max on his adventure to let their wild side out as Maurice Sendak’s beloved Where The Wild Things Are comes to Performance Works on Granville Island March 19-22

Dance: A reinterpretation of William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by Ex Machina & Côté Danse makes its BC premiere at Vancouver Playhouse March 18-21, presented by DanceHouse, with community partners Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival and Théâtre la Seizième

Chicago: Ongoing, Awaken Canada plays in repertoire with the new Believe Chicago – 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.

Rock: The Commodore Ballroom welcomes LA-based Grammy nominated The Record Company’s Give It Back To You 10th Anniversary Tour on Saturday March 21

Alt-Pop: Sunday, Virginia Beach-born and Nashville-based artist, songwriter, and producer Steinza’s Steinza Was Here Tour stops at the Biltmore Cabaret

Brothers: Following a rousing sold out 2025 tour, Walk Right Back, telling the story of the most successful musical duo of all time – The Everly Brothers –  returns to the Massey Theatre March 21, 2026

Circus: The world premiere of Fall(se) Circ(us), presented by Little Room Productions, in partnership with New Works and The Roundhouse Community Centre, comes to the stage March 21^st.

Andes: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC (MOA) is bringing the world premiere of Tupananchiskama: Ancient Andean Cosmovision, exploring MOA’s collection of ancient Andean artifacts from March 19, 2026–January 3, 2027. 

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 until May 24^th.  

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