March moves us closer to spring and entertainment blooms all around these picks
Whodunit: Agatha Christie’s classic caper And Then There Were None brings murder and mystery to Metro Theatre until March 22
Cup: Whitecaps FC has advanced to the Round of 16 in the CONCACAF Champions Cup with the first leg of a home and home match up taking place tonight, March 5 at BC Place against Mexican side CF Monterrey
Pucks: Tonight, across at Rogers Arena Vancouver Canucks return to the ice, hosting Anaheim Ducks, then on Friday hosting Minnesota Wild and wrapping up the weekend against Dallas Stars on Sunday.
MLS: Saturday at BC Place the MLS regular season continues with Whitecaps FC hosting cross-country rivals CF Montreal
Dancers: The 18th annual Coastal Dance Festival presented by Dancers of Damelahamid honours Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world. On stage from March 4th to 6th, at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC in Vancouver and from March 7th to 9th, at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster.
Cash: The Arts Club Theatre takes its 2024 hit Ring of Fire: The Music Of Johnny Cash on the road, stopping at The Surrey Arts Centre until March 8.
Ballet: March 6-8 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Ballet BC presents ZENITH featuring a new creation by Andrea Peña, the return of Johan Inger’s PASSING, and a world premiere by Fernando Hernando Magadan.
Shoe: Until March 9th, step into a magical world of fairy tales, music, and shoes in a fun and interactive The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe presented at Presentation House Theatre
Art: The Vancouver presentation of The Art of Banksy Without Limits is a brilliantly comprehensive and educational exhibition features 200+ pieces of art celebrating Banksy’s works, on display until May 25 at 1 Alexander Street in Gastown
Roll: Returning to Rogers Arena just weeks after his turn closing the Invictus Games, Jelly Roll’s The Beautifully Broken Great Northern Tour makes a stop Saturday night with support from Josh Ross and Savannah Dexter & Brabo Gator
Dad: Things I Hide From Dad, by Travis Abels brings the storyteller back to Vancouver for a special limited-run presentation between Vancouver Fringe and Pacific Theatre from March 5 to March 8.
Photo: Chelsey-Stuyt
Taste: March 6 to 15, at The Cultch Vancity Culture Lab welcomes the world premiere of A Taste of Hong Kong, a new, original work, written by Anonymous, produced by Pi Theatre and presented by Theatre Passe in association with Vancouver Asian Theatre Company (vAct).
Choral: March 7 to 9 at the Rio Theatre, Chor Leoni presents its unique pop music choral experience, PopCappella 3D, adding power and harmony to some of the world’s biggest hits, joined by a team of Vancouver’s finest musicians. The PopCappella 3D peformances will feature songs by U2, Leonard Cohen, K.D. Lang, and The Supremes, all set against 3D film projections and immersive lighting.
Photographs: On display until May 25th, The Polygon Gallery presents the Canadian premiere of Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s Tranquility of Communion an exhibition of the brief but influential career of the late British-Nigerian artist
Francophone: The 36th annual Festival du Bois brings another exciting roster of music artists and performers to the heated Festival du Bois big tents from March 7 to 9 at Mackin Park, in Maillardville, the centre of francophone culture in BC
Silver Screen: Silent Movie Mondays presents Piccadilly (1929) starring Anna May Wong at the Orpheum Theatre bringing back the 1920s silent movie era with an immersive experience that screens popular silent films accompanied by dramatic music played live on the historic Wurlitzer organ – the last theatre organ in Canada still performing in its original home.
Dance: March 5th and 7th at the Annex, 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver International Dance Festival presents Elie-Anne Ross & Lorin Sookool
Installation: Closing March 15th, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art present The Biting School and battery opera’s TechniCowlour, an installation and performance exploring the intersections of mythology, memory, and sensory experience at Centre A, at 205-268 Keefer Street
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.
Nuxalk: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is presenting the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, on display at MOA until January 5, 2026.
Canadian: Showing until May 18, Griffin Art Projects presents a new group exhibition, Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s–Now, the exhibition is guest curated by Melissa E. Feldman, the groundbreaking show challenges traditional perceptions of Canadian contemporary art.
Aging: Until June 1st, MONOVA: Museum & Archives of North Vancouver presents the Feature Exhibit, Echoes of Memory: Featuring A Crow A Day, weaving together untold stories of aging, memory loss & dementia, and the power of community on our collective human experience