As we approach Labour Day, the end of summer is in sight but before then, there is still time for a last hurrah of season with these great activity and entertainment picks.
Sunset: Take one last chance to soak in the evening sun with Vancouver Experiences’ Lookout-The Sunset Experience an all-inclusive evening of entertainment, socializing, small bites and superb sunset views from 167m above the city skyline at Vancouver Lookout.
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
Nikkei: This weekend, September 5-6 the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre hosts Nikkei Matsuri Japanese Summer Festival brings two days of food, entertainment and cultural exchange
Zone: It’s the final weekend for the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone – the popular summer-long Granville Street (between Davie & W Georgia St) block party has hosted World Cup activations, entertainment, expanded street-side patios and more, this weekend September 5-7 Taiwan Festival spreads throughout the zone.
Island: The Annual Vancouver TaiwanFest themed “Islands In The Wind” explores this years’ cultural connections between Taiwan, Canada and Scotland 2026, with events and activities at various locations around the city.
Sale: Perhaps one of the city’s biggest annual events, The Aritzia Warehouse Sale, is on now until September 7 at Vancouver Convention Centre West offering customers 50% to 90% off the year’s jackets, coats, dresses, blouses, denim, pants, skirts, accessories and more.
Fair: The traditional wrap of summer holidays and the PNE Fair, offers one last chance to take in the 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 Super Dogs, Music on the BCAA Stage and much more.
Concerts: Adding more to the spectacular line up of PNE’s Summer Night Concerts at the Freedom Mobile Arch this week featuring; tonight-Barenaked Ladies, Thursday-Weird Al Yankovic, Friday-Earth, Wind & Fire, Saturday-Pierce The Veil, Sunday-Sarah McLachlan, Labour Day_Monday-Boy George & Culture Club
Funny: From September the Annual Celebration of Comedy – Vancouver Is Funny – brings humour and laughter to stages around the city night after night throughout the month
Kick: Whitecaps FC aim to continue their winning ways, with a 2026 TELUS Canadian Championship semifinal against CF Montreal, tonight September 2nd. Then Saturday, they return to MLS league play hosting St Louis City SC
Super: Saturday, September 5 – the Northern Super League Vancouver Rise host Halifax Tides FC at Swangard Stadium
Market: Until September 7, Vancouver’s unique downtown shopping and entertainment destination, – Junction Public Market, an oasis on the waterfront at Granville Square – 200 Granville Street
Night: Only 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
Tame: Rogers Arena welcomes two sold out shows on the Aussie act Tame Impala’s Dead Beat Tour, September 5 & 6
Comedy: Saturday, September 5, comedian and podcaster Bobby Lee brings audiences two shows to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Local: Continuing 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
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.
Photography: 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.
Mouth: 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
Climate: 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
Crossing: 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