The Summer has slipped by, and we move into the early days of autumn but still finding a full slate of activities in these picks to start September.
West End: Tonight, if you’re lucky to have tickets, Vancouver Foodster and Tasting Plates take foodies and friends on a flavour exploration of Vancouver’s West End Neighbourhood and its eateries. Then starting tomorrow, Vancouver Foodster’s Best Sandwich Challenge begins, seeking to find your new favourite handheld.
Fringe: From September 7 to 17, the internationally-renowned Vancouver Fringe returns to stages with more than 85 brilliant new acts pushing the limits of performing arts as part of the 2023 Festival
Bard: As Bard on the Beach continues throughout September to bring in crowds for its two brilliant mainstage productions; As You Like It is in repertoire with Julius Caesar. The Howard Family Stage features the uniquely entertaining Goblin: Macbeth
Horrors: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s new season begins with Little Shop of Horrors in previews from September 7th at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
Ring: Saturday at Commodore Ballroom, National Extreme Wrestling takes the fight to Commodore Ballroom
Gallery: Until November 19th, The Vancouver Art Gallery is showing the landmark exhibition, Parviz Tanavoli: Poets, Locks, Cages – the first major presentation of works by Iranian-born, Vancouver-based artist Parviz Tanavoli in Canada.
Crisis: Opening September 9 to November 5, 2023 at The Richmond Art Gallery, Sonja Ahlers’ Classification Crisis takes a look at the 30 years of Ahlers careers as an influential voice for generations of feminists through her D.I.Y. approach to collage art, poetry, zines, mail art, and other publications.
Dimension: Until October 15th, The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere exhibition of The Art of Dimension, a celebration of Haida metalwork practices, and a powerful artistic affirmation of Indigenous knowledge sharing across generations.
Lights: Light Up Chinatown! a free two-day, Saturday and Sunday, outdoor festival with special live performances, favourite food trucks, lights and lanterns, and activities for all ages, filling the streets of Vancouver’s Chinatown
Flowers: The blooming new Harrison Sunflower Festival continues the legacy of the Chilliwack Sunflower Festival at its new location in Agassi
HipHop: Friday September 8, 50 Cent – The Final Lap Tour makes a stop at Rogers Arena with Busta Rhymes and Jeremiah
Japan: Saturday and Sunday, the Japan Market Fall Festival fills Robson Square locally made, imported, and Japanese inspired products and food and entertainment.
Shipyard: Across the lower mainland, the 2023 Shipyards Night Market runs Friday nights until September 15th at the Shipyards in North Vancouver.
Market: A kaleidoscope of colours, fantastical characters, and mouth-watering international foods combine at the 2023 Richmond Night Market, North America’s largest event of its kind runs weekends until October 9, 2023