Canada Day 2016 brings us a bonus long weekend this year, with plenty of activities in the picks of the week to go along with it.
Voyageurs: Tonight at BC Place, Whitecaps FC hope to defend their Amway Canadian Championship against challengers Toronto FC
Trio: Tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre welcomes the coming together of a trio of singer/songwriters; kd lang, Neko Case, & Laura Veirs, part of the Vancouver Jazz Festival.
Sing: At XY Wednesdays, raise a glass and sing along to live Showtunes at Keys – Piano Bar & Live Showtunes
Legend: Motown icon Diana Ross sings the blues and more of her famed catalogue at the River Rock Show Theatre on Thursday evening.
Theatre: There’s still time to catch The Arts Club Theatre’s production of Billy Elliot at the Stanley before it closes July 10th or catch Rock Of Ages at the Granville Island Stage until July 30th.
Canada Day: Celebrate Canada Day with friends and family at many of the community events happening around Metro Vancouver
Cruise: Hop onboard the CruisyT Canada Day Fireworks Cruise with tunes by DJ Harris & DJ Zach Shore and drag performances by The Unstoppable Conni Smudge, Reigning Empress, Sienna Blaze and Mandy Kamp.
Soul: Canada Day at XY finds DJ B’UGO from Montreal joining local DJ Mr Cox and G-Luve for EnSoul a night of funky, sexy soul
Bard: The 2016 season of Bard on the Beach is well underway in Vanier Park with Romeo & Juliet and The Merry Wives of Windsor running in the BMO Main Stage with Pericles joining the line-up in the Howard Family Stage this weekend.
Fest: The Vancouver International Jazz Festival wraps up this weekend but there’s still time to catch some of the great jazz performances throughout the city until Sunday.