July Events in Metro Vancouver 2013

It’s always fun to kick off a month with a long weekend and some sunshine, and when you throw in free family festivals, fireworks, and live music you’ve got the perfect recipe for summer fun. Thanks to those who have sent in their listings, the July Events in Metro Vancouver list is ready to roll. As usual, this list will be updated several times each week so be sure to check back often!

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Multi-Day Events

Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below. A few features that run all month and into August include Theatre Under the Stars, the Stanley Park Open, Vancouver Canadians Promotions, free dancing lessons at Robson Square, and free outdoor movies.

Canada Day Festivities

Monday, July 1, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey Canada Day
Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Day at Canada Place
Canada Day at Granville Island
Canada Day at The Portside Pub
Canada Day Craft Fair at Waterfront Park North Vancouver
Steveston Salmon Festival
Coquitlam Canada Day
Delta Museum and Archives Society Celebrates Canada Day
Vancouver International Busker Festival

July Events in Metro Vancouver

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Summer Concert Series at Trout Lake
Eco-Arts Salon with Nicole Bridger
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Inspirational Latin Awards
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Kenneth Roy Mitchell & Maxine Wolodko at District Foyer Gallery Opening Reception

Friday, July 5, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre
Vancouver Cycle Chic Social
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
20th Anniversary Enchanted Evenings Concert Series
Free Friday Night Dances at Robson Square
Take Off Friday at YVR Airport
Live in Lynn Valley Villge Summer Concerts
Summer Concerts in Edgemont Village
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival

Saturday, July 6, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Carnaval del Sol
Sponsored by Miss604: Love Global Mini Golf Tournament
eatART at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Stanley Park Secrets 125 Anniversary Historical Walking Tour
Underwear Affair
Summer Salsa Cruise
Cates Park Concert Series
4th Annual Quattro Street Fair in Surrey
Port Coquitlam: Concerts in Leigh Square
House History Walking Tours: West End
EPIC Sustainable Living Festival
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Free Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square
EPIC Sustainable Living Festival
Music in the Park: Capilano River Regional Park
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Sponsored by Miss604: Carnaval del Sol
Indian Summer Festival

Monday, July 8, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Carnaval del Sol
Copacabana Social Club at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Free Outdoor Movie Vancouver: The Neverending Story
Sponsored by Miss604: Carnaval del Sol
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Summer Concert Series at Trout Lake
Sponsored by Miss604: Carnaval del Sol
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Vancouver Tool Library: City Commons
Believe Freedom Festival Whistler
Sponsored by Miss604: Carnaval del Sol
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Friday, July 12, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre
Free Friday Night Dances at Robson Square
Rock and Roll Burlesque – Raven Virginia and Miyuki Divine
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Feel Good Fridays at Lonsdale Quay
Variety Show – Benefit for Family Services of Vancouver
Historical Gardens of Stanley Park Walking Tour
20th Anniversary Enchanted Evenings Concert Series
Take Off Friday at YVR Airport
Live in Lynn Valley Villge Summer Concerts
Summer Concerts in Edgemont Village
Vancouver Tool Library: City Commons
Believe Freedom Festival Whistler
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival

Saturday, July 13, 2013
Khatsahlano Festival
Marpole Summerfest
Tailgate Village with Seattle Seahawks at Park Royal
Girls Rock Camp Showcase
Run for Women
Outstanding in the Field: UBC
House History Walking Tours: Vancouver’s Oldest Neighbourhood
Port Coquitlam: Concerts in Leigh Square
Free Outdoor Movie Vancouver: Enter the Dragon
Whistler Children’s Festival
Craft Fairs at Civic Plaza North Vancouver
Mad Pride Cabaret at Gallery Gachet
Cates Park Concert Series
Summer Salsa Cruise
Vancouver Tool Library: City Commons
Believe Freedom Festival Whistler
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Dancing on the EDGE Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Mountain View Cemetery Walking Tours: Chinese, Japanese and Jewish Burials
Free Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square
7th Annual Party at the Pier, Lonsdale
Eat Play Live Well: Street Fair in Surrey
Music in the Park: Alexandra Bandstand
Free Swing Dancing on Granville
Key West Ford Show & Shine New Westminster
Stanley Park Ecology Society: Stanley Park’s Eagles
Music in the Park: Capilano River Regional Park
Vancouver Tool Library: City Commons
Believe Freedom Festival Whistler
Canadian Open Fastpitch

Monday, July 15, 2013
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
Whistler Children’s Festival
Copacabana Social Club at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Believe Freedom Festival Whistler
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Free Outdoor Movie Vancouver: Clueless
Free Musical Nooners at CBC Vancouver
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Vancouver Farmers Markets Berry Festival
Summer Concert Series at Trout Lake
“Do the Math” – Village Surrey Movie Night
Where the Park meets the City Historical Walking Tour
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Thursday, July 18, 2013
LGBTTQ Inclusion Festival
BC Renaissance Festival
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Friday, July 19, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre
Media Exhibit Opening: Hey Loser!
Free Friday Night Dances at Robson Square
Feel Good Fridays at Lonsdale Quay
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
20th Anniversary Enchanted Evenings Concert Series
Take Off Friday at YVR Airport
Live in Lynn Valley Villge Summer Concerts
Summer Concerts in Edgemont Village
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens

Saturday, July 20, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey Fusion Festival
Illuminares Lantern Festival 25th Anniversary
Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association’s ElectraFest
Psoriasis Awareness Walk in Vancouver
The Summer Festival: Presented by SFU Anime + ARC
Port Coquitlam: Concerts in Leigh Square
Sequential Circus 13: Live Electronic Performance Showcase
House History Walking Tours: Mount Pleasant
Cates Park Concert Series
18th Annual Wreck Beach Butoh
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey Fusion Festival
Copper & Fire: Annual Arts Event at Britannia Mine
Sunday Market at the Winery
Free Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square
Edmonds City Fair and Classic Car Show
Stanley Park Ecology Society: Beavers, Brooks, Bogs
Music in the Park: Capilano River Regional Park
18th Annual Wreck Beach Butoh
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens

Monday, July 22, 2013
Copacabana Social Club at Vancity VIFF Theatre
IOU: A Conversation on the Power of Forgiveness and Debts
Canadian Open Fastpitch
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Tasting Plates North Vancouver
Canadian Construction Women: Summer Social
Free Outdoor Movie Vancouver: The Breakfast Club
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
New MOA Exhibit Opening: Paradise Lost? Contemporary Works from the Pacific
Summer Concert Series at Trout Lake
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Shirley Gnome Edinburgh Fringe Preview
Summer Craft Market at Jack Poole Plaza
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Friday, July 26, 2013
Sponsored by Miss604: Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre
Velopalooza
Free Friday Night Dances at Robson Square
Feel Good Fridays at Lonsdale Quay
20th Anniversary Enchanted Evenings Concert Series
Take Off Friday at YVR Airport
Live in Lynn Valley Villge Summer Concerts
Summer Concerts in Edgemont Village
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Summer Craft Market at Jack Poole Plaza

Saturday, July 27, 2013
Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks Night
Pecha Kucha New West, Vol. 3
Caribbean Days Festival
Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour: Granville and Georgia
Q – Actors Connecting
White Diamond Charity Cruise Under the Stars
Free Outdoor Movies Tsawwassen: The Goonies
The Flats Block Party
House History Walking Tours: Vancouver’s Oldest Neighbourhood
Port Coquitlam: Concerts in Leigh Square
Craft Fairs at Civic Plaza North Vancouver
Cates Park Concert Series
ArtStarts Free Weekend Workshops
Ride Into History
Velopalooza
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Summer Craft Market at Jack Poole Plaza
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Caribbean Days Festival
Great Gatsby Garden Party
Jog for the Bog: International Bog Day
Music in the Park: Alexandra Bandstand
Farmers Market Kitchen Kitsilano: Chris Whittaker
Free Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square
Music in the Park: Capilano River Regional Park
ArtStarts Free Weekend Workshops
Velopalooza
Bollywood Wedding at the PNE Italian Gardens
Summer Craft Market at Jack Poole Plaza

Monday, July 29, 2013
Copacabana Social Club at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Velopalooza
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Spirit of Leadership: A High Tea Adventure
Velopalooza
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks Night
Free enRoute Film Festival Screening
Velopalooza