April Events in Metro Vancouver 2016

The blossoms have tumbled like confetti from the trees and now as leafy green canopies shade us from the early spring sun, tulips painting the gardens below. This month there are Spring Markets, the Party for the Planet, festivals, performances, and I will be leading a workshop at Camp Tech. Check below for the full list of things to do this month around Metro Vancouver:

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April Events in Metro Vancouver

Jump to: Friday, April 1 to Sunday, April 3, 2016
Jump to: Monday, April 4 to Sunday, April 10, 2016
Jump to: Monday, April 11 to Sunday, April 17, 2016
Jump to: Monday, April 18 to Sunday, April 24, 2016
Jump to: Monday, April 25 to Saturday, April 30, 2016

Multi-Day Events

Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below.

Friday, April 1, 2016
Vancouver Bike Rave
Newton Community Walk
Fraser Valley Food Show
Drizzle Apparel Co. Crowdfunding Campaign Launch Event
The 3rd Annual FEMME-STRAVAGANZA at The Cultch
Vancouver International Puppet Festival
VSO Pops: Rocket Man With Chris Hadfield
Mamma Mia! in Vancouver
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Twelfth Night
The Laramie Project
Saturday, April 2, 2016
INFOCUS Film School Open House
Clown Cabaret at the Revue Stage
Mad Tea Party
8th Annual CARDED Show
Lecture: Gold Mountain Dreaming and the History of the Cantonese Pacific
Railtown Catering Customer Appreciation
Capture Photo Fest, Josema Zamorano
Spring Home Reno Show
VSO Pops: Rocket Man With Chris Hadfield
The 3rd Annual FEMME-STRAVAGANZA at The Cultch
Nat Bailey Farmers Market
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Fraser Valley Food Show
Mamma Mia! in Vancouver
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Twelfth Night
The Laramie Project
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival – Tree Talks & Walks
Dashing Date: Singles Brunch
Bridal Swap
Dairy-Free Living, Half Day Course at VPL
75th Anniversary Tour: Victoria Symphony
Sunday Paella Series at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Cannery Farmers Market
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Fraser Valley Food Show
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Mamma Mia! in Vancouver
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
The Laramie Project
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries

Monday, April 4, 2016
Vancouver Job Fair
Eastside Tree Night hosted by the Grandview Garden Club
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Red Racer Super Stellar IPA Launch Party
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
WorkBC and YWCA 2nd Annual Hiring Fair at Vancouver Public Library
Viking Sailing Club, New Members Night
Vancouver Police Museum Speaker Series
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Twelfth Night
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Jesse Garbe: Painting, Taxidermy, and Natural History
Reconciliation Through Education
Elephant Revival and Mandolin Orange
Gala for Vancouver Photowalks
The Power of Responsible Travel
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Presents Going Home Star
April Community Potluck – Extra Potluck at Kits House
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Twelfth Night
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Friday, April 8, 2016
Battle of the Brush
Opening Reception: Easter Eggs, New Works from Andrea Hooge
Wild Fruit – LGBTQ Dance Party
Family Date Night, Surrey
Hives for Humanity Benefit Show
Vancouver South African Film Festival
Wendy D Photo, SCREAM the Exhibition
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Presents Going Home Star
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Twelfth Night
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Blogging for Business Workshop at Camp Tech
Meet a Scientist – Experiment with an Artist
Artist Tour and Opening Reception
Free Electronics, Small Appliances & Power Tools Drop-off Event
Cooking Class: Don’t Fear the Fish
Songs for Glass Island – Camille Norment with Experimental Music Unit
There is a Way Cabaret
Spring Home Reno Show, North Vancouver
Old School Dance Party
ManTalks – School Of Greatness With Lewis Howes & Ryan Holmes
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Nat Bailey Farmers Market
Wendy D Photo, SCREAM the Exhibition
Sakura Days Japan Fair
Vancouver South African Film Festival
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Presents Going Home Star
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Twelfth Night
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Big Love Ball in Stanley Park
Stanley Park Walk, Old Money: West of Denman Historical Walking Tour
Fall for Local Spring Market
Dear Vancouver: An Experimental Letter Writing Campaign on Public Space
Roedde House Museum Second Sunday Concert Series
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
MEC Vancouver Race THREE, The Fast Blaster
BC Association of Travel Writers Symposium
Annual Nifty for Fifty Sale
Sakura Days Japan Fair
Sunday Paella Series at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Wendy D Photo, SCREAM the Exhibition
Vancouver South African Film Festival
Vancouver Tree Week Events
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries

Monday, April 11, 2016
VSO Spring Fest: Wagner Versus Brahms
Wendy D Photo, SCREAM the Exhibition
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
MOSAIC’s 5th Annual Job & Career Fair
Environmental Farming Footprint and Climate Change
Wendy D Photo, SCREAM the Exhibition
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Shaping Vancouver: What’s a Neighbourhood?
All About Argan Oil
Cooking Class & Dinner: Vegetarian Spring
Wendy D Photo, SCREAM the Exhibition
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Thursday, April 14, 2016
SOMA Gallery Opening Reception: Dina Goldstein, Gods Of Suburbia
Kibbles n’ Beats Fundraiser for BC SPCA
Gods of Suburbia, Dina Goldstein, Capture Photography Festival
Roedde House Museum Jazz Concert Series
Wendy D Photo, SCREAM the Exhibition
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Friday, April 15, 2016
Science World After Dark
Musica Intima
Special Preview Screening: High-Rise
Ecco la Primavera! Dinner Show with Mark & Colleen Donnelly
Vancouverite: A Comedy Show
17th Annual North Shore Writer’s Festival
Brain Health Fair
Fashion Blooms for Pacific Autism
Canadian Film Week at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Saturday, April 16, 2016
17th Annual North Shore Writer’s Festival
Teenage Dirtbag with Jacob Samuel
New West Craft at River Market
Wu School Art Association’s Third Annual Exhibition
Pipe Organ-Pan Flute Concert with Children’s Choir
View Finders Exhibition Opening Event
Lab Art Show III
Authors Among Us, Surrey Libraries
Eco Fashion at Surrey Museum
14th Annual Early Years Festival, Surrey
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival: Blossom Barge
Vocal Skills and the Author’s Panel
Vancouver Special House Tour
Vancouver Nighthawks Game
An Evening with Eckhart Tolle
45th Avenue Jazz Band: Northern Stars
Live Jazz at Brentwood
Nat Bailey Farmers Market
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Canadian Film Week at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Rain City 72 Hour Film Noir Challenge: Screening & Awards Celebration
Vancouver Sun Run
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
VanChan @ The RIO
Whitecaps FC 2 match vs OKC Energy FC
Patterson’s Wager at the VIFF Vancity Theatre
Design Sundays Workshop – Make It Rain
Beer Wars
Dance Allsorts: Raices y Alas Flamenco
Zealous Art, Wine Time
Stanley Park Businesses Historical Walking Tour
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival: Blossom Barge
Sunday Paella Series at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Cannery Farmers Market
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Live Jazz at Brentwood
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Canadian Film Week at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Abbotsford Tulip Festival

Monday, April 18, 2016
Cinergy Student Film Festival
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Canadian Film Week at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Food Security and Sustainability: BC and Beyond
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Canadian Film Week at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Patterson’s Wager at the VIFF Vancity Theatre
The Oratorio Singers Concert
Celluloid Social Club Celebrating National Canadian Film Day
Cooking Class: Classic French Pies
Vancouver Police Museum Speaker Series
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Good Mother
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Canadian Film Week at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Arlo Guthrie at the Chan Centre
Artist Talk with Sonny Assu
An Evening with Nick Bantock
One Girl Can Society Presents #IWANT2BE
Studio Sessions Vol V
Magique: Vegas-Style Magic Stage Show at the Metro Theatre
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland Marquis Wines Grape Juice Fundraiser
Discover Dance! Karen Flamenco
Verses Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Good Mother
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Canadian Film Week at Vancity VIFF Theatre
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Friday, April 22, 2016
Edible Exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Voices of Elders
Make It! Vancouver Fair
Art Together Show
Mano Le Tough & The Drifter at The Imperial, Maeve Showcase
Presenting the 2nd Annual Parker Art Salon
Vancouver World Music Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Good Mother
Verses Festival
Magique: Vegas-Style Magic Stage Show at the Metro Theatre
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey Party for the Planet
Vaisakhi Day Parade, Surrey
LD Foto Con
Worldwide Instameet Vancouver
Walking Tours with Maurice Guibord
TEDxEastVan 2016
Shakespeare 400: Stanley Park Historical Gardens Walking Tour
Crafty Affaire Spring Market
Bard on the Beach Presents: Will’s Wake
Hershe Bar-Where The Girls Are
Inaugural Bell Joy Ride Vancouver
Women’s Only Self-Defense Workshop
Fort Langley: A Night at the Fort
Raffi at the Orpheum
Nat Bailey Farmers Market
Live Jazz at Brentwood
Vancouver World Music Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Good Mother
Verses Festival
Magique: Vegas-Style Magic Stage Show at the Metro Theatre
Make It! Vancouver Fair
Royal City Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof
Vagabond Players Present: Tea and Sympathy
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Canucks Autism Network’s Family Festival
Veg Expo
Uncensored Comedy Night
The VanDusen Plant Sale
Zealous Art: pARTy in Langley
Design Sundays Workshop – Improv-ing the City
Improv-ing the City. Designing Policies through Participative Theatre
Dance Allsorts: Raices y Alas Flamenco
VSO Symphony at the Annex
Sunday Paella Series at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Live Jazz at Brentwood
Vancouver World Music Festival
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Good Mother
Verses Festival
Make It! Vancouver Fair
Abbotsford Tulip Festival

Monday, April 25, 2016
The Arts Club’s California Wine Fair
Just Leap: YES Vancouver
School of Sense: Empathy and Vulnerability Empathy
Food for Thought: An Opportunity for Interaction
Verses Festival
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Verses Festival
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Forbidden Vancouver: Secrets of the Penthouse
Army & Navy’s Legendary Shoe Sale
New Frontiers of Design: Paola Antonelli
Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Just Words
Verses Festival
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Jeans Day
AutoArt Party
808 TECH & Innovation Investment Forum
Speed Dating + Social Cocktails
BIL Conference Fundraiser at the Rio
Latte Art Throwdown
Wine for Waves
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Verses Festival
Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Just Words
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Friday, April 29, 2016
West End Community Centre Art in the City
One Night in Byzantium
Graham Clark Presents Canadian Heritage Minutes
Sideshow Comedy Improv
Verses Festival
Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Just Words
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Abbotsford Tulip Festival
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey Youth Showcase
Wheel 2 Heal
West End Community Centre Art in the City
NCIX Tech Fair
Regional Recycling Burnaby’s Earth Day Event
LD Foto Con
Move to Improve
Vancouver Metal Arts Grad Show
Out and About Bike Tour: Versions of Vancouverism
SUPA Society’s Surf’s UP/ASD Sk8 Day Fundraiser
Canadian Authors for Indies: Celebrating Independent Book Stores
Colours: A Celebration of International Dance Day in Richmond
Art: Andy Dixon – Expensive Things
Direct Animation Workshop with Nisha Platzer and Ryder Thomas White
Corks & Forks – A Long Table Dinner at the Lonsdale Quay Market
Arbor Day Tree Planting Event and Tree Sale, Surrey
Listen to Your Mother
Corks & Forks Presented by Lonsdale Quay Market
Trivia Night Fundraiser for the Adopt-a-Class Program
Vancouver Nighthawks Game
Sideshow Comedy Improv
Live Jazz at Brentwood
Verses Festival
Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Just Words
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Abbotsford Tulip Festival

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