September Events in Metro Vancouver 2021

September is here and so are flowers, farm fun, and festivals! Miss604 is proud to sponsor the Portobello West Fall Market, the end of summer at Burnaby Village Museum, and the Search the Rock scavenger hunt in White Rock all month-long. On September 30th, take time to reflect and take action for a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

September Events in Metro Vancouver

This list is updated daily.
If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.

Month-Long Events/Attractions

• Corn Mazes & Family Fun in Vancouver
• Search the Rock – Scavenger Hunt Around White Rock
• Imagine Van Gogh
• Da Vinci Experience in Tsawwassen
• Collage Works at The Cultch gallery
• Bard on the Beach Festival’s 32nd Season & Feature Film
• Vancouver Fringe Festival
• Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Village Museum
Not Just an Art Show: The Overdose Crisis on Canvas
Chilliwack Sunflower Festival 2021
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Village Museum
Ask an Astronomer
Victory Square Block Party
Invitation to Transform: History of Residential Schools & Cohort 3
Not Just an Art Show: The Overdose Crisis on Canvas
Sounds of Summer Featuring Cannery Row
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Soundscapes
Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
Chilliwack Sunflower Festival 2021
TAIWANFest Vancouver
Music in the Courtyard at Firehall Arts Centre
Friday, September 3, 2021
Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Village Museum
Sponsored by Miss604: Coquitlam Summer Concert Series Stream
Shipyards Live Festival in North Van
Not Just an Art Show: The Overdose Crisis on Canvas
Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
Chilliwack Sunflower Festival 2021
TAIWANFest Vancouver
Music in the Courtyard at Firehall Arts Centre
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Village Museum
Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
First Saturday Open Studio
Southlands Bike-In
Southlands Tsawwassen Farmers Market
Chilliwack Corn Maze Long Weekend Festival
Riley Park, Trout Lake, West End Farmers Markets
Shipyards Live Festival in North Van
Chilliwack Sunflower Festival 2021
TAIWANFest Vancouver
Music in the Courtyard at Firehall Arts Centre
Sunday, September 5, 2021
Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Village Museum
Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
Chilliwack Corn Maze Long Weekend Festival
Chilliwack Sunflower Festival 2021
TAIWANFest Vancouver
Kitsilano & Mount Pleasant Farmers Markets
Music in the Courtyard at Firehall Arts Centre

Monday, September 6, 2021
Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Village Museum
Chilliwack Sunflower Festival 2021
Granville Promenade: VMF Takeover
Vancouver Junior Roller Derby
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
TAIWANFest Vancouver
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Wordfest | 26@26: Miriam Toews with Claire Cameron
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
TAIWANFest Vancouver
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Astronomy 101: Robots in Space
Virtual Cosmic Nights: Cultural Perspectives on Astronomy
VFS Online Digital Design Conference
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Westward Music Festival 2021
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Imagine On Air Presents Jordan Tannahill
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Sounds of Summer Featuring Caviar & Lace
Crimson Coast Dance Hybrid Future Symposium
Westward Music Festival 2021
Fringe Festival – Cake Walk Presents: Big League!
Friday, September 10, 2021
Shipyards Live Festival in North Van
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Whalley, What?? featuring Emergency!!
Westward Music Festival 2021
FVDED Presents
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Van Fringe Fest: Iago vs Hamlet
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Playland
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Light Up Chinatown
MOV Virtual Pow Wow Jacket Workshop
Surrey Nature Centre Guided Walks
Shipyards Live Festival in North Van
New West Craft
WORD Vancouver
Riley Park, Trout Lake, West End Farmers Markets
Fringe Festival – Cake Walk Presents: Big League!
Quarantettes with opening act Vostok
Van Fringe Fest: Iago vs Hamlet
Southlands Tsawwassen Farmers Market
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Westward Music Festival 2021
FVDED Presents
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Alan Storey at Pendulum Gallery
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Playland
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Light Up Chinatown
Petapalooza Yaletown
Voyage of the Gikumi: Exploring the Fraser River Estuary
Fringe Festival – Cake Walk Presents: Big League!
Place des Arts Open House
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Van Fringe Fest: Iago vs Hamlet
Book Launch Event: Catalogue Baby
Westward Music Festival 2021
Kitsilano & Mount Pleasant Farmers Markets
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Alan Storey at Pendulum Gallery
Playland

Monday, September 13, 2021
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Westward Music Festival 2021
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Alan Storey at Pendulum Gallery
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Designing Bulb Gardens
WordFest | 26@26: Marcello Di Cintio & Hala Alyan
Fringe Festival – Cake Walk Presents: Big League!
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Alan Storey at Pendulum Gallery
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
Free Cook-Along with Chef Trevor Randle
Stanley Park Owls (online)
Jody Wilson-Raybould in Conversation with Dana Gee
WORD Vancouver
Vigil for Stanley Park Coyotes
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Alan Storey at Pendulum Gallery
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Living Soils; Healthier Gardens
Short Film Series on Asian-Canadian Identities
Crimson Coast Dance Hybrid Future Symposium
Van Fringe Fest: Iago vs Hamlet
Raven’s Feast Virtual Gala and Art Auction
Fall Programming at Historic Stewart Farm
Got Craft? Virtual Foodie Edition
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Alan Storey at Pendulum Gallery
Friday, September 17, 2021
The Lifted Hotel Festival with Dallas Smith
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
Book Launch | Margo Tamez: Father / Genocide
Fringe Festival – Cake Walk Presents: Big League!
Not O.K. — One Night Exhibition
Maan Farms Fall Festival
Together and Apart – Exhibition, Film
Got Craft? Virtual Foodie Edition
Shipyards Live Festival in North Van
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Alan Storey at Pendulum Gallery
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Sponsored by Miss604: Portobello West Fall Market
The Lifted Hotel Festival with Dallas Smith
Shipyards Live Festival in North Van
Harvest Day at Darts Hill Garden Park
Britannia Mine Coper and Fire
Maan Farms Fall Festival
Fringe Festival – Cake Walk Presents: Big League!
Van Fringe Fest: Iago vs Hamlet
Got Craft? Virtual Foodie Edition
Riley Park, Trout Lake, West End Farmers Markets
Monstercat Compound 2021
Southlands Tsawwassen Farmers Market
Free Vancouver Opera Showcase
WORD Vancouver
Loutet Farm Community Markets
Strange Fellows Brewing Harvest Market
HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Bentall Neighbourhood Patio
Sunday, September 19, 2021
HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver
Asian Persuasion All Stars Fundraiser for Elimin8Hate
Kids Magic Show on Granville Island
Together and Apart: Art & Fungi – Felting Workshop
Free Vancouver Opera Showcase
Van Fringe Fest: Iago vs Hamlet
White Rock Farmers Market
Strange Fellows Brewing Harvest Market
Maan Farms Fall Festival
The Cinematheque: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Got Craft? Virtual Foodie Edition
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
5X Festival in Vancouver and Surrey
Kitsilano & Mount Pleasant Farmers Markets
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Monday, September 20, 2021
Kwepunha: West African Waves
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Canadian Assoc. of Science Centres: Week of Wonder
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Canadian Assoc. of Science Centres: Week of Wonder
Mid-Autumn Festival at the Gardens
Fire Dragon Festival
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Megaphone Breakfast Fundraiser
Surrey Nature Centre Guided Walks
Conservation & Restoration for Resilient Ecosystems (Online)
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Canadian Assoc. of Science Centres: Week of Wonder
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Botanical Illustration
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Canadian Assoc. of Science Centres: Week of Wonder
Crimson Coast Dance Hybrid Future Symposium
Study and Go Abroad Virtual Fair
Together and Apart – Kairos Blanket Exercise
Wonders of the Wetlands Walk
Outdoor Movies at Nat Bailey: A League of Their Own
New Exhibition: Look Towards the Sun
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Back to the Future
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
Transform Cabaret Festival
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser
Friday, September 24, 2021
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Back to the Future
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Canadian Assoc. of Science Centres: Week of Wonder
How Will Climate Change Impact Local Trees? (Online)
Outdoor Movies at Nat Bailey: Field of Dreams
WORD Vancouver
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Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
Fire Dragon Festival
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
BC Culture Days
Fire Dragon Festival
Transform Cabaret Festival
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Shipyards Festival 2021
Vancouver Virtual Modern Home Tour
Fire Dragon Festival
Locked Up for Love – A Community Fundraiser
Makemobile / Amy Biker Walker Zine Making Workshop
Fall Harvest Market at Lulu Island Winery
New West Craft
10th Annual Mushtari Begum Festival
Dragon Boat Festival Championship Weekend
Outdoor Movies at Nat Bailey: The Rookie
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Back to the Future
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
Dragon Boat Weekend Peak Main Stage
Fire Dragon Festival
Southlands Tsawwassen Farmers Market
Riley Park, Trout Lake, West End Farmers Markets
Coast Salish Wool Weaving Workshop
Autumn Abundance: Create a Loose, Lush, Elegant Arrangement
Beyond The Orange Shirt Story book signing with Phyllis Webstad
BC Culture Days
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
Transform Cabaret Festival
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Virtual Surrey Fusion Festival
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Fire Dragon Festival
BC Culture Days
Mid-Autumn Festival at the Gardens
Dragon Boat Festival Championship Weekend
Online Workshop: Upcycled Pop-Up Portraits with Dawn Livera
Our Urban Village Cohousing Info Session
Brewery & the Beast
Fire Dragon Festival
September Picnic Series
Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music & Dance
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
Kitsilano & Mount Pleasant Farmers Markets
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
Transform Cabaret Festival
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Virtual Surrey Fusion Festival
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser

Monday, September 27, 2021
BC Culture Days
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
School’s Out: Alice in Wonderland
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
The Essence of Flowers
Transform Cabaret Festival
Virtual Surrey Fusion Festival
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
BC Culture Days
BC’s Black Pioneers: Economic, Political and Social Influences
Tiny Creature Feature: Hummingbirds (Online)
Writing The Strangers Home with Katherena Vermette, SFU
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
Transform Cabaret Festival
Virtual Surrey Fusion Festival
RiverFest 2021: Celebrate the Fraser
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
BC Culture Days
North Shore: Matinee VCMS String Quartet
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Patron Program | Collecting 101 with Amy Thompson
Chapter 21 at the Firehall Arts Centre
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
Transform Cabaret Festival
Virtual Surrey Fusion Festival
Firehall Arts Centre: Chapter 21
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Orange Shirt Day / National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Decolonizing On-Demand – Courses with Nahanee Creative
q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
Surrey Skookum: NTRD in Holland Park
New West NDTR ceremony at Pier Park
Xweýene:msta:m ?əkwəsqwel, seýeḿ
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the SLCC
Orange Shirt Day at Museum of Vancouver
Paddles Up :: An Honour Guard for the Children
Indigenous Films at the Rio Theatre
Upintheair Theatre Presents Revelations
Chapter 21 at the Firehall Arts Centre
Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery
Firehall Arts Centre: Chapter 21
Transform Cabaret Festival
BC Culture Days
Virtual Surrey Fusion Festival

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