April Events in Metro Vancouver 2022

Springtime is here and so are the blossoms! Our lovely city is turning pink and green with all the lovely colours of the season and the event list is growing by the day. When it comes to April events in Metro Vancouver, there’s of course the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Easter festivities, and a giant lineup of sporting events, theatre, music, dance, opera, and outdoor fun.

April Events in Metro Vancouver 2022

This list is updated daily.
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Multi-Day Events/Activities

• Indoor Roller Skating in Vancouver (weekly)
• Ronald McDonald House Step Up for Families Fundraiser (all month)
• 30 Days of Ramadan by Mustaali Raj at Science World (all month)
• Polygon Gallery – The Cloud Album (until May 1)
• Cirque du Soleil Alegria (until June)
• Bill Reid Gallery: Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery (until June)
• FlyOver Canada (ongoing)
• Boarder X at Museum of Vancouver (until October)
• T.Rex: The Ultimate Predator at Science World (until 2023)

Friday, April 1, 2022
Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
The 33rd Annual Festival du Bois in Coquitlam
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Early Music Vancouver: Castille to Samarkand
Maisky Plays Dvořák
Six of One: New Play Festival
UBC Department of Theatre & Film: Coriolanus
Nourish at Richmond Art Gallery
Kidd Pivot
Zee Zee Theatre Presents: Men Express Their Feelings
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
LP360: The Magic Hour 360
Don’t You Want Me Project Comes to New Westminster
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Saturday, April 2, 2022
The 33rd Annual Festival du Bois in Coquitlam
Herring Day
Six of One: New Play Festival
Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting KC
Maisky Plays Dvořák
Birding by Ear
World Autism Acceptance Day at MOV
Ambleside Pop-Up Spring Market
LP360: The Magic Hour 360
UBC Department of Theatre & Film: Coriolanus
EcoStewards
Kidd Pivot
Presentation House: Learning & Forgetting – A Family Tale
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Zee Zee Theatre Presents: Men Express Their Feelings
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Nourish at Richmond Art Gallery
LP360: The Magic Hour 360
Home Design + Reno Show
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Don’t You Want Me Project Comes to New Westminster
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Vancouver Opera at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet
The 33rd Annual Festival du Bois in Coquitlam
Vancouver Canucks Game
Bizarre Bazaar Spring 2022
Six of One: New Play Festival
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Presentation House: Learning & Forgetting – A Family Tale
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Zee Zee Theatre Presents: Men Express Their Feelings
Nourish at Richmond Art Gallery
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Don’t You Want Me Project Comes to New Westminster

Monday, April 4, 2022
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Don’t You Want Me Project Comes to New Westminster
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Six of One: New Play Festival
The Cultch Presents: Clean/Espejos
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Don’t You Want Me Project Comes to New Westminster
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Omar Apollo at the Commodore
Charcuterie and Canvas
Six of One: New Play Festival
The Cultch Presents: Clean/Espejos
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Don’t You Want Me Project Comes to New Westminster
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Cherry Trees in Stanley Park and Vancouver’s West End (Online)
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
SUM gallery and Flavourcel Present Centipede
Six of One: New Play Festival
Thursday Night Trivia at BC Kitchen
UBC African Music and Dance Ensemble
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
The Cultch Presents: Clean/Espejos
Vancouver International Burlesque Festival
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Don’t You Want Me Project Comes to New Westminster
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Friday, April 8, 2022
Easter at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
Six of One: New Play Festival
SUM gallery and Flavourcel Present Centipede
Disrupting Colonial Narratives in Newsrooms
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Celebration Gathering at the Lucky Penny
Beethoven and Liszt: A Musical Affinity
VSO: Jane Coop Plays Mozart
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
The Initiative Presents: New Era
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Steve Maddock Sextet: “An American in Paris”
Vancouver International Burlesque Festival
Food Truck Wars
The Cultch Presents: Clean/Espejos
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Easter at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
Vancouver Kids Fashion Week
Surrey Art Gallery Spring Opening Event with Artist Talk
Food Truck Wars
Sakura Days Japan Fair
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Fall for Local Market
How to Dye with Fungi and Lichens
SUM gallery and Flavourcel Present Centipede
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Vancouver Canucks Game
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland
Vancouver International Burlesque Festival
musica intima: Towards the Light
VSO: Jane Coop Plays Mozart
BC Distilled
Presentation House: Learning & Forgetting – A Family Tale
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
Ambleside Pop-Up Spring Market
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Fam Jam Kitchen Fundraiser with Chef Bruno Feldeisen
The Cultch Presents: Clean/Espejos
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Sunday, April 10, 2022
The Path Forward Collaboration with First Nations & the VSO
Michelle Leone Huisman Global Pandemic Art Exhibition
Fall for Local Market
Sakura Days Japan Fair
Odd Spirits Society: Ukrainian Snacks Fundraiser
Vancouver Kids Fashion Week
UBC School of Music: Opera Teas
Vancouver Chamber Music Society Presents: Jinjoo Cho
Food Truck Wars
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Presentation House: Learning & Forgetting – A Family Tale
Vancouver Art Gallery: Shakespeare’s First Folio
The Cultch Presents: Clean/Espejos
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland

Monday, April 11, 2022
What Does Big Data Tell Us About Public Health Outreach?
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Piper Spit Bird Count
Vancouver Canucks Game
Homebody: A Monthly Workshop For You + Your Body
Emerge on Main: Sapphire Haze: Cindy Kao, Aysha Dulong
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Look Up, Look Way Up: A Virtual Stroll
Book Launch “The Answer to Everything” by Ken Belford
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Greenpeace: Voyages to Save the Whales
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Speakeasy Stand-up Comedy
Critter Club Online: The Dashing Ducks of Stanley Park
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Museum of Surrey: Tots Easter
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
ZeeZee Theatre: overChering
Vancouver Canucks Game
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Easter Activities in Surrey
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
South Asian Heritage in BC
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Easter Egg Hunt in New West
New West Farmers Market
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Easter at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Friday, April 15, 2022
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Easter Bunny Photos in New West
Stanley Park Easter Train 2022
Fraser River Discovery Centre Spring Salmon Egg-stravaganza
West Vancouver Yacht Club – Southern Straits Sailing Race
Easterfest at Taves Family Farms
Easter Activities in Surrey
Easter at the Cannery in Steveston
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
The Native, Invasive and Flying Squirrels of Stanley Park
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Easter at Britannia Mine Museum
Rogue Folk Presents: Stephen Fearing
Easter at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
Easter at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Gateway Theatre Presents In Wonderland
Spring Fling Boat Party Vancouver
Easter Bunny Photos – for pets – in New West
Kanan Gill: Is This It
Easter at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Canada Sevens
The Big Easter Run
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Easter at Britannia Mine Museum
Stanley Park Easter Train 2022
Easter Activities in Surrey
Ambleside Pop-Up Spring Market
Easter at the Cannery in Steveston
Reza Sadeghi Live in Vancouver
Easterfest at Taves Family Farms
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Easter at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Canada Sevens
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Easter at the Cannery in Steveston
Stanley Park Easter Train 2022
Easter Bunny Photos in New West
Easter Activities in Surrey
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Easter at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Easter at Britannia Mine Museum
Easterfest at Taves Family Farms
Easter at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Hastings Park Farmers Market
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair

Monday, April 18, 2022
Easterfest at Taves Family Farms
Easter Activities in Surrey
Wild Like Me: Raccoon Ramble
Easter at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Easter at Britannia Mine Museum
Wild Like Me: Raccoon Ramble
Vancouver Canucks Game
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Easter at the Cannery in Steveston
Stanley Park Easter Train 2022
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Tuesday Night Trivia at Library Square Pub
Vancouver Canucks Game
One Girl Can’s IWANTtoBE Gala
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Vancouver Canadians Home Game at Nat Bailey
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
VSO Presents: A Tribute to Ukraine
Below Decks: Empress at War
Coquitlam Heritage: Spring Candle Making
Vancouver Canadians Home Game at Nat Bailey
Swiss Innovation Fest Vancouver
A History of Film in British Columbia – Take 6 Edge of the Knife
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Work in Nearshore Environments
Coastal Dance Festival
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
The Story Collider Vancouver – Comebacks
How to Develop a Comedy TV Series w/Norm Hiscock
We are Stardust – Webinar and Stargazing
Swiss Innovation Fest Vancouver
Thursday Night Trivia at BC Kitchen
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Vancouver Canadians Home Game at Nat Bailey
La Détresse et l’Enchantement
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Resin Workshop with Bianca Barr
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Verses: Festival of Words
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Friday, April 22, 2022
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Vancouver Canadians Home Game at Nat Bailey
Collected Stories, a Play by Donald Margulies
Coastal Dance Festival
Forest Bathing
Hip Hop Video Release Party
Raincity: Album Release Show
La Détresse et l’Enchantement
Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala
VSO: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Swiss Innovation Fest Vancouver
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Verses: Festival of Words
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Celebrate Earth Day in Stanley Park
Earth Day Ecostewards
Super Saturdays at the Fraser River Discovery Centre
La Détresse et l’Enchantement
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Working the Green Chain Exhibit Reception
The Rio Theatre Burlesque & Variety Show
Tiki Flower Island Escape
Inlet Spring Regatta
Get Growing at Darts Hill Garden Park
Swiss Innovation Fest Vancouver
Riley Park Summer Farmers Market
Trout Lake Farmers Market
Museum of Surrey: Métis – Children of the Fur Trade
Salamander Searchers
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Coastal Dance Festival
VSO: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Vancouver Canadians Home Game at Nat Bailey
Carousel Theatre: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Verses: Festival of Words
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Vancouver Canadians Home Game at Nat Bailey
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Swiss Innovation Fest Vancouver
Metro Theatre: Murder by Misadventure
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Coastal Dance Festival
VSO: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Verses: Festival of Words
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair

Monday, April 25, 2022
Concert: Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at The Chan
Drawing Nature for Teachers (online)
Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Verses: Festival of Words
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Rufus Wainwright – Unfollow the Rules
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Swiss Innovation Fest Vancouver
Story Story Lie: Hot & Heavy
Thrive on Kilimanjaro Film Premiere
Vancouver Canucks Game
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Verses: Festival of Words
North Shore Writers Festival
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Tasting Plates Vancouver 10th Anniversary
Imaginario: An Imaginary Songbook of Renaissance Spanish Music
WNorth Conference
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Verses: Festival of Words
North Shore Writers Festival
Thursday, April 28, 2022
The Chan Centre Presents: Sansei: The Storyteller
Rogue Folk Presents: Hornby Blues
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
Vancouver Canucks Game
WNorth Conference
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Verses: Festival of Words
North Shore Writers Festival
Friday, April 29, 2022
Rogue Folk Presents: Martyn Joseph
An Ode To Joy: Beethoven’s 9th
International Dance Day
WNorth Conference
Bespoke Market Squamish
Presentation House: Waiting for Garbo
2022 Surrey Regional Heritage Fair
Extractions Art Exhibit Artist Panel
Some Assembly Theatre Company: The Waitlist Experiment
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Verses: Festival of Words
North Shore Writers Festival
City Nature Challenge
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Canadian Independent Bookstore Day in Vancouver
Surrey’s Party for the Planet
Plant Talks with Candace Campo
Some Assembly Theatre Company: The Waitlist Experiment
Celebrating BCAITC’s 30 Years
Gardening for Wildlife with Native Plants 
Trout Lake Farmers Market
Bespoke Market Squamish
Riley Park Summer Farmers Market
Mother’s Day Cedar Bracelet Weaving
2022 Surrey Regional Heritage Fair
New West PechaKucha Night Volume #29
Vancouver Opera: HMS Pinafore
An Ode To Joy: Beethoven’s 9th
City Nature Challenge
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Verses: Festival of Words
North Shore Writers Festival
City Nature Challenge
Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Gender-Diverse/Questioning Youth

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