May Events in Metro Vancouver 2022
byThis month, Miss604 is proud to sponsor the following community events and fundraisers: GrapeJuice Wine Auction for Big Sisters BCLM (May 4), Summer at Burnaby Village Museum (opens May 7), BC Youth Week (May 1-7), Courage to Come Back Awards (May 14), Soccer Ball Fundraiser for Canada Scores (May 19), YWCA Women of Distinction Awards (May 26). Find all of these events and over a hundred more May events in Metro Vancouver listed below:
May Events in Metro Vancouver 2022
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Multi-Day Events/Activities
- Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- explorASIAN Festival 2022 (all month)
- Indoor Roller Skating in Vancouver (weekly)
- Cirque du Soleil Alegria (until June)
- Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers at the MOA (starting May 12)
- Bill Reid Gallery: Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery (until June)
- FlyOver Canada (ongoing)
- Exhibition: Drawings by Anaïs Gerber (until June 3)
- Outsiders & Others Art Exhibition for Mental Health Month (all month)
- Stargazer – An Immersive Universe at Tsawwassen Mills (ongoing)
- Vancouver Aquarium: Wildlife Rescue: Miracles in Conservation (ongoing)
- Boarder X at Museum of Vancouver (until October)
- T.Rex: The Ultimate Predator at Science World (until 2023)
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
Bespoke Market Squamish
Sweatin’ For Science, Space Edition
Beethoven’s Complete Cello Sonatas
An Ode To Joy: Beethoven’s 9th
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise at Firehall Arts Centre
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Monday, May 2, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
Wes Barker & Chris Ramsay: Magic + Comedy
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
Echoes from Far Away Cities
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Author Event / The Broken Places by Frances Peck
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
Sponsored by Miss604: GrapeJuice Wine Auction for Big Sisters BC
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Incite: Kiss the Red Stairs with Marsha Lederman
May the Fourth Be With You: Livestream
Echoes from Far Away Cities
The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
Vancouver Opera: HMS Pinafore
Echoes from Far Away Cities
Ask an Astronomer – Live Stream
Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show
Paul Anthony’s Talent Time: Circus!
May the Sith – Revenge of the Fifth: Family Night
Cinco De Mayo Pinatas and Pies: Pinata Workshop
Improv Thursdays at The Park Pub
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
DanceHouse Presents Bodytraffic
The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Art Vancouver
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Friday, May 6, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
The Rocket Man & The Piano Man at the River Rock
Himmat at the Cultch
Vancouver Canadians Nooner at the Nat
The Geekenders Present: Too Hoth To Handle
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Live Concert: Les plaisirs du Louvre
Poetry Night / Down to Earth with Louise Bernice Halfe
Burnaby Festival of Learning
Echoes from Far Away Cities
The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Art Vancouver
DanceHouse Presents Bodytraffic
pARTy@PdA: Portraits and Pinot!
Intro to Bartending: Whiskies
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
North Vancouver CityFest
Rosie’s BBQ & Smokehouse Vancouver Canadians Tailgate
Militant Mothers of Raymur – Places that Matter to Vancouver
Smash Hit Improv Saturdays
Free Vancouver Opera Event
Got Craft? Spring Market
Vancouver Opera: HMS Pinafore
Pechakucha Night Burnaby
Transitions-An Indigenous Woman’s Perspective of Spring
Book Launch / Abalone Woman by Teoni Spathelfer
Himmat at the Cultch
Fort Langley Village Farmers’ Market
Irish Folk and Fairy Tales
Burnaby Festival of Learning
Mother’s Day Traditional PowWow
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour
Art Vancouver
The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
LiterASIAN
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Vancouver Canadians Mother’s Day Hat Giveaway
Vancouver Opera: HMS Pinafore
Burnaby Festival of Learning
Mother’s Day Pop-Up Floral Market
Got Craft? Spring Market
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Himmat at the Cultch
Moms & Mimosas
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour
Art Vancouver
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
LiterASIAN
Monday, May 9, 2022
Okan | Las Estrellas
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Burnaby Festival of Learning
LiterASIAN
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Group Exhibition / “The Hybrid Machine”
Carousel Theatre: The Code
VCAD Career Fair
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Himmat at the Cultch
Burnaby Festival of Learning
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
LiterASIAN
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Astronomy 101: Exoplanets and Extreme Environment
Carousel Theatre: The Code
Tweet! Tweet! Little Birds in the Garden – Preschool Storytime
Introduction to Bird Photography with Kris Cu (Online)
Speakeasy Stand-Up Comedy
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Himmat at the Cultch
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
LiterASIAN
VR Salon – Boca del Lupo
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Dumb Instrument Dance Rebel Grace
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Murder She Improvised
Botanical Outing in Brockton Point (In-person)
Feasts of Coquitlam: Indian Chilli Chicken with Jasbir Maghera
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Carousel Theatre: The Code
Faces of the Fraser – Aquatic Invaders with Ruby Banwait
Himmat at the Cultch
A Sound Like This: Chor Leoni & The Leonids
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
LiterASIAN
VR Salon – Boca del Lupo
Friday, May 13, 2022
Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow
Shipyards Live in North Vancouver
Intro to Bartending: Spirits
East Van Laugh Riot: Live Comedy Fridays at the Rio
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Dumb Instrument Dance Rebel Grace
Jurassic Quest
Carousel Theatre: The Code
Vancouver Pride: Unicorn Ball
Himmat at the Cultch
VR Salon – Boca del Lupo
A Sound Like This: Chor Leoni & The Leonids
Magic in the Moonlight Market
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
LiterASIAN
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: Courage to Come Back Awards
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Vancouver Whitecaps v San Jose Earthquakes
Fort Langley Village Farmers’ Market
The Negative Creeps Fundraiser for Dan’s Legacy
Boot it Forward Ahead of the Whitecaps Match
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Burnaby Blooms Festival in May
VR Salon – Boca del Lupo
The Story of Birds with Talaysay Tours
Beginner Birdwatching and Hummingbird Banding Demo
Return of the Birds: Birds & Their Connection to Native Plants
Cardboard Project 4.0
Magic in the Moonlight Market
Jurassic Quest
The Story of Birds with Talaysay Tours (In-person)
River Basin Days at Redwood Park Surrey
Diyet & The Love Soldiers
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Smash Hit Improv Saturdays
Dumb Instrument Dance Rebel Grace
Carousel Theatre: The Code
Himmat at the Cultch
From Beethoven to Brahms: The Clarinet Trio Transformed
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
LiterASIAN
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Spot Prawn Festival 2022
Lunar Eclipse Viewing Party
Hummingbird Talk at the Richmond Nature Park
Jurassic Quest
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues
Festival of Israeli Culture
Himmat at the Cultch
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Book launch: Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids
The Arts Club Presents: ‘Da Kink in My Hair
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
LiterASIAN
Monday, May 16, 2022
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Steve McClure: Red Weather
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Bird Watch and Tell with Stanley Park Ecology Society
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Aging Naturally Workshop
Book Launch / Skookum Raven by Heather Haley
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Composing Us: Conversation Between the Artists of “a Seat At The Table”
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: Soccer Ball Fundraiser for Canada Scores
Science World After Dark Adults Only Nights
Ask an Astronomer – Live Stream
Get to Know 3 Majestic Giants of Stanley Park (In-person)
Passages of Rhythms by Co.ERASGA Dance Society
The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Friday, May 20, 2022
Here For Now vol. 3
Shipyards Live in North Vancouver
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
Jim Byrnes
Jurassic Quest
Dance: Craft
Bon Appetit Burlesque: A Food Themed Burlesque Show
Mozart and Her Brother, A Play with Music
Vancouver Canadians Nooner at the Nat
Passages of Rhythms by Co.ERASGA Dance Society
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Richmond Night Market
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Burnaby Blooms Festival in May
Smash Hit Improv Saturdays
Riley Park Farmers Market
Show Your Teeth Burlesque & Drag Showcase
Bird Feathers and Nests
Visit the RAPS Cat Sanctuary
Forest Fairy Gathering
Vancouver Canadians Saturday Nat-in-eh
Trout Lake Farmers Market
West End Farmers Market
Vancouver All British Classic Car Show
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
Spring into Summer at the Nature House
Beaumont Studios Vintage Pop-Up
Brewhalla Beer & Music Festival – Fort Langley
Biodiversity Days: Family Nature Walk
World Bee Day: Plants and Pollinators
Trout Lake Volunteer Event
Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Rio
Mozart and Her Brother, A Play with Music
Ghostly Gastown Tour
Braid StrEAT Food Truck Experience in Sapperton
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood
Roots, Rhythm and Resistance – Anti-Racism Symposium
Dance: Craft
Jurassic Quest
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Richmond Night Market
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Rabbit Adoption Event & Hoppy Hour
Braid StrEAT Food Truck Experience in Sapperton
Wilderness at your Doorstep
Biodiversity Days: Family Nature Walk
Pipeline Vocal Project
Vancouver Canadians A&W Family Fun Sunday
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Kitsilano Farmers Market
Make Gluten Free Soup Dumplings
Roots, Rhythm and Resistance – Anti-Racism Symposium
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Visit the RAPS Cat Sanctuary
Sugar Free Baking
The Worst Person in the World at the Rio
Braid StrEAT Experience
Dance: Craft
Jurassic Quest
Richmond Night Market
Monday, May 23, 2022
May Day in Fort Langley
Roots, Rhythm and Resistance – Anti-Racism Symposium
Spirited Away at the Rio
Time for Turtles
Richmond Night Market
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Just for Laughs – JFL Vancouver
Book Launch: Granville Island ABC at Kidsbooks Vancouver
rEvolver Festival 2022
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Gem-Like and Spooky Action
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
rEvolver Festival 2022
VSO School of Music: String Ensembles Concert
Artist’s Talk / “If My Art Could Speak” By Alisha Sian
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Comedy Night in Tsawwassen
Just for Laughs – JFL Vancouver
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Gem-Like and Spooky Action
The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood
Friday, May 27, 2022
rEvolver Festival 2022
Gillian Jerome + Maleea Acker + Ella Adkins + Tom Green
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Circle of Eagles 50th Anniversary Gala
The Lovettes Starring in Leaders of the Pack
musica intima: NAGAMO (sings)
Van NEXT – NFT Art Show
VIVA Roller Disco
Shipyards Live in North Vancouver
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Just for Laughs – JFL Vancouver
The Lonesome Town Painters
Gem-Like and Spooky Action
Light the SPARK! All Ages Dance Party
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Friends of the Library Book Sale
The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Burnaby Blooms Festival in May
Art in the Garden
Filipino Fridays Live Music Lounge – explorASIAN Festival
Connection Please! with Lizzie Allan (fundraiser for Options BC)
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Hiring Fair
Vancouver Bird Celebration: The Big Sit
Fraser River Discovery Centre – Migratory Birds
Make Your Own Birdwings Workshop
Design Your Indoor Micro-Farm
Smash Hit Improv Saturdays
Van NEXT – NFT Art Show
rEvolver Festival 2022
Just for Laughs – JFL Vancouver
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Gem-Like and Spooky Action
West of Main Art Walk
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
Best of Friends! Charlotte, Fred + Rick
The Spirit of Harriet Tubman
Songs for a Lost Pod by Leah Abramson
The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Songs for a Lost Pod by Leah Abramson
rEvolver Festival 2022
Safe & Sound Music Fest 2022
Altitude FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Hummingbird Talk at the Richmond Nature Park
Make Your Own Paper Mâché Puppet Workshop
Birds of a Feather: Migratory May
Van NEXT – NFT Art Show
West of Main Art Walk
Art in the Garden
Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
VSO School of Music: Playful Arts & Learning Fundraiser
Vinny Vintage Pop-Up at Moody Ales
Just for Laughs – JFL Vancouver
Metro Theatre: Did You Know: Stag and Doe
The Spirit of Harriet Tubman
Best of Friends! Charlotte, Fred + Rick
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Hidden Wonders Magic Show
Monday, May 30, 2022
Run Towards the Danger with Sarah Polley
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
rEvolver Festival 2022
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
rEvolver Festival 2022
Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Vancouver Bird Celebration 2022
Heritage House Tour
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