April Events in Vancouver 2023 Monthly Calendar of Things to Do

April is here and that means so are the cherry blossoms, the tulips, some favourite festivals, and many more events! This month Miss604 is a sponsor of the Portobello West Spring Market (April 22 & 23). Find this event and many more things to do around Metro Vancouver listed below.

April Events in Vancouver 2023
Monthly Calendar of Things to Do

Multi-Day Events & Activities

Attractions:

• FlyOver Canada – Hawaii From Above (until Apr)
• Nature’s Ninjas at the Vancouver Aquarium (until Sept)
• Capilano Suspension Bridge
• Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
• Science World
• Chilliwack Tulip Festival
• Abbotsford Tulip Festival

Exhibits:

• Raised in Chinatown (until May)
• As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic (until May)
• Ferry Building Gallery: Sibling Revelry (until April 23)
• Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing & Respect
• Why Costume Collections Matter Exhibit at Museum of Vancouver (until Nov)
• Alex Sandvoss Exhibition in Coquitlam (until May)
• Rebecca Belmore – Hacer Memoria at the Polygon
• Deanna Dikeman: Leaving and Waving (until Apr 23)
• All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project. (until Jul)
• Raeanne Schachter: Dames Women in the City (until Aug)
• Guud San Glans Robert Davidson (until Apr 16)
• Van Art Gallery: Marie Khouri – I Love (until Nov)
• Science World: Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity (until May 29)
• A Small but Comfy House and Maybe a Dog (until Jun 11)
• Ian Tan Gallery: Jeanette Jarville – Better Than Chocolate (until Apr 30)
• Souls Ignited: Empowering the Voices of Our Ancestors (until Apr 30)
• Matriarchs Seen and Unseen (until Jun 25)
• Bright Futures at Bill Reid Gallery (until Jan)

Theatre, Movies, Music:

• Pacific Theatre: Black and Rural (Mar 31-Apr 15)
• Metro Theatre Presents: Sylvia (April 15-30)
• TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival – All Digital (until May 28)

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Saturday, April 1, 2023

• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Arts Club: Sense and Sensibility
• First Saturday Open Studios
• Deciduous Tree Identification (Online)
• Firehall Arts Centre: Our Ghosts
• Home Design + Reno Show
• De/Formed Revival
• Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
• Poetry and Place
• Canadian Folk Music Awards
• Art World Expo
• SD Holman Opening Reception
• Storytime Saturdays at the Maritime Museum
• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen 
• Sunny Side Up and Other Sorrowful Stories
• Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Intro to Bartending Class
• Trout Lake Farmers Market
• Riley Park Summer Farmers Market

Sunday, April 2, 2023

• Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival
• Arts Club: Sense and Sensibility
• Firehall Arts Centre: Our Ghosts
• Canadian Folk Music Awards
• VanCity Soul Skate hosted by DJ Alibaba
• Art World Expo
• World Autism Acceptance Day at MOV
• Introduction to Photography with Cora DeVos
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen
• Sunny Side Up and Other Sorrowful Stories
• Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023

Monday, April 3, 2023

• Main St. Brewing Pilsner Supports Canucks Autism Network

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen
• Under the Table Open Mic Series Ft. Nisha Patel
• Full Moon Women’s Circle

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Ferry Building Gallery: Sibling Revelry (Opening)
• Amai Kuda et Les Bois 
• Full Moon Froggies
• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen

Thursday, April 6, 2023

• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Grow Green Live Series: How to Design Your Garden
• Scrapbooking with Tsawaysia Spukwus
• Ask an Astronomer Live Stream
• Full Moon Retreat: with Dance Celebration!
• Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading
• Tots Easter Drop-in
• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen

Friday, April 7, 2023

• First Friday Free Admission at Bill Reid Gallery
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway is Open for the Season
• Easterfest at Taves Family Farm
• Easter at Maan Farms
• Easter Egg Dyeing Fun
• Easter at the Cannery
• Bear Creek Park Easter Train
• Easter Cookie Decorating
• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• The World’s Only Interactive Disco Musical
• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen

Saturday, April 8, 2023

• Easterfest at Taves Family Farm
• Easter at Maan Farms
• The Big Easter Run
• Easter at the Cannery
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
• Birding by Ear
• Asian Easter Market
• Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis
• Bear Creek Park Easter Train
• Capilano Mall Bing Egg-Stravaganza
• The Rogue Folk Club Presents Cox and McRae
• Soup & Bread: Tour, Cooking Demo & Lunch
• Hot Snack Comedy presents EGGS! THE SEQUEL
• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Local Scene Markets: Furbaby PopUp
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Vancouver Canadians Promotional Schedule 2023
• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen
• Eastside Flea
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• The World’s Only Interactive Disco Musical
• Trout Lake Farmers Market
• Riley Park Summer Farmers Market

Sunday, April 9, 2023

• Easterfest at Taves Family Farm
• Easter at Maan Farms
• Easter at the Cannery
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
• Sheologies by Hannah Yerington with Guests
• Easter Brunch at Mayfair Lakes
• Bear Creek Park Easter Train
• The World’s Only Interactive Disco Musical (Family Show Apr 9th)
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Vancouver Canadians Promotional Schedule 2023
• Studio 58 at Langara College Presents The Kitchen
• Eastside Flea
• Hastings Park Farmers Market

Monday, April 10, 2023

• Critter Capers: Case of the Lost Bunny
• Easterfest at Taves Family Farm
• Bear Creek Park Easter Train
• Easter at Maan Farms
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Restaurant Canada Show

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

• Restaurant Canada Show
• Piper Spit Bird Count
• Beeyond Belief: Backyard Bees
• Deciduous Tree ID (Online) 

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Community Tree Planting
• Book Launch: Held by the Land by Leigh Joseph
• Bite Sized History Talks
• Restaurant Canada Show
• The Cultch Presents: Stupid F*cking Bird
• Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman: Graveyards and Gardens
• Vancouver Fashion Week

Thursday, April 13, 2023

• 90 Years of the City of Vancouver Archives
• Nerd Nite North Van
• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Collage Party with Karice Mitchell
• The Dance Centre: Hillel Kogan
• The WALL | Home Edition: Behind the Scenes
• The Rogue Folk Club Presents Martyn Joseph
• The Cultch Presents: Stupid F*cking Bird
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman: Graveyards and Gardens
• Vancouver Fashion Week

Friday, April 14, 2023

• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• Creative Mornings: Missy D
• 2023 Hot Chefs, Cool Jazz Gala
• Vancouver Blues Around Town Steve Hill
• Billie Jean King Cup Tennis
• The Shape of Our Memories: Exhibit Opening Reception
• Ruby Singh and the Future Ancestors
• The Dance Centre: Hillel Kogan
• Brewhalla Beer and Music Festival North Vancouver
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman: Graveyards and Gardens
• The World’s Only Interactive Disco Musical
• Vancouver Fashion Week

Saturday, April 15, 2023

• Pi Theatre Presents Black & Rural
• VMO Spring Concert
• Billie Jean King Cup Tennis
• Jill Barber at CapU
• 27th Annual Daffodil Ball
• Vancouver Vaisakhi Parade
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
• Season Opener: Fort Langley Village Farmers Market
• Music, Words and Buster Keaton
• SWEET (Science World’s Extravagant Evenings for Teens)
• Intro to Bartending Class
• Surrey Slam Jam Youth Basketball and Dance Tournament
• Métis: Children of the Fur Trade
• Inspirational Latin Awards Ceremony
• The Dance Centre: Hillel Kogan
• Glam-O-Rama Roller Disco
• Orpheum Tours
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman: Graveyards and Gardens
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Eastside Flea
• The World’s Only Interactive Disco Musical
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Trout Lake Farmers Market
• Riley Park Summer Farmers Market
• Vancouver Fashion Week

Sunday, April 16, 2023

• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Wildflowers & Wetlands
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• Angela Verbrugge: Vocals N’ Vibes
• Drag ‘N’ Dim Sum
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Vancouver Canadians Promotional Schedule 2023
• Eastside Flea
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Hastings Park Farmers Market
• James Hill, ukulele & Anne Janelle, cello
• Vancouver Fashion Week

Monday, April 17, 2023

• Intro to Qigong 

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Unplugged with Henry Young & Gary Lee
• Cosmic Listening Room: Galaxies Far Away
• Florian Hoefner Trio

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

• National Canadian Film Day in Vancouver
• Ali Hassan: Does This Taste Funny?
• Speaking the Unspeakable: Black Migration, Living Transformations
• Designing Gardens for the Senses (Online)
• Said the Whale with the VSO
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• 9th annual IWANTtoBE gala
• Ajay Parasram: Frequently Asked White Questions
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society

Thursday, April 20, 2023

• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Book Launch: Shapeshifters by Délani Valin with Justene Dion-Glowa
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• Opera Lirica: From Bellini to Strauss
• The Dance Centre: Lamondance
• Bring Back the 90s at the Improv Centre
• Ask an Astronomer Live Stream
• Stand-Up Comedy at the Anza Club
• Science World After Dark

Friday, April 21, 2023

• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Seema Shah – Unthought Known
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• RISE – A Circus Inspired Play
• Ride The Rave – LIVID
• The Herons Are Here: Heron 101
• Bring Back the 90s at the Improv Centre
• Recorder Workshop with Early Music Vancouver
• Dance Dance Dance: Pop-Up Latin Dance Classes

Saturday, April 22, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Portobello West Spring Market
• Earth Day in Stanley Park
• Surrey Khalsa Day Vaisakhi Parade 2023
• Forest Bathing
• Earth Day at Trout Lake
• Granville Flea Presents Save the Beaumont
• RISE – A Circus Inspired Play
• Free Admission with Donation at Science World on Earth Day
• meowfest Spring Market
• Whisky Ambassador Certification
• Coquitlam Heritage: Earth Friendly Skin Care
• Bratyska – A Special Fundraising Event for Ukraine
• Fort Langley Village Farmers Market
• Groove in the Gallery Featuring Sadé Awele
• Bring Back the 90s at the Improv Centre
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Earth Day: Family Art in the Garden – Let’s Draw Birds!
• Spring Fling Craft Fair & Market
• Vancouver Etsy Spring Pop-Up
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
• Gateway Theatre Presents Hey Viola!
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Eastside Flea
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Trout Lake Farmers Market
• Riley Park Summer Farmers Market

Sunday, April 23, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Portobello West Spring Market
• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events 2023
• Breaking Bread at the Verses Festival of Words
• Grief and Healing Among The Flower Beadwork People
• Vancouver Exposed
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Paul Pigat’s Guitar Cabaret Featuring Kevin Breit
• Eastside Flea
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Hastings Park Farmers Market

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Monday, April 24, 2023

• A Comedy Night at the Roxy
• Intro to Qigong 

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

• California Wine and Taco Fest
• Speaker Series: Vaisakhi History in Surrey
• Get to Know a Trail: Beaver Lake Trail
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society

Thursday, April 27, 2023

• Science of Cocktails at Science World 2023
• Designing Change – Virtual Panel Discussion
• MuseumFlix | The 6th Day (2000)
• Storytelling and Hula at Bloedel Conservatory 
• Goose Body Language
• Sansei: the Storyteller 
• Feasts of Coquitlam Celtic Cuisine
• Cosmic Nights: Galaxies
• MuseumFlix | The 6th Day (2000)
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society

Friday, April 28, 2023

• Late-Season Cherry Blossoms with Nina Shoroplova
• The Identity Bureau: BC Youth Week Show at the Roundhouse
• Fresh Air Friday
• Richmond Night Market
• Bespoke Market Squamish
• Bring Back the 90s at the Improv Centre
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society

Saturday, April 29, 2023

• explorASIAN 2023 Opening Ceremony
• Salamander Searchers
• Super Saturday with Fraser River Discover Centre
• Get to Know a Trail: Beaver Lake Trail
• BenBen’s Birthday Party at Bosley’s
• Goodbye Chums!
• Artisan Spring Market
• Capture Photography Festival Closing
• Independent Bookstore Day in Vancouver
• Sharing Culture: Beading with Nicole Baker
• Healing After Heartbreak Workshop
• North Shore Artists’ Guild: Spring Art Sale
• Surrey Party for the Planet
• Inlet Spring Regatta
• Cedar Heart Weaving with Rita Kompst
• Glam-O-Rama Roller Disco
• April Intro to Bird Watching 
• Flamenco Rosario: Regeneration
• Get Growing at Darts Hill Garden Park
• Fort Langley Village Farmers Market
• Intro to Bartending Class
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
• Bring Back the 90s at the Improv Centre
• The Identity Bureau: BC Youth Week Show at the Roundhouse
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Eastside Flea
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Trout Lake Farmers Market
• Riley Park Summer Farmers Market
• Richmond Night Market

Sunday, April 30, 2023

• Stonewall Activist Martin Boyce in Vancouver
• SHINE Intercultural Spring Market
• White Noise Presented by Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society
• Vancouver Canadians Promotional Schedule 2023
• Eastside Flea
• Birds of a Feather: Avian April
• Pacific Arts Market: Arts & Crafts for Kids + Story time
• Hastings Park Farmers Market
• Richmond Night Market
• Miniature Burnaby Central Railway

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