May Events in Vancouver 2023 Calendar of Things to Do
byWelcome to the May events calendar for Metro Vancouver! This month Miss604 is proud to sponsor BC Youth Week (May 1-7), the YWCA Metro Vancouver’s Women of Distinction Awards (May 9), and the summer season at Burnaby Village Museum.
May Events in Vancouver 2023 Calendar of Things to Do
Jump to: Monday, May 1 to Sunday, May 7, 2023Jump to: Monday, May 8 to Sunday, May 14, 2023
Jump to: Monday, May 15 to Sunday, May 21, 2023
Jump to: Monday, May 22 to Sunday, May 28, 2023
Jump to: Monday, May 29 to Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Multi-Day Events & Activities
Attractions & Tours:
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
- FlyOver Canada
- Jurassic World Tour Live (May 19-28)
- Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
- Forbidden Vancouver’s New Monumental Scandals Tour
- 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
- Richmond Night Market
Exhibits:
- Raised in Chinatown (until May)
- A Genocide Laid Bare (until May 18)
- Grad Showcase from 5 West Van Secondary Schools (May 19- Jun 4)
- Autumn Strawberry by Cindy Mochizuki (until May 7)
- Seema Shah – Unthought Known at the Beaumont (until May 12)
- As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic (until May 21)
- Alex Sandvoss Exhibition in Coquitlam (until May)
- ECU Class of 2023 Exhibition (May 11 – Jun 25)
- Science World: Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity (until May 29)
- Rebecca Belmore – Hacer Memoria at the Polygon
- ParkerArtSalon Exhibition at the Pendulum Gallery (May 15-Jun 16)
- Firehall Arts Centre Happy Valley (May 25-Jun 4)
- A Small but Comfy House and Maybe a Dog (until Jun 11)
- Matriarchs Seen and Unseen (until Jun 25)
- The Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show (until Jul 31)
- All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project. (until Jul)
- The Children Have to Hear Another Story, Alanis Obomsawin (until Aug)
- Raeanne Schachter: Dames Women in the City (until Aug)
- Per Diem Part II: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection (May 27-Aug 27)
- Van Art Gallery: Marie Khouri – I Love (until Nov)
- Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing & Respect
- Why Costume Collections Matter Exhibit at MOV (until Nov)
- Bright Futures at Bill Reid Gallery (until Jan)
Theatre, Movies, Music:
- TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival – All Digital (until May 28)
- Songs for Nobodies (May 4-20)
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival (May 4-14)
- North Shore Zone Festival of Plays (May 8-13)
- The Cultch Presents: Femme Festival (until May 14)
- Zee Zee Theatre Presents Unexpecting (May 5-21)
- Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe (May 18-27)
- Firehall Arts Centre & Savage Society – White Noise (until May 7)
- Crazy for You at the Massey Theatre (until May 14)
- The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical (May 19-28)
- Bring Back the 90s at the Improv Centre
- First Métis Man of Odesa (May 25-Jun 4)
This list is updated daily.
If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.
Monday, May 1, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Silent Movie Mondays at The Orpheum
- City Nature Challenge
- Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- TEDx CapilanoU
- Seed Collecting: Native Plants Series
- Bird Identification Certificate Program (Online)
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Incite: BC and Yukon Book Prizes
- Radically Honest Conversations About Race with Saira Rao and Regina Jackson
- Father John MisTease: A Burlesque Tribute to the Music of Josh Tillman
- War, Close-Up and Big Picture: A Lecture by Gwynne Dyer
Thursday, May 4, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Gastown Shuffle
- Inaugural 2023 HUGStar Awards
- Scrapbooking with Tsawaysia Spukwus
- The Four Seasons Recomposed
- Virtual Medicine Card Workshop with Melanie Rivers
- Homecoming: A Night of Community, Conversation & Creativity
- Kalup George: Keeping The Language
- Vancouver Opera: The Flying Dutchman
- Firehorse and Shadow
- Untitled Peter Tripp Project
- PIÑA: Created by FakeKnot
- Royal Canadian Navy Ship Tours
Friday, May 5, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Late-Season Cherry Blossoms with Nina Shoroplova
- Blackout Art Society Presents: Crafting
- Intro to Whiskies Class
- Classical Europe: Paragon Singers, Laudate Singers
- KFC & Poetry: Old Gods Launch Party with Conor Kerr & Guests
- Anubhava: A Carnatic Flute-Fusion Experience
- Schubertiade with the Leonids and Chor Leoni
- Art Vancouver
- Firehorse and Shadow
- PIÑA: Created by FakeKnot
- Vancouver Art Gallery Free First Friday Nights
- Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice
- Untitled Peter Tripp Project
- Royal Canadian Navy Ship Tours
- Shipyards Night Market
Saturday, May 6, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Nautsa’mawt FC Home Opener & Indigenous Marketplace
- First Saturday Open Studios
- Surrey’s Arbor Day
- Magic Dikes
- LiterASIAN Festival
- Firehorse and Shadow
- Blind Beginnings “Off to the Races” Annual Gala
- Jericho Boat Show Open House
- Inlet Theatre Music Series
- Got Craft Spring Market
- Community Dance Lessons
- Blackout Art Society Presents: Crafting
- Soup & Bread: Tour, Cooking Demo & Lunch
- Art Vancouver
- Huu Bac Quach Quartet
- Dance Centre: Open Stage #3
- PIÑA: Created by FakeKnot
- VCT Open House and Pop-Up Opera
- Healing After Heartbreak
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the Filipino Community
- Bird Photography 101 with Liron Gertsman
- Cedar Weaving with Jessica Silvey
- EcoStewards
- Bird Photography 101
- Carousel Theatre: Alphonse
- “Now Tell Me”: On the Crafting of Words and Narratives
- Shifting the Story: Challenging Stigma
- Drop in Nature Dye and Textile Garden
- Untitled Peter Tripp Project
- Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Royal Canadian Navy Ship Tours
Sunday, May 7, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Jaz’N’theViolin Pyatt Hall Concert Series
- BMO Vancouver Marathon
- Kids Market Spring Craft Fair
- Vancouver Opera: The Flying Dutchman
- Carousel Theatre: Alphonse
- VanCity Soul Skate
- Got Craft Spring Market
- Book Launch: Keith Maillard’s In the Defense of Liberty
- Sensory Friendly Sundays at MONOVA: Museum of North Van
- Vancouver Hong Kong Fair
- Brain Health Workshop
- Blackout Art Society Presents: Crafting
- Vancouver Amazing Wellness Family Fair
- Art Vancouver
- Phoenix Chamber Choir’s 40th Anniversary Concert
- Mindful Journaling Workshop
- Hike for Hospice
- BC Women’s Health Foundation Mother’s Brunch
- Vancouver Amazing Wellness Family Fair
- Birding with Me: Mandarin Speakers / 讓我們一起去賞鳥吧
- Wine and Words: Dim Sum with the Authors
- Karla Mundy & Michael Creber – The Tanglewood Trio
- Intro to Mehndi (Henna) Application
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Royal Canadian Navy Ship Tours
Monday, May 8, 2023
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
- YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
- Bird Identification Certificate Program (Online)
- National Geographic Live
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
- Kevin Chong: The Double Life of Benson Yu
- Red Team Blues: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Sean Cranbury
- Speakeasy Standup Comedy
Thursday, May 11, 2023
- Beeyond Belief: Backyard Bees
- Feasts of Coquitlam: Spanish Cuisine
- Nerd Nite North Van
- Gabriel Kahane’s Magnificent Bird
- Black/African Narratives in Film
- The Turning: Chor Leoni & The Leonids
- ESG: Issues and Fixes
- Ballet BC WAVE/S
Friday, May 12, 2023
- Krystle Dos Santos with Orchard Sky
- Vancouver Canadians Nooner at the Nat
- Big Band Swing Dance Featuring the Dal Richards Orchestra
- Ballet BC WAVE/S
- Mother’s Day Traditional Pow Wow at Trout Lake
- Shipyards Night Market
- Langley Craft Beverage Week
- útszan (to make better) at The Cultch
- Bring Back at 90s at the Improv Centre
- Verboden Festival at the Rickshaw
Saturday, May 13, 2023
- Mother’s Day Pink Disco Party at Metropoils at Metrotown
- BC Distilled Festival
- Neighbourhood Craft Market in Squamish
- Mother’s Day Traditional Pow Wow at Trout Lake
- Duo Concertante (Rose Gellert Hall Series)
- Southridge Country Fair
- Langley Craft Beverage Week
- Cultural Sharing Saturday with Les George
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the 2SLGBTQ+ Community
- VBGA Plant Sale
- World Migratory Bird Day Guided Outing at Burnaby Lake
- Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day at Blackie Split
- Stanley Park Ecology Society Monthly Bird Count
- Burnaby Blooms Festival
- May Forest Bathing
- The Maple Leaf Singers
- Bring Back at 90s at the Improv Centre
- Cultivating Joyful Nourishment: Exploration of Poetry and Movement
- Mother’s Day Weekend at the Glades Woodland Garden
- Clayton Community Festival 2023
- Exhibition Tour with Charles Campbell
- Madagascar the Musical
- Ballet BC WAVE/S
- Glam-O-Rama Roller Disco
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea Every Weekend in May
- útszan (to make better) at The Cultch
- Verboden Festival at the Rickshaw
Sunday, May 14, 2023
- Mother’s Day Weekend at the Glades Woodland Garden
- Mother’s Day Traditional Pow Wow at Trout Lake
- Birding the Fergus Biodiversity Preserve
- Birding with Me: Welcoming Women and Femmes
- Moms and Mimosas! a Mother’s Day Brunch & Comedy Show
- Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch
- VanCity Soul Skate
- Dead Poets Reading Series — May 2023
- Mother’s Day Brunch at VanDusen
- Langley Craft Beverage Week
- Chinese Music Ensemble: Spring Breeze
- Festival of Israeli Culture
- The Maple Leaf Singers
- Madagascar the Musical
- Mother’s Day High Tea
- Words and Borders: Common Threads of Migration and Resilience
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea Every Weekend in May
- útszan (to make better) at The Cultch
- Verboden Festival at the Rickshaw
Monday, May 15, 2023
- TECHSPO Vancouver
- JQT Heritage Month 2023 – Artisan Market
- Virtual Medicine Card Workshop with Melanie Rivers
- Binoculars and Spotting Scopes for your Birding Hobby
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- TECHSPO Vancouver
- Smut Slam Vancouver – The Adult Only Open Mic
- Endangered BC Birds: Talk and Walk
- The Wonderful Warblers of the West
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
- Growing Green and Fighting Invasive Plants (Online)
- Backyard Birds: Beyond the Basics
- The Broadway Chorus: Baking Bad
- New Moon Women’s Circle
- “Circus Jews Under National Socialism” with Stav Meishar
- New Lives, Same People at the Beaumont
- Smut Slam Vancouver – The Adult Only Open Mic
- IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival
Thursday, May 18, 2023
- City Opera Vancouver: The Book of My Shames
- Making Space: Asian Heritage Month
- The Rookery: Creating a Papercraft Diorama
- International Museum Day at MOV
- The Broadway Chorus: Baking Bad
- Gardening for the Birds
- IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival
- Build your Own Bird House
- Watercolour “Plein Air”
- New Lives, Same People at the Beaumont
- Indigenous Storyteller in Residence Finale
- Psychedelics and Mental Health Care with Brandys Evans of Numinus
Friday, May 19, 2023
- City Opera Vancouver: The Book of My Shames
- Jumpin’ the Line – an Escape Room Adventure
- Into The Little Hill
- The Broadway Chorus: Baking Bad
- IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival
- Sirreal, Mo Moshiri, Rozmo & Kid Lithium – The West Coast Express Tour
- Hummingbirds: Nature’s Jewels
- Shipyards Night Market
- A Visit with O.W.L. (Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society)
- Endangered Species Day – Birdinar and Bird Trivia Night (online)
- VMO 20th Anniversary Season Finale Featuring Jasmine Choi
Saturday, May 20, 2023
- Britannia Mine Museum Celebrates 100 Years of Mill No. 3
- City Opera Vancouver: The Book of My Shames
- Longtail Turns 10: Spot Prawn BBQ Bash
- Into The Little Hill
- Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
- River Basin Days
- The Broadway Chorus: Baking Bad
- Brewhalla Beer & Music Festival Fort Langley
- Diwali Colour Fest in Coquitlam
- Wild Bird Photography Workshop with Kris Cu
- IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea Every Weekend in May
Sunday, May 21, 2023
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the BIPOC Community
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
- VanCity Soul Skate
- The Pro Nova Ensemble
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea Every Weekend in May
Monday, May 22, 2023
- Sharing Culture: Dreamcatcher Making with Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph
- R. F. Kuang in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Thursday, May 25, 2023
- Broadway Across Canada: Cats
- Vancouver – Professionals Networking at Craft Beer Market
- Watercolour “Plein Air”
- The Pro Nova Ensemble
- “90s Kid” Paintings of objects that defined childhood in the 90s
- MuseumFlix | The NeverEnding Story (1984)
- Feasts of Coquitlam: Israeli & Jewish Cuisine
- Hate Can Kill: Canada’s Anti-Asian History in Film
Friday, May 26, 2023
- Broadway Across Canada: Cats
- Gigantic! The East Van 90s Party
- Fermented Hot Sauce Class
- Sound of Dragon Ensemble & Ding Yi Music Company
- Bradley McGillivray Blues
- Enchanted Evening Concert Series with Michelle Kwan & Royce Rich
- Tamikrest at Massey Theatre
- MAYDAY! MAYGAY! That’s gay! comedy in May!
- Birding with Me: Welcoming Women and Femmes
- Irons in the Fire: Hilary Peach & Pirjo Raits
- Positive Space (pARTy@PdA)
- Surrey SPARK Stages Family Weekend
- Light the SPARK! All Ages Dance Party
- Shipyards Night Market
- Confession Publique
- LP360: VR Salon
Saturday, May 27, 2023
- Planted Expo Vancouver
- Three Ships Beauty Pop Up Event
- Pinocchio
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- West End Community Clean-up Party and BBQ
- Won’Ma Africa
- South Arm General Swap Meet
- Heritage Salon Social -Chinese Art Songs
- Hummingbird Banding
- The Vancouver Film School LAUNCH Event
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the Queer Community
- VanDusen Presents: Spring Strings
- An Evening in Space with Plasteroid
- Heritage Salon Social – Chinese Art Songs
- Hard Rubber Orchestra with John Hollenbeck
- Investigation: Migration – Fraser River Discovery Centre
- Surrey SPARK Stages Family Weekend
- The Pro Nova Ensemble
- So YOU think You can Drag?
- Burnaby Blooms Festival – Micro Event
- Wisdom of Nature | Spring Series May
- Intro to Bartending
- Bird Appreciation at the Nature House
- Ballet BC Grand Opening Weekend
- Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards
- Broadway Across Canada: Cats
- LP360: VR Salon
- Confession Publique
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea Every Weekend in May
Sunday, May 28, 2023
- Planted Expo Vancouver
- Spot Prawn Festival 2023 in Vancouver
- Pinocchio
- Embrace the Breath Workshop
- Exhibit Launch of The BC Jewish Queer & Trans Oral History Project
- NSG Project: Westside Secret Food Forests
- Birds of a Feather: Bird Celebration!
- Won’Ma Africa
- IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s
- Different Than Before: A YVR Screen Scene Masterclass
- Coquitlam Public Library – Beyond Books
- VanCity Soul Skate
- LP360: VR Salon
- Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History
- Surrey SPARK Stages Family Weekend
- Ballet BC Grand Opening Weekend
- Broadway Across Canada: Cats
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea Every Weekend in May
Monday, May 29, 2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
- Butterfly Ball by Rainbow Foundation of Hope
- Market at the Coliseum, Chilliwack
- Farewell Concert – Laudate Singers and Paragon Singers
- Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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