May Long Weekend Events in Vancouver 2023
byIt’s already May Long Weekend in Vancouver and there’s a fun lineup of events all across the region. The Burnaby Village Museum summer season is on now (free admission), many summer markets are now open, there are festivals of beer, music, and much more! Also this weekend in Vancouver, Second Beach and New Brighton public pools will open on Saturday. Find these activities and many more events listed below:
May Long Weekend Events in Vancouver 2023
Friday, May 19, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- 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 – West Coast Express Tour
- Hummingbirds: Nature’s Jewels
- Shipyards Night Market
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- 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
- Richmond Night Market
Saturday, May 20, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Britannia Mine Museum Celebrates 100 Years of Mill No. 3
- Colour Fest 2023 in Town Centre Park
- City Opera Vancouver: The Book of My Shames
- Longtail Turns 10: Spot Prawn BBQ Bash
- Vancouver All British Classic Car Show
- Into The Little Hill
- Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
- River Basin Days at Redwood Park, Surrey
- The Broadway Chorus: Baking Bad
- Brewhalla Beer & Music Festival Fort Langley
- Wild Bird Photography Workshop with Kris Cu
- IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival
- The Marché at Nikkei National Museum
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea Every Weekend in May
- Richmond Night Market
Sunday, May 21, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the BIPOC Community
- VAM Orchestra Festival
- 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
- Richmond Night Market
Monday, May 22, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- R. F. Kuang in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan
- Metrotown: Herschel Supply Bean Bag Tournament
- Sharing Culture: Dreamcatcher Making with Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph
- Richmond Night Market
- McArthurGlen Activations
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Attractions & Tours:
- Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
- FlyOver Canada
- Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
- Forbidden Vancouver’s New Monumental Scandals Tour
- Nature’s Ninjas at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Science World
Exhibits:
- 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)
- Zee Zee Theatre Presents Unexpecting (May 5-21)
- Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe (May 18-27)
- 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)
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