Weekend Events in Vancouver Things to do June 23-25, 2023
byWelcome to summer in Vancouver! The first weekend of the season has some local staples – like the 35th Dragon Boat Festival and free jazz festival shows – along with new activities and festivities. Find these events and many more things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below:
Weekend Events in Vancouver
Things to do June 16-18, 2023
Friday, June 23, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Music in the Square with AM Gold
- People You May Know An Improv Show
- Writer in Residence Open Studio & Performance
- Sujit Vaidya: Breathe In The Fragrance
- That’s Gay! Comedy Little Mountain Gallery
- Art Downtown
- Music Mania at Metropolis at Metrotown
- Shipyards Night Market
- Richmond Night Market
- The Door Project
- Summer Sisters Sing: Women’s Music Circle
- Chigiri-e Paper Art
- Bring Your Own Pot – Planting Workshop
- Surrey Gem and Mineral Show
- Vancouver International Jazz Festival
- North Shore Jazz Series
- Queer Arts Festival
- Bard on the Beach
Saturday, June 24, 2023
- Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival Vancouver
- Olympic Village Comedy Classic
- East Side Pride
- VSO: The Path Forward
- Bannock Bake Off
- Bumblebee Walk: Discovering the Lives of Our Fuzzy Friends
- Hillcrest Summer Festival
- Fraser River Discovery Centre: Sturgeon Survival
- The Door Project
- Free Vancouver International Jazz Festival Shows
- Bricklayer Brewing & Fionna Flauntit Burlesque Night
- Community Jam at the Improv Centre
- Playland
- Happy Selfie Festival at International Village Mall
- Fraser River Discovery Centre: Sturgeon Survival
- The River District Walking Tour (VanHeritage)
- Music Mania at Metropolis at Metrotown
- Molly Johnson at Cap U
- Cloverdale Market Days
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Surrey Gem and Mineral Show
- Vancouver International Jazz Festival
- North Shore Jazz Series
- Queer Arts Festival
- Bard on the Beach
Sunday, June 25, 2023
- Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival Vancouver
- Birding with Me: Welcoming BIPOC Youth and Adults
- Squamish Food and Drink Crawl
- VanCity Soul Skate
- Book Launches: Catriona Wright, Meghan Kemp-Gee, Michelle Brown
- Water Ceremony at Whey-ah-Wichen / Cates Park North Van
- Music Mania at Metropolis at Metrotown
- Free Vancouver International Jazz Festival Shows
- Shipyard Pals Theatrical Walking Tours
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- The Clayton Community Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Nikkei Garden Farmers Market
- Surrey Gem and Mineral Show
- Vancouver International Jazz Festival
- North Shore Jazz Series
- Queer Arts Festival
- Playland
- Bard on the Beach
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Multi-Day Events & Activities
Attractions & Tours:
- Summer at the Sea to Sky Gondola
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival (Jun 21-Jul 31)
- 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:
- ECU Class of 2023 Exhibition (May 11 – Jun 25)
- Rebecca Belmore – Hacer Memoria at the Polygon
- Cosmic Connections: Queer Indigenous Astronomy (Jun 17-28)
- Matriarchs Seen and Unseen (until Jun 25)
- Outsiders & Others: L. Robertson: All of the Suddens (until Jun 24)
- Odera Igbokwe: New Yams Festival (Jun 22-Jul 28)
- 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)
- Polygon Gallery: Jeremy Shaw’s Phase Shifting Index (Jun 23-Sept 24)
- 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:
- Talking Stick Festival (until Jun 30)
- The Cultch and Zee Zee Theatre Present Dirty Laundry (Jun 9-25)
- Presentation House Theatre: The Window Outside (Jun 9-25)
- Pi Theatre: Truth and Lies (Jun 22-25)
- Bring Back the 90s at the Improv Centre
- Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer on Stage in Vancouver (until Jun 25)
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