August Events in Metro Vancouver 2023
bySummer isn’t over yet! August starts off with a burst of fun and excitement with the annual Vancouver Pride Festival, and this month Miss604 is proud to sponsor: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival (August 12); Summer Salsa Cruise (August 26); Summer at Burnaby Village, Burnaby Summer Stages & Summer Cinema; and Canada Place Summer Series. Find these events and many more August events around Metro Vancouver listed below.
August Events in Metro Vancouver 2023
Jump to: Tuesday, August 1 to Sunday, August 6, 2023Jump to: Monday, August 7 to Sunday, August 13, 2023
Jump to: Monday, August 14 to Sunday, August 20, 2023
Jump to: Monday, August 21 to Sunday, August 27, 2023
Jump to: Monday, August 28 to Thursday, August 31, 2023
This list is updated daily.
If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.
Multi-Day Events & Activities
Attractions & Tours:
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival
- Summer at the Sea to Sky Gondola
- Bloom Lavender Farm in Langley
- Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
- FlyOver Canada
- Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
- Forbidden Vancouver’s New Monumental Scandals Tour
- Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Nature’s Ninjas at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Science World: James Cameron – CHALLENGING THE DEEP
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery Summer Experience Tours
- Kidsbooks Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunts (til Sept)
Exhibits:
- Rebecca Belmore – Hacer Memoria at the Polygon
- Ferry building Gallery: Colours of Success (til Aug)
- Raeanne Schachter: Dames Women in the City (until Aug)
- Amy-Claire Huestis Exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery (til Aug 20)
- Per Diem Part II: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection (May 27-Aug 27)
- Interactive Art Installation at Guildford (til Sept)
- PoMo Arts: An Abundance of Caring (til Sept)
- Surrey Art Gallery – Diane Roy: The Deep and the Shallows (til Sept)
- Polygon Gallery: Jeremy Shaw’s Phase Shifting Index (Jun 23-Sept 24)
- The Art of Dimension at the Bill Reid Gallery (til Oct)
- Van Art Gallery: Parviz Tanavoli: Poets, Locks, Cages (til Nov 19)
- Van Art Gallery: Marie Khouri – I Love (til Nov)
- Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing & Respect
- Why Costume Collections Matter Exhibit at MOV (til Nov)
- I am Semiahmoo, I am Survivor of the Flood – Fort Langley (til Nov)
- Bright Futures at Bill Reid Gallery (til Jan)
Theatre, Movies, Music:
- Bard on the Beach
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Theatre under the Stars in Stanley Park
- Brentwood Summer Event Series (til Aug 6)
- VIFF: Back to the 80s (til Aug 31)
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Black Lives Matter Memorial Art Exhibition
- Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival
- Colours of Community – Burnaby
- Trivia Tuesday: Video Games
- Metro Vancouver Bubble Tea Passport Kick Off
- Fitness is Such a DRAG: Pride Fundraiser
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- Free Outdoor Movies in Stanley Park
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Yoga at Canada Place
- Search the Landfill Vancouver Vigil
- Black Lives Matter Memorial Art Exhibition
- Pride, Posies & Drag Pioneers
- Vancouver Aquarium Fish + Sips: Pride Edition
- Art Downtown
- Fleurs de Ville – Vancouver Pride
- Sounds of Summer: Karima Essa & Dholnation
- Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market
Thursday, August 3, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Science World After Dark Celebrating Pride
- Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Free Outdoor Movie at Willowbrook
- Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival
- An Evening with Adeena Karasick
- Scrapbooking with Jordan Dawson
- Pride Trivia Night
- Fleurs de Ville – Vancouver Pride
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- Deckchair Cinema Free Outdoor Movies in North Van
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
Friday, August 4, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- Vancouver Art Gallery Free First Friday Nights
- Amsterdam Rainbow Dress in Vancouver
- Queer as Funk 10 Year Anniversary
- Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Tanabata Star Festival Show
- Coquitlam Summer Outdoor Concert
- Beach Explorers – Stanley Park
- ENBY 6 & Virago Nation – Vancouver Pride
- Learn Cricket with the Windies Cricket Club
- Happiness in the Air at Cap Mall
- Summer Craft Mornings, Coquitlam
- Nature Storytime in the Park
- Public Disco – Pride Special
- Brazilian Zouk
- Art Downtown
- Fleurs de Ville – Vancouver Pride
- Ferry Building Gallery Opening Reception: Anomaly
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Abbotsford Agrifair
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- Fort Langley Night Market
- Richmond Night Market
Saturday, August 5, 2023
- 47th Annual Powell Street Festival
- Movies Under the Stars, Surrey
- Fort Langley Brigade Days
- First Saturday Open Studios
- Let’s Talk Transcendence
- AfroQueer – Vancouver Pride
- Fleurs de Ville – Vancouver Pride
- Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Tours of the Orpheum Theatre
- MINBID Underground Art Auction
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival
- Summer Discover Series: Engineering Lab
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Abbotsford Agrifair
- Vintage Handmade Market Downtown
- Late Night Shopping & Entertainment at McArthurGlen
- Vancouver Mural Fest – Astro Alley
- Richmond Night Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
Sunday, August 6, 2023
- Vancouver Pride Parade
- 47th Annual Powell Street Festival
- Jamaica Day Festival
- Clean Lines Graff Jam
- Vancouver Street Dance Festival
- Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Free To Be – Pride Celebration
- Fort Langley Brigade Days
- Fleurs de Ville – Vancouver Pride
- Abbotsford Agrifair
- Country Club Sundays at the Yale
- Summer Discover Series: Engineering Lab
- Happyland Summer Pride Festival at the PNE
- Hershe Bar-Vancouver Pride Closing Party
- Late Night Shopping & Entertainment at McArthurGlen
- Vancouver Mural Fest – Astro Alley
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- The Clayton Community Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
Monday, August 7, 2023
- Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Vancouver Mural Fest – Astro Alley
- Summer Discover Series: Engineering Lab
- Goat Yoga at Maan Farms
- Colours of Community – Burnaby
- Fort Langley Brigade Days
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Free Outdoor Movies in Stanley Park
- Trivia Tuesday: Video Games
- Canoe Cultures – Granville Island
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Yoga at Canada Place
- Coffee on the Verandah
- Art Downtown
- Vancouver Civic Theatres Visual Arts Open House
- Sounds of Summer: Cookin’ with Brass
- Canoe Cultures – Granville Island
- “Create your top” Pattern Drafting Workshop
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market
Thursday, August 10, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- Tours of the Orpheum Theatre
- Deckchair Cinema Free Outdoor Movies in North Van
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Willowbook Courtyard – Live Music
- Canoe Cultures – Granville Island
- Plaza Pop-Up with Jocelyn Pettit in North Van
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- Blind Pig Music Festival on Granville Island
Friday, August 11, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show
- Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party
- Unity Garden Plant Walk with Deanna Miller
- 151st Annual Chilliwack Fair
- Return of the Perseids Meteor Shower
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Lower Mainland Wonders of the Summer Night Sky
- Unity Garden Plant Walk with Deanna Miller
- The Porter’s Revival Immersive Performance
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Return of the Perseids Meteor Shower
- Canoe Cultures – Granville Island
- Summer Craft Mornings, Coquitlam
- Playdates – Poetry Zine Writing with Anjalica Solomon
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Art Downtown
- Fringe Festival Preview: Free Kittens
- Blind Pig Music Festival on Granville Island
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Fort Langley Night Market
- Richmond Night Market
Saturday, August 12, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival
- International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show
- Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party
- African Descent Festival at English Bay
- 151st Annual Chilliwack Fair
- BC Lions vs. Calgary Stampeders
- Plant Knowledge & Medicine Roller Workshop
- Learn About Lost Lagoon
- Get to Know a Trail: Brockton Oval Trail
- River Basin Days at Mundy Park Coquitlam
- EcoStewards
- Guided Forest Bathing
- Tea & Paint Dim Sum in Chinatown
- Chilliwack Corn Maze – Opening Concert
- Nicole Luongo, Erin Soros, Henry Doyle & Isabella Wang
- Rebel Will, Jared Popma & Sarah Terlesky, Simon Evans
- Public Disco – VMF After Dark
- Tours of the Orpheum Theatre
- Movies Under the Stars, Surrey
- Intro to Bartending
- Russell & Roots Concert Series at Softball City
- Canoe Cultures – Granville Island
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Blind Pig Music Festival on Granville Island
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Warm Summer Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
Sunday, August 13, 2023
- Kingsgate Mall Kid’s Kingdom of Fun Fundraiser Fair
- Sunday Salsa at Robson Square
- BC Epilepsy Society’s 64th Anniversary Party
- African Descent Festival at English Bay
- 151st Annual Chilliwack Fair
- Across Our Queer Bodies: Sash Decorating Textile Workshop
- Goat Yoga at Maan Farms
- Family Farm Day at London Farm in Steveston
- Jenny Pluck Pears – live in the Roedde House Parlour
- Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party and More
- Free Dance + Music Series on Granville Island
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Canoe Cultures – Granville Island
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
Monday, August 14, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Zumba® at Canada Place
- Music on Main Summer Pop-Up Concerts in Mount Pleasant
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Free Outdoor Movies in Stanley Park
- New Moon Manifestation Women’s Circle
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Heritage Talk and Tasting at Main Street Brewing
- What Makes Good Writing Workshop (for Youth) with Lolu Oyedele
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Yoga at Canada Place
- Free Vintage Trolley Bus Tours
- Big Super Hero Run
- Art Downtown
- Trivia Tuesday: Video Games
- Willie Nile & David Gogo with Stephen Stanley & Chris Bennett
- Music on Main Summer Pop-Up Concerts in Mount Pleasant
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
Thursday, August 17, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- Community Picnic at Fleetwood Park
- Sprott Shaw College 120th Celebration
- Free Outdoor Movie at Willowbrook
- Blind Pig Music Festival on Granville Island
- Plaza Pop Up: Bollywood Dance, Ink Vancouver, Bubble Fairy
- Deckchair Cinema Free Outdoor Movies in North Van
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- What Makes Good Writing Workshop (for Youth) with Lolu Oyedele
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
Friday, August 18, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Movie and the Market in Heritage Park
- Kaleidoscope Arts Festival Coquitlam
- Enchanted Evenings: Ian Cromwell, Nimkish, Kristina Lao
- Art Downtown
- Live & Local Concert – Lynn Valley Village Plaza
- Dominican Bachata
- Blind Pig Music Festival on Granville Island
- Summer Craft Mornings, Coquitlam
- Fridays on Front – New West
- Goat Yoga at Maan Farms
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Playdates – Improv Comedy with Kat Single-dain
- Movies Under the Stars, Surrey
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- Fort Langley Night Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
Saturday, August 19, 2023
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – TLC
- Fraser Valley Sun and Soil Concert Series
- Kaleidoscope Arts Festival Coquitlam
- Surrey Firefighters Battle of the Brews
- Beaumont Summer Socials
- Chilliwack Pride
- New West Pride
- Pakistan Western Canada Trade Expo
- Ferns, Firs and Other Fascinations
- Opera in Oak Park
- Ambleside Music Festival with Weezer and Third Eye Blind
- In the Mood for Love for Chinatown: Qixi Festival
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Tours of the Orpheum Theatre
- Intro to Whiskies Class
- Blind Pig Music Festival on Granville Island
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Richmond Night Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
Sunday, August 20, 2023
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Boyz II Men
- Sunday Salsa at Robson Square
- Music and Meditation in the Park (Bear Creek)
- Music on Main – The Kessler Academy
- Ambleside Music Festival with Weezer and Third Eye Blind
- Sharing Farm Garlic Festival in Richmond
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- The Clayton Community Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
Monday, August 21, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Zumba® at Canada Place
- Music on Main Summer Pop-Up Concerts in Mount Pleasant
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Free Outdoor Movies in Stanley Park
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- What Makes Good Writing Workshop (for Adults)
- PNE Fair
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Yoga at Canada Place
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Art Downtown
- Music on Main Summer Pop-Up Concerts in Mount Pleasant
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Creative Collabs
- Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Thursday, August 24, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Community Picnic at Robson Park
- Tours of the Orpheum Theatre
- Mark James Fortin, Pattern Nation, Castletop Characters
- Ask an Astronomer – Live Stream
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- What Makes Good Writing Workshop (for Adults)
- Deckchair Cinema Free Outdoor Movies in North Van
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Friday, August 25, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- Rooftop Remix at the Vancouver Public Library
- Dundarave Hoedown
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Kicks and Flicks Movie Night
- Township of Langley 150 Years Celebration
- The Porter’s Revival Immersive Performance
- Fridays on Front – New West
- Summer Craft Mornings, Coquitlam
- Music in the Square with Reza Bashiri
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- Out of This Work – Lyrics & Music by Cole Porter
- Art Downtown
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Fort Langley Night Market
- Richmond Night Market
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Saturday, August 26, 2023
- Circles – Indigenous Art & Music Festival at Sunset Beach
- Richmond Maritime Festival
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Summer Social at the Beaumont
- Hope, Grief & Beauty: Climate Change Panel Discussion
- Flats Fest
- Food of the Fraser
- BC Lions vs Hamilton Tiger Cats – Super Hero Night
- EcoStewards
- Granville Block Party
- Township of Langley 150 Years Celebration
- Queer Friends and Feathers: Drawing and Journaling Birds
- Intro to Bartending
- We Belong Market
- Tour de Cure
- Community Cleanup – Burnaby
- Fraser Valley Sun and Soil Concert Series
- Out of This Work – Lyrics & Music by Cole Porter
- Monstercat Compound Block Party in Railtown
- Vancouver Festival of India
- Cloverdale Market Days
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Sunday, August 27, 2023
- Richmond Maritime Festival
- Granville Block Party
- Punjabi Market LIVE
- Sabor Latino Hangover Brunch Fiesta
- Birds of a Feather: So Long Summer
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Billy Idol
- Vancouver Festival of India
- Township of Langley 150 Years Celebration
- Goat Yoga at Maan Farms
- Tour de Cure
- Summer at the Met – Metropolis at Metrotown
- Out of This Work – Lyrics & Music by Cole Porter
- Pet-A-Palooza Vancouver
- Jazz Vespers
- Communi-Tea Call
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Monday, August 28, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Zumba® at Canada Place
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Yoga at Canada Place
- Soba’s Corner: A Chinese-Canadian Cooking Show
- Jazz On The Porch
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Golden Hour Flower Foraging
- PNE Fair
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Coffee on the Verandah
- It Stops Here by Rueben George with Guests
- Willingdon Community Fair & Movie Night
- Art Downtown
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Sounds of Summer: Krystle Dos Santos
- Doug and the Slugs with the VSO
- Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
Thursday, August 31, 2023
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Tours of the Orpheum Theatre
- An Evening in Space with Plasteroid
- Meet Me in Gastown
- Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
- Downtown Van – Neighbourhood Patio
- Deckchair Cinema Free Outdoor Movies in North Van
- PNE Fair
- Chilliwack Corn Maze
- Harrison Sunflower Festival in the Fraser Valley
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