Weekend Events Things to do in Vancouver May 3-5
byMay is here and so are all the flowers – and all the events! This weekend Miss604 is proud to sponsor BC Youth Week events, Burnaby Blooms at Deer Lake Park (free), and the start of Summer at Burnaby Village Museum (free). Find these activities and many more things to do around Metro Vancouver listed below:
Friday, May 3rd | Saturday, May 4th | Sunday, May 5th
Weekend Events
Things to do in Vancouver May 3-5
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
- Youth Murder Mystery Party at ARC
- Youth Cooking Challenge
- Teen Board Game Cafe
- Van Marathon – Free Health, Sports & Lifestyle Expo
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad
- Ewood – Born to Rise World Tour
- Toddcast Podcast Presents: Joan Bessie & Kris Langemann
- East of the Sun at the Anvil Centre
- Vancouver Opera Gala: Habanera!
- Friends of the Library Big Book Sale
- The Music of Moulin Rouge, Boardwalk Empire & More
- Dream Tomorrow Today at Science World
- Trespass Storytelling: Mother’s Day
- Mary Poppins at the Massey Theatre
- Art in the City – West End
Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Historic Stewart Farm & Totest Aleng: Indigenous Learning House Spring Fest
- Youth Skate Jam at ARC
- Youth Star Wars Trivia
- Youth Bob Ross Paint Night
- Youth Week Jewelry Making
- Kingsgate Mall’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Trees of Stanley Park
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50th Anniversary Celebration Match
- Van Marathon – Free Health, Sports & Lifestyle Expo
- May the Fourth Be With You! A Star Wars Celebration
- Peal Jam with Deep Sea Diver
- First Saturday Open Studios
- Sheep to Scarf Demonstration
- Guilty Pleasures: 90s – Now Dance Party
- Friends of the Library Big Book Sale
- The Music of Moulin Rouge, Boardwalk Empire & More
- From the Lost and Found Department with Joy Kogawa
- Laughing Back at Empire – Asian Canadian Activism
- Between Bowls of Borrowed Rice: Harvesting Hope Through Storytelling
- Firehorse & Shadow – Andrea Nann, dreamwalker dance company
- Mary Poppins at the Massey Theatre
- Anvil Theatre: Raine Hamilton String Trio
- Hayato Sumino “Cateen” – VMO’s Season Finale
- Lonsdale Creek 50th Anniversary
- VFS All Access Pass | Animation Concept Art
- Athletics4Kids Sport4Life Gala
- Trespass Storytelling: Mother’s Day
- East of the Sun at the Orpheum Annex
- Pi’s Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy
- Fat Joke at The Cultch
- The Paper Trail Curator’s Tour
- Skateboarding Demos and Competition
- Youth Karaoke Night – Chilliwack
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- An Evening with Violent Femmes
- Got Craft Spring Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Eastside Flea
- Richmond Night Market
- Burnaby Central Railway
- The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito
- Dream Tomorrow Today at Science World
- Vancouver Opera Presents Carmen
- Art in the City – West End
Sunday, May 5, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Blooms
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- BMO Vancouver Marathon
- Generations Unite: Youth and Seniors Bingo and Brunch
- Mission Youth Skateboard & Scooter Jam
- Youth Week Alternative Book Making
- Youth Week Master Chef
- Vancouver Opera Presents Carmen
- Trespass Storytelling: Mother’s Day
- Adrian Glynn Album Release
- Vancouver Hong Kong Fair
- Fat Joke at The Cultch
- Friends of the Library Big Book Sale
- Got Craft Spring Market
- Hastings Park Farmers Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Langley Farmers Market
- Burnaby Central Railway
- Eastside Flea
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- An Evening with Violent Femmes
- Dream Tomorrow Today at Science World
- Mary Poppins at the Massey Theatre
- The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito
- Firehorse & Shadow – Andrea Nann, dreamwalker dance company
- Art in the City – West End
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Multi-Day Events & Activities
Attractions & Tours:
- Asian Heritage Month at the Chinese Canadian Museum
- Monsters of the Abyss at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
- Lost Souls of Gastown Tour
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Vancouver’s Natural History Museum at UBC
Exhibits:
- Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own (til Sept)
- Mixed Media by students from West Vancouver Schools (til Jun 2)
- Solo Show: Even If I Wasn’t Here (May16-Jul)
- Celebration of Coast Salish Weavers at Vancouver Art Gallery (til May 12)
- Bill Reid Gallery: XIÁM (til May 19)
- Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia (til Jun 2)
- Dani Gal Historical Records (til Jul 14)
- Master Printmaker Takao Tanabe at Surrey Art Gallery (til Jun)
- Sum Gallery: Preston Buffalo – Go Home Yuppie Scum (Apr 11 – Jun 6)
- WOVEN: Setsuko Piroche’s Wonderland (til Sept)
- Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines (til Sept)
- True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices
Theatre, Movies, Music:
- The Improv Centre
- Pacific Theatre: A Case for the Existence of God (til Jun 9)
- First Impressions Theatre: Paparazzi (May 2-18)
- Opera Mariposa Benefit + Awareness Month
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