August Events in Vancouver 2024
byAugust around Vancouver means we welcome Pride, outdoor movies and concerts, corn mazes and sunflowers, multiple arts festivals, and more to the events calendar. This month Miss604 is proud to sponsor Sounds Like Summer, Summer Cinema, and Summer Stages in Burnaby, also the Canada Place Summer Series, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, and the season at Burnaby Village Museum.
August Events in Vancouver 2024
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- Thursday, August 1 to Sunday, August 4, 2024
- Monday, August 5 to Sunday, August 11, 2024
- Monday, August 12 to Sunday, August 18, 2024
- Monday, August 19 to Sunday, August 25, 2024
- Monday, August 26 to Saturday, August 31, 2024
August is the “Sunday of the Summer” as John says, but there’s still so much coming up! Find the giant list of events right here and check back often as I update this every day. If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.
Multi-Day Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Attractions:
- Earth Matters at Science World
- Monsters of the Abyss at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Abbotsford Sunflower Festival Lakeland Flowers
- Chilliwack Corn Maze and Festival
- Junction Public Market Downtown
- Stanley Park Urban Forest Train
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Flyover Canada
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Vancouver’s Natural History Museum at UBC
- Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Museum of Anthropology Reopening
- Tours:
- Vancouver Outdoor Pools, Spray Parks, Beaches
Exhibits/Exhibitions
- Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own (til Sept)
- Bill Reid Gallery: The Sum of All (til Sept)
- Touch of Culture: Spirit of the West Coast – Himikalas Pamela Baker (til Sept)
- Nostalgia for the Future (til Aug 17)
- WOVEN: Setsuko Piroche’s Wonderland (til Sept)
- Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines (til Sept)
- Science World: Earth Matters (til Jan)
- Black & White & Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey (til Nov)
- True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices
- Semá:th Xó:tsa: Great Gramma’s Lake (til Sept)
Theatre, Movies, Shows
August Events in Vancouver – Weekly Lists
Thursday, August 1, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Canada Pride – Vancouver Pride Society
- Science World After Dark – Pride Into The Future
- Devours & Parlour Panther
- Community Picnic at Hawthorne Rotary Park
- Watercolour Wreath Workshop
- Emancipation Day
- Vancouver Men’s Chorus: The Big Gay Sing – Pride Sing-along
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- New West Farmers Market
- TRUE VOICES: Pride Storytelling & Tea
- Free Outdoor Movies in North Vancouver
- Early Music Vancouver Bach Festival
- Pride Kickoff Party in Gastown
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Friday, August 2, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Canada Pride – Vancouver Pride Society
- Really Gay History Tour
- Vancouver Pride with Queer as Funk
- Touch of Culture: Spirit of the West Coast – Himikalas Pamela Baker
- Vancouver Art Gallery Free First Friday Nights
- First Friday Afternoons Free at Bill Reid Art Gallery
- Park Play at Dufferin Park
- Coquitlam Summer Concert Series
- Vancouver’s Biggest Patio at BC Place
- White Rock Sea Festival & Semiahmoo Days
- Pride Island at Granville Island
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Early Music Vancouver Bach Festival
- BMX Canada Borderline Nationals
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Saturday, August 3, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Davie Village Pop-Up Pride
- Canada Pride – Vancouver Pride Society
- Really Gay History Tour
- Brigade Days at Fort Langley
- Farmers Markets: Trout Lake, Riley Park, West End
- First Saturday Open Studios
- Pride Patio Party at Pacific Centre
- 48th Annual Powell Street Festival in Vancouver
- Orpheum Tours
- Whitecaps FC vs Tijuana
- Pride Island at Granville Island
- Movies Under the Stars – Surrey
- Vancouver’s Biggest Patio at BC Place
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- Vancouver Highlanders Professional Rugby
- White Rock Sea Festival & Semiahmoo Days
- Buffalo & Bison Farm Tours
- The Birds and the Bees: Pollination
- Forest Plants of Stanley Park
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Early Music Vancouver Bach Festival
- BMX Canada Borderline Nationals
- Fraser River Discovery Centre – Micro Meet Up
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Sunday, August 4, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Canada Pride – Vancouver Pride Society
- Brigade Days at Fort Langley
- Vancouver Pride Parade
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- Pride Island at Granville Island
- Upcycling Plastics Workshop
- Farmers Markets: Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant
- 48th Annual Powell Street Festival in Vancouver
- Coquitlam Heritage: Summer Craft Mornings
- Vancouver’s Biggest Patio at BC Place
- Aeriosa Live Rehearsals & Performance
- White Rock Sea Festival & Semiahmoo Days
- Harmony Arts Festival
- BMX Canada Borderline Nationals
- Fraser River Discovery Centre – Micro Meet Up
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Monday, August 5, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Really Gay History Tour
- Vancouver’s Biggest Patio at BC Place
- Creating Botanical Cyanotypes
- Cedar Rope Friendship Bracelets
- Aeriosa Live Rehearsals & Performance
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Fraser River Discovery Centre – Micro Meet Up
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Msingi
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Really Gay History Tour
- Brigade Days at Fort Langley
- Aeriosa Live Rehearsals & Performance
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Park Play at Guildford Heights Park
- Early Music Vancouver Bach Festival
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Yoga
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Downtown Farmers Market
- Aeriosa Live Rehearsals & Performance
- Langley Community Farmers Market
- šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn Sunset Cinema: Barbie
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Early Music Vancouver Bach Festival
- Art Downtown
- Get Back Unplugged
- Da’LuV James Book Festival
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Thursday, August 8, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Mount Pleasant Street Party
- Vancouver Mural Festival Tours
- New Gen Market & Games Night
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- Science, Stand-Up, & Song
- Aeriosa Live Rehearsals & Performance
- Free Outdoor Movies in North Vancouver
- Picnic on the Pier
- Locals Lounge Spotlight
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Early Music Vancouver Bach Festival
- Da’LuV James Book Festival
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Friday, August 9, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Mount Pleasant Street Party
- Vancouver Mural Festival Tours
- Primer for the Perseids Meteor Shower
- Surrey Rides
- Printmaking Workshop – Multicolour Wood Cuts
- VMF After Dark x Drill Events
- Growing is Forever: A Solo Exhibition by Jamie Bizness
- Hustle Class with Hustle at RS
- Fridays on Front in New Westminster
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
Saturday, August 10, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Farmers Markets: Trout Lake, Riley Park, West End
- African Descent Festival at English Bay
- Holden Courage Graffiti Jam
- Mount Pleasant Street Party
- BC Dumpling Festival
- Summer Salsa Cruise
- Grand Prix Plein Air Challenge
- River Basin Days – Mundy Park
- EcoStewards
- Sierra Ferrell at the Orpheum
- The Kessler Academy
- Sunshine Valley Classic Car Show
- Meet the Bees at St Andrews
- West Coast Chicago at Cascades Delta
- Movies Under the Stars – Surrey
- Summer Artist Market – Surrey
- Butterfly Release Fundraising Event
- Vancouver Mural Festival Tours
- VMF After Dark x Monstercat
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
- Opera Lirica: Concert at Marpole Neighbourhood House
- Style Through the Ages: A Chic Catwalk & Cinema Experience in Chinatown
Sunday, August 11, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Really Gay History Tour
- African Descent Festival at English Bay
- Coquitlam Heritage: Summer Craft Mornings
- Pink Soiree at the Steel Craft Grand Prix
- Opera in Oak Park
- Arts & Crafts Marche
- Vancouver FC v Pacific
- Farmers Markets: Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant
- Holden Courage Graffiti Jam
- Mount Pleasant Street Party
- St. Vincent at The Orpheum
- Vancouver Mural Festival Tours
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Fraser Valley Rock and Gem Club Tailgate Sale
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- VIANO QUARTET: Festival Commencement Concert
- Olympic Viewing Parties at Junction Public Market
More August Events in Vancouver
Monday, August 12, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Zumba
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- Summer FUN Swims
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Msingi
- Really Gay History Tour
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- Fundraiser Concert – Sons of the East
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Yoga
- Pirate Pak Day at White Spot
- Downtown Farmers Market
- Art Downtown
- Heritage Salon Social with baritone Dr. Yuhui Wang
- BADMNY at Surrey Civic Plaza
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn Sunset Cinema: E.T.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Meet Me in Gastown
- Diner en Blanc
- Pie for Pride New West
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- Free Outdoor Movies in North Vancouver
- Madelyn Read & Jasper Sloan Yip
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
Friday, August 16, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- Fridays on Front in New Westminster
- Coquitlam Summer Concert Series
- Waxahatchee Featuring Katie Crutchfield
- 90’s & 2000’s Dancehall Party
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- Enchanted Evenings Concert Series – Celebrating Korean Heritage
- Bachata Class with Dance in Transit
- RibFest Langley 2024
Saturday, August 17, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Farmers Markets: Trout Lake, Riley Park, West End
- New West Pride Street Festival
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Movies Under the Stars – Surrey
- Richmond Garlic Festival
- EcoStewards
- CityReach Back to School Blast
- Orpheum Tours
- Festival of India
- Play On! Cloverdale
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- RibFest Langley 2024
- South Granville Bespoke Market
Sunday, August 18, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Really Gay History Tour
- Festival of India
- Car Free Day Port Moody
- Coquitlam Heritage: Summer Craft Mornings
- Farmers Markets: Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant
- Swipe Right, a Comedy Show about Dating
- Vancouver FC v Forge
- Wildlife Photography 101
- Play On! Cloverdale
- Coast Salish plant walk with senaqwila wyss
- “ELEVATE” Fashion Festival
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts
- RibFest Langley 2024
- South Granville Bespoke Market
More August Events in Vancouver
Monday, August 19, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Zumba
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Msingi
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Really Gay History Tour
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Yoga
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Downtown Farmers Market
- Art Downtown
- Shop Local Market at Jim Deva Plaza
- City Hall Tours – Surrey
- Buzzing Native Bees
- šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn Sunset Cinema: The Fall Guy
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Lost In The Shuffle at the Rio Theatre
- Free Outdoor Movies in North Vancouver
- Improv Centre Summer Blockbuster
- Burnaby Block Watch Info Session
- Games Night and Market Pop-Up Series in the Jim Deva Plaza
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Sarah McLachlan School of Music Student Spotlight
Friday, August 23, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Champions of Hope Live Music Fundraiser
- Urban Sketching and Heritage
- Jazzy Jams in the Jim Deva Plaza
- Prophecy Bar – Live Music (Ian Cromwell) and DJ Alidad
- Fridays on Front in New Westminster
- VPL Rooftop Remix
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
Saturday, August 24, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Richmond Maritime Festival
- Granville Block Party in Downtown Vancouver
- Turtle Island Festival at Sunset Beach
- Light Up Chinatown
- Vancouver Game Garden
- Live At The Amar At LMG
- Taco Smackdown at TradeX
- Abel Collective Album Release Party at the Fox Cabaret
- Food of the Fraser – Fraser River Discovery Centre
- Prophecy Bar – Live Music and DJ
- Summer Bhangra Jam
- Farsi Tour: Touch of Culture: Spirit of the West Coast
- BRIGHT LIGHTS: A Space Drag Extravaganza
- Surrey Afro-Caribbean Cultural SummerFest
- NEO NOIR – Immersive Art Exhibition
- The Improv Centre Presents Unhinged with Kevin McDonald
- St Andrew’s Neighbourhood Block Party
- Salmon Sessions Music Festival
- Langley Rams Family Day
- A Changing Forest
- Contra Dance Community Picnic
- Vancouver Vintage Motorcycle Show & Shine
- Farmers Markets: Trout Lake, Riley Park, West End
- Vancouver Aquarium After Hours Fish & Sips
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
Sunday, August 25, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Granville Block Party in Downtown Vancouver
- Richmond Maritime Festival
- Granville Block Party
- Light Up Chinatown
- Really Gay History Tour
- Food of the Fraser – Fraser River Discovery Centre
- Forbidden Vancouver Tours: The Last Gang in Town
- Jazz Vespers with Ruby Lane R
- Surrey Afro-Caribbean Cultural SummerFest
- Arts & Crafts Marche
- Birds of a Feather: Summer on the Wing
- Roots of Our Garden – MOV Tour and Chat
- Coquitlam Heritage: Summer Craft Mornings
- Farmers Markets: Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
End of August Events in Vancouver
Monday, August 26, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Zumba
- International Dog Day at Triple O’s
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Msingi
- Reel Causes Presents: Someone Lives Here
- Art from the Heart in the Jim Deva Plaza
- Really Gay History Tour
- Whitecaps FC vs Pacific FC
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Canada Place Summer – Yoga
- Downtown Farmers Market
- Shop Local Market at Jim Deva Plaza
- Art Downtown
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Francis Baptiste at Bear Creek Park
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Free Outdoor Movies in North Vancouver
- Emily in Paris Season 4 Pop-Up Dinners
- Vancouver Postcard Club Presentation
- Mapping in Motion: Spatial Storytelling in Stanley Park
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn Sunset Cinema: Wonka
- DJ Nea & DJ Paisley Eva
Friday, August 30, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Cinema
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
Saturday, August 31, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Farmers Markets: Trout Lake, Riley Park, West End
- Matriarchs in the Park
- Live at the Lagoon (Camp Beer & Locality Brewing)
- PNE Summer Night Concerts
- Music in the Park at London Farm
- Planetarium VidLaser Zeppelin, Floyd, Radiohead + Free Astro Shows
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