Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events July 26-28
byThis weekend around Vancouver the Olympic cauldron will be lit, Pride festivities begin, a fairytale team visits BC Place, an arts festival takes over the Eastside, and more! Miss604 sponsors the summer season at Burnaby Village Museum, and free Sounds Like Summer performances in Burnaby. Find these and many more events around Vancouver this weekend listed below:
Friday, July 26 | Saturday, July 27 | Sunday, July 28
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events July 26-28
Friday, July 26, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
- EXNW – East by Northwest
- Olympic Cauldron Lighting 3:00pm
- Car Free Day New Westminster
- Canada Pride – Vancouver Pride Society
- Pride Opening Ceremony with Jaylene Tyme & Virago Nation
- Afroqueer Home Grown
- Art Bergman at the Rickshaw
- Vancouver FC vs Calgary
- Bookmark Making with Invasive Plants
- Dance Dance Dance: Free Pop-Up Dance Classes
- Vancouver Art Book Fair
- Mission Folk Music Festival
- Ben Platt: The Honeymind Tour
- Surrey Rides
- Fridays on Front in New Westminster
- Slip Slap Trip Wack
- Kitsilano Showboat
- CREATE Arts Festival
- Bard in the Valley (at Douglas Park)
- Winnie the Pooh by Lindsay Price
- Junction Public Market Downtown
- Earth Matters at Science World
- Abbotsford Sunflower Festival Lakeland Flowers
- Stanley Park Urban Forest Train
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Flyover Canada
- Monsters of the Abyss at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Playland
Multi-Day Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Attractions:
- 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)
- Nostalgia for the Future (til Aug 17)
- Dani Gal Historical Records (til Jul 14)
- West Coast Views (Jul 28)
- 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
Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Canada Pride – Vancouver Pride Society
- Wrexham AFC vs Whitecaps FC
- 2024 Pop Disco + Disco Fairies
- EXNW – East by Northwest
- LUSH Living Room at Pride
- Pop-Up Library Day, New Westminster
- CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival Concert in the Park
- Workshop: Listening Walk, Field Recording and Sounding with a Forest
- Art! Bike! Beer! Crawl Brewery Tour & Fundraiser
- False Creek Crab Fest
- Punchbowl – Festival of Cocktails and Tacos
- Create with Clay
- Caribbean Days Festival in Coquitlam
- Swollenfest at the Hollywood
- Introduction to Embroidery
- Chillin in the Park Festival
- Let’s Make Seed Balls
- St Andrews Neighbourhood Block Party
- VFS All Access – Game Development
- Winnie the Pooh by Lindsay Price
- Saturday Session – Ryan Tacata on Zoe Leonard
- Mission Folk Music Festival
- Busterfest at the Rickshaw
- Vancouver Art Book Fair
- Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival
- Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks
- EcoStewards
- Slip Slap Trip Wack
- Youth Pride Art Party
- Textile Dye Garden Open House
- Farmers Markets: Trout Lake, Riley Park, West End
- Kitsilano Showboat
- Bard in the Valley (at Douglas Park)
- Fraser River Discovery Centre Super Weekend
- CREATE Arts Festival
- Junction Public Market Downtown
- Earth Matters at Science World
- Abbotsford Sunflower Festival Lakeland Flowers
- Stanley Park Urban Forest Train
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Flyover Canada
- Monsters of the Abyss at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Playland
Sunday, July 28, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Canada Pride – Vancouver Pride Society
- Pride Run & Walk
- Pique-nique French-kiss!
- Birds of a Feather: Feathers in the Sun
- EXNW – East by Northwest
- Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival
- Caribbean Days Festival in Coquitlam
- Chinatown Mini Night Market & Film Night: Shaolin Soccer
- SUYO’s Sunday ‘Pollada’ Lunch
- Mission Folk Music Festival
- Summer BBQ Series at Wildlight
- ROSÈ DISCO
- Bard in the Valley (at Douglas Park)
- Farmers Markets: Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant
- Fraser River Discovery Centre Super Weekend
- Kitsilano Showboat
- Slip Slap Trip Wack
- Really Gay History Tour
- Winnie the Pooh by Lindsay Price
- CREATE Arts Festival
- Junction Public Market Downtown
- Earth Matters at Science World
- Abbotsford Sunflower Festival Lakeland Flowers
- Stanley Park Urban Forest Train
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Flyover Canada
- Monsters of the Abyss at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Playland
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