August Events in Metro Vancouver 2025
August in Metro Vancouver means free outdoor festivals, concerts, beach days, refreshing swims, and soaking up every last drop of summer before the hustle and bustle of September.
August Events in Metro Vancouver 2025
This month Miss604 sponsors the following free event series: Sounds Like Summer in Burnaby (Thursdays and Fridays); Summer Stages in Burnaby (Tuesday to Thursdays); Summer Cinema in Burnaby (Fridays and Saturdays); and Zumba at Canada Place (Mondays), and the free Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival on Saturday, August 9th. Tickets are also available for the Naloxhome gala on August 14th. Find these events and many more fun things to do around Metro Vancouver this August listed below:
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- Friday, August 1 to Monday, August 4, 2025
- Tuesday, August 5, to Sunday, August 10, 2025
- Monday, August 11 to Sunday, August 17, 2025
- Monday, August 18 to Sunday, August 24, 2025
- Monday, August 25 to Sunday, August 31, 2025
Month-Long Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Attractions:
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Summer at Burnaby Village (til Sept 1)
- Summer Story Blanket with Fraser River Indigenous Society
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Vancouver’s Natural History Museum at UBC
- Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Vancouver Murder Mysteries
- Museum of Anthropology
- Britannia Mine Museum
- Tours:
Exhibits/Exhibitions
- Burnaby Art Gallery – Golden Hour (Jun 13-Aug 31)
- Walking in the Footsteps – Zoltan Kiss, Peter Kiss and Tania Gleave (til Aug 31)
- VALUE: Rebecca Belmore at the Museum of Anthropology (til Oct)
- Vitality: Iconic Images, Hidden Stories (til Dec)
- Christian White Master Haida Artist at the Bill Reid Gallery
- Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape
- Chief Dan George – Actor and Activist (til Sept)
- Polygon Gallery: Star Witnesses (til Sept 28)
- Artemis Space Adventure with LEGO® Bricks (til Apr 2026)
- Nuxalk Strong – First Exhibition of its Kind at the Museum of Anthropology
- The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery – Cannery REcollections (til 2027)
- Chinese Canadian Museum “A Soldier for All Seasons
Theatre, Movies, Shows
- The Improv Centre
- The Art Club Presents: The Mousetrap (til Aug 10)
- Theatre Under the Stars Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (til Aug 16)
- Theatre Under the Stars Legally Blonde (til Aug 16)
- Bard on the Beach (til Sept)
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- Friday, August 1, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Coquitlam Summer Concert Series: Karen Lee Batten
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- Calgary Youth Orchestra: Cinema Classics
- Music at the Cannery (Richmond)
- Early Music Vancouver – Bach and the Heavens
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival – Self Guided
- The Arts Club Presents: Waitress
- BC Square Dance Festival (Langley)
- Vancouver InternationalPride Tournament
- EMV’s Summer Festival, Bach & Mozart: In Endless Ascent
- Place des Arts Summer Theatre (Coquitlam)
- Saturday, August 2, 2025
- White Rock Sea Festival
- 49th Annual Powell Street Festival
- Brigade Days at Fort Langley
- BC Square Dance Festival (Langley)
- Uptown Live New Westminster
- Richmond Night Market
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Kitsilano Showboat
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- Harmony Arts: Creatures from the Sea (West Vancouver)
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival – Self Guided
- The Arts Club Presents: Waitress
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- Place des Arts Summer Theatre (Coquitlam)
- Vancouver InternationalPride Tournament
- Fraser River Discovery Centre – Summer Discovery Days (New Westminster)
- EMV’s Summer Festival, Bach & Mozart: In Endless Ascent
- The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Sunday, August 3, 2025
- Davie Village Pride Festival
- Vancouver Pride Parade
- Vancouver Pride: Chicas in the Afternoon
- Hershe Bar – Vancouver Pride Closing Party
- 49th Annual Powell Street Festival
- Brigade Days at Fort Langley
- White Rock Sea Festival
- Richmond Night Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Summer Farm Tours in Richmond
- Kitsilano Showboat
- Place des Arts Summer Theatre (Coquitlam)
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival – Self Guided
- The Arts Club Presents: Waitress
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- Fraser River Discovery Centre – Summer Discovery Days (New Westminster)
- EMV’s Summer Festival, Bach & Mozart: In Endless Ascent
- Vancouver InternationalPride Tournament
- Monday, August 4, 2025
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- Celebrate BC Festival (Coquitlam)
- Party in the Park (Coquitlam)
- Brigade Days at Fort Langley
- BC Day at Britannia Mine
- Fraser River Discovery Centre – Summer Discovery Days (New Westminster)
- Screening COUNTERCULTURE: 20 Years of CIVL Radio in the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford)
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival – Self Guided
- Vancouver InternationalPride Tournament
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- Tuesday, August 5, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages – Free Park Performances
- Free Outdoor Movies in Stanley Park
- Gikumi Expedition: A Five-Hour Guided Coastal Journey
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- EMV’s Summer Festival, Bach & Mozart: In Endless Ascent
- Bespoke Market at Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Wednesday, August 6, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages – Free Park Performances
- CBC Musical Nooners – Free Concerr – Missy D
- Downtown Farmers Market
- Harmony Arts: The Art of Persian Abri Marbled Papers (West Vancouver)
- Free Outdoor Movies by Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Bespoke Market at Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Thursday, August 7, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages – Free Park Performances
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Free Outdoor Sci-Fi Movies in North Vancouver
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- Free Summer Sounds Concerts in Downtown Vancouver
- Free Gardening Workshops for a Cause in Richmond
- Discovery Days at the Surrey Nature Centre
- New West Farmers Market
- False Creek Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Kitsilano Showboat
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Kits Fest
- EMV’s Summer Festival, Bach & Mozart: In Endless Ascent
- Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid With CPR/AED Level C (Surrey)
- Bespoke Market at Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Friday, August 8, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Our City Neighbourhood Cleanup: Surrey Nature Centre
- BC Dumpling Festival (Coquitlam)
- Music at the Cannery (Richmond)
- Dance Dance Dance: Free Pop-Up Dance Classes
- Improv Night with Colin Mochrie and Friends
- Perseid Meteor Shower Primer
- Kids Days at Mackin House (Coquitlam)
- Fridays on Front in Downtown New West
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid With CPR/AED Level C (Surrey)
- Kits Fest
- Chilliwack Fair
- The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Saturday, August 9, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival
- Railtown Rooftop Party
- Vancouver Water Fight
- Meteor Shower Watch at Aldergrove Regional Park (Langley)
- Nature Storytime in the Park (Surrey)
- Introduction to Sewing: Handbags (Surrey)
- Green Timbers Day (Surrey)
- Ugly Potato Day (Surrey)
- Farmhouse Fest (UBC)
- Uptown Live New Westminster
- Improv Night with Colin Mochrie and Friends
- Live Art Event: The Great Community Doodle
- Arts Council of Surrey Summer Outdoor Artist Market
- Exploring Fraserview’s Riverfront with Rob Howatson
- Richmond Night Market
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Kitsilano Showboat
- Kits Fest
- 16th Annual Grand Prix Plein Air Challenge (West Vancouver)
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- EMV’s Summer Festival, Bach & Mozart: In Endless Ascent
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Chilliwack Fair
- The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Sunday, August 10, 2025
- Mother Language Festival (Surrey)
- Richmond Night Market
- Weave a Small Coast Salish Wool Bag at Harmony Arts (West Vancouver)
- Chinese Unicorn Dance Workshop + Hakka Summer Rising with Kirin Rising
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Summer Farm Tours in Richmond
- Kitsilano Showboat
- Kits Fest
- West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Chilliwack Fair
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- Monday, August 11, 2025
- Tuesday, August 12, 2025
- Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages – Free Park Performances
- Outdoor Story Time at the Surrey Nature Centre
- CBC Musical Nooners – Free Concert
- Walking the Line: Beaconsfield with John Atkin
- Free Outdoor Movies by Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Downtown Farmers Market
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Thursday, August 14, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: There’s No Place Like NaloxHome Gala
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages – Free Park Performances
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- History of Katzie with Elder Richard Pierre (Surrey)
- Science World After Dark: Sparks and Rec
- Meet Me in Gastown
- Free Outdoor Sci-Fi Movies in North Vancouver
- Free Outdoor Movies in Downtown Vancouver
- Free Summer Sounds Concerts in Downtown Vancouver
- Free Gardening Workshops for a Cause in Richmond
- Wilderness Safety Workshop: Survive Outside (Burnaby)
- Discovery Days at the Surrey Nature Centre
- Mashup: Collage Postcard Night (Coquitlam)
- Vegan Night Market
- New West Farmers Market
- False Creek Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Kitsilano Showboat
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Friday, August 15, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Cinema – Free Outdoor Movies in Burnaby
- Disney After Dark Drag Show
- Chilliwack Mural Festival Street Party
- Kids Days at Mackin House (Coquitlam)
- Youth Cedar Weaving Workshop with Rita Kompst at Bill Reid Gallery
- Mashup: Collage Postcard Night (Coquitlam)
- RibFest Langley
- Dance Dance Dance: Free Pop-Up Dance Classes
- Fridays on Front in Downtown New West
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Saturday, August 16, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Cinema – Free Outdoor Movies in Burnaby
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Counting Crows
- BC Lions vs Montreal – Show n’ Shine Game
- Light Up Chinatown
- GranVino Wine Walk
- Chilliwack Mural Festival Street Party
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- Arts Council of Surrey Summer Outdoor Artist Market
- Uptown Live New Westminster
- Walking the Line: Beaconsfield with John Atkin
- Grandview Park Playlist – Free Summer Concert
- Water Lantern Festival (Coquitlam)
- Greendale Acres Flower Fest (Chilliwack)
- Richmond Night Market
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Kitsilano Showboat
- PNE Fair
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
- Sunday, August 17, 2025
- Car Free Day Port Moody
- All Over the Map – Granville Island
- Light Up Chinatown
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- Greendale Acres Flower Fest (Chilliwack)
- Metro Vancouver Parks – Indigenous Tools (Surrey)
- Richmond Night Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Summer Farm Tours in Richmond
- Kitsilano Showboat
- PNE Fair
- Monsoon Festival
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre
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- Monday, August 18, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Zumba at Canada Place Every Monday
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
- Thursday, August 21, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages – Free Park Performances
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Free Outdoor Sci-Fi Movies in North Vancouver
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Mother Mother
- Free Gardening Workshops for a Cause in Richmond
- Discovery Days at the Surrey Nature Centre
- Community Picnic at Strawberry Hill Park (Surrey)
- New West Farmers Market
- False Creek Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- PNE Fair
- Friday, August 22, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Cinema – Free Outdoor Movies in Burnaby
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Summer Comedy Weekend: The Comedy Department (Coquitlam)
- Fridays on Front in Downtown New West
- Kids Days at Mackin House (Coquitlam)
- VPL Rooftop Remix
- Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding
- Metro Vancouver Parks – Wild Animal Survivor (Pitt Meadows)
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Flo Rida
- PNE Fair
- Saturday, August 23, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Cinema – Free Outdoor Movies in Burnaby
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Leon Bridges
- Afro Caribbean Cultural Summerfest of Surrey
- Exploring Fraserview’s Riverfront with Rob Howatson
- Feasts of Coquitlam – India
- Granville Block Party
- Salmon Sessions Music Festival (Surrey)
- Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding
- Growing Together: Garden Walking Tour
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- Mini Mini Market at Plenty Kitsilano
- Uptown Live New Westminster
- Richmond Night Market
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- PNE Fair
- Sunday, August 24, 2025
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Marianas Trench
- Granville Block Party
- Metro Vancouver Parks – Pond-ering Amphibians (Maple Ridge)
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- Coquitlam SAR in the Park
- Richmond Night Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Summer Farm Tours in Richmond
- PNE Fair
- Monday, August 25, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Free Zumba at Canada Place Every Monday
- Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Wednesday, August 27, 2025
- Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages – Free Park Performances
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Foreigner
- Free Gardening Workshops for a Cause in Richmond
- Free Outdoor Sci-Fi Movies in North Vancouver
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- Community Picnic at Enver Creek Park (Surrey)
- New West Farmers Market
- False Creek Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Friday, August 29, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Cinema – Free Outdoor Movies in Burnaby
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Tom Cochrane
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- Kids Days at Mackin House (Coquitlam)
- PNE Fair
- Saturday, August 30, 2025
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Meghan Trainor
- Greendale Acres Summer Send Off (Chilliwack)
- Free Watershed Tours in Metro Vancouver
- Uptown Live New Westminster
- Richmond Night Market
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- PNE Fair
- Sunday, August 31, 2025
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