Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events August 15-17
This weekend Miss604 sponsors Burnaby’s Summer Cinema free outdoor movie series and then it’s also opening weekend of the PNE Fair, we’ve got a WNBA game in Vancouver, and much more action. Find these events and the full list of fun things to do around Vancouver this weekend below:
Friday, August 15 | Saturday, August 16 | Sunday, August 17
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events August 15-17
- Friday, August 15, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Cinema – Free Outdoor Movies in Burnaby
- Vancouver to Host WNBA Game
- Women in Sport Panel and Pop-Up
- 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
- Summer in the Courtyard at Willowbrook – Movie Night
- Mashup: Collage Postcard Night (Coquitlam)
- RibFest Langley
- Fridays on Front in Downtown New West
- Dance Dance Dance: Free Pop-Up Dance Classes
- Fridays on Front in Downtown New West
- Monsoon Festival
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents A History of Motown
- The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- Saturday, August 16, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Cinema – Free Outdoor Movies in Burnaby
- New West Pride Street Festival
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Counting Crows
- BC Lions vs Montreal – Show n’ Shine Game
- Land & Love Pride Market at MOV
- Queen, Eggs & Ham! A High Energy Drag Brunch
- Garlic Festival at the Sharing Farm Society (Richmond)
- VFS All Access Pass | 3D Animation & Visual Effects
- 2S GLAM: A Showcase of Two-Spirit Drag Art
- Light Up Chinatown
- Stories on the Block 街區故事派對
- GranVino Wine Walk
- Towering Trees and Friendly Ferns
- Bumblebees and Bee-yond!
- 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
- Hyack Square Market (New Westminster)
- Kitsilano Showboat
- PNE Fair
- Monsoon Festival
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents A History of Motown
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- Sunday, August 17, 2025
- Car Free Day Port Moody
- All Over the Map – Granville Island
- Light Up Chinatown
- PNE Summer Night Concerts – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Gastown Sunday Set
- 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
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents A History of Motown
- Botanica Sunflower Festival in Chilliwack
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
Month-Long Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Attractions:
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- TIDAL – Indigenous Woman-Led Pop-Up in Downtown Vancouver
- 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)
- Seema Shah: Missing Pieces (til 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)
- MONOVA: Are We There Yet? Transportation Exhibition (til Mar 2026)
- 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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