Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events August 8-10, 2025
This weekend Miss604 is a sponsor of the FREE Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival happening at Deer Lake Park and Burnaby Village on Saturday. You can also look forward to a dumpling festival, a street party on Main, an airshow in the valley and many more events and fun things to do around Metro Vancouver:
Friday, August 8 | Saturday, August 9 | Sunday, August 10
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events August 8-10, 2025
- Friday, August 8, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro
- Our City Neighbourhood Cleanup: Surrey Nature Centre
- Abbotsford Airshow
- Music at the Cannery (Richmond)
- Astro Arts Festival Vancouver
- Fridays on Front in Downtown New West
- Dance Dance Dance: Free Pop-Up Dance Classes
- Improv Night with Colin Mochrie and Friends
- Perseid Meteor Shower Primer
- Summer in the Courtyard at Willowbrook – Movie Night
- 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
- A Peter Rabbit Tale Musical & Summer Garden Fair
- 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
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- Saturday, August 9, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro & Fireworks Night
- Railtown Rooftop Party
- BC Dumpling Festival (Coquitlam)
- Abbotsford Airshow
- Pleasant Day Festival on Main
- African Descent Festival at English Bay
- Vancouver Water Fight
- Langley Pride
- Meteor Shower Watch at Aldergrove Regional Park (Langley)
- Nature Storytime in the Park (Surrey)
- Outdoor Fine Arts Fair and Festival (Langley)
- River Basin Days at Brae Island Regional Park (Langley)
- Introduction to Sewing: Handbags (Surrey)
- Astro Arts Festival Vancouver
- 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
- A Peter Rabbit Tale Musical & Summer Garden Fair
- 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
- 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
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
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- Sunday, August 10, 2025
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro
- Mother Language Festival (Surrey)
- Abbotsford Airshow
- Richmond Night Market
- African Descent Festival at English Bay
- Astro Arts Festival Vancouver
- Weave a Small Coast Salish Wool Bag at Harmony Arts (West Vancouver)
- Chinese Unicorn Dance Workshop + Hakka Summer Rising with Kirin Rising
- Chinatown Through the Lens: A Street Photography Walk
- Gastown Sunday Set
- A Peter Rabbit Tale Musical & Summer Garden Fair
- Nine Inch Nails with Boys Noize at Rogers Arena
- Family Day at London Heritage Farm (Langley)
- 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
- 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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