Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events April 17-19
Sun Run, Vaisakhi, tulips, blossoms, and Earth Day! This weekend’s events calendar is packed with fun things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events April 17-19, 2026
- Friday, April 17, 2026
- Hyperspace Metal Festival VII
- MASHUP: Trading Card Making (Coquitlam)
- Opera Unbound Presents: The Fox
- Teen Angst Night at the Fox Cabaret
- Door & Table with Jon Bryant
- SURF BAY, CÔTE OUEST – En première vancouvéroise
- Spring Markets & Pop-Up at Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre
- Workin’ It Indigenous Career Fair-Presented by ACCCESS
- Tony and Tina’s Wedding: A Night of Food, Fun, and Drama
- Bespoke Market (Squamish)
- DanceHouse Presents Manifesto – Stephanie Lake Company
- Botanica Flower Festival in Chilliwack
- Abbotsford Tulip Trail
- Harrison Tulip Festival
- Saturday, April 18, 2026
- Stanley Park Earth Day
- Surrey Khalsa Day Vaisakhi Parade (Surrey)
- Earth Day Celebration (Maple Ridge)
- Earth Day Family Forest Walk
- Record Store Day – Neptoon
- Record Store Day – Beat Street
- Record Store Day – Elevated Music (Surrey)
- Record Store Day – Red Cat Records
- Solidaridad Tango Fantasia (Burnaby)
- Vive les Voyageurs Festival (Fort Langley)
- Family Saturday at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre
- Hand-Stitching Upcycling Workshop (Coquitlam)
- Espiritu Vocal Ensemble – The Green Fuse; Music of Spark and Renewal (West Van)
- Bespoke Market (Squamish)
- Free Community Dinner (North Vancouver)
- Run N Gun 2026 Kickoff Screening & Party
- Earth Day Salve Making & Invasive Tea Workshop
- Cirque Du Rave
- Opera Unbound Presents: The Fox
- Tree Talks & Walks: Kerrisdale
- Tony and Tina’s Wedding: A Night of Food, Fun, and Drama
- Persian Flavours: Spring Music in the Gallery (West Vancouver)
- Tour & Opening Reception of Spring Exhibitions (Richmond)
- Disclosure DJ Set ft AYYBO, Bushbaby, DJ Planet Express
- Hyperspace Metal Festival VII
- Halal Expo (Surrey)
- Rolla Skate Club
- DanceHouse Presents Manifesto – Stephanie Lake Company
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Botanica Flower Festival in Chilliwack
- Abbotsford Tulip Trail
- Harrison Tulip Festival
- Sunday, April 19, 2026
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Raincity Comicon
- Yoga at the Museum
- La Luna Kids Party – Granville Island
- Halal Expo (Surrey)
- Tree Talks & Walks: Mountain View Cemetery
- Vaisakhi Celebration (Port Moody)
- Opera Unbound Presents: The Fox
- Opera on a Sunday Afternoon (Burnaby)
- Botanica Flower Festival in Chilliwack
- Abbotsford Tulip Trail
- Harrison Tulip Festival
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Exhibits/Exhibitions:
- Burnaby Art Gallery: Bobbie Burgers: Assembly (til April 19)
- Legends Awaken: Mythical Beings and Creatures (til Apr 25)
- Richmond Art Gallery: Collection Close-up: Beach Walk (Apr 18-Jul 5)
- Tania Willard: Photolithics at the Polygon (til May 24)
- Embodied Conversations: The Lillian and Billy Mauer Collection (til May 10)
- Bill Reid Gallery: Blossoming (til May 24)
- Nuxalk Strong – First Exhibition of its Kind at the MOA
- James Harry: Eye Of The Ancestor (Apr 10-Oct 18)
- The Suitcase Project at Museum of Vancouver (til Nov)
- That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature (til Nov 8)
- The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the MOV
- Bill Reid Gallery Presents Every River Has a Mouth (til 2027)
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery – Cannery REcollections (til 2027)
- Tupananchiskama: Ancient Andean Cosmovision at MOA (til 2027)
- Chinese Canadian Museum A Soldier for All Seasons
- MOA presents Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother (til Mar)
- Highlights from the Collection – Vancouver Art Gallery (til Jan 2030)
Theatre:
- The Cultch Presents: On Native Land (Apr 8-19)
- The Improv Centre – Exploration Blank (Apr 9-Jun 27)
- Black Box Theatre Presents: Wonderwall (Apr 16-May 2)
- Firehall Arts Centre: The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light (Apr 18-May 3)
- Bobbie Burgers: Assembly at the Burnaby Art Gallery (til Apr 19)
- Shrek The Musical (Apr 17-May 3)
- First Impressions Theatre: Singers in a Smoky Room (Apr 30-May 16)
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