Things to do in Vancouver This May Long Weekend Events May 15-18
This May long weekend Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the Unison Festival that welcomes brings together over two dozen 2SLGBTQIA+ choirs and nearly 1,100 singers from across Canada for performances. Find these events and many more fun things to do around Vancouver this weekend listed below:
Things to do in Vancouver This May Long Weekend Events May 15-18
- Friday, May 15, 2026
- Sponsored by Miss604: Unison Festival
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Magic in the Moonlight Market
- QMUNITY’s 2026 IDAHOBIT Breakfast
- The Broadway Chorus: Seven
- 5X Fest Art Party
- Vancouver Bird Celebration Events
- Vancouver Art Book Fair
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- 40th Anniversary of Expo 86 in Vancouver
- Junction Public Market
- Saturday, May 16, 2026
- Sponsored by Miss604: Unison Festival
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Heron Colony Tour: Hatchling Season
- BMO Day of Music
- BMO Day of Music – Granville Island
- West Coast Fiddle Summit
- 5X Fest Block Party in Surrey
- VanFHC’s Charity Facial Hair Competition – Whiskers Welcome
- The Handel Society of Music Spring Concert: Choir and Orchestra (Surrey)
- Birds across the Pacific: Presentation
- The Broadway Chorus: Seven
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Vancouver Bird Celebration Events
- Vancouver Art Book Fair
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- 40th Anniversary of Expo 86 in Vancouver
- Junction Public Market
- Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Sponsored by Miss604: Unison Festival
- Engine 374 Celebration at the Roundhouse
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the Queer Community
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Vancouver Bird Celebration Events
- Gathering Our Breath Anthology Book Launch
- Vancouver Art Book Fair
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- 40th Anniversary of Expo 86 in Vancouver
- Junction Public Market
- Monday, May 18, 2026
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Exhibits/Exhibitions:
- Richmond Art Gallery: Collection Close-up: Beach Walk (til Jul 5)
- Vapes & Butts by Michelle Leone Huisman (til Jun 6)
- Tania Willard: Photolithics at the Polygon (til May 24)
- Figure | Out Figure and Landscape Art Show at Crescent Beach (til May 23)
- Ferry Building Gallery Soundscapes (til May 31)
- Embodied Conversations: The Lillian and Billy Mauer Collection (til May 10)
- I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson (May-Oct)
- Bill Reid Gallery: Blossoming (til May 24)
- Nuxalk Strong – First Exhibition of its Kind at the MOA
- James Harry: Eye Of The Ancestor (til Oct 18)
- Daphne Boyer Presents Li bootee mishiwayitay — The Beauty of It All (til Nov)
- 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
- I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson (til Oct)
- 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
- Highlights from the Collection – Vancouver Art Gallery (til Jan 2030)
Theatre:
- The Improv Centre – Exploration Blank (til Jun 27)
- First Impressions Theatre: Singers in a Smoky Room (til May 16)
- The Cultch Presents: Soldiers of Tomorrow (May 6-10)
- PAL Theatre: Salt Water Moon (May 21-June 27)
- The Arts Club Presents: Come From Away (May 28-July 26)
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