Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events May 8-10, 2026
This weekendenjoy summer farmers markets, Mother’s Day festivities, festivals and more fun things to do all around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events May 8-10, 2026
- Friday, May 8, 2026
- Afro Van Connect Presents The Interface: Stack & Scale 2026
- Some Assembly Theatre Presents: Glitch
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Royal Canadian Circus (Richmond)
- Longing for the Homeland: Songs from Armenia
- The Music of James Bond
- Ballet BC Presents: Unity
- The West Fine Art Show (Langley)
- Big Sit Bird Watch
- Tapestry International Festival
- Firehall Arts Centre: Enemy Lines
- 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 9, 2026
- 29th Annual Queens Park Garage Sale (New Westminster)
- PoCo May Day Parade
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- VanDusen Spring Strings
- Forest Fairy Gathering
- Voices of Hakka Women: Short Film Screening
- Ballet BC Presents: Unity
- The Music of James Bond
- Family Discovery: Roger Lee’s Teapot Crafts
- Black & White Ball A Swing Dance for Mental Health Fundraiser
- Southridge Country Fair (Surrey)
- Walk for Cardiac Health (Abbotsford)
- BC Beauty & Wellness Expo — North Shore Edition (North Vancouver)
- VFS All Access Pass | Game Development
- Spring Market at Dr Charles Best School
- Guided Nature Walks at the Surrey Nature Centre
- United Voices Choir: Mozart Great Mass in C Minor
- BC Beauty & Wellness Expo — North Shore Edition
- ExplorASIAN Feasts of Coquitlam – Sushi & Dumpling Making
- The West Fine Art Show (Langley)
- North Shore Tennis Community Try It Day
- Expo Lines: Expo 86 and Contemporary Art – A Symposium (Surrey)
- Mother’s Day Weekend at the Glades Woodland Garden (Surrey)
- Surrey Photography Club 20th Anniversary Open House (Surrey)
- Some Assembly Theatre Presents: Glitch
- Vancouver Bird Celebration Events
- Birds in Watercolour: Beginner Painting Workshop
- Global Big Day Bird Count
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Royal Canadian Circus (Richmond)
- Tapestry International Festival
- Firehall Arts Centre: Enemy Lines
- 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 10, 2026
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Space Lab Free Audio Workshop Series
- Mother’s Day at Darts Hill Garden Park (Surrey)
- The West Fine Art Show (Langley)
- Run For Mom (Chilliwack)
- Cassidy Waring + Hearse Chasing Film Screening
- Yoga at the Museum
- Handmade for Mother’s Day – Botanical Art Cards
- Bacon & L’eggs All-Ages Drag Brunch
- New Westminster Symphony Orchestra Concert
- Mother’s Day Weekend at the Glades Woodland Garden (Surrey)
- Mother’s Day Mango High Tea
- United Voices Choir: Mozart Great Mass in C Minor
- Vancouver Bird Celebration Events
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- TechTO x Althra Hackathon: Vancouver
- Royal Canadian Circus (Richmond)
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- 40th Anniversary of Expo 86 in Vancouver
- Junction Public Market
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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