Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
The Kitsilano Showboat is in its 91st season and the schedule is packed with free entertainment by the sea in Vancouver.
Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Dates: June 17 – August 23
- Shows every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Hours: All performances at 7:00pm (Canada Day 2:30pm to 9:00pm)
- Location: By Kits Pool at 2300 Cornwall Ave, Vancouver
- Admission: Free!
Kitsilano Showboat operates as a community stage for amateur entertainment over the summer months at Kitsilano beach. It provides a venue for entertainers of all ages and all backgrounds from across the lower mainland. The entertainment is typically multiculturally based, representing the many roots of our society who may not otherwise have such an opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. In addition, many traveling groups from across Canada and around the world are featured every summer.
What’s on Stage June 2026
| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | Opening Night; The Vancouver Concert Band Society |
| Thursday, June 18, 2026 | Vancouver School of Highland Dance; StoryJam; FIFA match |
| Friday, June 19, 2026 | Brock House Big Band |
| Saturday, June 20, 2026 | Kitsilano Secondary School Band |
| Sunday, June 21, 2026 | National Indigenous Peoples Day; Steven Seegerts; Brad Henry |
| Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | Royal City Concert Band; West Vancouver Concert Band; FIFA match |
| Thursday, June 25, 2026 | Band of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Friday, June 26, 2026 | Vancouver Performing Stars; FIFA match |
| Saturday, June 27, 2026 | Canadian Multicultural Day; Bright Sunset Chinese Dance Group; Norine Braun with Alice Fraser |
| Sunday, June 28, 2026 | Jazz Connexion; Sea to Sky Wind Ensemble |
What’s on Stage July 2026
| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | Canada Day program and feature show |
| Thursday, July 2, 2026 | South Van Big Band; FIFA match |
| Friday, July 3, 2026 | You Can Uke Too |
| Saturday, July 4, 2026 | Aliza Arts Association |
| Sunday, July 5, 2026 | Purple Dragon Academy of Martial Arts Kitsilano; The Layali Dancers |
| Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | Pacific Spirit Voices; Minami |
| Thursday, July 9, 2026 | The Ancient Mariners; Susan’s Paradise of Polynesia |
| Friday, July 10, 2026 | Saints and Sinners |
| Saturday, July 11, 2026 | Rancho Folclórico Cruz De Cristo; Khatsahlano Street Party |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | Sanctuary Big Band |
| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | Heart and Sole; Burnaby International Folk Dancers |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | Wailele Wai Wai; Hadani Ditmars; Folk Festival |
| Saturday, July 18, 2026 | Don Alder; Gary Chalk & Kits Point All Stars; Folk Festival |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026 | Earth Wind and Choir; Muscato A Capella; Folk Festival |
| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | Dancin Stars; Pistache |
| Thursday, July 23, 2026 | Caio & Matheus |
| Friday, July 24, 2026 | Horse Opera |
| Saturday, July 25, 2026 | Saints and Sinners |
| Sunday, July 26, 2026 | UNA Chinese Folk Dance Group |
| Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | Halau Kia’i O Ka Hula; Alma Ráiz |
| Thursday, July 30, 2026 | Vancouver Rainbow Concert Band; East Van Sax Quartet |
| Friday, July 31, 2026 | The Shores |
What’s on Stage August 2026
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | HWY7 |
| Sunday, August 2, 2026 | Ho’okani; Roots Peruvian Folkdance; Pride Parade |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | Sangre Morena Latin Music |
| Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 9/12 |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Will’s Jams; DJ Dance Party; West Broadway BIA; Kits Fest |
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 | The Singles; Kits Fest |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Stone Poets; Pasion Venezuela |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Guilty Pleasure |
| Thursday, August 13, 2026 | The Spirit of the Pacific Cultural Society; Lana Dance Company |
| Friday, August 14, 2026 | Pianomen |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Aliza Arts Association |
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 | The Recipe; The Heartbeets |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Heart String Studio; Tian Guo Marching Band of Vancouver |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | The Side Project |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | The ShowStoppers |
| Saturday, August 22, 2026 | Fairweather Blues Band |
| Sunday, August 23, 2026 | Penke O’Donnell Irish Dancers; Closing Night / Grand Prizes |
The full Kitsilano Showboat summer schedule is available online and you can follow on Instagram for updates.
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