Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events June 12-14
The FIFA World Cup is happening in Vancouver starting this weekend, can you believe it? On top of hosting matches for the largest tournament on the globe, there are still concerts, family events, workshops, farmers markets, shows, films, festivals, walks, and more fun things happening around Vancouver:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events June 12-14
- Friday June 12, 2026
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Me & The Forest on Granville Island
- Victory Square Events: Good Goin’ Album Release Party
- Global Soundscapes Festival
- World Soccer Day Kick-Off Event (Richmond)
- Fired Up for Football Watch Party (New Westminster)
- Langley Craft Beverage Week
- Free Granville Island Soccer Watch Parties
- Sticky – 5th Annual Sticky Note Show
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Game Days South Flats
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- FIFA Fan Fest (Arch): The Funk Hunters and Down With Webster With Guests Famous Players
- FIFA FAN Fest (Park Stage): Dear Rouge With Guest Side One
- PAL Theatre: Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life
- Ongoing:
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum
- Lavenderland (Richmond)
- Soccer in the Square at UBC
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- Lakeland Flowers (Abbotsford)
- Junction Public Market
- Canada Square – Soccer Match Viewing at Library Square
- Capilano Suspension Bridge – Canyon Kick-Off
- Saturday June 13, 2026
- National Indigenous Peoples Day (Fort Langley)
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- FIFA World Cup Match at BC Place: Group Stage – Türkiye vs. Australia
- FIFA Fan Fest (Arch): Lazy Syrup Orchestra
- FIFA Fan Fest (Park Stage): Shred Kelly
- Me & The Forest on Granville Island
- Queensborough Children’s Festival (New Westminster)
- City-Wide Garage Sale (Coquitlam)
- Langley Craft Beverage Week
- “140 Years Ago Today” Remembering the Great Vancouver Fire of June 13, 1886
- Tiles & Togetherness 牌牌坐 & 大家樂 5.0
- Langley Community Day | Free Family Festival at Douglas Park
- Walking the Ridge: Renfrew Collingwood
- Dog-A-Thon
- Free Monthly Community Dinner (North Vancouver)
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the LGBTQ2S+ Community
- Seaweeds of Stanley Park
- Makers Market East Van
- The Neighbourhood Festival (Langley)
- Bumblebees and Bee-yond: Native Bee Walk
- Talking Trees Tour UBC
- Sticky – 5th Annual Sticky Note Show
- Bon Appétit Festival Celebration of Global Francophonie
- White Rock Circular Fashion Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Loutet Farm Community Markets (North Vancouver)
- Vancity Market
- Old Town, New Queens 2026: Giants at Werk at Britannia Mine
- Vancouver Game Garden 2026
- Global Soundscapes Festival
- Playland
- Drag Show Avril Lavigne VS Fall Out Boy
- Guided Nature Walks at the Surrey Nature Centre
- Intro to Bartending Class
- Pride Grows Here Scavenger Hunt and Open House (Surrey)
- Summer Craft Saturdays at Mackin House Museum (Coquitlam)
- International Picnic Day (Surrey)
- Ride the Train at the Burnaby Central Railway
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Game Days South Flats
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- PAL Theatre: Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life
- Ongoing:
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum
- Lavenderland (Richmond)
- Soccer in the Square at UBC
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- Lakeland Flowers (Abbotsford)
- Junction Public Market
- Canada Square – Soccer Match Viewing at Library Square
- Capilano Suspension Bridge – Canyon Kick-Off
- Sunday June 14, 2026
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Italian Day on the Drive
- Me & The Forest on Granville Island
- The Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Karen Flamenco presents Raya
- Global Soundscapes Festival
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Playland
- Food, Love, Resistance (North Vancouver)
- Bergamasca Ensemble Spring Concert “Songs and Sweet Airs that Give Delight”
- Vancouver Game Garden 2026
- Coast Salish Wool Weaving (North Vancouver)
- Father’s Day Stay & Play at the Museum (Surrey)
- Rejuvenating Yoga | Summer Table | Watercolour Workshop
- Ride the Train at the Burnaby Central Railway
- FIFA Fan Fest (Arch): Cameron Whitcomb With Guest Five Alarm Funk
- FIFA Fan Fest (Park Stage): Kardinal Offishall With Guest Jocelyn Pettit Band
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- PAL Theatre: Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life
- Ongoing:
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum
- Lavenderland (Richmond)
- Soccer in the Square at UBC
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- Lakeland Flowers (Abbotsford)
- Junction Public Market
- Canada Square – Soccer Match Viewing at Library Square
- Capilano Suspension Bridge – Canyon Kick-Off
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Tours:
Exhibits/Exhibitions:
- Richmond Art Gallery: Collection Close-up: Beach Walk (til Jul 5)
- Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum (Jun14-Sept 13)
- Vapes & Butts by Michelle Leone Huisman (til Jun 6)
- West Vancouver Schools Grad Exhibition (Jun 3-28)
- I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson (til Oct)
- 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)
- Becoming: The Art of Gu Xiong (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)
- Dancing on the Edge Festival (Jun 4-13)
- PAL Theatre: Salt Water Moon (May 21-June 27)
- The Arts Club Presents: Come From Away (May 28-July 26)
- The Cultch Presents: Sophie’s Surprise 29th (Jun 10-28)
- The Arts Club Presents: The Play That Goes Wrong (Jun 18-Aug 16)
- Bard on the Beach Presents: Merry Wives of Windsor (Jun 9-Sept 19)
- Bard on the Beach Presents: MacBeth (Jun 11-Sept 18)
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