Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events June 26-28
This weekend we have another World Cup match at BC Place, there are markets, free jazz festival shows, and many more fun things to around Vancouver. Saturday is a busy day with the biggest lineup of events including my book signing in Surrey!
Check out the new July event list for Vancouver and start planning ahead for next month too.
Friday, June 26 | Saturday, June 27 | Sunday, June 28
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events June 26-28
- Friday June 26, 2026
- Black Music Month Vancouver Festival
- Free and Pay What You Can Vancouver Jazz Festival Shows
- The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger
- Rise x Shine Playhouse on Match Days
- Coquitlam Summer Nights Farmers Market
- Bard in the Valley – Henry IV (Langley)
- Youth Evening Scavenger Hunt (Surrey)
- Feasts of Coquitlam: Mexican Cooking Demonstration
- FIFA World Cup Match at BC Place: Group Stage – New Zealand vs. Belgium
- FIFA Fan Fest (Arch): Metric With Guests Ozomatli and DJ Brownsugar
- FIFA Fan Fest (Park Stage): Broken Social Scene With Guests Teigen Gayse and Yukon Blonde And DJ Rita Spirit
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Attractions:
- Saturday June 27, 2026
- Sponsored by Miss604: No Place Like NaloxHome Gala
- Meet and Greet & Book Signing – Freecouver (my new book!)
- Black Music Month Vancouver Festival
- Port Moody Golden Spike Days Festival
- Kitsilano Beach Market
- LiterASIAN 2026: Re-Generation
- Kids’ Story Time at UBC Bookstore
- Grad Night at the PNE
- Summer Craft Saturdays at Mackin House Museum (Coquitlam)
- Cypress Mountain Summer Kick-Off (West Vancouver)
- Beading a Bracelet or Keychain (North Vancouver)
- Mechanics of Music Fest (New Westminster)
- Century House Association Craft & Bake Sale (New Westminster)
- Free and Pay What You Can Vancouver Jazz Festival Shows
- Canadian Cultural Festival – Celebrate Multiculture (Burnaby)
- Architecture Foundation of British Columbia Walking Tour
- Whales to Wings: Seawall Wildlife Walk
- Mechanics of Music Fest (New Westminster)
- Bard in the Valley – Henry IV (Langley)
- Kali Collective — Yoga, Silk Fan Flow & Ceremony in the Park
- Mindful Morning: Yoga and Singing
- Empowering Voices Conference
- White Rock Circular Fashion Market
- Vancity Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Loutet Farm Community Markets (North Vancouver)
- Playland
- Pride Grows Here Scavenger Hunt and Open House (Surrey)
- FIFA Fan Fest (Arch): Alan Doyle With Guests Bedouin Soundclash and Johnny Awesome
- FIFA Fan Fest (Park Stage): Skip Marley With Guests Nate Haller and Ilam
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Attractions:
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Grouse Gravity Coaster
- Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival
- Lavenderland (Richmond)
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- Playland
- Lakeland Flowers (Abbotsford)
- Junction Public Market
- Capilano Suspension Bridge – Canyon Kick-Off
- Soccer in the Square at UBC
- Sunday June 28, 2026
- Free and Pay What You Can Vancouver Jazz Festival Shows
- Greek Day on Broadway in Vancouver
- Bard in the Valley – Henry IV (Langley)
- Port Moody Golden Spike Days Festival
- Beneva Vancouver Half Marathon
- Behind the Tile: Mahjong Colouring Workshop
- LiterASIAN 2026: Re-Generation
- The Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Bocce for Bowen
- Chinese Unicorn Hakka Kirin Dance Workshop & Chinatown Open Mic
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Bacon & L’eggs All-Ages Drag Brunch
- Jazz Vespers with Wild Blue Herons Quartet
- Birds of a Feather: Summer Wings
- Playland
- Mindbody Blueprint Presents Life’s a Drag Workshop Series
- Ride the Train at the Burnaby Central Railway
- FIFA Fan Fest (Arch): Shakey Graves With Guests The Sadies and Barron S
- FIFA Fan Fest (Park Stage): Neil Frances With Guests Grayson Repp and William C
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Attractions:
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions:
- Water Street Pedestrian Zone (Jul 5-Sept 6)
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)
- 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)
- Gifts to be Shared, Protected, and Carried Forward at MONOVA (til Mar 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 Arts Club Presents: Come From Away (til July 26)
- Ensemble Theatre Festival: Bloodlines (Jul 8-19)
- The Arts Club Presents: The Play That Goes Wrong (til Aug 16)
- Bard on the Beach Presents: Merry Wives of Windsor (til Sept 19)
- Bard on the Beach Presents: MacBeth (til Sept 18)
- Theatre Under the Stars – Sister Act, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (til Aug 22)
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