August Long Weekend Events in Vancouver 2026
This August Long Weekend around Vancouver is packed with events and fun things to do, from Pride celebrations to Canadians baseball, fireworks, festivals, and more!
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August Long Weekend Events in Vancouver
- Friday July 31, 2026
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Vancouver Fireworks: Summer Lights in English Bay
- Pride Night at Bard on the Beach
- Free Robson Square Summer Dance Series
- Vancouver Pride
- Puzzle Night Fundraiser
- Broadway Across Canada Presents Clue
- The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop – Film and Gaming Social
- Summer in the Courtyard at Willowbrook (Langley)
- Summer Sounds at Wesbrook Village
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- Live & Local in North Vancouver, Free Summer Entertainment
- Saturday, August 1, 2026
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Vancouver Pride
- Broadway Across Canada Presents Clue
- Celebrate BC Festival (Port Moody)
- Powell Street Festival
- Public Disco: Pride Block Party
- Timeless Toys at Historic Stewart Farm (Surrey)
- Sanjh Festival 2026Â (Surrey)
- Shovelmania 2026
- Multi-family Inclusive Garage Sale (New Westminster)
- Making Paper Bookmarks with Invasive Plants (West Vancouver)
- Weave a Small Coast Salish Wool Bag (West Vancouver)
- Vancouver Whitecaps Pride Match
- Speed Puzzling at Rain City Games
- Downtown’s Front Yard: Hyack Market Days (New Westminster)
- Summer Discovery Days at FRDCÂ (New Westminster)
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- White Rock Circular Fashion Market
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- Grouse Mountain Celebrates 100 Years with Centennial Festival
- Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Summer Theatre Troupe Presents The Emperor’s New Threads (Coquitlam)
- Sunday, August 2, 2026
- Vancouver Canadians Game
- Powell Street Festival
- Vancouver Pride Parade Route, Schedule
- MOV Presents:Â A River of Migration
- Bacon & L’eggs All-Ages Drag Brunch
- Sanjh Festival 2026Â (Surrey)
- Jamaica Day Celebration (Surrey)
- Summer Discovery Days: FireWise Fraser (New Westminster)
- Timeless Toys at Historic Stewart Farm (Surrey)
- Artist Talk with Tam Irving (West Vancouver)
- Summer Sundays in Port Moody
- The Art Form of Chinese Calligraphy with Xin Wen (West Vancouver)
- Broadway Across Canada Presents Clue
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- Grouse Mountain Celebrates 100 Years with Centennial Festival
- Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Monday, August 3, 2026
- Grouse Mountain Celebrates 100 Years with Centennial Festival
- BC Day at Cypress Mountain
- BC Day at Britannia Mine Museum (Sea to Sky)
- Celebrate BC Festival (Coquitlam)
- Summer Discovery Days at FRDCÂ (New Westminster)
- Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Ochres on Cloth with Caitlin ffrench (West Vancouver)
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions:
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides (til Oct)
- Grouse Gravity Coaster
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum (til Sept 7)
- Playland
- Lakeland Flowers (Abbotsford)
- Junction Public Market (Tues-Sun til Sept)
- Water Street Pedestrian Zone (til Sept 6)
- Granville Pedestrian Zone (til Sept 7)
Tours:
Exhibits/Exhibitions:
- Expo 86 Photo Exhibit & Gallery Summer Fair (Aug 8-Sept 5)
- Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum (til Sept 13)
- I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson (til Oct)
- 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: The Play That Goes Wrong (til Aug 16)
- Black Box Theatre: The Movie Star (Aug 13-23)
- A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre (Aug 19-29)
- 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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