Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events July 17-19
This weekend in Vancouver enjoy the final FIFA World Cup events, markets, festivals, and many more fun activities:
Friday, July 17 | Saturday, July 18 | Sunday, July 19
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events July 17-19
- Friday July 17, 2026
- Aging with Pride
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Our City Workshop: How to Start a Mini Food Garden (Surrey)
- Coquitlam Summer Night Market
- White Rock Night Market
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Game Days South Flats
- Summer Sounds at University Boulevard
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival Lineup
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- FIFA Fan Festival
- Movie Nights at UBC: Smurfs
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- Eastside Arts Festival
- Indian Summer Festival
- Fridays on Front (New Westminster)
- Summer in the Courtyard at Willowbrook (Langley)
- Live & Local in North Vancouver, Free Summer Entertainment
- Saturday July 18, 2026
- Behind the Scenes at the Vancouver Block
- Free Symphony in the Park Featuring the VSO (Burnaby)
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Atelier Summer Showcase at Robson Square
- Loutet Farm Community Markets (North Vancouver)
- Coast Salish Wool Weaving (North Vancouver)
- Fleetwood’s Got Talent by The Social Tavern (Surrey)
- Public Disco Block Party at City Centre Artists Lodge
- Hummingbird and Pollinator Walk
- Pixar Drag Event – Phyllis & Mimis Multiverse
- Maan Farms Standing Strawberry U-Pick (Abbotsford)
- Try Artistic Swimming
- Surrey Fusion Festival
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival Lineup
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Game Days South Flats
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- Lansdowne Summer Goals (Richmond)
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- FIFA Fan Festival
- Bronze Final: Soccer in the Square
- Get to Know Stanley Park Habitats
- Eastside Arts Festival
- Indian Summer Festival
- Sunday July 19, 2026
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- White Rock Farmers Market FIFA Wrap Up
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival Lineup
- Free Opera in the Park Featuring Vancouver Opera (Burnaby)
- Recycling Centre Tours (Maple Ridge)
- Surrey Fusion Festival
- Football Fun in Yaletown
- Vancouver Animators Art Market
- Richmond Celebrates Soccer Closing Event
- Game Days South Flats
- Surrey FIFA World Cup Celebration Sites
- Lansdowne Summer Goals (Richmond)
- Maan Farms Standing Strawberry U-Pick (Abbotsford)
- North Vancouver World Cup Celebration Site at The Shipyards
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- FIFA Fan Festival
- Gold Final: Soccer in the Square Gold Final
- Movie Nights at UBC: Minecraft Movie
- The Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
- Eastside Arts Festival
- Indian Summer 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
- Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum (til Sept 7)
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival (til Aug 2)
- Lavenderland (Richmond) (til Aug 1)
- Soccer in the Square at UBC (Jun 11-Jul 19)
- Expo 86 Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
- Playland
- Lakeland Flowers (Abbotsford)
- Junction Public Market (Tues-Sun til Sept)
- Canada Square – Soccer Match Viewing at Library Square (Jun 11-27)
- Capilano Suspension Bridge – Canyon Kick-Off (Jun 6-Jul 19)
- 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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