Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend August 7-9
There’s a big lineup of fun things to do in Vancouver this weekend starting with free dancing at Robson Square, a massive water fight, a day dedicated to ugly potatoes, a festival in Chinatown and Mount Pleasant, and seasonal fun out in the Fraser Valley. Find these events and much more listed below:
Friday, August 7 | Saturday, August 8 | Sunday, August 9
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend August 7-9
- Friday, August 7, 2026
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- White Rock Night Market
- Whitecaps FC vs Juarez (Leagues Cup)
- Bard After Dark
- Astro Arts Festival
- Fridays on Front in New Westminster
- Free Robson Square Summer Dance Series
- Yuk Yuk’s Surrey Stand-Up Comedy Shows
- Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Live & Local Free Concerts (North Vancouver)
- KitsFest
- Ongoing attractions:
- Sunflower Festival at Richmond Country Farms
- Greendale Acres Corn Maze & Flower Fields in Chilliwack
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- Playland
- Junction Public Market
- Water Street Pedestrian Zone
- Granville Pedestrian Zone
- Saturday, August 8, 2026
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Expo 86 Photo Exhibit & Gallery Summer Fair
- Let’s Hear It for 2-Spirit at Bill Reid Gallery
- Light Up Chinatown!
- Pleasant Day Festival
- Astro Arts Festival
- Ugly Potato Day (Surrey)
- Vancouver Water Fight
- Family Eco-Hour at the Nature House (drop-in)
- Langley Pride
- BC Lions Game
- Kitsilano’s Music in the Park
- Intercultural Women’s Maker Society Market
- Lululemon SeaWheeze Half Marathon
- Same Same But Different Snack Bar
- Apothecary Tea Tasting (Surrey)
- Green Timbers Day (Surrey)
- Yuk Yuk’s Surrey Stand-Up Comedy Shows
- Get to Know Stanley Park Habitats
- Burnaby Blues + Roots
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Hometown Tour Wrap Up – GRAVEMASS at Green Auto
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- KitsFest
- Ongoing attractions:
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Sunflower Festival at Richmond Country Farms
- Greendale Acres Corn Maze & Flower Fields in Chilliwack
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- Playland
- Junction Public Market
- Water Street Pedestrian Zone
- Granville Pedestrian Zone
- Sunday, August 9, 2026
- Kitsilano Showboat Summer Season
- Public Disco: Gastown Streetside Sessions
- Indigenous Tools at Campbell Valley Nature House (Langley)
- Family Eco-Hour at the Nature House (drop-in)
- Astro Arts Festival
- Light Up Chinatown!
- Believe It’s Butter! (Surrey)
- Summer Sundays in Port Moody
- Summer Social @ River District
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Harmony Arts Festival (West Vancouver)
- Chilliwack Corn Festival
- KitsFest
- Ongoing attractions:
- Burnaby Railway Miniature Train Rides
- Sunflower Festival at Richmond Country Farms
- Greendale Acres Corn Maze & Flower Fields in Chilliwack
- Stanley Park Mini Golf
- Playland
- Junction Public Market
- Water Street Pedestrian Zone
- Granville Pedestrian Zone
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Tours:
Exhibits/Exhibitions:
- Expo 86 Photo Exhibit & Gallery Summer Fair (Aug 8-Sept 5)
- Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum (til Sept 7)
- 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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