Weekend Events in Vancouver Things to do July 21-23, 2023
byIt’s another busy weekend for events in Metro Vancouver. Enjoy free family entertainment in Burnaby this Friday, then a full lineup of festivals, markets, live music, sports, fireworks, theatre, and a new flower festival in the valley – there are so many things to do! Make sure to check out the ongoing list of featured attractions and exhibits at the bottom of this post as well:
Weekend Events in Vancouver
Things to do July 21-23, 2023
Friday, July 21, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages
- Fort Langley Jazz Festival
- Live Local Concert Series (Lynn Valley Village) Dr Strangelove Band
- Shipyards Night Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Nature Storytime in the Park
- VPL Rooftop Remix
- Downtown Van Playdate: Singalong with Jill Samyci
- Coquitlam Heritage: Summer Craft Mornings
- Kristin Fung and Beats, Blues & Bars
- Art Downtown
- Jurassic Park in Concert
- Mission Folk Music Festival
- Free Outdoor Concerts at McArthurGlen
- Bard in the Valley
- Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Burnaby Sounds Like Summer
- Bard on the Beach
- Theatre under the Stars in Stanley Park
- The Three Musketeers
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- VIFF: Back to the 80s
- Blind Pig Festival: 88 Days of Music on Granville Island
- Pacific Theatre: The Pink Unicorn
Saturday, July 22, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Four Fires Festival
- Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks in English Bay
- Art Workshops in the Park with CREATE Arts Festival
- BC Lions vs Saskatchewan
- Pride Move & Groove
- Burnaby Pride Celebrations
- Fraser River Discovery Centre – Super Saturday
- Tours of The Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Van
- Vancouver Farmers Markets x City Centre Artist Lodge
- Historic Places Days Maillardville Walking Tours Saturday
- Forest Harmonies
- weʔ ʔayəm kʷs niʔct ʔiməx Plant Walk
- Vancouver Pride Run & Walk
- Public Disco Block Party in Downtown Vancouver
- Fraser Valley Sun & Soil Concert Series
- Bard on the Beach Fireworks Night
- Introduction To Bartending
- Surrey Fusion Festival
- Fort Langley Jazz Festival
- Mission Folk Music Festival
- Metropolis at Metrotown – Summer at the Met
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Jurassic Park in Concert
- Bard in the Valley
- Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island
- Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival
- Bard on the Beach
- Theatre under the Stars in Stanley Park
- The Three Musketeers
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- VIFF: Back to the 80s
- Blind Pig Festival: 88 Days of Music on Granville Island
- Pacific Theatre: The Pink Unicorn
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Sunday, July 23, 2023
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
- Four Fires Festival
- Squamish Nation 100th Amalgamation Day Festival
- Art Workshops in the Park with CREATE Arts Festival
- Historic Places Day Maillardville Walking Tours Sunday
- Railtown Tailgate Barbecue
- Sunday Salsa at Robson Square
- BC Lions Game
- Mission Folk Music Festival
- Fort Langley Jazz Festival
- Surrey Fusion Festival
- Coquitlam Farmers Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- The Clayton Community Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Bard in the Valley
- Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival
- Bard on the Beach
- Theatre under the Stars in Stanley Park
- The Three Musketeers
- Brentwood Summer Event Series
- VIFF: Back to the 80s
- Blind Pig Festival: 88 Days of Music on Granville Island
- Pacific Theatre: The Pink Unicorn
Multi-Day Events & Activities
Attractions & Tours:
- Summer at the Sea to Sky Gondola
- Bloom Lavender Farm in Langley
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival (Jun 21-Jul 31)
- Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
- FlyOver Canada
- Miniature Burnaby Central Railway
- Forbidden Vancouver’s New Monumental Scandals Tour
- Nature’s Ninjas at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Science World
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery Summer Experience Tours
- Kidsbooks Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunts (til Sept)
Exhibits:
- Rebecca Belmore – Hacer Memoria at the Polygon
- Odera Igbokwe: New Yams Festival (Jun 22-Jul 28)
- The Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show (til Jul 31)
- All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project. (til Jul)
- Outsiders and Others: Ben Brandes, Wrestle and Weep (til Jul 29)
- Ferry building Gallery: Colours of Success (til Aug)
- Raeanne Schachter: Dames Women in the City (until Aug)
- Amy-Claire Huestis Exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery (til Aug 20)
- Per Diem Part II: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection (May 27-Aug 27)
- Interactive Art Installation at Guildford (til Sept)
- Surrey Art Gallery – Diane Roy: The Deep and the Shallows (til Sept)
- Polygon Gallery: Jeremy Shaw’s Phase Shifting Index (Jun 23-Sept 24)
- The Art of Dimension at the Bill Reid Gallery (til Oct)
- Van Art Gallery: Parviz Tanavoli: Poets, Locks, Cages (til Nov 19)
- Van Art Gallery: Marie Khouri – I Love (til Nov)
- Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing & Respect
- Why Costume Collections Matter Exhibit at MOV (til Nov)
- I am Semiahmoo, I am Survivor of the Flood – Fort Langley (til Nov)
- Bright Futures at Bill Reid Gallery (til Jan)
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