Weekend Events in Vancouver Things to do July 28-30, 2023

The weather may have cooled a bit this week but the event list is heating up as we roll into the end of the month. From Pride events to live music, markets, exhibitions, theatre, and more! There’s no shortage of things to do in Vancouver this weekend.

Friday, July 28, 2023 | Saturday, July 29, 2023 | Sunday, July 30, 2023

Weekend Events in Vancouver
Things to do July 28-30, 2023

Friday, July 28, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Summer Stages 
• Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
• Burnaby Sounds Like Summer
• Queers & Beers
• Vancouver Pride: Posh Ball
• Pruning Roses 101
• Junk live in concert Presented by Underground Revolution
• Wine Down Friday July 28: Mara Hatklin
• Downtown Van Playdate: Bucket Drumming with Chris Couto
• East by Northwest
• July 28 – Argentine Tango
• Stretch Yoga: Suspended Reverie – Ben Brown
• Stardew Valley Trivia
• Peruvian Independence Day Celebration
• Shipyards Night Market
• Nature Storytime in the Park
• Richmond Night Market
• Art Downtown
• Coquitlam Heritage: Summer Craft Mornings
• Broadway Across Canada: Disney’s ALADDIN
• Free Outdoor Concerts at McArthurGlen
• Bard in the Valley
• Through the Looking Glass (Summer Theatre Troupe)
• Black Lives Matter Memorial Art Exhibition
• Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival
• Bard on the Beach
• Theatre under the Stars in Stanley Park
• Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island

Saturday, July 29, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
• Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks in English Bay
• Bard on the Beach Fireworks Night
• Car Free Day New West
• Russell & Roots Concert at Softball City
• Let’s Look at Invasive Plants
• Felting Nature: Leaf Ornaments
• Tours of The Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Van
• Tasty: Liz Sun’s Solo Art Show
• Punchbowl Festival
• Why I Design: Meet Indigenous Artist & Jewelry-Maker Jody Sparrow
• Queer Histories, Queer Stories: Celebrating Pride in North Van
• History Inspired Drag: Drag Show & Dance Party with DJ O Show
• Spotlight: Midsummer Sonatas A Cathedral Arts Event
• Let’s Look at Invasive Plants
• East by Northwest
• Burnaby Community Cleanup
• Surrey Urban Farmers Market
• West End Farmers Market
• Riley Park Farmers Market
• Fort Langley Farmers Market
• Broadway Across Canada: Disney’s ALADDIN
• Bard in the Valley
• Through the Looking Glass (Summer Theatre Troupe)
• Black Lives Matter Memorial Art Exhibition
• Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival
• Bard on the Beach
• Theatre under the Stars in Stanley Park
• Family-Friendly Improv Show on Granville Island

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Sunday, July 30, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Summer at Burnaby Village Museum
• Under the Table QTBIPOC Poetry Slam
• Birds of a Feather: Molting Magic
• Rosé Disco
• Tank to Table: a Belgard Beer Pairing Dinner
• Sunday Salsa at Robson Square
• East by Northwest
• Coquitlam Farmers Market
• Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
• The Clayton Community Market
• Jazz Vespers with Joelle Lush
• Kitsilano Farmers Market
• Broadway Across Canada: Disney’s ALADDIN
• Through the Looking Glass (Summer Theatre Troupe)
• Black Lives Matter Memorial Art Exhibition
• Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival
• Bard on the Beach
• Theatre under the Stars in Stanley Park

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
• Really Gay History Tour of Vancouver
• Nature’s Ninjas at the Vancouver Aquarium 
• Capilano Suspension Bridge
• Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
• Science World: James Cameron – Challenging the Deep
• 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)

Theatre, Movies, Music:

• The Three Musketeers (Jul 21-30)
• Brentwood Summer Event Series (til Aug 6)
• VIFF: Back to the 80s (til Aug 31)
• Pacific Theatre: The Pink Unicorn (Jul 18-29)

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