May Events in Metro Vancouver 2025
May in Metro Vancouver is a warm-up to summer with markets, festivals, concerts, theatre, baseball, soccer, and many community events. This month Miss604 is proud to sponsor: BC Youth Week (May 1-7); Burnaby Blooms (May 4); More Than a Movie with Kids Up Front (May 4); and the Coast Mental Health’s Courage To Come Back Awards (May 23). Find these events and many more activities around Vancouver and the Fraser Valley below:
May Events in Metro Vancouver
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- Thursday, May 1 to Sunday, May 4, 2025
- Monday, May 5 to Sunday, May 11, 2025
- Monday, May 12 to Sunday, May 18, 2025
- Monday, May 19 to Sunday, May 25, 2025
- Monday, May 26 to Saturday, May 31, 2025
Month-Long Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
Exhibits/Exhibitions
- Science World: Extreme Sports Beyond Human Limits (til May 19)
- Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s–Now (til May 18)
- Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Tranquility Of Communion (til May 25)
- The Art of Banksy Without Limits (til May 25)
- Framed Narratives: A Carol Shumas Retrospective (til May 4)
- Echoes of Memory: Featuring A Crow A Day (til Jun)
- SPECTACLE: A National Geographic Exhibition (til May 15)
- Mary Sui Yee Wong Exhibit at Richmond Art Gallery (til Jun)
- Ferry Building Gallery – Frozen in Time (til Jun 1)
- VALUE: Rebecca Belmore at the Museum of Anthropology (til Oct)
- Vitality: Iconic Images, Hidden Stories (til Dec)
- Christian White Master Haida Artist at the Bill Reid Gallery
- Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape
- Nuxalk Strong – First Exhibition of its Kind at the Museum of Anthropology
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery – Cannery REcollections (til 2027)
Theatre, Movies, Shows
- The Improv Centre
- Carousel Theatre Presents Stuart Little (Apr 23-May 11)
- Warrior Festival at The Cultch (til May 11)
- Royal City Musial Theatre Presents Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 (Apr 25 – May 11)
- West Side Story at the Granville Island Stage (May 8-24)
- Pacific Theatre Presents: Meeting (May 14-June 7)
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- Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Tulips in Abbotsford at Lakeland Flower Festival
- Madama Butterfly Presented by Vancouver Opera
- Warrior Festival at The Cultch (Vancouver)
- Vancouver Civic Theatres Visual Arts Open House
- Burnaby Central Railway
- Europa Super Circus (Surrey)
- New Westminster Farmers Market
- Some Assembly Theatre Company: Our Last Tree (Vancouver)
- Harrison Tulip Festival
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Friday, May 2, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- First Friday Free Afternoon Admission:
- Richmond Night Market
- Witches Bloom Symposium & Artisan Market (Vancouver)
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Europa Super Circus (Surrey)
- Our Last Tree – Some Assembly Theatre (Vancouver)
- Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Matriarch Market at Museum of Vancouver
- Cedar, Sage & Sweetgrass (Surrey)
- First Saturday Open Studios
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake
- Madama Butterfly Presented by Vancouver Opera
- Chor Leoni – The Big Roar (Vancouver)
- Witches Bloom Symposium & Artisan Market (Vancouver)
- Hastings Sunrise Community Shredding Day
- Silver Harbour Spring Market (North Vancouver)
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Releaf Tree Planting (Surrey)
- Spring Fest (Surrey)
- Daniel Samper – Circombia en Vancouver
- Our Last Tree – Some Assembly Theatre (Vancouver)
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro
- Europa Super Circus (Surrey)
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
- Semiahmoo Potters Society Spring Sale
- Sunday, May 4, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Blooms
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Sponsored by Miss604: More Than A Movie at BC Place with Kids Up Front
- Tour: In the Path of Brewery Creek (Vancouver)
- May The Fourth Be With You Day at the Space Centre (Vancouver)
- May the Fourth Be With You: A Star Wars Celebration (Surrey)
- BMO Vancouver Marathon
- Madama Butterfly Presented by Vancouver Opera
- Reimagining Theatre Creation Through Cultural Consultation (Vancouver)
- Witches Bloom Symposium & Artisan Market (Vancouver)
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Europa Super Circus (Surrey)
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
- Semiahmoo Potters Society Spring Sale
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- Monday, May 5, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- A Benefit Concert for Coop Radio’s ‘In The Pines’ (Vancouver)
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Community Art Jam (Surrey)
- Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: BC Youth Week Events
- Sponsored by Miss604: Courage To Come Back Awards
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Friday, May 9, 2025
- Magic in the Moonlight Market (Vancouver)
- Richmond Night Market
- La Juerga Española: La Primavera (Vancouver)
- pARTy@PdA: Paint Night – Spring Bouquet (Coquitlam)
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Saturday, May 10, 2025
- Mother’s Day at Metropolis at Metrotown
- Nature Storytime in the Park (Surrey)
- Mother’s Day Floral Workshops on the Farm (Richmond)
- Migratory Bird Day Celebration (Surrey)
- Southridge Country Fair (Surrey)
- Mother’s Day Weekend at the Glades Woodland Garden (Surrey)
- Medicinal Soap Making with Deanna Miller (Surrey)
- Make a Perennial Planter at Darts Hill Garden (Surrey)
- BC Place Climb for World Wildlife Fund
- Tour: Lower Mount Pleasant
- Dream On – A Musical Journey (New Westminster)
- SAMAR (An Evening of Bharatanatyam) (Surrey)
- Rogue Folk Presents Pat Chessell & Daniel Lapp (Vancouver)
- Haunting Melodies Poetry & Literature Open Mic (Vancouver)
- Ridge/Meadows Art Studio Tour
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
- Sunday, May 11, 2025
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs LAFC
- Mother’s Day Cedar Bark Weaving at Museum of Vancouver
- Mother’s Day Floral Workshops on the Farm (Richmond)
- Ridge/Meadows Art Studio Tour
- Dream On – A Musical Journey (New Westminster)
- Mother’s Day Weekend at the Glades Woodland Garden (Surrey)
- Mother’s Day at Darts Hill Garden Park (Surrey)
- Vancouver Hong Kong Fair
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
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This list is updated daily. Bookmark this list and check back often. If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.
- Monday, May 12, 2025
- The Dance Centre – Open Stage #5 (Vancouver)
- Finding Meaning: An Exploration of Grief Workshop (North Vancouver)
- Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Friday, May 16, 2025
- Saturday, May 17, 2025
- Surrey Slam Jam
- The Ultimate Old School Dance Party (Burnaby)
- Plant Pressing Workshop (New Westminster)
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- SIX The Musical in Vancouver
- Vancouver Canadians vs Everett
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
- Sunday, May 18, 2025
- Monday, May 19, 2025
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Vegan Night Market (Vancouver)
- Biodiversity Day BioBlitz (Surrey)
- rEvolver Theatre Festival (Vancouver)
- New Westminster Farmers Market
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Inner Elder (Vancouver)
- Friday, May 23, 2025
- Saturday, May 24, 2025
- Jazz Big Bands at the Heritage Building Peace Arch Park
- Tatkaar: A Kathak Workshop & Performance Experience (Coquitlam)
- Paul Pigat & Cousin Harley (Vancouver)
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
- rEvolver Theatre Festival (Vancouver)
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Inner Elder (Vancouver)
- Sunday, May 25, 2025
- Braided Spirits Featuring Notorious Cree (Surrey)
- Spot Prawn Festival (Vancouver)
- Elektra Women’s Choir – Legacy (Surrey)
- Tour: Secrets of Southeast Mount Pleasant
- A Whole New World Concert (North Vancouver)
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
- rEvolver Theatre Festival (Vancouver)
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Inner Elder (Vancouver)
- Monday, May 26, 2025
- Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Friday, May 30, 2025
- Saturday, May 31, 2025
- Pollinator Palooza (Surrey)
- BC Basketball Festival (Langley)
- Elektra Women’s Choir – Legacy (Vancouver)
- Big Jungle Run (Burnaby)
- United Voices Choir Presents Handel’s Coronation Anthem (Vancouver)
- Latin Cruises 1 | Blanco Party Boat (Vancouver)
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro
- Burnaby Central Railway Miniature Train
- rEvolver Theatre Festival (Vancouver)
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Inner Elder (Vancouver)
- Vancouver Children’s Festival
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