Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events July 18-20, 2025
It’s peak summer in Vancouver this weekend with Vancouver Canadians baseball and fireworks, the Celebration of Light fireworks and snowbirds flyover, the BC Lions watermelon smash game vs Saskatchewan, plus free concerts, walking tours, and more!
Miss604 is a sponsor of Sounds Like Summer free concerts in Burnaby on Friday and Saturday’s Summer Stages Family Night. Find these events and many more fun things to do this weekend below:
Friday, July 18 | Saturday, July 19 | Sunday, July 20
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events July 18-20, 2025

- Friday, July 18, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer Free Concerts in Burnaby
- Vancouver Canadians vs Spokane
- Fridays on Front in Downtown New West
- Dance Dance Dance: Free Pop-Up Dance Classes
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Presents Encanto in Concert
- EXNW Creative Summit
- Riley Park Pop-Up Plaza
- Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding
- Shipyards Night Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Junction Public Market
- Eastside Arts Festival
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival
- Kitsilano Showboat
- BIG Marché Coquitlam
- Burnaby Railway
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival (Self-Guided)
- Playland
- Summer at Burnaby Village
- Saturday, July 19, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Summer Stages – Family Night
- Vancouver Canadians vs Spokane – Fireworks Night
- Snowbirds Fly-By Vancouver
- Celebration of Light Fireworks at English Bay
- BC Lions vs Saskatchewan
- Galaxy Dance Party Metropolis at the Met
- Arts Off Main Gallery Open House
- The Pup-Up Brunch
- Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding
- Behind-The-Scenes at the Vancouver Block
- EXNW Creative Summit
- Rolla Skate Club
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival
- Truck Stop Concert Series
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Presents Encanto in Concert
- Bugs, Birds, and Forest Treasures
- Exploring Downtown South Vancouver
- Metro Vancouver Parks – Forest Harmonies
- Riley Park Pop-Up Plaza
- Architecture Walking Tour of Downtown Vancouver
- Public Disco Block Party: Soul Clap, Derrick carter + More
- Comedy Show: Andrew Ivimey with Ivan Decker and Amber Hairper Young
- Cloverdale Station Summer Music Festival
- Uptown Live Summer Series in New Westminster
- Summer Love: One Direction 15th Anniversary Dance Party
- Canadian National Pickleball (Burnaby)
- Outdoor Teen Open Mic (Surrey)
- Surrey Fusion Festival
- Richmond Night Market
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Eastside Arts Festival
- Kitsilano Showboat
- BIG Marché Coquitlam
- Burnaby Railway
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival (Self-Guided)
- Playland
- Summer at Burnaby Village
- Sunday, July 20, 2025
- Vancouver Canadians vs Spokane
- Surrey Fusion Festival
- Gastown Streetside Sessions
- Boots & BBQ Fest
- Riley Park Pop-Up Plaza
- An American in Paris – Cascades Casino Delta
- Queen’s Park Summer Concert Series (New Westminster)
- Canadian National Pickleball (Burnaby)
- Author Talk with Eddy Boudel Tan: The Tiger and the Cosmonaut (Richmond)
- Cloverdale Station Summer Music Festival
- EXNW Creative Summit
- All Over the Map – Granville Island
- Richmond Night Market
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Junction Public Market
- Summer Farm Tours in Richmond
- Eastside Arts Festival
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival
- Kitsilano Showboat
- Vancouver Ice Cream Festival (Self-Guided)
- Playland
- Summer at Burnaby Village
Month-Long Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Attractions:
- Tours:
Exhibits/Exhibitions
- Burnaby Art Gallery – Golden Hour (til Aug 31)
- 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
- Chief Dan George – Actor and Activist (til Sept)
- Polygon Gallery: Star Witnesses (til Sept 28)
- Artemis Space Adventure with LEGO® Bricks (til Apr 2026)
- Nuxalk Strong – First Exhibition of its Kind at the Museum of Anthropology
- The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery – Cannery REcollections (til 2027)
- Chinese Canadian Museum “A Soldier for All Seasons
Theatre, Movies, Shows
- The Improv Centre
- The Arts Club Presents: Waitress (til Aug 3)
- The Art Club Presents: The Mousetrap (til Aug 10)
- Theatre Under the Stars Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (til Aug 16)
- Theatre Under the Stars Legally Blonde (til Aug 16)
- Bard on the Beach (til Sept)
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