GIVEAWAY! Eastside Arts Festival returns with expanded programming July 17–26, 2026 spanning neighbourhoods, parks, studios, and breweries across the Eastside Arts District, and including an all-day outdoor music event at MacLean Park.

Enjoy a lineup of free entertainment this July and August in Burnaby at Summer Stages in Confederation Park (starting July 14), and Summer Cinema at Civic Square and Confederation Park (starting August 14).

Vote now to help choose the top 13 photographs, from a Downtown Eastside community photography initiative, that will appear in the 2027 Hope in Shadows calendar.

A crowdfunding campaign has launched in support of a new documentary feature film that will highlight the growing community behind North America’s only regular comedy show dedicated to trans women.

Fun things to do around Vancouver this weekend July 3-5, 2026. World Cup, concerts, markets, festivals, and more engaging events all around the region.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC will celebrate the club’s 13th annual Pride Match, presented by TELUS, on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at BC Place when they face LAFC. The match celebrates the power of sport to bring people together, foster inclusion, and create a sense of belonging for all communities.

Canada Day events around Metro Vancouver – fireworks, parades, live music, family activities and more happening July 1st. Plan your celebration.

The best events happening around Vancouver this July 2026. Featuring local festivals, markets, concerts, shows, and the FIFA World Cup!

Downtown Vancouver’s biggest event on July 1st (Canada Day) is Canada Together at Canada Place with live music on multiple stages, an Expo 86 exhibit, an Indigenous Marketplace, performers, exhibitors and food trucks. Festivities take place indoors and outside so there’s plenty to enjoy whether rain or shine!

Broadway Across Canada presents & Juliet for eight performances in Vancouver this fall, from September 29 to October 4, 2026 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and tickets are now on sale.