From West Vancouver to Surrey and Coquitlam, here is a stellar lineup of FREE festivals in Metro Vancouver this summer (2019)

The Shipyards Night Market is Friday nights in North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale The Shipyards District from May to September 2019.

The BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival is June 14-15, 2019 at Lafarge Lake Park in Coquitlam, BC with competitions, music, food, Whisky School and more!

Win tickets to Arts Umbrella Dance Company’s Season Finale: BE MOVED May 23-25, 2019 at the Vancouver Playhouse.

WE Arts hosts the West End Summer Art Market every Saturday, June 1 to September 28, 2019 (except August 2nd) at Jim Deva Plaza in Vancouver’s West End.

From May 11-17, Vancouver takes a closer look at the birds in our neighbourhood during the 2019 Vancouver Bird Week. Read more in this week’s guest post from the Stanley Park Ecology Society

Join Variety BC at their offices in Burnaby for the Variety Mobility Day Block Party on June 5th. Help raise enough money to fund two Adaptive Trikes for kids in each of Variety’s BC health regions.

The Golden Spike Days Festival is June 28-July 1, 2019 at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. It’s one of BC’s oldest and longest-running family events.

Burnaby Heights Hats Off Day 2019 is Saturday, June 1, 2019. It’s a parade and giant street party over 10 city blocks, with free fun for the whole family.

Delhi 2 Dublin headlines Canada Day at Canada Place on July 1st. The nation’s largest Canada Day outside of Ottawa will also have fireworks and a full street festival.