Burnaby’s biggest festival, Hats Off Day, is free and fun for the whole family! Held on the first Saturday in June each year, it’s a giant one-day extravaganza featuring a colourful parade followed by a big street party. Hats off Day at Burnaby Heights Where: Hastings from Boundary to Gamma in Burnaby When: Saturday, June […]

The corner of Seymour and Georgia will be transformed this Saturday, with the construction of a massive, interactive blanket fort that will span almost 2,000 square feet, made possible by TELUS. Canuck Place Children’s Hospice will host families from all over the Lower Mainland at the Best Day Ever Blanket Fort, a family-friendly event that […]

The annual Surrey International Children’s Festival inspires young hearts and minds to greater possibilities, and celebrates our rich and diverse cultural heritage through performing and visual arts experiences. Join in the fun May 25-27, 2017 at Bear Creek Park and the Surrey Arts Centre. Surrey International Children’s Festival Where: Surrey Arts Centre and Bear Creek […]

Growing up in Surrey the City’s slogan was “City of Parks”, and did my siblings, friends and I ever take advantage of that! We had a park in our neighbourhood and it was home to after-school play, our first bike rides, games we invented on the old wooden playground (complete with chain-link bridges under which […]

If you were raised in Canada, chances are your childhood photo album includes a snapshot of your younger self holding up a trout to the camera. Fishing in the lakes is about as Canadian as wearing toques and watching hockey. And in Coquitlam, reeling in a trout has never been easier. Coquitlam Fishing Guide Did […]

The City of Vancouver and Science World British Columbia have teamed up for In It Together, an engaging and interactive event for all ages that will spark interest and promote awareness and action toward emergency preparedness. This event is free and will have a variety of booths and activities both inside and outside of Science […]

Arts Umbrella presents the 2017 Expressions Theatre Festival, an annual event celebrating the next generation of gifted young artists from the organization’s Pre-Professional Theatre Program, running May 18 to 27, 2017, at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. From the witty satire of Urinetown: The Musical to the playful compilation The Complete Works of William Shakespeare […]

For one day only, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice will host families from all over the Lower Mainland at the Best Day Ever Blanket Fort at TELUS Garden. The event will take place on Saturday, May 13th, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. This child and family-friendly event celebrates the different ways Canuck Place families savour life, and […]

Celebrate the mothers in your life on the weekend of May 13th & 14th by treating her to some of these events and activities around Metro Vancouver. Mother’s Day Events in Metro Vancouver Portraits Annual Mother’s Day Portrait Studio at Lougheed Teas Coquitlam: Mother’s Day High Tea Mother’s Day High Tea & Fashion Show Mother’s […]

May Events in Metro Vancouver 2017 – Activities and event throughout Metro Vancouver including Mother’s Day, Victoria Day Long Weekend, and more!