It almost sounds like a normal summer weekend in Vancouver with the Dragon Boat Festival, Bard on the Beach, farmers markets, and berry U-Pick events in the valley. Miss604 is proud to sponsor Summer at Burnaby Village Museum and you can find all of these events and more things to do around Vancouver this weekend listed below:
This summer, the Britannia Mine Museum is turning up the fun by hosting a series of events to celebrate Canada Day on July 1st and an Old Town New Queens: Pride Night August 5th. The events feature the Britannia Mine Museum’s summer exhibit “More Than a Mine: Recreation in a Mining Town”, which pays homage to historic community celebrations and recreational activities of days past during its mining years between 1904 and 1974.
Summer at Britannia Mine Museum
Where: 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach (10 mins south of Squamish on the Sea to Sky)
Canada Day Friday, July 1 from 11:00am to 3:00pm
The Museum’s Canada Day celebrations will feature live music from local indie folk/rock musicians, Coldwater Road, who will be performing two 30-minute sets between 11:00am and 1:00pm. Throughout the day Curator of Collections and Engagement, Laura Minta Holland and Assistant Curator Heather Flynn will be leading maypole dances and hosting a number of nostalgic games for visitors of all ages to enjoy. More info & tickets »
Old Town, New Queens: Pride Night at Britannia Mine Museum Friday, August 5, 2022 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Join the museum’s first-ever after hours pride night “Old Town, New Queens” in the historic 99-year-old Mill building. A National Historic Site, the 20-storey Mill building will be transformed into a huge performance space featuring some of the most amazing LGBTQIA+ drag artists from the Lower Mainland.
Entry to the event includes a 45-minute drag performance as well as evening access to the Museum’s exhibits and STEAM experiments in the Terra Lab. Drag performers will be available for meet and greets at the gold panning pavilion through the night, with food trucks and an alcohol-free ‘mocktail’ bar available on site. A limited number of deluxe tickets will also include evening access to the Museum’s popular underground train tour. More info & tickets »
BOOM! at Britannia Mine Museum. Photo submitted.
Copper & Fire Arts Event Saturday, September 17, 2022
Britannia Mine Museum’s annual Copper & Fire Arts community event is returning Saturday, September 17th featuring talented local BC artists and their unique metal and earthen crafts. The event celebrates the arts and visitors can come experience the unique and creative ways minerals from the Earth can be showcased through art.
The family-friendly Copper & Fire Arts Event features earth-inspired jewellery, sculpture, copper work, gemstone art, pottery and painting, all inspired by the landscape, plant life and forests of the Pacific Northwest.
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The City of Burnaby is going all out for Canada Day on July 1st with festivities happening at three locations, with something fun for everyone in the family – and yes there will be fireworks!
Burnaby Canada Day StreetFest on Central
Time: 7:00pm to 10:15pm Location: Civic Square, Central Boulevard and Central Park
StreetFest on Central will kick off at 7:00pm July 1st with family friendly activities, food trucks, and entertainment. The main stage will feature platinum recording artist and 3-time JUNO award winner k-os headlining the stage in Central Park, joined by platinum and gold album selling international recording artist Bif Naked and Grammy Award winner Alex Cuba, followed by a fireworks finale at 10:00pm.
Road closures will be in effect along Patterson Avenue as well as Central Boulevard (between Patterson and Willingdon avenues) to ensure maximum space for visitors to explore everything the event has to offer, including:
family-friendly activity and entertainment area in Civic Square
community displays, games, pop ups, mural fence painting and activities along Central Boulevard
food trucks, beer garden, and concert in Central Park and more
With Metrotown and Patterson SkyTrain stations nearby, there are plenty of ways to get to the festival. Visitors are encouraged to take transit, cycle or walk, and please leave pets at home.
City of Burnaby Photo
More Burnaby Canada Day Locations
Time: 11:00am to 2:30pm Location: Edmonds Plaza and Park (7433 Edmonds St, Burnaby) Festivities at This Location: A fun-filled day of entertainment, arts and crafts and activities for the kids, games, a youth volleyball tournament, delicious treats and more.
Time: 11:00am to 4:30pm Location: Burnaby Village Museum (6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby) Festivities at This Location: With the backdrop of its 1920s village streets, the free festivities include multicultural family entertainment, displays and demonstrations, children’s games and activities, and birthday cupcakes from the bakery.
For more information, visit the City of Burnaby’s Canada Day website and plan your day out.
One of the best parts of summer in Vancouver is all of the free activities and festivals we get to enjoy. A highlight for the last seventeen years has been the weekly salsa dancing at Robson Square in Downtown Vancouver.
Salsa at Robson Square. John Bollwitt photo.
Free Salsa Dancing at Robson Square
Sunday July 17, 24, 31, and August 7, 14, 2022
Try the free beginner salsa dance lesson at 3:00pm, watch the dance performances at 5:00pm, or just check out the social dancing throughout the afternoon.
Want more salsa? Book a harbour tour with Vancouver Salsa Cruises and hit the water in style! Take a lesson, dance on three floors aboard the MV Britannia, enjoy DJs, catering, the beautiful sights and more.
Bard in the Valley believes in Shakespeare for all and they’re returning to three venues in the Fraser Valley this summer to present some of classic plays and tragedies in outdoor settings around Langley and Abbotsford.
Bard in the Valley at Eco Dairy Abbotsford. Photo submitted.
Bard in the Valley 2022
Since the group’s inception in 2009, Bard in the Valley (“BIV”) has presented a Shakespearean production every summer. More than 25,000 people have come out to enjoy these performances. Here’s the schedule this year, with a few fun add-ons:
Location: Eco Dairy (1356 Sumas Way, Abbotsford) Performance: Measure for Measure August 4-7, 2022 Tickets:Book online now for $35
Location: Douglas Park (20399 Douglas Crescent, Langley) Performance:Seussification of Romeo & Juliet July 21-23, 2022 Performance:Measure for Measure July 28-31, 2022 Tickets: Book online. Tent tickets are $25 otherwise general admission at Douglas Park is admission-free and by donation.
Location: Township 7 Winery (21152 16 Ave, Langley Township) Performance:Measure for Measure July 7-10; July 14-17, 2022 Tickets:Book online now for $35
Bard in the Valley at Douglas Park. Photo submitted.
Picnics Delivered
Enhance your experience with a Well Seasoned Gourmet picnic delivered right to your blanket at Township 7 Winery or Douglas Park. Be sure to include in order notes the date of your BIV show and your phone number. Use code Bard22 for delivery and order at least 48 hours in advance.
If you’re attending a show at the Eco Dairy, you can pre-order a picnic from Nature’s Pickins. Place your picnic order when you book your tickets at this location.
Enter to Win
I have a pair of tickets to give away to a performance of Measure for Measure at the Eco Dairy in Abbotsford. Here’s how you can enter to win:
