Summer fun in Burnaby is heating up as the city hosts free live entertainment, music, and outdoor movie nights in local parks this season.

Sounds Like Summer | Summer Stages | Summer Cinema

Free Summer Fun in Burnaby with Music, Movies, and More

Sounds Like Summer

• When: July 5 to August 30, 2024 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons
• Where: Various locations (on various dates) including Deer Lake Park, Burnaby Mountain Park, Robert Burnaby Park, Brentwood Park, Suncrest Park, Central Park Upper Pond, David Gray Park, George McLean Park, Keswick Park, Burnaby Heights Park, Edmonds Park, Maywood Park, Willingdon Heights Park
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Watch for pop-up performances from local musicians at these outdoor spaces around Burnaby. Artists include Graham Strang, The Lucky Trappers, Dani Black, Jana Seale, Sue Breton , Chris Ho, Glisha, and more.

It’s the first weekend the month and that means there are a few free-admission activities on Friday afternoon, along with lots of summer fun all around the city. Keep cool at local spray parks and beaches, and enjoy this long list of event and things to do around Vancouver this weekend:

Friday, July 5 | Saturday, July 6 | Sunday, July 7

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend July 5-7

Friday, July 5, 2024

• Sponsored by Miss604: Sounds Like Summer (Burnaby)
• Squamish Nation Youth Powwow
• Vancouver Art Gallery Free First Friday Nights
• First Friday Afternoons Free at Bill Reid Art Gallery
• PoMo Summer Art Market
• Indian Summer Festival
• Wonton Wrapping Workshop with Chinatown Auntie Cindy
• Wimbledon Happy Hour
• Park Play at Salmonberry Park
• Volvo Midsummer Pop-Up at Bentall Centre
• Kitsilano Showboat
• Carnaval del Sol
• FVDED in the Park
• Friday Evening Craft Café
• Bard in the Valley (at Township 7 Winery)
• VFS In-Production Bootcamp with Michael Spiller
• Metropolis at Metrotown Night Market
• Junction Public Market Downtown

The Vancouver Canadians have just come off a 9-game win streak (a club record) and they have much more exciting baseball to play this summer. Don’t miss a great outing at the Nat in July with promotional giveaways, family fun, fireworks, and more. Plus you can enter to win tickets!

Vancouver Canadians July Schedule

Wednesday, July 3, 2024
We Care Wednesday
Summer Value Pack deal on tickets

Ultramarathon swimmer, and former member of the Canadian Freediving team, Jill Yoneda is once again raising funds for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice by swimming a record-breaking 109km across the Georgia Strait in the Salish Sea on August 9th.

Jill Yoneda is Swimming 109km for a Cause

• Donate to Jill’s fundraiser for Canuck Place

In 2018 Jill swam 76km across the Georgia Strait (and back), raising over $16,000 for Canuck Place care. She now has her sights set on a new adventure on a route that has never before been attempted.

“I am 50 years old, so I thought I would double my age and swim at least 100km,” Jill told Canuck Place. Her course will start in Brentwood Bay, head through Sansum Narrows and Porlier Pass before ending at Jericho Beach in Vancouver, taking an estimated 60+ hours of swimming.

We love free summer fun in the city and the Kitsilano Showboat is a quintessential Vancouver experience! Their 89th season is in full swing but there’s still a lot of entertainment coming up.

Kitsilano Showboat Schedule 2024

• Dates: Fridays, Saturday, and Sundays until the end of July
• Hours: All performances at 7:00pm
• Location: By Kits Pool at 2300 Cornwall Ave, Vancouver
• Admission: Free!

Festivities began in late June with an Indigenous Peoples Day celebration and the stage is set for the following acts in this month: