This Thursday, MUJI on Robson is hosting a Back to School event designed to help students get ready, and excited, for the upcoming school year and you can enter to win a $100 gift card giveaway from Miss604!

On September 26th you can meet up with a St. John Ambulance therapy dog by Trout Lake to read it some poetry as you participate in The Canine Library.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that has gifted over 300,000,000 books to children all over the world, is available in Canada with several partner organizations and programs all across BC.

This fall, Stanley Park Ecology plans to build on its current summer freshwater monitoring program by launching year-round monitoring of Lost Lagoon and Beaver Lake. You can support this important work by donating to their Matching for Monitoring campaign.

Fun things to do around Vancouver this weekend (August 21-23, 2026). Activities and events in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

A third outpost of Sing Sing, the beloved Vancouver mashup of pho, pizza, and other creature comforts is now open at the Willowbrook Shopping Centre in Langley.

Hyack presents the free Summer Music & Fireworks Festival along the waterfront in New Westminster this Saturday. Shop an artisan market vendors and exhibitors, enjoy live entertainment, a selection of food options, and a fireworks finale.

Leading up to the civic election, the Museum of Vancouver will hosts Austerity Tours to highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view. The aim is to make voters understand the risks austerity pose to irreplaceable cultural heritage.

Public Disco will close out its 2026 Summer Block Parties with a free, all-ages celebration on August 29th with a thoughtfully curated line up of DJs playing only vinyl, a record market, pop-up bars, vintage market, food vendors, and kids’ activities.

All are welcome to attend the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event in Maple Ridge on Sunday, September 27th, co-hosted by Katzie First Nation with PLEA Community Services Society, Fraser River Indigenous Society, and BC Spokes.