The Vancouver South African Film Festival (“VSAFF”), now in its 6th year, is proud to present features and documentaries that explore the culture, history and politics of South Africa — films that entertain and inform. Vancouver South African Film Festival Where: Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, SFU Woodward’s When: April 8th to April 10th, 2016 […]

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is once again offering the very popular Vancouver Special House Tour, now in its 8th year. On April 16th you can join a self-guided tour of 5 beautifully renovated homes, including 3 Specials, a 1950s bungalow and a late 1950s split-level rancher. Image via Vancouver Heritage Foundation Vancouver Special House Tour […]

Enjoy a night of great wine, curated by Marquis Wine Cellars, all for a great cause! McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment Group and MAC Marketing Solutions created Grape Juice to raise much needed funds to facilitate the matching process for the over 100 at risk young girls on the Big Sisters waitlist. Grape Juice Wine Auction and […]

The Surrey Youth Showcase is one of the city’s largest annual youth events, featuring a full day youth basketball tournament, breakdance competition, youth-focused resource tables, fun activities, a pool party, prizes and more on April 30th. Surrey Youth Showcase This free, annual event is a unique opportunity for Surrey’s youth to get involved in their […]

Are you a Vancouver filmmaker looking for a challenge? Sign up by April 7th for the Rain City Film Noir 72 Hour Film Challenge. Then, gather your cast and crew for the weekend of April 8th to 11th where you will have 72 hours to write, shoot and edit your own Rain City story, competing […]

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival returns April 1st to April 30th in Washington State, in the La Conner and Mount Vernon area, just a quick drive from the border. Skagit Valley Tulip Festival During your visit, you can drive to various tulip, daffodil and iris fields and events or do a cycling tour. There are […]

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present George F. Walker’s Dead Metaphor from Saturday, April 2 to Saturday, April 23, 2016. Where: The Firehall Arts Centre (280 East Cordova, Vancouver) When: Previews April 2nd at 7:00pm; April 3rd at 3:00pm; April 5th at 7:00pm; April 6th at 1:00pm. Performances April 6th to 23rd at […]

The nominees for the 33rd annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards have been announced and tickets are now on sale for the gala awards evening on June 8th. 87 outstanding women in Metro Vancouver have been nominated, recognized for their contributions to their workplace, industry, and community. Nominees for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards […]

The city is hosting the very first Vancouver Tree Week, coming up April 2-10, 2016. There will be walking tours and special events, along with community tree sales that will help the city grow its urban forest and reach its goal of planting 150,000 trees by 2020. Vancouver Tree Week The Stanley Park Ecology Society, […]

BC’s largest Earth Day celebration, Party for the Planet, returns to the Surrey City Hall Plaza on April 23rd. This year’s festival headliner is 2016 JUNO nominee for Breakthrough Artist of the Year Scott Helman. Surrey Party for the Planet Scott Helman leads a lineup of free family entertainment that includes Vince Vaccaro, family entertainers […]