The Grouse Mountain Centennial Festival is a week-long celebration (July 23 to August 3) featuring drone shows, live music, food trucks, family-friendly activities, and more to mark the 100th anniversary of the Peak of Vancouver.

Indian Summer Festival is a celebration of South Asian arts, bringing together more than 90 Canadian and international artists across a lineup of programming at various venues across Vancouver, Burnaby, and Surrey. 

The West 4th Avenue Khatsahlano Street Party is Vancouver’s largest free music and arts Festival and it’s back again Saturday, July 11, 2026

GIVEAWAY! Eastside Arts Festival returns with expanded programming July 17–26, 2026 spanning neighbourhoods, parks, studios, and breweries across the Eastside Arts District, and including an all-day outdoor music event at MacLean Park.

Italian Day on the Drive, Vancouver’s largest cultural street festival, returns June 14th transforming Little Italy into a lively, 14-block festa featuring delicious food, live entertainment, artisanal vendors, and cultural showcases.

The Vancouver Ice Cream Festival is a self-guided tour of more than 40 ice cream, gelato, and frozen dessert shops across Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, and North Vancouver who will be serving up limited-edition creations crafted June 19 to August 2, 2026.

5X Fest is Canada’s leading festival for Panjabi music and South Asian creative culture with events in Vancouver and Surrey this weekend.

Unison Festival celebrates music and community in Vancouver, bringing together over two dozen 2SLGBTQIA+ choirs and nearly 1,100 singers from across Canada for performances May 15–18, 2026.

There are so many events happening around Metro Vancouver this summer it’s hard to only feature a few, but we’ve done our best to showcase a variety of festivals with incredibly cool culture, food, and music elements this June to September.

More than 60 free performances have been announced for the FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver Park Stage, expanding the festival’s music lineup and complimenting the free and ticketed concerts already announced for the FIFA Fan Festival Amphitheatre Stage.