Events in Vancouver

Our Workshops & Classes listings are a great way to find creative courses offered throughout British Columbia.  opusartsupplies.com/resources/events Resources for the Creative Individual Art Materials, Digital Printing, and Picture Frames Videos, Demonstrations, Workshops, and Community Events Friendly and Knowledgeable Staff Locations across BC plus a National Mail Order Service Opus Art Supplies are available at these BC Locations: Read more...

Welcome to the Vancouver Art Walk, an initiative designed to showcase the remarkable galleries and art spaces in the Vancouver Arts District. Our mission is to collaborate with commercial and non-profit galleries and creatives to provide visitors with an exceptional and well-curated tour that can be enjoyed at their own pace. Our carefully crafted map presents a selection of the most Read more...

Vancouver, BC (September 4, 2024) – The Chinese Canadian Museum is launching a brand new exhibition inside the Poy Family Gallery titled Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art from September 25, 2024 to September 28, 2025, featuring unique art creations by six diverse Chinese Canadian artists from across the country. These artists were invited to reinterpret historical and cultural objects and materials that explore Read more...

When Emily Carr (1871–1945) wrote about landscape paintings—her own and those of others—she would sometimes describe how an eye might move through the imagined space in the work. It is striking, then, that so many of her own paintings create an experience of dense, impenetrable forest that confounds such forward movement. In many cases, the viewer is tantalized with the Read more...

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents: Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist This landmark exhibition celebrates 50 years of work by renowned Haida artist Kihl ‘Yahda, Christian White. Curated by Sdahl Ḵ’awaas, Lucy Bell, it features highlights from Christian’s career alongside pieces by his apprentices. Known for his masterful argillite carvings, jewelry, and monumental works, Christian began Read more...

From artist talks and curatorial tours to workshops and performances, the Museum of Vancouver offers special events and programs for children and adults. Programming includes everything from Indigenous artisans, cultural celebrations, 2SLGBTQ+ content, civic engagement, food and gardening, crafting, film screenings, poetry readings, and more! Visit museumofvancouver.ca/events-programs to see what’s coming up at the MOV! Read more...

Riopelle: Crossroads in Time is a retrospective exhibition that covers 50 years of Jean Paul Riopelle’s creative production. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada to mark the centenary celebration of Riopelle’s birth, the exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and collages by the artist. The presentation features artworks drawn from 20 private and public collections and includes a number Read more...

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Date: April 17 – June 8, 2025 Time: 5pm to 7pm Admission: Free This exhibition brings together photographic works that delve into the construction and negotiation of selfhood within a contemporary diasporic context through partly autobiographical narratives. The presentation features a mix of film, digital, and phone images taken since 2016, incorporating texts dating back to the artist’s first arrival in Canada in Read more...

The Vancouver Art Gallery Debuts Lucy Raven’s   First Major West Coast Exhibition Exhibition includes the world premiere of a newly commissioned video installation, Murderers Bar, the final installment in Raven’s acclaimed series The Drumfire This exhibition is part of the 2025 Capture Photography Festival Featured Exhibitions Program. On Thursday, April 17 at 6PM, the Gallery will host a conversation Read more...

Postcards from the Heart: Selections from the Brigitte and Henning Freybe Collection also opens on April 18 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. This is a major showcase of works gifted by Vancouver–based collectors Brigitte and Henning Freybe. Featuring more than 30 works by some of the most important European and North American artists working in the last 50 years, Postcards from the Heart will be Read more...

April 24–May 25, 2025 Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage THE HANDSHAKE OF HOPE “I swear, I absolutely swear that hope has a sound.” It’s 1991, the peak of the AIDS crisis. Casey House, Canada’s first freestanding AIDS hospice, receives uplifting news: Diana, Princess of Wales, will be making a historic visit. Inspired by true events, this powerful drama reminds us of Read more...

Join us for a bold hybrid exhibition featuring the work of over 420 graduating artists, designers and media makers from the class of 2025! When May 7, 2025 – May 21, 2025 Online Attendance Visit the online exhibition Open to Public? Yes Cost Free Read more...

The community is invited to fill their weekend with art May 31 & June 1st. Private art studios and pop-up artist venues will be open across Vancouver’s west side during the Open Studio Tour & Sale open daily 11-5. From internationally recognized artists to some of the city’s emerging talent, this free event is a unique opportunity to explore and engage with Read more...

The Dance Centre presents Company 605 + The Human Expression: New Work (world premiere) Thursday-Friday June 5-6, 2025 | 8pm Saturday June 7, 2025 | 2pm + 8pm Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver From opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver’s Company 605 and Singapore’s The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company join forces for a thrilling new international Read more...

Founded in 1985 and incorporated in 1986, Coastal Jazz is a community-based, not-for-profit, charitable arts organization that has worked diligently to establish Vancouver as a centre for creating and exchanging sounds and ideas between local, national, and international music communities. Our mission is not only to increase the appreciation of music but to strengthen the arts community by developing special projects, artistic exchanges, partnerships, educational initiatives, Read more...

A Super Sweet Sugar Rush of a Musical! Young Charlie Bucket can hardly contain his excitement when he finds a coveted Golden Ticket to take a behind the scenes tour of the mysterious Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. Charlie and his fellow ticket winners – gluttonous Augustus Gloop, spoiled Veruca Salt, boastful Violet Beauregarde, and maniacal Mike Teavee – are amazed Read more...

OMG You Guys – Broadway’s Beautifully Brainy Hit is Back!   When sorority girl Elle Woods finds herself unceremoniously dumped by her college sweetheart on the eve of her graduation, she’s determined to win him back – even if that means following him to Harvard Law School! At the pretentious Ivy League campus, Elle is immediately dismissed as a ditzy blonde Read more...

***JUST ANNOUNCED *** TONY N’ TINA’S WEDDING IS CHANGING LOCATIONS in JULY New Venue/Location announcement SHOWS JULY 18th & 19th Tickets at this link or the QR code below https://www.tickettailor.com/events/tonyntinaswedding/1693835 Vinnie Black has stepped it up and has partnered with a new Italian location. His coliseum will now be at: FAMEE FURLANE OF VANCOUVER ***ITALIAN SOCIETY HALL*** located at:2605 East Read more...

Oppenheimer Park and surrounding areas. Powell Street Festival is one of the largest and the longest-running community arts festivals in Canada, located in Vancouver’s historic Japanese Canadian neighbourhood, Paueru Gai – today known as the Downtown Eastside. The Powell Street Festival Society also offers year-round programs, and collaborates with local organizations, artists, and communities. Discover the Culture and Heritage of Read more...

Art | Music | Nature VanDusen Botanical Garden | Sept 25-28, 2025 Maplewood Flats Conservancy | Sept 14-29 Virtual Programming | Starts Aug 31 Join us for the Artists for Conservation Festival presented by RE/MAX – a multi-day nature-themed arts and culture event that immerses visitors in a blend of visual art, musical and First Nations cultural performances, art workshops/activities, plein-air Read more...

The annual Vancouver International Film Festival showcases exceptional cinema in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Our spectacular roster includes some of the best cinema from around the globe, one-of-a-kind live performances, talks, industry sessions, and other unique events celebrating film and film culture. Browse the program here and be sure to subscribe to VIFF NEWS to get festival news and program Read more...

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival returns January 22 – February 8, 2026. Over the last two decades, the PuSh Festival has grown to become Vancouver & the Lower Mainland’s signature, mid-winter cultural event, delivering audacious, innovative, contemporary works of live performing arts by acclaimed local, national, and international artists. Tickets go on sale when the full line-up is announced on November 20, 2025! Read more...