Fests

Above a busy street, Maria-Margaretta's Aansaamb reaches into rich Métis heritage

Spanning the side of a downtown building as part of this year’s Capture Photography Festival, the installation radiates Indigenous knowledge and Prairie warmth

An MF DOOM tribute and R&B influences as Vancouver International Jazz Festival unveils Granville Island series

Artists hitting the Performance Works stage include New Jazz Underground, Nubya Garcia, and more

Persian pop and scintillating lights shine as Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates return of spring

Performances by Bakara Band, violinist Suzka Mares, and vocalist Andrea Superstein are in store at David Lam Park and beyond

BC Gin Festival expands a classic's distilling and mixology horizons, March 29 at the Roundhouse

At Indian Summer Festival fundraiser, the province’s strong contingent of gin crafters like Copperpenny Distilling Co. and Tofino Distillery meets international names

"Kosher-style" comedian Talia Reese defies categorization at Chutzpah! Plus, March 20

The standup artist also happens to follow Modern Orthodox Judaism and was once a New York City attorney

Vancouver Greek Film Festival review: 01 offers insider's view of a brilliant century in arts

At The Cinematheque, Nanos Valaoritis’s memories of a long life in poetry are like a museum you never want to leave

Artists of Belle Spirale Dance Projects seek resilience in the face of uncertainty with UNIVERSUS

Presented by VIDF with New Works and the Chutzpah! Festival, double bill premieres works by Alexis Fletcher and Fernando Hernando Magadan

Vancouver International Children’s Festival announces programming for 48th edition

Performances in store range from the breathtaking acrobatics of Kalabanté Productions to a life-sized puppet in Where Have All the Buffalo Gone?

The Cinematheque hosts fourth-annual Vancouver Greek Film Festival, March 13 to April 2

Program includes Boy on a Dolphin, The Travelling Players, On the Waterfront, and more

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 gallery exhibits worth hitting on the West Coast this spring

Photo-based exhibitions can be found throughout Metro Vancouver and in Whistler this season

Spring Arts Guide: Festivals feature global dance, cherry blossoms, photo exhibitions, and much more

The cultural calendar is filled with everything from film screenings to experimental theatre to stuff just for kids

Iris Bahr’s Stories From the Brink comes to Chutzpah! Plus Spring Edition, March 19

One-woman solo show follows the creator’s own near-death experiences, from her childhood in the Bronx to travels in Israel, Asia, and South America

Festival du Bois features Métis Village and more family fare at Mackin Park, March 7 to 9

Maillardville’s music and culture event hosts free contra dance, Youth Zone Tent, and more

After 50 years, Québécois trad-folk icon Yves Lambert has no plans to slow things down

The veteran musician, hitting Festival du Bois, revisits the breadth of his career with Le Grand Orchestre

Stir Q&A: At GEMFest, One Must Wash Eyes takes a nuanced look at Women, Life, Freedom protests

Director Sepideh Yadegar’s debut feature follows Iranian international student Sahar as she stands up for women’s rights in Vancouver

At Vancouver International Dance Festival, street dance expands "beyond the concrete"

From We All Fall Down’s Papillon to BRKFST Dance Company’s STORMCLUTTER, artists bridge the gap between contemporary and street styles

Film reviews: A heartwarming blockbuster and an enigmatic mystery as Rendez-Vous French Film Festival kicks off

La Femme Cachée faces buried trauma; En Fanfare celebrates the power of music; and Saint-Exupéry tells an old-style adventure story

B.C. wines hold their own amid worldwide array at International Festival Tastings, February 27 to March 1

Vancouver International Wine Festival event is also a chance to search out the best vintages in your own back yard

Rowdy folkies La Patente finally point their van at the West Coast's Festival du Bois

The francophone four-piece have fans in Europe and the States. Now it’s our turn

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival returns for 2025, its most ambitious year yet

The fest features multiple events for all ages celebrating the city’s blooms

Open letter to provincial government calls for renewal of BC Fairs, Festivals and Events Fund

Local arts and culture organizations say “the clock is ticking” as they await answers from Premier David Eby and Spencer Chandra Herbert

Sundar Prize Film Festival announces 2025 edition, April 10 to 13

Second-annual event opens with Mahesh Pailoor’s Paper Flowers and closes with Enrique Vázquez’s Firma Aquí (Sign Here)

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani appears at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER, February 22

The artist got his big break on The Big Sick

Indigenous dance artist Lara Kramer’s Gorgeous Tongue makes Vancouver comeback at Matriarchs Uprising, February 21

The solo for Jeanette Kotowich addresses the choreographer’s mixed Oji-Cree and Mennonite ancestry

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 shows to put on your radar for Just for Laughs VANCOUVER's second week

Amanda Montell’s rowdy Big Magical Cult Show, Ashley Gavin’s unmatched crowd work, and local standup stars at the Vancouver Art Gallery bistro

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 events to check out at the 40th annual JCC Jewish Book Festival

The 2025 fest journeys from searing personal memoirs to hilariously neurotic short stories to a cookbook about modern Jewish cuisine

Yves Lambert et le Grand Orchestre, LeFLOFRANCO, Kutapira, and more perform at Festival du Bois, March 7 to 9

This year’s event features a diverse lineup of artists from Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C.

At Matriarchs Uprising, TOA III draws inspiration from Māori martial arts

Having its world premiere at the fest, the work merges the ancestral knowledge of mau rākau with contemporary dance

Vancouver International Wine Festival 2025 set to spotlight 121 wineries from 15 countries

Top picks from Napa Sauvignon Blanc to Columbia Valley Merlot, plus advice for hitting an international assortment at this year’s Bard on the Beach fundraiser

Visions Ouest hosts 31st-annual Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, February 26 to March 7

Program opens with Charles Aznavour biopic Monsieur Aznavour and closes with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry tribute Saint-Exupéry

BIG BANG Festival delivers live music to local kids

Feb 07, 2025MUSIC, FESTSMusic on Main, Roundhouse Community Centre, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, children, BIG BANG Festival, Homepage featureJanet Smith

BIG BANG Festival delivers live music to local kids

Feb 07, 2025MUSIC, FESTSMusic on Main, Roundhouse Community Centre, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, children, BIG BANG Festival, Homepage featureJanet Smith

Music on Main and the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre bring the Belgian celebration of sound for young audiences to Vancouver

Feb 07, 2025MUSIC, FESTSMusic on Main, Roundhouse Community Centre, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, children, BIG BANG Festival, Homepage featureJanet Smith

Film review: Dark and light combine as Ababouiné looks back on 1950s struggle for secular Quebec

Feb 05, 2025SCREEN, FESTSVisions Ouest, VISIONS OUEST, Alliance Francaise, Alliance Francaise VancouverJanet Smith

Film review: Dark and light combine as Ababouiné looks back on 1950s struggle for secular Quebec

Feb 05, 2025SCREEN, FESTSVisions Ouest, VISIONS OUEST, Alliance Francaise, Alliance Francaise VancouverJanet Smith

Opening La Tournée Québec Cinéma, nostalgic comedy mixes with church abuse of power in a Montreal neighbourhood

Feb 05, 2025SCREEN, FESTSVisions Ouest, VISIONS OUEST, Alliance Francaise, Alliance Francaise VancouverJanet Smith

Chutzpah! Plus Spring Edition announces 2025 programming

Feb 04, 2025FESTSChutzpah! Festival, Chutzpah! PLUS, Jewish Community Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, New Works, Spring 2025Janet Smith

Chutzpah! Plus Spring Edition announces 2025 programming

Feb 04, 2025FESTSChutzpah! Festival, Chutzpah! PLUS, Jewish Community Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, New Works, Spring 2025Janet Smith

Performances spanning music, theatre, comedy, dance, and family entertainment take place from March 19 to 23

Feb 04, 2025FESTSChutzpah! Festival, Chutzpah! PLUS, Jewish Community Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, New Works, Spring 2025Janet Smith

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival appoints Annie Clarke as new managing director

Feb 03, 2025FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalJanet Smith

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival appoints Annie Clarke as new managing director

Feb 03, 2025FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalJanet Smith

Clarke will replace Keltie Forsyth after this year’s fest comes to a close

Feb 03, 2025FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalJanet Smith

Theatre review: Lasa Ng Imperyo (A Taste of Empire) delivers biting critique of the role of imperialism on the food we eat

Feb 03, 2025THEATRE, FESTSrice & beans theatre, Boca del LupoJanet Smith

Theatre review: Lasa Ng Imperyo (A Taste of Empire) delivers biting critique of the role of imperialism on the food we eat

Feb 03, 2025THEATRE, FESTSrice & beans theatre, Boca del LupoJanet Smith

The show by rice & beans theatre presented by PuSh Festival and Boca del Lupo moves swiftly with sharp satire

Feb 03, 2025THEATRE, FESTSrice & beans theatre, Boca del LupoJanet Smith

Dance review: Set in a stripped-down concrete jungle, BOGOTÁ explores colonial resistance

Feb 02, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Andrea Peña, New WorksJanet Smith

Dance review: Set in a stripped-down concrete jungle, BOGOTÁ explores colonial resistance

Feb 02, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Andrea Peña, New WorksJanet Smith

Multilayered work by Andrea Peña & Artists is full of animalistic ritual, raw emotion, and nods to Colombian history

Feb 02, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Andrea Peña, New WorksJanet Smith

HOLD ON LET GO 2025 hosts Sex, Drugs and Criminality, February 7

Feb 01, 2025FESTSHOLD ON LET GO, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Russian Hall, Theatre Replacement, Company 605Janet Smith

HOLD ON LET GO 2025 hosts Sex, Drugs and Criminality, February 7

Feb 01, 2025FESTSHOLD ON LET GO, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Russian Hall, Theatre Replacement, Company 605Janet Smith

The show by Mammalian Diving Reflex brings together teenagers with local arts stars Hiro Kanagawa, Vanessa Kwan, and Dan Mangan for some frank discussion

Feb 01, 2025FESTSHOLD ON LET GO, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Russian Hall, Theatre Replacement, Company 605Janet Smith

Vancouver arts groups mark Black History Month/Black Futures Month

Jan 31, 2025FESTS, CULTUREBlack History Month, Black Futures Month, Vancouver Public Library, VIFF Centre, VIFF, Vancouver Art Gallery, Anvil TheatreJanet Smith

Vancouver arts groups mark Black History Month/Black Futures Month

Jan 31, 2025FESTS, CULTUREBlack History Month, Black Futures Month, Vancouver Public Library, VIFF Centre, VIFF, Vancouver Art Gallery, Anvil TheatreJanet Smith

From VIFF screenings to live music and Vancouver Art Gallery happenings, there are many ways to celebrate throughout February

Jan 31, 2025FESTS, CULTUREBlack History Month, Black Futures Month, Vancouver Public Library, VIFF Centre, VIFF, Vancouver Art Gallery, Anvil TheatreJanet Smith

Festival du Bois unveils lineup for 36th edition at Mackin Park, March 7 to 9

Jan 30, 2025FESTS, MUSICFestival du Bois, Mackin Park, Maillardville, Spring 2025Janet Smith

Festival du Bois unveils lineup for 36th edition at Mackin Park, March 7 to 9

Jan 30, 2025FESTS, MUSICFestival du Bois, Mackin Park, Maillardville, Spring 2025Janet Smith

Artists on the program include Yves Lambert et le Grand Orchestre, Franco-Ontarian rapper LeFLOFRANCO, and more

Jan 30, 2025FESTS, MUSICFestival du Bois, Mackin Park, Maillardville, Spring 2025Janet Smith

Stir Q&A: Chimerik 似不像's Caroline MacCaull and Sammy Chien sound off on Inner Sublimity

Jan 30, 2025ART & DESIGN, FESTS, MUSIC, DANCEPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, ChimerikJanet Smith

Stir Q&A: Chimerik 似不像's Caroline MacCaull and Sammy Chien sound off on Inner Sublimity

Jan 30, 2025ART & DESIGN, FESTS, MUSIC, DANCEPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, ChimerikJanet Smith

Copresented by PuSh Festival and Vancouver Art Gallery, the genre-bending work merges dance, new media, and video with immersive sound resonators

Jan 30, 2025ART & DESIGN, FESTS, MUSIC, DANCEPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, ChimerikJanet Smith

At PuSh Festival, Dimanche delves into the surreal way people live amid climate change

Jan 29, 2025FESTS, THEATREPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalJanet Smith

At PuSh Festival, Dimanche delves into the surreal way people live amid climate change

Jan 29, 2025FESTS, THEATREPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalJanet Smith

Belgium’s Chaliwaté and Focus Company joined forces to create the fantastical nonverbal production

Jan 29, 2025FESTS, THEATREPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalJanet Smith

Advance Theatre Festival is back at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts until January 31

Jan 27, 2025THEATRE, FESTSAdvance Theatre Festival, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Carmen AguirreJanet Smith

Advance Theatre Festival is back at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts until January 31

Jan 27, 2025THEATRE, FESTSAdvance Theatre Festival, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Carmen AguirreJanet Smith

Ruby Slippers Theatre presents five staged readings of works by IPBOC playwrights, including Damion LeClair’s Rougarou, Carmen Aguirre’s The Consent Club, and more

Jan 27, 2025THEATRE, FESTSAdvance Theatre Festival, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Carmen AguirreJanet Smith

At HOLD ON LET GO, artists express intense emotions through everyday objects

Jan 27, 2025FESTS, THEATREHOLD ON LET GO, Russian Hall, Company 605, Theatre ReplacementJanet Smith

At HOLD ON LET GO, artists express intense emotions through everyday objects

Jan 27, 2025FESTS, THEATREHOLD ON LET GO, Russian Hall, Company 605, Theatre ReplacementJanet Smith

Keely O’Brien bakes cakes with personal messages in Secret Ingredients, while Kyle Loven uses puppets to address grief in Loss Machine

Jan 27, 2025FESTS, THEATREHOLD ON LET GO, Russian Hall, Company 605, Theatre ReplacementJanet Smith

Dance review: Found-object sculptures add to All That Remains' eerie landscape

Jan 24, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Mirko GuidoJanet Smith

Dance review: Found-object sculptures add to All That Remains' eerie landscape

Jan 24, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Mirko GuidoJanet Smith

PuSh Festival opener explores a dance between humans and the industrial waste they leave behind

Jan 24, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Mirko GuidoJanet Smith

Jazz at the Bolt returns to the Shadbolt Centre for fifth-annual edition, February 14 to 16

Jan 24, 2025MUSIC, FESTSPartner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Jazz at the Bolt, Jazz @ The Bolt, Cory WeedsStir Vancouver

Jazz at the Bolt returns to the Shadbolt Centre for fifth-annual edition, February 14 to 16

Jan 24, 2025MUSIC, FESTSPartner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Jazz at the Bolt, Jazz @ The Bolt, Cory WeedsStir Vancouver

Founded by Cory Weeds, event features jazz musicians from New York City, Houston, Toronto, and beyond

Jan 24, 2025MUSIC, FESTSPartner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Jazz at the Bolt, Jazz @ The Bolt, Cory WeedsStir Vancouver

Vancouver's arts community celebrates Lunar New Year 2025

Jan 24, 2025FESTS, MUSIC, CULTURELunar New Year, UBC, LunarFest, Asian Canadian Special Events Association, Orpheum Theatre, Chinatown Storytelling Centre, Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, Chinatown, Chinatown BBQ, Vancouver Chinatown, Silk Road Music, Gateway Theatre, Chinese New Year, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Museum of Surrey, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, The Little Onion Puppet Co, Homepage featureJanet Smith

Vancouver's arts community celebrates Lunar New Year 2025

Jan 24, 2025FESTS, MUSIC, CULTURELunar New Year, UBC, LunarFest, Asian Canadian Special Events Association, Orpheum Theatre, Chinatown Storytelling Centre, Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, Chinatown, Chinatown BBQ, Vancouver Chinatown, Silk Road Music, Gateway Theatre, Chinese New Year, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Museum of Surrey, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, The Little Onion Puppet Co, Homepage featureJanet Smith

From dragon dances to live music, there are several ways to ring in the Year of the Snake

Jan 24, 2025FESTS, MUSIC, CULTURELunar New Year, UBC, LunarFest, Asian Canadian Special Events Association, Orpheum Theatre, Chinatown Storytelling Centre, Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, Chinatown, Chinatown BBQ, Vancouver Chinatown, Silk Road Music, Gateway Theatre, Chinese New Year, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Museum of Surrey, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, The Little Onion Puppet Co, Homepage featureJanet Smith

Generations connect and cross-pollinate at Dances for a Small Stage

Jan 23, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, Dances for a Small StageJanet Smith

Generations connect and cross-pollinate at Dances for a Small Stage

Jan 23, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, Dances for a Small StageJanet Smith

Rising stars like Nasiv Kaur Sall mix with veterans of the form, as event adds two more late-night shows at Please! Beverage Co.

Jan 23, 2025DANCE, FESTSPuSh Festival, Dances for a Small StageJanet Smith

Stir Q&A: Estonian comedy-improv artist Martin Junna weighs in on saunas, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the art of not taking things too seriously

Jan 23, 2025COMEDY, FESTSThe Improv Centre, TIC, improv, comedy, Homepage featureJanet Smith

Stir Q&A: Estonian comedy-improv artist Martin Junna weighs in on saunas, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the art of not taking things too seriously

Jan 23, 2025COMEDY, FESTSThe Improv Centre, TIC, improv, comedy, Homepage featureJanet Smith

The member of Ruutu10 joins improv teams from Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and the Philippines for The Improv Centre’s THE HEAT—An International Improv Comedy Showcase

Jan 23, 2025COMEDY, FESTSThe Improv Centre, TIC, improv, comedy, Homepage featureJanet Smith