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Arts Umbrella National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Arts Umbrella Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

On September 30th, all Arts Umbrella students, families, and friends are invited and encouraged to join them for a meaningful day of reflection and education. Activities and talks will be age-appropriate and led by Indigenous artists and knowledge keepers. Drop-in activities run from 10am to 3pm; lectures and activities that require reservations are available on […]

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of special concern (extirpated, endangered, threatened)

Craft Council of BC Shop & Gallery Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Faro Annie Sullivan's ceramic installation is a physical representation of 103 BC birds, each red or blue listed on the species list. This work is part of an ongoing witnessing of the present state of species and biodiversity within the province. The handmade and pit-fired ceramic birds hang from the ceiling in a flock, hovering […]

Visual Arts

Time Stands Still

The Nest Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still focuses on Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts […]

Performing Arts

Latin American Heritage Month

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Latino Heritage Month celebrates its 4th year on Granville Island! Join us for events and installations all over Granville Island, celebrating the enriching Latino culture and our connection and influence in BC and Canada. With food, art, and performances, including a Latin Market featuring the Day of the Dead, there is something for everyone to […]

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Turkey Trot 2023

Granville Island Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Granville Island Turkey Trot is a hallmark event for Granville Island and the Vancouver running community. The annual event brings together runners in a celebration of Thanksgiving, demonstrating our community of running, our gratitude for the sport, and our commitment to supporting others. This scenic and fast 10KM race starts at Granville Island and […]

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Amor Renatus (Rebirth of Love)

Waterfront Theatre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Introducing AMOR RENATUS (Rebirth of Love), new album release concert tour from the acclaimed cellist and composer, Ian Maksin, who has been known for his unique way of pushing the […]

Live Music

Vancouver Writers Festival

Performance Works Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +4 more

Celebrate the 36th year of the Vancouver Writers Fest! Over 115 authors appearing in-person at over 80 events across Granville Island. Events for students, youth, families, and adults, including events curated by Guest Curator Elamin Adbelmahmoud, featuring topics ranging from Blackness as a portal, and witchy novels, to the precariousness of our modern state and […]

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Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl: Terra Breads

Terra Breads Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Terra Breads in the Public Market is participating in the Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl. Visit the official website and create your own flaky adventure, and make sure Granville Island Public Market is on your route! Terra Breads presents a limited edition Pumpkin Pie Double Baked Croissant, which will be available for walk-ins, but pre-ordering is […]

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Accumulation

Performance Works Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The dynamic world premiere of Accumulation is a transcontinental performance project by Co.ERASGA Dance, in collaboration with participating artists from the United States (New York), Canada and France. Body, dance, movement, sound, costumes, sculpture, and visual objects were all components in the making of this unique live performance event. Accumulation is a creative venture that speaks to the challenges […]

Performing Arts

Granville Island Festive Lights

Granville Island Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada

November 12th until January 3rd, daily from sunset, we invite you to stroll our warm and elegant holiday light display. With complimentary parking after 6pm, and of course no entrance fee, family and friends can walk the expansive grounds of Granville Island’s almost 40 acres, under the stars, or under an umbrella (after all, it […]

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Stand Up at the Improv

The Improv Centre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Improv Centre presents a live stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Lukas Purm featuring international headliners, touring pros and hottest talent from across Canada as seen at JFL, CBC, Netflix, House of Comedy and more!

Performing Arts

Chutzpah! Festival: FORGE

IE Creative Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Part of the Chutzpah Festival’s exploration of how artists address difficult histories, FORGE is a captivating multi-day performance piece examining how places of trauma are memorialized. Jewish, Queer UK Artist Rachel Mars builds and rebuilds a replica of the replica gate installed at Dachau after the original was stolen, accompanied by a soundscape drawn from […]

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Circle Craft Artist Pop Up: Pen Hsuan Hsing of ArtPen Studios

Circle Craft Co-op (Net Loft) Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us for an extraordinary pop-up event featuring ArtPen Studio's holiday collection, where you'll find fun holiday gifts like Tangram-inspired puzzle sets – the perfect holiday presents! Plus, you'll have the chance to meet the talented artist in person. Don't miss this unique opportunity to shop for handcrafted treasures and connect with the creative minds […]

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All Aboard Skate Festival + Green Ramp

Ocean Artworks - Covered outdoor public space & pavillion Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

All Aboard is a family friendly event that celebrates skateboarding, culture, art and community. There will be scheduled programming for youth & adults and the return of our Green Ramp! […]

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Back to the Holidays

From Scrooges to Grinches and Krampuses to Hans Grubers, there’s something inherently funny about holiday cynics who begrudgingly give in to seasonal merriment. Back to the Holidays is an homage to Back to the Future and A Christmas Carol, and explores holidays of the past, present, and future through the lens of an eccentric scientist who is tasked with helping […]

Performing Arts

Supernatural Kiki Ball

Step into the enchanting realm of nature. Unlock the secrets of ancient forests, bask in the phenomena of the physical world, and revel in the vibrant symphony of wildlife. Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week and VVJ present The 2nd Annual Supernatural Kiki Ball that honours the natural world and where life & energy storm the scene. […]

Performing Arts

Snow White

A “Once Upon a Time” tale re-imagined for twice as much fun! Not your traditional Snow White, this clever twist on the beloved fairy tale is a two-actor take that’s irresistibly playful and oh-so smart. With lightning quick switches, the duet morphs into 14 characters, retelling (along with a song or three!) the story of Snow White, all […]

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Anatomica

International Comedian & Weird-Lil’-Gremlin, Amica Hunter (of A Little Bit Off), gets under your skin and crushes your funny bone in this hilarious, captivating, and sometimes-unsettling-comedy about skeletons, and the horrors of living in a body. Part stand-up, part storytelling, and part clown, ANATOMICA is an investigation of the inadequacies of different animal body models, […]

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Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey

The moms are back in the creative kitchen and ready to turn the “season of giving” into the “season of forgiving.” Enjoy a theatrical feast flavoured with big Santa belly laughs, stuffed with dysfunction, and topped with a soupçon of sarcasm—all served on a platter of naked truth. Using their special recipe of raw humour […]

Performing Arts

Hansel & Gretel: House Hunters

Poor Hansel and Gretel ... they're all grown up and hoping to strike it rich as social influencers. Unfortunately, nobody's following them. Their parents are sick-and-tired of paying for everything, so into the woods they go, hoping for an inexpensive place to stay.

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Un-Named ® Sketch Show

The Improv Centre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Sketch Show with No Name makes its return to the stage at The Improv Centre! UNSS have assembled a team of Vancouver comedians with hilarious ideas for a glorious night of sketch comedy mayhem. Un-Named Sketch Show is a (Mostly) Live Sketch Comedy show that runs every other month. Emphasizing sharp writing, format experimentation, […]

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30th Annual Solstice Celebration

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The Secret Lantern Society presents the 30th annual Winter Solstice Celebration! Celebrate the darkest night and the turning of the year by joining one of the 3 processions. At 6pm, processions at Leg in Boot Square and Vanier Park will make their way to Triangle Square, where they will join each other and converge in […]

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Labyrinth of Light – 30th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival

Performance Works Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The labyrinth has long been used for meditation, prayer and sites of ritual in various cultures around the world. Created with over 500 pure beeswax candles, the Winter Solstice Labyrinth in Performance Works invites you to warm yourself in a self-guided ceremony intended to help release old attachments and envision new possibilities as the darkest […]

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2023 & Me

The Improv Centre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Whether it was the best, worst, or most middling year of your life, this show will be a therapeutic “thank you” or “**** you” to 2023! Come and share with us what made this year unique, fantastic, or a total bust and watch us recreate your experiences (and perhaps even rewrite history)!

Performing Arts

NYE at TIC

The Improv Centre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

What better way to bid 2023 a fond farewell than with libations and laughter? Come join us for an evening full of fun and frivolity.  Our three showtimes make ringing in the New Year at TIC a must do this season! With scenes based on your best and brightest moments of the past year as […]

Performing Arts

14th Annual Hot Chocolate Festival

Kasama Chocolate Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Larger and more creative than ever, The GVR Hot Chocolate Festival features our region's best chocolatiers, pastry shops, bakeries, cafes, and ice cream makers -- all joining forces to make […]

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Dine Out Vancouver 2024

Tap & Barrel Bridges Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +4 more

Dine Out Vancouver Festival is about community, collaboration, and sharing Vancouver’s culinary story with the world. Along with the Wines of British Columbia, and a host of other Community Partners, […]

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asses.masses

Waterfront Theatre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

asses.masses is a custom-made video game about labour, technophobia and sharing the load of revolution, designed to be played from beginning to end in a live theatre. This is gaming […]

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Dear Laila

The Fishbowl Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Dear Laila shares the Palestinian experience of displacement and resistance through the story of one family, exposing how war and exile infiltrate the everyday and the domestic. In this intimate, […]

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Sound of the Beast

The Revue Stage - Red Gate Arts Society Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Urgent, intimate, and magnetic, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard gives a performance of profound poetic justice with storytelling, spoken word, and rap. Humour and timing provide sharp contrast to hardened realities. Doughnut […]

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because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it)

Behind the Waterfront Theatre on Cartwright Street Vancouver, BC, Canada

A random encounter with a camera on the streets of Tallinn, Estonia made choreographer and dancer Rakesh Sukesh a momentary poster boy for a right-wing news channel’s campaign against immigration […]

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THE HEAT – An International Improv Showcase

The Improv Centre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Improv Centre is bringing improv troupes from around the world to perform for Vancouver audiences! Degrees of Error – Bristol, England Dad's Garage – Atlanta, Georgia, USA Glass Clown – […]

Performing Arts

VMAA – Evolving Spaces: Transitional in Nature

Craft Council of BC Shop & Gallery Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We are celebrating a decade of the Vancouver Metal Arts Association and we are very excited to invite you to our biennial Juried Exhibition at the Craft Council of British […]

Visual Arts

Vancouver International Boat Show

Maritime Market & Marina Ltd. Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Western Canada’s largest floating boat show returns to Granville Island and BC Place this year. This event provides show-goers of all ages the opportunity to explore and experience boats of […]

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Circle Craft Member Applications Open

Circle Craft Co-op (Net Loft) Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Embark on an artistic journey with Circle Craft! Starting February 1st, BC artists can apply for a chance to become members, gaining the exclusive opportunity to sell their creations in […]

Visual Arts

The Lantern City 2024

Ocean Artworks - Covered outdoor public space & pavillion Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Dragons are free-flying creatures, with a variety of colours, sizes, and shapes. How can they inspire us? In the Year of the Dragon, The Lantern City encourages everyone to see […]

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Vancouver Lantern Festival Workshops

Ocean Artworks - Covered outdoor public space & pavillion Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Colour the Dragon Dragons come in different shapes, sizes, and colours! Which one represents you the most? A group project using polarized film and our imaginations to create dragon scales […]

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Event Series Vancouver Lantern Festival Workshops

Vancouver Lantern Festival Workshops

Ocean Artworks - Covered outdoor public space & pavillion Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Colour the Dragon Dragons come in different shapes, sizes, and colours! Which one represents you the most? A group project using polarized film and our imaginations to create dragon scales […]

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2024 LunarFest Vancouver

Ocean Artworks - Covered outdoor public space & pavillion Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In the Year of the Dragon, everyone is Born to be Free! 2024 LunarFest returns to Granville Island this February with weekends full of arts, crafts, and stories. Drop in […]

Lanternfest: Bamboo Workshop

Arts Umbrella Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This gentle light is the fruit of traditional knowledge paired with modern interpretations. Founder of the Bamboo Says brand Huei-Ting Tsai believes that the natural beauty of bamboo can speak […]

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FLEET Studios Open House

Construction of FLEET studios one and two is currently underway on Granville Island. Come visit the team in January, say hello, and learn more about what is happening with FLEET in the coming months. Coffee, Tea, and refreshments will be provided. RSVPs are suggested but not required. To RSVP please email [email protected].

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MOTHER CLOUD Spatial Sound Festival

Performance Works Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Strathcona Spatial Sound Society and Lobe are excited to invite audiences to MOTHER CLOUD, a 5-day winter festival that presents new work in spatial sound on a large-scale, omni-directional speaker array, powered by 4DSOUND. This annual festival showcases the best international and local performances in the emerging medium of spatial sound. The shows in this […]

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Father Tartuffe: An Indigenous Misadventure

Granville Island Stage Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

After coming into some money thanks in part to his government job with Expo 67, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Orin and his family are living well on […]

Performing Arts

Ladies Against Humanity Live at The Improv Centre

The Improv Centre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join The Fictionals and The Improv Centre on Wednesday, March 13 for the annual Ladies Against Humanity special! A lineup of the funniest female-identifying performers from around Vancouver will bring […]

It’s Okay to be Different

Waterfront Theatre Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Todd Parr is the author and illustrator of more than 71 books for children. His books are available in over forty countries throughout the world. With his signature blend of […]

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Sigma Acapella

Arts Umbrella Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

When a non-descript University’s development plans involve the destruction of all “degenerate" and "unnecessary” clubs and societies, one Frat-star and his house of "Himbos" must team up with a "Theatre […]

Performing Arts

Kids Market Spring Break Events

Kids Market Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Kids Market is hosting a series of events for Spring Break 2024: MAGIC SHOWS Tuesday, March 19 Tuesday, March 26 Thursday, March 21 Shows start at: 11:30 AM & 1:00 […]

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Sustainable Fashion Showcase in Fashion Revolution Week

Ocean Artworks - Covered outdoor public space & pavillion Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us for an immersive and interactive fashion experience with Vancouver’s leading designers and fashion students in innovation and sustainability. Featuring designs by Nicole Dextras, Ana D’Carvalho, Valentina Valor Ruiz […]

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Les Dames D’Escoffier Chef Encounters and Culinary ‘Garage Sale’

Picnic Pavilion 267 Old Bridge Walk, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join this well known, philanthropic culinary & hospitality association on Sunday, April 14th as they facilitate a ‘Chef Speed Dating’ long table, offering young cooks & culinary students a mentorship […]

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