Culture Days: Pop Up Dances
Expect the unexpected as intriguing and exhilarating dances pop up in unusual spaces across Granville Island. In celebration of New Works 30th Anniversary, Pop Up Dances will feature 30 performances […]
Expect the unexpected as intriguing and exhilarating dances pop up in unusual spaces across Granville Island. In celebration of New Works 30th Anniversary, Pop Up Dances will feature 30 performances […]
A showcase of some of BC’s most acclaimed Flamenco artists including Flamenco Rosario as part of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival. We are pleased to present the work of Vancouver […]
With this explosive and visceral show, La Otra Orilla (Montreal) wipes the slate clean and returns to its roots, to the foundations of the art of flamenco. RITE is the […]
Ballet BC invites you to participate in an enriching Movement and Expressive Arts Workshop. Discover the power of the moving body and your own relationship to the language of the […]
Hitting the Vancouver Stage for the first time in over five years, Blue i Radio presents Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, an Apache Dance by John Patrick Shanley. This […]
It’s 1975 and the Diamond Disco is all abuzz as it’s time for their annual disco-til-you-drop-a-thon. Everyone is ready to boogie to the max to win that MAJOR cash prize…but […]
The Craft Council of BC presents Phase Transition, a mixed-media installation by Jenny Judge. The term phase transition references a physical shifting of material from one phase to another. Judge […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]