Festivals
The Vancouver festival season runs year-round. Families can enjoy festivals celebrating everything from art, culture, music, friends, family, and food!
The 2nd Annual Black Culture Celebration Festival
Celebrate and appreciate the rich and diverse Black culture in Vancouver and the world! The event aims to showcase the beauty of Black culture through music, dance, food, and art. This year celebrates 50 years of hip hop. We welcome people of all backgrounds to come together to enjoy the
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Halal Food Festival
North America’s largest Halal Food Festival is making a stop in Vancouver this June! Experience the smoke and sizzle of this incredible Ribfest, take in live entertainment, a kid’s zone, games, giveaways and a vendor market! Halal Food Festival When: June 2-4, 2023 Time: 4-10pm (Friday), 11am-10pm (Saturday), 11am-8pm (Sunday)
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South Asian Family Festival
This exciting new event promises to be Western Canada’s largest South Asian family event. This family-friendly festival includes rides, music, arts and cultural performances. South Asian Family Festival When: June 18, 2023 Time: 12pm-8pm Location: Playland/ PNE Ampitheatre Address: 2901 E. Hastings, Vancouver Website:Â safvancouver.com
Teddy Bear Concert
If you attended the Teddy Bear Picnic prior to the pandemic, or the scaled-back version in 2022, then you are in for a treat in 2023! All the magic of before is back this year, with an EXTRA day of fun! Get excited for the Teddy Bear Picnic by attending
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Teddy Bear Grande Parade
Bring your teddy bears to watch as the Teddy Bear Grand Parade marches up Pinetree Way from the Coquitlam Centre to the Teddy Bear Picnic at Town Centre Park! Teddy Bear Grande Parade: When: June 11, 2023 Time: 10am-12pm Where: Burlington Drive Address: TBA closer to the date. Website:Â www.festivalcoquitlam.ca
West Vancouver Community Culture Fest
This two-day festival brings people together through food, music, and culture. Festival attractions include:Cultural pavilions, Live music, International dancers, an International lounge & food trucks, a Kids’ zone West Vancouver Community Culture Fest When: June 2 & 3, 2023 Time: 4pm-9:30pm (June 2), 11am-9:30pm (June 3) Location: Ambleside Park Address:
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Old Time Family Fun at Surrey’s Historic Stewart Farm (updated March 2023)
Travel back in time with a visit to Surrey’s Historic Stewart Farm. This picturesque site interprets the time period of 1890-1920. Features of the farm include a furnished farmhouse, pole barn with agricultural tools and machinery, boathouse, threshing shed, root cellar, and heritage gardens and orchard. Admission is by donation.
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Multicultural Peace Festival
This year, the United Nations theme is “End Racism, Build Peace,” and that’s exactly what the organizers of the Multicultural Peace Festival aim to do. Hear well-respected speakers, including keynote speaker Kachina Melinda Bige from the Kwantlen First Nation and Indigenous Chair at Kwantlen University speak about ways to end
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Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival
A recent video circulating social media claims that “corn is the most beautiful thing” and we tend to agree! Usher in Fall and celebrate your love of corn at the Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival. The fair will feature artisanal crafts and local food products, a kids zone, West
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Vancouver Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at the Chinese Garden for tea, arts and crafts, calligraphy, fortune telling, storytelling, lanterns and mooncake tasting! Vancouver Mid-Autumn Moon Festival When: September 10 & 11, 2022. Time: 10am – 3pm Where: Dr Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden Address: 578 Carrall St, Vancouver Website:
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