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Vancouver International Jazz Festival photo

Vancouver International Jazz Festival

21 June — 1 July 2024

Various

The International Jazz Festival is the most popular cultural event in Vancouver, with performances by more than 400 talented international blues and jazz artists. The programme is …

Bard on the Beach photo

Bard on the Beach

11 June — 28 September 2024

Vanier Park

One of Vancouver's most loved summer events is a picnic in Vanier Park followed by an evening performance of Shakespeare. Plays are performed in huge open-ended tents overlooking t…

Vancouver Folk Music Festival photo

Vancouver Folk Music Festival

19 — 21 July 2024

Jericho Beach Park

Set in the heart of Jericho Beach Park and spread over seven stages, the annual Folk Music Festival is one of Vancouver's favourite events. For nearly thirty years, it has entertai…

Polar Bear Swim photo

Polar Bear Swim

1 January annually

English Bay beach

Icy winter swims may not be everyone's idea of fun; even so, the annual Polar Bear Race has been running for nearly 90 years in Vancouver. Thousands flock to English Bay every New …

Vancouver Pride photo

Vancouver Pride

5 August 2024

Pride Parade starts at Denman and Robson Streets

The Vancouver Pride Week is a colourful, vibrant affair, celebrating the city's LGBTQI+ community and its many supporters in a variety of shows, festivals, parties and the ever-pop…