Metro Vancouver events calendar - May 2026. Best festivals, concerts, fun things to do, Victoria Day shows & events, discount tickets in Vancouver, BC.

May 1, 2026

Fri

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Presentation House Theatre: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Back by popular demand, step into a magical world that blends fairy tales, music, and shoes in a playful and interactive adventure!

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Royal City Musical Theatre: Shrek The Musical

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film, this Tony Award-winning musical bursts with hilarious adventure, show-stopping songs, and larger-than-life characters

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown.

New Westminster | Hidden Wonders Showroom | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Early Music Vancouver Philippe Jaroussky: La Gelosia

Artists: Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor and Ensemble Artaserse

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

May 2, 2026

Sat

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Presentation House Theatre: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Back by popular demand, step into a magical world that blends fairy tales, music, and shoes in a playful and interactive adventure!

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Firehall Theatre: The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light

In a world of fakes, who can you trust?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver opera: La Bohème

Puccini’s masterpiece transports us to the heart of 1830s bohemian life in Paris, where love blossoms amidst dreams, hardships, and the unyielding pursuit of artistic freedom

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | Opera

Royal City Musical Theatre: Shrek The Musical

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film, this Tony Award-winning musical bursts with hilarious adventure, show-stopping songs, and larger-than-life characters

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown.

New Westminster | Hidden Wonders Showroom | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

May 3, 2026

Sun

Presentation House Theatre: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Back by popular demand, step into a magical world that blends fairy tales, music, and shoes in a playful and interactive adventure!

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Firehall Theatre: The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light

In a world of fakes, who can you trust?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver opera: La Bohème

Puccini’s masterpiece transports us to the heart of 1830s bohemian life in Paris, where love blossoms amidst dreams, hardships, and the unyielding pursuit of artistic freedom

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | Opera

Royal City Musical Theatre: Shrek The Musical

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film, this Tony Award-winning musical bursts with hilarious adventure, show-stopping songs, and larger-than-life characters

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown.

New Westminster | Hidden Wonders Showroom | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents Sunday Performance Series 2026

Join us at Arts Umbrella’s Jack and Darlene Poole Theatre as Arts Umbrella Dance Company performs new and innovative works-in-progress by leading Canadian and international choreographers

Vancouver | Jack and Darlene Poole Theatre, Arts Umbrella, Granville Island | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance

May 8, 2026

Fri

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Metro Theatre: Legally Blonde. The Musical

Catchy tunes, big laughs, and an empowering message makes Legally Blonde: The Musical a must see!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown.

New Westminster | Hidden Wonders Showroom | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Michael Blaustein: The Taste Me Tour

Michael Blaustein is one of the fastest rising stand up comedians working today. His viral stand up comedy clips have amassed over 900 Million views across all social media platforms

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Firehall Theatre: Enemy Lines by Mayumi Lashbrook

Choreographer Mayumi Lashbrook looks back at the actions taken against Japanese Canadians during WWII when they were suddenly deemed a threat after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

May 9, 2026

Sat

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Metro Theatre: Legally Blonde. The Musical

Catchy tunes, big laughs, and an empowering message makes Legally Blonde: The Musical a must see!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Jazz On A Beam Of Light

Classic film scholar and musical hepcat Michael van den Bos is your host for a rhythmic retrospective revue of all that jazz in the movies

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown.

New Westminster | Hidden Wonders Showroom | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Chan Centre Presents: Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa is one of the most celebrated Cuban “soneros” of all time and one of the original members of the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Firehall Theatre: Enemy Lines by Mayumi Lashbrook

Choreographer Mayumi Lashbrook looks back at the actions taken against Japanese Canadians during WWII when they were suddenly deemed a threat after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Vancouver New Music presents A Voynich Manifesto

An immersive, collaborative audiovisual performance, A Voynich Manifesto takes inspiration from a mysterious medieval manuscript written in an unknown language that describes and visualizes plants and star charts unknown to us on Earth

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music