Metro Vancouver events on April 2, 2016

Abbotsford Tulip Festival

Come visit the Abbotsford Tulip Festival for a day of family fun!

Abbotsford | 36737 North Parallel Road | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival

Stanley Park Ecology Society - Tour the Giants in the Morning

Many of our province’s biggest trees are actually in Stanley Park. Join a tour of some of the Park’s giants and learn how to support BC’s few remaining old growth forests

Vancouver | Stanley Park Nature House | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health | Free

Tree talks and walks at UBC presented by Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

Presented by Douglas Justice, Associate Director and Curator of Collections, UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research. Douglas wrote the book!

Vancouver | Fraser Parkade by the Asian Centre, east of Nitobe Memorial Garden | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Hillcrest Tree Sale at the Winter Farmers Market

Help us reach our goal of planting 150,000 trees by 2020 and pre-purchase a tree for your yard today!

Vancouver | Winter Farmers Market | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Art by Surrey Secondary School Students

Artwork by Surrey secondary school students fills the halls of the lobby this spring.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Fraser Valley Food Show & Gluten Free Living Show

Unique food experiences, opportunities to learn behind-the-scenes culinary magic from professional chefs, dynamic entertainment through celebrity chef cooking presentations and cooking related exhibits; and of cours

Abbotsford | Fraser Valley Trade & Exhibition Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Food / Wine

Seedy Saturday

Get a great start on this year’s garden on April 2 at the Stewart Farm’s annual seed and plant sale.

Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm, | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Stanley Park Ecology Society - Tour the Giants in the Afternoon

Many of our province’s biggest trees are in Stanley Park. Join a tour of some of the Park’s giants .

Vancouver | Stanley Park Nature House | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Tree Walk at the Vancouver Tree Sale

Vancouver Park Board arborist Bill Stephen will take you on a stroll through Queen Elizabeth Park’s Arboretum, which contains native and exotic tree species from around the world.

Vancouver | Start from the tree sale area | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Mamma Mia!

Broadway Across Canada presents the heartwarming, energizing and fun-filled musical Mamma Mia! Created with the amazingly popular music of ABBA.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Musical

Embrace Argentina at our 7th Annual Cultch Fundraising Gala

Embrace Argentina at our 7th Annual Cultch Fundraising Gala – it promises to be a passionate, scintillating evening!

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Cassandra Bangel with Jaron Chidiac and Greg McLeod

Zone Records recording artist Cassandra Bangel is a captivating performer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and looper extraordinaire.

Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Altermind with Bridges To Royal

Magnetized Productions Presents: Altermind (EP Release) w/ Bridges To Royal and Destructive Interference.

Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 7:30 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents TheatreSports™

THEATRESPORTS® is high-action short form improv full of comic vengeance!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Prince Rama with guests

MRG Concerts West presents Prince Rama with guests

Vancouver | The Cobalt | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Whoosh!

Erato is proud to feature their incredible wind players on this special concert. Including PING PONG! - a World Premiere Commission by Lucas Oickle & Ray Hsu.

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

The 3rd Annual FEMME-STRAVAGANZA! presented by Femme City Choir

Femme City Choir is excited to present their 3 Annual FEMME-STRAVAGANZA!

Vancouver | The York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Chutzpah!PLUS : Jennifer Teege (Germany)

Welcome author Jennifer Teege to our stage in conversation with The Globe and Mail’s Western Arts Correspondent Marsha Lederman, sharing her unique story with us as told in her new memoir, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her F

Vancouver | Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Game of Thrones Live: Hodor Strikes Back!

It’s the return of last years sold out show with all new acts in the current Game of Thrones universe!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

The Government Inspector

United Players of Vancouver presents The Government Inspector by Nickolai Gogol directed by Matthew Bissett

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

VSO Pops: Rocket Man With Chris Hadfield

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became an international celebrity for his fascinating musical broadcasts from Earth’s orbit.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

DanceHouse: Companhia Urbana de Dança

DanceHouse presents Companhia Urbana de Dança from Brazil for their first time in Canada, a blend of hip-hop, urban, and contemporary dance.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Dance

Mamma Mia!

Broadway Across Canada presents the heartwarming, energizing and fun-filled musical Mamma Mia! Created with the amazingly popular music of ABBA.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:45 pm | Musical

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents TheatreSports™

THEATRESPORTS® is high-action short form improv full of comic vengeance!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Comedy

Shaun Frank + Dr. Fresch

Blueprint & Celebrities Present Shaun Frank + Dr. Fresch with Johnny Jover &Yurie

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Improv After Dark

Things heat up with this edgy 60 minutes of non-stop, fast-paced no-holds-barred comedy for grown-ups.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 11:59 pm | Comedy