Metro Vancouver events on April 16, 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

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

Pop-Up City Hall: Liquor Policy at Nat Bailey Farmers Market

Visit Pop-Up City Hall at Nat Bailey Farmers Market and find out about all the current happenings in your neighbourhood!

Vancouver | Ontario Street and 30th Avenue | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 10th Anniversary: Blossom Barge

If you think a cherry tree in bloom is a sight to behold, imagine the exuberance of 40 cherry trees in full bloom pulled by a tug on a barge travelling up False Creek!

Vancouver | From Science World to Granville Island | 10:40 am to 6:00 pm | Festival | Free

Project 529 spring fling

Help combat bike theft

Vancouver | Mount Pleasant Community Centre | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Michiko Suzuki: Hope Chest

Explore Michiko Suzuki's elegant printed silk tents at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Visual Arts

Works from Jacqueline Karista and Laurel Swenson

The Gallery At The Cultch presents: Works from Jacqueline Karista and Laurel Swenson.

Vancouver | The Gallery at The Cultch | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Arts Alive 2016

The Burnaby Art Gallery is pleased to present the annual Arts Alive showcase at the historic Ceperley Mansion.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Visual Arts

Vancouver Special House Tour

Explore Vancouver's familiar housing styles from the 1950s on

Vancouver | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Dirty Old Woman

From a completely sold-out run at the Vancouver Fringe, Dirty Old Woman returns, even funnier!

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm | Theatre

Season 10 Opener! Bad Reps vs Faster Pussycats and Riot Girls Vs Public Frenemy

Season 10 Opener! Bad Reps vs Faster Pussycats and Riot Girls Vs Public Frenemy

New Westminster | Royal City Curling Club | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Sports

Throne and Games – A Chance of Snow

VTSL’s improvisers will go to ‘The Wall’ to give patrons an exceptionally entertaining evening of improv comedy.

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

45th Avenue Jazz Band: Northern Stars

The 45th Ave Jazz Band, a full 17 person jazz ensemble under the direction of drummer and composer Jaelem Bhate, will present a concert featuring works exclusively by Canadian Jazz composers, with music by Rob McConnell, Phil Nimmons, Fred Stride, Alan Ma

Vancouver | The Orpheum Annex | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

An Evening with Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle’s writings and life-changing public events have touched millions of lives, garnering fans the likes of Oprah, the Dalai Lama and Deepak Chopra.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Lecture

High Tea

Transcending physical comedy and redefining immersive theatre, the 12-time 'Best-of-Fest' winners sweep spectators out to sea in an aquatic escapade brimming with whimsy, action, and ingenuity.

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

PI Theatre: The Invisible Hand

A timely political thriller: When playing the stock market means life or death…

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Dirty Old Woman

From a completely sold-out run at the Vancouver Fringe, Dirty Old Woman returns, even funnier!

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 8:50 pm | Theatre

The Conservatives: Brahms Requiem

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 2016 Spring Festival explores the War of the Romantics, one of the most important periods in classical music history, and a time when some of history’s greatest music was written and performed.

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

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

The Force Is Shakin’: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure!

Geekenders presents: The Force is Shakin’ A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure A brand-new Geekenders Theatricals production!

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

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

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