Metro Vancouver events on July 2, 2016

Rose Show & Festival 2016

Come join Mayor and Council for the official unveiling of the 'Coquitlam Rose', in honour of Coquitlam's 125th anniversary celebration.

Coquitlam | Centennial Rose Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Whistler Longboard Festival

The Whistler Longboard Festival is a multi-day downhill skateboard event. Fans and competitors will witness top racers take on a world-class track as part of the International Downhill Federation's 2016 World Cup tour.

Whistler | Whistler Sliding Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports

Jane Kenyon - Point of View

North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents Jane Kenyon - Point of View

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Main Library | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Farmers’ Market: Trout Lake

Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.

Vancouver | Trout Lake | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Harana at CityScape Community Art Space

Join us for this colourful and spirited exhibition showcasing the distinctive visual art of a society with diverse cultural influences and traditions.

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Lonsdale Artisan Farmers' Market: North Vancouver

We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.

North Vancouver | The East Plaza of Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Community Market at Loutet Farm

Alongside our regular Farm Gate Sales, the Community Markets at Loutet Farm feature local vendors and local goods.

North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market

Farm Gate Sale

Join us at Loutet Farm every Saturday to support our social enterprise, pick up your farm-fresh produce from our neighbourhood farmers, and meet your neighbours!

North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market

Art Party!

The Art Party! exhibition showcases the art of more than 65 local artists, available for purchase at $100, $200 and $300.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pioneer Fair

Experience the fun pioneers got up to at Pioneer Fair. Spend a summer afternoon at Historic Stewart Farm with music, games and heritage activities

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

Ships to Shore Steveston

Visit Ships to Shore Steveston for loads of free family fun.

Richmond | Imperial Landing, Steveston | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Marine | Free

The Proving Grounds Presents: The Hunger Games

The Proving Grounds is happy to present: The Hunger Games! Our very own version of the famous series featuring teenagers in a deathmatch!

New Westminster | The Proving Grounds | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Jesus Caballero's Solo Picnic

Drummer Jesus Caballero’s exciting new project spotlights his fiery original compositions. Blending jazz, free improv and prog rock, Caballero’s influences inhabit his loose melodies, pulsing vamps, and thrilling free improv.

Vancouver | Granville Island - Public Market Stage | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: David Ward & the Golden Future Orchestra

Having moved to London, England in the fall of 2015, David Ward continues to garner acclaim with his latest expansive orchestral work entitled Transitioning: A Rhapsody in Five Parts.

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Music | Free

Jazz in the Plaza - Sweet Papa Lowdown

Jazz in the Plaza is part of the North Shore Jazz Festival. Sweet Papa Lowdown - A post-modern retro-fusion Afro-American Hokum, country blues and jazz mashup.

North Vancouver | Civic Plaza | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Sweet Papa Lowdown

Sweet Papa Lowdown is a unique ensemble of swingin’ musicians who bring a modern take to the classic jazz and blues tunes of the 1920’s & ‘30’s.

Vancouver | Civic Plaza | 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Mattias Risberg and François Houle

Swedish pianist Mattias Risberg has collaborated with an array of great European improvisers, including Fredrik Ljungkvist, Mats Äleklint, Joe Williamson, and Raymond Strid.

Vancouver | Roundhouse - Performance Centre | 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Star Captains

Navigating a constellation of influences from slamming funk to sultry groove and hip-hop, the Star Captains take you higher!

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

Bard on the Beach: Romeo and Juliet

A classic staging of the world's greatest romantic tragedy, with its story of young star-crossed lovers who inspire us as they break our hearts.

Vancouver | BMO Mainstage, Bard on the Beach, Vanier Park | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

The VSO At Whistler

Whistler presents its annual FREE outdoor concerts.

Whistler | Whistler Olympic Plaza | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Vancouver Academy of Music

The Vancouver Academy of Music's Dal Richard's School of Swing, is a unique and welcoming program that brings together young to young at heart musicians, and new to experienced players to explore classic big band repertoire.

Vancouver | Ouisi Bistro | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Billy Elliot

The Electrifying Musical with Unstoppable Feeling

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Musical

Rock of Ages

The totally rad musical tribute to the ’80s

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Jennifer Scott Quartet featuring Dave Sikula

With “gorgeous tone and absolutely killer technique”, vocalist/pianist Jennifer Scott puts a distinctive stamp on repertoire ranging from Joni Mitchell and the Beatles, to Brazilian classics and jazz standards.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Ron Samworth's Dogs Do Dream

An imaginative new project from Vancouver composer and guitar great Ron Samworth, Dogs Do Dream attempts to evoke the inner world of man’s best friend, narrated in first person by Barbara Adler.

Vancouver | Roundhouse - Performance Centre | 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Khari Wendell McClelland and The Unsung Heroes

Known for his key role in local gospel heavyweights The Sojourners, vocalist Khari Wendell McClelland leads a soulful journey from heart-wrenching experiences of personal loss to heart-swelling messages of redemption, hope and positive social change.

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Georg Graewe

Award-winning German pianist Georg Graewe works on the borders of jazz, free improvisation, and contemporary avant-garde. Balancing spontaneous creation with a poetic sense of restraint, Graewe is a “true explorer of sound and thematic development”

Vancouver | Roundhouse - Performance Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Wil Campa y Su Orquesta

For those who like their Salsa muy caliente!

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm | Music | Free

Leftover Crack

Saddled with one of those names that sounds like it was a late-night joke that ended up accidentally sticking, New York punks Leftöver Crack at least have the self-possession and sense of humor to stick a Spinal Tap-esque umlaut in their logo.

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Surrey Night Market

In its third season, the Surrey Night Market will host a variety of food vendors selling all kinds of delicious eats, as well as retail stalls, live performances, and rides.

Surrey | Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Market

Richmond Night Market

Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.

Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market

Free Summer Concert Series: March Hare Band

The City’s FREE Summer Sessions is back for another year with concerts every Saturday night in July and August at The Shipyards.

North Vancouver | The Shipyards square | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Banda de los Muertos

Co-led by clarinetist Oscar Noreiga (Tim Berne, Endangered Blood) and sousaphonist Jacob Garchik (Lee Konitz), Banda de los Muertos is a boisterous Mexican-style brass band made up of some of Brooklyn’s best jazz and classical players.

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music | Free

Pandit Jasraj in Concert: Classical Vocal Concert

Pandit Jasraj School of Music presents Classical Vocal Concert at the Michael J. Fox Theatre

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Panda Market - International Summer Night Market

Richmond’s bustling Panda Market is returning for its 9th season.

Richmond | behind Home Depot on Sweden Way | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market | Free

Bard on the Beach: Romeo and Juliet

A classic staging of the world's greatest romantic tragedy, with its story of young star-crossed lovers who inspire us as they break our hearts.

Vancouver | BMO Mainstage, Bard on the Beach, Vanier Park | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

TheatreSports™

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of performers are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches.

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

The Vancouver Chinese Singers

The Vancouver Chinese Singers 23rd Season Concert - A Hundred Years of Song, A Thousand Years of Poetry.

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

Bard on the Beach: Pericles

This fast-paced, thrilling tale, set in an ancient mythical world, follows a prince's arduous quest to find love and the meaning of life.

Vancouver | Howard Family Stage in the Douglas Campbell Theatre, Vanier Park | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Big Picture - An Improvised Movie

Experience all your favourite movies in one hilarious mashup this summer as we pay tribute to the mega movie

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

Saturday: JRFM's Big 30th Birthday Weekend

Night 2 of 3 of JRFM's Big 30th Birthday Bash! Dont miss performance by Jojo Mason and special guest Lanie McAuley!

Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Cory Weeds Quintet featuring Terell Stafford

Vancouver tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds is an expressive player with a sound firmly rooted in the jazz tradition.

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Billy Elliot

The Electrifying Musical with Unstoppable Feeling

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Musical

Rock of Ages

The totally rad musical tribute to the ’80s

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Terminal City Brass Band

Following in the footsteps of the great New Orleans brass bands, Terminal City Brass Band brings an infectious mixture of traditionals, jazz, blues, funk, and ska.

Vancouver | Ouisi Bistro | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter With Guest Bruno Hebert Trio

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

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Roots Roundup

One of the hardest working—and most fun—bands of the mid-80’s and 90’s, Roots Roundup are back to get the crowd bouncing to their trademark high-energy, globe-spanning mix of rock, reggae, ska, funk, folk and punk.

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 8:45 pm to 10:00 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Gordon Grdina's Haram

A phenomenal culture-mashing juggernaut led by Gordon Grdina on Iraqi oud, Haram pays homage to traditional Arabic music while mixing elements of noise, electronic soundscape, and western free improv into their explosively self-expressive sound.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

EVBL Presents: Isotopes VS The Mandates

East Van Baseball League presents the 2016 Isotopes Home Opener!

Vancouver | The Cobalt | 9:05 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Vinny Golia Trio with Clyde Reed and Dylan van der Schyff

Reprising a potent cross-border collaboration from 20 years ago, this compelling trio is back for more magic.

Vancouver | The Ironworks | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Bob Richards

Bob Richards plays a wide variety of acoustic music for all occasions.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:15 pm | Music

Best Night Ever

Equal parts pop, soul and rock n roll, BEST NIGHT EVER is a brand new group with a commitment to leave every dance floor in a hot mess.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Pointed Sticks Live at The Columbia

For the first time in their almost 40 year history, Vancouver punk/pop legends the Pointed Sticks will be bringing their brand of infectious 60's influenced dance music to the Royal City.

New Westminster | The Columbia | 10:00 pm to 0:30 am | Music

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 0:15 am | Comedy

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Endangered Blood (Late Night)

Brooklyn’s Endangered Blood are a rare blend of fiery interplay, compositional complexity and intense soulfulness.

Vancouver | The Ironworks | 11:59 pm to 1:30 am | Music