Metro Vancouver events on September 11, 2016

GarBarge Plastic Pollution Sorting Party

Cleaning the natural environment while demonstrating the use of sustainable waste management strategies.

Richmond | Steveston Harbour | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

State of the Practice: Leading from Beside

State of the Practice is an annual exhibition highlighting a current theme in community-engaged art and social practice.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Centre, Exhibition Hall | Performance Centre | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location.

West Vancouver | Between 15th & 16th Street | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Rick Leong: The Transformation of Things

Rick Leong: The Transformation of Things with Winifred Lee, Li Desheng, Ping-Kwong Wong

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a Cause

Join us for a super fun day raising money for animals in need. This fundraising event is a great way to get out and get active with your furry friend.

Richmond | Garry Point Park | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Vancouver's Original Greek Food Festival

As the street festival season begins... here's one of the originals!

Vancouver | The Hellenic Community | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free

C̓əsnaʔəm Discussion Series featuring Larry Grant and Jill Campbell

To celebrate National Aboriginal Day, join the Language and Culture team for an informal talk and tour of the Museum of Vancouver’s exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city.

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Lecture

Nelson Avenue Community Church: Community Party 2016

There will be a free hot dog lunch, live entertainment, crafts, games for all ages, bouncy castle and more.

Burnaby | Nelson Avenue Community Church | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family | Free

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Carry On: A Musical

Set in the YVR baggage claim, Carry On: A Musical examines the convergent lives of weary wanderers and the baggage they bring with them.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Trump: The Musical!

He’s going to build a wall and get Mexico to pay for it!!! It’s going to be HUGE!!!

Vancouver | The Carousel Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths (A Comedy)

Jon Bennett’s dad always wanted his son to be an author… like Banjo Patterson.

Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Festival

From Rationing to Ravishing Fashion Show

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society is honoured to present an exciting upcoming fashion show of women’s wartime fashion: From Rationing to Ravishing.

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Show

Bard on the Beach: Othello

Othello is man blessed with power, respect and love - until lago's evil manipulation leads him to a fatal act off jealousy.

Vancouver | Howard Family Stage in the Douglas Campbell Theatre, Vanier Park | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Bard on the Beach: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Bard's hit 2012 production is back and it's time again for music, flirting, fun - and fairies!

Vancouver | Vanier Park, Kits Point at the Foot of Whyte Avenue | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Fringe Festival: 2 for Tea

Having SOLD OUT in 2014 (High Tea) and 2015 (In The Dark), 14-time Best of Fest winning British comedy duo James & Jamesy come with the show that propelled them to being “one of the most popular Fringe duos ever” (

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Not Enough

In an effort to finally grow the F up, Megan embarks on a last-ditch gambit: a 10-day silent meditation.

Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Bella Culpa

From nine-time award winning company, A Little Bit Off comes a slapstick comedy that follows two peculiar servants in an Edwardian manor as they bustle around, trying in vain to complete all of their chores.

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 4:10 pm to 5:10 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Nether

The Nether is a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity, and indulge your every desire.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 4:15 pm to 5:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Waiting for Garbo

Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Garbo meets Brecht meets Beckett in this comic, musical-ish stomp in an about-to-close garbage dump.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 4:15 pm to 5:25 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Everything is Fine

Take one naive and reckless teenager, add a desolate highway and a cold winter afternoon. The result?

Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Suburban Motel: Featuring Loretta

Loretta is the kind of girl you would do anything for. Dave and Michael are in love with her. Dave wants to take her shopping. Michael wants to make her a star! A porn star. What is a woman to do in a man’s world.

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Fat Sex

Comedy, spoken word, and song with a smart satirical twist from an international slam champion with two decades of experience bringing audiences world-over to a glorious climax!

Vancouver | The Revue Stage, Granville Island | 5:30 pm to 6:29 am | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. How to Adult: The Musical

Four 20-somethings trying to get their shit together in present-day Vancouver. It’s time to adult the f*ck up.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 5:30 pm to 6:40 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: In The Trenches: A Double Feature

A delightful duet of original comedies! Witness an apocalyptic war zone become a slapstick extravaganza as three clown soldiers take cover in an abandoned trench.

Vancouver | False Creek Gym | 5:45 pm to 6:55 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Space Hippo

Scientists weren’t lying. Earth is really dying. Space Hippo, you’re the only one that can undo what we’ve done. Together we can stop the Sun. Sail across the universe. Help us save the planet Earth.

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 5:55 pm to 6:55 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Dance Teacher

A riveting story about a complex and broken individual who has chosen the dark path of manipulation and power.

Vancouver | Studio 16 | 6:15 pm to 7:25 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Sea Wall

Alex’s life seems perfect. But underneath his love for his wife and child, there is a deep abyss. A moving monologue about fatherhood, family, and things that cannot be undone.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Leash Your Potential

Drawing on 15+ years of experience at a Fortune 500 company, Ryan will teach you how to succeed in a modern corporate bureaucracy, where outdated notions like talent, competence, and hard work are irrelevant.

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody

The creators of One Man Star Wars and One Man Lord of the Rings, present an irreverent homage to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:05 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Sun Belt and Barbara Adler & Ten Thousand Wolves - Free at the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar

Welcome to the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, the Festival’s social hub. Now located at Ocean Art Works, in front of Ocean Concrete and next to the Creekhouse on Granville Island!

Vancouver | Ocean Art Works | 7:00 pm to 1:30 am | Festival

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

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Manipulation

Join prOphecy sun, Cause & Effect Circus, and Moth Orbit Object Theater for a night of physical and digital manipulation.

Vancouver | Emily Carr University's Intersections Digital Studios | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Walk the Talk

Our eccentric guide walks you through several living and one dying mini-exhibition of various multi-disciplinary artistes from Asia, New York, and yes, even our own ‘hoods.

Vancouver | Fringe Info Centre | 7:00 pm to 7:40 pm | Festival

【詩韻】溫哥華首屆詩詞文藝晚會 “中秋篇” The Charm of Poetry

This is Vancouver's first performing arts show in which Chinese poetry is the main theme.

Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Nerdfucker

The spectators are early, her lover is late, and the players are due any minute.

Vancouver | The Revue Stage, Granville Island | 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: NeOn

I know someone who has never been the main character of their life. She believed in other people’s happiness, but not hers. NeOn questions how you commit to the practice of love.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Festival

Bard on the Beach: Othello

Othello is man blessed with power, respect and love - until lago's evil manipulation leads him to a fatal act off jealousy.

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

Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Women of Lockerbie

After a terrorist’s bomb destroys Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, a battle begins between the women in the town and US officials over the clothing of the victims.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Festival

Bard on the Beach: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Bard's hit 2012 production is back and it's time again for music, flirting, fun - and fairies!

Vancouver | Vanier Park, Kits Point at the Foot of Whyte Avenue | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Mrs. Barbour's Daughters

Mary is facing eviction and is beset by memories of life in a family which for 100 years has been influenced, for good and bad, by Mrs. Barbour, leader of a rent strike in 1915.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 7:30 pm to 8:28 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: James Jordan Vaudevillian

This all ages vaudeville variety show with magic, juggling, royalty-free music, and brilliant comedy has been headlining comedy clubs and festivals all over the world!

Vancouver | False Creek Gym | 7:45 pm to 8:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. I Forgot To Fly Today - Trent Baumann

From the creator of The Birdman, award winning, sold out seasons, standing ovations, and following ten international tours! Imaginative comedy finding the weight of the world may just float on a cloud.

Vancouver | Granville Island, Near Railspur Park | 7:45 pm to 8:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Frank: To Be Frank

World-renowned! The Rat Pack’s 17th member! America’s most entertaining entertainer invites you to partake in his interactive live “life retrospective.”

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:50 pm to 8:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Walk the Talk

Our eccentric guide walks you through several living and one dying mini-exhibition of various multi-disciplinary artistes from Asia, New York, and yes, even our own ‘hoods.

Vancouver | Fringe Info Centre | 8:00 pm to 8:40 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths (A Comedy)

Jon Bennett’s dad always wanted his son to be an author… like Banjo Patterson.

Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: My Ocean

Twelve-year-old environmentalist Lenny has his lucky pouch around his neck and the eczema behind his knees is hardly even itchy.

Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:15 pm to 9:15 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: In the Blue of Evening

A stunning and fantastical epic journey whisking us from a living room to the high seas!

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:15 pm to 9:10 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Love, Lust & Lace

Witness the raunchy pursuit of primal desires in this farcical masque commedia dell’arte piece. You will indulge in the dynamic intrigues of the heart as you follow Il Capitano and Columbina’s trials in love.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:15 pm to 9:15 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Certified

Join the irreverent fun in this hilarious and heart aching romp, as comedian and certified insane person Jan Derbyshire turns the audience into a mental health review board to help determine her current state of sanity.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:45 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Ballad Of Frank Allen

From Australian fringe-favourite Shane Adamczak comes a bizarre new buddy-comedy about a man who lives in another man’s beard.

Vancouver | The Revue Stage, Granville Island | 9:00 pm to 9:55 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: One Good Marriage

Steph and Stewart are celebrating their first anniversary. She’s an English teacher; he’s a high-school librarian.

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 9:15 pm to 10:25 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Charlatan!

Travis Bernhardt, creator of the award winning magic shows Unpossible! and Lies!, returns to tell fortunes, lift curses, and speak to the dead.

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Hip.Bang! presents The History of Romance

From Hip.Bang!, creators of 2015 hit WHITE PANTS, comes The History of Romance. Touching on everything from Romeo and Juliet to modern dating, this show will make you laugh like a child who has just learned about ice cream.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival. Windy Wynazz: Rich & Famous

A Showgirl, her Soul-Searching Yearnings, & Secret Demons.

Vancouver | False Creek Gym | 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: "Ze": Queer as Fuck!

Catapulted by a series of unlikely experiences, Michelle/Ryan stumbles through an expanding parade of LGBTQI, etc. identities in search of a definitive sense of zir own queer pride.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 9:30 pm to 10:35 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Not Enough

In an effort to finally grow the F up, Megan embarks on a last-ditch gambit: a 10-day silent meditation.

Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | 9:45 pm to 10:45 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Perpetual Wednesday

Walter and Bruce, con artists extraordinaire, while disguised as magicians, killed an audience member during their infamous bullet-catch act! Or did they?

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 9:55 pm to 10:55 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: Advice to Love/Hate You (and everything in between)

It doesn’t matter who you are or how you identify, we all go through relationships. This is a flexible love story where the audience gets to offer their advice to help a relationship flourish.

Vancouver | Studio 16 | 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

Vancouver Fringe Festival: The Secret

Why do we keep secrets? And why would you keep just one? Join comedian Chelsey Stuyt on a quest to unlock the reason why she tells her mother everything—everything except that one little thing.

Vancouver | The Carousel Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:15 pm | Festival