Metro Vancouver events on July 3, 2017
Vancouver celebrates Canada's 150th anniversary. Here are some special events and activities.
July 3, 2017
Mon
Chali-Rosso Art Gallery: Dance of Time I.
To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, Chali-Rosso Art Gallery brought a spectacular gift to Vancouver in the form of a magnificent, iconic, bronze, Salvador Dali sculpture
Vancouver | West Hastings and Hornby Street | 1:00 am to 11:59 pm | Exhibition | Free
Canada 150: Our Home & Native Bloom
Throughout June, City Hall Plaza will blossom forth with a tribute to the biodiversity and beauty of Richmond’s native plants.
Richmond | Richmond City Hall | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free
Dinner in the Sky - Vancouver
This will be the first opportunity that Vancouver has had to host Dinner in the Sky. The breath-taking natural beauty of Vancouver, lends itself completely to this unique dining experience.
North Vancouver | The Creek Marina | 9:30 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Art Gallery presents Pictures From Here
The rise of photo-conceptualism in Vancouver has influenced not just contemporary artists across Canada, but contemporary art practices around the world.
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Emily Carr: Into the Forest
The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
The Vienna Model: Housing for the 21st-Century City
The Vienna Model exhibition, curated by Wolfgang Förster and William Menking, explores housing in Vienna, Austria, through its portrait of the city’s pathbreaking approach to architecture, urban life, neighborhood revitalization
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Vancouver in the Seventies
Vancouver in the Seventies zooms in on key themes and moments from Vancouver’s coming of age: a time of protest, political upheaval, economic prosperity, and cultural blossoming
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Playland at the PNE
Playland opens May 6 with three new family rides! All three rides will accommodate the entire family, so get ready to share even more memories and screams this coming spring and summer.
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family
Barbara Cohen: Seeing Red
Jewelry artists from across Canada whose work push traditional boundaries have been invited to incorporate red in their work and asked to create pieces to showcase imagination and ingenuity
Vancouver | Crafthouse | 10:30 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
YVR Food Fest: The Big Brunch
A unique event, and the first of it’s kind in Vancouver! A gigantic outdoor brunch that feature every conceivable type of delicious brunch fare from some of the city’s best restaurants and cafés
Vancouver | Olympic Village | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Food / Wine
Golden Spike Days: Yoga in the Park. Flow with Carmen
Join us for Free yoga in the park as part of Golden Spike Days at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody!
Port Moody | Golden Spike Days @ Rocky Point | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Robokids Coquitlam Summer Camp: 3D Modeling+Lego Wedo Robotics
Robokids - Intellectual Enrichment through Robotics. Enrich your child’s life and skills in mathematics, science and technology with active learning through robotics at a Robokids learning centre in 7 locations in BC
Coquitlam | 203-3025 Anson Ave | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Kids
Genre Workout by Instant Theatre
Explore the world of genre at Instant Theatre, with a new and different genre work out every month! Expand your skills and knowledge of tropes and forms as our instructors take you through a four hour workshop intensive
Vancouver | Instant Studios | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop
Prohibition City - walking tour
From back alley blind pigs to Chinatown opium dens! Mobsters! Opium! Booze! Delve into Vancouver's dirtiest secrets on this scandal filled walking tour.
Vancouver | Cathedral Square, Dunsmuir & Richards streets | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Exhibition
Bittergirl: The Musical
The howlingly funny show about getting over getting dumped.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Musical
Tiger Army & Murder By Death with guest Tim Barry
Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band based in Los Angeles, California.
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music