Metro Vancouver events on July 9, 2017

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

Carnaval Del Sol 2017

Carnaval de Sol is the biggest Latin festival in the Pacific Northwest. It will be 2 days of live music, art, dance, sports, and poetry in celebration of Latin American Culture.

Vancouver | Concord Pacific Place | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family | Free

Arts 2017: Reflections on Canada

The Arts Council of Surrey presents the 33nd juried exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of established and emerging visual artists from across the Lower Mainland

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Poirier Street Farmers Market

The Poirier Street Market hosts a diversity of vendors and products from May through October. Each week a wide variety of vendors gather to showcase their products - made, baked, grown, or raised in BC

Coquitlam | Dogwood Pavilion | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

BC Open Presented by Innova

The 2017 BC Open is a Pro/AM A-Tier PDGA sanctioned event. AceRunners, Innova Champion Discs, along with the BC open organizing committee are very excited to make this annual local event an A-Tier this year

Langley | Langley Passive Park | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports

The Warring Homeland

The Warring Homeland features a collection of works by Chinese photographer Yang Jian

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 9:30 am to 7:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Kitsilano Farmers Market

Every Sunday from May – October, the parking lot of Kitsilano Community Centre bustles with 50+ farms and producers bringing Vancouver's west side the finest and freshest food in the city

Vancouver | Kitsilano Community Centre | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

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

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 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

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 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

19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

HCI International 2017, jointly with the affiliated Conferences, held under one management and one registration, will take place at Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada, under the auspices of 15 distinguished international boards.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture

Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon will showcase selected landscapes from the Richmond Art Gallery’s Permanent Collection.

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

The Vancouver Pro/Am & Expo 2017

All IFBB Divisions and the BCABBA BC Provincial Championships

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Sports

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

Xi xanya dzam – Celebrating our Amazing Artists

Xi xanya dzam is the Kwak'wala word which describes the gifted people who create works of art, and is the title of our upcoming exhibition

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

​We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location. We also have a good selection of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

West Vancouver | Ambleside Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Bill Reid Creative Journeys

An exhibition presented in partnership with the Vancouver International Airport to mark the 20th anniversary of Bill Reid's iconic sculpture, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Gordon Bennett - 'Be Polite'

The Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of largely unseen works on paper by one of Australia’s most visionary and critical artists, Gordon Bennett

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Levine Flexhaug. A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings

A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug offers the first overview of the extraordinary career of Levine Flexhaug

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Renewable City: Car Free Day on the Drive

Learn more about how creating safer walking and cycling supports our Renewable City Strategy. Ask questions and share your ideas on how we can create a future without fossil fuels

Vancouver | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Annual BazaQ at Spanish Banks

The Annual Summer Potluck BazaQ at Spanish Banks

Vancouver | Spanish Banks | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Music | Free

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare’s classic study of power and prejudice, set in today’s world, shows the consequences of how we choose to treat the ‘others’ in our midst

Vancouver | Douglas Campbell Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: The Winter’s Tale

A family’s sixteen-year journey takes them from tragedy to healing, in a magical and moving adventure story.

Vancouver | Vanier Park - BMO Mainstage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Million Dollar Quartet

Four Rock Legends, One Unbelievable Jam Session

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Music

Watch Mexico vs El Salvador Game on Big Screen in Gastown

Watch Mexican Soccer Games on a big screen at the Mexican Food Restaurant La Casita Gastown in Vancouver, BC.

Vancouver | La Casita Gastown | 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Sports

Illumination Summer Night Market

Illumination Vancouver International Summer Night Market presents multiple types of attractions suitable for all ages. There are over 300 food and merchandise booths, and more than 20 events or performing shows every week

Richmond | RIchmond Night Market | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Market

Free VSO symphony at the park

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs its annual free outdoor concert showcasing the beauty of Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park

Burnaby | Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music | Free

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

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: The Winter’s Tale

A family’s sixteen-year journey takes them from tragedy to healing, in a magical and moving adventure story.

Vancouver | Vanier Park - BMO Mainstage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Stage Supreme Never Say Goodbye 2017 Concert

Presented by Felix Mar

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Rookie Night

Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully completed improv training via the Improv Comedy Institute

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Comedy

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare’s classic study of power and prejudice, set in today’s world, shows the consequences of how we choose to treat the ‘others’ in our midst

Vancouver | Douglas Campbell Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Coastal Jazz: Barry Greenfield

Barry Greenfield (vocals, songwriter, percussion, and guitars), Jon Tobin (vocals, and grand piano) and Lori Greenfield (vocals)

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Theatre Under the Stars presents: Mary Poppins

Perfectly Magical. Properly Heartwarming. A supercalifragilistic musical the entire family will love.

Vancouver | Malkin Bowl | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre