Metro Vancouver events on May 26, 2018

Offsite: Shigeru Ban - exhibition

Shigeru Ban is the 17th installation in the Gallery’s Offsite series. Offsite is located at 1100 West Georgia Street between Thurlow and Bute Streets, west of the Shangri-La Hotel

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Surrey International Children's Festival

The annual Surrey International Children’s Festival inspires young hearts and minds to greater possibilities, and celebrates our rich and diverse cultural heritage through performing and visual arts experiences

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre and Bear Creek Park | 9:00 am to 7:30 pm | Kids

Siblings of People with Autism: Unique Concerns & Opportunities

Presented by: Growing Together. Sibling Support Featuring: Don Meyer - Director, Sibling Support Project

Richmond | Pacific Autism Family Network | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Hyack’s International Parade 2018

The New Westminster Hyack Festival Association is pleased to invite you to participate in the 2017 Hyack International Parade. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, May 26th, 2018 beginning at 11 a.m. in the Royal City of New Westminster, BC

New Westminster | At 6th and 8th | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Festival

Douglas Coupland’s Vortex at the Vancouver Aquarium

Douglas Coupland’s Vortex at the Vancouver Aquarium Event description: Experience acclaimed artist Douglas Coupland’s new radical art installation – Vortex – at the Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise initiative

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman - exhibition

Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman unites the work of two women artists practicing in British Columbia in the early twentieth century, presenting the paintings of Emily Carr with approximately thirty photographs by Mattie Gunterman

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

Exhibition. Karilynn Ming Ho: For The Left Hand Alone

Vancouver-based artist Karilynn Ming Ho uses the metaphor of phantom limb syndrome to explore themes of fragmented realities in a time when bombardment by digital information leaves many people feeling physically and mentally disconnected and disenchanted

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

Exhibition. Ho Tam: Cover to Cover

Acclaimed Canadian artist Ho Tam interrogates the mediated construction of public persona, revealing diverse facets of the self through a selection of photo, video, artist books and magazines spanning his career

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

Family Fun Day 2018

Come on out to the 7th annual Family Fun Day. This free event is filled with community booths, games, crafts, food, and live entertainment

Coquitlam | Place Maillardville Community Centre | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family | Free

Paint Anything - Drop in Painting

Visit our studio in downtown Langley for a relaxed painting experience.

Langley | Zealous Art | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Bombhead - exhibition

BOMBHEAD is a thematic exhibition organized by guest curator John O’Brian that explores the emergence and impact of the nuclear age as represented by artists and their art

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

Exhibit Beta Vulgaris

Exhibit by Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon with Keri Latimer

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Portobello West Spring into Summer Market

Vancouver’s Favourite Artisan Market is back for its Summer Edition of 2018 at Yaletown’s Roundhouse Community Centre! Shop 50+ artisans featuring on trend fashion, jewelry, skincare, art, kid’s accessories, home decor, gourmet products

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market

Sticky's 3rd Annual Root Beer Festival

Don't miss our 3rd Annual Root Beer Festival! We're celebrating with everything Root Beer: fudge, candy, ice cream, root beer floats, root beer tastings, over 50 varieties of premium root beers and more!

Langley | Sticky's Candy Langley | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Festival

44th Annual Alexandra Festival

Alex Fest returns on Saturday, May 26. This popular event has become a mainstay of the community since 1974, regularly attracting thousands of visitors to our beautiful Crescent Beach location.

Surrey | Alexandra Neighbourhood House | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival

20+ Food Trucks, Live Music & Kids Entertainment, Artisan Market full of local artisan vendors

Coquitlam | 1299 Pinetree Way | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free

Lindbjerg Academy Presents: Aladdin Jr. & The Odd Couple (scenes)

Join the Homelearners Group and Acting Class in this Double Feature of Aladdin Jr. and Scenes from The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Performing Arts

Les Filles du Roi by Corey Payette and Julie McIsaac

Les Filles du Roi is a gorgeous new trilingual musical from the creators of last season’s groundbreaking Children of God. The powerful story of Kateri, a young Mohawk girl, and her brother Jean-Baptiste whose lives are disrupted upon the arrival of les fi

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

MAMMA MIA! by Catherine Johnson

The Smash-hit Musical Based on the songs of ABBA

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Marion Bridge

When three estranged sisters return home to Cape Breton to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets resurface. This humorous and touching story by Daniel MacIvor stars Nicola Cavendish

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

rEvolver Festival 2018: Geologic Formations

Upintheair Theatre Presents Mia Susan Amir's World Premiere: Geologic Formations. How is the individual and collective body haunted by socio-political events? An immersive experience

Vancouver | The Greenhouse | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Performing Arts

ITSAZOO Productions: Wet

Wet is a raw, in-yer-face play set during the height of Canada’s involvement in the Afghanistan War. A soldier returns home from combat after suffering from a head injury

Vancouver | The Russian Hall | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Tolkien

Legends in wait, the worlds of Narnia and Middle Earth may never have come to be were it not for an unlikely friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Pops Symphony and Choir: Wondrous Worlds

Enjoy an afternoon of spectacular music with a symphonic tribute to the world-renowned film composer John Williams, featuring his best works from Star Wars, Harry Potter and Jurassic Park

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

rEvolver Festival 2018: 12 Minute Madness

Upintheair Theatre Presents Raina von Waldenburg's: 12 Minute Madness. ‘Arched backs, open hearts, and raunchy groins - the dark and hilarious inner world of a sexual abuse survivor

Vancouver | The Cultch | 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm | Festival

rEvolver Festival 2018: The Only Good Indian

Part lecture, part meditation, and part threat the only good Indian takes a shockingly raw look at where our similarities begin and where they end

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 4:30 pm to 5:50 pm | Festival

Billy Dixon and his Soul Train Express

Back at the Fairview by popular demand Billy Dixon and his Soul Train Express plus Saturday Afternoon Dance Party

Vancouver | Fairview Pub | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | Music

Modified Ghost Festival III

An annual music festival in Vancouver, BC that showcases some of the most exciting metal, rock, punk, hardcore & progressive music this world has to offer

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 5:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

rEvolver Festival 2018: Good Things To Do

Upintheair Theatre Presents Christine Quintana & Molly Mackinnon's World Premiere: Good Things To Do. ‘Are you there? I’ve been waiting for you...’

Vancouver | The Greenhouse | 5:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Performing Arts

rEvolver Festival 2018: The Somewhere Cedar

Upintheair Theatre Presents Jess Amy Shead's World Premiere: The Somewhere Cedar - A teen revolutionaries’ fight to save the oldest known Western Red Cedar in BC

Vancouver | The Cultch | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival | Free

Bon Iver

Festival Lawn At Deer Lake Park

Burnaby | Deer Lake | 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Karaoki Masti & Dance Night

Join us for a fun filled night of Karaoke Masti & Dance!

Surrey | Crystal At York | 6:30 pm to 1:00 am | Party

Lindbjerg Academy Presents Aladdin Jr. & The Odd Couple (scenes)

Join the Homelearners Group and Acting Class in this Double Feature of Aladdin Jr. and Scenes from The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Broadway Bound: Putnam County Spelling Bee

Join students from Broadway Bound as they present Putnam County Spelling Bee

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

rEvolver Festival 2018: bug

Upintheair Theatre Presents manidoons collective's prodcution of: bug. Do you know that when you’re abandoned, no amount of love is enough?

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Performing Arts

Gang Of Youths - Vancouver

Gang of Youths are an Australian indie rock group from Sydney. The band consists of principal songwriter David Le'aupepe, Max Dunn, Jung Kim, Joji Malani and Donnie Borzestowski

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Thank You Notes - Richmond Singers Concert

Please join The Richmond Singers to hear our "Thank You Notes", as we express our gratitude to you - our audience - for the music that bonds us, and for the sheer joy of singing! Join us in concert

Richmond | Gilmore Park United Church | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

10th Annual CARDED! Trading Card Art Show

The creators of Hot One Inch Action present the 10th and FINAL CARDED! Art from 50 local artists reproduced on trading cards and made available for art lovers to buy, collect, and trade

Vancouver | The Arts Factory | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Art After Dark! A Night of the Arts for Teens

Place des Arts' Youth Arts Council invites teens ages 13 to 17 to a free night of the arts!

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Kids | Free

rEvolver Festival 2018: Fuchsia Future

Upintheair Theatre Presents Elysse Cheadle's World Premiere: Fuchsia Future. An absurd portrait of life after loss told through music, existential angst, populist science, and verbatim text from Wikipedia

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:15 pm to 8:10 pm | Performing Arts

Marion Bridge

When three estranged sisters return home to Cape Breton to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets resurface. This humorous and touching story by Daniel MacIvor stars Nicola Cavendish

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Colin & Friends

Canadian comedy icon Colin Mochrie, Vancouver TheatreSports™ alumnus, and star of ‘Whose Line is it Anyway,’ returns this May for three laugh-packed performances to benefit VTS

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

The Maple Leaf Singers: Solid Gold!

Where were you in the 1960s? In 1968, the Maple Leaf Singers were just getting started! This year, we celebrate 50 years of fabulous shows, so get ready to get jazzed!

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Year in Motion 2018

Join Canada’s acclaimed Lorita Leung Dance Company for a professional and visually stunning showcase of Chinese dance including Classical, Folk, Ethnic and Contemporary styles

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

40 Days and 40 Nights

The project was inspired by a challenge to live for 40 days and 40 nights making all choices based in love, and draws on the magical poetry of Hafez, the philosophy of Alain Badiou, Hindu festivals, Biblical tales and countless other ruminations on the wo

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Les Filles du Roi

Les Filles du Roi is a gorgeous new trilingual musical from the creators of last season’s groundbreaking Children of God. The powerful story of Kateri, a young Mohawk girl, and her brother Jean-Baptiste whose lives are disrupted upon the arrival of les fi

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

MAMMA MIA!

The Smash-hit Musical Based on the songs of ABBA

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Kiss The Moon, Kiss The Sun By Norm Foster

A hilarious and touching journey begins when a pregnant, unattached teacher befriends an adult man with the mental capacities of an eight-year-old

North Vancouver | The Theatre at Hendry Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Homayoun Shajarian, Tahmoures & Sohrab Pournazeri

Just Announced! This is what you all have been waiting for... The one and only Homayoun Shajarian along with Tahmoures and Sohrab Pournazeri are hitting the road on a Canada Tour for the very first time!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Googoosh: The Memory Makers Tour

Googoosh: The Memory Makers Tour With guest Hassan Shamaizadeh

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

The Dance Centre presents Aeriosa

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series: Aeriosa - Second Nature

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Late Night Party at The Buck & Ear

DJ - dance floor - drink specials - open till 2AM!

Richmond | The Buck & Ear Bar and Grill | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party | Free

Fiesta MéxiColombiana

Caravan World Rhythms and Las Estrellas de Vancouver present Fiesta MéxiColombiana!! Join us for an exciting concert featuring three very distinct groups playing the music of Mexico and Colombia… Mariachi, Son Jarocho, Huasteco, Vallenato and Cumbia

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Edam Dance: Convergence

EDAM presents Convergence, a choreographic series featuring new work by Peter Bingham and guest artists Shauna Elton and Natalie Tin Yin Gan

Vancouver | Edam Dance | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

ITSAZOO Productions: Wet

Wet is a raw, in-yer-face play set during the height of Canada’s involvement in the Afghanistan War. A soldier returns home from combat after suffering from a head injury

Vancouver | The Russian Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Contes Cruels (Cruel Tales)

Courage and love are the super power of the hero in Grimm’s Tales and countless texts and poetry letting you know that you could save people, save spirit, save honor and save the human. Through text and movement, Bennathan asks us to consider these powerf

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Tolkien by Ron Reed

Legends in wait, the worlds of Narnia and Middle Earth may never have come to be were it not for an unlikely friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

rEvolver Festival 2018: The Only good Indian

Part lecture, part meditation, and part threat the only good Indian takes a shockingly raw look at where our similarities begin and where they end

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

rEvolver Festival 2018: Probability

Upintheair Theatre Presents Tricia Trinh's World Premiere: Probability - Two women meet "after midnight on a quiet Tuesday night"

Vancouver | The Cultch | 9:30 pm to 10:50 pm | Festival

After Party

After پارتی returns after the many sold out show last year, This year we will have this amazing party at Second floor. This is an event you don't want to miss

Vancouver | Second Floor Eatery + Bar | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party

Ben Nicky

The wait is finally over. The hottest name in the industry Ben Nicky is finally coming to Vancouver for a special free RSVP show

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music | Free

Must Die & Laxx present Hyper Future Tour

Digital Motion and Never Say Die Records present MUST DIE! x LAXX at SUBculture Saturdays!

Vancouver | The Red Room | 10:30 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy

Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Comedy