Metro Vancouver events on July 1, 2019

2019 Western Canada North American Irish Dance Championships

The Western Canada Irish Dance Teachers is excited to invite you all to the 2019 NAIDC in Vancouver, BC, Canada

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Dance

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

Moving Still: Performative Photography from India explores themes of migration, gender, religion and national identity through the lens of performative photography

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

Canada Day by Fort Langley National Historic Site

Celebrate Canada’s birthday at the site where British Columbia was born. Enjoy multicultural music, cake and ceremony at noon and family activities all day on site and at the neighbouring museums

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time

This unique exhibition is focused on the art of Alberto Giacometti, renowned in the twentieth century for his sculpture, painting, drawing and design

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

Views of the Collection: The Street

Views of the Collection: The Street is part of a series of presentations on the 4th floor that comprise thematic perspectives on the Gallery’s collection

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

Canada Day at MOV!

We’re celebrating Canada Day this year by offering $2 admission all day long (10-5 pm)!

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Canada Day Open House 2019

We invite you to the West building on July 1st for our annual Canada Day celebration!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Steve Maddock

Regarded by many as one of Western Canada’s premier jazz vocalists, Steve Maddock loves to reinterpret popular songs of both the past and the present

Vancouver | Water Street Café | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Music

Canada Day on Granville Island: Shannon Scott

Pianist/vocalist Shannon Scott’s diverse compositions merge complex and exploratory jazz harmony with the melodic fluidity of folk music

Vancouver | Ron Basford Park Stage | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: Benoît Delbecq François Houle Duo

French pianist Delbecq and Vancouver clarinetist François Houle have worked for years extending the techniques of their instruments and creating a language of musical gestures to create spontaneous compositions

Vancouver | Performance Works | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: Black Top Blues Band

Saxophonist John Paton leads a stomping, electric quintet of Vancouver players through classic blues material by artists such as Magic Sam, Ronnie Earl, and Little Walter

Vancouver | Granville Island Public Market Stage | 12:00 am to 1:15 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: RupLoops plus Cypher

RupLoops is an interactive, live looping performance, using vocal percussion, rhythmic rhymes, and an arsenal of eclectic instruments from around the globe

Vancouver | Railspur District Stage | 12:30 am to 2:00 pm | Music | Free

Canada DAY Parade 2019

Latincouver proudly celebrates Canada’s birthday with hundred of people from the Latino communities in BC. We will come together to participate in the Canada Day Parade with Latin music, dances and traditional costumes

Vancouver | Granville Island Ocean Concrete | 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Family | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: Triology

Triology features a sublimely talented ensemble of Canada’s most sought-after jazz musicians

Vancouver | Performance Works | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: Pablo Cárdenas Afro-Cuban Trío

Cuban-born classically trained pianist Pablo Cardenas is on a mission to expand the limits of jazz, incorporating elements of Latin, Afro-Cuban, R&B, and classical music

Vancouver | Granville Island Ron Basford Park Stage | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: David Sikula Quartet ft. Mike Allen

With a deep sense of swing and great reverence for the history of jazz, guitarist David Sikula, bassist Jeff Gammon, and drummer Joe Poole emphasize groove, melodic and rhythmic interplay, and risk-taking

Vancouver | Railspur District Stage | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: David Helbock’s Random-Control

Virtuosity, surprise, and daring are the calling cards of Austrian David Helbock, who brings “accomplished, melodic playing” (London Times) to piano, electronics, and percussion

Vancouver | Performance Works | 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: Blue Moon Marquee

Delta blues, old time jazz, ragtime, and Django Reinhardt

Vancouver | Ron Basford Park Stage | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Music | Free

Canada Day at Granville Island: Sasha Berliner Quintet

LetterOne ‘RISING STARS’ Jazz Award-winner Sasha Berliner “is blazing a path for herself as someone to watch” (Paste Magazine)

Vancouver | Performance Works | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free

Alex Maher

Engaging Vancouver-based multi-instrumentalist Alex Maher and his ultra-tight six-piece band fuse hip hop, soul, pop, jazz, and funk influences to explore human connection in the digital age

Vancouver | Railspur District Stage | 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm | Music | Free

Railway Stage and Beer Café - Sola

Join us for eight nights of music at Railway Stage and Beer Café

Vancouver | Railway Stage and Beer Cafe | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Laura Crema/Bill Coon Trio

Exquisite Vancouver vocalist Laura Crema is joined by two of Canada’s musical treasures: Juno nominated guitarist Bill Coon and virtuosic bassist Paul Rushka

Vancouver | Water Street Café | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Canada Day at Granville Island: Monk’s Music feat. Andrés Vial

Trailblazing genius Thelonious Monk forever changed the direction of music with his unorthodox compositions and idiosyncratic piano work

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free

Arts Club Theatre Company. Mom's the Word: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs. From a sold-out run and a hit tour, the moms are back again to share this nestful of insights and ribald humour

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Canada Day on Granville Island: Grungle

Grungle is defined as “stringing several mispronounced words together to form one unified, confused sound”

Vancouver | Railspur District Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music | Free

Hastings Mill Brewing Co. / Pat’s Pub - Vancouver Legacy Jazz Orchestra

Join us for eight nights of music at Hastings Mill Brewing Co.

Vancouver | Hastings Mill Brewing Co. | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Ouisi Bistro: Rusty Creek

Join us for eleven nights of music at Ouisi Bistro

Vancouver | Ouisi Bistro | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Club Series: Guilt & Co. - Adam Robert Thomas

Join us for eleven nights of music at Guilt & Co.

Vancouver | Guilt & Co. | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Canada Day at Granville Island: Company B Jazz Band

Equal parts sassy and sweet, the seven-piece Company B Jazz Band blends old time jazz and swing with lush, pitch perfect melodies, and an infectious sense of fun

Vancouver | Performance Works | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free