Metro Vancouver events on April 4, 2020

Birding by Ear

​How can you tell who is singing in the bushes? Ask a park interpreter for tips to identify the bird behind the song

Burnaby | Burnaby Lake Regional Park | Nature / Animals

Member Mornings in VanDusen Botanical Garden

Join us during the month of April for exclusive access to the Garden!

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | Nature / Animals

International Cheerleading Championships 2020

Be A Part Of The Biggest International Cheer & Dance Experience Outside Of The Usa!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Flash Forward Incubator

Student Exhibition and Silent Auction

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 9:45 pm | Exhibition

Window Gallery: Curious?

An exhibition space where artists explore links between community and creativity

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Emily Carr

This installation in the Gallery’s 1st Floor Rotunda reflects Emily Carr’s direct engagement with and great affection for British Columbia’s landscape—for her, a site of artistic and spiritual inquiry

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Active Aging Resource Fair

Attend the Active Aging Resource Fair that connects seniors with local businesses and resources.

Surrey | Guildford Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Fair | Free

JG Diefenbaker Spring Craft Fair

This 5th annual craft market is back with items from local and handmade vendors, a raffle and silent auction, kids games and more!

Vancouver | Diefenbaker Elementary School | Fair | Free

Exhibition. The Tin Man Was A Dreamer: Allegories, Poetics And Performances Of Power

The exhibition title refers to the Tin Man, a character from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz who earnestly sets out in search of a heart, only to discover that he has had compassion all along

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

International Make-up Artist Trade Show Vancouver 2020

In Hollywood North, anything is possible. And at IMATS Vancouver, you can network with industry leaders and get inspired by the make-up stars of tomorrow

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop

5th annual Spring Spring Fair & Craft Market

Shop local and handmade! Raffle, silent auction, and carnival games for kids too

Richmond | J. G. Diefenbaker Elementary | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Fair

Exhibition: lineages and land bases

The artworks in lineages and land bases address differing understandings of the self and personhood in relation to nature as artists seek to represent their relationships to the world around them

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

Next: Matilda Aslizadeh - Moly And Kassandra

NEXT: Matilda Aslizadeh is part of Capture Photography Festival’s 2020 Selected Exhibition Program

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

Shuvinai Ashoona: Mapping Worlds

This exhibition brings together a selection of drawings created by the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona over the past two decades

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

Bird Walks in VanDusen Botanical Garden

Take a guided tour through VanDusen and learn about the native bird species that make their home in the garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Nature / Animals

Basics of Photography

Get to know the basic functions of your DSLR camera with Melissa in this workshop aimed at beginners

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Workshop

Exhibition - Brad McMurray: Pedestrian

Brad McMurray: Pedestrian presents works focusing on the idiosyncratic structures and designs of the urban and peri-urban environment

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries

Drawn primarily from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection, Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries focuses on artwork from the first half of the twentieth century by women artists based in British Columbia

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

O Hanami | お花見 2020

Celebrate spring in style with our annual spring festival, O Hanami! The annual spring festival, O Hanami, is a family-friendly celebration of both spring and Japanese culture at the Nikkei National Museum & Centre

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Exhibition: When the Smoke Clears

When the Smoke Clears, “Interpretations on Normal” is a visual art exploration of Surrey from 4 unique artistic perspectives

Surrey | Beecher Place | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

What We Bring With Us

The works of seven emerging Indigenous artists will be exploring the questions: What does it mean to be a guest in this territory in relation to Indigeneity?

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

Exhibition: Out of Concealment

Out of Concealment will be a solo exhibition featuring the work of Haida artist, performer, activist, and lawyer Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson

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

The Franchise Expo 2020

Come to Western Canada's Largest - Own Your Own Business Event!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Eggapalooza in Bridgeview Community Centre

Hop over to Brigdview Community Centre for a fun afternoon and free egg hunt with the Easter Bunny!

Surrey | Bridgeview Community Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family | Free

Kids’ Movie at the Roundhouse: Christopher Robin

Come to the Performance Centre for a fun, free movie with your neighbours. Fresh popcorn will be available for $1 per bag (cash only)

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Film | Free

Heritage Campus Celebration

Tour the newly renovated heritage buildings and enjoy festivities with the family

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 11:30 am to 3:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Seedy Saturday

Get a great start on this year’s garden at the Stewart Farm’s annual seed and plant sale.

Surrey | Stewart Farm House | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Tea Ceremony at O Hanami: ICHIGO ICHIE -期-会

The popular tea ceremony at the O Hanami, ICHIGO ICHIE is coming back! Come and enjoy the art of tea, ICHIGO ICHIE | 一期一会 at the Nikkei Centre during the O Hanami event and celebrate the beauty of Japanese culture!

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine

Exhibition: Works by Jenny Hawkins and Mat Holmstrom

This event is free and open to the public!

Vancouver | The Cultch | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Alpine Garden Club of BC - Spring Show & Sale

Join the Alpine Garden Club of BC for their Spring Show and Sale illustrating a variety of plants

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Exhibition: The Artist's Studio is Her Bedroom

Steven Brekelmans, Justine A. Chambers, Brady Cranfield, Maura Doyle, Claire Greenshaw, Leisure (Meredith Carruthers & Susannah Wesley), Annie Macdonell, Erica Stocking, Damla Tamer

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

Conversations with Magic Forms

On select Saturday afternoons throughout the exhibition season, participants are invited to drop in to activate artist duo Leisure’s installation, Conversations with Magic Forms

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Kids

A CTYP Production in association with Presentation House Theatre: The House at Pooh Corner

Take a magical trip into the Hundred Acre Wood and discover the wonderful world of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Theatre

Medicinal Salve Workshop

Learn to make natural balms with Deanna Miller from the Katzie First Nation

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop

Taste Vancouver North Van Shipyards Tour

While enjoying some great food and magnificent scenery learn all about Vancouver’s historic shipyard district that began with its discovery in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine

Karen Flamenco Dance Company - Teatro Intimo Del Flamenco

The one-hour production welcomes audiences of all ages with live traditional flamenco music, dance, storylines, puppetry and magic

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance

Ladies Night Out Sip and Shop

Our 2nd Sip and Shop will be held on Saturday, April 4 at Elements Casino!

Surrey | Elements Casino Surrey | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party

Cadillac Cathedral - Chor Leoni

original story by Jack Hodgins; music arranged by Cameron Wilson

Vancouver | York Theatre | 3:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

MIKU EXPO 2020 USA & Canada in Vancouver

MIKU EXPO 5th Anniversary concludes with a USA & Canada tour in Spring 2020!

Vancouver | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

CRCCS Secret Garden Gala-Charlene Reaveley Children's Charity Society

Join the Charlene Reaveley Children’s Charity for the 9th Annual Secret Garden Gala, the flagship fundraiser to raise funds to support grieving children and their families across BC

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Vegas Golden Knights @ Vancouver Canucks

The regular season game

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Elohim’s the Group Therapy Tour

Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and #FVDED2019 Alumni, Elohim, brings ‘The Group Therapy Tour’ to VENUE on Sat. April 4th, 2020 for an Early All Ages Show w/ guests Bahari & Mehro

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Supermoon Hike and Campfire

​Venture into the night under the supermoon, when a full moon is closest to the earth in its orbit. Learn about nocturnal creatures on a hike and then warm up by a cozy wood campfire. Marshmallows provided

Langley | Campbell Valley Regional Park | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Tiger Army - Retrofuture Tour 2020 With Special Guests

A go to band for the avid psychobilly fan since their formation in 1996, and fronted by one of the most recognizable names in the psychobilly movement, Nick 13, Tiger Army are back with their latest record, Retrofuture

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Classic Concert: The Humours of Love

Join Triskellion, featuring harpist Rebecca Blair, singer and flutist Michelle Carlisle and fiddler Rosie Carver, for an evening of beautiful music inspired by the heart

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Pre-show Talk with Valentina Acevedo Montilla

From rock to reggae and cumbia to bolero, La Santa Cecilia, taking its name from the Patron Saint of Music, describe their sound as “a guisado, or stew, blending all those influences into a savory bilingual mix.”

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:15 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture

Boca del Lupo and Museum of Vancouver: Social Docent

What if we could slow down time, and ask a question that would change how we see each other? What if we could see through many lenses? This exhibit creates a space for clarity, curiosity and mindful engagement

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Neworld Theatre: The Boy in the Moon

Written by Emil Sher, and based on Canadian journalist Ian Brown’s memoir of life with his son, The Boy in the Moon tells a deeply moving story about a family raising a child with a severe disability

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Pleasant Comedy at Our Town

On the first Saturday of every month, nice boy Colin Sharp brings top touring comedians from Vancouver and across the country right into the heart of Mount Pleasant

Vancouver | Our Town | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Cookies 'n Cream Collective presents: Consensual

Written in 2015, Evan Placey’s Consensual revolves around a British secondary school’s teacher and Head of Year 11 Diane, and a mistake she made seven years earlier: she got too close to one of her unhappy 15-year-old pupils

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

La Santa Cecilia

Named after the patron saint of music, La Santa Cecilia is the lively voice of a new bicultural generation in the United States: fully immersed in modern music, with that flows from their Latin American influences and Mexican heritage

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

An Artistic Fraud production: Between Breaths by Robert Chafe

Well known in Newfoundland as the Whale Man, Dr. Jon Lien during the course of his work pioneered techniques for rescuing whales entrapped in fishing nets saving the lives of over 500 animals

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Joe Hisaishi

Prolific composer and pianist Joe Hisaishi is the musical mastermind behind the score of numerous films. This symphonic concert celebrates his long and fruitful collaboration with the master of animated cinema, Hayao Miyazaki

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

Singers' Choice

Enjoy our favourite pieces from over the years as well as more recent finds. Includes songs by Morten Lauridsen, René Clausen, Eric Whitacre, Stephen Hatfield and Stephen Chatman, and some surprise works

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Studio 58 presents FourPlay 2020

FourPlay: New Work by Excited Writers continues a Studio 58 tradition

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Compañía Rocío Molina (Spain)

The enfant terrible of Flamenco, Rocío Molina brings her masterwork Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo) to Vancouver

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Ali Gatie - One Lisn World Tour

Ali Gatie is a Toronto-based rapper, singer and songwriter

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music