Metro Vancouver events on August 5, 2021

Chilliwack Sunflower Festival 2021

Chilliwack Sunflower Festival brought to you by the creators of Chilliwack Tulip Festival

Chilliwack | 41310 Yale Rd | 8:00 am to 7:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Vancouver Mural Festival 2021

Three weeks of in-person and online events along with over 60 new murals and over 40 live shows as part of this summer’s celebration

Vancouver | 11 neighbourhoods | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival

Imagine Van Gogh the immersive exhibition

Imagine Van Gogh the ORIGINAL immersive exhibition in Image Totale© is now open at the Convention Centre

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 11:30 pm | Exhibition

Queer Arts Festival - Dispersed 2021: it’s not easy being green

QAF shows artists upcycling & recycling apocalyptic fear & dread into art & social change

Vancouver | SUM gallery & Sun Wah Centre Rooftop | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Festival

Japanese Canadian Historic Powell Street Walking Tours

Explore the hidden history of the pre-War Japanese Canadian community in Vancouver's historic Powell Street area!

Vancouver | Vancouver Japanese Language School | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | History

A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia

A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia is the inaugural exhibition of the Chinese Canadian Museum

Vancouver | Chinese Canadian Museum Temporary Site | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Wings and Wizards

A Spectacular, Multi-sensory Experience For The Entire Family

Vancouver | BC Place | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Exhibition: Cindy Mochizuki: Autumn Strawberry

Experience life on local Japanese Canadian farms in the twentieth century prior to WWII with hand-painted and digital animation.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Exhibition: Henry Tsang: Hastings Park

EWith a thermal imaging camera, multimedia artist Henry Tsang makes Hastings Park's invisible history visible again concerning Japanese Canadians during WWII

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Exhibition: ARTS 2021

Enjoy local art in this popular juried art show organized by the Arts Council of Surrey

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Arts Club Theatre Company: I, Claudia by Kristen Thomson

A tender journey through pre-teenhood

Vancouver | Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre

Infectious Gratitude: Pop-up Art Booths

Infectious Gratitude is a series of free, feel-good, arts-based events popping up at local parks and public spaces this summer

Vancouver | David Lam Park | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Uninterrupted VR OnLocation

The outdoor cinematic spectacle that lit up Vancouver’s Cambie Bridge in the summer of 2017, is back and on the move. This time, UNINTERRUPTED VR from a City Bridge is in Virtual Reality with synchronized, outdoor VR for small audiences.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 4:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Drive-In Movie Nights

Every Thursday from August 5th to September 16th, we will be showing new and classic movies!

Richmond | Lansdowne Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film

I, Claudia by Kristen Thomson

A tender journey through pre-teenhood

Vancouver | Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story

An inspiring Canadian story told through song

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

International Thursdays at Library Square Public House

The best International party in Vancouver hosted by the Vancouver Student Events team

Vancouver | Library Square Public House | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party