Metro Vancouver events calendar for March 2026. Best festivals, concerts, fun things to do, St. Patrick's Day parade, Easter egg hunts, wine tasting, free activities in Vancouver, BC.

March 4, 2026

Wed

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 at Museum of Anthropology

Join MOA for a week of special events as part of the Coastal Dance Festival including signature dance performances, an artist sharing series and festival stage performances

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Firehall Theatre. House of Folk: A Lost Canadian Folk Show

Set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk music revival, House of Folk takes us to a time when coffeehouses from coast to coast were filled with song and spirit, and became a source for conversation, communion, and personal revolution.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Coastal Dance Festival2026: Re-envisioning Relationships in Respect of Lived Practices

Join us for a special three-part Artist Sharing Series as part of the Coastal Dance Festival at MOA

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Festival

March 5, 2026

Thu

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 at Museum of Anthropology

Join MOA for a week of special events as part of the Coastal Dance Festival including signature dance performances, an artist sharing series and festival stage performances

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Firehall Theatre. House of Folk: A Lost Canadian Folk Show

Set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk music revival, House of Folk takes us to a time when coffeehouses from coast to coast were filled with song and spirit, and became a source for conversation, communion, and personal revolution.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Metro Theatre: Nunsense

The world’s most successful musical based on a greeting card returns to Metro Theatre!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Coastal Dance Festival2026: Re-envisioning Relationships in Respect of Lived Practices

Join us for a special three-part Artist Sharing Series as part of the Coastal Dance Festival at MOA

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Festival

March 6, 2026

Fri

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 at Museum of Anthropology

Join MOA for a week of special events as part of the Coastal Dance Festival including signature dance performances, an artist sharing series and festival stage performances

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Firehall Theatre. House of Folk: A Lost Canadian Folk Show

Set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk music revival, House of Folk takes us to a time when coffeehouses from coast to coast were filled with song and spirit, and became a source for conversation, communion, and personal revolution.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Metro Theatre: Nunsense

The world’s most successful musical based on a greeting card returns to Metro Theatre!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Coastal Dance Festival2026: Re-envisioning Relationships in Respect of Lived Practices

Join us for a special three-part Artist Sharing Series as part of the Coastal Dance Festival at MOA

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Festival

Coastal Dance Festival 2026—Signature Performances

MOA is thrilled to host the highly anticipated Signature Performances of the 2026 Coastal Dance Festival

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

UBC School of Music: UBC Symphony Orchestra

Experience one of Canada’s leading student orchestras. Led by conductor Jonathan Girard, each performance presents a dynamic program that inspires and captivates at the world-class Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

The Vancouver Chamber Choir present Swan Song

Following the success of 2025’s Palestrina 500, the choir returns with another spotlight concert, this time featuring German Baroque composer, Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

March 7, 2026

Sat

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 at Museum of Anthropology

Join MOA for a week of special events as part of the Coastal Dance Festival including signature dance performances, an artist sharing series and festival stage performances

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

2026 HSBC SVNS Vancouver

Over two full days of thrilling rugby action and fancy dress, eight women`s teams and eight men`s teams

Vancouver | BC Place | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Sports

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 - Festival Stage Performances

MOA is thrilled to host the Festival Stage Performances of the 2026 Coastal Dance Festival

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Festival

Firehall Theatre. House of Folk: A Lost Canadian Folk Show

Set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk music revival, House of Folk takes us to a time when coffeehouses from coast to coast were filled with song and spirit, and became a source for conversation, communion, and personal revolution.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Metro Theatre: Nunsense

The world’s most successful musical based on a greeting card returns to Metro Theatre!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 - Screening of So Surreal: Behind the Masks

Join us for a special film screening of So Surreal: Behind the Masks as part of the Coastal Dance Festival at MOA

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Festival

Coastal Dance Festival 2026—Signature Performances

MOA is thrilled to host the highly anticipated Signature Performances of the 2026 Coastal Dance Festival

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

Chan Centre Centre EXP: Dominique Fils-Amie

Singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé is a rising star in the Canadian music scene

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

March 8, 2026

Sun

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 at Museum of Anthropology

Join MOA for a week of special events as part of the Coastal Dance Festival including signature dance performances, an artist sharing series and festival stage performances

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

2026 HSBC SVNS Vancouver

Over two full days of thrilling rugby action and fancy dress, eight women`s teams and eight men`s teams

Vancouver | BC Place | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Sports

Coastal Dance Festival 2026 - Festival Stage Performances

MOA is thrilled to host the Festival Stage Performances of the 2026 Coastal Dance Festival

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Festival

Firehall Theatre. House of Folk: A Lost Canadian Folk Show

Set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk music revival, House of Folk takes us to a time when coffeehouses from coast to coast were filled with song and spirit, and became a source for conversation, communion, and personal revolution.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

UBC Opera Teas: The Passion of Giulio Cesare and Cleopatra!

Join us for a sneak peek into the world of Giulio Cesare at our final Opera Tea of the Season! Murder, grief, revenge, lust, loyalty, deception, passion and true love make this story based on two real people something you will not want to miss

Vancouver | UBC Botanical Garden | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Opera

Metro Theatre: Nunsense

The world’s most successful musical based on a greeting card returns to Metro Theatre!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

March 13, 2026

Fri

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Metro Theatre: Nunsense

The world’s most successful musical based on a greeting card returns to Metro Theatre!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Early Music Vancouver - Amour Courtois: Medieval Meets Jazz

Artists: Matthew Baker, barytone; Efrén López, multi-instrumentalist; Baptiste Bailly, piano & arrangements

Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

UBC Theatre - Pyper by Susanna Fournier

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Chan Centre Presents: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio

With music spanning the Atlantic, SUBA Trio is a collaboration between seven-time Grammy-nominated composer and pianist Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita, featuring Afro-Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

March 21, 2026

Sat

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Every River Has a Mouth

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Jamie Gentry: Blossoming

This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island. The exhibition features a series of moccasins, entirely handmade by Jamie and adorned with realistic floral beadwork

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Family Saturdays with Chinatown Storytelling Centre

Join us on the third Saturday of each month from 11am - 1pm for hands-on activities and learn about Chinatown's vibrant heritage!

Vancouver | Chinatown Storytelling Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family

Vancouver Goldeneyes vs. Minnesota Frost

The Vancouver Goldeneyes are back on home ice!

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Sports

Metro Theatre: Nunsense

The world’s most successful musical based on a greeting card returns to Metro Theatre!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Early Music Vancouver - Théotime Langlois de Swarte & Justin Taylor

Artists: Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin and Justin Taylor, harpsichord

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

UBC Theatre - Pyper by Susanna Fournier

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

March 25, 2026

Wed