June 9, 2023
June is a great month to get out and explore the City. There are a number of great events going on across the Lower Mainland to check out.
Bard on the Beach kicked off yesterday and it’s looking like another incredible season! Presented in a magnificent setting on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Vanier Park, the Festival offers Shakespeare plays, related dramas, and several special events in two performance tents from June 8 through September 30th. This year’s plays include: As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Henry V, and Goblin: Macbeth.
The Coquitlam Teddy Bear Picnic and Grande Parade goes from 9:45- 4pm! Bring your teddy bears to watch the parade to Town Centre Park and then enjoy a fun afternoon of puppet shows, storytelling and entertainment at the picnic. The parade begins at 10am on June 11, followed by the festival. Watch a parade of colourful floats, costumed characters, and performers like stilt-walkers, dancers, and musicians. Bring your teddy bears and follow the parade to Town Centre Park! If you’re local, check out Lafarge Lake from 3:00-4:30pm on Saturday, June 10th as well for live, family-friendly entertainment to kick off the Teddy Bear Picnic festivities!
The Italian Day Festival Society, a non-profit society and organizers of ‘Italian Day on The Drive’, are pleased to share Italian Day’s 2023 Renaissance on Sun, June 11th, celebrating Italian culture, heritage and community in its signature 14 block festa on Commercial Drive!
Once again, Italian Day on The Drive will fly its green, white and red colours proudly, featuring food, patios, live music, fashion, activities and more. Together with an Italian Day record of close to 160 street participants lining The Drive, additional programming enhancements will transform intersections and Grandview Park into Piazza-style cultural content anchors, as well as activity, seating, music and dancing areas from Parker Street to 5th Ave, adding 4 more blocks of cultural programming to the historical 8 block Little Italy.
Saturday June 10th, 10am
Enjoy 12 hours of FREE music and over 80 different performers. Performers from all different genres will captivate the audience. This full-day event is suitable for all ages and takes place at different indoor and outdoor locations in downtown Vancouver.
Saturday, June 10th 10am – 3 pm
Don’t miss this enormous bike festival in the heart of Vancouver! Register for a bike race (for yourself, or a kid’s one for the little ones) around Vancouver. Then, enjoy a jam-packed day full of vendors, bike workshops and tune-ups, live entertainment, a kid’s zone, and food trucks.
June 10 and 11 from 11am to 6pm
Come for the food -and stay for the food – at NOSH Foodie Fest at Capilano Mall. This is a two-day festival of flavour! Become a foodologist in the Flavour Lab where you can create and indulge in your own cloud beverage, edible balloon, and liquid nitrogen ice cream. Stop by the Good Eats Market to find local artisanal vendors with everything from kitchenware to tasty treats and more. And fill up on flavour with lip-smacking local food trucks.
Vancouver-born Fleurs de Villes brings its world-renowned floral show to VanDusen Botanical Garden for the first time ever. From June 9 to 18, experience Fleurs de Villes VOYAGE, a floral journey of discovery celebrating iconic global destinations.
Sunday, June 11, from 12:00 PM to 4:15 PM EST.Ripple Foundation, a Canada-wide educational charity dedicated to creative literacy and empowering youth, is unveiling its second annual youth conference, ‘Express Inspire Connect,’ taking place.
The youth-organized, 100% donation powered and volunteer-run virtual event aims to provide an engaging platform for students in grades eight to 12 to explore youth-led activism, personal growth and the transformative power of education.
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Come to the PNE Fair to see all the attractions you know and love, plus attractions for both the kids and the adults. NEW under $10 Taste of the Fair menu that includes a list of specialty options that will keep your costs down and the fun rolling. With over 50 vendors at this year's…
The Vancouver Mural Festival’s Mount Pleasant Street Party returns on August 10 - 13 after the street party’s three-year pandemic hiatus.
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival hits the grass at Jericho Beach Park in a few days.
On June 27, Canadian Multiculturalism Day honours the many cultural communities that help build a strong and vibrant Canadian society. Take this opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity that enriches us collectively and reaffirm your commitment to equity, inclusion, and mutual respect. Here are some resources to introduce your children to this concept.
