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Things to Do in Vancouver this Weekend

Published by todocanada On September 17, 2018 6 Responses

A digest of What’s On in and around Vancouver during this weekend including free fun family activities, live music, performing arts & theatre, festivals and sports events –  September 20 to 23, 2018

Contents: 

  • Family Activities
  • Live Music/ Concerts & Music festivals
  • Live Theatre & Theatre Festivals
  • Sports
  • All Other Events

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I. Family & Kids Activities this Weekend 

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Come along with your friends, family, and loved ones to sample mooncakes, release wishing lanterns, and enjoy the various musical activities and performances celebrating the second largest festival in the Chinese calendar.

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Friday, September 21, 2018 | 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden – 578 Carrall St., Vancouver

$9 to $10

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

A free event packed full of family-fun, live music, and art, the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival has something for everyone. The event includes Harvest Fair, Twilight Lantern Walk, a Tea Garden full of delicious treats for you to enjoy, and a final spectacle featuring dancing, stilting, fire spinning, and fireworks.

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Saturday, September 22 | 4 PM – 9 PM
Final Spectacle including fireworks: 8:45 PM at Renfrew Park Field

Renfrew Park, 2929 E 22nd Ave, Vancouver

FREE

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Olde Harvest Fair

Festivities include: Local vendors and artisans, Live music and dancing
Warm apple cider, Surrey’s re-enactment troupe The Re-Enactors, Face painting for children
Potato sack races, Scarecrow Relay and Needle in a Haystack, Cider pressing and butter making demonstrations, Tours of the 1894 farmhouse.

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Saturday, September 22, 2018  | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Stewart Farm House, 13723 Crescent Rd, Surrey

Free

RiverFest – Inspired by the Fraser

Join us in celebrating BC and World Rivers Day with two Juno-nominated children’s performers Bobs and Lolo and Ginalina on the RiverFest stage, the Family Fun Zone (inside the FRDC), the Exhibitor Expo, the New West Craft Artisan Market, the Samson V Maritime Museum, Food at the River Market and the famous Lucille Johnstone Workboat Parade.

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Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Fraser River Discovery Centre
788 Quayside Drive New Westminster

FREE

World Rivers Day

Join us for a free family-friendly celebration of our rivers and waterways. Activities include demonstrations, displays, tours, activities, crafts and music. Plus –  the Village, Carousel and Ice Cream Parlour will be open.

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Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 11:00 AM to  4:30 PM

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel – 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby

FREE

National Learn to Code Day

Browser extensions are small software programs that modify and enhance our experience on the web. They range from playful to practical, with the goal of doing one thing, well. Extensions can help customize our browsing experience or increase productivity by reducing repetitive tasks. In this workshop, we will use code as a tool for empowerment, to develop agency and harness change by building our own extension for Google Chrome!

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Saturday, September 22, 2018 |10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Various Venues, Vancouver

PWYC

Rainforest by Night

​Experience a wet coast rainforest beneath a full moon when owls, salamanders and beavers are active.  More Details

Friday September 21, 2018  | 6:30 PM  – 8:30 PM

Minnekhada Regional Park

$8.50 per adult, $4.50 per child/youth/adult 65+

Frame by Frame

Science World’s teen night. Come on out for a fun, FREE evening and discover how your favourite animated movies were made, design your own animated character, create a panel which will be collaboratively shown and hilariously narrated at the end of the event, and so much more! For Ages:  13-18.

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Friday September 21, 2018 | 6:00 PM  – 9:00 PM

Science World at TELUS World of Science, 1455 Quebec St, Vancouver

FREE

More Family Activities

1. Vancouver Public Library holds plenty of fun events throughout the year! Have fun times for free!

2. See a movie at the theatre!

Cineplex Family Favourites: Visit participating Cineplex theatres near you on Saturdays at 11:00 AM and watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99.

3. Every Sunday, Vancouver Art Gallery offers FREE admission for children 12 & under when accompanied by an adult. Sundays at the Gallery offers a unique art experience for children and their families to have free and regular access to all of the Gallery’s exhibitions as well as the Weekly Family Programs, which feature family-geared programming that explores themes and activities related to the current exhibitions.

4. World Rivers Day at Lynnmouth Park: Join the City pf North Vancouver, Evergreen and community groups for a fun planting event in celebration of Rivers Day. Sunday, September 23, 2018 from noon – 4pm at Lynnmouth Park in North Vancouver. Invasive plants will be replaced with 1000 new native plants and trees.

5. Kids Movie at the Roundhouse – Finding Dory.. Bring your kids ages 6+ to the Performance Centre for a fun Sunday movie with your neighbours! Fresh popcorn will be available for $1 per bag (cash only). Sun Sep 23 | 11am-1pm @ Roundhouse Recreation Centre, Vancouver

II. Live Music & Concerts

Weekday Events/EDM Concerts & Concert Tours

Concert Tours in Vancouver – 2018 

100th Season Opener

Maestro Otto Tausk makes his series debut as VSO Music Director, in a high-energy concert that features a number of Dutch connections: superstar pianist brothers, Lucas and Arthur Jussen; Dutch Canadian composer Edward Top; and Maestro Tausk himself. Not to mention one of the most exciting and captivating pieces of music ever written, the rarely performed complete version of Stravinsky’s Firebird.

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September 21 & 22, 2018 | 08:00 PM

Orpheum Theatre
601 Smithe Street, Vancouver

$16.25 – $115.00

St. Lawrence String Quartet with Adrian Fung

The St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) is internationally recognized as one of the greatest ensembles of our time. Performing in halls the world over, from Carnegie Hall to the Barbican, the SLSQ was first presented by Music in the Morning in 1989. It went on to win both the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1992. Since then, the quartet has been delighting audiences with its spontaneous, passionate, and dynamic performances, fulfilling its mission: to bring every piece of music to the audience in vivid color, with pronounced communication and teamwork, and great respect to the composer.  More Details

Friday, September 21, 2018 | 11:30 AM

 Christ Church Cathedral
690 Burrard St., Vancouver

$38 to $42

Darius Jones Quartet

Feat. Emilie Lesbros. New York alto saxophonist and composer Darius Jones presents the most recent of the projects in his Man’ish Boy epic, an ambitious multi-recording program reflecting his unique aesthetic and cosmology. Le bébé de Brigitte (Lost in Translation) adds the distinctive talents of French singer and composer, Emilie Lesbros, to sing a rich and varied suite of songs by her and Jones (composed together and separately) that are animated by his massive-toned alto playing.

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Friday, September 21 | 8:00 PM

Western Front
303 8 AVE E, Vancouver

$27

Trichy Sankaran and Friends in Concert

World-renowned percussion virtuoso Trichy Sankaran joins forces with world-jazz ensemble The Offering of Curtis Andrews and special guests Vidyasagar Vankayala (South Indian vocal) and Kaushik Sivaramakrishnan (South Indian violin). The repertoire will be mix of original compositions and arrangements of pieces from the South Indian classical repertoire. Expect profound and soulful rhythms and forays into the deep melodic pool of South Indian ragas.  More Details

Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 8:00 PM

Roundhouse Theatre,181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver

$10 to $20

Aida Cuevas

Aida Cuevas sings traditional Mexican songs as only the very best can: with grace, charisma, and fiery passion. Dubbed “The Queen of Mariachi” for her mastery of the form, she has been a star both in her home country and on the world stage for more than four decades. In this highly anticipated season opener, Cuevas and her illustrious band Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán pay tribute to the dazzling music of late singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel—Cuevas’s personal mentor and Mexico’s highest-selling recording artist of all time. Backed by special guest musicians on requinto guitar, accordion, percussion, and keyboard, Cuevas—the only artist authorized by Juan Gabriel’s estate to record and tour his music—will perform a selection of his beloved classics.  More Details

Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 8:00 PM

Chan Shun Concert Hall, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Vancouver

$15 & up

African Heritage Festival of Music & Dance

Music Master Class workshops , African instruments, Drums and Guitar. Community Cultural Showcases from Supporting African Organizations, Food, -Family fun and Arts/Artisan Market & Beverage Garden, Come dressed to party in your best and colourful African or African influenced Attire.  More Details

Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 12:00 PM. – 10:00 PM

Surrey City Hall Plaza, 13450 104 Ave, Surrey

FREE

VRS Castalian String Quartet

The Castalian String Quartet is rapidly emerging as an exciting voice on the international chamber music scene. In 2018, the Quartet received the prestigious inaugural Merito String Quartet Award & Valentin Erben Prize and won a prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award. Previous awards include 3rd Prize at the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition and 1st Prize at the 2015 Lyon Chamber Music Competition. The Quartet was selected for representation by YCAT (Young Classical Artists Trust) in 2016.  More Details

Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 3:00 PM

Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton St, Vancouver

$58 & up

III. Live Theatre

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Thai Dance Company

Discover the elegance, beauty & precision of Thai dance that opens a new season of The Dance Centre’s popular Discover Dance! series. Originating in the Royal Court of Old Siam, this exquisitely detailed form has a strong sacred element, & many dances are performed during ceremonial events. More Details

Thursday September 20  | 12:00 PM

Scotiabank Dance Centre
Level 6, 677 Davie St
Vancouver

$13-15

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

As one of few celebrated festival devoted to Flamenco Art outside of Spain, the VIFF has since its beginnings in 1990 grown to a mature understanding of Vancouver’s multicultural audiences by nurturing the form’s hybridized roots in Sephardic, Persian, Gypsy and Indian cultures and by striving to reflect and connect its diverse sociocultural identity through work narratives underlining flamenco’s universal message of humanistic tolerance. More Details

September 21-29, 2018

Various Venues, Vancouver

Free & Ticketed events

An Evening with Ira Glass

Ira Glass is the creator, producer & host of This American Life, the iconic weekly public radio program with millions of listeners around the world. Using audio clips, music, and video, Ira Glass delivers a unique talk; sharing lessons from his life and career in storytelling: What inspires him to create? What drives his passion? How have failures and successes informed his decisions? During his presentation, Ira Glass will mix stories live onstage and help his audience better follow the creative process of one of our foremost storytellers. More Details

Saturday September 22, 2018 | 08:00 PM

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver

$60.20 & up

Pick Plus

A series of Fringe hits handpicked for your enjoyment. Includes 50 Shades of Vinyl–A Canadian Parody, Habitats, Basic Training Written, created, and performed by Kahlil Ashanti, The Birdmann FINALE. More Details

September 19 to 23, 2018

Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver

$25

Mustard

Mustard has outstayed his welcome. After all, Thai is now 16 years old and no longer needs an imaginary friend living under her bed. To make matters worse, Mustard is falling for Thai’s recently separated mother, who’s just started to see him too. Join this angsty but loving family in a darkly comic tale about growing up, moving on, and finding magic where you least expect it. More Details

September 20 to October 20, 2018

Granville Island Stage
1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver

$29 & up

Nigredo Hotel

With music by Nic Gotham, and libretto by Ann-Marie MacDonald, it is the story of an encounter between a beautiful buy crazed woman who runs a shoddy hotel, and a brain surgeon who takes refuge there after he crashes his car. It is also brilliant combat between two of the most unusual characters in 20th century opera. Psychological thriller, mystery story, sarcastic and sweet, witty and strange, it is like nothing City Opera Vancouver has done before. More Details

September 20–22, 2018 | 8 PM

The Cultch – 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver

$17 to $55

A Civilized Conversation with Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler is an accomplished comedian, best-selling author and activist. Whether she’s advocating for equality, encouraging political literacy and activism, or entertaining the masses with her insights into today’s popular culture, she’s genuine, authentic – and wildly funny. More Details

Friday, September 21, 2018 | 8 PM

Chan Shun Concert Hall, Vancouver

$58 to $105

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

15-year-old Christopher Boone has a unique perspective. He is incredibly talented at math, but never ventures beyond his street and strongly distrusts strangers. When his neighbour’s dog is killed, Christopher challenges his own barriers to uncover the truth about the dog, his family, and himself. Peek inside his mind as this incomparable show tests the boundaries of imagination and physical space. More Details

Thursday September 6th – Sunday October 7th 2018

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
2750 Granville Street, Vancouver

$29 & up

Kim’s Convenience

Mr. Kim is proud of his store, Kim’s Convenience. After thirty years of selling lottery tickets, catching petty thieves, and reporting illegally parked cars, he tries desperately – and hilariously – to convince his artist daughter Janet to take over the store. The play that inspired the hit TV show. More Details

Friday September 7 – Saturday October 6, 2018

Pacific Theatre, 1440 W 12th Ave, Vancouver

$15.75 to $38.35

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

The 29th season’s Shakespeare plays will include two all-time audience favourites and a provocative reimagining of a rarely-produced drama. Also on the bill, a Greek classic, adapted to add a local, contemporary twist.  More Details

June 6 to September 22, 2018

Vanier Park. – 1695 Whyte Avenue, Vancouver

$21 & up.

Japanese Problem

Japanese Problem is the award-winning, site-responsive experience about the Japanese Canadian incarceration at Hastings Park. Japanese Problem  invites a small audience into a stall, which residents have turned into a temporary home and place of wonder, as they are filled with the uncertainty of their next destination. More Details

September 13 to  29 2018

Hastings Park, Livestock Building , Vancouver

$8 to $28

The Life of Galileo

Galileo, the scientist, is in conflict with the church over his insistence that the earth revolves around the sun. His story is an archetypal story of heroism, of adherence to facts in the face of propaganda and prejudice. David Hare gives a sharp new adaptation of the Brecht masterpiece. More Details

 September 7 – 30, 2018

Jericho Arts Centre – 1675 Discovery Street, Vancouver

$20-$26

Cliff Hanger

In this humorous 1980’s thriller, a mild mannered philosophy professor hits a colleague with the best of Socrates. This sets off a series of exciting twists as he and his wife try to hide the murder from the college police. Complications arise from a spying undergrad, who just wants a better grade! More Details

September 15 to October 6th, 2018

Metro Theatre  – 1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver

$22 to $25

IV. Sports

Vancouver Canucks

Preseason

vs. Edmonton Oilers — Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | 7:30 PM
vs. Calgary Flames — Wednesday, September 20, 2018 | 7:00 PM
vs Los Angeles Kings — Thursday, September 21, 2018 | 7:00 PM

Rogers Arena , Vancouver

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BC Lions

vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 07:00 PM

BC Place – Vancouver

Tickets

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

vs. FC Dallas

Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 04:00 PM

BC Place – Vancouver

Tickets

V. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events

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Vancouver Fashion Week

The upcoming season will begin with the Opening Gala on September 17th, where guests will be treated to a night of music, performances, an awards ceremony and a sneak preview of the designer collections, along with a few designer showcases.

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September 17 to 23, 2018

Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza
West Georgia Street 850

 $30 & up

Interior Design Show

IDS Vancouver is the Pacific platform for all things design. We are honoured to welcome individual designers, artists, makers and design-centric brands who have come together in Vancouver to showcase their current works, concepts and products. In addition to experiencing installations and features, there will also be opportunities to hear from some of the design world’s most notable and talented personalities and connect with a long list of world-class designers that either call Vancouver home, or call on Vancouver for inspiration.

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 September 20 to 23 2018

Vancouver Convention Centre – West, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver

$12 to $40

Make It’s 10 Year Anniversary Market

The anniversary market will feature more than 65 Canadian artisans vending everything from clothing, art, and home décor to gourmet goodies, baby and kid items and other unique treasures. Get a head start on your holiday shopping, or come out and pick up a little something for yourself while enjoying good tunes, food trucks, a bar, and a chance to win some great door prizes!  More Details

Friday, September 21, 2018 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive

$3 to $5

Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival

20+ Food Trucks, Live Music & Kids Entertainment, Artisan Market full of local artisan vendors.

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September 22 |  11:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Haney Plaza 22255 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge

Free

Mid-Autumn Mooncake Demonstration

Learn the history, customs, and tradition behind the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Instructor Jessica Yue will first show you how you how to make ice mooncakes. Then you will take a quick tour of the house while she sets up the kitchen and shows you how to make baked moon cakes. You’ll get a chance to sample each of the mooncakes as well.More Details

Saturday, September 22 | 10:30AM-12:00PM

Mackin House, 1116 Brunette Ave, Coquitlam

$8.88 per person

Harvest Moon Walk

Experience the fall equinox with all your sense by taking a moonlit walk where the river meets the ocean. See the stars of the night sky, breathe in the scent of autumn leaves and listen for the hoots and yips of nighttime creatures.

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Saturday September 22, 2018 | 7:00 PM  – 9:00 PM

Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond

FREE

ShowOff

Inspired by the Art Battle scene developing in Vancouver, SHOWOFF will be a special night where guests bear witness to 4 Signature FCA members creating one-of-a-kind pieces right before your eyes. All working from the same reference source and under a time restriction, these artists will each create something unique and flavoured with their own style, after which will be open for auction.

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Saturday September 22, 2018 | 6:00 PM  – 9:00 PM

Federation of Canadian Artists
1241 Cartwright Street, Vancouver

$25

BC Reptile Club Fall Expo

See reptiles up close and learn about responsible reptile keeping. The event is family-friendly with a Kid Zone, vendors, raffles, club swag, and a food truck.

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September 22 & 23, 2018

Ag-Rec Building, 32470 Haida Dr., Abbotsford

$4 to $6

Vancouver Startup Week

Vancouver Startup Week connects entrepreneurs, investors, community leaders, and friends to build momentum and opportunity around our community’s unique entrepreneurial identity. This year’s Vancouver Startup Week kicks off with our Hackathon (Sep 21 to 23), and leading into an actioned-packed week of events

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 September 21-28, 2018

Various Venues, Vancouver
Hackathon @ BCIT Downtown Campus, 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver

$10 & up

Lightworkers Soul Connection Festival

Come and spend the day with us for an interactive healing festival focused on rejuvenation and self discovery. Along side the artisan market and live entertainment, a variety of alternative healing practitioners will be providing demonstrations, Q & A’s sessions and introducing their services for you to experience.

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Saturday September 22, 2018 | 12:00 PM  – 8:00 PM

Fraser River Heritage Park, 7494 Mary Street, Mission

$2 +food bank donation

Shipyards Night Market

Come down for great food, art, music, entertainment and shopping. The festivities in the Square kick off at 5pm every Friday night all summer long! On the Shipbuilders’ Stage there is live music going until 10pm, showcasing talent from all over BC.  More Details

Friday Nights through  Sept 28th | 5:00 PM -10 PM

138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver

Free

Richmond Night Market

Come join us for another summer of delicious food, awesome deals and wonderful entertainment! Featuring live performances, carnival games and over 200 retail stalls, you’ll feel the excitement from the moment you arrive. Taste Canada’s diversity at our international food court, offering more variety with over a hundred vendors and over five hundred food choices! More Details

Weekends, through October 8th, 2018

8351 River Road, Richmond

 $4.25

Meet me at the Lamp(p)ost

Meet me at the Lamppost is a collaborative collection of street photography that celebrates the artistry and grit of East Vancouver.  Calabash Bistro at 428 Carrall Street will house Meet me at the Lamp(p)ost’s latest collection from August 29 – Oct 1 which will feature a limited edition collaboration with Vancouver-based, U.K. artist Petra Giffard.

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August 29 – Oct 1, 2018

Calabash Bistro,  428 Carrall Street, Vancouver

Free

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    1. Bill

      BC Highland Games ticket prices. You claim to be $2 lower than the actual website lists under Eventbrite. So how you you obtain the lower prices you offer??? Adults listed at $15 on the website for the Games but you say $13. Gate prices not listed at all on either place..

      June 14, 2017 at 5:58 PM
      1. todocanada (Listing owner)

        We verified the details, when it was listed – It was early bird pricing. Regular pricing started on June 1.

        June 14, 2017 at 6:28 PM
    2. anonymous

      Geez Bill,calm down, eh

      August 15, 2017 at 11:39 PM
    3. Al

      Great Canadian Volkswagen Show at Concorde Pacific next to Science World. The biggest VW show in Canada! Sunday 10am-4pm

      August 19, 2017 at 11:34 AM
    4. Amanda Dams

      This is by far the best website to be updated with events going on in the city!

      August 14, 2018 at 1:22 AM
    5. ed

      Thanks for the event information.

      September 2, 2018 at 12:05 PM

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