BC Events

Lakeland Flowers’ Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival Returns Starting With the Abbotsford Tulip Festival! Enjoy six months of flowers starting with 35 acres of tulips and field flowers at the Abbotsford Tulip Festival followed by peonies, lavender, hydrangea, dahlias, and many other assorted flowers before ending with the sunflowers. Dates: April 6th to September 1, 2024

Experience the rebirth of spring with the reimagined Botanica Tulip Festival, located in Chilliwack, BC and home to the famous Tulip Festival. Take in breathtaking floral displays spanning over 13 acres and witness the vibrancy of 1.5 million bulbs, showcasing 59 unique varieties of tulips and delightful surprises waiting to be discovered. Conveniently located off...

April 28 to May 31 | Various locations across Metro Vancouver

The Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration (GVBC) is running from May 10-26. Timed to coincide with world migratory bird day, GVBC is hosting over 35 free a low-cost walks, workshops, webinars, community festivals with our partner organizations across the lower mainland. GVBC aims to raise awareness around birds and bird conservation and provide spaces for people...

Join us for the 27th Annual BC Ukrainian Cultural Festival taking place on Saturday May 11, 2024 at the Clarke Theatre, 33700 Prentis Ave. Mission BC Enjoy non-stop Ukrainian dance competition from 9:00am – 5:00pm , Authentic Ukrainian folk music, array of vendors offering arts and crafts, clothing , kids face painting, fabulous Ukrainian food...

Don’t forget to SAVE the DATE for this FREE community event! FREE ADMISSION * FREE LECTURES * FREE PARKING * DRAW PRIZES * FOOD TRUCK When: Saturday, May 11, 2024 Where: Cavallotti Hall 2060 E. Wellington Rd., Nanaimo BC. Time: 10am -5pm Presented by Island Healing the Nanaimo Wellness & Spirit Fair’ showcases a fusion...

Don’t forget to SAVE the DATE for this FREE community event! FREE ADMISSION * FREE LECTURES * FREE PARKING * DRAW PRIZES * FOOD TRUCK When: Saturday, May 11, 2024 Where: Cavallotti Hall 2060 E. Wellington Rd., Nanaimo BC. Time: 10am -5pm Presented by Island Healing the Nanaimo Wellness & Spirit Fair’ showcases a fusion...

Saturday May 11 | 10am - 8:30pm | Port Coquitlam

May 17 to 20 | Cloverdale Fairgrounds

Indigenous Village will be on during May long weekend (May 17-20) with admission to Cloverdale Rodeo grounds. We will be having our own Metis and First Nations entertainment (drum group, Metis jiggers, rap artist, written word artists, First Nation dancers, etc), food vendors (including bannock, bison burgers, salmon, etc.), artisan vendors (bead work, carvings, etc.).

Step into a world where tradition meets festivity at the 161st Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival at Topaz Park in Victoria. Enjoy a fun filled family weekend filled with Scottish and Celtic music, dance, sport and heritage during the longest running and best Highland Games in North America. Tickets at eventbrite.ca or at the...

May 18 | Colour Fest | 5PM Onwards | Town Centre Park, Coquitlam

Vancouver’s interdisciplinary rEvolver Festival returns this spring for its 12th annual festival celebrating unconventional live performance featuring an eclectic lineup of genre-busting shows that mash up cabaret, comedy, dance, multimedia, opera, and theatre. Artists from across Canada will gather for mainstage productions, touring shows, staging readings, workshops, community events, and more.

The Sound of Dragon Music Festival is inviting all to attend a free Chinese Percussion Workshop on Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 pm at The Annex, 823 Seymour Street. Huang leads a hands-on workshop on traditional Chinese percussion music. Learn the techniques and languages of various Chinese percussion instruments, such as dagu (big Chinese drum),...

Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon Society presents the 6th annual Sound of Dragon Music Festival in Vancouver from May 23 to 26, 2024. The festival redefines Chinese music with ground-breaking cross-cultural collaboration through three concerts and free community events. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit soundofdragon.com/festival/2024-festival/.

Anand Avirmed & friends presents Anand Avirmed, Mongolian throat singer and horsehead fiddle player, and Vancouver musicians Ali Razmi (Persian tar), Dailin Hsieh (zheng), Charlie Lui (dizi), Bruce Bai (throat singing), Lan Tung (erhu & vocal), and Curtis Andrews (percussion) at the opening concert of the 2024 Sound of Dragon Festival on Friday, May 24...

Exciting news! The most fun community event in South Burnaby is back in its second year. At the SFDS Spring Fair there will be major attractions and activities for all ages such as Euro Bungee, Laser Tag, Pony Rides, Obstacle courses, slides and more. There are also live performances that will entertain you. If you...

This is one of the lower mainland’s largest open air market/festival. It happens five times a season in the historic community of Cloverdale. We host over 150 vendors up and down the middle of the street, multiple buskers, food trucks, artisans and family friendly entertainers. Balloon twisters, face painters and community groups attend. Surrey Police,...

Saturday, May 25 | 11am-4pm | 6th Street & Tipperary Park, New Westminster

OURO Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary with the inaugural biennial OUROFEST from May 25–28, 2024 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Robson Square, and Q7 Studios. The four-day street dance festival features dance battles and performances by local, national, and youth artists — open to all by donation. Workshops will also be available for...

The Sound of Dragon Festival offers a free lecture with Yang Xue: The Arts of Erhu Music on Saturday, May 25 at 12:00 pm at The Annex, 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Yang Xue, internationally renowned erhu soloist, is the doctoral supervisor and the head of the Strings Teaching & Research Office in the Traditional Chinese...

As part of the 2024 Sound of Dragon Music Festival, Yang Xue’s Bows & Strings’ Dance (Beijing, China) and the Vancouver Erhu Quartet perform a concert at The Annex, on Saturday, May 25 at 8:00 pm. Featuring Yang Xue (faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing) and two ensembles of the Chinese violin.

As part of the 2024 Sound of Dragon Festival, a concert From Chinese Winds & Percussion to Indonesian Gamelan is planned for Sunday, May 26 at 8:00 pm at The Annex, 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Featuring suona soloist Zhongxi Wu (Vancouver) and percussionist Hsuan Ning Huang (Edmonton), Chinese Winds & Percussion Music is a genre...

Welcome to Escape into Art! Join us at 1310 William St for an event filled with creativity and inspiration. Immerse yourself in a world of colors, shapes, and textures as you explore various art forms. From painting to sculpting, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. May 31st Opening Reception 5-10pm Enjoy an evening of art,...