By Loose Lips Mag
@looselipsmag
The Sunday of summer has arrived and with it comes new festivals, markets, exhibitions, and events to check out. Here’s what’s happening in Vancouver this August.
Tours of Radial Change and Outdoor Art: Join in for a free tour of the current Belkin exhibition or newest public artworks.
Date: Saturdays and Sundays
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: 1825 Main Mall, Vancouver. See their website here.
Cabin Fever at the Vancouver Art Gallery: Don’t miss this fabulous exhibition which traces the history of the cabin in North America, both as an architectural form and a cultural construct. Share your experience digitally using the hashtags: #VAGxARCTERYX #CabinFever #HutMagic
Date: June 9- September 30
Time: Visit Vancouver Art Gallery online for times.
Locations: The Vancouver Art Gallery; 750 Hornby Street
Bard on the Beach: The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival opens its 29th Season in Vanier Park with Shakespeare’s Macbeth, directed by Chris Abraham in his directorial debut at Bard on the Beach. This year’s production of Macbeth features celebrated Canadian actors Ben Carlson as Macbeth and Moya O’Connell as Lady Macbeth. Also sharing the BMO Mainstage is the ‘60s- inspired, Beatles-infused production of As You Like It directed by Citadel Theatre’s Artistic Director Daryl Cloran. Lysistrata and Timon of Athens will be taking the Howard Family Stage.
Date: June 22-September 22
Time: Times vary
Location: Under the white tents at Vanier Park, 1695 Whyte Ave
Theatre Under The Stars: This year, TUTS presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA and 42nd Street! Gear up for a magical summer, with two outstanding productions under the stars in Stanley Park’s iconic Malkin Bowl.
Date: July 4-August 18
Time: Both shows begin at 8 pm; shows alternate each evening
Location: Grab your tickets to both shows here.
Pier Yoga: Hosted by lululemon, enjoy free yoga every Wednesday evening on the Burrard Dry Docks this summer!
Date: July 4-August 22
Time: 6:30 pm-7:30 pm
Location: Burrard Dock, North Vancouver. Event information on Facebook here.
Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin: How do you carry the land? At the Vancouver Art Gallery: Toronto-based artist Ayumi Goto (of the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the New Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe and the Huron-Wendat), and Peter Morin have created a “performance art practice informed by their perspectives as a Japanese diasporic woman and Tahltan First Nations man. Together, Goto and Morin investigate their distinctive relationships to place in this presentation of new installations and reassembled documentation from their individual and collaborative performances over the past six years.”
Date: July 12-October 28
Time: Check the Vancouver Art Gallery for times
Location: The Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St, Vancouver.
Kitsilano Farmers Market: Every Sunday from now until October, the parking lot of Kitsilano Community Centre is filled with 50+ farmers and producers. Find just-picked seasonal fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy, ethically-raised meat, fresh baked goods, and more.
Date: Every Sunday until October
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: 2690 Larch Street, Vancouver. Look here for more info.
Downtown Farmer’s Market: Ditch the grocery store and head to this weekly summer market for your locally grown fresh produce, eggs, dairy, ethically-raised meat, plant-based foods and more. Bonus, come for happy hour and jam to the live music put on by the Downtown Market Concert Series!
Date: Thursdays until Oct. 4
Time: 3:00 PM-7:00 PM
Location: šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza), 650 Hamilton Street. Get information via Facebook here.
Evo Summer Cinema Series: Join in on the last 3 screenings this summer in Stanley Park’s outdoor cinema series! All movies were chosen by the general public and promise to deliver a feature film experience under the stars. Fun and festivities start early and continue on until the movie begins.
Date: Every Tuesday night until August 21
Time: After sunset 8:30 PM
Location: Ceperley Meadow, Second Beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver. Visit the website for more details.
Honda Celebration of Light: This highly anticipated annual series of fireworks is returning to Vancouver! Enjoy music performances, food trucks, and spectacular light displays. Choose your pick or come for both!
Date: August 1 and August 4
Time: 10:00 PM- 10:30 PM
Location: English Bay, Vancouver. Located along Beach Avenue between Gilford Street and Bidwell Street. Click here for specific times and dates.
From K.D. to J.D: A Queer Trivia Night + Fundraiser: A perfect opportunity to indulge your trivia cravings and help the BC Cancer Foundation. Come out for a special event that features diverse topics and a night of entertainment.
Date: August 1
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Invoke, 322 Water Street, #400, Vancouver
2018 Trans, Two Spirit, Genderqueer, Intersex March: Join in for a march that aims to celebrate Pride and raise awareness on issues such as violence, bullying, erasure from social histories, harassment, and discrimination by public institutions.
Date: August 3
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Location: Clark Park, 1500 E 14th Avenue, Vancouver. See here for more details.
42nd Annual Powell Street Festival: Come out for Canada’s largest celebration of Japanese Canadian arts and culture in Vancouver’s historic Japanese Canadian neighbourhood. Highlights include live music, food, sumo wrestling, literary events, dance, film, martial arts, anime, and more!
Date: August 4
Time: 10:30 AM – 7:00Pm
Location: Oppenheimer Park, 400 Powell Street, Vancouver.
Vancouver Street Dance Festival: The largest outdoor street-dance festival in the northwest is back for its 7th year. Watch or participate in dance battles, workshops, and performances all day at Robson Square! In addition, there will be DJ’s, live music, and community booths and vendors.
Date: August 4
Time: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location: 800 Robson Street, Vancouver. Check out the event page here.
Strathcona Artisan Market: Originally “started as an idea to empower low-income artists in the Strathcona/Downtown Eastside neighbourhood to seek ways to turn their creativity and talent into sustainable income source,” this is the second year of the Strathcona Artisan Market. Enjoy handmade goods, locally made food, Buskers Music Festival, art workshops, and kids activities.
Date: August 4-5
Time: 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Location: 400 Princess Avenue, Vancouver. Visit here for more.
Pride Parade: “A celebration. A protest. A party. A place to take up space. An opportunity to don our finest and shiniest. A chance to recognize how far we have come and reflect on where we need to go from here.” This year’s 40th Annual Pride Parade is an open invitation to all of Vancouver to come and celebrate diversity. You don’t want to miss out on this day of festivities!
Date: August 5
Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Find out about the parade route and viewing areas on Vancouver Pride’s website.
Sunset Beach Festival: Celebrate Pride well into the evening at the Sunset Beach Festival. Starting before the Pride Parade, the festival includes performances, a family fun zone, and lots to eat and drink.
Date: August 5
Time: 11:00 AM- 6:00 PM
Location: Sunset Beach, 1204 Beach Ave, Vancouver. Check out the event page for information here.
Meeting Venus in the Studio: Join Alfred DePew, a migrant cultural worker, as he delves into the different ways of working with this powerful archetype’s many contradictory moods. Take a look into the goddess of love and beauty through spiritual direction and evolutionary astrology. Bring your paper and pen and get ready to work hands-on!
Date: August 7
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver. More information here.
Vines Art Festival: “Vines Art Festival is an accessible community-oriented event for artists and the public to deepen their connections to each other on beautiful Coast Salish landscape through environmental and social justice art.” Come out to witness a display of disciplines and cultures with thought-provoking art for all ages, genders, and cultures.
Date: August 8-19
Time: 1:00 PM- 7:30 PM
Location: Trout Lake Park, 3350 Victoria Drive, Vancouver. Click here for more information.
Screening: c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city: “Through the voices of the Musqueam First Nation, c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city shares deeply-rooted community knowledge of Musqueam’s living culture and ongoing relationship with their ancestral and unceded territory now known as metro Vancouver.” The film highlights the moment in 2011 when Musqueam First Nation learned of a 108-unit condo development that was being planned on their ancestral village sites without consideration or warning.
Date: August 9
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver. See here for more details.
International Federation of Research in Women’s History Conference: The 12th Conference of the International Federation for Research on Women’s History is focused on “Transnationalisms, Transgressions, Translations: Conversations and Controversies”. This provoking theme is certain to spark rich conversation and powerful change.
Date: August 9 – August 12
Time: August 9, 2:00 PM – August 12, 1:00 PM. See the event page for specific details.
Location: Simon Fraser University, 515 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver
Vancouver Queer Film Festival: As the second largest film festival and largest queer arts event in Western Canada, Vancouver Queer Film Festival is a unique community event. For 11 days this August, catch films, watch performances, and join in on workshops, panel discussions, parties, and more. With over 70 films from 15 countries, this year’s festival is bound to be incredible.
Date: August 9 – 19
Time: Check out dates and times on VQFF’s website here.
Location: Various Vancouver venues.
Vancouver Outsiders Arts Festival: The second annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival offers “visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers opportunities for exhibition and sales, performance and participation, connection and learning.” Come out for all that VOAF has to offer!
Date: August 10
Time: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Location: Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver. Look here for more info.
Vancouver Gem and Mineral Show: A dazzling weekend featuring western Canada’s largest gem show with 60+ of the bst gem, mineral, and jewellery vendors from across the country. Find unique gems, fine crystals, rare fossils, handmade jewellery, and more!
Date: August 10 – 12
Time: Individual dates and times can be found here.
Location: Kitsilano Ice Rink, 2690 Larch Street, Vancouver.
Women in Animation Vancouver Summit: Kicking off the first ever Women in Animation Vancouver Summit is the topic of inclusion. Come out for this free opportunity to learn, network, and enjoy hearing from leading national and international speakers.
Date: August 11
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 520 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver. Visit here for more.
Vancouver Mural Festival: The third annual Vancouver Mural Festival is returning this August. With a focus on diverse local and regional artists, the alleyways of Vancouver are transformed. Paired with live art, multiple stages, markets, street dance battles, graffiti jams, and a craft beer garden, you do not want to miss out on this event!
Date: August 11
Time: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Between 12th Ave and 7th Ave Main Street/ Laneway between 7th and 8th leading to Johnathan Rogers Park. More information here.
Vancouver Story Slam: Come out for a night of storytelling, as ten storytellers share original experiences. You don’t want to miss this event!
Date: August 14
Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Cottage Bistro, 4470 Main Street, Vancouver. Visit here for more information.
Broken: Broken explores the story of Simone Orlando, Ballet BC’s lead dancer for 12 years, as she navigated life as a dedicated dancer in crisis. After facing a career-threatening injury, Orlando was forced to reevaluate her life’s work and identity. Come out and watch this never-before-seen look at the behind the scenes of Orlando and Ballet BC.
Date: August 15 – 16
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Check here for tickets.
Jericho Beach Cleanup: Join in on this simple and fun way to get involved while keeping our beaches and oceans clean! Spend a few hours helping out, then chill at the beach and soak in all Vancouver’s oceanfront has to offer.
Date: August 18
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00PM
Location: Jericho Beach, Vancouver. Details can be found here.
Art Battle Vancouver: This year, 12 incredible painters will battle the clock to claim the audience vote and be crowned winner. All artwork will be available after in a silent auction and online. You don’t want to miss this exciting evening!
Date: August 18
Time: 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Location: The Red Room, 398 Richards, Vancouver. Click here for info and tickets.
The 2nd Annual East Van Cider Fest: “This evening will feature cider, mead & spirits from all over BC along with tasty bites from local businesses.” In collaboration with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, this is the perfect summer night for a great cause.
Date: August 22
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: The Wise Hall & Lounge, 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver.
Family Yoga with Kylie Railton: Check out this family class that is perfect for people of every age with lots of songs, activities, games, and fun for all.
Date: August 25
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Dude Chilling Park, 2390 Brunswick Street, Vancouver. See here for more.
Kristi and Brittany are the co-founders and co-editors of Loose Lips Mag. Together, they’re building their feminist media empire—leaving the patriarchy, charcuterie boards and empty bottles of wine in their wake. Loose Lips Media is grateful to operate on the unceded Coast Salish territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
