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Vancouver Shows and Entertainment Calendar in 2023

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Metro Vancouver has music, theatre and concerts happening all year. Here is the calendar listing of upcoming performances throughout the Lower Mainland.

Examples of upcoming shows and events include the following:

Continue reading to learn about what other shows and performances are happening in the Lower Mainland.

 

Royal Canadian International Circus

 

What’s Showing in Vancouver?

Click Vancouver Festivals & Events for a listing of the best festivals and events to check out in and around Metro Vancouver, but see below for the list of concerts, sporting events, theatre offerings and special performances.

 

 

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May

 

MAY Performances (2023)

 

Music

  • Roedde House Concerts – live Jazz music takes place on a Thursday evening once a month at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End. (TBD)
  • Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair – the annual event features both large and small concerts during a weekend in late May. (May 19 to 22, 2023)
  • Elton John & Billy Joel Tribute Concerts – “The Rocketman & The Piano Man” concerts take place in West Vancouver, Mission and Surrey on May 23, 26 & 27, 2023.
  • Rogue Folk Series – live Folk, Roots & Celtic music on various days of the week (usually, but not always) at St. James Hall at 3214 West 10th Avenue. (TBD)
  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey. (TBD)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.
  • Shipyard Night Market – Friday evening concerts at the Lower Lonsdale waterfront in North Vancouver.
  • Whistler Go Fest – a “Great Outdoor Festival” featuring a number of free concerts. (TBC)
  • Chor Leoni in Concert – the men’s choir performs their The Turning concert on May 11 at St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church. The VanMan Summit Concert also takes place at the Chan Centre on May 13, 2023.

 

Chor Leoni Men's Choir

 

Movies & Films

  • DOXA Film Festival – a documentary film festival in Vancouver (from early to mid-May).
  • FlyOver Canada – the theatre at Canada Place shows multi-dimensional films every day throughout the day where you get to fly across Canada (and other places sometimes too).
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.

 

Improv Centre

 

Theatre & Other

  • BC Polish Festival – an cultural event featuring fee music and dance performances in Port Coquitlam. (May 28, 2023.)
  • Vancouver Opera – the Flying Dutchman shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (from April 29 to May 7, 2023.)
  • Jurassic Quest – a touring dinosaur exhibition at the Vancouver Convention Centre and Tradex Centre in Abbotsford. (May 12-22, 2023)
  • Art Vancouver – and international art fair at the Vancouver Convention Centre (on May 4-7, 2023).
  • TJ Fest – a free community festival with live entertainment at the Tian Jin Temple in Burnaby (in mid-May).
  • West of Main Art Walk – an art exhibition and open-house tour of artist studios around the City of Vancouver (with 2023 dates to be confirmed).
  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.
  • Royal Canadian Family Circus – performances under the Big Top in Surrey, Vancouver and Richmond. (May 4 to 22, 2023)
  • Jurassic World – a dinosaur-themed production at the PNE’s Pacific Coliseum (on May 19-28, 2023).

 

 

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June in Vancouver

 

JUNE Performances (2023)

 

Lower Mainland Music Festivals

 

Other Festivals with Live Music

  • Foodstock – a one-day festival benefiting the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and featuring live music including a performance by Said the Whale in Burnaby. (June 18, 2023)
  • 5X (City of Bhangra) Festival – a series of events featuring live South Asian music.
  • Community Day in Langley – an event that features free live music along with food trucks and family-friendly activities in Langley.
  • Golden Spike Days – a 4-day Canada Day-related festival in Port Moody on the Canada Day weekend. (June 29 to July 2 in 2023.)
  • South Asian Family Festival – a cultural festival that includes live entertainment at the PNE Fairgrounds. (June 18, 2023)
  • Surrey Greek Food Festival – a cultural event featuring Greek food and live entertainment outside the St. Nicholas & Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church in Surrey in the first half of June.

 

Other Concerts and Events with Live Music

  • Chor Leoni in Concert – the men’s choir performs in the C/4: Canadian Choral Composition Competition at the Chan Centre. (June 2, 2023)
  • Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic – a tribute band concert showcasing the music of Freddy Mercury and Queen in Surrey, Chilliwack, Vancouver and Victoria. (June 6, 7, 11 and 13, 2023)
  • ABBA Tribute Concert – “ABRA Cadabra” performs ABBA’ music in Surrey. (June 14, 2023.)
  • TINA Simply the Best – a tribute band concert showcasing the music of Tina Turner at the HUB International Theatre in Chilliwack. (June 24, 2023)
  • Jazz at Roedde House – “Summer Jazz on the Porch” takes place at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End with admission by donation (on a Thursday evening in June). (TBD)
  • Rogue Folk Series – live Folk, Roots & Celtic music on various days of the week (usually, but not always) at St. James Hall at 3214 West 10th Avenue. (TBD)
  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey. (TBD)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.

 

Movies, Theatre & Other

  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean Theatre at Vanier Park. (June 8 – September 24, 2023)
  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at a couple of different venues in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.
  • FlyOver Canada – the theatre at Canada Place shows multi-dimensional films every day throughout the day where you get to fly across Canada (and other places sometimes too).
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Surrey Car Free Day – a car free day event that includes live music and other entertainment (with 2023 details to be confirmed).
  • Talking Stick Festival – an arts festival featuring indigenous art and performances at various venues around Vancouver (with 2023 details to be confirmed).
  • Pitt Meadows Day – a community event that includes a parade, live music and fireworks (in early June).
  • Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival – dragon boat racing event that includes live music in False Creek. (June 23-25, 2023).

 

 

July in Vancouver

 

JULY Performances (2023)

 

Comedy and Theatre

  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean Theatre at Vanier Park. (June 8 – September 24, 2023)
  • Theatre Under the Stars – musicals performed nightly in Stanley Park (usually early July until late August).
  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.

 

Fort Langley Jazz Festival

 

Music Festivals

 

Other Music-Specific Events

 

Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival

 

Other Events (Including ones with Live Music)

 

Movies & Films

 

 

August in Vancouver

 

AUGUST Performances (2023)

 

Theatre & Comedy

  • Bard on the Beach Festival – Shakespearean Theatre at Vanier Park. (June 8 – September 24, 2023)
  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • Theatre Under the Stars – musicals performed nightly in Stanley Park (usually from early July until late August).
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.

 

Music Festivals

  • Ambleside Music Festival – formerly called Rock Ambleside and then the Ambleside Retro Music Festival, it’s a music festival featuring multiple bands at West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park. (In mid-August.)
  • Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival – a music festival at Deer Lake in Burnaby. (On August 12 in 2023.)
  • Red Truck Concert Series – at Red Truck Brewery in Vancouver. (June 17, July 15 & August 12, 2023)
  • Vancouver Summer Festival – a series of concerts by a variety of composers at Christ Church Cathedral and other venues. (July 27 to August 5, 2023)

 

Other Music-Specific Events

 

Other Events That Include Live Music

  • Black Block Party – a one-day festival celebrating the Black community with music, food and art in downtown Vancouver. (TBC)
  • Brewhalla Beer Festival – a series of craft beer and music festivals including a stop in Port Moody. (TBC)
  • Harmony Arts Festival – nightly concerts in West Vancouver. (From August 4 to 13 in 2023.)
  • Honda Celebration of Light – major fireworks displays and concerts at English Bay and Sunset Beach on the Saturday just before BC Day. (On the last two Saturdays and one Wednesday before BC Day in early August.)
  • Monsoon Arts Festival – a series of East Indian-themed music and arts events. (TBC)
  • Monstercat Compound – a free day of music, live performances, art and video games in Vancouver. (In mid-August.)
  • Nightslide Summer Concerts – water sliding with live music at Cultus Lake Waterpark (on one or two Friday evenings). (TBD)
  • Powell Street Festival – a Japanese-Canadian festival in Vancouver Downtown East Side that includes taiko drumming and other entertainment. (August 5 & 6, 2023)
  • Sunset Festival – a festival featuring yoga, live music and post-SeaWheeze Half Marathon celebrations at Stanley Park (in mid-August). (TBD)
  • PNE Summer Night Concerts – Vancouver’s end-of-summer fair at the Pacific National Exhibition with nightly concerts from late August until early September.
  • Kaleidoscope Arts Festival – free concerts and activities in Coquitlam. (In mid-August.)
  • Sunset Beach Pride Festival – a gay and colourful festival with live music that takes place on the same day as the Vancouver Pride Parade. (In late July or early August.)

 

Movies & Films

  • FlyOver Canada – the theatre at Canada Place shows multi-dimensional films every day throughout the day where you get to fly across Canada (and other places sometimes too).
  • Sunset Cinema – Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts free outdoor movies at šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn which is the plaza in front of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. (On various dates in August.)
  • Cinema in the Park – evening films at John Lawson Park as part of the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver. (In early August.)
  • Stanley Park Summer Cinema – on Tuesday evenings in July and August at Second Beach.
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Click Vancouver Summer Outdoor Movies for more venues.

 

Other

  • Chilliwack Fair and Rodeo – the annual Fraser Valley fair with rodeo shows and evening concerts in early August.
  • BC Dumpling Festival – an event celebrating multiculturalism with food and entertainment in Coquitlam (in mid-August).

 

 

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September in Vancouver

 

SEPTEMBER Performances (2023)

 

Movies & Film

 

Theatre & Comedy Events in September

 

Music & Dance Festivals in September

Other Music-Specific Events

  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey. (TBD)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.
  • Music in the Courtyard – a series of outdoor concerts at the Firehall Arts Centre, many of them on weekends (from late July to early September). (TBD)
  • Roedde House Concerts – live Jazz music takes place on a Thursday evening once a month at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End. (TBD)
  • Summer Night Concerts at the PNE – evening concerts by various artists (from mid-August to early September)
  • Shipyards Festival – a free music festival and street party-style event in the Shipyards District of North Vancouver in mid-September.

 

Other Events in September

  • BC Culture Days – cultural events and performances at various venues across the Lower Mainland and other parts of the province (from late September to late October). (TBD)
  • Coho Festival – a salmon-themed event that includes live music in West Vancouver. (September 10, 2023)
  • Recovery Day BC – a street party with live music in New Westminster. (TBC)
  • Taiwanfest – a Taiwanese cultural festival in downtown Vancouver (on the Labour Day weekend).

 

 

October in Vancouver

 

OCTOBER Performances (2023)

 

Movies, Film & Theatre

 

Music

  • Latin American Heritage Month – a number of Latin bands and dance groups perform at various venues (from mid-October to late November).
  • Roedde House Concerts – live Jazz music takes place on a Thursday evening once a month at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End. (TBD)
  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey. (TBD)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.

 

Other

  • DTES Heart of the City Festival – a festival featuring film, music, theatre, poetry, dance and other activities in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (between late October and early November).
  • Cirque du Soleil – the circus company presents KOOZA at Concord Pacific Place (from October 21 until December 31 in 2023).

 

 

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November in Vancouver

 

NOVEMBER Performances (2023)

 

Performing Arts Festivals

  • Chutzpah Festival – the Jewish Performing Arts Festival featuring comedy, music, theatre and dance. (On various date in November.)
  • DTES Heart of the City Festival – a festival featuring film, music, theatre, poetry, dance and other activities in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (between late October and early November). (Usually from late October until early November.)
  • Music on Main’s Modulus Festival – a music and performing arts festival in Vancouver. (In early November, but with 2023 dates to be confirmed.)

 

Music Events in November

  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.
  • Roedde House Concerts – live Jazz music takes place on a Thursday evening once a month at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End. (TBD)
  • Vancouver Welshmen’s Choir – Remembrance Day concerts at a couple of venues on or around November 11.
  • Chor Leoni in Concert – the men’s choir performs Remembrance Day concerts in Vancouver on or around November 11.
  • Vancouver Christmas Market – live music takes place daily at the German-themed market at Jack Poole Plaza.  (Mid-November until December 24, 2023).

 

Film, Art & Theatre

  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • FlyOver Canada – the theatre at Canada Place shows multi-dimensional films every day throughout the day where you get to fly across Canada (and other places sometimes too).
  • Disney On Ice – the touring show featuring Disney characters on skates shows in Vancouver. (TBC)
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.
  • Western Gold Theatre – a play by the Vancouver theatre company where all the actors are ages 55+ presents the North American premiere. (TBC)
  • Vancouver Turkish Film Festival – Turkish films at a couple of venues in downtown Vancouver. (Likely in mid-November.)

 

Other Events

  • Surrey Tree Lighting Festival – live entertainment with a major headline band at Surrey City Hall (in late November).
  • Cirque du Soleil – the circus company presents KOOZA at Concord Pacific Place (from October 21 until December 31 in 2023).

 

 

 

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December in Vancouver

 

DECEMBER Performances (2023)

 

Movies, Film and Theatre

  • Christmas at FlyOver Canada – a Christmas-themed multi-dimensional film experience at Canada Place (from early December to early January).
  • Nutcracker – presented by Goh Ballet, performances are at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (in mid-December).
  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.

 

Art & Music

 

Other Events

 

 

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January

 

JANUARY Performances (2024)

 

Theatre, Dance & Music

  • PuSh Festival – numerous performances of all kinds during the International Performing Arts Festival. (From mid-January until early February.)
  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – various live theatre performances at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.
  • Roedde House Concerts – live Jazz music takes place on a Thursday evening once a month at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End. (TBD)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.

 

Movies, Films & Art

 

 

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February

 

FEBRUARY Performances (2024)

 

* February is Black History Month. Consequently, films, concerts and other events celebrating the culture and contributions of African Americans take place at various venues throughout the month.

 

Dance and Performing Arts Festivals

  • PuSh Festival – numerous performances of all kinds during the International Performing Arts Festival. (Mid-January to early February.)
  • Talking Stick Festival – an arts festival featuring indigenous art and performances at various venues around Vancouver. (TBC).
  • Just for Laughs Vancouver – a festival celebrating stand-up, improv and other forms of comedy. (In mid-February.)
  • VMF Winter Arts Festival – a series of outdoor interactive art exhibits and live performances. (TBC)
  • Windsor Entertainment Night – a high school fundraising event in North Vancouver. (TBC)

 

Music, Movies & Theatre

  • Brazilian Carnival – a night of Brazilian music and entertainment hosted by Latincouver in Vancouver. (TBC)
  • Vancouver Bach Choir – the choir performs a special Valentine’s Day concert. (TBC)
  • Roedde House Concerts – live Jazz music takes place on a Thursday evening once a month at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End. (TBC)
  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey. (TBC)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.
  • Vancouver Opera – Don Pasquale by Donizetti plays at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. (February 10 to 18, 2024)
  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.
  • FlyOver Canada – the theatre at Canada Place shows multi-dimensional films every day throughout the day where you get to fly across Canada (and other places sometimes too).
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.

 

 

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March

 

MARCH Performances (2024)

 

Music, Art & Film

  • Spring Break Up Country Music Festival – a festival with live music at TRADEX Centre in Abbotsford. (TBC)
  • Festival du Bois – BC’s largest francophone festival with a variety of French live music performances. (In late March.)
  • Roedde House Concerts – live music takes place at the Roedde House Museum on a Thursday evening (mid-March). (TBD)
  • CelticFest – festival entertainment including live music (in mid-March during the week of St. Patrick’s Day).
  • Sonic Boom Festival – a celebration of contemporary classical music by BC composers. (TBC)
  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver and Surrey. (TBD)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.
  • FlyOver Canada – the theatre at Canada Place shows multi-dimensional films every day throughout the day where you get to fly across Canada (and other places sometimes too).
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Welshmen’s Choir – Celtic-themed concerts take place at one or two venues around St. Patrick’s Day.
  • Shen Yun – the New York-based Chinese performing arts company performs at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre. (In mid to late March.)

 

Dance

  • Vancouver International Dance Festival – dance performances by artists from around the world from early to late March.
  • Coastal First Nations Dance Festival – by the Dancers of Damelahamid at the Anvil Centre. (In early March.)
  • Hoobiyee – free Indigenous dance performances at the PNE Forum in celebration of the Nisga’a New Year. (In early March.)
  • Vancouver Opera – Carmen by Bizet plays at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. (April 27 to May 5, 2024)

 

Theatre and Other Entertainment

  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.

 

 

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April

 

APRIL Performances (2024)

 

Music & Other Entertainment

  • Cherry Jam Downtown Concert – a lunch hour concert celebrating the Cherry Blossom season at Burrard Station (early April). (TBD)
  • Roedde House Concerts – live music takes place at the Roedde House Museum on a Thursday evening. (TBD)
  • Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival – free concerts most afternoons at Whistler (mid to late April).
  • Party for the Planet – free live music at the Earth Day celebrations in Surrey (in late April).
  • Vancouver Opera – Carmen by Bizet plays at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. (April 27 to May 5, 2024)
  • Jazz Vespers – free Jazz concerts take place at a number of churches around the Lower Mainland including ones in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey. (TBD)
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – a different band or musician performs every night at the popular venue in Gastown.
  • 4/20 Vancouver – a dope-themed event that includes live music at Sunset Beach on April 20.

 

Improv Centre

 

Movies & Theatre

  • Arts Club Theatre Productions – live theatre at the Granville Island Stage, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and Goldcorp Stage in Vancouver.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy improv theatre on various nights of the week at The Improv Centre on Granville Island.
  • FlyOver Canada – the theatre at Canada Place shows multi-dimensional films every day throughout the day where you get to fly across Canada (and other places sometimes too).
  • Movies in Vancouver – movies show at dozens of cinemas throughout the Lower Mainland.

 

Other

  • TED – the annual world TED Conference takes place live in Vancouver for those that can afford it, and for free or cheap at venues via live streaming at various venues around town. (In mid-April.)
  • Vancouver International Wine Festival – a series of events that includes wine tasting opportunities, seminars and dinners. (2024 dates to be confirmed.)
  • Langley Food Truck Wars – a food truck festival event that includes both live entertainment and DJ music. (March 31 and April 1 & 2 in 2023)