Vancouver’s 2018 June calendar features dates and events in the Lower Mainland including Father’s Day, Car Free Days and various other community festivals.

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Vancouver June Event Calendar

June 17, 2018 – Father’s Day
June 20, 2018 – Summer Solstice
June 21, 2018 – National Aboriginal Day
June 21, 2018 – International Day of Yoga

June Events in Vancouver

Below is what’s happening on the different days of the month in June 2018. Note: schedules are subject to change – check official event websites for exact details.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Everett AquaSox (and fireworks night) at Nat Bailey Stadium.
Music on the Bow – free live music at the Trout Lake Community Centre at 3360 Victoria Drive between 1 and 3 pm and then again from 7 until 9 pm.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Playland – Vancouver’s summer amusement park is open from 10 am to 3 pm.
Main Street Farmers Market – from 2 to 6 pm in front of Vancouver’s Central Pacific Station.
Surrey Urban Farmers Market – a smaller market from 2 until 6 pm at the North Surrey Recreation Centre at 10275 City Parkway.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Aboriginal Day Celebrations – free events take place today at Vancouver’s Trout Lake, Mission’s Fraser River Heritage Park, Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park and Surrey’s Holland Park.
Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town (June 22 to July 1).
Beaty Nocturnal – the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC is open by donation from 5 to 8:30 pm. Guided tours are at 7 pm.
Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Everett AquaSox (and fireworks night) at Nat Bailey Stadium.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Playland – Vancouver’s summer amusement park is open from 10 am to 3 pm.
Thursday Farmers Markets – in New Westminster (Royal City), Granville Island and Downtown at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.

Friday, June 22, 2018

Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival – day one of three at various locations around False Creek (June 22-24).
Scandinavian Midsummer Festival – a cultural festival at the Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby (June 22-24, 2018).
Point Grey Fiesta – a weekend of carnival rides and midway games in Vancouver’s Point Grey neighbourhood.
Belcarra Tea Festival – a community event featuring organic teas, sourdough bread and live entertainment at 3000 Camp Howdy Road in Belcarra.
Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Sporting Events
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Everett AquaSox at Nat Bailey Stadium in the afternoon.
- Car Racing – at Mission Raceway Park.
Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation from 11 am to 3 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Night Markets
- Shipyard Night Market – market stalls, food trucks and an evening concert at Shipbuilders’ Square in North Vancouver.
- Richmond Night Market – Vancouver’s famous weekend Asian market at 8351 River Road in Richmond.

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival – dragon boat racing and festivities at various locations around False Creek.
Scandinavian Midsummer Festival – a cultural festival at the Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby.
Aboriginal Day Celebrations – free events take place in Langley, Maple Ridge and Richmond.
Point Grey Fiesta – a weekend of carnival rides and midway games in Vancouver’s Point Grey neighbourhood. Today’s parade starts at 10 am.
Belcarra Tea Festival – a community event featuring organic teas, sourdough bread and live entertainment at 3000 Camp Howdy Road in Belcarra.
Agassiz Raceway Car Racing – Minis, Streets, Late Models and Hornets car racing at 5045 Cemetery Road (10 km from Harrison Hot Springs). Tonight is Family Night (so 4 for $45).
Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
National Aboriginal Day in Richmond – at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery from 1 to 3 pm.
Cloverdale Market Days – a large artisan market featuring over 70 vendors in downtown Cloverdale on 176th Street (between 56A Avenue and 58 Avenue) from 10 am until 3 pm.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Glades Garden Open House – a beautiful garden in Surrey at 561-172nd Street that’s open to the public only a small number of days including today from 10 am until 3 pm. Admission by donation.
Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation from 11 am to 3 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
Family Favourites Movies – $2.99 movies at select Cineplex theatres in the Lower Mainland.
Saturday Farmers Markets – in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Fort Langley, Maple Ridge (Haney), Riley Park, Squamish, Trout Lake and the West End.
Richmond Night Market – at 8351 River Road in Richmond.
Vancouver Flea Market – from 9 am to 5 pm at 703 Terminal Avenue not far from Science World.

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Vancouver Scotiabank Half Marathon – beginning at UBC and finishing at Stanley Park.
Scandinavian Midsummer Festival – a cultural festival at the Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby.
Greek Day on Broadway – an all-day street festival on West Broadway Avenue from MacDonald to Blenheim in Kitsilano.
Point Grey Fiesta – a weekend of carnival rides and a midway in Vancouver’s Point Grey neighbourhood.
Belcarra Tea Festival – a community event featuring organic teas, sourdough bread and live entertainment at 3000 Camp Howdy Road in Belcarra.
Middle Eastern Celebration at Trout Lake – a small event at the Trout Lake Community Centre featuring Middle Eastern cultural performances and craft activities for children between 11 am and 1:30 pm. Admission is free and food costs around $7.
Dragon Boat Festival – last day of the boat races and festivities at various locations around False Creek.
Seek the Peak – a race to beat breast cancer from West Vancouver to Grouse Mountain.
North Delta Family Day – a Canada Day-themed parade and community festival at the North Delta Community Park at 11311 84th Avenue.
Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation from 11 am to 3 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
Sunday Farmers Markets – markets at Ambleside, Coquitlam, Kitsilano, White Rock and Whistler.
Ladner Village Market – from 10 am to 4 pm in Ladner.
Richmond Night Market – at 351 River Road in Richmond.
Flea Markets
- Cloverdale Flea Market – a massive market at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey from 6 am until 3 pm.
- Vancouver Flea Market – from 9 am to 5 pm at 703 Terminal Avenue not far from Science World.
Free Jazz
- - Jazz Vespers – at St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church at 1022 Nelson Street between 4 and 5 pm. Admission is by donation. Even if you aren’t “church-y,” if you like Jazz and beautiful buildings it’s worth checking out.
  - Jazz Vespers in Surrey – at Northwood United Church at 8855 156th Street in Surrey from 4 to 5 pm. Admission by donation.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Music Mondays – free live music featuring musicians from the area between 5:30 and 6:30 pm at Sunset Community Centre at 6810 Main Street.
Playland – Vancouver’s summer amusement park is open from 10 am to 3 pm.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Brahm’s Tam Drum Circle – drumming takes place at Stanley Park’s Third Beach from early evening until sunset (assuming sunny weather). (Note: don’t be surprised to smell “smoking weed” in the air!)
Vancouver Art Gallery – admission is by donation from 5 to 9 pm (because it’s Tuesday).
Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Tri-City Dust Devils at Nat Bailey Stadium.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Playland – Vancouver’s summer amusement park is open from 10 am to 3 pm.
Cheap Movie Night – at most theatres throughout the Lower Mainland.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Sporting Events
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Tri-City Dust Devils at Nat Bailey Stadium.
- Car Racing – at Mission Raceway Park.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Playland – Vancouver’s summer amusement park is open from 10 am to 3 pm.
Main Street Farmers Market – from 2 to 6 pm in front of Vancouver’s Central Pacific Station.
Surrey Urban Farmers Market – a smaller market from 2 until 6 pm at the North Surrey Recreation Centre at 10275 City Parkway.

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Museum of Vancouver – admission is by donation from 5 pm to 8 pm (as it’s the last Thursday of the month).
Sporting Events
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Tri-City Dust Devils at Nat Bailey Stadium in the afternoon.
- Car Racing – at Mission Raceway Park.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Thursday Farmers Markets – in New Westminster (Royal City), Granville Island and Downtown at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.

Friday, June 29, 2018

Golden Spike Days – a 4-day community festival at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. Today’s events run from 6 to 11 pm.
Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Belcarra Tea Festival – a community event featuring organic teas, sourdough bread and live entertainment at 3000 Camp Howdy Road in Belcarra.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Sporting Events
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at Nat Bailey Stadium.
- Car Racing – at Mission Raceway Park.
Playland – Vancouver’s summer amusement park is open from 10 am to 6 pm.
Night Markets
- Shipyard Night Market – market stalls, food trucks and an evening concert at Shipbuilders’ Square in North Vancouver.
- Richmond Night Market – Vancouver’s famous weekend Asian market at 8351 River Road in Richmond.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Golden Spike Days – a 4-day community festival at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. Today’s events run from 11 am to 11 pm. The day’s headliner band is Bif Naked.
Belcarra Tea Festival – a community event featuring organic teas, sourdough bread and live entertainment at 3000 Camp Howdy Road in Belcarra.
World Naked Bike Ride – to protest car culture and oil spills, cycling events where people ride wearing nothing or next to nothing take place around the globe.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – a free outdoor Canada Day concert in the village at Whistler at 8:30 pm.
Latin American Week – today’s feature event is the Fiesta Blanca Cruise on the MV Britannia.
Vancouver International Jazz Festival – a two-week festival featuring live jazz throughout town.
Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park.
Sporting Events
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball – an NWL League game vs. the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (and fireworks night) at Nat Bailey Stadium.
- Car Racing – at Mission Raceway Park.
Family Favourites Movies – $2.99 movies at select Cineplex theatres in the Lower Mainland.
Saturday Farmers Markets – in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Fort Langley, Maple Ridge (Haney), Riley Park, Squamish, Trout Lake and the West End.
Richmond Night Market – at 8351 River Road in Richmond.
Vancouver Flea Market – from 9 am to 5 pm at 703 Terminal Avenue not far from Science World.

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To see what’s happening next month, click July Calendar of Events.

Top 5 things to do in June

Enjoy all the Lower Mainland’s beautiful parks and nature. They are amazing.
If the weather is good, then explore Metro Vancouver’s best trails for walking, jogging a cycling.
Go camping and take part in all the region’s great summer activities.
Enjoy some of the music around town (free or paid) during the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Go kayaking at Deep Cove in North Vancouver, or rent a canoe or kayak anywhere and enjoy the start of summer.

For more, check out Vancouver’s Best Places for Summer Activities.

Typical June Weather

Summer finally arrives in Vancouver in June, even though the weather is probably just as good or even better in May.

As Vancouver is pretty far north (if you come from anywhere other than Canada), the days are fabulously long, with the sun not setting until after 9 pm. Average June high temperatures are a balmy 19 degrees C (or 66 F), and the lows are close to 11 C (or 52 F).

Statistics suggest it usually only rains about 45 mm (or less than 2 inches) in the month, but many years it feels like way more. Although June’s weather can be a bit unpredictable, it’s still more often than not a fine month to be in Vancouver.

Recommended June Activities

Being a summer month, June is definitely a month to be outside (except for on the rainy days). With the ski season long past and forgotten, Vancouverites focus their attention solidly on outdoor summertime activities.

Popular June summer activities include hiking and camping in the region’s various parks, canoeing and kayaking in places like Deep Cove, picnics throughout the region, and hanging out at beaches like English Bay, Kitsilano, Jericho, Spanish Banks, Stanley Park (Second and Third Beaches) and Ambleside (in West Vancouver).

Being the last month of the year before schools let out, Vancouver really starts to come alive in June. The region’s night markets are in full swing and all sorts of live entertainment and other events start springing up everywhere (or at least in lots of places).

For more ideas on where to go and what to do, check out Vancouver’s Best Summer Time Activities.