Wondering what to do in Vancouver this weekend? There’s a lot happening in the Lower Mainland including a number of festivals and other events.

This Weekend in Vancouver

Highlights of the July 19th to 21st weekend are the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Port Moody Ribfest, Harrison Festival of the Arts, Squamish Wind Festival, Uptown Live, Surrey Fusion Festival and Aldergrove Fair Days.

Also happening this weekend are Summer Nightslide Concerts at Cultus Lake, the Shipyards Grand Opening in North Vancouver and various other events throughout the Lower Mainland. It’s going to be a fun weekend!

Note: Event details are subject to change.

Friday, July 19, 2019

• Vancouver Folk Music Festival – first day of the music festival at Jericho Beach (July 19-21, 2019).
• Harrison Festival of the Arts – a 10-day festival at Harrison Hot Springs featuring an art market and performing arts shows.
• Theatre Under the Stars – outdoor musical theatre in Stanley Park. This evening’s performance is Mamma Mia! which is based on the music by ABBA.
• New Westminster Outdoor Movies – a film shows at Moody Park in New Westminster.
• Squamish Wind Festival – three days of art, music and performing arts in Squamish. Tonight the film Mary Poppins Returns shows as part of the festival’s Movie Under the Stars event.

• Port Moody Ribfest – a free community festival at Rocky Point Park featuring live music, craft breweries, rib barbecue vendors and family-friendly entertainment (July 19-21, 2019). Admission is free. Today’s live music is with Mostly Marley, Barracuda (a Heart tribute band) and Stonebolt (a Grammy Award-nominated band), among others.

• Aldergrove Fair Days – a small-town 3-day fair that includes games, rides, a beer garden, artisan alley, tractor pull and a dozen or so food trucks.
• Music at the Cannery – live music at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery at 6:30 pm. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children. This evening’s performance features Celtic and East-Coast Maritime tunes with the Halifax Wharf Rats.
• Musical Nooners – a free concert at noon outside the CBC Building at 700 Hamilton Street.
• Kitsilano Showboat – live entertainment from 7 until 9 pm on the outdoor stage at Kitsilano Beach. Free admission.
• Mission Twilight Concerts – free live music at Fraser River Heritage Park at 7 pm. Tonight’s performance is with the Nikki Werner Band.

• Summer Nightslide Concerts – a special event featuring night sliding and live music at Cultus Lake Waterpark from 8 pm until midnight. Cost is $24.

• Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided tours around Gastown and other parts of downtown Vancouver. Today features the Forbidden Vancouver Tour at 7 pm and the Lost Souls of Gastown at 8 pm.
• Summer Concert Series – free outdoor evening concerts in North Vancouver.
• Mission Twilight Concerts – free live music at Fraser River Heritage Park at 7 pm. Tonight’s performance is with the Nikki Werner Band.
• Bianca Del Rio – a comedy show by a popular drag queen at the Orpheum Theatre.
• Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation from 11 am to 3 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
• Movie Night in North Vancouver – Lego Movie Part 2 shows in the Civic Plaza.
• Night Markets
  • Shipyard Night Market – live music and market activities at Shipbuilder’s Square in North Vancouver.
  • Richmond Night Market – at 8351 River Road in Richmond.
• Vancouver Folk Music Festival Market – a giant artisan market takes place outside the music festival’s venue at Jericho Beach and admission to the market (but not the festival) is free.

Saturday, July 20, 2019

• Port Moody Ribfest – a free community festival at Rocky Point Park featuring live music, craft breweries, rib BBQ-ing and family-friendly entertainment.
• Shipyards Grand Opening – North Vancouver celebrates the opening of its new public space facilities at the Shipyards with free entertainment and family-friendly activities from 1 until 4 pm.
• Lower Lonsdale Outdoor Movie – Moana shows for free in the plaza outside Lonsdale Quay starting at around 8 pm.
• Harrison Festival of the Arts – a 10-day festival at Harrison Hot Springs featuring an art market and performing arts shows.
• Uptown Live – a free Indie music festival and street party in New Westminster.

• Vancouver Folk Music Festival – a major music festival at Jericho Beach with multiple bands playing all weekend. Tonight’s headliner performance is with the JUNO Award-winning Sam Roberts Band.

• Surrey Fusion Festival – a festival celebrating music, food and world cultures at Holland Park in Surrey.
• Squamish Wind Festival – three days of art, music and performing arts in Squamish.
• Bowen Island Classic Motor Show – a car show featuring 30 or so pre-1979 cars, trucks and motorcycles on Bowen Island. Admission is by donation (with $25 recommended for adults and free for children ages 12 and under). Proceeds benefit the Bowen Island Museum & Archives.
• The Ultimate Car Show – a free event featuring over 300 vehicles in the parking lot of the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam (July 20, 2019).
• Aldergrove Fair Days – a small-town community fair with a parade in Aldergrove.
• Shipyards Summer Sessions Concerts – free live music at North Vancouver’s Shipbuilders’ Square.
• Kitsilano Showboat – live entertainment from 7 until 9 pm on the outdoor stage at Kitsilano Beach. Free admission.
• Agassiz Farms Cycle Tour – a 30-km self-guided cycling tour visiting farms in the Fraser Valley.
• Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation from 11 am to 3 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
• Theatre Under the Stars – outdoor musical theatre in Stanley Park. This evening’s performance is the Disney Broadway hit Newsies.
• Family Favourites Movies – $2.99 movies at select Cineplex theatres in the Lower Mainland.
• Saturday Farmers Markets – in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Fort Langley, Lonsdale Quay, Maple Ridge, Riley Park, Squamish, Trout Lake and the West End.
• Vancouver Flea Market – from 9 am to 5 pm at 703 Terminal Avenue.
• Richmond Night Market – at 8351 River Road in Richmond.
• Vancouver Folk Music Festival Market – a giant artisan market takes place outside the music festival’s venue at Jericho Beach and admission to the market (but not the festival) is free.
• Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided tours around Gastown and other parts of downtown Vancouver. Today features the Forbidden Vancouver Tour at 7 pm and the Lost Souls of Gastown at 8 pm.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

• Vancouver Folk Music Festival – a major music festival at Jericho Beach.
• Harrison Festival of the Arts – a 10-day festival at Harrison Hot Springs featuring an art market and performing arts shows.
• Edmonds Classic Car Show – a street festival and car show along Edmonds Street in Burnaby between Canada Way and Kingsway from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm.
• Surrey Fusion Festival – a festival celebrating music, food and world cultures at Holland Park in Surrey.

• Port Moody Ribfest – a free community festival at Rocky Point Park featuring live music, craft breweries, rib BBQ-ing and family-friendly entertainment.

• Aldergrove Fair Days – a small-town community fair in Aldergrove.
• Robson Square Salsa – salsa lessons and dancing on Sunday afternoons in Robson Square from 3 to 7 pm (by donation).
• Theatre Under the Stars – outdoor musical theatre in Stanley Park. This evening’s performance is Mamma Mia! which is based on the music by ABBA.
• Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation from 11 am to 3 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
• Sunday Farmers Markets – at Ambleside, Coquitlam, Kitsilano, Mt. Pleasant, Whistler and White Rock.
• Steveston Village Farmers Market – in the parking lot of the Steveston Community Centre at 4111 Moncton Street from 10:30 am until 3:30 pm.
• Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided tours around Gastown and other parts of downtown Vancouver. Today features the Forbidden Vancouver Tour at 7 pm and the Lost Souls of Gastown at 8 pm.
• Flea Markets
  • Vancouver Flea Market – from 9 am to 5 pm at 703 Terminal Avenue.
  • Cloverdale Flea Market – a massive market at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey from 6 am until 3 pm.
  • Abbotsford Flea Market – a giant flea market at Abbotsford Exhibition Park from 6 am to 4 pm.
• Richmond Night Market – at 8351 River Road in Richmond.
• Vancouver Folk Music Festival Market – a giant artisan market takes place outside the music festival’s venue at Jericho Beach and admission to the market (but not the festival) is free.
• Free Jazz Vespers
  • At 4 pm at First Baptist Church at 969 Burrard Street in Vancouver. (Formerly at St. Andrew’s Wesley across the street.)

UPCOMING EVENTS

In case you were interested, coming up on the July 26th to 28th weekend are the Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival, Mission Folk Music Festival, Caribbean Days Festival and Celebration of Light fireworks event.

Also taking place next weekend are the Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Country Fest, Richmond Maritime Festival and various other events throughout Metro Vancouver.

Other Information

For a list of things to do on other days this month or next, check out Vancouver’s July Calendar of Events or August Calendar of Events.