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 September 13th to 15th weekend are the Vancouver Fringe Festival, Chilliwack Sunflower Festival, Agassiz Fall Fair & Corn Festival, Westward Music Festival, Copper & Fire Arts Event, Terry Fox Runs and various other events throughout the Lower Mainland.

Note: Event details are subject to change.

Friday, September 13, 2019

• Vancouver Fringe Festival – an annual live theatre festival with shows at various venues around town.
• Live Music at Guilt & Co. – Antonio Larosa performs tonight at the popular Gastown venue at #1 Alexander Street. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
• Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival – a small community country fair in Agassiz.
• Chilliwack Sunflower Festival – acres of beautiful sunflowers to admire at 41310 Yale Road in Chilliwack.
• White Rock Moon Festival – a cultural event featuring live music, Chinese lanterns and other activities at the White Rock Pier.
• MCC Festival for World Relief – a fundraising event for international development and refugee assistance featuring food as well as new and second-hand goods for sale at Tradex in Abbotsford. Free admission.
• Westward Music Festival – a music festival at various venues in downtown Vancouver. Today features free concerts in Yaletown.
• Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – a dance takes place at various venues between September 13th and 29th.
• Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – music, tea tasting and craft-making opportunities at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden in the evening.
• Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation from 11 to 3 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
• 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.
• BC Lions Football – Canadian professional football games at BC Place Stadium. Tonight features the BC Lions vs Ottawa at 7 pm.
• Night Markets
  • Richmond Night Market – at 8351 River Road in Richmond.
  • Shipyard Night Market – at the bottom of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver.

Saturday, September 14, 2019

• Copper & Fire Arts Event – an art market and art displays at Britannia Mine.
• Vancouver Fringe Festival – an annual live theatre festival with shows at various venues around town.
• Vancouver Classic Car Toy Run – a small car rally from Port Moody to Vancouver.
• Live Music at Guilt & Co. – the band Camaro 67 performs tonight at the popular Gastown venue at #1 Alexander Street. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
• Chilliwack Sunflower Festival – acres of beautiful sunflowers to admire at 41310 Yale Road in Chilliwack.
• White Rock Moon Festival – a cultural event featuring live music, Chinese lanterns and other activities at the White Rock Pier.
• Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival – a small community country fair in Agassiz.
• Westward Music Festival – a music festival at various venues in downtown Vancouver. Today features free concerts and a street party along Mainland Street in Yaletown.
• Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – cultural activities take place between 1 and 4 pm at Coquitlam’s All Saints Parish Hall at 821 Fairfax Street.
• MCC Festival for World Relief – a fundraising event for international development and refugee assistance featuring food as well as new and second-hand goods for sale at Tradex in Abbotsford. Free admission.
• Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – a dance takes place at various venues between September 13th and 29th.
• UFC Fight Night – at Rogers Arena. Fights include Justin Gaethje vs. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Crute vs. Cirkunov, Jeff Hughes vs. Todd Duffee and Uriah Hall vs. Antonio Carlos.
• Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
• Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – today features the Art Deco & Chocolate Tasting Tour in the morning, the Dark Secrets of Stanley Park Tour in the afternoon and both the Forbidden Vancouver Tour and Lost Souls of Gastown in the evening.
• Saturday Farmers Markets – in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Riley Park, Fort Langley, Lonsdale Quay, Maple Ridge (Haney), 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.
• Family Favourites Movies – a family-friendly film costs $2.99 in the morning at select Cineplex theatres in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

• Terry Fox Runs – a fundraising event with multiple venues around the Lower Mainland including at Stanley Park, North Vancouver’s Inter River Park and other locations.
• Vancouver Fringe Festival – an annual live theatre festival with shows at various venues around town.
• Live Music at Guilt & Co. – Meiwa and Tambura Rasa perform tonight at the popular Gastown venue at #1 Alexander Street. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
• Kwantlen Wild Salmon Feast – a community event and dinner at Langley’s Glen Valley Regional Park. Admission is by donation, advance registration is required and participants need to bring their own dishes and eating utensils.
• Chilliwack Sunflower Festival – acres of beautiful sunflowers to admire at 41310 Yale Road in Chilliwack.
• Westward Music Festival – a music festival at various venues in downtown Vancouver.
• Classical Concert Series – live music in Vancouver’s West End at the Roedde House Museum. Today’s performance features music by Strauß, Mahler, Wolf and Wagner performed by soprano singer Catherine Laub and Rita Attrot on piano. Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for members, students and seniors.
• Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – a dance takes place at various venues between September 13th and 29th.
• Darts Hill Garden – open to the public by donation at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
• Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – this afternoon features the Really Gay History Tour in Vancouver’s West End and the Forbidden Vancouver Tour around Chinatown, Victory Square, and Gastown.
• 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.
• 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.
• Jazz Vespers – at 4 pm in the salons at St. Andrews-Wesley United Church at 1018 Nelson Street in Vancouver.

UPCOMING EVENTS

In case you were interested, coming up on the weekend of September 20th to 22nd are the Autumn Harvest Festival, Find the Perfect Pint, Indonesia Fest, Riverfest, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Friday Night Live (on the North Shore) 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 September calendars of events.