In August 2019 there are numerous free events in Metro Vancouver including festivals, outdoor movies, markets, parades, fireworks and concerts.

There are also free attractions like Burnaby Village Museum and Stanley Park, as well as beaches and nature to explore.

Best FREE Activities in August

The following is a list of the top free festivals and events in Vancouver and the surrounding area in August 2019. Most activities are completely free, although a few are by donation or for a nominal fee.

(Note: Schedules and details are subject to change.)

Thursday August 1st (2019)

• Waterfront Cinema – the movie Shazam shows for free at around 9:25 pm at the end of the promenade deck at Canada Place.
• Farmers Markets
  • Granville Island Farmers Market – a small market at Chain and Forge at 1404 Anderson Street on Granville Island from 11:00 until 4:00 pm.
  • New Westminster Farmers Market – a larger market at Tipperary Park at 315 Queens Avenue between 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
  • Downtown Farmers Market – a medium-sized market in the plaza outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 3:00 until 7:00 pm.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.

Friday August 2nd (2019)

• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s feature film is The Green Book.
• Squamish Days – many of the festival’s events have an admission change, but today’s bed races down Cleveland Avenue at 6:30 pm and the outdoor move at Junction park at 8:45 are both free to watch.
• Bill Reid Gallery – free admission today from 2:00 until 5:00 pm.
• Summer Concert Series – an evening of Pop in the Community Plaza at Town Centre Park by LaFarge Lake in Coquitlam between 7:00 and 9:00 pm. Tonight’s music is with Emma Durrie and the band Trilojay.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Live & Local Concerts & Culture Series – live music with The Deep End at North Vancouver’s Panorama Park, Nigel Mack & the Blues Attack in Edgemont Village and Smith & Jones at Lynn Valley Village in North Vancouver.
• Shipyard Night Market – a beer garden, food trucks, market vendors and live music from 5:00 until 10:00 pm at North Vancouver’s Shipyards.

Saturday August 3rd (2019)

• BC Day Long Weekend – various special events take place throughout this August Long Weekend. Click BC Day for details.
• Celebration of Light – final day of the series of fireworks displays in English Bay, family-friendly activities at Stanley Park’s Second Beach and live music in both locations.
• Brigade Days at Fort Langley – a weekend featuring re-enactors in period clothing and various activities at the National Historic Site in Fort Langley. Admission is free for youth ages 17 and under. (2019 details are to be confirmed.)
• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s feature film is Crazy Rich Asians.
• White Rock Sea Festival – family-friendly activities all day and fireworks at night. (2019 details are to be confirmed.)
• Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival – a cultural festival with free concerts and family-friendly activities in Maple Ridge between 1:00 and 10:00 pm.
• Korean Cultural Heritage Festival – a free event showcasing Korean performing arts, food and culture at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium. (To be confirmed.)
• Powell Street Festival – a Japanese festival celebrating Japanese-Canadian culture near Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park.
• Squamish Days – a community festival in Squamish featuring a free Kids’ Festival, axe throwing competition and $2 novice logger competitions.
• Tsawwassen Sun Festival – a festival in South Delta that includes a softball tournament and skateboard competition.
• Shipyards Summer Sessions Concerts – the 9-member Big Easy Funk Ensemble entertains at Shipbuilders’ Square in North Vancouver.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Saturday Farmers Markets
  • Abbotsford Country Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm in downtown Abbotsford.
  • Burnaby Artisan Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm outside Burnaby City Hall at 4949 Canada Way.
  • Fort Langley Village Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at 9025 Glover Road in the parking lot of St. Andrews Historic Church.
  • Haney Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.
  • Riley Park Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Vancouver’s Riley Park at 50 East 30th Avenue across the street from Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Squamish Farmers Market – from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in downtown Squamish.
  • Trout Lake Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at John Hendry Park in the north parking lot.
  • West End Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at 1100 Comox Street in Vancouver’s West End.

Sunday August 4th (2019)

• BC Day Long Weekend – various special events take place throughout this August Long Weekend. Click BC Day for details.
• Brigade Days at Fort Langley – a weekend featuring re-enactors in period clothing and various activities at the National Historic Site in Fort Langley. Admission is free for youth ages 17 and under. 2019 details are to be confirmed.
• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s free movie is The Incredibles 2.
• White Rock Sea Festival – a torchlight parade, live entertainment and family-friendly activities. (2019 details are to be confirmed.)
• Powell Street Festival – a Japanese festival celebrating Japanese-Canadian culture near Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park.
• Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival – a cultural festival with free concerts and family-friendly activities in Maple Ridge between 12:00 and 8:00 pm.
• Squamish Days – a community festival in Squamish featuring a parade in the morning.
• Tsawwassen Sun Festival – a festival in South Delta that includes a drive-in movie featuring the film Grease.
• Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival – the parade starts at noon and the Sunset Beach Festival goes from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm.
• Sunday Afternoon Salsa – salsa dancing at Robson Square between 3:00 and about 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation.
• Summer Sundays – free outdoor concerts at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. The Mojo Stars entertain starting at 2:00 and the Rain City Six Band take the stage at 4:30.
• Free Jazz Vespers – with Heather Soles from 4:00 until 5:00 pm at Vancouver’s First Baptist Church at 969 Burrard Street. Admission by donation.
• Sunday Farmers Markets
  • Ambleside Artisan Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.
  • Kitsilano Farmers Market – between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm at the Kitsilano Community Centre in Vancouver.
  • Poirier Street Market – from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot at 624 Poirier Street in Coquitlam.
  • Steveston Farmers & Artisan Market – from 10:30 am until 3:30 pm at 4111 Moncton Street in the Steveston Community Centre parking lot.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large artisan market between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm in the Upper Village at the base of Blackcomb.
  • White Rock Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at 15154 Russell Avenue in the Miramar Plaza.

Monday August 5th (2019)

• BC Day – various special events take place throughout this August Long Weekend. Click BC Day for details.
• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s free movie is Indian Horse.
  
• Squamish Days – the festival’s free event today is the community picnic at Junction Park.
• Brigade Days at Fort Langley – a weekend featuring re-enactors in period clothing and various activities at the National Historic Site in Fort Langley. Admission is free for youth ages 17 and under. (2019 details are to be confirmed.)
• Tsawwassen Sun Festival – a festival in South Delta that includes a car show, parade and live entertainment.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.

Tuesday August 6th (2019)

• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s free movie is Free Solo.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Brahm’s Tams Drum Circle – an informal drumming event at Third Beach in Stanley Park from around 5:00 or 6:00 pm until sunset (but only on sunny days).
• Stanley Park Summer Cinema – a free film shows at Second Beach starting at dusk.
• Cheap Movie Night – at various movie theatres throughout Metro Vancouver (so although not free, it’s less expensive than usual).

Wednesday August 7th (2019)

• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s free movie is Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
• Wednesday Farmers Markets
  • Main Street Farmers Market – a small to medium-sized market with about three dozen vendors outside Central Pacific Station from 2:00 until 6:00 pm.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large market in the Upper Village at Whistler from 2:00 until 7:00 pm.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Trout Lake Concert Series – live evening music with La Riva at Trout Lake Community Centre at 3360 Victoria Drive.
• Sounds of Summer Music Series – live music with David Sinclair & Keith Bennett at Sullivan Park in Surrey between 6:30 and 8:00 pm.
• Sunset Cinema – the movie Captain Marvel shows outdoors in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.
• Downtown Movie Nights – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shows outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at dusk.
• Drive-in Movie at Lansdowne Centre – Aquaman plays at dusk in the Richmond mall parking lot at 5300 No. 3 Road.

Thursday August 8th (2019)

• Jazz on the Porch – by donation live music outside the Roedde House Museum at 1415 Barclay Street in Vancouver’s West End starting at 7:00.
• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s free movie is The Truman Show.
• Farmers Markets
  • Granville Island Farmers Market – a small market at Chain and Forge at 1404 Anderson Street on Granville Island from 11:00 until 4:00 pm.
  • New Westminster Farmers Market – a larger market at Tipperary Park at 315 Queens Avenue between 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
  • Downtown Farmers Market – a medium-sized market in the plaza outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 3:00 until 7:00 pm.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Burnaby Outdoor Movie – Mary Poppins Returns shows outdoors at around 8:30 pm by the Bob Prittie Library at 6100 Willingdon Avenue near Metrotown.
• Waterfront Cinema – the movie Beauty & the Beast shows for free at around 9:15 pm at the end of the promenade deck at Canada Place.

Friday August 9th (2019)

• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s free movie is Black Panther.
• KitsFest – a sports festival at Kitsilano Beach featuring numerous sports competitions and DJ music.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Live & Local Concerts & Culture Series – live music with Deanna Knight & The Hot Club of Mars in Edgemont Village and Tresor Otshudi at Lynn Valley Village in North Vancouver.
• Family Movie Nights – the film Paddington 2 shows outside North Vancouver’s Civic Plaza at dusk.
• Shipyard Night Market – a beer garden, food trucks, market vendors and live music from 5:00 until 10:00 pm at North Vancouver’s Shipyards.

Saturday August 10th (2019)

• Savour Summer Festival – a free family-friendly event at Vancouver’s River District at 8540 River District Crossing between 4:00 and 8:00 pm.
• KitsFest – a sports festival at Kitsilano Beach featuring numerous sports competitions and DJ music.
• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver. Tonight’s free movie is Top Gun.
• Mount Pleasant Street Party – an art-themed street party on Main Street from between 7th Avenue and 12th Avenue.
• Kaleidoscope Arts Festival – at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam between 2:00 and 10:00 pm. Live entertainment includes performances by Blink Acro, Disco Funeral and Hip Hop Hoop.
• Concerts at the Pier – live music with the Duelling Pianos and Dr. Strangelove at White Rock’s Five Corners intersection in the evening.
• Shipyards Summer Sessions Concerts – Mike Henry entertains at Shipbuilders’ Square in North Vancouver.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Vancouver Flea Market – an indoor flea market at 703 Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. Admission ranges from $1.50 to $3.00 depending on the day’s event, so it’s not free, but it is pretty cheap.
• Family Favourites Movies – a special feature film costs $2.99 in the morning at select theatres in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver. (To be confirmed.)
• Saturday Farmers Markets
  • Abbotsford Country Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm in downtown Abbotsford.
  • Burnaby Artisan Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm outside Burnaby City Hall at 4949 Canada Way.
  • Fort Langley Village Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at 9025 Glover Road in the parking lot of St. Andrews Historic Church.
  • Haney Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.
  • Riley Park Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Vancouver’s Riley Park at 50 East 30th Avenue across the street from Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Squamish Farmers Market – from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in downtown Squamish.
  • Trout Lake Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at John Hendry Park in the north parking lot.
  • West End Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at 1100 Comox Street in Vancouver’s West End.

Sunday August 11th (2019)

• Harmony Arts Festival – free live music, art and other things to see and do along the waterfront in West Vancouver.
• KitsFest – a sports festival at Kitsilano Beach featuring numerous sports competitions and DJ music.
• Bathtub Race & Festival – the second annual South Delta Bathtub Race & Festival in Tsawwassen.
• Sunday Afternoon Salsa – salsa dancing at Robson Square between 3:00 and about 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation.
• Summer Sundays – free outdoor concerts at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. The New Orleans Gumbo entertains starting at 2:00 and R&B Conspiracy takes the stage at 4:30.
• Squamish Street Market – a summer market event along Squamish’s Cleveland Avenue between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.
• Sunday Farmers Markets
  • Ambleside Artisan Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.
  • Kitsilano Farmers Market – between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm at the Kitsilano Community Centre in Vancouver.
  • Ladner Village Market – a large farmers and artisan market from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm in downtown Ladner.
  • Poirier Street Market – from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot at 624 Poirier Street in Coquitlam.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large artisan market between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm in the Upper Village at the base of Blackcomb.
  • White Rock Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at 15154 Russell Avenue in the Miramar Plaza.
• Flea Markets
  • Cloverdale Flea Market – a giant market with primarily (but not exclusively) second-hand goods between 6:00 am and 3:00 pm in Surrey. Admission is $1.50, but free for kids ages 12 and under.
  • Abbotsford Flea Market – a large flea market at Abbotsford Exhibition Park between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm.
• Free Jazz Vespers – a concert with Palo de Rosa from 4:00 until 5:00 pm at Vancouver’s First Baptist Church at 969 Burrard Street. Admission by donation.

Monday August 12th (2019)

• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Music on the Wharf – live music on Maple Ridge’s Port Haney Wharf with the Bruce James Orchestra starting at 7:30 pm (by donation).
• Zumba at Canada Place – free Zumba classes at the north end of Canada Place from 5:30 until 6:30 pm.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.

Tuesday August 13th (2019)

• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Stanley Park Summer Cinema – a free film shows outdoors at Second Beach starting at dusk.
• Brahm’s Tams Drum Circle – an informal drumming event at Third Beach in Stanley Park from around 5:00 or 6:00 pm until sunset (but only on sunny days).
• Sing Out Loud – Try your hand at singing Supertramp’s Give a Little Bit and Logical Song in this open choir practice at John Lawson Park in West Vancouver at 7 pm.
• Cheap Movie Night – at various movie theatres throughout Metro Vancouver (so although not free, it’s less expensive than usual).

Wednesday August 14th (2019)

• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
  
• Trout Lake Concert Series – live evening music with Norine Braun at Trout Lake Community Centre at 3360 Victoria Drive.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Sounds of Summer Music Series – live music with Lou Morocco at Stewart Farm near Crescent Beach between 6:30 and 8:00 pm.
• Sunset Cinema – Disney’s 2019 film Dumbo shows outdoors in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza at dusk.
• Downtown Movie Nights – Bohemian Rhapsody shows outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at dusk.
• Drive-in Movie at Lansdowne Centre – Shazam! plays at dusk in the Richmond mall parking lot at 5300 No. 3 Road.
• Wednesday Farmers Markets
  • Main Street Farmers Market – a small to medium-sized market with about three dozen vendors outside Central Pacific Station from 2:00 until 6:00 pm.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large market in the Upper Village at Whistler from 2:00 until 7:00 pm.

Thursday August 15th (2019)

• Beaty Nocturnal – admission is by donation this evening at UBC’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
• Farmers Markets
  • Granville Island Farmers Market – a small market at Chain and Forge at 1404 Anderson Street on Granville Island from 11:00 until 4:00 pm.
  • New Westminster Farmers Market – a larger market at Tipperary Park at 315 Queens Avenue between 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
  • Downtown Farmers Market – a medium-sized market in the plaza outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 3:00 until 7:00 pm.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Burnaby Outdoor Movie – Hotel Transylvania 3 shows outdoors at around 8:30 pm by the Bob Prittie Library at 6100 Willingdon Avenue near Metrotown.
• Waterfront Cinema – the movie How to Train Your Dragon shows for free at around 9:00 pm at the end of the promenade deck at Canada Place.

Friday August 16th (2019)

• Ribfest Langley – a community fundraising event featuring BBQ rib vendors, entertainment and family-friendly activities at McLeod Athletic Park at 5687 Johnston Townline Road in Langley. Admission is free (but the ribs of course aren’t).
• Sounds of Summer Music Series – live music with the True North Troubadours at Francis Park in Surrey between 1:00 and 2:30 pm.
• CBC Musical Nooners – a band entertains for free from noon until 1:00 pm in the CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street across from the Vancouver Public Library.
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Live & Local Concerts & Culture Series – live music with The Motown Show in Edgemont Village and the Big Easy Funk Ensemble at Lynn Valley Village in North Vancouver.
• Shipyard Night Market – a beer garden, food trucks, market vendors and live music from 5:00 until 10:00 pm at North Vancouver’s Shipyards.

Saturday August 17th (2019)

• Ribfest Langley – a community fundraising event featuring BBQ rib vendors, entertainment and family-friendly activities at McLeod Athletic Park at 5687 Johnston Townline Road in Langley. Admission is free (but the ribs of course aren’t).
• Arts Alive Festival – an arts festival featuring live entertainment, art and artisan vendors in Langley from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm.
• New West Pride – an LGBTTQ street festival in New Westminster.
• Shipyards Summer Sessions Concerts – free live music at North Vancouver’s Shipbuilders’ Square.
  
• Kitsilano Showboat Concerts Series – free live entertainment in Kitsilano between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.
• Family Favourites Movies – a special feature film costs $2.99 in the morning at select theatres in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver. (To be confirmed.)
• Saturday Farmers Markets
  • Abbotsford Country Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm in downtown Abbotsford.
  • Burnaby Artisan Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm outside Burnaby City Hall at 4949 Canada Way.
  • Fort Langley Village Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at 9025 Glover Road in the parking lot of St. Andrews Historic Church.
  • Haney Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.
  • Riley Park Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Vancouver’s Riley Park at 50 East 30th Avenue across the street from Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Squamish Farmers Market – from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in downtown Squamish.
  • Trout Lake Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at John Hendry Park in the north parking lot.
  • West End Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at 1100 Comox Street in Vancouver’s West End.

Sunday August 18th (2019)

• Ribfest Langley – a community fundraising event featuring BBQ rib vendors, entertainment and family-friendly activities at McLeod Athletic Park at 5687 Johnston Townline Road in Langley. Admission is free (but the ribs of course aren’t).
• Port Moody Car Free Day – a street party on St. John’s Street from noon until 7:00 pm.
• Pakistan Festival – a cultural event at the Tsawwassen Mills Outlet Mall.
• Sunday Afternoon Salsa – salsa dancing at Robson Square between 3:00 and about 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation.
• Summer Sundays – a free outdoor concert at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. The band R.E.S.P.E.C.T. performs today starting at 2:00 pm.
• Sunday Farmers Markets
  • Ambleside Artisan Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.
  • Kitsilano Farmers Market – between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm at the Kitsilano Community Centre in Vancouver.
  • Poirier Street Market – from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot at 624 Poirier Street in Coquitlam.
  • Steveston Farmers & Artisan Market – from 10:30 am until 3:30 pm at 4111 Moncton Street in the Steveston Community Centre parking lot.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large artisan market between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm in the Upper Village at the base of Blackcomb.
  • White Rock Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at 15154 Russell Avenue in the Miramar Plaza.
• Flea Markets
  • Vancouver Flea Market – an indoor flea market at 703 Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. Admission ranges from $1.50 to $3.00 depending on the day’s event, so it’s not free, but it is pretty cheap.
  • Cloverdale Flea Market – a giant market with primarily (but not exclusively) second-hand goods between 6:00 am and 3:00 pm in Surrey. Admission is $1.50, but free for kids ages 12 and under.
  • Abbotsford Flea Market – a large flea market at Abbotsford Exhibition Park between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm.
• Free Jazz Vespers – from 4:00 until 5:00 pm at Vancouver’s First Baptist Church at 969 Burrard Street. Admission by donation.

Monday August 19th (2019)

• Zumba at Canada Place – free Zumba classes at the north end of Canada Place from 5:30 until 6:30 pm.

Tuesday August 20th (2019)

• Stanley Park Summer Cinema – a free film shows outdoors at Second Beach starting at dusk.
• Brahm’s Tams Drum Circle – an informal drumming event at Third Beach in Stanley Park from around 5:00 or 6:00 pm until sunset (but only on sunny days).
• Sing Out Loud – Try your hand at singing Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ and Any Way You Want It in this open choir practice at John Lawson Park in West Vancouver at 7 pm.
• Cheap Movie Night – at various movie theatres throughout Metro Vancouver (so although not free, it’s less expensive than usual).

Wednesday August 21st (2019)

• Trout Lake Concert Series – live evening music with the Soda Crackers at Trout Lake Community Centre at 3360 Victoria Drive.
• Sunset Cinema – the 2019 Disney movie Aladdin shows outdoors in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.
• Downtown Movie Nights – Crazy Rich Asians shows outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at dusk.
• Sounds of Summer Music Series – live music with the band Top City at Surrey’s Holland Park between 6:30 and 8:00 pm.
• Drive-in Movie at Lansdowne Centre – Detective Pikachu plays at dusk in the Richmond mall parking lot at 5300 No. 3 Road.
• Wednesday Farmers Markets
  • Main Street Farmers Market – a small to medium-sized market with about three dozen vendors outside Central Pacific Station from 2:00 until 6:00 pm.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large market in the Upper Village at Whistler from 2:00 until 7:00 pm.

Thursday August 22nd (2019)

• KiteClash – a kiteboarding competition at Squamish Spit.
• Burnaby Outdoor Movie Series – Madagascar 3 shows outdoors at around 8:30 pm by the Bob Prittie Library at 6100 Willingdon Avenue near Metrotown.
• Waterfront Cinema – the movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse shows for free at around 8:45 pm at the end of the promenade deck at Canada Place.
• Farmers Markets
  • Granville Island Farmers Market – a small market at Chain and Forge at 1404 Anderson Street on Granville Island from 11:00 until 4:00 pm.
  • New Westminster Farmers Market – a larger market at Tipperary Park at 315 Queens Avenue between 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
  • Downtown Farmers Market – a medium-sized market in the plaza outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 3:00 until 7:00 pm.

Friday August 23rd (2019)

• KiteClash – a kiteboarding competition at Squamish Spit.
• Live & Local Concerts & Culture Series – live music with the Adam Woodall Band in Edgemont Village and Platform Soul at Lynn Valley Village in North Vancouver.
• Shipyard Night Market – a beer garden, food trucks, market vendors and live music from 5:00 until 10:00 pm at North Vancouver’s Shipyards.

Saturday August 24th (2019)

• KiteClash – a kiteboarding competition at Squamish Spit.
• Electrafest – an electric vehicle event at the Roundhouse Community Centre between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. Activities include free test drives of clean-energy vehicles and electric bicycles, plus informational talks and kids’ activities.
• Steveston Dragon Boat Festival – dragon boat racing and live entertainment in Richmond’s Steveston Village.
• Shipyards Summer Sessions Concerts – free live music at North Vancouver’s Shipbuilders’ Square.
• Cloverdale Market Days – a large street market in downtown Cloverdale between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
• Vancouver Flea Market – an indoor flea market at 703 Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. Admission ranges from $1.50 to $3.00 depending on the day’s event, so it’s not free, but it is pretty cheap.
• Family Favourites Movies – a special feature film costs $2.99 in the morning at select theatres in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver. (To be confirmed.)
• Saturday Farmers Markets
  • Abbotsford Country Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm in downtown Abbotsford.
  • Burnaby Artisan Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm outside Burnaby City Hall at 4949 Canada Way.
  • Fort Langley Village Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at 9025 Glover Road in the parking lot of St. Andrews Historic Church.
  • Haney Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.
  • Riley Park Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Vancouver’s Riley Park at 50 East 30th Avenue across the street from Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Squamish Farmers Market – from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in downtown Squamish.
  • Trout Lake Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at John Hendry Park in the north parking lot.
  • West End Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at 1100 Comox Street in Vancouver’s West End.

Sunday August 25th (2019)

• KiteClash – a kiteboarding competition at Squamish Spit.
• Pinoy Fiesta – a free Filipino parade and festival at Memorial South Park in Vancouver.
• Pet-a-Palooza – a street party for pets and their owners in Yaletown.
• Flight Fest – an airshow with free admission at the Chilliwack Airport.
• Sunday Afternoon Salsa – salsa dancing at Robson Square between 3:00 and about 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation.
• Summer Sundays – a free outdoor concert at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues entertain starting at 2:00 pm.
• Sunday Farmers Markets
  • Ambleside Artisan Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.
  • Kitsilano Farmers Market – between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm at the Kitsilano Community Centre in Vancouver.
  • Ladner Village Market – a large farmers and artisan market from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm in downtown Ladner.
  • Poirier Street Market – from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot at 624 Poirier Street in Coquitlam.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large artisan market between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm in the Upper Village at the base of Blackcomb.
  • White Rock Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at 15154 Russell Avenue in the Miramar Plaza.
• Flea Markets
  • Vancouver Flea Market – an indoor flea market at 703 Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. Admission ranges from $1.50 to $3.00 depending on the day’s event, so it’s not free, but it is pretty cheap.
  • Cloverdale Flea Market – a giant market with primarily (but not exclusively) second-hand goods between 6:00 am and 3:00 pm in Surrey. Admission is $1.50, but free for kids ages 12 and under.
  • Abbotsford Flea Market – a large flea market at Abbotsford Exhibition Park between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm.
• Free Jazz Vespers – with Parker Woods from 4:00 until 5:00 pm at Vancouver’s First Baptist Church at 969 Burrard Street. Admission by donation.

Monday August 26th (2019)

• Music on the Wharf – live music on Maple Ridge’s Port Haney Wharf with the band Lincoln Street Union starting at 7:30 pm (by donation).
• Zumba at Canada Place – free Zumba classes at the north end of Canada Place from 5:30 until 6:30 pm.

Tuesday August 27th (2019)

• Brahm’s Tams Drum Circle – an informal drumming event at Third Beach in Stanley Park from around 5:00 or 6:00 pm until sunset (but only on sunny days).
• Sing Out Loud – Try your hand at singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and We Will Rock You in this open choir practice at John Lawson Park in West Vancouver at 7 pm.
• Cheap Movie Night – at various movie theatres throughout Metro Vancouver (so although not free, it’s less expensive than usual).

Wednesday August 28th (2019)

• Trout Lake Concert Series – live evening music with Checo Tohomaso and the VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir at Trout Lake Community Centre at 3360 Victoria Drive.
• Drive-in Movie at Lansdowne Centre – Inception plays at dusk in the Richmond mall parking lot at 5300 No. 3 Road.
• Wednesday Farmers Markets
  • Main Street Farmers Market – a small to medium-sized market with about three dozen vendors outside Central Pacific Station from 2:00 until 6:00 pm.
  • Whistler Farmers Market – a large market in the Upper Village at Whistler from 2:00 until 7:00 pm.

Thursday August 29th (2019)

• Waterfront Cinema – the movie Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade shows for free at the end of the promenade deck at Canada Place.
• Burnaby Outdoor Movie Series – The Wizard of Oz shows outdoors at around 8:30 pm by the Bob Prittie Library at 6100 Willingdon Avenue near Metrotown.
• Farmers Markets
  • Granville Island Farmers Market – a small market at Chain and Forge at 1404 Anderson Street on Granville Island from 11:00 until 4:00 pm.
  • New Westminster Farmers Market – a larger market at Tipperary Park at 315 Queens Avenue between 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
  • Downtown Farmers Market – a medium-sized market in the plaza outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 3:00 until 7:00 pm.

Friday August 30th (2019)

• Richmond World Festival – a large free multicultural festival from 4:00 until 10:00 pm at Richmond’s Minoru Park.
• Roedde House – admission to the museum is by donation today.
• Shipyard Night Market – a beer garden, food trucks, market vendors and live music from 5:00 until 10:00 pm at North Vancouver’s Shipyards.

Saturday August 31st (2019)

• Richmond World Festival – a large free multicultural festival from 11:00 am until 10:00 pm at Richmond’s Minoru Park.
• Bands on the Beach – free outdoor concerts at Harrison Hot Springs.
• Nikkei Matsuri – a Japanese-Canadian festival at Burnaby’s Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Parts of the event are free, but access to some areas costs a few dollars.
• Taiwanfest – a festival primarily on Granville Street but also other locations.
• Serbian Days – live entertainment and cultural activities at St. Sava Church at 505 63rd Avenue East in Vancouver.
• Family Favourites Movies – a special feature film costs $2.99 in the morning at select theatres in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver. (To be confirmed.)
• Saturday Farmers Markets
  • Abbotsford Country Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm in downtown Abbotsford.
  • Burnaby Artisan Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm outside Burnaby City Hall at 4949 Canada Way.
  • Fort Langley Village Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at 9025 Glover Road in the parking lot of St. Andrews Historic Church.
  • Haney Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.
  • Riley Park Farmers Market – from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Vancouver’s Riley Park at 50 East 30th Avenue across the street from Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Squamish Farmers Market – from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in downtown Squamish.
  • Trout Lake Farmers Market – between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at John Hendry Park in the north parking lot.
  • West End Farmers Market – from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at 1100 Comox Street in Vanouver’s West End.

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

For other ideas on things to do in August, check out the Events Calendar.

For other free activities, see Vancouver’s Best Beaches and the Lower Mainland’s best Parks and Places in Nature.

For other affordable things to do, see Vancouver on a Budget.

To see what’s happening next month, check out the September Calendar of Events.