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Vancouver Father’s Day Activities

May 15, 2023

The Father’s Day weekend in Metro Vancouver includes festivals, live music events, and other family-friendly festivals and activities in mid-June.

In 2026 Father’s Day is on Sunday, June 21st. It always happens on the third Sunday of the month.

Events that take place on the Father’s Day weekend most years include Old Car Sunday in Mission. There is also Playland at the PNE, Vancouver Canadians baseball games at Nat Bailey Stadium, and the Father’s Day Run for Prostate Cancer at Burnaby Lake. Lots of other great events happen that weekend too including Father’s Day Brunches and Dinners at area restaurants.

Continue reading to learn about events that happen on the Father’s Day weekend, or see our article about What’s Happening This Weekend. Or, see our article about Father’s Day Gift Ideas for suggestions on what to give dad.

Below is information about the following Father’s Day Events:

Father’s Day in the Lower Mainland

Below is a list of festivals and events that took place on or around the Father’s Day weekend in 2025. These events will likely feature again in 2026, though exact details are to be confirmed.

In addition to festivals, there are lots of fun activities for dads to do with their families in the Lower Mainland. Top choices include Whale Watching Adventures, walking tours with Forbidden Vancouver or Historical Chinatown Tours, outdoor adventure games with Vancouver Mysteries, and ziplining and ropes course opportunities with WildPlay in Maple Ridge. The rides at Playland at the PNE also operate on weekends in June. For dads and their older children, there are also virtual reality games at Zero Latency.

For sports fans, the Vancouver Canadians play all weekend at Nat Bailey Stadium, and the Vancouver Bandits have a basketball game in Langley. And for lovers of Shakespeare and live theatre, there are plays at Bard on the Beach. There is also live theatre in Deep Cove on Vancouver’s North Shore.

Continue reading for more details about specific events.

Roundhouse Events

The Roundhouse Community Centre hosts a number of events throughout the year, including on the Father’s Day weekend. On Saturday, June 14th in 2025, there were two music-themed events that took place.

First, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble presented a free Chinese Music Instrumental Garden event from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Then, the ticketed Journey into Rhythm concert with Robin Layne began at 3:00 pm. Both of these events featured live music and the chance to try instruments.

See our article about the Roundhouse Community Centre for more information.

Langley Community Day

Langley Community Day is a great cultural event that happens on the Father’s Day weekend at Douglas Park in the City of Langley. In 2025 it took place on June 14th, so on the Saturday of the Father’s Day weekend.

Langley Community Days features a wide variety of events and things to see. There is live music, a beer garden, market vendors, and family-friendly activities. Bands that performed at the event in 2025 were Trilojay, the Dave Hartney Band, Fleetwood Magic and a number of others.

See our article about Langley Community Day or visit the greatervanfoodtruckfest.com website (because the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival is one of the organizers of the event) to learn more about this event.

Pops & Hops at the Improv Centre

The Improv Centre on Granville Island is a theatre specializing in comedy improv. The last number of years the centre has had a special show on the Father’s Day weekend. In 2025 the Father’s Day Special began at 2:00 pm on the Sunday. The show featured all sorts of jokes about dads (to pay him back for all the dumb jokes he’s made over the course of the year).

See our article about The Improv Centre at Granville Island to learn more about the event and its show.

Baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium

The Vancouver Canadians played baseball against Spokane at Nat Bailey Stadium each day between June 12th and the 15th in 2025. The game on the 14th was also Blue Jays day which featured an appearance from a former Toronto Blue Jays player.

On Father’s Day this year it was Family Fun Sunday, which meant that kids under the age of 12 could run around the bases after the game was over.

Vancouver Bandits Basketball in Langley

The Vancouver Bandits are a professional basketball team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. They play home games at the Langley Events Centre between May and August. In 2025 the team had a game against Montreal Alliance on June 14th, so just one day before Father’s Day.

Sasquatch Days

Sasquatch Days is a two-day community festival at Harrison Hot Springs. At the event there are war canoe races and a salmon BBQ. Live entertainment and craft activities are typically included as well. Admission to the event is free.

The festival usually runs on the Saturday and Sunday of the Father’s Day weekend. In 2025, however, it happened at the end of the month instead, on June 28th and 29th.

Click Sasquatch Days for more information.

Old Car Sunday in Mission

Old Car Sunday in the Park takes place on Father’s Day in Mission. The venue is Fraser River Heritage Park at 7494 Mary Street. The event attracts hundreds of collectible and vintage automobiles and their owners, and thousands of car fans.

Old Car Sunday happens on the Sunday and admission for spectators is by donation. It costs about $20, if paid online in advance, to participate with your vehicle. The 2025 edition of the event took place on Sunday, June 15th.

Click Old Car Sunday to learn more about the car show.

TREAT DAD TO AN EVENING WITH SHAKESPEARE!

The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival runs from June until September. The plays in 2025 include The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Much Ado About Nothing, The Dark Lady and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. See our article about Bard on the Beach for details about the festival.

Father’s Day Brunches and Dinners

A great way to treat your dad, grandfather or father-in-law is to take him out for one of many Father’s Day Brunches and Dinners. A number of restaurants in the Lower Mainland offer special menus for the occasion.

In North Vancouver at the Shipyards, for example, the Pier 7 Restaurant & Bar has a Father’s Day Features dinner menu. In 2025 it was available from June 13th to 15th. Options included steak and lobster, roasted chicken, ribs, tuxedo truffle mousse, and more. This oceanfront restaurant also has a patio with stunning views of downtown Vancouver on the other side of the water.

See our articles about places to eat in North Vancouver and West Vancouver for a list of other restaurants on the North Shore.

Dinner Options in Vancouver

There are also lots of restaurants to take dad to in the City of Vancouver. An example is the P2B Restaurant & Bar at the Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel. This restaurant has an outdoor patio that’s really nice. At the restaurant between June 13th and 15th in 2025, there was a burger and beer special. Plus, prime rib was 20% off on the Sunday after 3:00 pm.

See our articles about Bars & Restaurants in Vancouver and Father’s Day Meals in the Lower Mainland for lists of other places to check out.

Drag Brunch at the Waldorf

Bacon & Leggs Father’s Day Brunch – a family-friendly drag brunch tookl place on Sunday, June 15th, with What the Frock Productions. It happened at the Howe Sound Taphouse & Kitchen at the Waldorf Hotel at 1489 East Hastings Street in Vancouver. Seatings were at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm and admission was by donation (but you had to pay for whatever food you ordered).

Father's Day Drag Brunch — Father’s Day Drag Brunch with What the Frock Productions

Kilby Historic Site

Kilby Historic Site hosts a special event on the Father’s Day weekend most years.

In 2025 the Father’s Day event was only on the Sunday. It typically runs from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. Families get to make kites together and then fly them outside. At 1:00 pm, there’s also the annual dads vs. kids butter and ice cream churning competition.

See our article about Kilby Historic Site to learn more about the venue.

Longest Day Road Race

The PH&N Investment Services Longest Day Road Race is a family-friendly running event that raises money for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank at UBC. In 2025 the race took place on Friday, June 13th. The event features 5 km and 10 km races as well as a one mile run for kids. It also includes an after-party with food, music and a beer garden.

See our article about the Longest Day Road Race to learn more about this event.

Father’s Day Walk Run for Prostate Cancer

The Father’s Day Walk Run for Prostate Cancer is an annual fundraising event hosted by Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada. The walk and run can be done either in-person or online, which means you can participate from anywhere in Canada. In 2025 the event was on Sunday, June 15th. It happens again on Sunday next year, on June 21st. The local in-person option takes place at Burnaby Lake Park.

See the Father’s Day Run website for more information or to donate.

GearUp4CF Bike Ride

GearUp4CF is a 100 km non-competitive bike ride from South Surrey to Abbotsford and then back again. There’s also a shorter, 50 km option.

GearUp4CF is a fundraising event to help Cystic Fibrosis Canada in its search for a cure for a disease affecting many Canadians including children. In 2025 the event happened on Saturday, June 21st (so a week later than last year, and the weekend after Father’s Day).

Click gearup4cf.com for full detais about the event and to donate or register.

Playland Amusement Park

Playland is Vancouver’s main amusement park. In 2025 the rides operate on select dates between May 17th and August 15th. The attraction is open on both the Saturday and Sunday of the Father’s Day weekend.

See our article about Playland Rides to learn more about the amusement park.

Railway Museum of BC

The Railway of Museum of BC is located in Squamish and is open on both the Saturday and Sunday of the Father’s Day weekend. The museum features plenty of historic buildings along with a real steam locomotive and a miniature railway that has 3 kms of track (making it perhaps not so miniature).

It’s a great place to check out for anyone who loves trains. Click Railway of Museum of BC to learn more about it.

Other Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day

In addition to all the above special events, there are many other ways to celebrate Father’s Day including the following:

Spend the day at the beach – if the weather is good then a fabulous way to spend the day is at one of Vancouver’s Best Beaches. Popular spots include White Rock, Jericho, Kitsilano, Boundary Bay, Stanley Park and more.
Go for a hike – take dad and the family on any of Vancouver’s Best Hiking Trails at some of the region’s best parks.
Take dad out to a restaurant – go out for brunch, lunch or dinner at any of Vancouver’s Best Restaurants (or at least order take-out or delivery).
Spend time with dad on a boat – rent paddleboards, kayaks or canoes at Alice Lake, Cultus Lake, Deep Cove, Deer Lake or any one of numerous other places in Metro Vancouver and the surrounding area.
Take dad fishing – great fishing spots include North Vancouver’s Rice Lake and in West Vancouver off the pier at either Ambleside or Dundarave. Many of the Lower Mainland’s other waterfront locations are great places too.