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Summer Arts Guide 2026: Must-see Vancouver festivals this soccer-mad season

From world-renowned folk, jazz, and classical musicians to up-and-coming local dance performers and visual artists, make it your goal this summer to catch them all

FESTSJanet SmithJune 11, 2026Bard on the Beach, Queer Arts Festival, 5X Fest, Dancing on the Edge, Pinoy Festival, Strathcona Blocks Party, Gastown Sunday Set, Kitsilano Showboat, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, North Shore Jazz, Alliance Française Vancouver, Polygon Gallery, The Polygon, theatre under the stars, TUTS, Steveston, Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival, Vancouver Greek Summerfest, Indian Summer Festival, Khatsahlano Street Party, West Coast Modern WEek, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Carnaval del Sol, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Eastside Arts, CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival, New Works, Mission Folk Music Festival, Early Music Vancouver, Harmony Arts Festival, Powell Street Festival, Vines Art Festival, African Descent Festival, Wreck Beach Butoh, Music on Main, Vancouver Fringe Festival, SUMMER 2025, Summer 2025, Homepage feature, Summer 2026, SUMMEr 2026, SUMMER 2026

New Works hosts All Over The Map performance series this July and August

Annual event brings free outdoor dance to the Granville Island Picnic Pavilion and the VPL Central Library’s rooftop

DANCEStir VancouverJune 1, 2026Partner Content, New Works, All Over the Map, Summer 2026

In Fall(se) Circ(us), dancers embrace cycles of frenzied work and relatable exhaustion

At the Roundhouse, Little Room Productions’ inaugural piece draws on choreographer Isak Enquist’s lifelong experience in martial arts

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 11, 2026Little Room Productions, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, Roundhouse Community Centre, New Works, Homepage feature

Little Room Productions premieres inaugural piece Fall(se) Circ(us), March 21

New Works copresents Isak Enquist's genre-defying fusion of martial arts and contemporary dance influences

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 27, 2026Partner Content, New Works, Little Room Productions, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Cetnre, Roundhouse Community Centre

New Works hosts inaugural dance-focused Leadership in Practice Symposium, March 22

One-day gathering for artists, educators, and choreographers explores how leadership can be more responsive to the dance world

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 5, 2026Partner Content, New Works

Dance review: JEZEBEL challenges the stereotype of the booty-poppin’ backup dancer

In a riveting PuSh Festival and New Works copresentation, Belgium’s Cherish Menzo plays with repetition, chopped-and-screwed music, and flashing dental grillz

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 23, 2026New Works, PuSh Festival

Cherish Menzo's JEZEBEL lands at PuSh Festival in copresentation with New Works, January 22 and 23

Electrifying performance reclaims hyper-sexualized “video vixen” of hip hop’s golden era

DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 9, 2026Partner Content, New Works, Cherish Menzo

Year in review: Looking back on a few standout moments in Vancouver’s theatre and dance scenes in 2025

Provocatively reimagined endings to opera and Shakespeare were among the random scenes that stuck with us from the year onstage

OUROFEST brings electrifying street dance to Massey Theatre, November 14 and 15

Mainstage performances presented by OURO Collective include Greece’s TARANTISM, German-American B-boy RubberLegz, and more

DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 22, 2025Partner Content, Ouro Collective, New Works, OUROFEST, Massey Theatre

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 artists to catch on Granville Island at New Works’ Pop Up Dances Festival

Curator Amber Barton shares all the unique outdoor locations where this year’s dance performances will appear

DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 10, 2025New Works, granville island, Granville Island, VPL, Rebecca Margolick, Sophie Dow, Ballet BC

Pop Up Dances and Isak Enquist’s Fall(se) Cirque(us), as New Works reveals 2025-26 season

Packed program features Dance Film Masterclass, Jezebel at the PuSh Festival, residency showings, and more

DANCEJanet SmithAugust 19, 2025New Works, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Cetnre

All Over the Map brings capoeira moves, traditional Nahuatl songs, and more to Granville Island, August 17

Part two of New Works series highlights artists Sudhesna Mohapatra, Judith Colibrí, Ysadora Dias, and Punit & James

DANCEJanet SmithAugust 13, 2025New Works, All Over the Map, Summer 2025

Ry Jackson and Reed Jackson connect to their roots in Stump, as part of All Over the Map series

Presented by New Works, the dance piece will draw inspiration from natural surroundings on Granville Island

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 16, 2025New Works, All Over the Map, Ry Jackson, Reed Jackson, Summer 2025

New Works and Rainbow Refugee Society honour Pride Month with reflections on an impactful dance collaboration

Artists Kevin Jesuino and Marco Esccer worked with LGBTQI+ society members to create an empowering dance performance that told their truths

DANCEStir VancouverJune 25, 2025Partner Content, New Works, Pride, Rainbow Refugee

Summer Arts Guide 2025: Vancouver festivals shine a spotlight on local creativity all season long

Here’s a month-by-month roundup of all the stellar offerings in store, from butoh on the beach to jazz concerts in the heart of downtown

FESTSJanet SmithJune 12, 2025Bard on the Beach, Queer Arts Festival, 5X Fest, Dancing on the Edge, Pinoy Festival, Strathcona Blocks Party, Gastown Sunday Set, Kitsilano Showboat, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, North Shore Jazz, Alliance Française Vancouver, Polygon Gallery, The Polygon, theatre under the stars, TUTS, Steveston, Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival, Vancouver Greek Summerfest, Indian Summer Festival, Khatsahlano Street Party, West Coast Modern WEek, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Carnaval del Sol, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Eastside Arts, CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival, New Works, Mission Folk Music Festival, Early Music Vancouver, Harmony Arts Festival, Powell Street Festival, Vines Art Festival, African Descent Festival, Wreck Beach Butoh, Music on Main, Vancouver Fringe Festival, SUMMER 2025, Summer 2025, Homepage feature

In Bulleh Shah: Seeker of Light, Gaurav Bhatti pays homage to an 18th-century Sufi mystic

Choreographer blends Kathak and contemporary influences in solo presented by the Dance Centre and New Works

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 19, 2025The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Gaurav Bhatti, kathak, New Works, Spring 2025, Homepage feature

Artists of Belle Spirale Dance Projects seek resilience in the face of uncertainty with UNIVERSUS

Presented by VIDF with New Works and the Chutzpah! Festival, double bill premieres works by Alexis Fletcher and Fernando Hernando Magadan

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 11, 2025Belle Spirale Dance Projects, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, New Works, Chutzpah Festival, Chutzpah! Festival, Spring 2025, Homepage feature

Gaurav Bhatti premieres Kathak dance work Bulleh Shah: Seeker of Light, March 28 and 29

Inspired by the titular Sufi mystic, renowned artist’s new solo is co-presented by The Dance Centre and New Works

DANCEStir VancouverMarch 11, 2025Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre, New Works, Gaurav Bhatti, kathak, Spring 2025

Chutzpah! Plus Spring Edition announces 2025 programming

Performances spanning music, theatre, comedy, dance, and family entertainment take place from March 19 to 23

FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2025Chutzpah! Festival, Chutzpah! PLUS, Jewish Community Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, New Works, Spring 2025

Dance review: Set in a stripped-down concrete jungle, BOGOTÁ explores colonial resistance

Multilayered work by Andrea Peña & Artists is full of animalistic ritual, raw emotion, and nods to Colombian history

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2025PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Andrea Peña, New Works

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