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Vancouver New Music celebrates sonic exploration at Whispered Folds, October 16 to 18

Annual VNM Festival features performances by Émilie Payeur, Cecilia Lopez, Erin Gee, JJJJJerome Ellis, and more

VLACC presents annual Latin Expressions festival of arts and culture throughout October

Eight events are on offer, including the premiere of Yaimel Lopez’s animated short film “Vessels” and a Community Milonga in partnership with DanceHouse

FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 22, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, VLACC

Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Windsor on deck as Bard on the Beach announces summer of 2026 programming

Goblin:Oedipus and Antigone set to hit the Douglas Campbell Theatre next season

FESTS, THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2025Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare

Palabra Flamenco blends spoken poetry and age-old Iberian art form at Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

Poet Garth Martens says the Victoria-based troupe’s performances are a visceral and intimate conversation between words, music, and dance

READ, DANCE, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2025flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival unveils 22nd edition spanning Day of the Dead shadow puppetry, Mayor of Oz, and more

Also in store at the celebration running from October 31 to November 8 is SHELTER, an exhibition featuring works by 30 marginalized artists

Comedian Modi, a Take This Waltz remount, and more as Chutzpah! Festival marks milestone 25th year

Other offerings span extravagant 8 Gays of Channukah – The Musical and stylistically diverse Shtetl Cabaret

Vancouver Writers Fest launches with Oh, Canada!: The Alma Lee Opening Night Event, October 20

Evening features Canadian authors in sequential talks about the country’s current issues and rapidly shifting landscape

READ, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 16, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Writers Fest

Deerlady brings volume, vulnerability to this year’s Come Toward the Fire festival

Acclaimed guitar-and-bass duo blends whisper-soft passages with lush sonic swells and a deeply personal investigation of violence endured by Indigenous cultures

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2025Come Toward the Fire, CHAN CENTRE

VIFF Live brings L.A. musician Julianna Barwick, dub icon Mad Professor, and more to this year's Vancouver International Film Festival

Five boundary-pushing events mix audio and visual components at the festival, which takes place from October 2 to 12

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 11, 2025Partner Content, VIFF Centre, ViFF Centre, VIFF

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

Film reviews: Vancouver Queer Film Festival tells fearless stories full of empathy, humour, and music

Through intensely personal perspectives and sharp detail, audacious new features and short films throw light on culture-spanning issues

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 9, 2025Vancouver Queer Film Festival, LGBTQ+, Indigenous

Vancouver Writers Fest announces 2025 edition featuring guest curator Canisia Lubrin, a special event with Margaret Atwood, and much more

With the main lineup taking place October 20 to 26, events cover everything from censorship to Canadian identity

FESTS, READJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2025Vancouver Writers Fest, Margaret Atwood, VWF

Queer people with intellectual and developmental disabilities flourish through self-advocacy in A Place Where I Belong

Documentary at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival highlights peer-led groups working to overcome a long history of stigma and isolation by creating connection to the broader queer community

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 3, 2025Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Cineplex

Still Moon Arts Society welcomes autumn with the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, September 12 to October 4

With a Wetlands theme, the 23rd annual festival features an afternoon of artmaking, a labyrinth walk, a lantern procession, and much more

Vancouver International Film Festival unveils whole program, with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague opening

Ido Fluk’s ode to Keith Jarrett concert Köln 75 closes the fest, while VIFF Live brings in Mad Professor, claire rousay, and more

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 27, 2025VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

Flamenco Rosario's Soulfulness celebrates 35 years of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, September 27

Evening of ensemble works and solo pieces features local company dancers alongside international guest artists from Montreal, Spain, and Mexico

Chan Centre hosts fourth edition of ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire, September 20 and 21

Indigenous-led festival features performances by powwow group Northern Cree and pop singer Tia Wood, plus film screenings, a marketplace, and more

Richmond Maritime Festival drops anchor in Steveston for 22nd edition, August 23 and 24

Roots musicians Murfitt & Main and the jugglers of Cause & Effect Circus are among the acts in store at the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 21, 2025Richmond Maritime Festival, Steveston