Stir
Music Screen Art & Design Fests Culinary Read
Events Calendar
Theatre Dance Comedy
Culture Podcasts News Festive Guide Digital Magazine RSS FEED
Stage Theatre Dance Comedy MusicScreenArt & DesignFestsCulinaryRead More Culture Podcasts News Festive Guide Digital Magazine RSS FEED
Stir
Events Calendar
 
Vancouver's ParkerArtSalon hits the Pendulum Gallery, to June 16
Vancouver's ParkerArtSalon hits the Pendulum Gallery, to June 16

More than 50 artists explore the theme of “What Moves You”

Read More
WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023ParkerArtSalon, Pendulum Gallery, Spring 2023, art exhibition
Whistler Children’s Festival returns for 40th year, May 19 to 21, 27, and 28
Whistler Children’s Festival returns for 40th year, May 19 to 21, 27, and 28

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre to host Discover your Animal Spirit workshop at arts and culture fest

Read More
WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Spring 2023
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical bolts into Vancouver, May 18 to 28  
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical bolts into Vancouver, May 18 to 28  

The stage adaptation of Rick Riordan’s best-selling novel features everything from giant puppets to a five-piece orchestra

Read More
WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023CTORA Theatre, Percy Jackson
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners

King Coal, We Will Not Fade Away, and Notes on Displacement among the titles honoured

Read More
FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMay 13, 2023DOXA, Nigel Moore Award for Youth Programming, documentary
Dance review: Life, laughs, and the apocalypse—BC WAVE/S program takes an epic journey
Dance review: Life, laughs, and the apocalypse—BC WAVE/S program takes an epic journey

With breathtaking breadth, Johan Inger’s PASSING looks at the traces we leave behind; Roy Assaf’s 20 People pokes fun in fuchsia pink

Read More
DANCEJanet SmithMay 13, 2023Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Spring 2023
Arts organizations join forces to pay tribute to composer Jocelyn Morlock, May 24
Arts organizations join forces to pay tribute to composer Jocelyn Morlock, May 24

Fittingly, free public celebration of life will be filled with music, by Standing Wave, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Erika Switzer, and many others

Read More
MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMay 12, 2023Jocelyn Morlock, Music on Main, musica intima, Little Chamber Music, Queer Arts Festival, Redshift Musif, Standing Wave
Vancouver Chinatown revitalization funding of $2.2 million announced
Vancouver Chinatown revitalization funding of $2.2 million announced

Province of B.C. provides funds to create a more vibrant neighbourhood, including restored storefronts and historic neon signs

Read More
NEWS, CULTUREGail JohnsonMay 12, 2023Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, Vancouver Chinatown
Abraham Oghobase: Life of Mine explores mining legacies across Africa, to July 30
Abraham Oghobase: Life of Mine explores mining legacies across Africa, to July 30

Nigerian-born Toronto-based artist looks at the impacts of the colonial practice through visual montages

Read More
WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 12, 2023The Polygon, Spring 2023, African
Music review: Amanda Sum's New Age Attitudes has devastating details beneath its quirky surface
Music review: Amanda Sum's New Age Attitudes has devastating details beneath its quirky surface

Vancouver singer explores simple pleasures and awkward truths

Read More
MUSICJanet SmithMay 12, 2023The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Replacement
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily play the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 26
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily play the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 26

Hosted by Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, the Vancouver Playhouse concert celebrates trio’s debut album

Read More
FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverMay 12, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
Tenor Isaiah Bell probes the depths of desire, rejection in The Book of My Shames
Tenor Isaiah Bell probes the depths of desire, rejection in The Book of My Shames

Rooted in opera, the live music-theatre hybrid features everything from cabaret to spoken word

Read More
MUSIC, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 12, 2023City Opera Vancouver, Isaiah Bell, opera
Astrolabe Musik Theatre brings opera, dance, and German folk tale together in Into the Little Hill
Astrolabe Musik Theatre brings opera, dance, and German folk tale together in Into the Little Hill

Working with Idan Cohen and Leslie Dala, Heather Pawsey is finally ready to see composer George Benjamin’s reimagining of Pied Piper hit stage

Read More
OPERA, MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithMay 11, 2023Astrolabe Musik Theatre, Spring 2023, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFUW, SFU Woodward's, Heather Pawsey, Idan Cohen, Leslie Dala, Homepage feature
The Polygon Gallery honours Asian Heritage Month with Maternal Instinct, May 18
The Polygon Gallery honours Asian Heritage Month with Maternal Instinct, May 18

Event featuring local Asian-Canadian artists combines short films, live reading, and dance performance

Read More
SCREEN, DANCE, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 11, 2023Partner Content, The Polygon Gallery
Stir Pairing: Mother’s Day 2023
Stir Pairing: Mother’s Day 2023

The annual Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour meets three B.C. wines

Read More
CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2023 lineup for July 14 to 16  event
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2023 lineup for July 14 to 16 event

Calexico, Ferron, Joachim Cooder, Joe Henry, and Albert Lee among this year’s musical acts

Read More
FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival
New Vancouver public artwork by Swedish artist Henrik Håkansson unveiled
New Vancouver public artwork by Swedish artist Henrik Håkansson unveiled

A Rock Divided was commissioned by esteemed architect Kengo Kuma for new Alberni building, which will also house new Japanese restaurant

Read More
ART & DESIGN, CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023Kengo Kuma, public art, downtown Vancouver
Vancouver's Tremors Festival turns live performance into an art party
Vancouver's Tremors Festival turns live performance into an art party

Think of it as going to a punk show in a basement and seeing new, experimental, burgeoning works

Read More
FESTS, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023Rumble Theatre, Tremors Festival, Spring 2023, Homepage feature
Vancouver Men’s Chorus brings Sizzlin’ Summer to Granville Island from June 9 to 17
Vancouver Men’s Chorus brings Sizzlin’ Summer to Granville Island from June 9 to 17

Cheerful concert series celebrates pride, nostalgia, and the return of warm weather fun

Read More
MUSICStir VancouverMay 11, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Men's Chorus
A cavalcade of conductors at Vancouver Bach Choir's SummerSing!, May 14 at the Chan
A cavalcade of conductors at Vancouver Bach Choir's SummerSing!, May 14 at the Chan

The annual departure into jazz and rock choral arrangements is a fun celebration of the season

Read More
MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 10, 2023Vancouver Bach Choir, Spring 2023
Kasandra Flamenco performs ROJO Y SOMBRA at the Shadbolt Centre, May 26 and 27
Kasandra Flamenco performs ROJO Y SOMBRA at the Shadbolt Centre, May 26 and 27

Fiery dance piece combines contemporary, flamenco, guitar music, and red silks

Read More
DANCEStir VancouverMay 10, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Newer Older
 
 


Check out our Instagram
@stirvancouver

La Venue de l’avenir (Colours of Time) takes a lighthearted trip back to 1895 Paris, at VIFF Centre to January 5. 

Four relatives converge on an old house, discovering the story of an ancestor who journeyed to the City of Light during the Impr
Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

Read more from
Happy Holidays from the team at Stir ❤️
Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

Read more at Stir. 

#vancouverarts #stirvancouver #taikodrums
From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

Head to St
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

Read more at Stir ❄️

#yvrarts #yv
 

CONTACT US

Email us at hello@createastir.ca

We are grateful to live, work, create, and play on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

LINKS

What is Stir?
Support Stir
Diversity & Inclusion
Advertising
RSS FEED

Festive Guide

Subscribe

Get the latest arts and culture news, things to do, and great swag

Thanks for subscribing! Check your inbox for a confirmation email.

 

Legal | Site Credits

© 2025 Stir Publishing Vancouver Inc.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.