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Canadian singer-songwriter Aysanabee is proud to be a role model for Indigenous youth

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival performer also tells us about his kick-ass band and the pressure he has put on himself as an award-winning recording artist

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 10, 2026Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2026

Keerat Kaur brings a season of gathering to Surrey Art Gallery with If Gardens Could Dream

Vivid painting, sculpture, digital media, embroidery, poetry, and architectural forms examine generational ties within the South Asian diaspora

Theatre review: Theatre Under the Stars’ Sister Act soars on joyous sounds and heartfelt story

Fierce company transforms characters by committing to the popular musical’s blend of disco, soul, and gospel

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 9, 2026Theatre Under the Stars, Homepage feature, Summer 2026

Eastside Arts Festival expands, opening the studio doors and public spaces of Vancouver’s arts scene

Marking its sixth year, the celebration brings communities together with more walking tours and hands-on workshops, from indigo dyeing to plein air drawing

Anita Majumdar’s Why We Work Out is an exercise in understanding, at Indian Summer Festival

Presented by the fest and Boca del Lupo, the multifaceted one-woman show carries long-standing reflections on workout culture and the life-altering effects of a pandemic

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 8, 2026Indian Summer Festival, Boca del Lupo

Local theatre artists’ project King Arthur’s Night culminates in a buoyant new film that blurs documentary and fantasy

Now streaming on Knowledge.ca, John Bolton–helmed movie stars Niall McNeil, Marcus Youssef, Veda Hille, Nathan Kay, and more, in a mix of artists with and without Down syndrome

SCREEN, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 8, 2026Neworld Theatre, Marcus Youssef, Niall McNeil

Becoming: The Art of Gu Xiong is now on view at the Museum of Vancouver

Open until February 2027, the exhibition celebrates the Chinese-Canadian artist’s life and work, connecting personal memory and histories of migration

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 8, 2026Partner Content, Museum of Vancouver, Gu Xiong, Summer 2026

Dark, funny, and a little weird, The Apiary brings offbeat buzz to summer theatre scene

With live music and innovative touches, a collective of established Vancouver stage artists brings eco-horror play about disappearing bees to life at the Vines Den

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 7, 2026bees, Christine Quintana

Concrete Vehicles’ noise-rockers specialize in music as unique as their band’s name

Intellectual-property disputes behind it, the project formerly known as Computer plays the Burrard Stage at this year’s Khatsahlano Street Party

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 7, 2026Khatsahlano Street Party, West 4th BIA, Summer 2026

Vines Art Festival unveils free programming set to transform Vancouver parks into open-air stages, August 5 to 15

With live music, drag, dance, art installations, and much more, this year's festival explores transformation through performances in conversation with their surroundings

FESTSJanet SmithJuly 6, 2026Vines Art Festival, Vines Art Society, Summer 2026, SUMMER 2026

Modern Biology is a conduit for the music of the forest, at Indian Summer Festival on July 13

For Tarun Nayar’s performance at VanDusen Botanical Garden, the festival invites attendees to settle in picnic-style and get into a meditative headspace

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2026Indian Summer Festival, Summer 2026

Fast-rising Punjabi singer Rashmeet Kaur is keen on eclectic sonic exploration

The Indian Summer Festival performer, who has collaborated with Major Lazer and contributed to Bollywood soundtracks, has forged some creative links to Canada’s West Coast

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 3, 2026Indian Summer Festival, Summer 2026, Vancouver Civic Theatres

The sounds of Star Wars and Beethoven hit the waterfront at Symphony at Sunset, July 11

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra moves its wildly popular, free outdoor concert to David Lam Park this year

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 2, 2026Summer 2026, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

At Indian Summer Festival, Am Johal aims to bridge global and local voices in an increasingly disorienting world

From gardens to galleries and market plazas, fest increasingly takes its multidisciplinary works out to where the community gathers

FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 30, 2026Indian Summer Festival, Summer 2026, Am Johal

Ensemble Theatre Company’s Peerless riffs on Shakespeare and affirmative action

Part of Ensemble’s summer festival, Jiehae Park’s play references Macbeth as it takes on the power dynamics of U.S. college admissions

THEATREJanet SmithJune 30, 2026Ensemble Theatre Company, Jericho Arts Centre, Summer 2026

Stir Cheat Sheet: Beach concerts to artisan market, 5 happenings to hit at Harrison Festival of the Arts

Hawksley Workman, plus mesmerizing cultural melds from El Balcón, Benin International Musical, and more

FESTS, MUSIC, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 29, 2026Harrison Festival of the Arts, Summer 2026

Canada Day Animation Jamboree celebrates National Film Board classics, at the Rio Theatre July 1

Oscar-winning Vancouver animator David Fine curates some of his favourite shorts, plus his own Animal Behaviour and Bob’s Birthday

SCREENJanet SmithJune 29, 2026National Film Board, The Rio Theatre, Canada Day, Summer 2026

Keerat Kaur's If Gardens Could Dream celebrates lush language and nature at Surrey Art Gallery, July 4 to August 30

Solo exhibition spans painting, sculpture, digital media, embroidery, poetry, and architectural forms

Theatre review: Arts Club production of The Play That Goes Wrong goes hilariously right

Great performances and impeccable set design and stage management ensure that the comedy about a hapless theatre company is a chaotic mess in all the right ways

THEATREJanet SmithJune 26, 2026Arts Club Theatre Company