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Montreal’s Basia Bulat tours to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, September 20

Singer-songwriter performs tracks off her latest album, playing guitar, piano, and autoharp

East Van Schools Improv Project is about much more than funny business

Improv Centre program introduces secondary students to improvisational comedy while teaching skills that are applicable to many other areas of life

COMEDYJanet SmithAugust 25, 2026The Improv Centre, improv comedy, Homepage feature

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival celebrates the small wonders of local nature, September 7 to 26

The 24th annual event culminates in a five-hour journey featuring the Harvest Fair, Twilight Lantern Procession, and Streamside Lanterns

I Pagliacci opera triggers the tears of a clown, August 26 to September 5

Nebula Performances stages a full production of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s famous work, with Wanshuai Yu in the leading role

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 24, 2026Nebula Performances, Wenwen Du, opera, Summer 2026

At THIS Gallery, Angela Fama’s Love Letters to Turbulence reimagines ideas of identity following trauma

In her participatory exhibition, interdisciplinary artist invites visitors to share narratives of trauma and healing through drawings, workshops, collaborative zines, and an online space

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 24, 2026Angela Fama, THIS Gallery

Chan Centre hosts Indigenous cultural festival ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire, September 18 to 20

Fifth-annual festival features learning opportunities, a full day of free activities, and a concert headlined by Juno Award–winning artist Aysanabee

To Love or Not to Love puts a modern spin on a medieval Persian epic, August 27 to 30

Majid Tafreshi’s play intertwines Nezami Ganjavi’s 12th-century poetry with the lives of contemporary theatre actors

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithAugust 21, 2026Vancouver Civic Theatres

Pi Theatre and EDAM present the world premiere of birdcage, September 3 to 5

Meditative piece is a collaboration between interdisciplinary artist Alex Mah and violinist Ilana Waniuk

DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 21, 2026Partner Content, Pi theatre, Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs, pi provocateur, EDAM

Improv Butoh rises again at Kokoro Dance’s KW Studios, August 21

Guitarist Cole Schmidt performs at a jazz-driven music-and-dance series reborn after the June passing of Tony Wilson

DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 20, 2026Kokoro Dance, jazz, KW Studios

At Metro Theatre, puppets navigate the realities of adulthood in Avenue Q, September 18 to October 10

Christopher King directs the Tony Award–winning musical comedy about a college grad finding his way in the world

THEATREStir VancouverAugust 20, 2026Partner Content, Metro Theatre

Where the Blood Mixes, Bordertown Café, Benevolence as Firehall Arts Centre announces 2026–27 season

A new dance work by Kirsten Wicklund and Peter Smida, the world premiere of a musical, and more round out the lineup

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithAugust 19, 2026FIREHALL, Firehall Art Centre

Elektra announces its 40th anniversary season with new voices and returning favourites

For 2026–27, the choir will premiere new commissions by Canadian composers Suba Sankaran and Alex Eddington, as well as revisiting works from its inaugural year

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 19, 2026Elektra

Richmond Maritime Festival sets sail for Steveston, August 22 and 23

The event’s 23rd edition brings two days of live music, historic boats, cultural workshops, and more

FESTSJanet SmithAugust 19, 2026Richmond Maritime Festival, Summer 2026

The Chan Centre hosts anaiis in her Canadian debut, September 16

Toulouse-born artist’s latest album draws on her new experience as a mother

The Polygon Gallery goes online with new digital exhibition platform, Parallelogram

The inaugural offering, Volume 1: Interior Infinite Revisited, is a look back at a pandemic-era show that explored costume, transformation, and fluid identity

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 18, 2026POLYGON Gallery

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival presents bold, boundary-pushing cinema, September 10 to 20

Lineup opens with cop-on-the-run comedy A Loose End and closes with Vainilla, renowned Mexican actor Mayra Hermosillo’s directorial debut

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverAugust 18, 2026Partner Content, VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor strives to keep Jocelyn Morlock’s music alive

With the new CD Artemis Sleeps, the late composer’s former roommate celebrates chamber works that range from pithy to rhapsodic to enigmatic

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 17, 2026Jocelyn Morlock, Mark McGregor, Redshift Music, Homepage feature

Glitch Theatre's new podcast series Arc One debuts August 27

Short works by D/disability-identified artists offer compelling stories, from a literally spirited cabaret to the time-spanning medical office of Anton Chekhov

THEATRE, PODCASTSStir VancouverAugust 17, 2026Partner Content, Glitch Theatre

Vancouver Queer Film Festival unveils 2026 program, slated for September event

Compelling shorts, strong documentaries, and features such as Apolo and Gugu’s World bring forward local and international voices

SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 14, 2026Out on Screen, VQFF, Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Summer series of new French-language films kicks off at Alliance Française Vancouver, August 19 and 20

Visions Ouest Productions and the Alliance present true-life sports comedy Le Rêve américain and compelling walking documentary Á pied, with English subtitles

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