Fests

Quick takes on three atmospheric works: Modus Operandi’s Wound, Dance//Novella’s Soft Animals, and O.Dela Arts’ Where You Go

At this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the two acclaimed trumpeters find unique ways of expressing the legend’s enduring influence

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

Marquee Series concert showcases the tenor saxophonist’s sonic innovation and Chicago roots, in homage to a true legend

Intriguing programming ranges from majestic Holst and Berlioz to a contemporary work dedicated to craft brews, plus a beachfront finale

New art-making opportunities and expanded art walks are part of the programming just announced

Ashley Wright has helmed it himself, but in Bard on the Beach’s new production, he plays Shakespeare’s dissolute knight under the capable direction of Rebecca Northan

Joined by his ensemble, the expressive artist pairs songs off his latest album with music inspired by his involvement in a Miles Davis biopic

The festival will include the premiere of Imant Raminsh’s Where Wildness Lives, a choral work dedicated to the artistic director’s late father

At Dancing on the Edge, Alexis Fletcher and Sylvain Senez develop a new piece alongside one by Ballet BC’s Sid Chuckas

Boca del Lupo and ArtstageSAN’s show at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival is more of an immersive experience than a plot-driven play

Outdoor show on July 25, part of the larger fest, also features Big Rig and DJ Jody Glenham

The choreographer and performer’s character-driven Dancing on the Edge piece is informed by his perspective as the child of a deaf parent

Programming spans ticketed concerts, an outdoor community performance, masterclasses, and more

Megan Milton’s Free Kittens and William Rubel’s Robin Redbreast in a Cage converge on close human relationships in an age of reality TV and AI

Visit 45 participating sites free of charge, including art galleries, places of worship, historic shipyards, and civic facilities

Marquee Series act is known for its ’70s-punk roots and ever-evolving sound

Stephen Drover directs his own haunting adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, laced with tyranny and moral corruption

Boca del Lupo returns to the outdoor stage in partnership with Korean puppet masters for five-metre-tall spectacle

Performers at the 2026 edition include Uncle Strut, Felisha and the Jazz Rejects, Art d’Ecco, Brass Camel, Rich Hope, and many more

Artists hitting Jericho Beach Park range from Denmark’s Tina Dico and Ukraine’s Yagódy to Portland’s Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin

Event’s top works from across the country and the globe leap between juggling, circus, art installation, concert, and more

Laugh-out-loud, music-filled production sets Shakespeare’s play in a fictional soccer-obsessed Vancouver suburb

Short film poetically remembers a Black woman from an old photograph

In the new show by Vancouver’s Boca del Lupo and South Korea’s ArtstageSAN, a talking tree interacts with members of the audience

Choreographer Stephanie Thomasen’s piece has no plot and instead invites audience members to imagine their own storylines

Annual celebration’s main-stage offerings open with Métis fiddler Brianna Lizotte and close with Chicago’s LowDown Brass Band

Illustrated Legacies: Graveyard of the Pacific wins Nigel Moore Award; And the Fish Fly Above Our Heads و الأسماك تطير فوق رؤوسنا named best feature

Amid the offerings are names like Lukas Malkowski, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, O.Dela Arts and musica intima, and much more

This year’s picks include old-school country, introspective singer-songwriters, voodoo-infused ritual, and one U.K. legend who really needs no introduction