The little dogs are back again at Hastings Racecourse this weekend! The wiener dog races are very fun to watch. Also check out the free Khatsahlano! Music + Art Festival on Saturday! Then round off your weekend with some music at the 25th Annual Symphony in the Park!

Friday, July 12, 2013

Beach Volleyball Open 2013
Friday: 8:30am – 5pm  
Saturday: 8:30am – 7pm   
Sunday: 8:30am – 6pm
Kitsilano Beach (Arbutus Street between Cornwall Avenue & McNicoll Avenue), Vancouver BC
Canada's largest online eyewear company, ClearlyContacts.ca hosts Beach Volleyball Open 2013. The tournament will be held July 12th-14th at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver with the women’s finals scheduled for Sunday July 14th at 4pm and the men’s finals scheduled to start at 5pm.  Attendance is free of charge for all spectators and as a part of their partnership, ClearlyContacts.ca will provide great prizing and contests for spectators. With bleacher seating, live music, contests and prizes all weekend long and a brand new title sponsor, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Special guests: Olympian, Josh Binstock and partner Sam Schachter and national champions, Nicole Mcnamara and partner Megan Mcnamara.    

YVR Take-Off Fridays & Paper Airplane Workshop & Competition
YVR Take-Off Fridays occur 9:00am to 3:00pm every Friday from July 5th to August 30th
Paper Airplane Competition - 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  
Vancouver International Airport Public Observation Area, Level 4, Domestic Terminal Building
Visit YVR any Friday from July 5th to August 30th from 9:00am to 3:00pm for YVR Take-Off Fridays. Enjoy delicious treats, rockin’ beats and spectacular entertainment that will have travellers and staycationers alike eager to get to the airport. Check out live DJs and tons of free entertainment, including local musicians and artists, caricaturists, balloonist, popular airside demonstrations and more. Kids will have a blast meeting mascots, dancing to music, folding paper airplanes and getting their faces painted. On Friday, July 12th, the first Paper Airplane Workshop & Competition will be held. The special event, part of YVR’s summer long YVR Take-Off Fridays, features great prizes and expert paper airplane making guidance from BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus instructor Ralph Heldt, who will be onsite teaching the basics behind building a paper airplane that will go the distance.   

Peak Poole Party
12:30pm
Burrard Landing at Vancouver Convention Centre West
Free lunchtime concert series. Live Concert Friday July 12@ 12:30pm The Peak Poole Party Featuring Dear Rouge

LANcouver 2013
Friday 1:00pm-12am
Saturday 9am-12am 
Sunday 9am-6pm
4620 Viking Way, Richmond, BC
LANcouver is a 3-day gaming event first founded in 2004 on Vancouver’s North Shore. Watch gamers compete in tournaments, attend panels and seminars, special challenge events, sponsor demonstrations, random prize draws, live music and entertainment, and so much more. Spectators get in for free!

Women 2.0 Founder Friday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Mozilla, #209 - 163 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
Founder Friday is open to aspiring and current entrepreneurs, technologists and investors, and is free to those who attend (this is an open event for females and males) to network and connect. Speaking this Founder Friday are:  Jenny Yang, Co-Founder & CEO, Metafor Software  Shaherose Charania, Co-Founder & CEO, Women 2.0  with a special presentation by Diane Bisgeier, Program Manager of Mozilla WebFWD

Mysteries of the Quantum Universe with Dr. Hitoshi Murayama 
7:00 PM
TELUS World of Science, 1455 Quebec Street Vancouver
Join Science World and TRIUMF in welcoming distinguished theoretical physicist Dr. Hitoshi Murayama as he discusses enduring mysteries at the frontiers of science in the context of current and forthcoming experiments. Dr. Murayama will outline what we know and (mostly) don’t know about anti-matter, neutrinos, and (the still-elusive) dark matter, and will explain how these enigmas fit into our understanding of the universe. The lecture will be followed by an audience Q&A session.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

4th Annual Whey-ah-Wichen Canoe Festival
Sat & Sun 8:30am - 5pm
Cates Park, North Vancouver
First Nation paddling teams will compete in traditional canoe races on Burrard Inlet along the foreshore of Whey-Ah-Wichen / Cates Park. The Whey-Ah-Wichen Canoe Festival, hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, is a free, family friendly event, open to the public.  The Whey-Ah-Wichen Canoe Festival at Cates Park is hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. You'll have a chance to watch the competitive paddle races.  Along with the canoe races, the festival will include displays, Aboriginal arts and crafts booths, and cash-only food concession with delicious, freshly barbecued salmon.

Beach Volleyball Open 2013
Friday: 8:30am – 5pm  
Saturday: 8:30am – 7pm   
Sunday: 8:30am – 6pm
Kitsilano Beach (Arbutus Street between Cornwall Avenue & McNicoll Avenue), Vancouver BC
Canada's largest online eyewear company, ClearlyContacts.ca hosts Beach Volleyball Open 2013. The tournament will be held July 12th-14th at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver with the women’s finals scheduled for Sunday July 14th at 4pm and the men’s finals scheduled to start at 5pm.  Attendance is free of charge for all spectators and as a part of their partnership, ClearlyContacts.ca will provide great prizing and contests for spectators. With bleacher seating, live music, contests and prizes all weekend long and a brand new title sponsor, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Special guests: Olympian, Josh Binstock and partner Sam Schachter and national champions, Nicole Mcnamara and partner Megan Mcnamara.    

LANcouver 2013
Friday 1:00pm-12am
Saturday 9am-12am 
Sunday 9am-6pm
4620 Viking Way, Richmond, BC
LANcouver is a 3-day gaming event first founded in 2004 on Vancouver’s North Shore. Watch gamers compete in tournaments, attend panels and seminars, special challenge events, sponsor demonstrations, random prize draws, live music and entertainment, and so much more. Spectators get in for free!

Marpole Summerfest
11am - 4pm
along Granville Street between 63rd & 71st Avenues in Marpole
Sidewalk sales and merchant promotions, musicians and balloon artists, face painters and juggling shows, on-street chalk murals, and a classic car Show 'n Shine - all of this adds up to a fun-filled, family-oriented community celebration!

Khatsahlano! Music + Art Festival
11am - 9pm
Kitsilano’s West 4th Avenue (between Burrard & MacDonald)
Vancouver’s biggest FREE outdoor music event! Created with love in 2011 by the members of the Kitsilano 4th Avenue Business Association, this year’s festival will feature TWELVE stages showcasing more than 50 of Vancouver’s top musical performers - a veritable who’s who of hot indie acts - plus eclectic pods of distinctive local artisans, street performers and a host of other festivities.

Wiener Dog Races
1:50pm onwards 
Hastings Racecourse, 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver 
Come enjoy one of Vancouver’s most popular event as the city’s best Wiener Dogs battle to see who is the Top Dog. First horse race is at 1:50 p.m. with wiener dog racing scattered in between horse races. No admission to the racetrack and the races are free to watch. These cute dogs will race a small portion of the track in a total of 8 heats and the final race will be on Sunday.

Museum of Vancouver's Upcycled Urbanism
700 Block Granville Street, between Georgia and Robson
Upcycled Urbanism is a participatory project that invites students, artists, designers, makers, and anyone with a even a smidgen of creativity to re-imagine and rebuild parts of Vancouver’s public realm. Working together, teams of participants have designed and built prototypes using modular blocks of expanded polystyrene containing material salvaged from construction sites around the Lower Mainland by Mansonville Plastics. Everyone is welcome. To join one of the design+build teams, email upcycledurbanism@museumofvancouver.ca. If you just want to help build, or play with our creations, or just watch, join us at VIVA Vancouver on Saturday July 13. We'll be creating spectacular styro-interventions on the 700 Block Granville Street, between Georgia and Robson.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

4th Annual Whey-ah-Wichen Canoe Festival
Sat & Sun 8:30am - 5pm
Cates Park, North Vancouver
First Nation paddling teams will compete in traditional canoe races on Burrard Inlet along the foreshore of Whey-Ah-Wichen / Cates Park. The Whey-Ah-Wichen Canoe Festival, hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, is a free, family friendly event, open to the public.  The Whey-Ah-Wichen Canoe Festival at Cates Park is hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. You'll have a chance to watch the competitive paddle races.  Along with the canoe races, the festival will include displays, Aboriginal arts and crafts booths, and cash-only food concession with delicious, freshly barbecued salmon.

Beach Volleyball Open 2013
Friday: 8:30am – 5pm  
Saturday: 8:30am – 7pm   
Sunday: 8:30am – 6pm
Kitsilano Beach (Arbutus Street between Cornwall Avenue & McNicoll Avenue), Vancouver BC
Canada's largest online eyewear company, ClearlyContacts.ca hosts Beach Volleyball Open 2013. The tournament will be held July 12th-14th at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver with the women’s finals scheduled for Sunday July 14th at 4pm and the men’s finals scheduled to start at 5pm.  Attendance is free of charge for all spectators and as a part of their partnership, ClearlyContacts.ca will provide great prizing and contests for spectators. With bleacher seating, live music, contests and prizes all weekend long and a brand new title sponsor, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Special guests: Olympian, Josh Binstock and partner Sam Schachter and national champions, Nicole Mcnamara and partner Megan Mcnamara.   

LANcouver 2013
Friday 1:00pm-12am
Saturday 9am-12am 
Sunday 9am-6pm
4620 Viking Way, Richmond, BC
LANcouver is a 3-day gaming event first founded in 2004 on Vancouver’s North Shore. Watch gamers compete in tournaments, attend panels and seminars, special challenge events, sponsor demonstrations, random prize draws, live music and entertainment, and so much more. Spectators get in for free!

Key West Ford Show & Shine 2013
10am - 5pm
Columbia Street, Downtown New Westminster
The popular event that really shines is once again rolling into Downtown New West July 14th!  Cool cars, great eats, and interactive free fun for the whole family....(plus free parking in the Downtown Parkade!) Block party including world famous Japadog, cool tunes, live performances, the coolest cars, big screen at Begbie & Columbia! Check out electric vehicles at Electric Avenue. First ever bicycle Show & Shine. Come hungry... BeaverTails, Chronic Tacos, Triple O's, Thrifty Foods, Japadog and many more will be onsite to feed you!

7th Annual Party at the Pier
11am - 5pm
base of Lonsdale Avenue and Esplanade, North Vancouver
The Party at the Pier hosts many marine themed activities and displays, along with entertainment. The entertainment lineup offers something for all ages. This is a must on your summer calendar!  In addition to the non-stop award winning musical entertainment, there will be strolling pirates, face painting, balloon creations, carnival games with prizes for everyone, a petting zoo, Tug Boat Ballet, Navy Ship tours and more!

Ambleside Day 2013
12pm - 6pm
Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver
Ambleside Day is a community event hosted at Ambleside beach promoting water safety and active lifestyles . This year's event will include a lifeguard challenge, face painting, relay races between kids and lifeguards, a BBQ, a water safety booth, a boating safety booth, a community program booth and also a few stations where kids can try using the equipment that lifeguards use on a daily basis.  Come to Ambleside Beach for a day of fun, learning and competition (friendly, of course!).

Wiener Dog Races
1:50pm onwards 
Hastings Racecourse, 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver 
Come enjoy one of Vancouver’s most popular event as the city’s best Wiener Dogs battle to see who is the Top Dog. First horse race is at 1:50 p.m. with wiener dog racing scattered in between horse races. No admission to the racetrack and the races are free to watch. These cute dogs will race a small portion of the track in a total of 8 heats and the final race will be on Sunday.

25th Annual Symphony in the Park
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Deer Lake Park, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue Burnaby, BC
In this free evening concert, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra showcases the beauty of Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park while offering a crowd-pleasing program of light classics and popular favourites. Come early, bring a blanket and a picnic  and settle in for a wonderful evening with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. 

Reoccurring:

River District Farmers Market
10:00am - 3:00pm every Saturday from May4 - Oct26
Kerr Street Plaza – on Kerr Street, one block South of SE Marine Drive, Vancouver
This one-of-a-kind farmers market is the only riverfront market in Vancouver. Come shop for fruits and veggies, prepared foods, and handmade products produced farmers and artisans. Enjoy the waterfront, playground and pier.


Shop for organic and conventional product, meat, cheese, seafood and plants as well as tasty baked goods, beautiful crafts while being entertained by local musicians. Hot coffee and hot food available on site each week.

Shangri-La Farmers Market
every other Sunday, 11am to 3pm from May 19 - Sept 22
Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver, 1128 W Georgia St Vancouver
Join us in the plaza between the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver and Urban Fare for the Shangri-La Farmers Market. Sample fresh local produce and products every second Sunday from 11am to 3pm. Live cooking demos at 12 noon by Executive Chef Wayne Harris.

Food Cart Fest - $2
12pm - 5pm from June 23 - Sept 22
215 West 1st - between Olympic Village & Cambie Bridge
Food Cart Fest is a gathering of over 20 of Vancouver’s top Food Carts presented by Arrival and The Streetfood Vancouver Society. Join us every week this summer for food, fun, and sun complemented by community markets, live music and DJs, craft food vendors, kids activities, and more. Food Cart Fest launches on Sunday, June 23 and takes place every Sunday from 12pm-5pm until September 22. Admission is $2. Children 13 and under get in free. Max rate for families is $5. Vancity members get in free.

Chinatown Night Market
6pm - 11pm Fri, Sat, Sun May 17th to Sept 8
Keefer Street between Main & Columbia, Vancouver
This summer, the Chinatown Night Market is bringing a heady mix of time-honoured tradition and new school flavour to the festivities on Keefer Street. Live music, storytelling, and Mahjong; new vendors, more food, and some other stuff that wasn’t here last year like outdoor classic movie screenings and epic ping pong tournaments. See some photos from last year here.

Richmond Night Market - $2
Fri-Sat  7PM - 12AM 
Sun & Stat Holidays  6PM - 11PM 
Sat (Jul & Aug) 7PM - 1AM
8351 River Road, Richmond BC
Lots of food, live entertainment and vendors. $2 fee for regular admission (Subject to changes). FREE admission for children 10 & under and FREE admission for Seniors 60 & up. $10 and $20 Zoom Passes are available for purchase. Check out my photos from last year here.

International Summer Night Market
7pm - 12am Fri, Sat, Sun, May 10 - Sept 8
12631 Vulcan Way, Richmond BC
6th annual Summer Night Market in Richmond starting May 10, 2013! Lots of food, live entertainment and vendors. Check out my photos from this year here.