Sorry for the sparseness of the events. I'm away on vacation right now!

Friday, May 23, 2014

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

#DigIn! Garden Festival
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Trout Lake Farmers Market Templeton & 13th Avenue Vancouver, BC  
Celebrate warm soil, spring rain, sunshine and the abundance of veggie starts, bedding plants, ornamental shrubs, roses, and more at the Trout Lake Farmers Market.    1. FREE Festival events include:      Fun with Food: Kids Activities     Special guests: Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society     Entertainers: Rose & Earle Peach   2. MEET YOUR MAKER: Growing Series Tours  Sign up for one of our 45 minute tours and hear from the growers themselves. We're hosting a 'gardener' track and an 'activist' track to appeal to all our East Van shoppers! Tour details posted soon!   3. CHECK OUT some of the local growers who will be onsite:  Christina's Garden: We grow cut flowers in the summer and have vegetable plants and dahlia tubers for sale in spring.

Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm
The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival is a weekend-long celebration of comics that enjoyed its launch in May 2012. The festival features readings, panels, and workshops, culminating in a two-day exhibition for cartoonists from across the country and down the coast.


Portobello West Summer Market - $2
11am - 5pm Sat May 24 & Sun May 25
Creekside Community Centre, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver
Fashion, art, jewellery, accessories. Amazing line-up of talented local vendors, live music, and great food!

12th annual South Hill Festival 
12pm - 4pm
East 47th and Fraser Street, Vancouver
The 12th annual South Hill Festival is back for the final year and will take place on Saturday May 24th from 12-4 pm. This community event celebrates the South Hill Neighborhood and is fun for the whole family with a variety of different exhibitors, live entertainment, a diverse food fair and networking opportunities with local organizations that showcase the diversity that makes up South Hill. It’s the final year the Festival will be happening and it promises to be fun for everyone attending.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Vancouver Comicon - $4
11am -5pm
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver
Special Guests:  David Lasky (The Carter Family: Don’t Forget this Song, Boom Boom) MEL Levrault (Phobiasoft) and others! Admission: $4.00 Kids under 14: Free  Comics for Classrooms: Donate a new or gently-used school-appropriate graphic novel for free admission to this show. Books collected will be donated to Vancouver schools.

Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm
The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival is a weekend-long celebration of comics that enjoyed its launch in May 2012. The festival features readings, panels, and workshops, culminating in a two-day exhibition for cartoonists from across the country and down the coast.

Portobello West Summer Market - $2
11am - 5pm Sat May 24 & Sun May 25
Creekside Community Centre, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver
Fashion, art, jewellery, accessories. Amazing line-up of talented local vendors, live music, and great food! 

Reoccurring Events

Vancouver Farmers Market - Trout Lake
North Parking Lot of John Hendry Park at Trout Lake Between Templeton and Lakewood south of the 13th Avenue Alley Please note: There is no parking in the North Lot and no parking on 13th Avenue. Please park away from the area & walk in. Or better yet: walk, cycle or take transit if you can! 

River District Farmers Market
10:00am - 3:00pm every Saturday from May3 - Oct18
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.

Kitsilano Farmers Market  
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.

International Summer Night Market - $2
7pm - 12am Fri, Sat, 
7pm - 11pm Sun, May 9 - Sept 14
12631 Vulcan Way, Richmond BC
6th annual Summer Night Market in Richmond starting May 9, 2013! Lots of food, live entertainment and vendors.

Richmond Night Market - $2
Fri-Sat  7PM - 12AM  May 16 - Oct 13
Sun & Stat Holidays  7PM - 11PM
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.