Friday, August 1, 2014

Evolution of Gaming Centre for Digital Media 
Multiple Dates
Centre for Digital Media 577 Great Northern Way Vancouver, BC V5T 1E1  
Hosted by the Centre for Digital Media (CDM), Evolution of Gaming is a retrospective, interactive exhibit that celebrates the early history of video games. Please join us for a walk down memory lane as we look at how games have shaped our culture, defined a generation, and set the foundation for games to come. Featuring consoles, games and plenty of hands-on interactive exhibits to enjoy, Evolution of Gaming runs from Friday, August 1st to Sunday, August 10th, 2014.  There are three time slots available per day for the free public visits:  9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. 

Harmony Arts Festival 
11am - 9pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
West Vancouver along the waterfront on Argyle Avenue, from 14th Street to 17th Street.
Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, takes place August 1-10, 2014  For more than two decades the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver has been one of the North Shore’s best loved community events. This festival is a celebration of music, performance, cinema and art that celebrates the best of the North Shore, regional and national performing, visual and culinary arts.  The Harmony Arts Festival continues to grow with more musical performances, new artist workshops, artsy kids studio, exhibitions of visual arts with a juried group show, upscale art market with over 80 tents, dance and drum performances, new food cart area, children’s art auction, free outdoor movies.

Davie Street Block Party - $10
4pm - 12am, Friday
Davie Street between Burrard and Jervis, Vancouver
Take back the streets for Pride Weekend in the heart of the Davie Village on Davie Street between Burrard and Jervis. With 2014, we have two community blocks centered on Bute Plaza with our all-ages stage and dance floor at the rainbow crosswalks, along with a variety of local artisans and carnival games hosted by LGBTQ community groups from around Vancouver. ASL interpreters will be available in the community blocks. As well, come visit our main stage in the 19+ zone between Burrard and Thurlow. Tickets are $10 for the 19+ zone and available at Little Sisters (1238 Davie St), Top Drawers (850 Davie St) and online at eventbrite!

Powell Street Festival Launch Concert - $8 /$10
8:00pm, Friday
Electric Owl, 926 Main Street, Vancouver BC
Launch of the 38th annual Powell Street Festival on Friday night with a live performance from California-based band GRMLN and local band Late Spring. www.powellstreetfestival.com. GRMLN is the noise pop project of Kyoto-born Yoodoo Park, whose music incorporates the sunny feel of his Southern Californian upbringing with nostalgia for Japan.

VMO Live Symphony Performance
7:00pm – 9:30pm, Friday
Jack Poole Plaza – 1055 Canada Place Vancouver, BC
This is a FREE Concert, and seating is first come, first serve. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for comfort.  The VMO’s Summer Season begins with a very special free outdoor concert right in the heart of Coal Harbour downtown! With the beautiful scenery of the ocean and mountains, the VMO will be performing popular works that will make the evening an unforgettable one. The VMO is pleased and thankful to be partnering with PCI Developments in this wonderful collaboration.

The Minimalists Everything That Remains Tour
7:00pm, Friday
Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1
Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, better known to their 2 million readers as The Minimalists, are embarking on a 100-city international tour to share their story of living with less and to celebrate their new book, Everything That Remains.   At age 30, Joshua and Ryan left their six-figure corporate careers, got rid of most of their material possessions, and began living more deliberately. Come listen to them speak about their journey into the simple life, followed by a short reading from their new book, a brief Q&A session, and an optional book signing.     Free admission. 90-minute event. Come as you are. (You are welcome to pick up a copy of their new book, but you aren't required to purchase anything.)

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Evolution of Gaming Centre for Digital Media 
Multiple Dates
Centre for Digital Media 577 Great Northern Way Vancouver, BC V5T 1E1  
Hosted by the Centre for Digital Media (CDM), Evolution of Gaming is a retrospective, interactive exhibit that celebrates the early history of video games. Please join us for a walk down memory lane as we look at how games have shaped our culture, defined a generation, and set the foundation for games to come. Featuring consoles, games and plenty of hands-on interactive exhibits to enjoy, Evolution of Gaming runs from Friday, August 1st to Sunday, August 10th, 2014.  There are three time slots available per day for the free public visits:  9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

11am - 8pm August 2-4 
BBQ party on Sunday 5-8pm
Granville Island across from New Leaf Editions, Vancouver
15 artists! 4 x 8 foot woodcuts! A steamroller! A BBQ party! All rolled into one amazing BC Day long weekend.  Prints will be displayed and available for purchase as they are printed. Come cheer on the steamroller with us!  BBQ party on Sunday 5-8pm.  Located on Granville Island across from New Leaf Editions, between the BC Gallery of Ceramics and Micon.

Vancouver Street Dance Festival
11am - 8pm, Saturday
Robson Square Downtown Vancouver
The third year of the street dance festival is going to bring even more fun to your favourite August long weekend!  Featuring dance battles, dance workshops, live DJ's and bands. The Vancouver Street Dance Festival (VSDF) represents our vision of the ideal Vancouver summer - a great day at a free festival that caters to all stripes of dance and music lovers in the city.

Robson StrEAT 
11am - 9pm, Saturday
Robson Square Downtown Vancouver
The Vancouver Street Dance Festival as Hawkers Market presents Robson #STREAT. Free for all to attend with select Hawkers vendors serving up street food alongside street dance @ Robson Square Saturday August 2nd 11am-9pm

Harmony Arts Festival 
11am - 9pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
West Vancouver along the waterfront on Argyle Avenue, from 14th Street to 17th Street.
Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, takes place August 1-10, 2014  For more than two decades the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver has been one of the North Shore’s best loved community events. This festival is a celebration of music, performance, cinema and art that celebrates the best of the North Shore, regional and national performing, visual and culinary arts.  The Harmony Arts Festival continues to grow with more musical performances, new artist workshops, artsy kids studio, exhibitions of visual arts with a juried group show, upscale art market with over 80 tents, dance and drum performances, new food cart area, children’s art auction, free outdoor movies.

Powell Street Festival
11:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday & Sunday
Alexander Street at Jackson Avenue
Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova Street) 
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall (475 Alexander Street) 
Vancouver Buddhist Temple (220 Jackson Avenue)
Centre A (229 E. Georgia Street)
The Powell Street Festival is the largest Japanese Canadian festival in the country and the longest running community celebration in Vancouver! Enjoy traditional and contemporary Japanese Canadian performances and demonstrations, including taiko drumming, sumo wrestling, martial arts, bonsai and ikebana, folk and modern dance, alternative pop/rock/urban music, visual arts, film/video, as well as historical walking tours, tea ceremonies, and a fantastic array of Japanese food, crafts, & displays.

Kin's Farm Market Blueberry Festival
2pm - 4pm, Saturday
Any Kin's Farm Markets
Join us this Saturday for our Local Blueberry Festival from 2PM to 4PM at any of our 26 Kin's locations! Activities include free samples, games and prizes, balloons for kids, blueberry recipe ideas, and more!

West End General Store Popup
Opening Party, Aug 2, 7pm-9pm
August 1 to September 14, 2014: Friday to Sunday 11am - 10pm, Monday to Thursday 11am - 9pm,
990 Nicola Street, Vancouver BC
A popup store presented by Oollo Tea, Forest & Waves, and Lemonni. The store front is presented by Production Road, a studio + shop in the West End. The concept is to open a hybrid shop of a tea house in a surfing beach shack in the Pacific Northwest. 

Shorefest
5:30pm - 9:30pm, Saturday
Sunset Beach and English Bay
SHOREFEST is now entering its 6th year as one of Vancouver’s largest, free community concert series.  Started in 2009 in conjunction with the Celebration of Light fireworks, SHOREFEST showcases some of Canada’s top musical acts in one of Vancouver’s most picturesque settings on the shores of English Bay. Over the course of 3 nights in the summer, hundreds of thousands of spectators gather at English Bay to enjoy the fireworks presentations while being entertained by acts on stages located on the Bathhouse Roof at English Bar and in the park at Sunset Beach.

Celebration of Light - Japan
10:00pm - 10:25pm, Saturday
English Bay (and surround area)
The Celebration of Light is not only Vancouver's biggest event, but it's also the largest offshore fireworks competition in the world and attracts up to 400,000 spectators along English Bay each evening. Owned by the Not For Profit Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society.  Another year of exciting countries vying for the title at the Annual Honda Celebration of Light features: July 26  USA  July 30 France   August 2 Japan

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Evolution of Gaming Centre for Digital Media 
Multiple Dates
Centre for Digital Media 577 Great Northern Way Vancouver, BC V5T 1E1  
Hosted by the Centre for Digital Media (CDM), Evolution of Gaming is a retrospective, interactive exhibit that celebrates the early history of video games. Please join us for a walk down memory lane as we look at how games have shaped our culture, defined a generation, and set the foundation for games to come. Featuring consoles, games and plenty of hands-on interactive exhibits to enjoy, Evolution of Gaming runs from Friday, August 1st to Sunday, August 10th, 2014.  There are three time slots available per day for the free public visits:  9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Vancouver Pride Parade
11am - 3pm, Sunday
Downtown Vancouver starting at Robson Street and Thurlow Street
The Vancouver Pride Parade was granted civic status last year in 2013 and is one of the city’s flagship events!  Attracting crowds of more than 650,000, the Pride Parade is renowned on the international stage as one of the largest and most successful LGBTQ events in the world. *Route: The parade begins at Robson Street and Thurlow Street, heads west to Denman Street, follows Denman to Pacific Street and Beach Avenue and finishes at Sunset Beach Pride Festival and Market.

Blueberry Sale and Tea 
11:00am - 4:00pm, Sunday
Richmond Nature Park, 11851 Westminster Hwy Richmond, BC
The blueberries are ripe and ready to enjoy! Savour the best blueberry pie in town or purchase fresh scrumptious berries. Proceeds support the Richmond Nature Park Society.

Ponies in the Park  - $10
11:00am - 4:00pm, Sunday
Richmond Nature Park, 11851 Westminster Hwy Richmond, BC
Giddy up on over to the Nature Park for a pony ride through the woods. Suitable for children 4-12 years. Tickets are available on a first come first serve basis on event day only. Cash only. $10 per ride.

Pride Festival and Market
11am - 6pm, Sunday
Sunset Beach, Vancouver
Celebrate Pride in one of Vancouver’s most beautiful waterfront parks! Browse through over one hundred exhibitors in our Pride Market, including local artisans, community supporters and non-profit organizations. This is a pedestrian event for the general public to come and enjoy the day, watch live performances on the main stage, sample great food at the food zone and dance to DJ’s in the 19+ beer garden area.

11am - 8pm August 2-4 
BBQ party on Sunday 5-8pm
Granville Island across from New Leaf Editions, Vancouver
15 artists! 4 x 8 foot woodcuts! A steamroller! A BBQ party! All rolled into one amazing BC Day long weekend.  Prints will be displayed and available for purchase as they are printed. Come cheer on the steamroller with us!  BBQ party on Sunday 5-8pm.  Located on Granville Island across from New Leaf Editions, between the BC Gallery of Ceramics and Micon.

Harmony Arts Festival 
11am - 9pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
West Vancouver along the waterfront on Argyle Avenue, from 14th Street to 17th Street.
Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, takes place August 1-10, 2014  For more than two decades the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver has been one of the North Shore’s best loved community events. This festival is a celebration of music, performance, cinema and art that celebrates the best of the North Shore, regional and national performing, visual and culinary arts.  The Harmony Arts Festival continues to grow with more musical performances, new artist workshops, artsy kids studio, exhibitions of visual arts with a juried group show, upscale art market with over 80 tents, dance and drum performances, new food cart area, children’s art auction, free outdoor movies.

Powell Street Festival
11:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday & Sunday
Alexander Street at Jackson Avenue
Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova Street) 
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall (475 Alexander Street) 
Vancouver Buddhist Temple (220 Jackson Avenue)
Centre A (229 E. Georgia Street)
The Powell Street Festival is the largest Japanese Canadian festival in the country and the longest running community celebration in Vancouver! Enjoy traditional and contemporary Japanese Canadian performances and demonstrations, including taiko drumming, sumo wrestling, martial arts, bonsai and ikebana, folk and modern dance, alternative pop/rock/urban music, visual arts, film/video, as well as historical walking tours, tea ceremonies, and a fantastic array of Japanese food, crafts, & displays.

Monday, August 4, 2014 - BC Day!

Evolution of Gaming Centre for Digital Media 
Multiple Dates
Centre for Digital Media 577 Great Northern Way Vancouver, BC V5T 1E1  
Hosted by the Centre for Digital Media (CDM), Evolution of Gaming is a retrospective, interactive exhibit that celebrates the early history of video games. Please join us for a walk down memory lane as we look at how games have shaped our culture, defined a generation, and set the foundation for games to come. Featuring consoles, games and plenty of hands-on interactive exhibits to enjoy, Evolution of Gaming runs from Friday, August 1st to Sunday, August 10th, 2014.  There are three time slots available per day for the free public visits:  9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

11am - 8pm August 2-4 
BBQ party on Sunday 5-8pm
Granville Island across from New Leaf Editions, Vancouver
15 artists! 4 x 8 foot woodcuts! A steamroller! A BBQ party! All rolled into one amazing BC Day long weekend.  Prints will be displayed and available for purchase as they are printed. Come cheer on the steamroller with us!  BBQ party on Sunday 5-8pm.  Located on Granville Island across from New Leaf Editions, between the BC Gallery of Ceramics and Micon.

Harmony Arts Festival 
11am - 9pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
West Vancouver along the waterfront on Argyle Avenue, from 14th Street to 17th Street.
Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, takes place August 1-10, 2014  For more than two decades the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver has been one of the North Shore’s best loved community events. This festival is a celebration of music, performance, cinema and art that celebrates the best of the North Shore, regional and national performing, visual and culinary arts.  The Harmony Arts Festival continues to grow with more musical performances, new artist workshops, artsy kids studio, exhibitions of visual arts with a juried group show, upscale art market with over 80 tents, dance and drum performances, new food cart area, children’s art auction, free outdoor movies.

Reoccurring Events

YVR Take-Off Fridays
Fridays, 9am - 3pm
Vancouver International Airport
Visit YVR any Friday from July 4th to August 29th 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.  Whether you’re looking for an entertaining new family activity or looking for an added reason to arrive early for your next flight, YVR has something for everyone.

Food Cart Fest - $2
12pm - 5pm every Sunday until August 31st
215 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver (between the Cambie Street Bridge and the Olympic Village) 
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 in the Summer for food, fun, and sun complemented by community markets, live music and DJs, craft food vendors, kids activities, and more. Food Cart Fest will take place every Sunday in the Summer from 12pm-5pm. Free for Vancity or Car2Go Members or when you bring a non-perishable donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.

Night Markets:

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.

Farmers Markets:

Vancouver Farmers Market - Trout Lake
free 30 minute public tours at 11:00am
UBC Farm, 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver

Vancouver Farmers Markets - West End
Saturdays, 10:00am - 3:00pm from May3 - Oct18
Kerr Street Plaza – on Kerr Street, one block South of SE Marine Drive, Vancouver

Kitsilano Farmers Market  
Sundays, 10am - 2pm from June 15 - October 12, 2014 
Guelph Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, on the paved play area between Mt. Pleasant Elementary and Guelph Park

FOSS Farm Market Days 
Fridays in June, July and August from 10:30am - 5pm 
Saturdays in September and October from 12-4pm 
6767 Balaclava St at West 51st Ave, Vancouver

Steveston Farmers & Artisans Market
1st & 3rd Sundays, May through September, from 10 am- 4 pm
August 3rd and 17th , September 7th and 21st 
Moncton St & Third Ave Richmond, BC V7E