El Gran Silencio, Villa Cariño, and Fulanito headline three nights of music at Carnaval del Sol. The Latin American plaza comes to Jonathan Rogers Park (110 West 7th Avenue) in Vancouver from Friday (July 10) to Sunday (July 12). Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/el-gran-sile...

Jim Gaffigan: Everything About Canada Feels Made Up. Check out the video @pancouver.bsky.social while keeping in mind that Gaffigan once called Trump a liar and a con man. @charlieangus104.bsky.social pancouver.ca/jim-gaffigan...

Indian Summer Festival opens tonight with Sri Lankan comedian Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa performing at Vancouver Playhouse. Learn more about him @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/sri-lankan-c...

Sauljaljui will bring emotional Taiwanese Indigenous melodies and global sounds to folk music festivals in Vancouver and Mission. Learn more about this innovative Paiwan musician @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/sauljaljui-w...

Mirabelle Jien adds affecting “Stories” to her growing list of soul-stirring songs. The Calgary-born singer-songwriter will perform a show at KW Studios in Vancouver on July 18. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/mirabelle-ji...

Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival (not to be confused with TAIWANfest, which is on Labour Day weekend) presents three performing arts troupes from Taichung in downtown Vancouver this weekend. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/taiwanese-ca...

Cathy Xinman: The Secret Language of Soccer...Set against Canada’s rise in world soccer, her poem situates the game within a broader cultural threshold. Read it @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/cathy-xinman...

Innovative video promotes free artist’s talk by Vancouver photographer Alex Waterhouse-Hayward on Friday (July 3). Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/innovative-v...

Canada Day Drumming welcomes people from all cultures to come together in a shared rhythm. Folks will gather at Lansdown Centre in Richmond at 11:30 a.m. on July 1. More info @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/canada-day-d...

Taiwanese museum director reveals how Scottish missionaries brought modern medicine to her country. Learn more about Ya-Li Chen's presentation in Vancouver @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/taiwanese-mu...

The July events calendar for Metro Vancouver:

LiterASIAN 2026: Larry Grant stresses need to resolve past wrongs or come to acceptance in Reconciling. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/larry-grant-...

How ‘catchy’ music is driven by rhythmic patterns. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/how-catchy-m...

Little Mountain Gallery showcases Vancouver’s vibrant comedy scene with second annual stand-up competition. It begins tonight in Gastown. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/little-mount...

Women’s Prize for Non‑Fiction winner, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, gives a voice to people of Afghanistan. Author Lyse Doucet is a veteran BBC journalist and presenter who was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/womens-prize...

Air India Flight 182 took Chandra Sankurathri’s family. He spent the past 37 years helping millions. Watch Navin Taazi host @gurpreetradical.bsky.social interview with this genuine hero @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/air-india-fl...

LiterASIAN honours its founder with authors shaped by his mentorship, advocacy, and generosity. Learn more about this smartly curated lineup @pancouver.bsky.social. The festival takes place on Saturday (June 27) and Sunday (June 28) in Vancouver. pancouver.ca/literasian-h...

Free Pinoy Festival continues for a second day at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/pinoy-festiv...

Community mourns loss of B.C. filmmaker and journalist R. Paul Dhillon. His funeral is at 3 pm today at Five Rivers Funeral Home (7410 Hopcott Road, Delta) Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/community-mo...

Minister Anne Kang issues statement following Canada’s historic FIFA World Cup win at BC Place @annekangburnaby.bsky.social @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/minister-ann...

TELUS Optik TV screens Damien Eagle Bear’s #skoden for free, starting on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/telus-optik-...

Ballroom culture comes to the Dance Centre on Friday (June 19) and Saturday (June 20) in MY HOUSE by Ralph Escamillan. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/ballroom-cul...

Polygon Gallery will present first career survey of globetrotting photographer Greg Girard. @polygongallery.bsky.social @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/polygon-gall...

Tzienna tells herself, “heart, don’t scramble,” on new EP about love, loss, and redemption. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/tzienna-tell...

Italian Day on the Drive takes place today, offering fun for the whole famiglia. Learn more in this overview on its website. italianday.ca/overview/

Governor General’s award winner Sae Hoon Chung shows young people that they belong at the table. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/governor-gen...

Rifflandia Festival comes to an end in Victoria. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/rifflandia-f...

Izzeldin Bukhari shares culinary and spiritual heritage of Palestinian cuisine at events in several B.C. communities. He spoke to @nuralsumbultepe.bsky.social for this @pancouver.bsky.social article: pancouver.ca/izzeldin-buk...

Our @pancouver.bsky.social art director, Jessica Sung, designed this online cover to celebrate Dancing on the Edge, which runs until June 13. Andi McLeish took the photo to highlight Eighty Years. It's choreographed by Jennifer Toshiko Aoki with a score by Cait Nishimura.

Doors Open Richmond invites visitors to savour city’s kaleidoscopic diversity and rich history. It takes place on Saturday (June 6) and Sunday (June 7). Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/doors-open-r...

The sound that listens back: How a 21-year-old sarod artist from Vancouver carries a centuries-old tradition to the world stage. @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/the-sound-th...

Dancing on the Edge Festival will present Eighty Years on Friday and Sunday at SFU Woodward's. Choreographed by Jennifer Aoki with a score by Cait Nishimura, it draws inspiration from a Japanese Canadian family's reconnection with an antique piano. @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/eighty-years...

Vancouver Public Library and National Film Board of Canada team up for the Indigenous Shorts Film Festival on Friday (June 5). Lots of great films will be screened for free. @katjadebock.bsky.social @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/vancouver-pu...

Akashi and Starwalker lead the pack 10 Leo Award nominations in motion picture categories. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/akashi-and-s...

New poem by Cathy Xinman: But the Young Summer May Not Listen. Read it on the @pancouver.bsky.social website: pancouver.ca/cathy-xinman...

Vancouver Folk Music Festival extends Early Bird pricing until May 31. @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/vancouver-fo...

Pour les francophones et les francophiles: Festival d’été francophone de Vancouver présente Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Kelly Bado, TDH et Les Trois Accords. @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/festival-det...

Festival d’été francophone de Vancouver features Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Kelly Bado, TDH, and Les Trois Accords, among others. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/festival-det...

Not All Dragons: David Ly’s debut novel weaves together myth and self-identity. He will launch his book in Vancouver on May 27 at Iron Dog Books. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/not-all-drag...

Chinatown Storytelling Centre celebrates historic Vancouver neighbourhood’s heyday by opening the Learning Lab. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/chinatown-st...

Prem Gill will step down after more than a decade as CEO of Creative BC. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/prem-gill-wi...

Pancouver Bridge Builders Awards honour cultural navigators who are making a difference @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/pancouver-br...

Taiwan Travelogue wins 2026 International Booker—a deftly translated tale of food, love, and history. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/taiwan-trave...

On Wednesday (May 20), Vancouver Public Library central branch will host panel discussion on newly released book, Return to Paueru Gai, edited by Emiko Morita. There will also be taiko and martial arts in Alice MacKay Room, beginning at 6:30 pm. vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69d80...

We Are Taiwan dance performance showcases youthful spirit of a freedom-loving island nation. @foreignersintw.bsky.social Read a review of this National Taiwan University of Sport Dance Company show @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/we-are-taiwa...

Canadian music world mourns passing of talented and forward-thinking cellist Cris Derksen. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/canadian-mus...

The Vancouver Art Book Fair takes place this weekend the Roundhouse in Yaletown. It's free. Poet Winston Lê will offer a workshop in Sunday (workshop fee $15) on asemic writing. Learn more about this innovative writer @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/poet-winston...

Trump plays up historic ties between China and America at state banquet without uttering a word about People’s Republic. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/trump-plays-...

“Canadian Dream” co-creators Chani Nattan and Inderpal Moga headline 5X Blockparty in Surrey on Saturday (May 16). Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/canadian-dre...

Turkish German director Fatih Akin's Amrum will be at VIFF Centre from May 15 to 19 and then on May 21 and 28. @viffest.bsky.social Read @nuralsumbultepe.bsky.social review in @pancouver.bsky.social of this timely film addressing conflicting ideologies in a boy's life. pancouver.ca/lyrical-land...