Festivals

The Vancouver festival season runs from May until October each year with many Festivals celebrating everything art, culture, music, friends, family and food!

Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest

Family Fun Vancouver Festivals, Food & Drink, New Westminster

Come hungry to Canada’s BIGGEST one-day Food Truck Festival: the Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest in New Westminster. The Downtown New West BIA is ready to welcome over 100 food trucks alongside award winning restaurants, unique activations, live music, artisan markets and numerous beer ...Read More

Cultural Days

Family Fun Vancouver Festivals

Founded in 2009, Culture Days is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a national network of cultural connections devoted to providing Canadians with opportunities to participate in, and appreciate, all forms of arts and culture. Culture Days raises the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement ...Read More

Agrifair & Mighty Fraser Rodeo

Family Fun Vancouver Abbotsford, Festivals

Yee haw! Head on down or be left in the dust as the annual Abbotsford Agrifair and Mighty Fraser Rodeo returns for the BC Day long weekend. It’s fun for the entire family with Pro Rodeo every day at the Thunderbowl as cowboys and cowgirls ...Read More

Wooden Boat Festival

Family Fun Vancouver Cheapies and Freebies, Festivals

2019 marks the 32nd anniversary of the Wooden Boat Festival. This family-friendly 4-day event celebrates the uniqueness of these boats. Families will enjoy the boat building challenge, the children’s festival, and the famous Spruce Cup Race. Have a look at the hand-crafted boats, and ...Read More

Richmond World Festival

Family Fun Vancouver Festivals, Richmond

The Richmond World Festival celebrates its 5th year in 2019. The day will be filled with live cultural performances, mainstream artists, dance troupes, buskers and more. Attendees can learn to dance bhangra, try their hand at art projects, challenge a friend to a sumo ...Read More

Langley Arts Alive Festival

Family Fun Vancouver Cheapies and Freebies, Festivals, Langley

With over 200 visual and performing artists, this “must attend festival” has become a signature event in the lower mainland. This free, family event features live musical performances, artists and artisans show casing a myriad of mediums, live demonstrations, a children’s venue and special ...Read More

11th Annual Garlic Festival

Family Fun Vancouver Festivals, Richmond

The Garlic Festival is back. With over a 1,000 lbs of juicy local garlic for sale be ready to take home some of the tasty treats with you. Top chefs from local restaurants will be serving family friendly eats. The kids area will entertain the ...Read More

Point Grey Village Fall Festival

Family Fun Vancouver Festivals

At the Point Grey Village Fall Festival enjoy live music, performances from local Point Grey Village businesses, marketplace, food trucks, entertainment and activities for children! Info from 2018 is listed below, awaiting details for 2019: Check out the participating vendors: Kaboodles Toy Store Kitsilano ...Read More

SummerFest at Lonsdale Quay

Family Fun Vancouver Festivals, North Vancouver

Throughout the summer families can enjoy a number of free (and super cheap) entertainment options at SummerFest at Londale Quay. Salsa Fridays: Every Friday night through the summer enjoy free salsa lessons from Salsa Studio. The dancing happens from 5:30 – 8:15pm. All skill ...Read More

Country Fest in Maple Ridge

Family Fun Vancouver Festivals

Country Fest has been celebrated in Maple Ridge for more than 100 years! The tradition at the Albion Fairgrounds continues with FREE admission (parking is $2); loads of family-friendly entertainment; crazy lawnmower races; animal exhibitions of all sorts…the list of activities and entertainment goes on! ...Read More