Festivals

The Vancouver festival season runs year-round. Families can enjoy festivals celebrating everything from art, culture, music, friends, family, and food!

Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival

Hear some incredible music by talented artists at the Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival. Visit the Family Area for kid’s crafts, games and activities from 2-8pm. Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival Date: August 9, 2025 Time: 4pm-10pm Venue: Deer Lake Park  Main Gate: east of the Shadbolt Centre Address: 5435
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Opa! It’s Time to Celebrate Greek Day in Vancouver!

It’s Greek Day on Broadway…food, fun, entertainment & laughter! Come hungry and ready to eat! A five-block stretch on West Broadway, from Macdonald to Blenheim, measuring almost one kilometre, is closed off to traffic to make room for a world of delicious Greek food and drink, market vendors, entertainment and
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BC Junos Plaza Party

The 2025 JUNOS are being held in Vancouver and the City of Surrey wants to celebrate with a pre-party! Experience the excitement of the JUNO Awards with a free concert featuring JUNO nominees, Surrey musicians, and tons of family activities! BC Junos Plaza Party: Date: March 15, 2025 Time: 2:00
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Cherry Blossom Festival

The Cherry Blossom Festival begins March 28, 2025 and runs until late April 2025. The pink and white cherry blossoms are a quintessential image of Vancouver in the Spring. It is only fitting that an entire month-long festival is dedicated to the beautiful blossoms and their Japanese heritage. Haiku Invitational
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CelticFest Vancouver 2025
CelticFest Vancouver

Don your green and gold and get ready for Western Canada’s largest annual Celtic culture festival at CelticFest Vancouver! Whether you’re Irish by blood or just Irish for the day, CelticFest is a FREE festival that is fun for the whole family. For 21 years, CelticFest has been bringing the
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Vancouver International Children’s Festival

The Vancouver International Children’s Festival is back this spring to delight, enchant and engage children of all ages. Families from around Metro Vancouver look forward to the festival every year. The festival is packed full of exciting performances specifically designed for families to enjoy! You can find the full lineup
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Bite of Burnaby 2025: A Celebration of Culinary Diversity

Bite of Burnaby is an exciting food festival with over 65 participating restaurants featuring prixe-fixe menus at a range of price points. Bite of Burnaby: Date: March 1-31, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM Venue: Participating restaurants in Burnaby Website:biteofburnaby.ca

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Food Festival

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Food Festival invites you on a self-guided culinary journey through the city during one of the most beautiful times in Spring! From March 14th to April 27th, explore 20+ Metro Vancouver cafes and bakeries, showcasing limited-time cherry blossom themed festival items. Vancouver Cherry Blossom Food Festival:
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Discover a FREE Outdoor Celebration With Winter Arts and the Vancouver Mural Festival

The Vancouver Mural Festival brings you Winter Arts, a FREE, all-ages festival from February 13-16, 2025. The VMF Winter Arts Festival is transforming the city’s downtown core into an interactive, open-air gallery and celebration of art and live entertainment — you just need to know where to look! Winter Arts:
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Stride Burnaby Arts Festival

Burnaby’s vibrant arts and culture scene hits the streets and lights up the city during the 2025 Stride Burnaby Arts Festival, a community-building arts and culture event proudly hosted by North Burnaby Neighbourhood House.  Enjoy art and poetry displays, pop-up public art, music concerts, and arts presentations. Stride Burnaby Arts
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