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The PuSh Festival presents unique work in the performing arts. Theatre, dance and other types of performance are featured. In the past, it has attracted local, national and international artists.
Address: . Vacnouver BC
 Send an Email  1 604 605-8284
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Dance, theatre, music and comedy are some of the events taking place at this year's Chutzpah! Festival.
Address: 950 West 41st Avenue Vancouver BC
Send an Email 1 604 257-5145
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Sample wines from around the world at this festival. With over 10 events and two wine tastings vino lovers and restaurateurs will no doubt enjoy themselves. The events take place at various locations across Vancouver.
Address: Various venues Vancouver BC
Send an Email 1 604 872-6622
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Perfectly timed to occur around St.Patty's Day, this festival offers dancing, music and lots of Celtic entertainment.
Address: Downtown Vancouver BC
Send an Email 1 604 683-8331
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May 15 to 19
Presenting acclaimed Canadian and international professional performances, plus numerous hands-on arts activities, the Festival provides children ages 3-11 and school groups grades K-6 with a valuable cultural and educational experience. Each year the Festival welcomes more than 50,000 children, parents and educators to Vancouver's waterfront Vanier Park.
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1 604 708-5655
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May 23 to 25
Eat Vancouver is Canada's largest consumer food, beverage and cooking show. This Vancouver food festival will take place at BC Place Stadium, downtown Vancouver, BC. The food expo features hundreds of food, beverage and kitchen goods exhibitors, wineries, breweries, restaurants, cooking demonstrations, wine and cheese seminars, chef competitions and barbecue and chili cook-offs.
May 23 : 4 - 9pm
May 24 : 11 - 9pm
May 25 : 11 - 5pm
Address: 777 Pacific Blvd Vancouver BC
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 EAT! Vancouver, The Everything Food + Cooking Festival |
May 23 to 25
Taking place in at BC Place Stadium, EAT! Vancouver features celebrity chefs, popular local restaurants, wineries, food and beverage manufacturers, cookbook authors, retailers, artisans and many others from the culinary world, EAT! Vancouver encompasses unique food experiences, opportunities to learn behind-the-scenes culinary magic from professional chefs, dynamic entertainment through celebrity chef cooking demonstrations and intense culinary competitions, diverse food, beverage and cooking related exhibits; and of course fantastic shopping opportunities. Check out the World of Chocolate & Sweets, The Wellness Pavilion, The Wine & Beer Tasting Pavilion, The Bite of Vancouver, The Food Network Celebrity Cooking Stage, The Master Chef Competition and the BBQ + Chili Competitions.
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May 29 to Sep 27
Bard on the Beach was established in 1990 to provide Vancouver residents and tourists with affordable, accessible Shakespearean productions of the finest quality. The plays are staged in Vanier Park on Vancouver's waterfront, in open-ended tents with a spectacular backdrop of mountains, sea and sky.
The 2008 season will feature titles such as "Twelfth Night", "King Lear", "The Tempest" and "Titus Andronicus".
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1 604 739-0559
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Jun 1 to 30
Every June in Vancouver, this festival celebrates Francophone culture featuring music and characters from over 40 countries which have French as an official language.
Address: . Vancouver BC
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Jun 8 to 22
This festival celebrates Art Song, the powerful fusion of poetry and music, and is hosted by VISI. A team of Canadian and International musicians, poets, and scholars present 20+ concerts and intense interdisciplinary study programs for lovers of song, both professional performers and lifelong listeners.
Guests may create their own menu of daily lectures and master classes, or simply enjoy a fantastic variety of noon-hour and evening concerts.
Tickets at the door (cash only) or through Tickets Tonight.
Address: UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC
Send an Email 1 604 231-7535
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Jun 20 to 29
For 10 days and nights extraordinary music electrifies the entire city. From Gastown to David Lam Park, from hip bistros to great concert halls, visitors can hear a wide variety of jazz, blues, groove, world music, improv and popular artists. Featuring 1,800 musicians from Canada and around the world. The
Jazz Festival touches all parts of the city, with many free performances including large-sale public events, eight major indoor concert series, and
a host of nightclub shows.
Address: Various Locations Vancouver BC
Send an Email 1 604 872-5200
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Jul 18 to 20
Bringing live music to the people of Vancouver are what this music festival is all about. Artists from Canada, the USA, Australia, Cuba and many other places are invited to perform.
Address: Jericho Beach Park Vancouver BC
Send an Email 1 604 602-9798
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Jul 23,26,30 Aug 2
HSBC's Celebration of Light allows visitors to see some of the best fireworks displays in the world. Several countries each prepare a 25 minute display which is set to music. Each evening of the festival features a different country and on the final evening a tribute to all four countries is held.
- English Bay Beach Address: Beach Avenue between Denman and Bidwell Streets Vancouver BC Canada
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1 604 641-1193
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Aug 1 to 31
The Vancouver Out On Screen Film and Video Society promotes queer films and media arts to provide a platform for understanding, exploration and education between communities.
Address: . Vancouver BC
Send an Email 1 604 844-1615
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This annual community celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage is Vancouver's largest and longest running community celebration. It takes place at the beginning of August yearly.
Address: Various Locations Vancouver BC
Send an Email 1 604 739-9388
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Aug 3 to 17
Established in 2001, Festival Vancouver celebrates jazz, classical and world music by giving the public the opportunity to see and hear over 40 musical concerts and performances. The festival's 2006 edition put a special focus on Italy, and also offered a celebration in honour of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
1 604 688-1152
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 Vancouver Chinatown Festival |
Aug 9 to 10
Enjoy the largest annual summer block party in Vancouver's historic Chinatown. Past festivals have featured heritage and food tastings, walking tours, multicultural stage performances, Chinese folk art demos, open air markets, community info displays, BMX bike stunts, a Kids Bike Rodeo, inflatable games, children's activities, lucky draws and much more. This free festival takes place on Columbia Street & Keefer Street, Vancouver.
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1 604 632-3808
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Vancouver's Fringe Festival gives city residents and visitors the change to see a range of interesting performances by artists and theatre groups from across Canada and the rest of the world. Shows take place at a variety of venues across the city and include everything from theatres to cafes.
Address: Various Locations, Vancouver BC
1 604 257-0350
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