Vancouver’s summer events season is back!
Get ready for an eventful summer outdoors in Vancouver! Annual favourites like the Jazz Festival, Pride, Celebration of Light, and Khatsalano Street Party, along with many others, are once again bringing the fun back to Vancouver this summer.
“Summer in Vancouver is simply unbeatable,” said Mayor Ken Sim. “Whether you’re chilling at the Jazz Festival, watching fireworks on the beach, or joining one of our many cultural celebrations, you can be part of what makes this city truly special and support the local economy. I’m excited to attend many of these festivities over the next couple of months and celebrate our vibrant city and its unique and diverse communities.”
Upcoming summer events in Vancouver*
*As of time of issuance.
June
- National Indigenous People Day, June 21
- Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival External website, opens in new tab, June 22 - 23**
- Vancouver International Jazz Festival External website, opens in new tab, June 21 - 30
- Vancouver Half Marathon External website, opens in new tab, June 23
- Greek Day on Broadway External website, opens in new tab, June 23
July
- Canada Day | Canada Together External website, opens in new tab, July 1
- Carnaval del Sol External website, opens in new tab, July 5 - 7
- Khatsalano Street Party External website, opens in new tab, July 6
- Symphony at Sunset External website, opens in new tab, July 8
- Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix External website, opens in new tab, July 10
- Vancouver Chinatown Music Festival External website, opens in new tab, July 13 - 14
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival External website, opens in new tab, July 19 - 21
- Honda Celebration of Light External website, opens in new tab, July 20, 24, 27
- Canada Pride External website, opens in new tab, July 26 – August 4
August
- Powell Street Festival External website, opens in new tab, August 3 - 4
- Vancouver Pride Parade External website, opens in new tab, August 4
- Vancouver Mural Festival External website, opens in new tab, August 8 - 11
- African Descent Festival External website, opens in new tab, August 9 - 11
- 50th Festival of India – Vancouver Ratha Yatra External website, opens in new tab, August 17 - 18
- Granville Block Party External website, opens in new tab, August 24 - 25
- Vancouver TAIWANFest External website, opens in new tab, August 30 - September 2
September
- Car Free Day on Commercial Drive External website, opens in new tab, event moved to September 7
- Bike the Night External website, opens in new tab, September 14
- Fire Dragon Festival External website, opens in new tab, September 14
- Car Free Day on Main Street External website, opens in new tab, September 15
- Eastside 10K External website, opens in new tab, September 22
** Dragon Boat Festival will proceed as planned External website, opens in new tab.
Plan ahead to attend
To help these events operate as smoothly as possible, attendees are encouraged to:
- Walk, bike, roll, Mobi or take transit to and from events whenever possible.
- Be mindful of road closures.
- Don’t let waste become litter: put waste in its place in the nearest garbage, recycling or organics bin.
- Be considerate of the neighbourhood and keep noise to a minimum when leaving.
For those cycling to the event, please review the event’s website for information on where you can park your bike:
- TransLink also sponsors a number of bike valets and bike parkades External website, opens in new tab including the Vancouver City Centre Bike Valet.
- Granville Island External website, opens in new taboffers free secure bike valet.
- BEST External website, opens in new tab also operates a number of bike valets across the city.
Resources
If you are travelling in and around the event areas, plan ahead and expect delays.
- Follow all detours and abide by no parking signs in the area.
- Learn more about road closures across the city.
- Follow #VanTraffic or use our traffic cameras to check traffic conditions along your commute.
- Visit translink.ca/alerts External website, opens in new tab for changes or disruptions to your bus service.