Many festivals in Vancouver happen at a certain month each year. Some years things change, so it is always best to check in on the official event website for information updates. Please find below a few trends we have seen in event scheduling in the Vancouver area.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
- Capture Photography Festival
- Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
- Eco Fashion Week (spring)
- Vaisakhi Day Parade
- EAT! Vancouver, Food + Cooking Festival
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
MAY
- EAT! Vancouver, Food + Cooking Festival
- Playland at the PNE
- Spot Prawn Festival
- Artists in our Midst
- Art Vancouver
- Vancouver International Children’s Festival
- City of Bhangra
JUNE
JULY
- Canada Day Celebrations
- Canada Day at Granville Island
- Indian Summer Festival
- Theatre Under the Stars
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival
- Illuminares Lantern Procession
- Caribbean Days Festival
- Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks Festival (three nights)
- Early Music Festival
- Khatsahlano Music and Arts Festival
- Powell Street Festival
AUGUST
- Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival
- Celebration of Light Fireworks Festival (three nights)
- Harmony Arts Festival
- Araxi Long Table Dinner Vancouver
- Dyke March and Festival
- Powell Street Festival
- Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival
- Abbotsford International Airshow
- Vancouver Chinatown Festival
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Pacific National Exhibition
- Feast of Fields
SEPTEMBER
- RBC GranFondo
- Word on the Street Festival (book and magazine festival)
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Vancouver International Fringe Festival
OCTOBER
- Drift Weekend Art Tour
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Cranberry Festival
- Apple Festival
- Turkey Trot
- The Parade of the Lost Souls
- West Coast Chocolate Festival
- Fright Nights at Play land
- Vancouver International Writers Festival
NOVEMBER
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- East Side Culture Crawl
- Bright Nights in Stanley Park
- Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain
- Vancouver Christmas Market
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
DECEMBER
- Bright Nights in Stanley Park
- Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain
- Rogers Santa Claus Parade
- Breakfast with Santa on Grouse Mountain
- Carol Ships Parade of Lights
- Winter Solstice Lantern Procession
- Christmas at Canada Place
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Vancouver Christmas Market
- Festival of Lights
Revised based on information sourced from Tourism Vancouver.
Last Updated: August 2015
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