18 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, August 10
The Vancouver Mural Festival Mount Pleasant Street Party kicks off the annual events with three live music stages, beer gardens with over 25 breweries, treasures & travels market, live and interactive art, skate jam, lots of food trucks, public disco dance party, pop up roller-rink and more.
Main & Broadway, Noon, Free
KitsFest is an athletic celebration with teams competing in wide variety of sports such as basketball, tennis, touch football, volleyball, water polo, and even bathtub races. For entertainment, there's DJ's, a kid zone, and food trucks.
Kits Beach, All day, Free
The Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival's Saturday line-up features William Prince, Dan Mangan, Lord Huron, and the headliner artist Feist.
Deer Lake Park, 6450 Deer Lake Dr, Burnaby, All day, From $60
Crankworx Whistler celebrates 16 years of mountain bike culture 10 days of elite and amateur racing.
Whistler Blackcomb, Aug 9-18, Free
New York singer-songwriter LP, aka Laura Pergolizz, will be joined by electronic instrumentalists badbadnotgood, Canadian indigenous artist iskwē, and Vancouver DJ MY!GAY!HUSBAND! at The Park Show. Part of the Vancouver Mural Festival.
Jonathan Rogers Park, 110 West 7th Avenue, 4pm, $50
Everything Is Terrible!, this world's only psychedelic found footage comedy website, makes a stop at the Fox Cabaret on their 2019 West Coast Tour. Featuring a combination of movies and a live show that includes puppets.
Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main, 7pm, $16
The Saturday Summer Sessions Concerts at the Shipyards has live music with Mike Henry, a beer garden, artisan vendors and food of all types.
The Shipyards, North Vancouver, 5pm, Free
B-52's tribute band Rawk Lobster and R&B tinged rock outfit Cass King and the Cassettes will have the dance floor filled with their post-punk dance sounds.
Fairview Pub, 898 West Broadway, 10pm, $10
Catch Sambacouver as they perform on the outdoor stage of the Kitsilano Showboat.
Kitsilano Showboat, Kitsilano Beach [next to the pool], 7pm, Free
The 19th Annual Vancouver Chinatown Festival has heritage walking tours, multicultural stage performances, food trucks, photo booth, mobile aquarium, martial arts competition, kid’s zone, and lucky draw.
Chinatown, 11am, Free
The India Live Block Party is a celebration of the art, culture and history of India in downtown Vancouver with food, entertainment and cultural activities.
Vancouver Art Gallery , 2447 Granville, Noon, Free
Interviewed by Almost Famous filmmaker Cameron Crowe, 60s survivor David Crosby reflects on a long and often turbulent career in the soul-searching documentary, David Crosby: Remember My Name. Read our review.
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 4pm, $13
Get ready to sing along with the Bellas when Pitch Perfect plays on the outdoor screen.
šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square (formerly the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza), 750 Hornby, Dusk, Free
The Abbotsford International Air Show features demonstrations by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, USAF Thunderbirds, and a CF-18 Hornet demo. See aircraft from the past and get hand-on with planes on display.
Abbotsford Airport, 30440 Liberator Avenue, 9am-5:30pm
Be one of the first 1,000 fans through the gates to see the Vancouver Canadians host the Everett Aquasox and get a pair of sunglasses. Stay after the game for fireworks.
Nat Bailey Stadium, 4601 Ontario, 7:05pm, $16
In Ari Aster's Midsommar a young couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown and attend its mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 7:30pm, $12.50
The first-ever Richmond Sunflower Festival has over 20 different varieties of Sunflowers and Dahlias on over eight acres of land. Tickets include hay and train rides, a live band, food trucks, a beer garden, and wine tasting in the vineyard.
Richmond Country Farms, 12900 Steveston Highway, 10am, $10-$15
Steev Letts headlines The Comic Strip with his loud, sweaty, self-deprecating, and oddly sweet style. Also on the bill are comedians Brett Martin and Andrea Jin.
Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour, 9pm, $18
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