There are so many amazing June events in Vancouver. It’s a hive of activity as it school winds down before summer and days are longer. Don’t miss the excitement of the Dragon Boat Festival, ScotFest BC and BC Highland Games or the incredible Richmond Night Market, to name a few. Find immersive experiences, live performances, fun-filled family events and culinary adventures.
Pack a lunch to enjoy International Picnic Day on June 18 and remember to stock up on summer berries until the middle of September. Find out where to find the freshest berries.
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Best June Events in Vancouver and Festivals
Photo Exhibition in Celebration of Indigenous History Month – June 1-30, 2024
Hyatt Regency Vancouver celebrates Indigenous History Month by presenting “UNCEDED: S7ULH TEMÍXW / TI TMICWKÁLHA / OUR LAND” Photo Exhibition in the hotel lobby until the end of June.
The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler created and curated, A Photographic Journey into Belonging and features Pop-Up Booths of Indigenous-Owned Businesses to Support Local Entrepreneurship.
Italian Day – June 9, 2024, noon – 9 p.m.
Celebrate Italian heritage and culture in the annual Italian Day festivities on Commercial Drive. The day-long event takes place along the car-free zone of a 14-block strip in the East Vancouver neighbourhood from 12th Avenue to Venables. Enjoy music, entertainment and authentic Italian food.
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival – June 11 to September 21, 2024
Celebrating it’s 35th year, Bard of the Beach Shakespeare Festival returns to Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park in Vancouver. Four different performances will take place on the Main Stage: Twelfth Night, Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors and Measure for Measure.
Be sure to check out special packages for Bard Fireworks Nights!
The crowd-pleasing Bard Fireworks Nights, where patrons enjoy a performance of Comedy of Errors followed by a dessert buffet, and guaranteed, spectacular views of the Celebration of Light. Fireworks evenings are July 20, 24 & 27. New this year: Bring your own picnic supper, preorder from us (for an extra charge), or snack the night away—the choice is yours.
Spot Prawn Season is on until the middle of June
The BC spot prawn season is a much-anticipated event for seafood lovers in Vancouver. From May to June, these delicious prawns are in peak season and can be found in abundance at local seafood markets, or buy direct from the fisherman. Find out more:
Where to buy the best spot prawns. Photo: Wendy Nordvik-Carr©
Museum of Anthropology at UBC – June 13, 2024-March 30, 2025
The highly anticipated reopening of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC, following an 18-month closure to complete historic seismic upgrades of its iconic Great Hall happens June 13 at 5 p.m.
MOA’s reopening weekend will include a host of special events and activities.
- Thursday, June 13 at 5pm, the Museum opens its doors at with free admission all evening.
- Friday, June 14, coincides with the 100th anniversary of architect Arthur Erickson’s birth, and MOA is celebrating with half-priced admission and special programming to mark the occasion.
- Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, half-priced admission, dance and musical performances, hands-on workshops, staff tours and family-friendly activities.
- To Be Seen, To Be Heard: First Nations in Public Spaces, 1900–1965: an immersive, multimedia exhibition that explores the diverse ways that First Nations worked to be seen and heard striving to have their rights recognized, during a period of potlatch prohibition and other forms of erasure in Canada.
- Pursuit of Venus [infected]: Māori artist Lisa Reihana’s digitally animated interpretation of the French Neoclassical scenic wallpaper Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique, which portrays harmonious encounters between Europeans and Polynesians amidst a Tahitian landscape. Reihana’s work depicts a darker narrative, exposing the oppressive and often violent exchanges absent from the utopian colonial portrayal.
Dancing on the Edge Festival – June 13-22,2024
Celebrating 36 years, this year’s Dancing on the Edge Festival features over 30 performances during the 10 day festival. Watch high caliber, exhilarating, innovative, and spell-binding dance works.
Fleurs de Villes – Artiste at VanDusen Botanical Garden – June 21 – 30, 2024
Walk the floral trail to see 25, one-of-a-kind art-themed installations created by Vancouver’s top floral artists. Throughout the day, watch floral demonstrations, learn gardening tips and listen to botanical-inspired culinary talks every 90 minutes. On weekends, shop for blooms to take home from local florists at the fresh floral market.
Vancouver International Jazz Festival – June 21 – 30, 2024
Jazz venues across Vancouver and North Vancouver will celebrate the 39th annual Vancouver International Jazz Festival. The festival includes lots of free activities, as well as ticketed events. Look for the return of Downtown Jazz and the free concerts in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
There will be an array of performances on Granville Island throughout the week.
Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival – June 22 – 23, 2024
Celebrate a weekend local culture and music. Catch dragon boats racing on the water until 6:30 p.m. There will be a family-fun zone, 25+ food trucks, the biggest waterfront licensed patio in Vancouver and Hey Ocean! and a variety of other artists on the TD Main Stage, visit the Chinese Pavilion, PRIDE Pavilion and Indigenous Pavilion. Don’t miss Vancouver’s first public drone show.
Light up the Night – Vancouver’s first public drone show – June 22 at 9:30 PM in the skies above False Creek
Celebrate the first weekend of the summer with Vancouver’s first public drone show The show will begin as the sun sets over the Vancouver skyline, and can be viewed from around the North East False Creek basin and screens throughout the site.
Greek Day – June 23, 2024
Celebrating 50 years in Vancouver, Greek Day’s vibrant tribute to Greek culture features fun for the whole family with authentic food, live performances, music and marketplace. Located along Broadway in the heart of Kitsilano.
New sensory adventure – Awaken Canada – June 29 – ongoing
Celebrating what ‘Home’ means to Canadians, Flyover’s newest immersive flying journey, Awaken Canada, launches on Canada Day long weekend. After more than a decade, following cutting-edge upgrades to sound and projection systems, Awaken Canada replaces the original Flyover Canada experience.
Showcasing Canada’s beauty, diversity, and welcoming spirit through a different heightened perspective soaring across spectacular landscapes and challenging terrain. Awaken Canada will become the attraction’s new anchor experience. Be sure to look for BC Resident rates.
North Vancouver Events and Festivals
BC Cider Festival – June 16, 2024
Come taste ciders from BC and the Pacific Northwest at listen to live music at the 5th annual BC Cider Festival held at the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver. This four hour event runs from 1-5 p.m.
Richmond and Delta Events and Festivals
Richmond Night Market – Until October 20, 2024
The Richmond Night Market is the largest market of its kind in North America. The market features Asian street food, entertainment and a wide variety of merchandise vendors. There are more than 250 food and retail booths, as well as food trucks.
This annual summer event has been approved for another three years. It’s easy to get to from the Canada Line and River Rock Casino.
The Steveston Spot Prawn Festival and Seafood Celebration – until June 16, 2024
The Steveston Spot Prawn Festival and Seafood Celebration runs May 15 through June 16, with lots of seafood-inspired activities, including fresh spot prawns brought into Fisherman’s Wharf daily, demonstrations from professional chefs on the Culinary Stage June 8, and locally caught seafood (by Steveston fishers) featured on participating restaurant menus as part of Dine About, June 1 to 16.
Country Wines Winery – Weekends, May Long Weekend until the end of October, 2024
Take a tour of Country Vines Winery, a six-acre vineyard located behind Richmond Country Farms, to learn about that city’s rich agricultural heritage and how its fertile land contributes to making award-winning wines.
After the tour enjoy the lounge and picnic area. Make a reservation to be guaranteed a spot to sip wine, savour a charcuterie selection and listen to live music. Please limit your stay to 90 minutes.
Coquitlam Summer Festivals and Events
ScotsFestBC – BC Highland Games and Music Festival – June 14 – 15, 2024
The 92nd Highland Games features lots of entertainment for the entire family. There will be performances and competitions of B.C.’s best pipe bands, drumming, highland dancing and Scottish games. Don’t miss the big kitchen party along with lots of Celtic music, cultural workshops and children’s activities.
East coast fiddling phenomenon and Juno award winner, Ashley MacIsaac makes his first appearance at ScotFestBC 2024.
Whisky School
- Friday evening – Whisky & Oysters
- Saturday – Whisky School
- Saturday – Chocolate & Whisky
See full schedule of events and purchase tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. ScotsFestBC is presented by the United Scottish Cultural Society in conjunction with the BC Pipers’ Association, BC Highland Dancing Association, and the Royal Scottish Country Dancing Association. Location: Town Centre Park, Lafarge Lake.
Surrey Summer Festivals and Events
Surrey Greek Food Festival – June 7-16, 2024
The Greek Food Festival is filled with delicious Greek food and features nightly live entertainment from traditional Greek dances and bands to music from local diverse performers.
5X Fest – June 13 – 16, 2024
Celebrating its seventh year, 5X Fest brings out well-known names in South Asian music and art. Many events sell out fast, so grab your tickets while you can.
Surrey Pride Festival – June 22, 2024
Celebrating its 25th year, the Surrey Pride Festival will include drag performances, headlined by Canada’s Drag Race finalist, Kendall Gender and Queer as Funk.
The SpongeBob Musical – June 28 – July 7, 2024
Canada Cup International Softball Championships – June 28 – July 7, 2024
Since 1993, this event has brought the highest ranked women’s teams to play softball, as well as international women’s fast pitch. Teams include Canada, USA, Taiwan Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Ukraine. The competition is held at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park, and Sunnyside Park in Surrey, BC.
Abbotsford Summer Festivals and Events
Silverbrooke Trout Farm
Silverbrook Farm in Abbotsford, bordering Langley, is 2.5 park-like acres with several ponds teaming with fish. It offers everything you need for a great family-fun outing to catch Rainbow trout, and you do not need a license.
Lakeland Lavender Fields – June – August, 2024
Blooming in June, there are five acres of fragrant lavender fields to enjoy the aromatic scent. Check out the 13 varieties of blooms and scents.
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