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YVR guideSeptember 3, 2026

TaiwanFest 2026 Returns to Vancouver With a Trailblazing Chef on the Bill

TaiwanFest’s 2026 lineup blends food, music, and Taiwanese arts and culture — with a standout chef among this year’s headline draws.

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YVR guideAugust 31, 2026

Time Out Market Vancouver Is Packing Its Calendar With Live Music, DJs, and Workshops

Time Out Market Vancouver is building out a real events calendar — live music, DJ nights, workshops, and more.

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YVR InsightAugust 29, 2026

Why ‘Rezervations for Two’ Is the Indigenous Dating Show We Needed This Summer

Rezervations for Two, an Indigenous dating show, is winning praise for centering Indigenous joy and romance in a genre that rarely does.

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YVR guideAugust 28, 2026

J. Cole Brought a No-Fall-Off Show to Rogers Arena

J. Cole’s Rogers Arena stop showed exactly why he’s still one of hip-hop’s most respected live acts.

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YVR guideAugust 28, 2026

VIFF 2026 Opens With an Oscar-Buzz Comedy Starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti

VIFF 2026 opens with The Debut, an Oscar-buzz comedy-satire starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, part of a 162-feature lineup.

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YVR guideAugust 28, 2026

VIFF’s 45th Edition Brings 162 Films to Vancouver This Fall

The Vancouver International Film Festival’s 45th edition lands next month with 162 films, more than 50 documentaries, and a spotlight on new German cinema.

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Blue Rodeo Brought 40 Years of Rock to the PNE's Freedom Mobile Arch

Event RecapAugust 26, 2026

Blue Rodeo Brought 40 Years of Rock to the PNE’s Freedom Mobile Arch

Blue Rodeo kicked off the PNE’s Summer Night Concert series with a career-spanning 40th anniversary show at the Freedom Mobile Arch.

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YVR guideAugust 26, 2026

Touchstone Theatre Kicks Off Its New Season With a Queer Zombie Dark Comedy

Vancouver’s Touchstone Theatre is opening its new season with a genre-bending queer dark comedy about love, death, and everything undead.

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YVR guideAugust 22, 2026

The Improv Centre Kicks Off Its 45th Season With New Talent and Zero Script

Vancouver’s Improv Centre marks 45 years with a new class of performers and an opening show made up entirely on the spot.

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Vancouver Fringe Festival Returns for 11 Days of Fearless Independent Theatre

YVR guideAugust 21, 2026

Vancouver Fringe Festival Returns for 11 Days of Fearless Independent Theatre

The 42nd Vancouver Fringe Festival brings 80+ shows across 16 venues to Granville Island and beyond, September 10–20, 2026.

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The Vancouver Mother-Son Marathon Team Behind the New Documentary Starting Line

YVR InsightAugust 15, 2026

The Vancouver Mother-Son Marathon Team Behind the New Documentary Starting Line

Michelle Gentis and her son Josh have run marathons together in Vancouver, Toronto, and Chicago — now their story is a documentary called Starting Line.

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The WNBA's Toronto Tempo Are Bringing a Free Fan Festival to Vancouver Next Week

YVR guideAugust 15, 2026

The WNBA’s Toronto Tempo Are Bringing a Free Fan Festival to Vancouver Next Week

Toronto Tempo are playing two games in Vancouver next week, and there’s a free WNBA fan festival attached — here’s what to know.

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A Vancouver Company Just Rescued the Archive of an Animator Who Worked on Yellow Submarine and The Care Bears

YVR InsightAugust 15, 2026

A Vancouver Company Just Rescued the Archive of an Animator Who Worked on Yellow Submarine and The Care Bears

A Vancouver company has stepped in to preserve the archive of a Canadian animator whose career includes The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and The Care Bears.

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Vancouver Musician Byron Slack Is in His Sgt. Pepper's Era

Creative SpotlightAugust 15, 2026

Vancouver Musician Byron Slack Is in His Sgt. Pepper’s Era

Between Dead Bob, Rong, and a new project he’s comparing to the Beatles’ most ambitious album, Vancouver musician Byron Slack isn’t slowing down.

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Vancouver Queer Film Festival Turns 38

YVR InsightAugust 14, 2026

Vancouver Queer Film Festival Turns 38 With Its Biggest Lineup Yet

87 films and 38 years strong — here’s what the Vancouver Queer Film Festival’s 2026 lineup means for the city’s queer creative community.