July 28 - August
4, 2002
The Last Stand: A free, outdoor, all ages
theatre spectacle occurring daily along Stanley Park's Meadow Trail. Follow
a boy as he searches a surreal forest for his brother, lured away by the
magic of death defying acrobatics and song. Produced by Boca Del Lupo,
Vancouver's premier physical theatre company, in association with The Vancouver
Playhouse and the Only Fanconi. Prospect Point Picnic Area, Stanley
Park; 604-516-9187.
July 31 & August 3, 7, 10, 2002
2002 HSBC Powersmart Celebration of Light:
Three competing counties put on a spectacular display of fireworks at English
Bay. 10pm. July 31 - Italy, August 3 - Canada, August 7 - Spain, August
10 - Finale; 604-641-1193.
August 1 - 5, 2002
45th Annual Squamish Days Logger Sports
at Al McIntosh Logger Sports Grounds, Squamish; 604-892-9244.
August 1 - 11, 2002
Festival Vancouver: Festival Vancouver will
present a diverse collection of extraordinary music, including orchestral,
choral, chamber and world music plus opera and jazz events. Various
locations throughout Vancouver; 604-221-0080.
August 2 - 4, 2002
The White Rock Spirit of the Sea Festival:
A fun filled weekend on White Rock's beautiful beach front featuring live
music, aerial display, beach party and parade.
August 2 - 4, 2002
Chinatown Festival: Sample Chinese food,
take in the arts fair at the Chinese Cultural Centre, enjoy music and dance
performances and shop at sidewalk sales throughout Chinatown; 604-682-8998.
August 2 - 5 & 9 - 11, 2002
Harmony Arts Festival at Ambleside Landing,
West Vancouver: 604-925-7263.
August 2 - 11, 2002
Harmony Arts Festival: the 12th anniversary
of this premiere summer North Shore arts festval; Various seaside venues,
West Vancouver; 604-925-7268.
August 3 - 4, 2002
Powell Street Festival 2002: This year celebrating
its 26th anniversary, the Powell Street Festival is the largest Japanese-Canadian
festival in the country and the longest running community celebration in
Vancouver; 604-739-9388 .
August 3 - 4, 2002
Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival &
Torch Light Parade, White Rock Beach; 604-531-6365.
August 3 - 5, 2002
Tsawwassen Sun Festival: Parade, beer gardens,
displays, activities, and soft ball tournament at Winskill Park. Antique
show at South Delta Recreation Center; 604-943-0502.
August 3 - 5, 2002
Point Roberts Arts and Music Festival at
Lighthouse Park.
August 4, 2002
Maple Ridge Jazz and Blues Festival: Sixth
annual festival features performances by Taylor James, Greg Esposito, Harry
Manx, Victor Polyik and others, with kids activities; 604-467-7325.
August 4, 2002
Demolition Derby Fun at the Agrifair Grounds
Arena; (604) 589-4337.
August 4 - 6, 2002
BC Day Weekend Multicultural Festival at
Burnaby Village Museum, 11:00am-4:30pm. Regular admission rates apply;
604-293-6500.
August 8 - 12, 2002
Richmond Tall Ships 2002: More than 20 of
the world's most magnificent Tall Ships will gather along the Steveston
waterfront for the Richmond Tall Ships 2002 festival, the largest gathering
of Tall Ships and sail training vessels along the B.C. coastline in more
than 100 years. Steveston Area of Richmond; 1-866-264-7447 (SHIP).
August 9 - 11, 2002
Abbotsford International Airshow; 604-852-8511.
August 10, 2002
Yaletown Summerfest: This event will feature
classic and new car show, live performing stage with music, fashion and
martial arts, arts, sidewalk sales, farmer's market, petting zoo and much
more. Yaletown, Vancouver; 604-683-7473.
August 10, 2002
The Joy Of Sax: Alan Matheson leads the
Festival Jazz Orchestra and a star-studded group of jazz soloists including
saxophonists Phil Woods, Campbell Ryga and Canada's jazz vocalist of the
year, Carol Welsman in a tribute to the smooth, sultry queen of jazz -
the saxophone. Orpheum Theatre; 604-688-1152.
August 10, 2002
CFV Fiddlers Annual Contest at the Abbotsford
Senior's Hall; 604 852-3582.
August 10, 2002
Wild Bird Trust of BC Walk: Life on the
Wing -Swallows and Swifts at Maplewood Flats, North Vancouver; 10am - 12pm,
604-924-2581.
August 10 & 11, 2002
Port Hammond Days: An annual community event
that features live music, children's activities, crafts, community displays,
the Maple Ridge Lions Club pancake breakfast starting at 8:00a.m. on Sunday
the 11th, a Heritage Walk at 11:00a.m. on Saturday the 10th, a Heritage
Tea and evening dances in the Hammond Community Center. Contact: Eric Phillips
604-465-6795 for more information.
August 11, 2002
Llama Picnic & Blueberry Sales at Richmond
Nature Park; 604-718-6188.
August 11, 2002
Chalk Art Festival: The downtown sidewalks
of Bellingham, Washington become the canvases for adult and child chalk
artists who compete for prizes with their absolutely amazing chalk drawing
creations; 360-676-8548.
August 11, 2002
Afro Rhythms Multicultural Dance and Music
Festival A free all-ages multicultural dance and music festival at
Grandview Park, Vancouver; 604-253-3039.
August 11, 2002
Under The Volcano: 13th Annual festival
of art and social change, at Cates Park, North Vancouver; 604-682-3269.
August 11, 2002
Annual Lower Mainland Vega Car Show at Waterfront
Park, North Vancouver; 10am - 4pm, 604-990-3841.
August 11 & 18, 2002
Ladner Village Market: Family fun for children
and adults, live entertainment, 100 plus vendors,10 am to 4 pm 48th Ave.
Ladner.
August 12 - 17, 2002
The Northwest Washington Fair: The
Northwest Washington Fair is Lynden?s biggest entertainment attraction,
drawing more than 200,000 visitors to the area the third week of August
each year. The emphasis of the fair is mainly agricultural, with entertainment
and exhibits filling the 35-acre fairgrounds on Front Street, Lynden, Washington;
360-354-5995.
August 14, 28, 2002
Jade Peony: Chinatown Walking Tour Author
and historian John Atkins' tour is based on Wayson Choy's book, Jade Peony;
604-662-3207.
August 15 - 18, 2002
Pacific Pinto Horse Club Show at the Agriplex,
Surrey; 604-882-0900.
August 15, 22, 29, 2002
Dundarave concerts: Live, acoustic performances
in the outdoor annex next to Delany's Coffee; Dundarave Village, West Vancouver;
604-925-7263.
August 16, 2002
Lake Evening Paddle on Burnaby Lake. Canoeing:
Paddle quiet waterways and watch swallows swooping overhead devouring insects.
Listen to the distinctive call of Red-winged Blackbirds, inhale fragrant
evening air, and watch for beavers starting their nocturnal "day." 6 ?
8 pm, $12/person; 604-432-6359.
August 16 - 18, 2002
Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival: Annual
festival features woodworking, quilting, spinning, weaving, basketry, needle
arts, and more. Gibsons Landing is just a 40-minute ferry ride from
Vancouver; 604-740-1229.
August 17, 2002
The Abbotsford Garlic Festival at the MSA
Museum, Abbotsford; 604-853-0313.
August 17, 2002
Teddy Bear Day at BurnabyVillage Museum,
11:00am-4:30pm. Regular admissions rates apply; 604-293-6500.
August 17, 2002
CANADIAN XK Jaguar Register/MG Club, 9am
- 3pm Heritage Car Show at Waterfront Park, North Vancouver; 604-990-3841.
August 17 - 18, 2002
Exotic Reptile Show at Richmond Nature Park;
604-718-6188.
August 17 - September 2, 2002
Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver;
604-253-2311.
August 18,2002
Mountain Express Run for Leukemia:
The 12th Annual Mountain Express Run for Leukemia is set to take place
on Sunday, August 18, 2002 at Mount Seymour. The Mountain Express Run is
a 5km course and participants have the option of running or walking 5km
or 10km; 604-733-2873.
August 18, 25, 2002
Concerts by the Sea at Ambleside Landing,
West Vancouver; 604-925-7263.
August 19, 2002
Bug Seekers at Tynehead Regional Park, Surrey.
Children 6 - 8. Roam forest and field searching for beetles, stink bugs,
caterpillars and other weird invertebrates. Have fun playing nature games,
catching insects, and learning other outdoor skills. 9:30 am ? noon, $9/child;
604-432-6359.
August 20, 2002
Barnacle Buddies at Belcarra Park, Port
Moody. Join a fun, seaside adventure to search for barnacles, tiny shore
crabs and sea stars. See ocean wonders with your preschooler and walk the
beach at low tide. 10 ? 11:30 am, $10/child, adult pair; 604-432-6359.
August 20, 2002
Kids' World Day at Burnaby Village Museum,
11:00am-4:30pm. Regular admission rates apply; 604-293-6500.
August 21, 2002
Lake Evening Paddle at Burnaby Lake. Canoeing:
Paddle quiet waterways and watch swallows swooping overhead devouring insects.
Listen to the distinctive call of Red-winged Blackbirds, inhale fragrant
evening air, and watch for beavers starting their nocturnal "day." 6 ?
8 pm, $12/person; 604-432-6359.
August 22, 2002
Full Moon Bat Watch at Matsqui Trail, Abbotsford.
Follow the flight of this fascinating mammal by the light of the full moon.
Listen for the sonar of hunting bats by using a bat detector. Explore the
mysteries of their nocturnal life and learn interesting facts about local
bats. 8 ? 10 pm, $10/person; 604-853-4221
August 22 - 25, 2002
Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival at Granville
Island Afloat and ashore, there'll be displays and hands-on boatbuilding
demonstrations, including knot tyers and wood carvers. Family fun will
include the ever-popular kids' boat building and the 3rd annual family
boatbuilding project; 604-688-9622.
August 23, 2002
Bat Watch at Minnekhada Park, Coquitlam.
Family 6+. Watch for bats darting and zigzagging above water or farm clearings
as they leave their day roosts to feed on night-flying insects. Learn about
bat food, roosts and enemies. Take home handouts, bat house plans and vivid
memories of walking in the dark. 7:30 ? 9:30 pm, $6.50/person; 604-432-6359.
August 23, 2002
Wild Lights Festival: The NV Community Arts
Council presents the Wild Lights Festival. Features Lantern Making workshops
and a lantern procession with performance by the Public Dreams Society,
7 - 10 p.m. Edgemont Village, North Vancouver;
August 23 - 24, 2002
Molson Canadian Snow Jam at False Creek,
Vancouver; 604-280-4444.
August 24, 2002
Marsh Meander, Canoeing: Marshes are alive
with wildlife and wild plants. Catch a duck's-eye view of this ecosystem
as you paddle quietly along its watery edge. Hear warbling Yellowthroats,
spot periscoping Pied-billed Grebes and smell fresh, sun-warmed air. Burnaby
Lake, 10 am ? noon, 12/person; 604-432-6359.
August 24, 2002
Morning Chorus Canoeing at Burnaby Lake,
Canoeing: Glide along the calm Brunette River headwaters. Watch as Great
Blue Herons silently stalk fish for breakfast and listen for a songbird's
morning chorus drift across forest and marsh as you canoe toward the rising
sun. 6:30 ? 8:30 am, $12/person; 604-432-6359.
August 24, 2002
Scotiabank Easter Seals Regatta at the Royal
Vancouver Yacht Club, Jericho Beach. The Regatta is a fun-filled day that
includes sailing, power boating, a BBQ and so much more; 604-873-1865.
August 24, 2002
Deep Cove Daze at Panorama Park, North Vancouver;
August 24, 2002
Children's Festival at Minoru Park Plaza,
Richmond; 604-233-8910.
August 24, 2002
BMW Car Club of BC at Waterfront Park, North
Vancouver; 9am - 4pm 604-990-3841.
August 24, 2002
BMW Car Club of BC at Waterfront Park, North
Vancouver; 9am - 4pm 604-990-3841.
August 25, 2002
Latin Summer Festival 2002: a full day of
Latin American food, Artisan Market and Latin Entertainment, at Trout Lake
Park, Vancouver; 604-327-7941.
August 28, 2002
SSSnakes!! at Burnaby Lake. New, Family
5+. Find out about the amazing adaptations and behaviours of our common
snakes. Touch a snakeskin, go on a snake search and learn about a snake's
remarkable eating habits! 1 ? 3 pm, $6.50/person; 604-432-6359.
August 29, 2002
Bat Watch at Colony Farm, Coquilam. Family
6+. Watch for bats darting and zigzagging above water or farm clearings
as they leave their day roosts to feed on night-flying insects. Learn about
bat food, roosts and enemies. Take home handouts, bat house plans and vivid
memories of walking in the dark. 7:15 ? 9:15 pm, $6.50/person; 604-432-6359.
August 30 - September 2, 2002
Vancouver Triathlon in Stanley Park
August 31, 2002
Pyper Loop: Wild Side Walks, Join a leisurely
walk around Pyper Loop to see what nature has done to the old mill site.
Meet at the Burnaby Lake Nature House on Piper Avenue south off Winston
Street. 10:30 ? 11:30 am, Sponsored by the GVRD, free, registration not
required. 604-432-6359.
August 31, 2002
8th Annual Brackendale Fall Fair at the
Farmers Market Institute behind the Brackendale Art Gallery; 604-898-3407.
August 31 - September 2, 2002
Civil War Reenactment & Living History
Fair at Hovander Park, 5299 Nielsen Road, Ferndale; 360-384-3042.
Ongoing until August 4, 2002
Vancouver Chamber Music Festival at Crofton
House School, Vanier Park. This festival brings together some of the most
talented young musicians from Canada and around the world; 604-602-0363.
Ongoing until August 5, 2002
Vancouver International Comedy Festival
at Granville Island and various other locations in Vancouver; 604-683-0883.
Ongoing until August 16, 2002
Vancouver Early Music Festival at the UBC
Recital Hall;604-732-1610.
Ongoing until August 16, 2002
Kitsilano Showboat 2002: on Monday/Wednesday/Friday
at 7:30 p.m, Highlights of this summer's schedule include Klondike Kate
(Gillian Campbell) on June 28 performing for the Queen's Jubilee Celebration,
and on Aug. 7, a CBC production with music and singers that will be recorded
for broadcast.; 604-734-7332.
Ongoing until August 18, 2002
Theatre Under the Stars at Malkin Bowl,
Stanley Park. Professional live theatre under the stars; 604-687-0174.
Ongoing until August 30, 2002
Journey Into Amazing Caves. Audiences will
wringle through tiny, twisting passages, drop into gleaming blue labyrinths
of ice, swim through flooded underground vaults, and enter a world so extreme
the microscopic creatures who live there are called extremophiles.
CN IMAX Theatre at Canada Place, 604-682-IMAX.
Ongoing until August 30, 2002
Ballroom Dancing: Swing, latin and ballroom
dancing including free dance lessons and dance performances. Admission
by donation, from 8pm to 11:30pm. Robson Square, Vancouver; 604-738-6068.
Ongoing until August 30, 2002
Enchanted Evenings at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical
Chinese Garden, Chinatown. Every Friday evening musical performances
featuring traditional and contemporary Asian music; 604-662-3207.
Ongoing until August 31, 2002
Bowen Island Sunday Market: Outdoor summer
fair of arts, crafts & gourmet foods. Every Saturday and Sunday, 11am
to 4pm; 604-947-0640.
Ongoing until August 31, 2002
The Rocky Horror Show at the Arts Club Theatre
on Granville Island; 604-687-1644. |