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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 10/10/2025

Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver is proud to present an unforgettable evening as part of Coup de coeur francophone! Quebec's rising indie-pop duo, Bibi Club and folk-alternative performer Étienne Fletcher, play October 24. 🎟️: www.lecentreculturel.com/en/etiennefl...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 09/10/2025

I Know What You Did Last Weekend is a hilarious and over-the-top homage to the iconic 1997 cult classic (and 2025 reboot), I Know What You Did Last Summer – with an improvised twist. Now on at The Improv Centre until November! 🎟️ Book your tickets: theimprovcentre.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 30/09/2025

September 30 is both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The orange shirt symbolizes the loss of culture, freedom, and self-esteem that many Indigenous children experienced. This day reminds us that "Every Child Matters". Learn more at the Orange Shirt Society.

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 27/09/2025

The 5th annual Stir Fall Arts Guide is here! 📍Pick up your FREE copy at your local JJ Bean or your favourite arts venue. #vancouverarts #vancouverbc #ArtsAndCulture

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 26/09/2025

The 44th annual Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off October 2, with 435-plus screenings. The festival takes over Vancouver’s cinemas and screens with VIFF Live performances and so much more. 🎬 Check out the full line-up and book your tickets: viff.org @viffest.bsky.social

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 18/09/2025

TOO MANY ZOOZ promises to be an electric and high-energy opener to the Kay Meek's 2025/26 Season, with support from Vancouver's own Mark Woodyard. 🎟️October 5: kaymeek.com/events/too-m... @toomanyzooz.bsky.social

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 11/09/2025

Vetta Chamber Music celebrates 40 years with Beginnings, the first concert of its anniversary season, September 26–29. This powerful program pays tribute to Vetta’s roots with Kelly-Marie Murphy’s Dark Energy alongside masterworks by Beethoven. 🎟️ vettamusic.com/concert-one-...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 05/09/2025

New Works is excited to bring the return of Pop Up Dances Festival, September 19-21. This celebration offers FREE dance & live music events in playful and surprising public spaces. Check it out: www.newworks.ca/pop-up-dance... @bcculturedays.bsky.social

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 28/08/2025

Ballet BC artists take the lead with the fifth anniversary performance of Take Form. Created, produced, choreographed, and performed by the dancers of Ballet BC. Three performances only, September 11, 12, 13 at BMO Theatre Centre. Book your tickets 🎟️: balletbc.com/performance/...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 21/08/2025

Nebula Performances stages powerful opera La tragédie de Carmen, August 28 to September 7. This gripping adaptation condenses Bizet’s Carmen into a more focused and intense production. Set in a high school, La tragédie de Carmen speaks directly to a new generation. 🎟️ www.nebulaperformances.com

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 12/08/2025

Heated banter, comic mishaps, and a dastardly plot—Shakespeare’s timeless rom-com Much Ado About Nothing is playing at Bard on the Beach until September 20. 🎟️ bardonthebeach.org/much-ado-abo...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 17/07/2025

Enjoy a scrumptious summer evening at Theatre Under the Stars with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the anticipated return of Legally Blonde The Musical. A Vancouver tradition since 1940. 🎟 www.tuts.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 14/07/2025

Romance, wit, and mistaken identities power this new staging of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy full of colourful characters and passionate poetry. "Bard on the Beach opener Much Ado About Nothing mixes summery charm with updated reflections" - Stir 🎟️ bardonthebeach.org/much-ado-abo...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 10/07/2025

Find Your Folk at the 38th annual Mission Folk Music Festival! Get your Evening, Day, Weekend and Weekend + Camping passes now for a fabulous weekend bursting with folk songs, global rhythms, Americana tunes, and more. Get your tickets: missionfolkmusicfestival.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 08/07/2025

Experience global sounds, homegrown stars, and three days of music by the beach at the 48th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July 18-20. Learn more: thefestival.bc.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 04/07/2025

Join Surrey Art Gallery for an afternoon of artmaking and performances on Saturday, July 12. The theme Imagining our Stories inspired by the artworks in the summer exhibitions 10 and 10: Story of Stories & Experiments in Solitude www.surrey.ca/news-events/...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 02/07/2025

Vancouver, get ready to laugh your face off. Kiran Deol—comedian, actor, writer & all-around badass—is bringing her signature blend of sharp wit, unfiltered honesty to the stage. Indian Summer Festival presents A Raucous Evening with Kiran Deol, July 8 🎟️ indiansummerfest.ca/events/kiran...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 27/06/2025

Surrey Art Gallery's 50th Anniversary tells stories of the collection's beginning and current moments. 10 and 10: Story of Stories at Surrey Art Gallery runs June 28 to August 9, admission is free. Plan your visit: www.surrey.ca/arts-culture...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 26/06/2025

Camp Khats countdown! Vancouver’s beloved Khatsahlano Street Party is one week away. West 4th Avenue is set to transform into a vibrant hub on July 5. Check out the Burrard TD Stage presented by Stir featuring 8 incredible artists. 🎶https://www.khatsahlano.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 24/06/2025

Celebrate West Coast Modern architecture and design, July 8 to 13! West Coast Modern Week is a yearly celebration of West Coast Modernism, a distinct architectural style with deep roots in West Vancouver. 🎟️: westvancouverartmuseum.ca/west-coast-m... Presented by West Vancouver Art Museum

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 20/06/2025

Surrey Art Gallery's 50th Anniversary tells stories of the collection's beginning and current moments. 10 and 10: Story of Stories at Surrey Art Gallery, June 28 - August 9 Details: www.surrey.ca/arts-culture...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 18/06/2025

The 40th Annual Vancouver International Jazz Festival kicks off, happening around the city June 20 to July 1. With 180 performances including 50 free shows happening from downtown to Granville Island and the North Shore. 🎟️ www.coastaljazz.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 13/06/2025

Stir's Summer Arts Guide is here! ☀️Check out the hottest events this season: www.createastir.ca/summer-guide Pictured: Whistler Summer Concert Series

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 05/06/2025

Dancing on the Edge returns June 12–21 with 30+ bold, boundary-pushing performances by artists from across Canada and around the world. Experience a dynamic mix of world premieres, Canadian debuts, and works from emerging artists. 🎟️ www.dancingontheedge.org

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 22/05/2025

The 40th Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s Performance Works concert series presents five nights of feel-good music with masterful performances that will stay with you long after the shows are over. June 25 to 29: 🎟️ www.coastaljazz.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 15/05/2025

Rumble Theatre's Tremors Festival returns with a three-night bash of experimental and interdisciplinary live performance happening June 6–8. Five daring new works from across Canada converge at Progress Lab 1422. 🎟️: rumble.org/shows/tremor...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 13/05/2025

🎶 Legacy is Elektra’s powerful farewell to Artistic Director Morna Edmundson—featuring her “desert island playlist” of Canadian choral works and three stunning new commissions. Join this unforgettable celebration on May 25 at Good Shepherd Church in Surrey. 🎟️: elektra.ca/tickets/lega...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 08/05/2025

Run by Surrey Art Gallery Association (SAGA), the gift shop in Surrey Arts Centre features finely crafted artworks by local artists. Details: www.surrey.ca/arts-culture...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 06/05/2025

Upintheair Theatre presents rEvolver Festival 2025 with an outstanding lineup of performances, revealing the best in groundbreaking Canadian theatre arts by emerging and mid-career artists, from May 21 to June 1 at The Cultch in East Vancouver. 🎟️ upintheairtheatre.com/revolver-fes...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 02/05/2025

Secret love, courtship, and mistaken identities intertwine with darker themes of warfare, deception, and mischief in Much Ado About Nothing at Bard on the Beach. 🎟️: bardonthebeach.org/schedule/

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 01/05/2025

For the past two decades, sensational jazz quartet The Bad Plus have played with spirit and adventure. Making their own rules on the jazz scene with a bold sense of creativity. 🎟️May 16, Kay Meek Arts Centre: kaymeek.com/events/the-b...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 28/04/2025

Stir stands together with the Filipino community and all those impacted by the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Day festival. We are holding you in our hearts and honouring your strength through this unimaginable loss.

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 26/04/2025

The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour returns this Mother's Day weekend, May 10 and 11 Visit over 100 artists in 31 locations across rural and urban Ridge Meadows. The tour is free to attend, and pieces will be available to purchase directly from artists www.artstudiotour.ca 📷 Jennie Cole

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 24/04/2025

DOXA Documentary Film Festival returns May 1–11, presenting a powerful lineup of 39 feature films and 30 short and mid-length documentaries. DOXA is proud to present Elizabeth Vibert and Chen Wang's Aisha's Story at this year's Opening Gala 🎟 doxafestival.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 17/04/2025

Get ready to be moved as Roots ‘N’ Wings Choir takes over Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces, May 3. The powerful 45-voice women’s choir led by the incomparable Dawn Pemberton— is bringing a soul-stirring performance that celebrates connection & unity 🎟️: www.eighthandeight.com/event/roots-...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 14/04/2025

Experience the soulful harmonies of Oh Pray Tell. Blending folk storytelling, spoken word, and performance art, their voices rise over pulsing rhythms, taking audiences on a transformative musical journey. 🎟️ Pacific Theatre April 26: pacifictheatre.org/show/oh-pray-tell/

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 11/04/2025

DanceHouse presents the BC premiere of Peeping Tom’s intriguing theatrical dream world Diptych (The missing door and The lost room), on stage at the Vancouver Playhouse April 24-26. 🎟️: dancehouse.ca/event/peepin...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 10/04/2025

Calling all book lovers and literary enthusiasts - the North Shore Writers Festival returns to Lynn Valley Library, April 24-26 This fest brings together acclaimed local authors for engaging discussions and events that celebrate the power of storytelling. 🎟️: www.eventbrite.ca/o/north-shor...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 10/04/2025

Stunning visuals, transcendent melodies, and a timeless tale of love and loss make Madama Butterfly a must-see season finale at Vancouver Opera. April 26-May 4, Queen Elizabeth Theatre 🎟️ www.vancouveropera.ca/whats-on/But...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 09/04/2025

Sensation Stella Cole brings the Great American Songbook to life, April 25 at the Kay Meek Arts Centre. Performing timeless classics from her highly anticipated debut album and silky-smooth renditions of songs by Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Eilish. 🎟 kaymeek.com/events/stella-cole-2025-04-25-730-pm

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 03/04/2025

Final weeks to discover how art thrived against the odds. “Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s” showcases more than 200 daring works from 6 Central Eastern European nations. Book your visit now: www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions/...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 28/03/2025

Upintheair Theatre hosts the world premiere of DEAD DRONE, April 11 to 19  A new Dark Comedy written by David Mott and directed by Tamara McCarthy questions what it means to love in a dystopian digital age. DEAD DRONE runs from April 11–19 at The Russian Hall 🎟️: www.eventbrite.ca/e/dead-drone...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 27/03/2025

Ndidi O describes her style as “rootsy blues with a tinge of soul and country”, but her musical adventures include wanderings that touch down on forms that include trip-hop, gospel and more. April 12 at Eighth and Eight Creative Spaces 🎟️: www.eighthandeight.com/event/ndidi-o/

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 25/03/2025

The Sundar Prize Film Festival returns for its 2nd annual event from April 10 - 13 This year’s festival showcases 54 powerful films exploring the theme “Life in Motion: Journeys of Growth and Discovery.” 🎟️ : www.goelevent.com/sundarprize/e

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 18/03/2025

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is back, March 26 to April 29! Get ready to bloom with this year's incredible festival and event offerings: Blossoms After Dark (March 28 - 30) The Big Picnic (March 29) Sakura Days Japan Fair (April 12 - 13) 🌸🎟️: vcbf.ca

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 14/03/2025

Dmitry Ablogin is regarded as one of the most brilliant and creative keyboard artists of his generation. This programme pairs Beethoven’s masterful Six Bagatelles with Mendelssohn’s E Major Sonata, his homage to Beethoven. March 29 at Vancouver Playhouse 🎟️ www.earlymusic.bc.ca/events/dmitr...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 13/03/2025

Behind the Moon is an achingly beautiful story of love and loss, freedom and faith, the meaning of brotherhood, and how we begin a new life. Touchstone Theatre presents Behind the Moon by acclaimed playwright and novelist Anosh Irani, March 27 to April 6. 🎟️ touchstonetheatre.com/shows-2024-2...

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 12/03/2025

The Chutzpah! Festival returns with a special spring edition of its signature festival, offering a vibrant lineup of performances this March 19-23, presenting music, theatre, comedy, dance, and family entertainment. 🎟️: chutzpahfestival.com

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 12/03/2025

GIVEAWAY!⁠ TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is coming to #Vancouver for one week only, March 25-30, at the #QueenElizabethTheatre ⁠ Enter for a chance to win 2 tickets to opening night on March 25! ⁠ To enter Follow @createastir.ca Tag your friends vancouver.broadway.com/shows/tina/

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