PNE PLAYLAND OPENING WEEKEND
Saturday – Sunday 11 am – 5 pm, PNE Fairgrounds
Playland officially opens for the summer season this May Long weekend. With exhilarating rides, midway games, unique attractions such as the Haunted Mansion and Sweet Escape Mini Golf, and delicious food options – it makes for a very fun day!
CLOVERDALE RODEO AND COUNTRY FAIR
Saturday – Monday 10 am – 11 pm (6 pm close on Monday), Cloverdale Rodeo, Surrey
With five pro rodeo performances, an indigenous village, live music performances, 40+ food trucks, 30+ carnival rides, family-friendly events, and more than a little bit of action—The 2025 Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair is bigger and bolder than ever!
MAY DAY FORT LANGLEY
Monday 8 am – 4 pm, Fort Langley Park
The day starts with a pancake breakfast from 8 am to 10:30 am, followed by the parade at 11 am, then enjoy the fun festival in the park with live entertainment, kids activities, food trucks, the May Queen and her royal party and more.
BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM
Monday 11 am – 4:30 pm, Burnaby Village Museum
Explore historical exhibits and live demonstrations! Be sure to take a ride on the restored 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel or grab a meal and refreshments at Mai’s Cafe. Take part in a scavenger hunt happening all day. Admission is free.
ENGINE 374 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Sunday 12 pm – 3 pm, 181 Roundhouse News Corner of Davie and Pacific, Vancouver
CPR Engine 374 pulled into the Vancouver terminal for the first time 137 years ago, becoming the first scheduled passenger train & Trans Canadian Train into Vancouver. Join community members and The volunteer Staff of Engine 374 as she makes her annual trip out onto the Roundhouse Turntable, and celebrates with free birthday cake, fun & other activities, speeches, and a brass band.
ROYAL CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS 2025
Saturday – Monday, multiple showtimes, Lansdowne Centre, Vancouver
Come under the Big Top and get a glimpse into a traditional circus world. Jam-packed with explosive live entertainment, featuring high-flying acrobatics, death-defying tricks, towering feats of strength, teetering towers of balanced bodies, extreme bending and devilishly precarious aerials!
THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS VS EVERETT
Saturday & Sunday games 1:05 pm, Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver
It is always a great time at Nat Bailey Stadium, on Saturday enjoy Women in Sports Day with special guest Hazel Mae and on Sunday it is White Spot Family Fun Day with a Dasan Brown bobblehead giveaway.
ALL BRITISH CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Saturday 10 am – 4:30 pm, VanDusen Botanical Garden
Join us at the beautiful VanDusen Botanical Garden for a day filled with classic British cars, friendly enthusiasts, and a vibrant atmosphere. There will be food truck vendors plus an on-site tea house serving high tea and musical entertainment.
THE SHIPYARDS SPLASH PAD
All weekend long, 10 am – 8 pm, The Shipyards
The Shipyards Spash Park opens this May Long weekend for lots of water fun. It’s a great space to hit up with kids of all ages.
OUTDOOR VANCOUVER POOLS OPENING WEEKEND
Saturday – Monday, New Brighton Pool and Second Beach
Kits Pool’s opening may be on hold, but Second Beach public pool opens for the season this weekend running from 9 am – 8:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday and 7 am – 8:30 pm on Monday. New Brighton pool also opens with the same hours for Saturday through Monday.
