2023 CLOVERDALE RODEO AND COUNTRY FAIR
Saturday – Monday 10 am – 11 pm, Cloverdale Rodeo, 6050 176 St, Surrey
After a three-year hiatus, the Rodeo and Country Fair will be in full swing with live entertainment, food trucks, Midway rides & games and featured attractions for the whole family.
VANCOUVER COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL
Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, Roundhouse Community Centre
VanCAF is a two-day celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, including an exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of creators from around the world. Other Festival events include readings, comic lessons for kids, panels, and workshops.
MAY DAY FORT LANGLEY
Monday 8 am – 4 pm, Fort Langley Park
The May Day Parade is on Victoria Day each year in Fort Langley. Come celebrate the 101st annual May Day in historic Fort Langley. The May Day Parade is followed by a Family Fun Festival in the Park.
LONG WEEKEND AT BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM
Monday 11 am – 4:30 pm, Burnaby Village Museum
Explore historical exhibits and live demonstrations. Watch the blacksmith heat and hammer metal objects in Wagner’s Blacksmith Shop. Take a ride on the restored 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel, enjoy a picnic lunch in the meadow. Free admission!
SPRING DROP IN AT HISTORIC STEWART FARM
Monday 12 pm – 4:30 pm, Historic Stewart Farm, Surrey
Spend Victoria Day in a Victorian setting! The very vintage farmhouse door is open this Victoria Day, welcoming visitors to celebrate spring. Tour the house, watch a heritage demo, stroll the riverside grounds and do a craft. A lovely local, free day for the whole family.
JURASSIC QUEST
Saturday-Monday 9 am – 8 pm, Abbotsford Tradex
Calling all dino-fans! Walk with a larger-than-life dinosaur herd with your friends and family as Jurassic Quest roars through Abbotsford! Play with adorable baby Dinos, excavate fossils, or even train a raptor while surrounding by behemoths like sky-scraping Spinosaurus and, the King himself, Tyrannosaurus rex!
ROYAL CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS
showtimes Saturday – Monday, Lansdowne Centre, Richmond
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 LIGHTNING THIEF: PERCY JACKSON
showtimes Saturday – Monday, JCC Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver
Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure.
ALL BRITISH CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Saturday 10 am – 4:30 pm, Van Dusen Gardens
An entertaining gathering of British-built classic cars, exhibitors and vendors will be on display at the Great Lawn.
COLOUR FEST
Saturday 5 pm, Town Centre Park, Coquitlam
Colour Fest is a celebration of the Spring festivals Holi and Vaisakhi. This multi-dimensional festival features vibrant music and dance performances by South Asian artists and a live Colour Zone where participants cover each other in coloured powder. Families can also participate in Vaisakhi and Holi themed art activities. Food Trucks will be on site serving delicious treats!
RICHMOND NIGHT MARKET
Saturday and Sunday, 8351 River Road, Richmond
This would be a great weekend to check out the more than 250 food booths and trucks offer options from churros and butter beer to hot pot and bubble waffles. The night market has exciting new decorations including a custom 60-foot bouncy castle, oversized prop chairs, neon lights, and a Wonderland-themed forest.
BLIPPI: THE WONDERFUL WORLD TOUR
Saturday & Sunday, Vancouver/Abbotsford
Blippi, along with his best friend Meekah, inspires curiosity in preschoolers around the world by creating content and experiences that are relatable, accessible and make learning fun. Saturday’s 5 pm show is at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, and Sunday at 1 pm at the Abbotsford Centre.
