Festivals of dancing, writing, theatre, improv, and design pepper the Vancouver event landscape this month. We kick off September with a holiday and the wrap of the PNE Fair, and in between Miss604 is proud to sponsor Maker Faire Vancouver (September 14, 2019), the Tri-City Culture Days (September 27-39, 2019), the Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala (September 21, 2019) and the Vancouver International Film Festival (September 26 to October 11, 2019). All of these and more September events in Metro Vancouver can be found below:
Feast of Fields is FarmFolk CityFolk’s annual local food celebration and fundraiser, held each year on a different farm in the Okanagan Valley, in Metro Vancouver and on Southern Vancouver Island. The past 24 years have seen 58 Feasts – 24 in Metro Vancouver, 21 on Vancouver Island, 10 in the Okanagan, and 3 in the Sea to Sky corridor. Entering its 25th year, the Metro Vancouver edition will be held at a farm in Richmond for the first time.
Feast of Fields 2019
Where: Rabbit River Farms (17740 River Rd, Richmond) When: Sunday, September 8, 2019 1:00pm to 5:00pm Tickets: Adults $99; youth aged 13 to 18 $45; children aged 6 to 12 $15. Click here to purchase »
Join the fun at Rabbit River Farms in Richmond for this wandering gourmet harvest festival that highlights the connection between farmers and chefs, field and table, and between farm folks and city folks.
The delicious, one-day-only alfresco party will transform a bucolic section of the popular organic egg producer’s property into a wandering gourmet buffet, complete with around 50 carefully curated food and drink stands.
I have a pair of tickets to give away! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Sunday, September 1, 2019. Follow the Feast of Fields event on Instagram as well as FarmFolk CityFolk on Facebook and Twitter for more info.
The Richmond World Festival takes place this Friday and Saturday (August 30-31, 2019) at Minoru Park in Richmond and I’m giving you the chance to win a VIP experience!
The festival will feature over 100 artists performing on 8 stages, serving up rich slices of African, Asian, North and South American, European, South Pacific and Caribbean cultures.
Win a VIP Experience at Richmond World Festival
This festival of music, arts, food and culture from around the globe is already pretty amazing, but how would you like $50 in vouchers to spend at the vast selection of food trucks and a meet and greet with Friday’s headliners, Bedouin Soundclash?
Richmond World Festival – Bedouin Soundclash
Formed nearly two decades ago, and named after Israeli dub artist/producer Badawi’s 1996 release of the same name, Bedouin Soundclash debuted in 2001 with the album Root Fire. Their acclaimed sophomore release Sounding a Mosaic (2004) featured the hit single, “When the Night Feels My Song” and was produced by legendary punk-hardcore royalty Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains. The album earned Bedouin Soundclash their first JUNO Award in 2006 for Canada’s ‘Best New Group.’ Their follow-up album, Street Gospels (2007) also produced by Jenifer, earned a “Pop Album of the Year” nomination and “Video of the Year” nomination for the single “Walls Fall Down” at the 2008 JUNOs as well as three Much Music Video Award nominations for their video for “Until We Burn in the Sun” in 2009. In their long career, the band has shared the stage with the likes of The Roots, No Doubt, Ben Harper, Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, Damian Marley, Gogol Bordello and Thievery Corporation, among others.
In 2010, the band released their fourth studio album, Light the Horizon, which included the singles “Mountain Top,” “Elongo,” and “Brutal Hearts”– the latter featuring French-Canadian singer-songwriter Coeur de pirate. And now, after a seven year hiatus, the band re-emerges ready to release their fifth studio album +MASS- set for release in early 2019.
Here’s how you can enter to win $50 in food truck vouchers and a meet and greet on Friday, August 30, 2019:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, August 29, 2019.
Richmond World Festival 2019
When: Friday, August 30, 2019 4:00pm to 10:00pm Saturday, August 31, 2019 11:00am to 11:00pm
Where:Minoru Park & Richmond Cultural Centre Plaza (7191 Granville Ave, Richmond)
The First Pick Handmade Market returns this fall to transform Heritage Hall into a pop up exclusive boutique department store on September 14-15, 2019. This is a handmade fashion and accessories show with a boutique department store feel.
First Pick Handmade Market
When: September 14-15, 2019 from 11:00am to 6:00pm When: 3102 Main Street, Vancouver Tickets: Available online for $3
First Pick Hand-made’s 5th fashion and accessory only event features head to toe handmade fashions with several local designers debuting their fall seasonal lines.
Designer Lineup
Shop for your new Fall look and get first pick directly from local and Canadian designers. Clothing, jewelry, hats, shoes, bags and more, curated just for you.
This year the Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) is expanding its VIFF Live program, delivering an innovative celebration of genre-defining work with a contemporary twist, bringing together some of theatre, comedy and music’s brightest performers for six memorable live events at VIFF.
VIFF Live Program
When: September 28-29, October 1, 3 and 6-7, 2019 Where: Various locations Tickets:Available online
Highlights include Song Exploder Live, legendary hip hop icon and Public Enemy founder Chuck D dissecting “Fight the Power” from Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary, and a live episode of Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington’s much-loved AdultSwim.com series, On Cinema at the Cinema Live!.
“VIFF Live has created a platform to push the boundaries of festival programming,” said Ken Tsui, VIFF Films+ programmer and curator. “Exploring how a multitude of artistic genres intersect with cinema to create unique once-in-a-lifetime experiences for VIFF audiences. Having seen the success of live events over the last number of years, we are excited to expand our program from two to six events this year, exploring music, comedy, podcasting and cultural commentary,”
Song Exploder Live with Chuck D Monday, October 7, 7:00pm, Playhouse This show, exclusive to VIFF, pays tribute to the 30th anniversary of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing by celebrating its specially commissioned theme song “Fight the Power” and the main man behind it, Chuck D. This live episode of the hit podcast Song Exploder with host Hrishikesh Hirway, will see the Public Enemy frontman break down the militant, strident anthem for audiences.
On Cinema at the Cinema Live! Featuring Tim Heidecker, Gregg Turkington, and Special Guests Sunday, October 6, 8:00pm, Playhouse This multi-media stage show provides a mega-dose of the movie expertise and colorful disagreements you’ve come to expect from hosts Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington. The show features special guest appearances from beloved cast members of the On Cinema/Decker Universe.
Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Plays Deep Red Live Thursday, October 3, 6:00pm, Rio Theatre Key to the power of Deep Red, Dario Argento’s 1975 horror classic, is the eerie, keyboard-heavy score by Claudio Simonetti and his band Goblin. Playing live at VIFF, Goblin will perform these haunting melodies alongside Argento’s cinematic work of art, giving audiences the opportunity to feel that effect as few others have. Once the end credits have rolled, Simonetti and the band will play an extra special set of other soundtrack classics.
This is Spinal Tap: Anniversary Live Score Sunday, September 29, 7:00pm, Rio Theatre 35 years on from the groundbreaking mock-rock-doc This Is Spinal Tap being released, VIFF Live! celebrates with a live score led by Louise Burns, and some of Vancouver’s leading musicians including Jody Glenham (Jody Glenham and the Dreamers), Catherine Hiltz (bassist, Tegan & Sara, Hot Panda), Ayla Tesler-Mabe (guitar, Calpurnia, Ludic) and Adam Fink (drummer, ACTORS) playing the soundtrack as the ever-quotable cult classic plays.
Feminist Live Reads present Some Like It Hot Tuesday, October 1, 6:30pm, Rio Theatre Celebrating 60 years, Some Like It Hothas seen a cultural resurgence, gaining new resonance in the #MeToo era. Led by filmmaker/critic Chandler Levack, Feminist Live Reads are dedicated to pointing out the disparity of roles available to women onscreen. For VIFF, the all-female cast, known for previous performances ofEntourage, Reservoir Dogs, and Ocean’s Eleven, will play men, who are playing women, bringing Billy Wilder’s classic comedy to life.
Pop-Up Magazine Saturday, September 28, TBA The acclaimed touring “live magazine” show, Pop-Up Magazine, is coming to VIFF — and Vancouver — for the first time! These never-before-told multimedia stories accompanied by illustration, animation, photography, and an original score performed onstage by the Magik Orchestra will make for a night of vivid entertainment. Stay tuned for more details; tickets will go on sale 8/20.
VIFF 2019 runs September 26 to October 11, 2019. Follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information about the festival, its events, special guests, and films.
