Fun things to do around Vancouver this weekend (August 21-23, 2026). Activities and events in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

A third outpost of Sing Sing, the beloved Vancouver mashup of pho, pizza, and other creature comforts is now open at the Willowbrook Shopping Centre in Langley.

Hyack presents the free Summer Music & Fireworks Festival along the waterfront in New Westminster this Saturday. Shop an artisan market vendors and exhibitors, enjoy live entertainment, a selection of food options, and a fireworks finale.

Leading up to the civic election, the Museum of Vancouver will hosts Austerity Tours to highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view. The aim is to make voters understand the risks austerity pose to irreplaceable cultural heritage.

Public Disco will close out its 2026 Summer Block Parties with a free, all-ages celebration on August 29th with a thoughtfully curated line up of DJs playing only vinyl, a record market, pop-up bars, vintage market, food vendors, and kids’ activities.

All are welcome to attend the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event in Maple Ridge on Sunday, September 27th, co-hosted by Katzie First Nation with PLEA Community Services Society, Fraser River Indigenous Society, and BC Spokes.

Our favourite local history tour company is teaming up with award-winning author Aaron Chapman for a new, limited-time tour in the heart of Vancouver’s entertainment district. Join Forbidden Tours for The Death and Life of Granville Street on Saturdays in September.

The Vancouver Fringe Festival returns for 11 days of theatre, dance, comedy, drag, music, and more September 10–20, 2026. Vancouver’s home for independent performance art marks its 42nd year with more than 80 shows across 16 venues both on and off Granville Island.

Join Glenn Tkach, an award-winning storyteller, tour guide, and founder of The Pink Hat, for Queer Confidential: Six True Stories of Queer Vancouver Before 1950 at historic Little Sister’s Bookstore in the West End on August 27th.

With tonight’s win against the Sounders in Seattle, Vancouver Whitecaps FC have clinched a record 9th Cascadia Cup, winning all three matches against Portland and Seattle so far this season.