Tio Chorinho and Flávia Nascimento’s vibrant Brazilian rhythms, Shpilkis’s brass-driven klezmer, Julian Taylor’s soulful voice, and more

Created by Vancouver’s Shana Myara, docuseries available for streaming on OUTtv.com highlights racialized and queer comedians

Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel’s compelling portrait of two Palestinian refugees trying to escape hardscrabble limbo in an unrecognizable Athens

From an indie garage-pop concert by Twin River to a plant pot–decorating workshop, here are just a few of the free offerings in store

As if haunted by centuries of hits and flops, the three figures in this Bard on the Beach comedy take jabs at the self-consciousness and shaky footing of being an actor

Indigenous multidisciplinary artist will share responsibilities with founding artistic director Heather Lamoureux

Presented by New Works, the dance piece will draw inspiration from natural surroundings on Granville Island

Vancouver-based Drew Tarves takes his music out of the bedroom and across the country

Lineup also includes an offering from South Korea, an adaptation of The Paper Bag Princess, and a family-friendly drag show

Poetic flourishes and strong characterizations bring compelling charge to imagined story of Shakespeare and the woman who inspired and challenged him

Offerings also include world premieres from Corporeal Imago and FakeKnot, plus Ame Henderson + Matija Ferlin’s Show Gone

Comedy with Charlie Demers and Jacob Samuel and a remount of Wakey, Wakey are some of the offerings onstage before renovations and a time of internal review in 2026

Over two dozen vendors are selling handmade wares at Jericho Beach Park during this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival

More mainstage offerings include love story Gertrude & Alice, video-game-style production 2021, and solo show Danceboy

Ontario-based aficionados of vintage gear and saucy slang bring Prohibition-era daring to this year’s event

Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault features works by Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Elisabetta Sirani, and more

Ahead of her Vancouver Folk Music Festival sets, the award-winning singer-songwriter reflects on the power of performing in her Nation’s language and representing her community

Belle Spirale’s backyard shindig features performances by Action at a Distance’s Vanessa Goodman, Paper Rabbits collective, Ballet BC dancers, and more

Headlining at this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival, the electrifying Marrakesh-born outfit plugs in traditional instruments and rocks out

In Virginia Tangvald’s haunting new NFB documentary, she unravels the mysteries of a father and brother who lost their lives to the oceans that called them

Ancient and modern approaches mingle in the artist’s thought-provoking new show at Western Front

Multimedia artist Henry Tsang’s project allows Vancouverites to see how the city looked in 1907, when an act of anti-Asian violence occurred

Free events will take place in seven Vancouver parks from August 6 to 16

At VIFF Centre, Petra Costa’s compelling new documentary ties the rise of right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro into the boom in Christian fundamentalism

Event’s artistic director recommends under-the-radar discoveries, from Tanzanian polyphony to a smashing trad Irish trio

Performances take place Thursdays at 5 pm, featuring co-presentations with Indian Summer Festival, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, and more

Facilitated conversations with directors take place before matinee showings of four Bard on the Beach productions this season