With July on the horizon, there are loads of things to do throughout Metro Vancouver. From concerts to games, night markets and Canada Day celebrations, you will be spoiled for choice when it comes to things to do in the city. Here’s everything going on this July– and you won’t want to miss a single bit of it.
48 Fun Things To Do In Metro Vancouver This July
Let’s Hear It For Yaletown
Yaletown is about to be filled with free live musical performances this summer! Curated by local non-profit organizations, you can enjoy talented jazz bands and swing dancing performances by the Vancity Hot Jazz Society.
📅 Date: July 1 – July 17
📍 Location: Bill Curtis Square
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Let’s Hear It For Yaletown
The Big Marché: A Free Summer Market in Coquitlam
This free outdoor market is back every weekend in July, steps from Lafarge-Douglas SkyTrain Station. Expect local vendors, live performances, family activities, food trucks, and even a mobile library bus. It’s pet-friendly, super walkable, and all about celebrating local culture.
📅 Date: Fridays to Sundays, July 6–29
📍 Location: Pinetree & Guildford Park and Ride, Coquitlam
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Big Marché: A Free Summer Market in Coquitlam
The Vegan Market
The Vegan Market is Canada’s one and only plant-based night market. With over 30 different plant-based businesses offering their goods, live music, and complimentary sunset yoga, this is night market is one of a kind
📅 Date: June 19 – September 11
📍 Location: Locarno Beach
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Vegan Market
Uptown Live
Featuring vibrant, busker-style performances by local artists, Uptown Live is a music and arts event that brings the free live tunes to New Westminster. Don’t miss these amazing performances every Saturday!
📅 Date: June 28 – August 30
📍 Location: Uptown New Westminster
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Uptown Live
Bard on the Beach 2025
Shakespeare hits the shore once again at Vanier Park, with a mix of classic performances and new spins under the big white tents. Catch stunning ocean views between soliloquies.
📅 Date: June 10–September 20
📍 Location: Vanier Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Bard on the Beach
Gastown Sunday Set
This car-free event series turns Water Street into a stage, gallery, cafe patio, dance floor, and open-air playground. You can expect family-friendly fun, tons of music and art, and plenty of good food.
📅 Date: June 15 – August 31
📍 Location: Water Street
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Gastown Sunday Set
Explore the Galaxy at Metropolis at Metrotown
This year’s Summer at the Met will have you blasting off into space with Metropolis at Metrotown’s galaxy-themed event series. From markets to challenges, these free and family-friendly activities will fly you through the universe.
📅 Date: June 16 – September 1
📍 Location: Metropolis at Metrotown
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Summer at the Met
Theatre Under the Stars
Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) presents its 2025 season of sweet dreams and big schemes with musical megahits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Legally Blonde, on stage June 27- August 16, 2025, at Stanley Park’s majestic Malkin Bowl. From Willy Wonka’s world of pure imagination to the perfectly pink, chic aesthetic of Elle Woods, TUTS ‘magical summer season is bursting with fast-paced adventure, lighthearted whimsy, and feel-good delights.
📅 Date: June 27–August 16
📍 Location: Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Theatre Under The Stars
Langley Sips ‘n’ Dips
Langley’s Aldergrove Community Centre waterpark’s Sips ‘n Dips nights is just for the adults. This is a kid-free atmosphere that will allow you to enjoy all the amenities that the waterpark has to offer while you sip on some local craft beer, wine, and seltzers.
📅 Date: July 3 – September 11
📍 Location: Aldergrove Community Centre Waterpark
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Sips ‘n’ Dips
Summer Market at Metropolis at Metrotown
Summer Market At The Met is Metropolis at Metrotown’s Summer At The Met headliner event. This market offers over 15 food vendors, as well as live music and performances. There will be face-painting, photo-ops, caricature drawings, and more!
📅 Date: July 3 – July 6
📍 Location: Metropolis at Metrotown
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Summer at the Met
Symphony at Sunset 2025
Returning for another year is Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s beloved and free beachside concert: Symphony at Sunset. You’ll have the chance to hear the scores from blockbuster films like Star Wars and Harry Potter, as well as plenty of classic orchestral songs.
📅 Date: July 5
📍 Location: Sunset Beach Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Symphony at Sunset 2025
World Naked Bike Ride
This annual Vancouver tradition invites you to hop on your bike, strap on your helmet, and take off all your clothes. Enjoy the sunny summer day on a relaxing bike ride through the city at this daringly unique event.
📅 Date: July 6
📍 Location: Meeting spots at Sunset Beach, Beach Avenue, and Bute Street
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: World Naked Bike Ride
Evo Summer Cinema
Join Evo for their annual Summer Cinema Tuesdays! These free, open-air films are a great place to catch a film under the beautiful starry sky in Stanley Park. From films like The Princess Bride to Top Gun, there are loads of movies that are suited for everyone’s tastes. VIP seating is also available for purchase, but the Grand Lawn is totally free to sit on and enjoy the films.
📅 Date: July 8 – August 26
📍 Location: Ceperley Meadow
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Evo Summer Cinema
Gastown Grand Prix
As one of North America’s most historic and prestigious road cycling events, Gastown Grand Prix features an array of amazing road cyclists from North America and the world as they compete in this amazing competition.
📅 Date: July 9
📍 Location: Gastown
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Gastown Grand Prix
Langley Dive-In Movie Night
With family-friendly flicks on the big screen, you and the whole family will have something to enjoy at Langley’s Aldergrove Community Centre waterpark. Hop into Breaker Bay or chill by the poolside as the films start to roll.
Here are the movies you can look forward to this summer:
- Thursday, July 10: The Wild Robot (7:00pm – 9:00pm)
- Thursday, August 7: Moana 2 (7:00pm – 9:00pm)
- Thursday, September 4: Mufasa: The Lion King (6:30pm – 8:30pm)
📅 Date: July 10 – September 4
📍 Location: Aldergrove Community Centre Waterpark
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Dive-In Movie Night
VCT’s Summer on šxʷƛ̓ exən Xwtl’a7shn: Summer Sounds
This is a series of concerts you won’t forget. Featuring artists such as Ruby Singh’s KraKIN, Emily Wurramara, and Toronto’s Al Qahwa, you can party in the sun-soaked plaza of šxʷƛ̓ exən Xwtl’a7shn– all for free!
📅 Date: July 10 – August 14
📍 Location: šxʷƛ̓ exən Xwtl’a7shn, plaza outside of Queen Elizabeth Theatre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Summer on šxʷƛ̓ exən Xwtl’a7shn: Summer Sounds
Fridays on Front
Bringing the electric vibes is New Wesminster’s Fridays on Front. This free night market offers mouthwatering food trucks, live music, and plenty of family-friendly activities for everyone. It’s especially great if you love shopping for handmade treasures.
📅 Date: July 11 – July 25
📍 Location: Front Street Mews, Downtown New Westminster
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Fridays on Front
Symphony in the Park
A Burnaby summertime favourite, Symphony in the Park has been treating the Metro Vancouver community to free, outdoor concerts for over 30 years. This year, catch an exceptional symphonic performance at Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park while surrounded by beautiful greenery. Just bring a blanket or a chair and settle in for some music you won’t forget.
📅 Date: June 12
📍 Location: Deer Lake Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Symphony in the Park
Vancouver Chinatown Festival
This summer is the 23rd annual Vancouver Chinatown Festival! Enjoy two family-friendly days filled with free fun. Expect tons of delicious food, live performances, and plenty of things for the kids.
📅 Date: July 12 – July 13
📍 Location: Keefer and Columbia Street
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Chinatown Festival
Festivibe
Festivibe is bringing the culture, creativity, and community to North Vancouver’s waterfront. This free, all-ages events invites you to enjoy a day full of global eats and cultural performances, as well as their post-event giveaway!
📅 Date: July 13
📍 Location: The Shipyards & The Pipe Shop
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Festivibe
Opera in the Park 2025
Returning for their 4th performance is Opera in the Park. Expect a family-friendly show from the talented Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Opera. Arrive early to get a good seat and enjoy the pre-show and get some bites from the food trucks
📅 Date: July 13
📍 Location: Deer Lake Park Festival Lawn
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Opera in the Park 2025
Port Moody RibFest
This three-day festival is dedicated to nothing but good food and good vibes. Indulge in mouthwatering ribs, pulled pork, and BBQ chicken from seven top ribbers from across Canada. Don’t miss their Colossal 50/50 draw for the chance to win up to $225,000!
📅 Date: July 18 – July 20
📍 Location: Rocky Point Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Port Moody RibFest
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
For its 48th year, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival is bringing the tunes to a three-day celebration with 32 performances and 12 collaborative artist workshops. Prepare yourself for a whole weekend filled with community and collective artistry.
📅 Date: July 18 – July 20
📍 Location: Jericho Beach Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Korean Culture Heritage Festival
Embrace the spirit of Korean culture with the 23rd annual Korean Cultural Heritage Festival. This day is sure to be one filled with celebrations, performances, mouthwatering food, art, and more.
📅 Date: July 19
📍 Location: Swangard Stadium
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Korean Culture Heritage Festival
The Cup
Get fancy at a day at the races. The Cup at Hastings Racecourse is an event that invites you to enjoy a stylish day full of trackside revelry. Listen to international DJs spin some tunes as you watch the horses race by.
📅 Date: July 19
📍 Location: Hastings Racecourse
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Cup
Surrey Fusion Festival
Surrey Fusion Festival is back for another year– and it guarantees to be a weekend full of delicious food, spectacular performances, and vibrant music. As B.C.’s largest multicultural event, you’ll be treated to 50 pavilions featuring cultures from all around the world, as well as performances across 8 different stages. There’s something for everybody at Surrey Fusion Festival– from the adults to the kids, you won’t be short of amazing experiences here.
📅 Date: July 19 – July 20
📍 Location: Holland Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Surrey Fusion Festival
Public Disco Block Party: Soul Clap, Derrick Carter + More
Public Disco is returning to one of Vancouver’s most unique venues for a day full of music and partying! It’s going to be a party like no other; surrounded by mountain views, city skyline, and art-covered walls, you won’t get a celebration like this anywhere else. Expect DJ sets from the legendary Soul Clap and Derrick Carter, whose Vancouver appearances are rare. There will also be some Vancouver favourites like Max Ulis, DJ dood, and Sayang.
📅 Date: July 19
📍 Location: City Centre Artist Lodge
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Public Disco Block Party: Soul Clap, Derrick Carter + More
9th Annual Live Symphony Performance at Jack Poole Plaza
Coming this summer is the 9th annual Live Symphony performance at Jack Poole Plaza! Presented by Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, Ledcor, and PCI Developments, you are sure to be dazzled by these amazing performances underneath the stars at this open-air symphony led by Conductor Ken Hsieh. Backdropped against Vacouver’s breathtaking waterfront and North Shore mountains, this is a free, family–friendly concert for everybody.
📅 Date: July 24
📍 Location: Jack Poole Plaza
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: VMO Live Symphony Performance
Caribbean Days Festival
Celebrate everything Caribbean with this year’s annual Caribbean Days Festival! Join this event for two days of nothing but fun. Expect a full slate of entertainers, featuring music, dance, and other performances. There’s also a parade, as well as delicious food and drinks.
📅 Date: July 26 – July 27
📍 Location: Town Centre Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Caribbean Days Festival
Thai Festival Vancouver 2025
Celebrate Thai culture with Thai Festival Vancouver! Expect an amazing celebration of Thailand with food, music, dance, and art. You’ll also have a chance to win a flight to Bangkok from China Airlines at the festival!
📅 Date: July 26
📍 Location: Vancouver Art Gallery
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Thai Festival Vancouver 2025
Rosé Disco 2025
This one is for all the wine-lovers out there. Rosé Disco Vancouver is bringing the party with loads of rosé wines to sip on while you dance to sets by world-class DJs. Headlining the event is the talented Felix Cartal, but you can also catch some tunes by the amazing Phantoms and Jessu and PYKA.
📅 Date: July 27
📍 Location: PNE Fairgrounds
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Rosé Disco 2025
BOOM! Pro Wrestling
As Vancouver’s premier wrestling event, BOOM! Pro Wrestling offers adrenaline-pumping entertainment and experiences you won’t forget.
📅 Date: July 26
📍 Location: Commodore Ballroom
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: BOOM! Pro Wrestling
Truck Stop Concert Series
Truck Stop Concert Series is featuring an amazing setlist of artists for you to groove to this summer, including headliner Lanco. Dance and sip on great craft beer in the heart of Downtown Vancouver.
📅 Date: July 19
📍 Location: Red Truck Beer
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Truck Stop Concert Series
Louis C.K. – Ridiculous
Louis C.K. is bringing the laughs to Vancouver with his “Ridiculous” tour. This new show promises to have everything people love about his humour– from his grouchiness to his insights on life.
📅 Date: July 20 – July 21
📍 Location: Orpheum Theatre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Louis C.K. – Ridiculous
Katy Perry – The Lifetimes Tour
Pop sensation Katy Perry is coming to Vancouver with “The Lifetimes Tour”. Expect the iconic Rebecca Black as her special guest, and be prepared to jam to Katy Perry’s classic 2000s pop tracks. Don’t let this show be the one that got away!
📅 Date: July 22
📍 Location: Rogers Arena
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Katy Perry – The Lifetimes Tour
Paul Simon – A Quiet Celebration
Paul Simon’s “A Quiet Celebration” is the live-debut performance of his Grammy-nominated album Seven Psalms. This concert is sure to be one that is rare and intimate, filled with beautiful music.
📅 Date: July 25, July 26, July 28
📍 Location: Orpheum Theatre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Paul Simon – A Quiet Celebration
Sports in Vancouver this July
Vancouver’s got an amazing sports scene, and July is bringing it in hotter than ever. From soccer to basketball, here are the must-see games going on in the city.
⚽ Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- July 9: TELUS Canadian Championship Quarterfinal vs Valour FC
- July 26: vs Sporting Kansas City
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Whitecaps FC
⚽ Vancouver Rise FC
- July 24: vs AFC Toronto
📍 Location: Swangard Stadium
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Rise FC
🏈BC Lions
- July 19: vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
- July 27: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: BC Lions
⚾ Vancouver Canadians
- July 1-3: vs Everett Aquasox
- July 18-20: vs Spokane Indians
- July 22-27: vs Eugene Emeralds
📍 Location: Nat Bailey Stadium
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Canadians
🏀Vancouver Bandits
- July 1: vs Scarborough Shooting Stars
- July 6: Brampton Honey Badgers
- July 18: vs Saskatchewan Rattlers
- July 20: Edmonton Stingers
📍 Location: Langley Events Centre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Bandits
There’s so much to do in Metro Vancouver this July, and many more events will be popping up as the month continues along. No matter if you’re block party hopping, catching a game, or enjoying one of the city’s many free concerts, you’re never short of things to do in the city.
Bookmark this list, send it to the group chat, and keep an eye on our events calendar, because July is just beginning.
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