There are loads of things to do throughout Metro Vancouver this July. 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 in Vancouver this week, and you won’t want to miss a single bit of it.
25 Fun Things To Do In Metro Vancouver This Weekend (July 25 – 27)
Honda Celebration of Light: Team Nova Scotia
It’s fireworks season in Vancouver, and Team Nova Scotia is bringing the heat to English Bay. Watch as Fireworks FX lights up the sky with colour, choreography, and a full-blown drone show before the big bang. Best part? It’s all free. Just grab a blanket and get there early—it fills up fast.
📅 Date: July 26
📍 Location: English Bay
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Celebration of Light
Vessi Warehouse Sale
Waterproof kicks, insane prices. Vancouver’s own Vessi is throwing its first-ever warehouse sale and the deals are real. We’re talking up to 70% off their best-selling waterproof shoes, apparel, and even pieces from Rove Concepts. The first 100 people through the door each day score a free Stratus Tote, and rumour has it there’ll be some never-before-seen products too.
📅 Date: July 26–27
📍 Location: Unit 120, 8151 Churchill St., Delta
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vessi Warehouse Sale
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
Punchbowl 2025
If you love craft drinks and tacos, this one’s a no-brainer. Punchbowl is Vancouver’s go-to outdoor summer tasting fest, with two sessions packed full of spirits, cocktails, beers, and cider samples, paired with next-level tacos and live music. Go for the day, or come back at night for round two.
📅 Date: July 26
📍 Location: PNE Fairgrounds
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Punchbowl Festival
Whistler Summer Concert Series
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Free concerts. Mountain backdrop. Pure vibes. Whistler’s Summer Concert Series brings live music and outdoor movies to the Olympic Plaza all summer long. This year’s lineup features Juno winners Bahamas, 54-40, Chantal Kreviazuk, and more. Make it a road trip or catch a headliner on a chill night away from the city.
📅 Date: Select dates through July & August
📍 Location: Whistler Olympic Plaza
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Whistler Summer Concert Series
Coffee Party YVR Vol. 3
No booze. Just brews. Vancouver’s original sober rooftop party is back with its third edition—and this time it’s serving unlimited coffee, fresh pastries, and house + afrohouse beats. Hosted at the slick D/6 rooftop at Parq, this morning party is all about sunshine, caffeine, and community. Come early, dress for the heat, and get your buzz on (the espresso kind).
📅 Date: July 26
📍 Location: D/6 Bar & Lounge Rooftop, 39 Smithe Street, Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Coffee Party YVR Vol. 3
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
Eastside Arts Festival
East Van’s creative spirit takes centre stage for this arts-packed festival. Think: live music, art markets, workshops, food trucks, and a full day in MacLean Park that turns the neighbourhood into a cultural playground. It’s community-powered and free to attend, with something for every art lover.
📅 Date: Now through July 27
📍 Location: Various locations in East Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Eastside Arts Festival
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
La Pino’z Pizza Grand Opening in Langley
The Grand Opening of La Pino’z Pizza, one of India’s most loved pizza brands with over 750+ locations worldwide, will take place this Saturday! Join their team for an exciting celebration of flavor and community spirit! La Pino’z Pizza is known for its bold spices, fusion toppings, giant slices, and Indian-inspired specialty pizzas you won’t find anywhere else.
📅 Date: July 26. Open daily following grand opening
📍 Location: 20555 56 Ave, Langley, BC
🎟️ More Info: La Pino’z Pizza Grand Opening
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
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
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
The Sunday Brunch Buffet at Coast Hotel Langley
The premium Sunday Brunch Buffet features delicious offerings such as chef-attended egg stations, carvery stations, a fresh waffle station, a selection of breakfast and lunch entrees, and mouthwatering desserts. Plus, enjoy live entertainment during your brunch experience!
📅 Date: July 27
📍 Location: Coast Hotel, Langley
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Prices vary, learn more here.
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
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 26: vs Sporting Kansas City
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Whitecaps FC
🏈BC Lions
- July 27: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: BC Lions
⚾ Vancouver Canadians
- July 22-27: vs Eugene Emeralds
📍 Location: Nat Bailey Stadium
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Canadians
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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