March is finally here, bringing tons of things to do in Metro Vancouver, along with its sunny spring weather. Here’s how you can make the most of the amazing weather this week, complete with festivals, outdoor fun, and plenty to eat.
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Featured Events
Home Design + Reno Show 2026
Planning your dream home is a big project, and even a renovation takes time and thought to turn it into your perfect vision. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, advice on budgets, or how to get permits and contracts, then the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Home Design + Reno Show is here to help.
Hosted in the beautiful VanDusen Botanical Garden on Saturday, March 7 from 10:00am to 3:30pm, you can expect a full program with plenty of expert knowledge, design inspo, and help for every step of your home-building journey. Tickets are now available, so be sure to get yours now. Your ticket also helps support CityReach Care Society, an organization that puts fresh food on the tables of families in need in Metro Vancouver. And because we love a good deal, you can use promo code 604Reno to get $15 off your ticket price.
📅 Date: March 7, 2026
📍 Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Home Design + Reno Show 2026
Taste Of The Tri-Cities
For a whole month, you can indulge in the best local cuisine and beverages that the Tri-Cities has to offer. Taste of the Tri-Cities is your chance to delight in all the diverse and delicious offerings that the community is cooking up. Explore, dine and discover the unique tastes that make the Tri-Cities a culinary destination!
📅 Date: February 15 – March 15, 2026
📍 Location: Various locations across the Tri-Cities
🎟️ More Info: Taste of the Tri-Cities
For The Family
Celtic Fest
The Museum of Surrey is hosting an afternoon filled with live music, dancing, cultural displays, and hands-on activities for Celtic Fest! You can expect live performances, a photobooth, vendors, crafts, and plenty of fun for all ages.
📅 Date: March 7, 2026
📍 Location: Museum of Surrey
🎟️ More Info: Celtic Fest
Europa Super Circus
The Europa Super Circus is heading to Richmond this March for an epic series of shows! Heart-racing thrills and exciting performances are headed straight for Lansdowne Centre, Under The Big Top! With 17 shows beginning on March 5 and running until March 15, you’ll have plenty of chances to catch a glimpse of the legendary Europa Super Circus. From generational circus talents to newcomers, these performances blend it all to make it an absolute must-see for everybody.
📅 Date: March 5 – March 15, 2026
📍 Location: Lansdowne Centre, Under the Big Top!
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Europa Super Circus
Museum of Surrey Presents: Our Connection to Hockey
Hockey is more than just a sport in Canada. It’s part of our culture, our history, and it’s played an important role in bringing people from all walks of life together under one game. The Museum of Surrey’s newest free exhibit is showcasing exactly that, highlighting the integral part hockey has played in Canada’s past and present. Excitingly, it also shines a light on Surrey’s local hockey heroes, as well as having plenty of interactive activities that will get the whole family hooting and hollering for a goal.
Visitors will have the chance to learn all about how hockey is part of the glue that keeps Canada together. Alongside the national icons on showcase, Surrey’s own athletes and game-changers will be under the same spotlight, as well as the untold stories of diversity in hockey. Women’s hockey, para hockey, and Punjabi broadcasters have all played some amazing parts in making the sport what it is today– especially locally.
📅 Date: October 16, 2025 – April 26, 2026
📍 Location: Museum of Surrey
🎟️ More Info: Our Connection to Hockey
Artemis Space Adventure With LEGO® Bricks
Produced by Flying Fish and supported by Science World, kids can go in their own galactic adventure with this space-themed exhibition. Guests will be able to enjoy hands-on engineering challenges and workshop stations that are inspired by the creative problem-solving that real astronauts have to do.
📅 Date: June 26, 2025 – April 6, 2026
📍 Location: Science World
Cineplex $3.99 Saturdays
At select Cineplex theatres, you can catch a movie for only $3.99 on Saturdays! These films are all family-friendly and offer a great way to enjoy an affordable night out with friends and family.
📅 Date: Select Saturdays
📍 Location: Various Cineplex theatres
🎟️ More Info: Cineplex $3.99 Saturdays
Pay-What-You-Can Sundays At Vancouver Museums
Starting February 1, the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Museum of Vancouver, and Vancouver Maritime Museum will be open for by-donation entry on the first Sunday of every month. It’s great for for anyone who loves to learn and discover what’s new at some of the city’s best exhibits.
📅 Date: March 8, 2026
📍 Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Museum of Vancouver, and Vancouver Maritime Museum
Gathered Vintage & Artisan Market
The 4th Gathered Vintage Market in the Tri-Cities is happening this March 7! If you missed the first 3, then you definitely won’t want to miss this one! An amazing array of over 35 vintage and artisan vendors are gathering, all ready for you to discover their treasures and to share their talents with you. Admission is $5 at the door, cash or card.
📅 Date: March 7, 2026
📍 Location: 380 Montgomery St, Coquitlam
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Gathered Vintage Market in Coquitlam
Food + Drink Experiences
Vancouver Cocktail Week 2026
Returning for its milestone fifth year is Vancouver Cocktail Week! Take part in a toast to world-class mixology and community with this annual event, celebrating everything about the delicious world of cocktails. From parties to seminars, the VCW never fails to impress the taste buds with perfect pairings and astounding presentation.
📅 Date: March 1 – 8, 2026
📍 Location: Various locations across Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Cocktail Week 2026
Ice Skating
North Vancouver Shipyard’s Ice Rink
North Vancouver’s Shipyards Ice Rink is returning for another season! This massive, 12,000-square-foot outdoor rink will officially open on November 28, 2025—marking the first day to lace up and enjoy this free winter activity. The popular rink, located in Lonsdale’s waterfront district, gives skaters a chance to glide under a retractable roof with stunning city views. Whether it’s a rainy day or a crisp evening, the rink’s unique design makes it a must-visit winter experience.
📅 Date: November 28, 2025 – March 29, 2026
📍 Location: Shipyards District
🎟️ More Info: Shipyards Ice Rink 2025-2026
The Arts
Liste des enfants dévorés par les loups
In this abrasive piece, developed through the artistic incubator, Caroline Bélisle explores the entanglements between femininity and guilt. Two women probe the traumas of childhood memories, and the buried impulses that appear, inescapably, after giving birth. As dramatic as it is funny, Liste des enfants dévorés par les loups (List of Children Devoured by the Wolves) depicts the paralyzing anxiety of our times… with bite.
📅 Date: March 4 – 14, 2026
📍 Location: Studio 16 in Théâtre la Seizième
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Liste des enfants dévorés par les loups
Festivals + Conventions
Brazilian Carnaval 2026
Bringing Brazil to Vancouver is Brazilian Carnaval, a celebration featuring dance, delicious food, and activities for families and a 19+ night party! This full-day cultural experience invites you to take part in a nonstop party packed with programming and high-energy fun. 1,000 guests are expected to attend the day-long event; you won’t want to miss this amazing celebration of Brazilian and Latin American culture!
📅 Date: March 7, 2026
📍 Location: Croatian Cultural Centre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Brazilian Carnaval 2026 in Vancouver
Concerts + Shows
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon – Official 50th Anniversary Immersive Experience
Marking the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s most iconic album is an immersive experience like you’ve never seen before. Your cosmic journey takes place inside The Dome at the newly-transformed H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, where you’ll be treated to 10 tracks of futuristic visions and retro nods to the legendary band’s visual legacy. This is an unprecedented adventure that invites everyone to travel through time and experience themes of life, mortality, and consciousness in ways conventional screens cannot achieve.
📅 Date: January 28 – April 23, 2026
📍 Location: The Dome
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon – Official 50th Anniversary Immersive Experience
Andre Power Live in Vancouver
March 7th. The Pearl. One night only. Timbre, Hush Music, and White Noise bring Andre Power to Vancouver for his one and only Canadian stop on the North American tour. A Soulection alumni, and one of the last DJs to have a memorable set on Boiler Room, Andre Power is known for explosive, genre-blending DJ sets that jump from hip-hop to house, R&B to global rhythms — all built for the dance floor.
📅 Date: March 7, 2026
📍 Location: The Pearl
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Andre Power Live in Vancouver at The Pearl
Talks + Showcases
LangaraFest
LangaraFest is your chance to explore Langara College like never before. Dive into programs through exciting hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations, connect with passionate students and instructors and uncover opportunities you never imagined. Whether you have a clear plan or you’re still figuring it out, come explore, ask questions, and find what feels right. Plus, enjoy a complimentary meal from Vera’s Burgers and take home an exclusive swag bag!
📅 Date: March 4, 2026
📍 Location: Langara
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: LangaraFest 2026
Newlands Club Wed 2026 Wedding Showcase
Welcome to the Newlands Club Wed Showcase! Head to the beautiful Newlands Golf & Country Club for a day filled with wedding inspiration and planning. Meet talented vendors, sample delicious cakes, and envision your dream wedding at this in-person event. Every ticket includes a complimentary mimosa, and every couple can be entered into win the grand prize, valued at $12,000 dollars.
📅 Date: March 6 – 7, 2026
📍 Location: Newlands Golf & Country Club
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Newlands Club Wed 2026 Wedding Showcase
Sports
Get front-row seats to the best adrenaline-pumping games that Metro Vancouver has to offer!
🥍 Vancouver Warriors
- March 6: vs. Toronto Rock
📍 Location: Rogers Arena
🏒 Vancouver Canucks
- March 2: vs. Dallas Stars
- March 4: vs. Carolina Hurricanes
📍 Location: Rogers Arena
This week is guaranteed to be one to remember. Metro Vancouver is always packed with things to do and see, whether that’s looking out over Capilano Suspension Bridge or hitting up one of the city’s amazing festivals. This is just the beginning of March, and there’s going to be so much more!
Want even more things to do? Check out our 604 Now Events Calendar to keep your plans looking fresh.
