Literary-art Events in Vancouver

Check out happening literary-art events all around Vancouver, BC

Hedwig And The Angry Inch: 25th Anniversary Movie Tour w/ John Cameron Mitchell at the Rio Theatre

 Mon, 20 Jul The Rio Theatre

CJ The X: Optimized Grass Touching

 Sun, 28 Jun at 02:00 am 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V5N 1W1

Vancouver Game Dev Series - June(By BUS Game Devs and VFS)

 Fri, 12 Jun at 05:30 pm Vancouver Film School on W Cordova CAD 12

Keith Pedro & Friends Comedy Show

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm 1884 Main St CAD 23

Stewart Copeland (The Police) - “Have I Said Too Much”

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm Hollywood Theatre Vancouver Canada

& Juliet (Touring)

 Wed, 30 Sep Vancouver Civic Theatres

A Night of Storytelling: Rebirth

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm Sun Wah Centre CAD 28

Smut Slam "Uncharted Territory" in Vancouver

 Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 pm Chill Pill Comedy CAD 21 to 65

Ready • Swim • Move! Camps

 Mon, 29 Jun at 08:45 am #101 - 5550 Fraser St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

An Italian Summer In Tuscany with Chef Bruno Feldeisen!

 Tue, 07 Jul at 06:00 pm The Skript Kitchen CAD 141

Amandeep Khayal’s Dhak Dhak – A Man in Love (Vancouver)

 Sun, 16 Aug at 08:00 pm Alliance Française Vancouver CAD 42 to 53

LiterASIAN Festival 2026

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Chinatown, Vancouver

APO SAHAGIAN - Armenian Music Concert

 Sat, 18 Jul at 08:00 pm Revue Stage CAD 65 to 71

Stranger Friends Orchestra feat. Fredrik Ljungkvist

 Sun, 05 Jul at 07:30 pm Performance Works - Granville Island, 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver, British Columbia

Ashwyn Singh: Live in Vancouver

 Thu, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Chill x Studio CAD 31 to 43

FINAL FRIDAY CABARET at The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret

 Fri, 30 Jan at 08:00 pm The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret CAD 12

Breaking Barriers: Amplifying the Voices of Arab and Muslim Women

 Sat, 06 Jun at 05:00 pm Asian Centre Free

The Stories We Tell: An Evening of Indigenous Storytelling

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm St. Andrew's Wesley United Church CAD 7 to 23

Skátne (All Together)

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm The Birdhouse CAD 28

Monique Gray Smith ~ Sharing the Light

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:30 am Banyen Books & Sound Free

Under the Rooftops of Vancouver: Amber Dawn, Sonnet L'Abbé & Charlie Petch

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm The Pleasant FOOD•DRINKS•COMMUNITY CAD 12

LiterASIAN 2026: Re-Generation

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

EUGENE RIPPER, AARON CHAPMAN, Sinéad X Sanders at THE FAST FOLK UNDERGROUND - Sat July 11 Vancouver

 Sun, 12 Jul at 04:00 am Tyrant Studios

When Railways Were Highways: Remembering Jim Wong-Chu's Legacy

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm Chinatown Storytelling Centre

Student Standup Showcase Show - June 8, 2026

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm Chill x Studio CAD 8

Cozy Pre-Solstice Concert ft. Stanza Lune, Sunny Daydream, and Kylie V

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Enabling Arts CAD 28

ROUNDTABLE | Queer Storytelling in Comics

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Alliance Française Vancouver - 6161 Cambie, Le Théâtre Free

Vancouver Retreat: Invoking Goddess Isis, Angelic and Stellar Race Support

 Fri, 02 Oct at 11:00 am Stanley Park Ecology Nature House on Lost Lagoon GBP 333

The Tibetan Book of Success ~ Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:30 pm Banyen Books & Sound Free

Bob Kozak Trio LIVE at 2nd Floor Gastown

 Thu, 04 Jun 2nd Floor Gastown

Prompt Engineering for Better AI Results: 1 Day Session in Vancouver

 Fri, 23 Jan at 09:00 am Regus - BC, Vancouver - Pacific Centre CAD 550 to 714

Interactive Art Activity: The Whitty Wily Poetry Connection

 Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm Kamloops-Hastings Plaza Free

Famous Last Words: ANti-FIFA

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm The Pleasant FOOD•DRINKS•COMMUNITY CAD 12

Open Mic Night at Chorus Studio

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm Chorus Studio CAD 17

Anakana Schofield: Library of Brothel

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 pm 303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V5T 1S1 CAD 0 to 15

Community Dinner & Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Dr. Tirzah Firestone

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm Or Shalom CAD 0 to 20

Mountain Girls: From Barclay St. to Bralorne

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Roedde House Museum CAD 28

Writing Through Time with Larry Grant, Scott Steedman, and Sarah Ling

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver - Museum & Archives CAD 7

Haida & Squamish Stories with Kung Jaadee

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V6Z 2W3

Courage to Write, Courage to Heal

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:30 pm Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver - Museum & Archives CAD 7

Kiran Deol Live in Vancouver

 Fri, 24 Jul at 07:30 pm Alliance Française Vancouver CAD 46 to 63

Held as you are - A 5Rhythms® weekend Immersion with Gloria Glo & Shauna Devlin

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm Ballet BC

Laksh Maheshwari Live in Vancouver: Khushiyan

Fri, 16 Oct at 07:30 pm Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre CAD 25 to 75

Prompt Engineer for Healthcare & Medical AI: 1 Day Session, Vancouver

 Tue, 24 Mar at 09:00 am CF Pacific Centre CAD 541 to 704

AI-Powered Editing & Proofreading Mastery: 1 Day Course in Vancouver

 Thu, 19 Feb at 09:00 am Regus - BC, Vancouver - Pacific Centre CAD 559 to 725

Entrepreneurship & Business Management Summit 2026

 Thu, 26 Nov at 09:00 am Vancouver USD 214 to 2,028

Conversations with Creative Professionals: Sara Gillingham and Ben Skinner

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Lord Byng Secondary School Free

A Day of Joy for the Writers’ Exchange!

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Upstart & Crow Free

Big Shoulders

 Mon, 20 Jul at 09:00 pm 1 Alexander Street, Underground, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V6A 1B2

TGP Awakening Vancouver June 26-28, 2026($995)

 Fri, 26 Jun at 01:00 pm 116 W Hastings St unit 2 CAD 108

Celebrate the launch of THE DOUBLE LIFE OF EVE SINCLAIR

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm The Cascade Room Free

Diasporic Writers Salon + LiterAsian Collab

 Sun, 28 Jun at 04:30 pm 1111 Union St Free

The Bylaw State: Encampment Evictions and the Struggle for Public Space

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Massy Books Free

Expanding the Within: Poetry's Pull Through Cartooning, Music & Cinema

 Tue, 07 Jul at 06:30 pm Simon Fraser University - Vancouver Campus CAD 112

David Rovics in Vancouver 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 03:00 pm Notional Space CAD 0 to 25

Writing to Heal: Expressive Writing With Taslim Jaffer

 Sun, 28 Jun at 02:30 pm Centre A (in the Sun Wah Centre) CAD 7

Author BOOK SIGNING - Invisible: A Society of Prisons

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Indigo Free

Upstart In Translation Book Club: Beckomberga

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm Upstart & Crow CAD 0 to 25

The Art of Looking Back: Book Launch

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Upstart & Crow Free

Teachers’ Salon: A Staffroom Social for Educators

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Upstart & Crow Free

Between Tongues and Pages: New Asian Canadian Writing

 Sat, 27 Jun at 04:00 pm Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver - Museum & Archives CAD 7

SECO - IT-Security Foundation: 2-Day Workshop in Vancouver, BC

 Wed, 15 Apr at 09:00 am Regus BC, Vancouver - Pacific Centre CAD 1,210 to 1,552

Vancouver Cantonese Choir Concert

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver CAD 28

VFS Intro to Writing for Video Games (Online) MAY 5 - JUNE 16TH

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm 198 W Hastings St CAD 550

British Columbia Canada 2026, Strategic Management & Leadership Conference

 Thu, 20 Aug at 10:00 am 550 Robson St level 3 GBP 108 to 380

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | June 2026

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:30 pm Britannia Community Centre Free

Vancouver Screenwriting Circle Mini-Writers Room/Mastermind

 Sat, 11 Jul at 04:00 pm Café Episode, 2891 Grandview Hwy, Vancouver

Sketch 3 with Allie Tuesdays starting Sep 15

 Tue, 15 Sep at 07:00 pm Carousel Theatre Studios - Studio C CAD 449

Crafting Your Own Poetry Chapbook with Bonnie Quan Symons

 Sun, 28 Jun at 01:30 pm Centre A (in the Sun Wah Centre) CAD 7

British Columbia Canada 2026, International Conference on Church Growth

 Mon, 17 Aug at 10:00 am 550 Robson St level 3 GBP 106 to 375

Vancouver Screenwriting Circle Mini-Writers Room/Mastermind

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Charisma Cafe and Dessert House

3rd Thursday Art Salon

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm 111 - 1275 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V6A 2C9

SEO Strategy & Content Mastery: 1 Day Course, Vancouver

 Thu, 12 Mar at 09:00 am Regus BC, Vancouver - Pacific Centre CAD 551 to 714

Academic Integrity & Responsible AI Writing: 1 Day Session in Vancouver

 Sat, 24 Jan at 09:00 am CF Pacific Centre CAD 559 to 725

Solar Sessions: Songwriter Roundtable

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:30 pm 33 W 8th Ave Free

Tir Righ Arts & Sciences and Bardic Championship 2026

 Sat, 26 Sep at 09:00 am Oliver, BC

Chapbook Launch - 24 Hours in the Lost House

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:30 pm Slice of Life Art Gallery Inc Free

Advanced Candle Making Techniques: Painting and Marbling Candles

 Sat, 18 Oct at 09:00 am 3188 Riverwalk Ave CAD 214

Yoga and Mindfulness with Beverly

 Thu, 27 Feb at 12:00 pm Werklab Inc CAD 12

Steve Poltz

 Thu, 30 Jul at 08:00 pm Mel Lehan Hall @ St. James