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

Vancouver Marketing Hub: Iconic Marketing Stories

 Wed, 20 May at 06:15 pm The Portside Pub CAD 9 to 250

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

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

Show Me The Body with Ingrown

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Rickshaw Theatre

10th International Conference on Computer Science, Information Technology and AI (COMIT 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 08:00 am Vancouver, Canada Free

Italian Evening with Chef Bruno Feldeisen: Risotto, Seafood & Zeppole Demo

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm The Skript Kitchen CAD 141

Anakana Schofield: Library of Brothel

 Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm Western Front CAD 0 to 15

VFS In-Production Bootcamp | Writing for a Series with Rick Cleveland

 Fri, 29 May at 10:00 am 151 W Cordova St CAD 20 to 120

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

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

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

Dead Bob with Aversions and Yep

 Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm Rickshaw Theatre CAD 25 to 32

Book Launch and Reading

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm 2434 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2, Canada

Master Class: Bean To Bar Milk Chocolate Making (6 Hours - 2 Evenings)

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm Mon Paris Patisserie Vancouver CAD 299

RECEIPTS: An Evening of Queer Nonfiction

 Sun, 31 May at 06:30 pm Upstart & Crow Free

Monique Gray Smith ~ Sharing the Light

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

10th International Conference on Computer Science, Information Technology and AI

 Sat, 23 May at 06:20 am Vancouver, Canada Free

Book Reading & Moccasin Craft: Charlotte's New Moccasins with Jenn Moudahi

 Sun, 24 May at 11:00 am Massy Books Free

12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (AISO 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am Vancouver, Canada

10th International Conference on Computer Science, Information Technology and AI (COMIT 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Vancouver, Canada

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

 Sat, 11 Jul at 09:00 pm Tyrant Studios

Books, Booze & Chill @ The Liberty Distillery: The Book Club for Introverts

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm The Liberty Distillery CAD 17

Spirit Says Hi- Messages From Spirit Evening

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Celeste Studios BC CAD 60

Stranger Friends Orchestra feat. Fredrik Ljungkvist

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

Famous Last Words: ANti-FIFA

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

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

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

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm Chinatown Storytelling Centre CAD 7

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

6th International Conference on NLP & Data Mining (NLDM 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Vancouver

This is the Art: Open Mic

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Enabling Arts CAD 17

Et Tu, Bestie? | A Modern Reading of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

 Sun, 17 May at 11:30 am Vancouver Central Library Free

Letters to My (Grand)Parents 寫給（祖）父母的信

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Sun Wah Centre Free

The Tibetan Book of Success ~ Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

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

12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (AISO 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am Vancouver

Mountain Girls: From Barclay St. to Bralorne

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

Writer's Circle: Park Edition

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:30 pm Dude Chilling Park CAD 17

Community Dinner & Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Dr. Tirzah Firestone

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

Ashwyn Singh: Live in Vancouver

 Fri, 06 Nov Dose Wellness Magic Mushroom Dispensary CAD 31 to 43

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

Let the Music Flow: songwriting workshop

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Enabling Arts CAD 28

The Letters of Puppet and Clown: Poetry Launch

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm Upstart & Crow Free

Chapbook-Making Workshop with Kevin Spenst

 Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm 343 Railway St #104 CAD 28

Book Launch with Lara Sheehi: "From the Clinic to the Street"

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Simon Fraser University - Vancouver Campus Free

Friday Night Labyrinth Soundscapes

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm 1140 Jervis St Free

OPEN MIC NIGHT @ Charisma Cafe

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Charisma Cafe & Dessert House Free

FINAL FRIDAY CABARET at The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret

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

litty Book Club: Lázár

 Sat, 30 May at 06:00 pm Upstart & Crow CAD 0 to 37

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

5th International Conference on Education, Pedagogy and Technology (EDUPT 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am Vancouver, Canada

6th International Conference on Cryptography and Blockchain (CRBL 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 11:36 am Vancouver

Worldly Girls Launch With Tamara Jong, Yilin Wang with host Catherine Lewis

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Harbour Centre Free

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

Rebel Book Club Vancouver x SPEAKING OUT

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Upstart & Crow CAD 17

Climate Book Club: Vigil

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm Upstart & Crow CAD 0 to 36

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

CITYSONG

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm Jericho Arts Centre

Vancouver Cantonese Choir Concert

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

Author BOOK SIGNING - Invisible: A Society of Prisons

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Indigo Free

David Rovics in Vancouver 2026

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

Reveries 2026

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm St. James Community Square

Writing to Heal: Expressive Writing With Taslim Jaffer

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

Changing Gears documentary screening

 Thu, 28 May at 12:30 pm Room 1001, Life Sciences Institute Free

Шедевры литературы - без прикрас и экзальтаций

 Sat, 30 May at 06:30 pm Zameen Art House CAD 25

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

13th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Network (WiMNeT 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Vancouver

15th International Conference on Signal & Image Processing (SIP 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am Vancouver

15th International Conference on Signal & Image Processing (SIP 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am Vancouver

Supercritical CO₂ Corrosion: Oil and Gas Infrastructure For Carbon Capture

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm The Last Draw Lounge (Vancouver Curling Club, Hillcrest Center) CAD 20 to 35

Modern UX Content Design Practices: 1 Day Session in Vancouver

 Fri, 27 Feb at 09:00 am Regus - BC, Vancouver - Pacific Centre CAD 559 to 725

5th International Conference on Software Engineering Advances and Formal Methods (SOFTFM 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am Vancouver, Canada

British Columbia Canada 2026, Strategic Management & Leadership Conference

 Thu, 20 Aug at 10:00 am 550 Robson St level 3 GBP 106 to 375

Lunch Poems presents Leanne Dunic and Jónína Kirton (In Person)

 Wed, 20 May at 12:00 pm Simon Fraser University - Vancouver Campus Free

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

6th International Conference on Cryptography and Blockchain (CRBL 2026)

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Vancouver

John Gogo Coal & Wood Show

 Fri, 29 May at 07:30 pm Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall CAD 28

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

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

SEO Strategy & Content Mastery: 1 Day Course, Vancouver

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

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

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

A radical language-making workshop: Poems for words that don't exist (yet)

 Sun, 31 May at 10:30 am 652 Kingsway CAD 17

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

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

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

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

Strategic Storytelling for the Workplace: 1 Day Session in Vancouver

 Mon, 05 Jan at 09:00 am Regus - BC, Vancouver - Pacific Centre CAD 606 to 777

Steve Poltz

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