February 2019

Vancouver is host to The Just for Laughs Comedy festival JFL Northwest February 14^th to the 23rd with some of the following acts already signed up. Gabriel Iglesias, Howie Mandel & Friends, Michelle Wolf and Ken Jeong lots more to come, check out their website. 

The Talking Stick Festival fullcircle.ca  February 18^th to March 2^nd, 2019

Vancouver international Wine Festival come to the Vancouver Convention Centre from February 27^th to March 3^rd, 2019 vanwinefest.ca

March 2019

Haiku Invitational March 1 to June 1^st 2019 vcbf.ca/community-event/haiku-invitational This online festival is looking for submissions on the theme of reconciliation

Vancouver International Dance Festival March 4^th to March 30^th, 2019 vidf.ca  This 3 week festival takes place at various venues around Vancouver.

Growing Room Literary Festival March 8^th to March 17^th 2019. This feminist Literary festivals highlights over 30 panels and writing workshops as well as 2 full days of Manuscript consultations festival.roommagazine.com

April 2019

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival starts in Vancouver April 4^th to 28^th vcbf.ca

BC Blossom Photo Watch #vancherryblossomfest to share your images on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.  I sometimes wonder if we couldn’t have this festival in January as well as we have some trees already in bloom.

May 2019

Crafted Vancouver May 6 to May 30, 2019 craftedvancouver.com at various venues around Vancouver.

Vancouver International Children’s Festival May 27^th to June 2^nd, 2019 childrensfestival.ca

June 2019

Bard on the beach Resumes in Vancouver from June 5^th to September 21, 2019 Vancouver’s own Shakespeare Festival bardonthebeach.org/2019-season/ 2019 has the following shows running through the summer “The Taming of the Screw” “All’s Well That Ends Well” “Coriolanus” and the non-Shakespeare show “Shakespeare in Love”

Vancouver Craft Beer Week June 8^th and 9^th 2019 ticketleader.ca/events/vcbw2019 taking place at the PNE Grounds

Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival June 21 to 23, 2019 concorddragonboatfestival.ca

Vancouver International Guitar Festival June 28^th to the 30^th 2019 Creekside Community Centre vancouverguitarfestival.com