Looking for family-friendly events across Metro Vancouver, the Sea to Sky Corridor, the Fraser Valley, and the Sunshine Coast? We've got you covered from Whistler to Chilliwack and everything in between. From festivals to concerts, and family fun runs to seasonal celebrations, we've got the inside scoop on all the fun & active outings happening in April.
And there are even more events in our seasonal Easter Events in Metro Vancouver article! Plus you can find our most current events article here.
We've made it easy to find family events near you with options in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Moody, Richmond, Squamish, the Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and Online!
Family Events & Activities Near You
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
When: April 1 to 23, 2022
Where: various locations
Coastal Dance Festival 2022
When: April 21st - 24th, 2022
Where: The Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster
The 15th Annual Coastal Dance Festival brings Indigenous artists together to share and support one another in a celebration of lived artistic practices. Guest national and international artists have connected the festival with a global community of Indigenous dance.
ABBOTSFORD
- April 7th & 8th, 2022 - Little Mermaid Jr.
- April 8th - 10th, 2022 - Bradner Flower Show
- April 15th - 17th, 2022 - BC Classic & Custom Car Show
Burnaby
- April 18th, 2022 - Critter Capers: The Case of the Hapless Hatchling
- April 11th - May 15th, 2022 - Walk30 Burnaby & New West
- April 30th, 2022 - International Dance Day
CHILLIWACK
- April 2nd, 2022 - 100th Annual Plowing Match
- April 8th - 10th, 2022 - BC Outdoors Show
- Dates TBD - Chilliwack Tulip Festival
COQUITLAM
- April 1st - 3rd, 2022 - Festival du Bois
- April 1st, 2022 - Place des Art April Exhibition Opening Reception
- April 1st - 10th, 2022 - Coquitlam Carnival
- April 9th, 2022 - Gloomy Winter's Now Away: Triskellion Concert
- April 20th, 2022 - Spring Candle Making
- April 23rd, 2022 - Working the Green Chain Exhibit
LANGLEY
- April 20th - 22nd, 2022 - We Are Stardust: Webinar & Stargazing
- April 23rd, 2022 - Clean Up Langley Day
- April 30th, 2022 - City Nature Challenge 2022
MAPLE RIDGE
- April 22nd, 2022 - Beckett Park Planting Day
- April 23rd, 2022 - Celebrate Earth Day in Maple Ridge
- April 24th, 2022 - Goodbye Chums
- April 29th & 30th, 2022 - Ridge Meadows Home Show
MISSION
- April 1st - 3rd, 2022 - Mission Junction Carnival
- April 23rd, 2022 - Green Living Event
NEW WESTMINSTER
- April 21st - 24th, 2022 - Coastal Dance Festival 2022
- April 11th - May 15th, 2022 - Walk30 Burnaby & New West
NORTH VANCOUVER
- April 2nd, 2022 - Grouse Mountain Slush Cup
- April 9th, 2022 - Mt Seymour's Rockstar Puddle Party
- April 23rd - 25th, 2022 - Rogers Hometown Hockey
PORT MOODY
- April 23rd & 30th, 2022 - Salamander Searches
- April 23rd, 2022 - City Wide Garage Sale
RICHMOND
- April 7th - 16th, 2022 - In Wonderland at Gateway Theatre
- April 14th - 24th, 2022 - Richmond Carnival
- April 29th - May 1st, 2022 - Richmond Community Block Party
SQUAMISH
- April 1st - 30th, 2022 - Diving In: The Art of Cleaning Lakes & Oceans
- April 17th - 23rd, 2022 - Pitch In Week
- April 29th - May 1st, 2022 - Bespoke Market
THE SUNSHINE COAST
- April 7th - 9th, 2022 - Townsite Jazz Festival
- April 24th, 2022 - Marathon Shuffle
SURREY
- April 8th - 10th, 2022 - Food Truck Wars: Cloverdale
- April 30th, 2022 - Party for the Planet
VANCOUVER
- April 1st - 10th, 2022 - Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
- April 1st - 23rd, 2022 - Ladies & Gentleman, Boys & Girls
- April 2nd, 2022 - World Autism Acceptance Day at Museum of Vancouver
- April 2nd & 3rd, 2022 - Vancouver Franchise Expo
- April 3rd - 13th, 2022 - R2R Film Festival
- April 19th, 2022 - Vancouver Canadians Home Opener
- April 23rd, 2022 - Earth Day Kits Beach Cleanup
VANCOUVER ISLAND
- April 7th - 10th, 2022 - Nanaimo Carnival
- April 14th - 17th, 2022 - Campbell River Carnival
- April 21st - 24th, 2022 - Cowichan Spring Carnival
- April 28th - May 1st, 2022 - Victoria Carnival
Online/Virtual
- April 1st - 30th, 2022 - Step Up For Families
- April 3rd - 13th, 2022 - R2R Film Festival
- April 9th, 2022 - Fam Jam Kitchen
- April 14th, 2022 - Clean Water Youth Webinar
- April 26th - June 14th, 2022 - Go Girls; Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Program
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