Looking for family-friendly events across Metro Vancouver, the Sea to Sky Corridor, Fraser Valley, + the Sunshine Coast? We've got you covered from Whistler to Chilliwack and everything in between. From festivals to concerts and seasonal celebrations, we've got the inside scoop on all the fun & active outings happening this month.
There are even more events in our seasonal Canada Day in Metro Vancouver article! Plus you don't want to miss berry picking & Farmer's Market season - find one near you. You can see our most current monthly events round up here.
We've made it easy to find family events near you with options in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Harrison Hot Springs, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Moody, Richmond, Squamish, the Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, West Vancouver, Whistler, and Online!
Family Events & Activities Near You
Mountain Music Series
When: June 17 - Sept 2, 2022
Where: Sea to Sky Gondola
Visit the Sea to Sky Gondola every Friday night for a summer-inspired evening filled with breathtaking sunsets and toe-tapping music on the Summit Lodge patio. This year's line-up offers a variety of genres including Classic Rock, European Folk, Indie Soul, Modern-Acoustic, R&B and World Fusion.
Talking Stick Festival
When: June 12 - July 3, 2022
Where: Multiple Locations
The Talking Stick Festival, now in its 21st year, began as a way to showcase and celebrate Indigenous art and performance to a wider audience. From its humble beginnings, this unique and exciting event has grown into a full 2 week Festival at locations across Vancouver. Now attracting over 20,000 attendees each year and still growing, they are noted as being the premier, multi-disciplinary Indigenous arts festival in North America.
ABBOTSFORD
- July 1st - 3rd, 7th - 10th, 14th - 17th, & 21st - 24th, 2022 - Farmville at Taves Family Farm
- July 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2022 - Jam in Jubilee
- July 16th, 2022 - Downtown Abbotsford Berry Fest
- July 23rd & 24th - A Butterfly Release at Taves Family Farm
- July 24th, 2022 - Bee Demonstration Garden Tour
- July 29th - July 31st, 2022 - Abbotsford Agrifair
Burnaby
- July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 2022 - We Imagine: Storytime & Crafts
- June 30th - Sept 4, 2022 - Sounds like Summer
- July 4th - Sept 1st, 2022 - Summer Stages
- July 16th, 2022 - Symphony in the Park
- July 22nd & 23rd, 2022 - Vancouver Bubble Tea Festival
- July 30th, 2022 - Community Clean Up
CHILLIWACK
- June 18th - Sept 5, 2022 - 10 Trail Challenge
- July 1st - 31st, 2022 - Farm Fun at Klassen Farms
- July 3rd, 2022 - Vedder River Art Walk
- July 10th, 2022 - Chilliwack Hike for Hospice
- July 24th, 2022 - Family Fun Picnic & BBQ
COQUITLAM
- May 29th - Sept 3rd, 2022 - Taste of the Tri-Cities: Savour the Summer
- July 7th, 2022 - Scientists in School Series
- July 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th, 2022 - Summer Craft Mornings
- July 12th & 13th, 2022 - Building with Lego & Keva
- July 15th - 17th, 2022 - CanWest Games
- July 16th, 2022 - MultiCultural Connections
- July 19th & 20th, 2022 - Movie Matinee: Sing 2
- July 23rd, 2022 - Pride in PoCo
- July 23rd & 24th, 2022 - Caribbean Days Festival
- July 26th & 27th, 2022 - Code with Robots
DELTA
- July 6th, 2022 - Nature Watch by Canoe
- July 8th, 15th, & 22nd, 2022 - Friday Night Flix
- July 16th, 2022 - Boundary Bay Airshow
- July 27th, 2022 - New Parent Orientation
- July 28th, 2022 - Punjabi Parent Support Group
- July 29th, 2022 - REACH Parent Support Group
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS
- July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 20th, 2022 - Yoga at the Lavender Farm
- July 8th - 17th, 2022 - 43rd - Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts
- July 24th, 2022 - Family Fun Picnic & BBQ
LANGLEY
- July 2nd, 2022 - Animal Skulls, Tracks & Scat
- July 3rd, 2022 - Turtles in the Fraser Valley
- July 10th, 2022 - Fort Langley Half Marathon & 5km
- July 16th & 24th, 2022 - Owls & Bats by Night
- July 21st - 23rd, 2022 - The Seussification of Romeo & Juliette
- July 21st - 24th, 2022 - Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS
- July 6th - Aug 24th, 2022 - Summer Serenade Concert Series
- July 6th - Sept 22nd, 2022 - Summer Happenings
- July 14th - 16th, 2022 - Bard on the Bandstand
- July 17th, 2022 - Get Your Pants On
- July 23rd & 24th, 2022 - Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows Country Fest
- July 28th - 31st, 2022 - Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival
MISSION
- July 5th, 2022 - The Great Benjamins Circus
- July 9th - 16th, 2022 - Fraser Valley Pride Festival
- July 16th, 2022 - Christmas in July Craft Market
- July 22nd - 24th, 2022 - 35th Annual Mission Folk Music Festival
NEW WESTMINSTER
- June 19th - September 4th, 2022 - Queen's Park Concert Series
- July 1st - August 31st, 2022 - Reconciling: New Westminster Museum Exhibition
- July 1st - 3rd, 2022 - Summer Discovery Days: Celebrate Canadian Wildlife
- July 2nd, 2022 - Ukulele Sunshine: Pop Up & Play
- July 2nd, 2022 - New West Craft Night Market
- July 2rd, 2022 - Rising Tides Riverside Circus
- July 5th & 6th, 13th, 19th & 20th, and 27th, 2022 - Family Storytime in the Park
- July 6th - 10th, 2022 - Queen's Park Arts Festival
- July 6th - August 31st, 2022 - Poetry in the Park
- July 22nd, 2022 - Summer Sounds
- July 23rd & 24th, 30th & 31st, 2022 - Cymbeline
NORTH VANCOUVER
- June 3rd - September 2nd, 2022 - Shipyards Friday Night Market
- June 15th - August 31st, 2022 - Summer Music Series
- June 23rd - August 11th, 2022 - Deckchair Cinema
- June 26th - August 14th, 2022 - Kids First at the Polygon
- July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th, 2022 - Shipyards Live
- July 5th - August 30th, 2022 - Lunchtime Live
- July 6th - August 24th, 2022 - Sunset Cinema
- July 9th - August 20th, 2022 - Imagine & Explore Family Programs
- July 14th, 2022 - Hot Summer Nights
- July 16th, 2022 - Lynn Valley Days
PORT MOODY
- June 30th - July 3rd, 2022 - 45th Annual Golden Spike Days Festival
- July 10th - August 28th, 2022 - Summer Sundays Concerts
- July 15th, 2022 - What Lies Beneath
- July 15th - 17th, 2022 - Port Moody RibFest
RICHMOND
- June 30th - July 3rd, 2022 - Royal Canadian International Circus
- June - October 10th, 2022 - Richmond Night Market
- July 1st, 2022 - Branscombe Social
- July 2nd - 31st, 2022 - Visit RAPS Cat Sanctuary
- July 5th - August 1st, 2022 - Pride Celebrations in Richmond
- July 23rd, 2022 - Welcoming the Sun
SQUAMISH
- June 17th - Sept 9th, 2022 - Mountain Music Series at Sea to Sky Gondola
- July 9th, 2022 - Groovin' Hooves and Hearts Festival
- July 22nd - 24th, 2022 - Constellation Festival
- July 31st, 2022 - Squamish Street Market
THE SUNSHINE COAST
- July 1st, 29th, & September 2nd, 2022 - Summer Night Markets at Gibsons Public Market
- July 6th, 2022 - Rain Gardens & Salmon
- July 9th & 10th, 2022 - Pottery Prowl
- July 14th, 2022 - Davis Bay Sandcastle Competition
- July 17th, 2022 - Halfmoon Bay Fair
- July 29th, 2022 - Lazy Daze Music Series
- July 31st, 2022 - Texada Annual Fly-In Fling
SURREY
- July 6th - August 24th, 2022 - Sounds of Summer Concert Series
- July 7th - 17th, 2022 - Pop! Summer Stroll at the Glades Woodland Garden
- July 12th - August 30th, 2022 - Get to Know Your Park
- July 16th - 17th, 2022 - Cedar, Sage, & Sweetgrass
- July 16th - 17th, 2022 - Honeybee Festival
- July 16th & 17th, 2022 - Surrey Latin Festival
- July 23rd & 24th, 2022 - Surrey Fusion Fest
- June 30th - July 10th, 2022 - Anything Goes: The Musical
VANCOUVER
- February 26th, 2022 - January 22nd, 2023 - Science World presents T. rex: The Ultimate Predator
- June 12th - July 3rd, 2022 - The Talking Stick Festival
- July 1st - 3rd, 2022 - Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival
- July 1st - September 25th, 2022 - Flyover Canada "Windborne: Call of the Canadian Rockies"
- July 8th, 2022 - Music with Marnie Outdoor Concert
- July 16th & 17th, 2022 - Vancouver Chinatown Festival
- July 23rd & 24th, 2022 - Create! Arts Festival
- July 23rd, 27th, & 30th, 2022 - Honda Celebration of Light 2022
- July 30th & 31st, 2022 - 46th Annual Powell Street Festival
VANCOUVER ISLAND
- May 6th - September 2nd, 2022 - Colwood Music in the Park
- May 28th - October 10th, 2022 - Victoria Harbour Ferry Water Ballet
- June 15th - August 30th, 2022 - Summer by the Sea Street Market
- July 1st - August 22nd, 2022 - Chief Dan George: Actor & Activist
- July 1st - September 5th, 2022 - Nanaimo Museum Summer Club
- July 1st - September 3rd, 2022 - Outdoor Summer Concerts at Butchart Gardens
- July 2nd, 2022 - Cultural & Arts Festival of India
- July 2nd, 2022 - One Love Festival
- July 15th - August 21st, 2022 - Parksville Beach Festival
- July 22nd - August 1st, 2022 - Sooke Fine Arts Show
- July 23rd, 2022 - Indigenous Artists Pop Up Shop at YYJ Summer Market
- July 29th - 31st, 2022 - Filberg Festival
- July 2nd & 3rd, 2022 - The Great Benjamins Circus
WHISTLER
- April 27th - September 4th, 2022 - The Reconciliation Canoe
- June 21st - July 3rd, 2022 - National Indigenous People's Day Celebrations
- June 24th - September 4th, 2022 - Mountain Top Summer Feast
- June 3rd - August 26th, 2022 - Phat Kids Downhill Series
- July 6th - August 15th, 2022 - Crafts in the Park
- July 1st - August 25th, 2022 - Whistler Summer Concert Series
WEST VANCOUVER
- June 24th - August 26th, 2022 - Outdoor Storytime Fun
- July 29th - August 7th, 2022 - Harmony Arts Festival
Online/Virtual
- June 1st - December 31st, 2022 - The Grit Letter Writing Project
- July 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th 2022 - Scientists in School Series
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