{"id":35789,"date":"2026-05-07T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/35789\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:08:09","slug":"30-cant-miss-vancouver-events-for-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/35789\/","title":{"rendered":"30 can’t-miss Vancouver events for May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Enemy Lines:\u00a0<\/a>To May 9 @ Firehall Arts Centre<\/p>\n

Mayumi Lashbrook\u2019s dance piece explores the mass incarceration of Japanese Canadians.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Soldiers of Tomorrow<\/a>: To May 10 @ Historic Theatre<\/p>\n

A personal look at the propaganda surrounding the Israeli army.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Singers in a Smoky Room<\/a>: To May 16 @ Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, North Vancouver<\/p>\n

The \u201980s are calling, and they want their greatest hits back.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Asian Heritage Month at Morrow:\u00a0<\/a>To May 24 @ Morrow\u00a0<\/p>\n

Experience \u201csmall batch intimate performances\u201d from poets, drag artists, dancers, and more.<\/p>\n

TriviaProv<\/a>: To June 24 @ The Improv Centre<\/p>\n

Beat comics at trivia, and then make them act out the resulting carnage in this new mash-up show.<\/p>\n

Catherine McCafferty<\/a>: May 7 @ Biltmore Cabaret\u00a0<\/p>\n

The American comedian\u2019s Pretty Gay tour promises to be two things.<\/p>\n

Quebecois comedian Anthony Kavanagh looks for laughs. Anthony Kavanagh<\/a>: May 8 @ Norman Rothstein Theatre<\/p>\n

The Quebec comedian returns to Canada after a tour of the Francophone world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Teen Angst:\u00a0<\/a>May 8 @ Fox Cabaret\u00a0<\/p>\n

The season finale of the long-running teen cringe show encourages us to laugh with our younger selves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spring Strings<\/a>: May 9 @ VanDusen Botanical Gardens<\/p>\n

Take your family to this Mother\u2019s Day weekend concert, hosted on VanDusen\u2019s Great Lawn.<\/p>\n

Eliades Ochoa<\/a>: May 9 @ Chan Centre for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

The so-called \u201cCuban Johnny Cash\u201d is a master of son, bolero, and guaracha guitar music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lindsay Wong<\/a>: May 13 @ VPL Central Branch<\/p>\n

Vancouver Public Library\u2019s writer in residence discusses her new novel, Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies.<\/p>\n

Seven!<\/a>: May 13-16 @ Performance Works<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be Dopey: more than 40 performers join forces for this new musical about the Seven Dwarfs.<\/p>\n

I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson<\/a>: May 14 to October 22 @ Museum of Anthropology<\/p>\n

Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson created 51 robes in 2005-06, depicting Haida history. They are shown together now for the first time.<\/p>\n

Swan Lake<\/a>:\u00a0May 15 @ Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coastal Ballet\u2019s 15th season calls for a performance of this graceful classic.<\/p>\n

Vancouver Art Book Fair<\/a>: May 15-17 @ Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre<\/p>\n

More than 100 exhibitions show off their wares.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whiskers Welcome<\/a>: May 16 @ Hero\u2019s Welcome\u00a0<\/p>\n

Get that facial hair fancy for the 11th annual Beard and Moustache Competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joel Kim Booster<\/a>: May 16 @ Biltmore Cabaret<\/p>\n

The Fire Island star hosts two shows on his Chose This Way tour.<\/p>\n

Bloom<\/a>: May 16 @ The Waldorf\u00a0<\/p>\n

Get your freak on at this off-the-wall cabaret show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Flash of Fireflies<\/a>: May 19 @ VPL Central Branch\u00a0<\/p>\n

Four fiction writers discuss the allure of short stories, hosted by local author Jen Currin.<\/p>\n

Kevin<\/a>:\u00a0May 20-23 @ Waterfront Theatre<\/p>\n

Former teachers highlight the flaws in the school system with Kevin.<\/p>\n

Corporeal Imago’s\u00a0Drift\u00a0has its premiere. Chris Randle Drift<\/a>: May 21-23 @ The Dance Centre<\/p>\n

Corporeal Imago\u2019s new work floats through a haunting landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Legacy: A Celebration of David at 90<\/a>: May 22 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre<\/p>\n

David Suzuki celebrates his 90th birthday with a massive benefit concert.<\/p>\n

24 Hours of Stand-Up<\/a>: May 22-23 @ Little Mountain Gallery\u00a0<\/p>\n

Graham Clark returns for his annual comedy marathon fundraiser.<\/p>\n

Hard Rubber Orchestra gets groovy. Hard Rubber Orchestra<\/a>: May 23 @ SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts<\/p>\n

Three Canadian composers get world premieres of their works, as performed by an 18-piece jazz ensemble.<\/p>\n

Olympus<\/a>:\u00a0May 23-24 @ York Theatre<\/p>\n

Ancient Greek gods rock out in this legendary musical adventure.<\/p>\n

Choral Encounters<\/a>: May 25 @ Pacific Spirit United Church\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elektra hosts various choirs for an evening of togetherness.<\/p>\n

Vancouver International Children\u2019s Festival:\u00a0<\/a>May 25-31 @ Granville Island\u00a0<\/p>\n

Performers from around the world entertain little ones with circus, puppetry, theatre, and more.<\/p>\n

Steven Ho<\/a>: May 29 @ Vogue Theatre<\/p>\n

Former ER tech Steven Ho demystifies emergencies in his comedy tour.<\/p>\n

Dawn Pemberton and Krystle Dos Santos<\/a>: May 30 @ Rickshaw Theatre<\/p>\n

Two of Vancouver\u2019s best soul singers join forces, with backing band the Midnight Movers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

West of Main Art Walk<\/a>: May 30-31 @ various locations\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celebrate artists across Vancouver on this walk with open studios and live demos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday.\u00a0Sign up for our free newsletter.Enemy Lines:\u00a0To…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[415,17,412,413,418,407,414,420,416,423,226,389,419,422,421,417,95],"class_list":{"0":"post-35789","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vancouver","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-city","11":"tag-culture","12":"tag-dining","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-events","15":"tag-fashion","16":"tag-film","17":"tag-food","18":"tag-lifestyle","19":"tag-music","20":"tag-nightlife","21":"tag-restaurants","22":"tag-shopping","23":"tag-tv","24":"tag-vancouver"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}