Top Vancouver Events: July 29 to August 3

Welcome to The Cit List, where we’ll be compiling some of the top events to check out in Vancouver this week. For a list of full events, check out our events calendar.

Bard on the Beach
When: June 11 – Sept 20
Where: Vanier Park
What: Shakespeare festival on Vancouver’s waterfront
Website: www.bardonthebeach.org

SHOREFEST
When: July 30 + Aug 2
Where: Sunset Beach Stage + English Beach Stage
What: Enjoy some of Canada’s top musical acts on the shores of English Bay before the Celebration of Light fireworks
Website: http://hondacelebrationoflight.com/artists/shorefest-2014

Celebration of Light
When: July 30, 10pm
Where: English Bay
What: Team FRANCE competes in the world’s largest offshore fireworks competition
Website: www.hondacelebrationoflight.com

Celebration of Light
When: Aug 2, 10pm
Where: English Bay
What: Team JAPAN competes in the world’s largest offshore fireworks competition
Website: www.hondacelebrationoflight.com

Powell Street Festival
When: Aug 1-3
Where: Oppenheimer Park + other venues
What: Festival celebrating Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage
Website: www.powellstreetfestival.com

Harmony Arts Festival
When:Aug 1-10
Where: West Vancouver
What: A celebration of local music + performance + cinema + visual & culinary arts
Website: harmonyarts.ca

Vancouver Gay Pride Parade
When: Aug 3, 12-3pm
Where: Robson to Denman to Pacific
What: One of the most beautiful and diverse parades in the world! Parade route ends at the Sunset Beach Pride Festival and Market
Website: www.vancouverpride.ca

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By: Danielle Johnson, @westcoastdcj

Created by: Kendall Titchener, @Kendall_Titch

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