Vancouver
Local bands know they've made it when they play Vancouver's best mid-sized venue, a restored art-deco ballroom that still has the city's bounciest dance…
Must-see entertainment in British Columbia & The Canadian Rockies
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Vancouver
A huge public fundraising campaign in 2018 saved this beloved theater and cinema venue from possible redevelopment, proving just how important it's become…
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Vancouver
This beloved cinema operates like an ongoing film festival with a daily-changing program of movies. A $3 annual membership is required – organize it at…
Vancouver
One of Vancouver's favorite alt venues, the intimate Biltmore is a firm fixture on the local indie scene. A low-ceilinged, good-vibe spot to mosh to local…
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Vancouver
Watching Shakespeare performed while the sun sets over the mountains beyond the tented main stage is a Vancouver summertime highlight. There are usually…
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Vancouver
The charming Malkin Bowl provides an atmospheric alfresco stage for the summertime TUTS season, usually featuring two interchanging Broadway musicals. It…
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Vancouver
The state-of-the-art headquarters of the Vancouver International Film Festival screens a wide array of movies throughout the year in the kind of…
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Vancouver
Opened in 1927, Vancouver's grandest old-school theater has a gorgeous and beautifully maintained baroque interior, making it the perfect place to catch a…
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Banff Town
Perched on the side of Tunnel Mountain, Banff’s flagship arts venue hosts a varied program of concerts, lectures, exhibitions and events throughout the…
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Calgary
Cross over into the hip universe of Inglewood to find the grassroots of Calgary's music scene, here inside the Garry Theatre. Local bands alternate with…
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Vancouver
Using BC Place Stadium as its home, Vancouver's professional soccer team plays in North America's top-tier Major League Soccer (MLS). Their on-field…
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Vancouver
The studio venue of the city's Arts Club theater empire hosts more challenging and intimate productions in a space that's cleverly and sometimes…
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Edmonton
Edmonton's only surviving art deco–era cinema has operated under various guises since 1940, changing hands most recently in 2011. It's filled with vintage…
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Edmonton
The Princess is a grand old theater that defiantly sticks her middle finger up at the multiplexes that are dominant elsewhere. Dating from the pre-talkie…
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Calgary
There's something on stage here most nights – everything from jazz jams to hip-hop, along with comedy and quiz nights. The rooftop patio is ace in the…
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Calgary
Archrival of the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames play ice hockey from October to April at the Saddledome. Make sure you wear red to the game and head…
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Calgary
Built in the 1920s as a garage but turned into a theater during the 1930s depression, the Plaza is the last operating neighborhood theater in Calgary…
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Edmonton
This is the sort of place your mother warned you about: dirty, rough, but still somehow cool. It's a great place to check out some live music; blues and…
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Vancouver
Vancouver's largest, most popular and most prolific theater company, the Arts Club stages shows at three venues around the city. A new artistic director…
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Vancouver
Screening outdoor, admission-free movies at venues around Metro Vancouver every summer, the company's Stanley Park events often draw thousands of blanket…
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Kelowna
The much-beloved local WHL hockey team is a perennial contender, playing in the 6000-seat stadium Prospera Place. Home games see the local pubs fill…
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Calgary
Guaranteed to be a fun night out, Loose Moose has digs near the Inglewood neighborhood. It specializes in improv comedy and, at times, audience…
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Edmonton
There are only 176 precious seats at the Varscona, a cornerstone of the Old Strathcona theater district that puts on 350 performances annually of edgy…
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Vancouver
The city's orchestra plays classical and popular music concerts (think movie music) around the city and beyond. Venues range from the palatial Orpheum…
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Calgary
This art-house theater specializes in foreign films and Canadian cinema – both often hard to find in mainstream movie houses. Look for discounts on…
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Calgary
This is the hub for live theater in Calgary. With four theaters and one of the best concert halls in North America, you can see everything from ballet to…
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Edmonton
This theater opened after Theatre Network's beloved 1940s Roxy theater burned down. Nevertheless, it keeps things eclectic, showing burlesque, live bands…
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Victoria
The celebrated Belfry Theatre showcases contemporary plays in its lovely former church-building venue, a 20-minute stroll from downtown.
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Victoria
Screening art-house and festival movies in the heart of downtown, the Vic charges a $2 membership alongside your ticket admission.
Vancouver
The Granville Island arm of Vancouver's leading theater company, this intimate, raked-seating venue is the perfect spot to feel really connected to the…
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Vancouver
This once-abandoned church has been a gathering place for performers and audiences since being officially designated a cultural space in 1973. Following…
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Vancouver
Mostly performing at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre, with some shows at the alternate Performance Works space nearby, this child-focused drama…
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Vancouver
The city's most popular improv group stages energetic romps – sometimes connected to themes like Tinder dating – at this purpose-built theater. Whatever…
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Vancouver
This yellow-painted, wood-built community hall – which has the look of a worker's club without the edge – is popular with local cool kids as well as old…
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Vancouver
Founded in 1954, the Lions are Vancouver's team in the Canadian Football League (CFL), which is arguably more exciting than its US counterpart, the NFL…
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Vancouver
Recent years haven't been hugely successful for Vancouver's National Hockey League (NHL) team, which means it's sometimes easy to snag tickets to a game…
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Vancouver
Kitsilano's biggest movie house, popular Fifth Avenue screens indie films, foreign flicks and blockbuster Hollywood schlock (those locals might look like…
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Vancouver
A 1940s heritage venue – check out the retro art-deco figure perched on top of the streamlined exterior – the Vogue was bought and refurbished a few years…
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Vancouver
Formerly just a summertime venue for musicals, this smashing Stanley Park stage has become an increasingly popular spot for alfresco live music. Elvis…
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Vancouver
If you thought poetry was a tweedy, soporific experience, check out the weekly events organized by the Vancouver Poetry House at Cafe Deux Soleils for a…
