FESTIVALS

Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival: 30th Anniversary

Enjoy three days of free entertainment, children’s activities, art and cultural installations, interactive performances, shopping, and dragon boat racing of the highest calibre. • Concord Pacific Place, Creekside Park, and the waters of False Creek • June 22-24 • Free, vancouverdragonboatfestival.ca

Point Grey Fiesta

This annual start-of-summer event resembles a village celebration with a parade, amateur stage performances and a carnival. • West 10th Avenue and Trimble Park, June 22-24 • Free, pointgreyfiesta.org

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Features more than 300 indoor and outdoor performances, including international headliners like Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Macy Gray and more. • June 22-July 1, coastaljazz.ca

Belcarra Tea Festival

Enjoy live music, participate in fun activities, browse through the organic marketplace, and taste our unique festival menu. • 3000 Camp Howdy Rd., Belcarra, June 22-24 • Free, belcarrateafestival.com

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day by exploring the Indigenous culture with First Nations stories, drumming and weaving demonstrations, and participate in the Salmon Run Relay. • Fort Langley National Historic Site, 23433 Mavis Ave. • June 23, 10 a.m.-5 p. m. • Regular admission applies

Scandinavian Midsummer Festival

Celebrate Midsummer with Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. There will be cultural displays, artisans, the best of Scandinavian food, a Viking Village and tours, Vintage Volvos, activities for the kids and all day entertainment on stage. • Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas St., Burnaby • June 23-24, scandinavianmidsummerfestival.com

29th Annual Strawberry Festival

This family oriented event will feature local musicians, entertainment, a bouncy castle, horse driven carriages, local vendors and, of course, our delicious strawberry shortcakes. • Barclay Manor, 1447 Barclay St. • June 23, 1-4 p.m. • Free

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

This annual celebration of the Bard launches its 29th season with a lineup of four exciting play productions and a range of entertaining special events, in the spectacular waterfront setting of Vanier Park. Shows include: Macbeth, As You Like It, Timon of Athens, and Lysistrata. • Until Sept. 22, from $24, bardonthebeach.org

2018 Queer Arts Festival

This annual festival features a boundary-pushing, dialogue-igniting array of creators that amplify artistic risk-taking and incite creative collaboration and experimentation. • Until June 28, queerartsfestival.com

Global Soundscapes Festival 2018

This year’s festival showcases the instruments and traditions of the Middle East, with special guest soloists from Azerbaijan, Iran, and Montreal. • Until June 27, vi-co.org