Fall into Culture
Cozy up to the best events in the city.
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
DATE September 4 to 26
VENUE Varies
COST Varies, many events free vancouverflamencofestival.org Outside and online, the Vancouver International Flamenco Fest is all Canadian this year. Live performances will take place at the Waterfront Theatre and at the Picnic Pavilion at Granville Island. If you can’t have fun at a flamenco show, seek treatment.
VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL
DATE September 9 to 19
VENUE Venue Various
COST Varies vancouverfringe.com Vancouver’s weirdest theatre festival is back, and you can bet all the performers in the city have been itching to get silly (and serious) on stage. Expect both live performances and pre-recorded shows in this year’s hybrid fest.
SONGS OF SUMMER
DATE September 11
VENUE Gateway Theatre
COST $20 gatewaytheatre.com
In the conclusion to their outdoor concert series, Richmond’s Gateway Theatre is spotlighting dynamic duo Krystle Dos Santos and Steffanie Davis. Their upbeat contemporary funk and soul is the perfect mood booster for the greyer days ahead.
MONSTERCAT COMPOUND
DATE September 18
VENUE 380 Railway Street
COST Free with RSVP monstercat.com
This annual (save for last year) outdoor block party is an electronic music lover’s paradise, with live tunes, art and gaming. Entry is free, but for $25 you can treat yourself to a private bar and viewing area.
COMEDY PANTS
DATE September 18
& October 2
VENUE China Cloud Studios
COST $15 eventbrite.ca
This monthly comedy show returns to a newly renovated China Cloud (so they’ll be clowning around on an actual stage, rather than on the charming but small rug the performers used to stand on). ComedyPants is hosted by local jokesters Alistair Ogden and An-Te Chu and features special guests from around the city.
TRANSFORM CABARET FESTIVAL
DATE September 23 to October 2
VENUE Online and the Historic Theatre at the Cultch
COST From $15 online, from $29 in person transformcabaret.com
There’s something for everyone at this fest: think theatre, music, comedy, drag, burlesque and circus. The 10-daylong extravaganza spotlights both local and international Indigenous artists, with a focus on unity and empowerment. Catch it online at home or attend a viewing party at the Historic Theatre.