Free things to do this weekend in and around Vancouver
Vancouver's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, August 21, 2026 to Sunday, August 23, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
Youth Social Night - Mount Pleasant Community Centre - 1 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5T 3H7, Canada, Friday, August 21, 2026, 6–9 pm
Shipyards Night Market - 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, Friday, August 21, 2026, 3–10 pm
Sounds Like Summer - Deer Lake Park Festival Lawn (near Burnaby City Hall) - 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, Thursday–Friday, August 20–21, 2026, 6–7 pm & 7:15–8:15 pm
Summer Cinema - Civic Square (beside City Hall) - 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, Friday–Saturday, August 21–22, 2026, dusk
Soil Superheroes - Museum of Surrey - 17710 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 5H8, Canada, Friday–Sunday, August 21–23, 2026, Friday–Saturday 9:30 am–5:30 pm; Sunday 12–5 pm
Outdoor Movie at West Point Grey - Super Mario Galaxy Movie - West Point Grey Community Centre - 4397 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V6R 1K4, Canada, Friday, August 21, 2026, 6–10:30 pm
Summer Music Series - Lot 19 - 855 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Friday, August 21, 2026, 11 am–5 pm
Summer Season- Burnaby Village Museum - Burnaby Village Museum - 6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC V5G 3T6, Canada, Friday–Sunday, August 21–23, 2026, 11 am–4:30 pm
Canada Strong Pass – FREE admission to the Cannery - Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site - 12138 Fourth Avenue, Richmond, BC V7E 3J1, Canada, Friday–Sunday, August 21–23, 2026, 10 am–5 pm
West End Farmers Market - West End Farmers Market - 1100 Comox St, Vancouver, BC V6E, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 9 am–2 pm
Trout Lake Farmers Market - Trout Lake Farmers Market - Trout Lake John Hendry Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 9 am–2 pm
Riley Park Farmers Market – Summer - Riley Park Farmers Market - East 30th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 10 am–2 pm
Haney Farmers Market - Memorial Peace Park - 224 Street, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 9 am–2 pm
Fort Langley Village Farmers' Market - Fort Langley Village Farmers' Market - 9025 Glover Rd, Langley, BC V1M 2R7, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 9 am–3 pm
Abbotsford Farm and Country Market - Abbotsford Farm and Country Market - George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 9 am–1 pm
FREE Synchronized Swimming Try-it class for kids! - Renfrew Park Community Centre - 2929 E 22nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5M 2Y3, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 3–3:45 pm
FREE Synchronized Swimming Try-it class for kids! - Watermania - 14300 Entertainment Blvd, Richmond, BC V6W 1K3, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 12:30–1:15 pm
Richmond Maritime Festival - Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site - Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC, Canada, Saturday–Sunday, August 22–23, 2026, 11 am–6 pm
Go Play Outside: Mill Lake - Emerson Street - Mill Lake Park - Emerson Street, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 12–4 pm
Paint in the Plaza Summer 2026 - 10th Ave & Sasamat St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 1–3 pm
Nature Storytime at the Surrey Nature Centre - Surrey Nature Centre - Green Timbers Way, Surrey, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 10–10:45 am
Cinema Under The Stars - 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, time varies
Go Play Outside: Mill Lake - Emerson Street - Mill Lake Park - Emerson Street, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 12–4 pm
Richmond Maritime Festival 2026 - Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site - 5180 Westwater Dr, Richmond, BC V7E 6P3, Canada, Saturday–Sunday, August 22–23, 2026, 11 am–6 pm
Music in the Square - Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 2–5 pm
White Rock Farmers Market - White Rock Farmers' Market - 15154 Russell Ave, White Rock, BC V4B 2P6, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 10 am–2 pm
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market - 2300 Guelph Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3P1, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 10 am–2 pm
Kitsilano Farmers Market - 2614–2658 Larch St, Vancouver, BC V6K, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 10 am–2 pm
Summer Sundays Concerts - 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 2 pm
Gastown Sunday Set - Water Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 12–8 pm
2026 Burnaby Lake Run Festival & Carnival - Burnaby Lake Regional Park - Piper Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 10 am–3 pm
Burnaby Lake Run Festival & Carnival 2026 - Burnaby Lake Regional Park - Piper Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 8:30 am–3 pm