Free things to do this weekend in and around Vancouver

Vancouver's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Free First Friday Nights presented by BMO - Vancouver Art Gallery - 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada, Friday, August 7, 2026, 4–8 pm
• Harmony Arts Festival - 1564 Argyle Ave, West Vancouver, BC, Canada, Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, Friday, August 7 | 2–10 p.m.; Saturday, August 8 | 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sunday, August 9 | 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
• Summer Music Series - Lot 19, 855 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Friday, August 7, 2026, 11 am- 5 pm
• Art Out Side 2026 - PoMoArts (Port Moody Arts & Visitor Centre), 2425 St Johns St, Port Moody, BC V3H 2B2, Canada, Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, see website
• Shipyards Night Market - 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, Friday, August 7, 2026, 3-10 pm
• Vines Art Festival 2026 - throughout Vancouver Parks, Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, see schedule
• Soil Superheroes - Museum of Surrey, 17710 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 5H8, Canada, Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 am–5:30 pm; Sunday 12–5 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, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, 10 am- 5 pm
• Go Play Outside: Callaghan Park - Callaghan Park, Shadbolt Avenue, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 12-4 pm
• Museum Fest - 12294 Harris Rd, Pitt Meadows, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2E9, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 12 to 6 PM
• Family Art Jam - Surrey Art Gallery & Surrey Civic Theatres at Surrey Arts Centre, 13750 88 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 1:30-3 pm
• Light up Chinatown! - 500-block Columbia Street, Saturday, August 8, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, SATURDAY: 11 AM - 7 PM; SUNDAY: 11 AM - 5 PM
• Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival - Deer Lake Park Festival Lawn, Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 3:30 - 10pm
• Music in the Park - Connaught Park, West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 11:00am-3:00pm
• Rainbow Loom Bracelet Bash at Staples Store 68 - Staples, Seguin Drive, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 am- 12 pm
• Farm Animals Meet & Greet at Stable Harvest Farm - Stable Harvest Farm, 5848 216 St, Langley, BC V2Y 2N5, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 11 am- 12 pm
• Trout Lake Farmers Market - Trout Lake Farmers Market, Trout Lake John Hendry Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 9 am - 2 pm
• West End Farmers Market - West End Farmers Market - Vancouver - 1100 Comox St, Vancouver, BC V6E, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 9 am- 2 pm
• Kitsilano Farmers Market - Kitsilano Farmers Market - 2614-2658 Larch St, Vancouver, BC V6K, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 am- 2 pm
• Haney Farmers Market - Memorial Peace Park, 224 Street, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 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 8, 2026, 9 am- 3 pm
• Abbotsford Farm and Country Market - George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 9 am – 1 pm
• White Rock Farmers Market - White Rock Farmers' Market, 15154 Russell Ave, White Rock, BC V4B 2P6, Canada, Sunday, August 9, 2026, 10 am - 2 pm
• Indigenous Tools - Campbell Valley Regional Park, 8 Avenue, Langley Township, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 9, 2026, 1-4 pm
• Music in the Square - Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 9, 2026, 2-5 pm
• Summer Sundays Concerts - 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, Canada, Sunday, August 9, 2026, 2 pm
• Long Summer Nights - City of North Vancouver, 14th Street West, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9, Canada, Sunday, August 9, 2026, 5-10 pm