BC Culture Days in Metro Vancouver

• When: September 18 – October 4, 2026
• Where: Venues across Metro Vancouver, BC
• Cost: Free (unless otherwise noted)
• Hosted by: Culture Days BC

Culture Days is Canada's largest public participation campaign for the arts, and Metro Vancouver's 2026 edition brings more than 150 free events to communities across the region — workshops, open studios, exhibitions, performances, tours, and hands-on activities for every age and interest. Below is the full regional lineup, organized by city.

Vancouver

• City of Vancouver Public Art Walking Tour – Coal Harbour — Sept 19, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
• Bookbinding for Beginners (Roedde House Museum) — Sundays, 1–4 PM
• ROLL (Read Out Loud Love) — 2026 Edition at FUNK Coffee — Sept 19, 12:00–1:30 PM
• Word Vancouver — Sept 19, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
• Pay What You Can Sunday (Vancouver Maritime Museum) — Oct 4, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
• ¡Así Suena! Colectivo SUR (VLAFF) — Sept 19, 7:45–9:00 PM
• ¡Así Suena! Los Grandes (VLAFF) — Sept 20, 7:45–9:00 PM
• ¡Así Suena! DJ Brendocha (VLAFF) — Sept 18, 7:45–9:00 PM
• Celebrating 15 Years of Places That Matter (Vancouver Heritage Foundation) — Sept 24, 7:00–8:00 PM
• Dancing with Parkinson's Community Class (Inverso Productions) — Sept 29, 10:45–11:45 AM
• Inverso OPEN Intergenerational Improvised Movement Class — Oct 1, 10:00–11:30 AM
• Film for Thought: Connecting Independent Films to Classrooms, Festivals & Communities — Sept 23, 10:00–11:30 AM
• City of Vancouver Public Art Walking Tour – The Art of Noticing — Sept 25, 12:00–1:30 PM
• Pop Up Dances Festival (New Works) — Sept 18–19, multiple sessions
• Double Book Launch: Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun and Brutal Fantasies — Oct 1, 7:00–9:00 PM
• Vancouver Flamenco Festival 2026 | Aficionado Stage — Sept 19–20, Granville Island
• The 90s – Abstract Art Exhibition by Olivier Salvas Artiste — ongoing weekly hours
• Weaving the Seasons with S7atsáliya — Sept 18 & 25, 6:30–8:30 PM
• On Unceded Territory: An Exhibition featuring xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and sel̓íl̓witulh Artists — ongoing
• Free Beginner Flamenco Workshop — Sept 21, 1:00–2:00 PM
• Arts & Health HUB on Social Prescribing (Inverso Productions + Ballet BC) — Oct 2, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Collage & Junk Journaling (Enabling Arts) — Oct 4, 12:00–3:00 PM
• Stand Up Comedy For Mental Health — Sept 19 & 21, 7:00–9:00 PM
• One Hundred More: Virtual Panel Discussion (Or Gallery, online) — Oct 3, 2:00–3:00 PM
• One Hundred More: Opening Celebration (Or Gallery) — Sept 24, 5:00–8:00 PM
• Justine A. Chambers: One Hundred More (Or Gallery) — Wed–Sat, 12–5 PM
• Stories in the Streets: Public Art, Memory, and Community in Chinatown and Strathcona — Oct 1, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
• Ridiculously Cool Historic Ivanhoe Pub Walking Tour — Sept 19 & 26, 1:00–2:30 PM
• Meet, Make & Explore: EWMA Open Studio (Atira Women's Resource Society) — Oct 1–2
• First Saturday Open Studios — Oct 3, 12:00–5:00 PM
• Germans & Indigenous Peoples – A History of Relationships, Romanticization, Ideologies & Criticism — Sept 25, 6:30–8:45 PM
• African Cultural Dancing Festival — Sept 26, 2:10–5:45 PM
• SATELLITE: Harvest Moon (Patchbay Neighborhood Sound Lab) — Sept 26, 7:30–9:30 PM
• Coinage: On Writing Neologisms and Kennings — Sept 27, 2:00–3:30 PM
• Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir Open House — Sept 22, 7:30–9:00 PM
• Sing with UGC! Open Rehearsal (Universal Gospel Choir) — Sept 28, 7:00–9:45 PM
• "The Life of a Writer" – A Conversation with UBC Library's Writer-in-Residence Kevin Spenst — Oct 1, 3:00–4:30 PM
• Africa With The Masters 2026 — Sept 25–27
• Artist's Open Studio (AB Art Studio) — Sept 19–20 & 26–27
• Heritage Lunch and Learn: Digital Storytelling through Podcasting at the Chinese Canadian Museum(online) — Sept 18, 12:00–1:00 PM
• Make and Take Collage! (Eastside Atelier Artists) — Oct 3, 1:00–4:00 PM

North Vancouver

• BC Culture Days 2026 Celebration (Jade CraftHouse) — Sept 18, 3:00–7:00 PM
• Demo Natural Soap Making (Jade CraftHouse) — Sept 21, 4:00–5:00 PM
• UV Resin Drop In Workshop (Jade CraftHouse) — Sept 19, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Acrylic Painting 6-10yrs — Sept 26, 4:00–6:00 PM
• Traditional Persian Marbling Workshop — Sept 26 & Oct 2
• Palette Knife Painting — Oct 4, 1:00–2:00 PM
• The SPACE Dance & Movement Day — Oct 3, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Greg Girard (The Polygon Gallery) — ongoing
• Pay What You Can Day (Museum of North Vancouver) — Oct 4, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
• Truth & Reconciliation Day (Museum of North Vancouver) — Sept 30, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
• Coffee Mornings at MONOVA – For Social Seniors — Sept 24, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
• Walks With History: Lower Lonsdale — Oct 4, 3:00–4:00 PM
• Really Long Brush Painting Self Portrait 11-14yrs — Sept 26, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
• Draw to Paint Workshop — Sept 18, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
• Paint Like the Masters — Sept 18 & Oct 2
• Festivibe 2026 — Sept 19, 12:00 PM–10:00 PM
• Bollywood Workshop (Presentation House Theatre) — Sept 23 & 26
• Layered Landscapes (North Van Arts) — Wed–Sat, 11 AM–5 PM
• North Shore Art Crawl 2026 — Oct 3–4
• Artist Talk: Layered Landscapes — Sept 19, 2:00–4:00 PM
• Social Ballroom Dance — Sept 19, 6:30–9:30 PM
• Silent Writing Workshops — Sept 24 & Oct 1
• Portals – Willow Art Installation — ongoing
• Exhibition Opening at the Gordon Smith Gallery: Collect, Assemble, Gather — Sept 25, 6:00–8:00 PM
• Watershed Moments with Jordan Nobles, NVRC Artist in Residence — Sept 20–22
• Centennial Theatre Backstage Tour — Sept 29
• Cath Hughes | Canaries in the Coal Mine (North Van Arts) — weekdays, 8 AM–4 PM
• Teodora Zamfirescu | Geographical Meltdowns, Dysfunctional Landscapes — weekdays, 8 AM–4 PM
• Line Dancing Workshop — Sept 25, 6:45–7:45 PM
• Improve Your Snapshot: Pro Photography Tips — Sept 27, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Short Story Workshop — Sept 25 & Oct 2
• Making Artistic Interactive Toys with NVRC Artist Resident Parvin Peivandi — Oct 4, 2:30–5:00 PM
• Willow Pumpkins — Sept 20, 21, & 28
• Hip Hop Dance Workshop — Oct 3, 3:30–4:30 PM
• A Collage & Augmented Reality Exhibit — ongoing
• Oil Painting – Absolute Beginners — Sept 23, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Forest Movement Practice — Embodied meditations inspired by fungi — Sept 22, 5:30–7:00 PM
• DIY Mushroom Cultivation — Sept 29, 5:30–7:30 PM
• Mushroom Dyes — Sept 27, 4:00–6:00 PM
• Bollywood Dance Workshop — Sept 21, 5:30–6:30 PM
• Johnny Tai | Zodiac Crossroads (North Van Arts) — ongoing
• Selected Cinema: Dancing Around the Table (MONOVA) — Sept 26, 2:00–5:00 PM
• Artists For Conservation Festival (Preview Weekend) — Sept 19–20
• Abstract Doodling Workshop — Sept 26, 5:30–8:00 PM
• The Dreaming – Exhibition at Kay Meek (West Vancouver Community Arts Council) — Tue–Fri, 10 AM–4 PM
• Backstage Pass: Kay Meek Arts Centre Open House — Sept 20, 2:00–5:00 PM
• Watercolour Cards Workshop — Oct 1, 6:00–8:00 PM
• Ceramic Lanterns — Sept 29, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

West Vancouver

• Tāpis: A Love Letter to Our Dog Kin (Ferry Building Gallery) — Wed–Sun, 11 AM–5 PM
• Mandarin Tour of Tāpis — Sept 19, 2:00–3:00 PM
• North Shore Storytelling Cric? Crac! — Oct 4, 4:30–6:30 PM
• Word + Pictures (West Vancouver Community Arts Council) — Wed–Sat, 12–5 PM; Sun, 12–4 PM
• Words + Pictures: Meet the Artists — Sept 20, 2:00–3:30 PM
• Mandarin Tour – Jeff Wall: Inside (West Vancouver Art Museum) — Sept 26, 2:00–3:00 PM
• Farsi Tour – Jeff Wall: Inside — Sept 19, 2:00–3:00 PM
• Jeff Wall: Inside — Tue–Sat, 11 AM–5 PM

Burnaby

• Becoming with Nature (Soeine Bac) — Sept 26 & Oct 3
• In the BAG — Sept 27, 1:00–4:00 PM
• Storytelling with Julian Brave NoiseCat — Sundays, 12–5 PM
• The Vault: Soda Kiln Unload & Atmospheric Introduction — Sept 29, 1:30–3:00 PM
• Explore Modern Dance with Raven Spirit's Starr Muranko — Oct 3, 3:30–5:00 PM
• Art on the Spot: Louise Reimer Responses in Clay — Oct 3, 1:30–3:30 PM
• Art on the Spot: Sol Chiniquay, Biodata Sonification Demonstration — Oct 3, 1:30–3:30 PM
• Sketching with Ian De Hoog, Broderick Wong & Urban Sketchers Vancouver — Oct 3, 10:30 AM–1:00 PM
• Zine-Making Zone — Sept 28–29
• Burnaby Potters' Guild Presents Tips & Tricks — Sept 20, 2:00–4:30 PM
• BAG on a Bike — Oct 3, 1:00–3:30 PM
• World Rivers Day — Sept 27, 11:00 AM–4:30 PM
• Babka Workshop | Twist & Bake! (Jewish Federation of BC) — Sept 18, 1:30–3:00 PM

Richmond

• Uzume Taiko Community Players Taiko Drum Performance — Oct 3, 5:30–6:30 PM
• Capstan Village Public Art Tour — Sept 20, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
• Create a Portrait Together — Sept 19, 1:30–3:00 PM
• Arabic Calligraphy and Geometric Pattern Demo and Studio Tour — Oct 4, 12:00–4:00 PM
• Marion Webber Open Studio: Celebrating 30 Years of Art! — Sept 19–20
• Richmond Public Art and Parks Bike Tour: Nature Calls — Oct 4, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
• A Life in Plein Air – New Landscape Paintings by Junyi Ji (Lipont Gallery) — weekdays, 11 AM–5 PM
• Richmond Chorus – Open Rehearsals — Sept 22 & 29
• Alexandra Neighbourhood Public Art Walking Tour — Sept 27, 1:30–3:00 PM
• Textile Art Display: Where Fringe Dances — daily, 8 AM–10 PM
• Discover the Lapidary Arts — Sept 18–19
• Skateboard Stories in Motion (Richmond Museum) — Sept 18
• Art at Work: Arts and Culture Grant Program Information Session (online) — Sept 24, 6:00–7:00 PM
• Open Day with Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra — Oct 3, 12:30–2:00 PM
• Richmond Potters Club — Sept 18 & 20
• Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) September Trading Session — Sept 19, 3:00–5:00 PM
• Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration — Sept 18, 25 & Oct 2
• Opening Reception: Fiona Huang – Free in the Chaos — Oct 3, 2:00–4:00 PM
• Exhibition: Ongoing / Pacific Crossings (Richmond Art Gallery) — weekdays 10 AM–6 PM, weekends 12–5 PM
• Artist Salon: Karilynn Ming Ho on Art & Motherhood — Sept 26, 2:00–3:30 PM
• Come See How Jewellery is Designed and Made — Sept 27, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
• Drink & Draw: Art Social for Adults — Sept 18, 6:30–8:30 PM
• Richmond Arts Coalition Cornerspace Exhibition – Asian-Inspired Artworks — ongoing
• Traditional Chinese Martial Arts — Sept 20, 21 & 27
• Arts Craft Showcase Exhibition by Uncle Frank — Oct 3, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Yue Opera Encounter — Sept 19, 12:00–4:00 PM
• Richmond Garden Club Dahlia Days — Sept 23, 6:30–8:30 PM
• A Day at the Races (Friends of the Richmond Archives) — ongoing
• Upper Rotunda Gallery Exhibitions — ongoing
• Creating Fabric Collage (TAGOR) — Sept 19, 10:30 AM–4:00 PM
• ROCA Presents a Culture Days Choral Concert — Oct 3, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
• Open Studios & Launch Event — Sept 18, 6:00–9:00 PM
• Writers for Readers 2026 — Oct 3, 1:00–4:00 PM
• Indigenous Authors Series: 52 Ways to Reconcile with David Alexander Robertson — Sept 21, 7:00–8:30 PM
• Indigenous Authors Series: David Alexander Robertson — Sept 21, 1:00–2:00 PM
• Indigenous Authors Series: Writing the Everyday — Sept 20, 2:00–3:30 PM
• Richmond Photo Club Public Open Evening — Sept 18, 7:00–9:00 PM
• Hands On Quilt Design (TAGOR) — Sept 18–19
• Open Studio (Richmond Artists Guild) — Oct 4, 10:30 AM–2:30 PM
• Chinese Painting and Calligraphy — Sept 19, 10:30 AM–4:00 PM
• ROCA @ Richmond Culture Days Kick-Off — Sept 19, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
• Art After Dark: Youth Takeover (Ages 13-24) — Sept 25, 6:00–8:00 PM
• 國語導覽 Exhibition Tour in Mandarin — Sept 20, 2:00–3:00 PM
• We Are the World (Canadian Rock Paintings Association) — Sept 18–20
• Richmond Weavers and Spinners Guild — Sept 18, 20 & 23
• An Instrument Petting Zoo with Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra — Sept 26, 1:30–3:30 PM
• Creative Dance Workshop with Ballet BC Outreach — Sept 18, 7:00–7:45 PM
• Richmond Arts Coalition Open House — Sept 19, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
• Minoru Community Line Dancers (Try-It) — Oct 2, 1:30–4:00 PM
• Spanish Social (Try-It) — Oct 3, 10:30 AM–1:00 PM
• Peking Opera Performance — Oct 3, 1:00–4:30 PM
• Platinum Players Performance — Oct 1, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Yuanji Dance (Try-It, Cantonese) — Sept 22, 6:30–8:30 PM
• Introduction to Improv Theatre (Try-It, 55+) — Sept 23, 4:00–5:00 PM
• Richmond Improv Presents: Try It Out! — Sept 24 & Oct 1
• Open Concert Band Rehearsal / Richmond Concert Band Open Practice — Sept 21 & 28
• Discover Choral Singing: Open Rehearsal with The Richmond Singers — Sept 28, 7:00–9:15 PM
• Richmond Orchestra – Open Rehearsals — Sept 22 & 29
• Kai's Open Studio at Branscombe — Sept 26, 1:00–5:00 PM
• New Cannery Tour Sneak Peek: Japanese Canadian Stories of the West Coast (Gulf of Georgia Cannery) — Sept 20, 26, 27 + more dates
• Tram Meets Bus: From Rails to Rubber (Steveston Tram) — Oct 3, 12:00–4:00 PM
• Camilli String Quartet — Free Drop-in Concert (Town Square Park) — Sept 20, 2:00–4:00 PM
• Watercolour and Acrylic Painting — Try It — Sept 23, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Richmond Carvers Showcase 2026 (Britannia Shipyards) — Sept 27, 12:00–4:00 PM
• Family Crafts for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 (Britannia Shipyards) — Sept 19–20 & 26–27

New Westminster

• The Weight of Hair (Pickle Underground) — Oct 2–4
• Fibre Four Art Exhibition — Sept 18–20 + more dates
• New West Cultural Crawl (Arts New West) — Oct 3–4
• Downtown's Living Room — Sept 21 & 28
• New West Zine Machine: Community Zine Project — Oct 3–4
• New Westminster Poet Laureate: Poetry and Art Salon — Sept 20, 2:00–4:00 PM
• What We Carry, Where We Stand Art Exhibition — Mon–Thu 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sun 10 AM–5 PM
• What We Carry, Where We Stand: Poetry Reading — Oct 3, 2:30–3:30 PM
• Reading Between the Lines: Community Voices Art Exhibition — Mon–Thu 10 AM–8 PM, Fri–Sun 10 AM–5 PM
• New Westminster Public Art Tour (Free!) — Sept 20, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
• RiverFest 2026 (Fraser River Discovery Centre) — Sept 19, 26 & 27

Port Moody

• Feature Exhibitions: Transcendence, Renderings, and Polyunethical (PoMoArts) — ongoing
• Mushroom Viewing Walk (POMO Museum) — Sept 19, 2:00–3:00 PM
• Marvellous Mushrooms from Royal BC Museum — Wed–Sun, 12–4 PM
• Movie Night on the Train — Sept 26, 4:30–7:30 PM
• Introduction to Plein Air Drawing Workshop — Sept 19, multiple sessions
• Port Moody Public Art Walking Tour (Farsi) — Sept 20, 10:00–11:30 AM
• Port Moody Public Art Walking Tour (English) — Sept 20, 1:00–2:30 PM
• White Pines New Author Gala (Port Moody Public Library) — Sept 23, 6:30–8:00 PM
• PoMo Foundation Fall Fair — Sept 26, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM

Port Coquitlam

• Film Screening of Laxwesa Wa: Strength of the River — Sept 26, 2:00–3:00 PM
• Fluid Art Demonstration with Marika Morissette — Sept 23, 1:00–2:30 PM
• Family Art in the Gallery — Sept 19, 26 & Oct 3
• Exhibition Opening Reception — Oct 1, 6:00–8:00 PM
• Art Focus Artists' Association Demo — Sept 23, 7:00–9:00 PM
• Maker Monday: Woven Crafts — Sept 28, 3:00–4:00 PM
• Culture Days Storytime — Sept 22 & 29
• Spanish & Portuguese Storytime — Sept 19, 2:00–2:30 PM

Coquitlam

• Guided Public Art Tour: Burquitlam — Oct 3, 2:00–3:30 PM
• Guided Public Art Tour: City Centre — Sept 26, 2:00–3:30 PM
• Creative Connections: A Workshop Series for Newcomer Artists — Sessions Sept 20, 27, & Oct 4
• Self-Guided Public Art Tour (Evergreen Arts) — Wed–Sun, 12–5 PM
• Community in Colour: A Collaborative Mural Workshop with Angie Quintanilla Coates — Sept 19, 5:00–8:00 PM
• Family Days | Abstract Weather — Oct 3
• Artist Workshop | Painted Stories of the Moon with Jordanna George — Sept 26, 2:00–4:00 PM
• On the Dot: Mini Tours — Evergreen Arts Season Launch — Sept 19, 5:15–6:45 PM
• Exhibition Tour – Weather Patterns — Sept 25, 1:00–2:00 PM
• Coquitlam Culture Days Kick Off and Visual Arts Exhibition Reception — Sept 18, 6:00–8:00 PM
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Place des Arts — Sept 30
• Family Day @ PdA (Place des Arts) — Oct 4, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Juried Art Exhibit (Coquitlam Public Library) — Sept 27–29 + more dates
• Juried Art Exhibition: Opening Reception — Oct 2, 6:30–8:00 PM
• Mid Autumn Moon Festival (Coquitlam Heritage Society, Mackin Park) — Sept 19, 12:00–3:00 PM

Delta

• Delta Studio Stomp – Art Studio Tour — Sept 19–20 & 26–27
• Metalsmithing Demonstration (Delta Studio Stomp) — Sept 26–27
• Short Film Screenings and Q&A with Filmmakers (Sundar Prize Film Festival) — Oct 4, 2:15–5:15 PM
• Meet the BC Youth Storyteller's Contest Winners — Oct 4, 1:00–2:15 PM
• Film Workshop: How to Make Your First Film — Oct 4, 12:00–1:00 PM
• Community Art Classes (multiple age groups, NDCA & TAC) — various dates Sept 25–27
• Culture Days: Open Stage — Oct 2, 7:00–9:00 PM
• Collaging Works — Oct 4, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
• Flip Book Making — Oct 1, 3:30–4:30 PM
• Nature Art — Sept 29, 5:00–6:00 PM
• Drawing Club — Sept 20, 27 & Oct 4
• Magic Colour Art — Sept 21, 3:00–4:00 PM
• Nature-Inspired Haiku — Sept 23, 4:00–5:00 PM
• Yarn Canvas Art — Sept 18, 3:00–4:00 PM
• Words On Fire Special / Open Mic — Culture Days Edition — Sept 24, 6:00–7:30 PM
• Writers' Circle & Workshop — Culture Days Edition — Oct 4, 12:00–4:00 PM
• Voting for Culture Days Community Art Contest — ongoing
• Kirkland House: A Living History Tour — Sept 20, 12:30–1:30 PM
• BC Culture Days Launch Event — Sept 20, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
• Paintings by the Old Man of the Sea! (John M. Horton Marine Artist) — daily, 2–4 PM

Surrey

• Keerat Kaur: Symbol Harvesting (Surrey Art Gallery) — Sept 18–20 + more dates
• City of Parks (Surrey Nature Centre and Archives) — Sept 23, 6:30–7:30 PM
• Wove and Woven: Art Party — Oct 3, 6:00–9:00 PM
• Making Connections (Surrey Art Gallery) — ongoing
• Marking the Season: South Surrey and White Rock Arts Society — ongoing
• Thursday Artist Talk: Jess Rice, "Watercolour Captures" — Oct 1, 7:00–8:30 PM
• Bhangra Roots: Punjabi Folk Dance Workshop & Performance — Sept 28–29 & Oct 3–4
• Grounded & Rooted Creative Writing Workshop (online) — Oct 4, 10:00–11:00 AM
• Crescent Beach Community Gallery — Tue–Fri 10 AM–4 PM, weekends 10 AM–5 PM
• White Rock & South Surrey Culture Crawl — Oct 3–4
• Every Child Matters Open House — Sept 26, 1:00–4:00 PM
• Harvest Fair (Historic Stewart Farm) — Sept 19, 12:00–4:00 PM
• Culture Crawl at Historic Stewart Farm — Oct 3–4
• Cloverdale Recreation Centre — Art Exhibitions & Installations — ongoing
• Artist In Residence — Mariel Nelms — Sept 18 & 27
• Drop In Textile Dye Garden (Museum of Surrey) — Oct 3, 1:00–4:00 PM
• Come and See Lapidary Arts at the Rock and Gem Show — Sept 26–27
• Clayton Community Centre — Art Exhibitions & Installations — ongoing
• Band-Aid — Oct 3, 9:30 AM–7:30 PM
• Family Movie Night — Sept 18, 7:00–8:30 PM
• Youth Arts Space — Sept 19, 26 & Oct 3
• Youth Dance Drop-in — Sept 21 & 28
• Karaoke Night — Sept 18, 6:00–7:00 PM
• Youth Media Lab — Sept 19, 22, 26 & 29

White Rock

• Chinese Fan Dance — Sept 18, 25 & Oct 2
• Japanese Conversation Club — Sept 22 & 29
• Mahjong Club — Sept 23, 1:00–2:30 PM
• Art Club — Sept 22 & 29

Langley

• Let Off Some STEAM: Paper Lantern Fish — Sept 24, 3:30–4:30 PM
• Pyjama Storytime: Culture Days — Sept 23, 6:00–6:30 PM
• Tastes of Home — Art Exhibition (Langley City) — ongoing
• Youth Drop-in: Artcade — Sept 22 & 29
• Youth Drop-in: Girls Social — Sept 24 & Oct 1
• Everyday Moments — Art Exhibition — ongoing
• Art + Sound — Sept 26, 10:30–11:30 AM
• Family Art Day — Sept 19, 11:30 AM–1:45 PM
• Clay Worlds and Creative Characters — Sept 26, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
• Picasso-Inspired Clay Portraits — Sept 28, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
• Crafternoon with Creativebug: Watercolours — Sept 18, 12:00–1:30 PM
• Close Knit — Sept 22 & 29
• Here, Where We Live — Community Art Exhibition — weekdays, 8 AM–4 PM
• An Interactive Barbershop Harmony Discovery Night (Peace Arch Chorus) — Sept 23, 7:00–9:00 PM
• Guided Exhibit Tours (Salishan Place by the River) — Sept 21, 25, 28 & Oct 2
• Introduction to Ukulele with Langley Ukulele Association — Sept 22, two sessions
• Studio Open House with Molly Gray Art — Oct 1, 2 & 4, multiple sessions
• Mini Art Gallery & Roadside Art Stand (Molly Gray) — daily, 8 AM–6 PM

Pitt Meadows

• Roll the Dice (Pitt Meadows Museum and Archives) — Wed, Thu & Sun, 11 AM–4 PM
• Magic: The Gathering — Sept 19, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
• Art Night: Wax and Mixed Media — Sept 24, 5:30–7:30 PM
• Pop-up Pitt Meadows Art Gallery — weekdays, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
• Pitt Meadows Art Gallery — Cedar Sage & Sweetgrass — Tue–Sun, 11 AM–3 PM

Maple Ridge

• Tiny Art Show Display — Oct 1–4
• Community Mural Project — Sept 26, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
• Blue Moon Afternoon: Art Tour & Piano Bar — Oct 3, 1:00–3:00 PM
• Community Canvas — Free Arts Fest @ The ACT Arts Centre — Sept 19, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Créatrices d'images — Solo Exhibition by Laurence Belzile — ongoing

Plan Your Visit

• Event: Culture Days 2026
• Date: September 18 – October 4, 2026
• Time: Varies by individual event — see listings above
• Location: Venues across Metro Vancouver, BC
• Admission: Free (unless otherwise noted)
• Website: Culturedays.ca

From taiko drumming in Richmond to public art tours in Vancouver and open studios across the North Shore, Culture Days 2026 turns more than two weeks into Metro Vancouver's biggest free showcase of arts, heritage, and community — with something happening in nearly every corner of the region.