Get Excited for the Juno Awards Coming to Vancouver in 2025

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Canada’s biggest music celebration, the 54th annual Juno Awards, is coming to Rogers Arena on Sunday, March 30, 2025. This means the nation’s top talent and most celebrated musicians will gather to honour the absolute best in Canadian music. It’s the fifth time the Junos have been in Vancouver and the first since 2018 when hometown singer Michael Bublé hosted.

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Get Excited for the Juno Awards Coming to Vancouver in 2025

Assemble for Fan Expo Vancouver Over Family Day Weekend

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Fans and families from every corner of geekdom are set to assemble over the upcoming Family Day long weekend for the 12th annual Fan Expo Vancouver (FXV) convention. Thousands of pop culture obsessives are expected to flock to the Vancouver Convention Centre for the three-day event being held from February 17-19.

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Assemble for Fan Expo Vancouver Over Family Day Weekend

Get Ready for JFL Vancouver’s Comedy Festival Lineup

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Just For Laughs (JFL) Vancouver is just around the corner as the eighth annual live comedy festival has been busy announcing additional comedians and shows ahead of its scheduled program from February 15 to 24. Stages at multiple venues across the city will be taken over by star-powered comedians from around the country and world for ten hilarious days of live stand-up, podcast tapings, improv shows, and sketch performances.

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Get Ready for JFL Vancouver’s Comedy Festival Lineup

5 Ways to Learn More About Indigenous Cultures This Year in Vancouver

hiininaasim Tommy Happynook; The silent song in what was not written, 2023; Screen print on drums, 24 x 3 in. and 28 x 3 in.; Courtesy of the artist

Vancouver has pledged to being a City of Reconciliation, with a Reconciliation Framework adopted in 2014. Part of reconciliation is about further education and celebration of the rich cultures of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, on whose unceded traditional territories Vancouver is situated.

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5 Ways to Learn More About Indigenous Cultures This Year in Vancouver

A Midweek Night Out for Just for Laughs Vancouver

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Prepare for the Just For Laughs (JFL) Vancouver comedy festival when it returns from February 15 to 24. To get you through those winter January blues, plan some unforgettable activities around your chosen comedy shows to enhance your JFL experience. There are some fantastic weekday offers across the city to help maximize your entertainment value.

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A Midweek Night Out for Just for Laughs Vancouver

Embrace Live Art at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Ramanenjana, Photo: Adi Bulboaca/PuSh Festival

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival returns to the city with a theme of “A Manifesto for Live Art” across theatres and venues from January 18 to February 4. For two decades, PuSh has been Vancouver’s signature mid-winter cultural event, delivering innovative and thought-provoking works of theatre, dance, music, and multimedia by acclaimed local, national, and international artists.

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Embrace Live Art at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Rock Out at the Coast City Country Festival Coming to Vancouver

Riviera Cancun, Mexico, Photo: Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa

Country fans, be prepared to strap on your finest boots and head to the inaugural Coast City Country Festival to watch over 30 musical acts perform from April 18 to 20. The three-day event promises attendees the ultimate “Country in the City” celebration, combining coastal and mountain charm, surrounded by Vancouver’s vibrant atmosphere and non-stop fun.

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Rock Out at the Coast City Country Festival Coming to Vancouver