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Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2026: Celebrating Queer Stories, Cinema & CommunityFeatured
Music$7 to $19 for individual screenings on a sliding scale. [1] (https://outonscreen.com/vqff/ticket-info/)

Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2026: Celebrating Queer Stories, Cinema & Community

2026-09-10
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
SFU Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema at 149 W Hastings St
Vancouver International Film Festival 2026: Afro Van Connect Ɨ VIFFFeatured
MusicSingle Film Tickets Price Adult $22 Senior (65+) $20 Student/Youth $19 Accessible $17 VIFF+ Members $19 VIFF+ 25 $17 *Standby tickets $22

Vancouver International Film Festival 2026: Afro Van Connect Ɨ VIFF

2026-10-01
10:00 AM - 11:00PM
1181 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3M7
Volunteer at the AVC : Fare Farms and Backyard Garden at MOV: Community Garden Work DayFeatured
CommunityFree

Volunteer at the AVC : Fare Farms and Backyard Garden at MOV: Community Garden Work Day

2026-09-14
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC
BLACK SPACES SUMMIT & SYMPOSIUM 2026 - The Culture Lab Featured
CommunityBy Donation

BLACK SPACES SUMMIT & SYMPOSIUM 2026 - The Culture Lab

2026-10-17
1:00 PM -5:00 PM
1895 Venables St., Vancouver, BC V5L 2H6
BLACK SPACES SUMMIT & SYMPOSIUM 2026 - VCT AnnexFeatured
CommunityBy Donation

BLACK SPACES SUMMIT & SYMPOSIUM 2026 - VCT Annex

2026-10-02
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
823 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L4
Fare Farms Mid-Summer Harvest EventFeatured
Festivalfree

Fare Farms Mid-Summer Harvest Event

2026-07-11
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1100 Chestnut Street Vanier Park Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
IDIO SOUND THE BLUEPRINT Featured
NetworkingFree

IDIO SOUND THE BLUEPRINT

2026-07-24
6:00 PM - 10:00PM
ā€Ø625 5th Ave New Westminster
Celebrate Emancipation Day! Featured
FestivalBy Donation

Celebrate Emancipation Day!

2026-08-01
11:00PM - 4:00 PM
The Vancouver Maritime Museum 1905 Ogden Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3
African Cinema Now: Reclaiming Stories, Reframing Narratives in VancouverFeatured
Music$25

African Cinema Now: Reclaiming Stories, Reframing Narratives in Vancouver

2026-03-20
97:00 PM
VIFF Centre (Vancity Theatre), Vancouver
African Food FestivalFeatured
Food & DrinkFree

African Food Festival

2026-02-20
12:00 PM
Holland Park, Surrey
Victoria African FestivalFeatured
FestivalFree

Victoria African Festival

2026-03-15
10:00 AM
Centennial Square, Victoria

All Events (10)

Hoganā€™s Alley Resurgence 2026 A Celebration of Black Culture, Community & Legacy
CommunityFree

Hoganā€™s Alley Resurgence 2026 A Celebration of Black Culture, Community & Legacy

2026-09-26
Coquitlam
Kwetu Cultural Festival 2026
FestivalFree

Kwetu Cultural Festival 2026

2026-09-05
West Vancouver
The Intelligent Mixer Intensive
Workshop$297

The Intelligent Mixer Intensive

2026-08-08
New Westminster
Living Room Series ā€“ Where My People At? A Black Artists & Industry Workersā€™ Salon
FestivalFree

Living Room Series ā€“ Where My People At? A Black Artists & Industry Workersā€™ Salon

2026-04-27
Coquitlam
Access Lab: Moving from Creation to Strategy
Networking$17.31

Access Lab: Moving from Creation to Strategy

2026-04-25
West Vancouver
The Interface: Stack & Scale 2026
NetworkingTBD

The Interface: Stack & Scale 2026

2026-05-08
West Vancouver
Fare Farm Season Launch - Seed and Planting
FestivalPay What You Can

Fare Farm Season Launch - Seed and Planting

2026-05-03
West Vancouver
Black Excellence Networking
Networking$15

Black Excellence Networking

2026-02-22
West Vancouver
African Art Exhibition
Festival$10

African Art Exhibition

2026-02-25
Burnaby
Comedy Night: African Laughs
Comedy$20

Comedy Night: African Laughs

2026-03-05
West Vancouver

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