Happy Friday! Forest Echoes Music Festival is back with an incredible lineup of local performers such as Uncle Strut, The History Of Gunpowder and Goldsauce! Camp at Cultus Lake to enjoy the vibes of this independent music festival from 6/27-28. We’ve got a pair of tickets for one lucky winner!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• The Birdhouse Pride Festival is back from 8/1-3 with events like Man Up Pride, Queers & Beers Pride Block Party, Ricecake and many more. Check out our full list of Pride events - new events added weekly!

• Dress up in clown-punk outfits and makeup to join Summer’s Brother’s EP release for Class Clown! Enter to win a pair of tickets to join the celebration at The Wise Hall on 7/12.*

• 15 DJs, fierce dancers, karaoke, street food and all of the queer magic. Join Babes On Babes Pride Edition on 8/3 at Fortune Sound Club!

• Whistler’s Free Summer Concert Series returns with a genres for everyone! Plus they have free outdoor movies every week in July set in the heart of the iconic Whistler Village. Don’t miss these free events!*

• Plus fresh announcements from Martin Sexton, Evo Summer Cinema, Cam Blake, Molly Annelle, Snails, Little Hurricane, Ghibli Jazz Orchestra and more!

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY

June is Indigenous History Month! Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day at these events happening around the city. Here a just a few ways that you can take part:

• TALK: BLACK AND INDIGENOUS - 6/20 @ Vancouver Art Gallery

• INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY: PADDLE CARVING WITH JODY SPARROW - 6/21 @ Museum Of Vancouver

• NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY - 6/21 @ VIFF Centre

• SURREY’S NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY CELEBRATION - 6/21 @ Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre

• HOTLATCH: NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY - 6/21 @ The Birdhouse

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• Have you tried Angela Pastificio yet?! Head to Powell St. for delicious Italian food.

• Taste Indian cuisine with seasonal local ingredients at the newly opened Kavita!

FEATURED

Make sure to treat your dad this weekend!