It’s taken me until my thirties to fully embrace my alt-goth-emo self - but hey, it’s never to late to be yourself! If you’ve got a little darkness lurking inside, you’re gonna love this one.

FKA Rayne makes bops fit for a morgue (no, seriously - she filmed a music video in one), and she’s cranking up the volume for Vancouver’s weirdos, misfits, and alt babes. FKA Fest takes over The Wise Hall on 8/21 with delightfully strange vendors and sets from daysormay and WAIT//LESS. We’ve got a pair of tickets up for grabs, guaranteed to fill your black heart with joy. Enter to win ’em!*

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• The lineup for Do It For The Culture is absolutely insane y’all! Taking over Fortune Sound Club from 8/27–29, this festival puts hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats, and house music front and centre. Prepare to have your mind properly blown.

• I’m not ready to think about Christmas yet but Pentatonix are… so get ready for some a cappella swag with the Christmas in the City Tour at Rogers Arena on 11/7. Tickets go on sale on Friday!

• Get weird in Victoria. Victoria Fringe Festival is back from 8/26-9/6 celebrating 40 years of fearless with over 150+ opportunities to join in. Enter to win the Fringe Fest prize pack!*

• Bring out your beer steins and lederhosen. Harvest Haus returns to the PNE Forum from 10/2-3 with all the beer, bratwurst, and live music you can handle.

• Plus fresh announcements from Joy Oladokun, Haley Smalls, Los Prisioneros, Cat Clyde, The Mary Wallopers, VSO, Rett Madison and more!

FREE EVENTS

Anyone else hit up Pleasant Day Festival on Saturday? The Halluci Nation, Teon Gibbs, free ice cream, and vintage shopping - that is my jam! Don’t worry, the summer still has a lot more gas in the tank. Here’s a few free events you won’t want to miss:

• SUMMER OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES - Every Wednesday until 8/26 @ Trout Lake Community Centre

• CATES PARK CONCERT SERIES - Every Saturday until 8/29 @ Cates Park

• GASTOWN SUNDAY SET - Every Sunday until 9/6 @ Gastown (WIN)*

• FERRAGOSTO: ITALY’S MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL - Sunday @ Italian Cultural Centre (WIN)*

• AFRICAN DESCENT FESTIVAL - 8/22-23 @ English Bay Beach

• PUBLIC DISCO - 8/29 @ ​šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square

• CAR FREE DAY BURNABY - 8/30 @ Kingsway & Mary Avenue

• CAR FREE DAY COMMERCIAL - 9/5 @ Commercial Drive

THIS WEEK

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• R&B songstress Zada is running like she’s never run before. Keep up with her new single They’ll Never Find Us.

• Dine among the clouds at Cloudstreet inside the Hyatt Regency Vancouver with floor-to-ceiling windows and hyper-local menu.

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