Light and Sound at the New Media Gallery

Port Moody's only free public gallery, housed in two heritage buildings that make the romance look effortless.

Vancouver's answer to the Vegas Sphere: a 360 dome at the Space Centre where Pink Floyd, blue whales and the cosmos wrap the entire ceiling in 10K and Dolby Atmos, watched flat on your back from a reclining seat.

Hop a SeaBus, land at a sawtooth-roofed gallery by the Shipyards, and redirect your donation budget straight to the patio beer next door.

Vancouver's 1981 indie record shop, where the bins reveal more about a person than any dating app ever will.

Shakespeare in a tent by the water at Vanier Park, running all summer.

Towering totem poles against sea and forest, a half-price Thursday, and the trip to UBC that's actually worth it.

Broadway musicals under the open sky at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.

The largest Emily Carr survey in over twenty years fills the Vancouver Art Gallery with her swirling BC forests and coastlines.

Restored wooden boats, tall ships, and live music along the weathered boardwalks of a historic Fraser River shipyard in Steveston.

A moving museum of Japanese-Canadian history with real artifacts and oral histories, plus a tranquil Japanese garden with a pond and maples.

A warm 200-seat theatre in Port Moody's Newport Village, with dinner steps away and acoustics regulars actually brag about.

A 1927 gilded dome in Vancouver, home of the Vancouver Symphony, and the most beautiful room you'll be seen in all year.

Surrey's free interactive museum in Historic Cloverdale, with touchscreens, a working textile studio, and walkable antique shops for after.

Spread a blanket on the Deer Lake festival lawn, share a beer-garden pint, and let live blues drift over the water as the sun drops.