Theatre Under the Stars at Malkin Bowl

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Shakespeare under canvas in Vanier Park, with the mountains and the sea doing their golden-hour thing right behind the actors.

Suzhou artisans, no nails, Ming Dynasty methods, and National Geographic's vote for the world's top city garden, in Chinatown.

A 1929 Granville Street ballroom with a dance floor literally built on tires, and Billboard's vote for one of North America's most influential clubs.

A former courthouse holding the world's largest Emily Carr collection, by-donation Tuesdays and free every first Friday of the month.

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

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