Free Vancouver Events in July Canada Reviews

For suggestions about other inexpensive things to do, see our article about Vancouver on a Budget. To learn about other activities happening on different days of the month, including events that aren’t free, see Vancouver’s July Calendar of Events. For a list of free and almost free things to do in the Lower Mainland in July, continue reading.

 

Below is a list of some of the top free events and things to do in the Lower Mainland in July 2024. Most are completely free, although a few are by donation or just very cheap.

(Note: Schedules and exact details are subject to change.)

 

 

Monday, July 1st (2024)

• Canada Day Celebrations – festivities take place throughout the Lower Mainland including in the following communities:
  • North Vancouver – live music, art displays and family-friendly activities happen at the Shipyards from 12:00 until 4:30 pm.
  • Surrey – carnival rides, fireworks, food trucks and more at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre.
  • Other places to celebrate Canada Day include Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Fort Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Richmond, Vancouver, White Rock, Whistler and other communities.
• Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival – live music, dancing, food vendors, market stalls and other activities celebrating Taiwanese culture outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
• Golden Spike Days – the family-friendly event happens at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. (Admission is by donation with a suggested $5 minimum.)
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery – admission is always free for youth ages 17 and under. Today though, for Canada Day, admission is free for everyone! (TBC)
• Vancouver Maritime Museum – admission today is by donation because it’s Canada Day. (TBC)
• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, and it’s not too hot, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be. Other great areas to enjoy include Best Places to Walk, Jog and Cycle and Vancouver’s Best Beaches.

 

 

Tuesday, July 2nd (2024)

 

 

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Friday, July 5th (2024)

• Shipyards Night Market – artisan vendors, food trucks, and live entertainment in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District.
• Vancouver Art Gallery – admission to the city’s main art gallery at 750 Hornby Street is by donation today (because it’s the first Friday of the month).
• Bill Reid Gallery – free admission at the Bill Reid First Nation’s art gallery between 2:00 and 5:00 pm (because it’s the first Friday of the month).
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

 

Saturday, July 6th (2024)

• Carnaval del Sol – live music and family-friendly activities at Vancouver’s major Latin festival at David Lam Park. Admission is free all day for children and seniors.
• Khatsahlano Street Party – a large outdoor street party in Kitsilano.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.

Saturday Farmers Markets

 

 

Sunday, July 7th (2024)

• Carnaval del Sol – live music and family-friendly activities at Vancouver’s major Latin festival at David Lam Park. Admission is free all day for children and seniors.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Shipyard Pals – free walking tours happen today in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District. They are hosted by MONOVA (a.k.a. the Museum of North Vancouver).
• Summer Sundays Concerts – free live music at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Sunday Markets

 

 

Monday, July 8th (2024)

 

Tuesday, July 9th (2024)

• Brahm’s Tam Drum Circle – if it’s sunny, informal drumming happens at Third Beach in the evening.
• Burnaby Summer Stages – free live music and other entertainment takes place today at Confederation Park.
• Summer Cinema – a free movie shows outdoors in Stanley Park near Second Beach.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Cheap Movie Night – at various Metro Vancouver cinemas (so it’s not free, but it is extra cheap).
• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

 

Wednesday, July 10th (2024)

• Art Downtown Summer Program – a group of local artists display their work at 855 West Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver (weather permitting).
• Downtown Farmers Market – in the plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery from 2:00 until 6:00 pm.
• Shipyard Pals – free walking tours happen today in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District. They are hosted by MONOVA (a.k.a. the Museum of North Vancouver).
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Burnaby Summer Stages – free live music and other entertainment takes place today at Confederation Park.
• Sounds of Summer Music Concert – free live music at Glades Garden in Surrey.
• Mission Twilight Concerts – live music happens in Mission at Fraser River Heritage Park starting at 7:00 pm.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, and it’s not too hot, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

 

Thursday, July 11th (2024)

• North Van’s Deckchair Cinema – a movie plays outside the Polygon Gallery near Lonsdale Quay. Admission is by donation. This evening also includes a live performance before the show.
• Summer Movie Nights – a movie shows outdoors on a giant screen in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery at night.
• New Westminster Farmers Market – a market with vendors selling fresh produce and artisan products at New Westminster’s Tipperary Park between 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
• False Creek Farmers Market – a smaller market with a couple dozen vendors at Concord Community Park from 3:00 until 7:00 pm.
• Port Coquitlam Farmers Market – a small market at the Terry Fox Hometown Square outside the Port Coquitlam Community Centre from 3:00 until 7:00 pm.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Burnaby Summer Stages – free live music and other entertainment takes place today at Confederation Park.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Concerts at the Pier – free live music takes place in White Rock.
• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, and it’s not too hot, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

 

Friday, July 12th (2024)

 

 

Saturday, July 13th (2024)

Saturday Markets

 

 

Sunday, July 14th (2024)

• Surrey Latin Festival – a Latin festival with live entertainment and market vendors at Surrey Civic Plaza.
• Opera in the Park – a free concert with Vancouver Opera at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby.
• Harrison Festival of the Arts – live music and artisan vendors at Harrison Hot Springs. The entertainment is free but donations are appreciated.
• Chinatown Festival – lion dancing and other cultural performances and activities in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
• Shipyard Pals – free walking tours happen today in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District. They are hosted by MONOVA (a.k.a. the Museum of North Vancouver).
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Summer Sundays Concerts – free live music at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody.

Sunday Markets

 

 

Monday, July 15th (2024)

• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

 

Tuesday, July 16th (2024)

 

 

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Thursday, July 18th (2024)

 

 

Friday, July 19th (2024)

• Port Moody Ribfest – a beer garden, live music, and BBQ rib vendors at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. Admission to the venue is free but you have to pay for your food and drinks.
• Shipyards Night Market – artisan vendors, food trucks, and live entertainment in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Harrison Festival of the Arts – live music and artisan vendors at Harrison Hot Springs. The entertainment is free but donations are appreciated.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

Saturday, July 20th (2024)

Saturday Markets

 

 

Sunday, July 21st (2024)

• Port Moody Ribfest – a beer garden, live music, and BBQ rib vendors at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. Admission to the venue is free but you have to pay for your food and drinks.
• Surrey Fusion Festival – a multicultural event at Holland Park with food vendors, music and other performances.
• Harrison Festival of the Arts – live music and artisan vendors at Harrison Hot Springs. The entertainment is free but donations are appreciated.
• Shipyard Pals – free walking tours happen today in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District. They are hosted by MONOVA (a.k.a. the Museum of North Vancouver).
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Sunday Markets

 

Monday, July 22nd (2024)

• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.

 

 

Tuesday, July 23rd (2024)

 

Wednesday, July 24th (2024)

 

 

Thursday, July 25th (2024)

 

 

Friday, July 26th (2024)

• Chilliwack Ribfest – food trucks, rib vendors, live entertainment and a beer garden at Chilliwack’s Vedder Park.
• Theatre at Place des Arts – an adaptation of Winnie the Pooh takes place outdoors in Coquitlam. (Tickets are free, but you have to reserve your spot in advance.)
• Shipyards Night Market – artisan vendors, food trucks, and live entertainment in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• White Rock Night Market – by the pier and along the waterfront promenade in White Rock.
• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

 

Saturday, July 27th (2024)

• Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival – a music festival that features exceptional Jazz musicians and local artists. In addition to ticketed concerts, today features free live music at various venues around Fort Langley.
• Uptown Live – live music on multiple stages, artisan vendors and family-friendly activities in New Westminster. It’s both a music festival and a massive street party!
• Celebration of Light Fireworks – live music and fireworks at Vancouver’s English Bay.
• Theatre at Place des Arts – an adaptation of Winnie the Pooh takes place outdoors in Coquitlam. (Tickets are free, but you have to reserve your spot in advance.)
• Chilliwack Ribfest – food trucks, rib vendors, live entertainment and a beer garden at Chilliwack’s Vedder Park.
• Caribbean Days Festival – a multicultural festival at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Country Fest – a country fair-style community event in Maple Ridge.
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Saturday Markets

 

Sunday, July 28th (2024)

• Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival – a music festival that features exceptional Jazz musicians and local artists. In addition to ticketed concerts, today features free live music at various venues around Fort Langley.
• Theatre at Place des Arts – an adaptation of Winnie the Pooh takes place outdoors in Coquitlam. (Tickets are free, but you have to reserve your spot in advance.)
• Chilliwack Ribfest – food trucks, rib vendors, live entertainment and a beer garden at Chilliwack’s Vedder Park.
• Caribbean Days Festival – a multicultural festival at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam.
• Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Country Fest – a country fair-style community event in Maple Ridge.
• Shipyard Pals – free walking tours happen today in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District. They are hosted by MONOVA (a.k.a. the Museum of North Vancouver).
• Burnaby Village – the outdoor museum is open from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• Summer Sundays Concerts – free live music at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody.
• Kitsilano Showboat – free live music and entertainment happens at Kitsilano Beach on the Showboat stage.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.

Sunday Markets

 

Monday, July 29th (2024)

• Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks are the best places to be.
• Harrison Sasquatch Museum – a free attraction with exhibits about local folklore and culture.
• Vancouver Beaches – especially if the weather is good, Lower Mainland beaches are great places to visit.

 

Tuesday, July 30th (2024)

 

Wednesday, July 31st (2024)

 

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