Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2026: Jericho Beach in July
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival runs July 17 to 19 at Jericho Beach Park for three days of music, markets, and open-field summer pace. Three days outdoors in July heat adds up in the body. The sl...
KANA'TA Canada Day 2026: Halifax Waterfront on July 1
Halifax's Canada Day celebration on July 1 is the largest east of Montreal, filling the waterfront with music, parade, and fireworks over the harbour. Atlantic summers are short and run hard. Ocean...
Commercial Drive in Summer: A Neighbourhood That's Always Made Things by Hand
The Italian immigrants who built Commercial Drive in the 1940s and 50s brought a culture of craft — a preference for materials worth using and work done properly. A well-made mattress starts the sa...
Calgary Stampede 2026: Ten Days and the Agriculture Behind It
The Calgary Stampede runs July 3 to 12 for ten days of rodeo, exhibition, and Western Canadian agricultural heritage at Stampede Park. The event draws over 1.4 million visitors annually and has roo...
Steveston in June: Where the Sourcing Story Actually Starts
The Steveston Farmers and Artisans Market runs June 14 at Garry Point Park, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Every vendor at a BC Farmers Market is required to make, grow, raise, or wild-harvest their produ...
Montreal Jazz Festival 2026: What to Know Before June 25
The 46th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal runs June 25 to July 4 — 350 concerts across ten days, two-thirds of them free. Marcus Miller leads the Miles Davis centennial at the Maison Symp...