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Get ready for your social calendar to bloom.
WHEN April 27 to May 5
WHERE Queen Elizabeth Theatre
COST From $150
Georges Bizet’s Carmen is one of the most popular operas for a reason: it’s packed with more passion, betrayal and obsession than Love Island (and 100 percent more singing).
WHEN May 2 to 12
WHERE Various theatres
COST From $15
A festival dedicated to the art of documenting our lives on camera—sort of like a longer TikTok without the dance instruction.
WHEN May 3
WHERE Vogue Theatre
COST From $40
With their sixth album in tow, the English indie rock quartet of thirty- something dudes is rolling into town, ensuring that all your exes have an excuse to accidentally hang out.
WHEN May 5
WHERE Queen Elizabeth Park
COST From $60
Remember in January when you said you’d run a marathon this year? Just saying.
WHEN May 9 to 11
COST From $25
Get your top buns over to the Queen E for an evening of premieres by Ballet BC artistic director Medhi Walerski, bringing the season to a close with a fusion of artistry and athleticism.
WHEN May 9 to 12
WHERE Various venues
Canada’s top darkwave music fest is back for its seventh year with four jam-packed nights featuring 40 artists and DJs ready to make you dance and bum you out.
WHEN May 10
COST $46
The comedy writer known for her work on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is here to make you belly laugh.
WHEN May 12
WHERE The Pearl
COST $25
Sure to be a high-energy dance party circa your early 2000s iPod playlist.
WHEN May 14
COST From $55
The Me Talk Pretty One Day bestselling author and storyteller is looking to have some words with you—from his latest dark humour essay collection, Happy-Go-Lucky.
WHERE Rogers Arena
COST From $32
It’s some of the world skating greats (think: Elvis Stojko and Patrick Chan) here to flip, spin and double-axel their way into your heart—with guest director and choreographer Kurt Browning.
WHEN May 16 to June 30
WHERE Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
COST From $39
Here’s your chance to catch this Tony-award-winning, must-see-at-least-once-in-your-lifetime musical comedy and sing along to certified Broadway bangers like “Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”
WHEN May 18 to 19
WHERE Roundhouse Community Centre
COST Free!
Nerd out for comics? Get thee to this indie comics festival and spend the weekend learning there’s more to the world of comics than Archie Double Digest.
WHEN May 22
COST Resale tickets from $150
Millennials! This is not a drill! The early 2000s “Sk8er Boi” singer and Canadian pop punk princess is doing a greatest hits tour; grab your thickest eyeliner and baggiest jeans—we ride at dawn!
WHEN May 26
Nostalgia? Check. Turtlenecks? Check. Velvety smooth harmonies? Check.
WHEN May 27 to June 2
WHERE Granville Island
COST From $14
A week-long fest just for the wee ones that includes performances, puppets, pyjama nights and a very special guest from our childhoods, Fred Penner.
Kerri Donaldson is an assistant editor for Vancouver magazine (and sister mag Western Living) and covers arts and culture, including VanMag’s So Fun City. She’s also a comedian and will proudly overthink almost everything for your benefit. Send her pitches or riff bits at [email protected]
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