Vancouver has more festivals than just about any other city in the world. From the International Jazz Festival and the International Film Festival to the Fringe Festival and the International Children's Festival you can attend a festival just about any time of the year.

March

Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival: February 28, 29, March 1, 2008

Vancouver International Jewish Film Festival: March 27 - April 6, 2008

April

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival: March 25 - April 20, 2008

May

Vancouver International Marathon: Sunday May 4, 2008

Up in the Air Theatre: Third Annual Walking Fish Festival: May 28 - June 1, 2008

Vancouver International Children's Festival: May 12-19, 2008

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beach: May 29-September 27, 2008

June

In The House Festival: June 7 & 8, 2008
A wide range of performances, including music, dance, theatre, storytelling and spoken word, inside people's living rooms and backyards

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beach: May 29-September 27, 2008

3rd Annual Hellenic Cultural Extravaganza: June 22, 2008 12pm-9pm

Vancouver International Jazz Festival: June 20-29, 2008

Alcan Dragon Boat Festival: June 21-22, 2008

July

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beach: May 29-September 27, 2008

Dancing on the Edge Festival: July 3-12, 2008

Vancouver 31st Annual Folk Music Festival: July 18-20, 2008

Vancouver Pride Festival: July 28 - August 3, 2008

Vancouver Lantern Festival: July 26, 2008 Trout Lake Park

Caribbean Days Festival: July 26-27, 2008

Vancouver Early Music Festival: July 28 - August 15, 2008.

Vancouver Celebration of Light: International Fireworks Festival:
July 23, 26, 30 and August 2, 2008.

August

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beachs:

Pacific National Exhibition: August 16 - September 1, 2008

Vancouver Celebration of Light: International Fireworks Festival: August 2, 2008.

Festival Vancouver: August 4 - 17, 2008.
A diverse collection of orchestral, choral, chamber, world music and jazz events

Powell Street Festival: August 2 - 3, 2008

20th Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival: August 14 - 24, 2008.

Vancouver Early Music Festival: July 28 - August 15, 2008.

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beach:

September

Vancouver Shakespeare Festival, Bard on the Beach: May 29-September 27, 2008

Vancouver Fringe Festival: September 4 - 14, 2008

Terry Fox Run: September 14, 2008

27th Vancouver International Film Festival: September 25-October 10, 2008

October

Vancouver International Writers Festival: October 21-26, 2008.

27th Vancouver International Film Festival: September 25-October 10, 2008

November

Vancouver Storytelling Festival: 2008 dates not yet announced

December

VanDusen Botanical Garden Festival of Lights: December 5, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009