VM Picks: Top 100 Summer Bucket List 2019
We’ve pulled together a huge list of activities to check off your summer bucket list and inspire your summer adventures. Pick out your favourites and get ready for a full-on summer.
Check out our 2019 Featured Summer Bucket List
Top 100 Summer Bucket List
Arts & Music Festivals & Events
- Whistler Children’s Festival >> Read more!
- Khatsalano Block Party on West 4th >> Read more
Bard on the Beach Family Day >> Read more - Folk Music Festival >> Read more
- Indian Summer Festival >> Read more
- Vancouver Chinatown Festival
- Harmony Arts Festival >> Read more
- Arts Alive Festival
- Harrison Hot Springs >> Read more
- Outdoor movies at Stanley Park >> Read more
- Theatre Under the Stars >> Read more
- Vancouver Mural Festival >> Read more
- Kaleidoscope Arts Festival, City of Coquitlam >> Read more
>> Free outdoor summer concerts and series!
Fairs ‘n Fests
- Surrey Canada Day! >> Read more!
- Cultus Lake Adventure Park >> Read more!
- Abbotsford International Airshow >> Read more!
- Abbotsford Agrifair >> Read more
- Aldergrove Fair Days >> Read more
- Golden Spike Festival >> Read more
- Greek Days >> Read more
- PNE/Playland >> Read more
- Pride Festival
- Ribfest Port Moody >> Read more
- Richmond Maritime Festival >> Read More
- Car-free Days >> Read more
- Honda Celebration of Light >> Read more
- Kistilano Showboat >> Read more
Water fun
- Cultus Lake Water Park >> Read More!
- Big Splash Park >> Read more
- Watermania >> Read more
- Slide the City North Van >> Read more
- Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tour
- Jericho Beach >> Read more
- Kitsilano outdoor pool >> Read more
- Granville Island Water Park >> Read more
- Queen Elizabeth Park Fountain >> Read more
- Rent a kayak >> Read more
- Try the water slide in English Bay >> Read more
- Third Beach in Stanley Park
- New Brighton Park and Pool >> Read more
- White Pine Beach >> Read more
- Try Paddleboarding
Be a tourist
- Greater Vancouver Zoo >> Read more
- Stanley Park Horse-drawn Tour
- Harrison Hot Springs >> Read more
- Granville Island >> Read More
- Sunday Salsa at Robson Square >> Read more
- Tour the TRIUMF subatomic physics lab
- Head up to Whistler >> Read more
- Shop local on Main Street
- Explore New West Quay and Pier Park
- Explore Steveston Village >> Read more
- Take a harbour cruise
- Ride the Whistler Peak2Peak Gondola
- Sea to Sky Gondola >> Read More!
- Ride bikes around the Stanley Park seawall
Outdoor Adventures
- Chillwack Sunflower & Dahlia Festival >> Read More
- Grouse Mountain >> Read more
- Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Treetop walk at UBC >> Read more
- Go to a U-Pick Berry Farm! >> Read more
- Castle Fun Park Minigolf
- Twilight Drive-in Theatre >> Read more
- Bike the seawall
- Fly a kite >> Read more
- Camping at Golden Ears >> Read more
- Visit a million dollar playground >> Read more
Night and Day Markets
- River Market >> Read more
- Shipyard Night Market >> Read more
- Circle Farm Tour >> Read more
- Food Truck Festival
- Richmond Night Market >> Read more
- Shannon Falls >> Read more
- Il Mercato Italian Market
- Kitsilano Farmers Market
- Vancouver Farmers Market >> Read more
- Main Street Station Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
Museums
- HR MacMillan Space Centre >> Read more!
- Vancouver Police Museum
- ArtStarts Gallery >> Read more
- Bloedel Conservatory >> Read more
- Burnaby Village Museum >> Read more
- London Heritage Farm and Gardens
- West Coast Heritage Railway Park
- Vancouver Maritime Museum >> Read more
- Roedde House Museum
- Museum of Vancouver >> Read more
- Vancouver Art Gallery >> Read more
- BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- Beaty Biodiversity Museum >> Read more
- Polygon Gallery Kids First >> Read more
- Britannia Mine Museum >> Read more!
- Fort Langley National Historic Site >> Read more!
Sports
- Vancouver Canadians at Nat Bailey Stadium
- Whitecaps FC2 Game
- Richmond Outdoor Go-Kart Track
- Crankworx Whistler
- BC Superweek Pro-Cycling Series
- Rogers Arena tours
- Go bowling
- Go fishing >> Read more
- BC Lions Football at BC Place >> Read more!
Animals & Gardens
- Maplewood Farm >> Read More
- Southlands Heritage Farm >> Read more
- Van Dusen Gardens >> Read more
- Abbotsford Agrifair >> Read more
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden >> Read more
- Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary >> Read more
- UBC Farm >> Read more
- Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre >> Read more
- Vancouver Aquarium >> Read more
- Greater Vancouver Zoo
- Capilano Salmon Hatchery >> Read more
- Bloedel Conservatory >> Read more
Rainy days (or a break from the heat)
- The World of Kidtropolis >> Read more
- Metropolis at Metrotown >> Read more
- Granville Island Kids Market >> Read more
- Adventure Zone >> Read more
- Circus Play Café >> Read more
- FlyOver Canada
- Science World
- 6Pack Indoor Beach >> Read more
- APEX Adventure Park
- Base Camp 5
Take a Hike
- Hike in Manning Park
- Brandywine Falls
- Gold Creek Falls >> Read more!
- Lighthouse Park >> Read more!
- Mystery Lake >> Read more
- Othello Tunnels
- Shannon Falls >> Read more
- Rolley Lake Campground >> Read More
Summer Getaways
- Nanaimo >> Read more
- Tofino >> Read more
- Salt Spring Island >> Read more
- Harrison Hot Springs >> Read more
- Cultus Lake >> Read more
- Whistler >> Read more
- Richmond >> Read more
>> Check out our 2019 Featured Summer Bucket List
