Burnaby, as a proudly diverse city, lives up to its moniker by reaching into the past to understand our present, always with eyes wide open to the future of arts and culture. Go deep inside the conceptual experiments at the galleries of Simon Fraser University, or dance on the lawn at Deer Lake Park where the world’s biggest acts grace one of our region’s most gorgeous outdoor stages. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find it in Burnaby.
Return to Paueru Gai is a retrospective exhibition celebrating 50 years of Powell Street Festival’s art and activism through photographs, videos and installations.
Curated by Emiko Morita
With financial support from Nikkei National
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Return to Paueru Gai is a retrospective exhibition celebrating 50 years of Powell Street Festival’s art and activism through photographs, videos and installations.
Curated by Emiko Morita
With financial support from Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Powell Street Festival Society, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and Japanese Canadian Legacies Society.
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March 26 (Thursday) – September 5 (Saturday) (All Day)(GMT+00:00)
This exhibition will engage with Burnaby Art Gallery’s history as a former fraternity house. Through historical research of the site, ancient Greek art, and cinematic portrayals, Myfanwy MacLeod examines the
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This exhibition will engage with Burnaby Art Gallery’s history as a former fraternity house. Through historical research of the site, ancient Greek art, and cinematic portrayals, Myfanwy MacLeod examines the connections between ancient Greek rites and sculpture and the visual and performative codes of contemporary fraternity culture.
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June 12 (Friday) – August 30 (Sunday) (All Day)(GMT+00:00)
Come join the fun! The “Pinoy Festival 2026: One World. One Goal. One Filipino Spirit.” is the largest local Filipino Heritage Month Celebration in British Columbia.
It’s a free and family-friendly
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Come join the fun! The “Pinoy Festival 2026: One World. One Goal. One Filipino Spirit.” is the largest local Filipino Heritage Month Celebration in British Columbia.
It’s a free and family-friendly festival of festivals that will showcase the best of our culture and will have something for everyone:
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June 20 (Saturday)9:00am – June 21 (Sunday)10:00pm(GMT+00:00)
Celebrate Nordic culture and summer traditions at the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival in Burnaby on June 20 and 21, 2026. Held at the Scandinavian Community Centre, this lively annual festival features
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Celebrate Nordic culture and summer traditions at the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival in Burnaby on June 20 and 21, 2026. Held at the Scandinavian Community Centre, this lively annual festival features a Viking Village, cultural displays, shopping kiosks, traditional Scandinavian foods, live entertainment, dancing, kids’ activities, and the ceremonial raising of the Midsummer Pole. The popular wife-carrying contest adds a fun and memorable highlight to the weekend.
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June 20 (Saturday)10:00am – June 21 (Sunday)6:00pm(GMT+00:00)
