Free things to do this weekend in and around Vancouver

Vancouver's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Shipyards Night Market - 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, Friday, September 4, 2026 and Friday, September 11, 2026, 3-10 pm

• Soil Superheroes - Museum of Surrey, 17710 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 5H8, Canada, Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 9:30 am–5:30 pm; Sunday 12–5 pm

• Summer Season- Burnaby Village Museum - Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC V5G 3T6, Canada, Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, Open daily 11 am–4:30 pm, Tuesdays to Sundays and statutory holidays, closed on Mondays.

• Canada Strong Pass – FREE admission to the Cannery - Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 Fourth Avenue, Richmond, BC V7E 3J1, Canada, Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 10 am- 5 pm

• We are an Active Family Study - Behavioural Medicine Lab - 3800 Finnerty Rd McKinnon Building, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada, Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 12pm to 8pm

• Cinema Under The Stars - 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026, varies

• West End Farmers Market - West End Farmers Market - Vancouver - 1100 Comox St, Vancouver, BC, V6E, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9 am- 2 pm

• Trout Lake Farmers Market - Trout Lake Farmers Market, Trout Lake John Hendry Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9 am - 2 pm

• Riley Park Farmers Market – Summer - Riley Park Farmers Market - Winter, East 30th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am- 2 pm

• Haney Farmers Market - Memorial Peace Park, 224 Street, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9 am- 2 pm

• Fort Langley Village Farmers' Market - Fort Langley Village Farmers' Market, 9025 Glover Rd, Langley, BC V1M 2R7, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9 am- 3 pm

• Abbotsford Farm and Country Market - George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9 am – 1 pm

• TaiwanFest Vancouver - 0099 Vancouver Art Gallery-North Plaza, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026 to Monday, September 7, 2026, varies, see website

• Kwentuhang Pinoy | Filipino Storytime - Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch, 10350 University Dr, Surrey, BC V3T 4B8, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11 am- 12 pm

• Our Neck of the Woods - Memorial Peace Park, 224 Street, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada, Saturday, September 5, 2026, see website

• White Rock Farmers Market - White Rock Farmers' Market, 15154 Russell Ave, White Rock, BC V4B 2P6, Canada, Sunday, September 6, 2026 and Sunday, September 13, 2026, 10 am - 2 pm

• Pay What You Can Day @ MONOVA - MONOVA: Museum and Archives of North Vancouver - 10AM-5PM, Sunday, September 6, 2026, 10AM-5PM

• Gastown Sunday Set - Water Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sunday, September 6, 2026, 12-8 pm