Celebrate the start of summer with these incredible outdoor events! —Johnnie Smart
1. Gather your crew and set sails for the annual Easter Seals Charity Regatta at the Vancouver Yacht Club.
2. Let’s Hear It For Yaletown offers five days of free outdoor jazz in the week leading up to Canada Day. Check out free performances at Bill Curtis Square at lunchtime and after work between June 26 and 30.
3. Dust off your running shoes for a good cause and participate in the RBC Race for the Kids benefitting the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.
4. Celebrate Italian cuisine and culture at Italian Day on Commercial Drive!
5. Feast your eyes on exquisite works of art from a variety of artists from the Lower Mainland at the 7th Annual Mid Main Art Fair.
6. Leave your car at home and join the party on Denman Street for Car Free Day.
7. Get in the dragon zone for Vancouver’s Dragon Boat Festival and watch the incredible event unfold in False Creek.
8. Jazz it up! Vancouver’s International Jazz Festival is back for 12 days of impressive free concerts all over the city.
9. Opa! Get your Greek on for Vancouver’s annual Greek Day on Broadway with delicious food, unique vendors and live music.
10. A foodie’s delight, follow Vancouver’s top food carts to Olympic Village for the Food Cart Festival and indulge in delicious street food.
BONUS: Support our own wine columnist Laura Starr as she preps to put up her dukes for charity at Chambar’s Restaurant Rumble Tiki fundraiser, June 4.
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