Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 12 to 14

Friday screening of Backrooms at the Park Theatre includes intro and post-show Q&A with editor Greg Ng and sound designer Eugenio Battaglia.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 5 to 7

Canadian pop-rock supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen--featuring members from Odds, TPOH, Barenaked Ladies, and Sloan--plays the Commodore.

The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show at Heritage Hall on Sunday features vendors selling vinyl LPs, 45s, CDs, tapes, and music memorabilia.

Author Chris Walter launches his latest punk-rock manifesto, Born Too Loose, at LanaLou's, with music by GNAR GNARS, Squidz, and Trollop.

Screening at VIFF Centre on Sunday of the documentary I Am the Blues, preceded by a one-hour set by bluesman Robert Connely Farr.

New Jersey instrumental pop band Delicate Steve, featuring guitarist Steve Marion, plays the Biltmore Cabaret on Sunday.

Detroit psychobilly trio the Koffin Kats play the Cobalt on Saturday, with guests Billy and the Parole Models and the Cryptyds.

Screenings on Sunday at the Rio Theatre and the VIFF Centre of director Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life.

The Vancouver Goldeneyes take on the Ottawa Charge in Professional Women's Hockey League action at the Pacific Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show at Heritage Hall on Sunday features vendors selling LPs, 45s, CDs, posters, and music memorabilia.

Long-running percussion show STOMP uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance at the Queen Eizabeth Theatre.

Go to a local sports bar and watch the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series on Friday or Saturday.

Vancouver indie-rock/shoegaze quartet the Starling Effect plays LanaLou's on Friday, with guests Combine the Victorious and Asterous.