Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 24 to 26

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Friday of Michael Mann's 1995 crime-thriller Heat, about an L.A. detective on the trail of a career thief.

Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts to check out in July 2026

Canadian blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Sue Foley performs at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, July 16.

High Fade, a funk-infused, technically adept rock trio from Edinburgh, Scotland, plays the Biltmore Cabaret on Friday.

55th anniversary screening at the Park Theatre of the shot-in-Vancouver film Carnal Knowledge, hosted by local director Oz Perkins.

Sweet Queens of Chaos play the Biltmore Cabaret on Friday, along with Nitroglycerin, Jazzfrica, PHROG, and the New Mischiefs.

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

Late-night Catherine O'Hara tribute screening at the Rio on Friday of director Martin Scorsese's Kafkaesque 1985 black comedy After Hours.

Late-night screening at the Rio on Friday of director Tony Scott's hyper-violent, Quentin Tarantino-penned action flick True Romance.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Thursday of I Am Not Your Negro director Raoul Peck's documentary Orwell: 2+2=5.

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

Canadian author Chris Walter reads from his upcoming book Born Too Loose: A Messy & Incomplete History of Punk at the Rio on Thursday.

Vancouver rocker Rich Hope plays a release party for new album Live at the ANZA Club at Green Auto on Saturday.

25th-anniversary screening at the Rio on Friday of a restoration of director Darren Aronofsky's hard-hitting drama, Requiem for a Dream.