Richmond Arts Coalition

Shady Island Seafood Live Bands
2026-03-20 - 2026-04-05 | Shady Island Bar and Grill, 112-3800 Bayview Street, Richmond, BC, Canada
March 20 – April 5 (various nights), 6pm-9pm
Shady Island Seafood Live Bands
3800 Bayview St.
See website for full listing.
Website: https://www.shadyislandseafood.com/general-7

Thunder From Down Under
2026-03-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 3P8, Canada
March 20, 8pm
Thunder From Down Under
River Rock Casino Resort
8811 River Road
Get ready to experience an exhilarating and electrifying extravaganza as Thunder from Down Under, the world-renowned Australian male revue, returns!
Website: https://greatcanadian.com/event/thunder-river-rock-casino/

Live Band Night with The Fraser Valley Stompers
2026-03-21 18:00 - 21:30 | Steveston Hub, 3551 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC, Canada
March 21, 6pm-9:30pm
Live Band Night with The Fraser Valley Stompers
3551 Moncton Street
In partnership with Steveston Hub! Meet new and familiar faces, enjoy live music, dance with friends, and treat yourself to delicious snacks and drinks. Support our local community of talented musicians while having a great time!
Website: https://www.swingoutrichmond.ca/events

Live Performances at ANAF 284
2026-03-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-03-28 19:30 - 22:00 | ANAF Unit 284 Steveston, 101-11900 No 1 Road, Richmond, BC, Canada
Ongoing – March 28 (Saturdays), 7:30pm
Live Performances at ANAF 284
11900 No. 1 Road
See online calendar for details.
Website: https://anaf284.ca/calendar/

The Chromophiliacs Exhibition Walkthrough & Reception with VLACC
2026-03-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
March 22, 2pm-3:30pm
The Chromophiliacs Exhibition Walkthrough & Reception with VLACC
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
In partnership with Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre (VLACC), join us for a guided walkthrough of The Chromophiliacs, an electrifying exhibition that celebrates colour as resistance, language, and cultural expression. This special afternoon brings together exhibiting artists Maru Aponte, Yaimel López Zaldívar, and Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo in conversation with Zoë Chan, Curator at Richmond Art Gallery, and Miret Rodriguez, art historian and founder of Curated Tastes.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/vlacc

TAGOR: “The Needle & Eye” with Carola Russell and Pop-up Shop
2026-03-24 14:00 - 17:00 | St. Anne’s Steveston Anglican Church, 4071 Francis Road, Richmond, Canada
March 24, 2pm
TAGOR: “The Needle & Eye” with Carola Russell and Pop-up Shop”
St. Anne’s Anglican Church
4071 Francis Rd
Free. Quilters and Fiber Artists use many tools and materials to create quilts and textile art. Join Carola for a fun, tongue in cheek presentation that will make a few light bulbs come on in the room. You’ll learn to choose the correct needle and thread making the difference between bliss and misery. You’ll understand what causes thread breakage, needle breakage and skipped stitches. Carola will answer many questions including “Why do my stitches look so ugly! My quilt blocks never measure up?!“
Website: https://tagor.ca/2026/01/02/the-truth-about-needles-and-thread-with-carola-russell-and-pop-up-shop/

Wildwoman
2026-03-26 - 2026-04-04 | Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond, BC, V7C 3V4, Canada
March 26 – April 4
Wildwoman
Gateway Theatre
6500 Gilbert Road
A Gateway Theatre and Alberta Theatre Projects Production. A seductively funny, daring twist on regal history. In Wildwoman, we follow the story of Catherine de Medici, the young, newlywed of King Henry II of France, who thinks her life at court will be a fascinating forum of political discourse. Instead, the palace is a cruel and disturbing place where her singular function is to be a baby-making machine for male heirs. Even the other women at her side, a scheming lady-in-waiting and the king’s power-hungry mistress, seem to mostly fend for themselves. The only kinship she finds is with the paperback-romance hot, head-to-toe hair wildman kept in the dungeon as one of the king’s collection of caged oddities. His friendly and feral presence gradually awakens Catherine’s own wild side, and once she unleashes it, no one is safe from her vengeful wrath.
Website: https://www.gatewaytheatre.com/events/wildwoman/

Deep Outside – Art by Sofiya Mukhachova
2026-03-28 - 2026-04-30 | Lipont Gallery, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2C3, Canada
March 28 – April 30
Deep Outside – Art by Sofiya Mukhachova
Lipont Gallery (Room 218)
4211 No. 3 Road
Opening Reception: March 28, 2pm-5pm
In the new series of paintings and mixed media works by Richmond-based artist Sofiya Mukhachova, titled Deep Outside, audiences are invited to navigate the delicate intersection of cosmic vastness and the intimate architecture of the human mind. Sofiya’s work is a profound meditation on the “possibility of the improbable”, which is a visual bridge between the scientific reality of the universe and the reality of our inner selves.
Website: https://www.lipontgallery.ca/artists/sofiya-mukhachova/
Opening Reception: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/opening-reception-of-deep-outside-art-by-sofiya-mukhachova-tickets-1985175228548

Richmond Singers’ Annual Garage Sale (and Shred-a-thon)
2026-03-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Broadmoor Baptist Church, 8140 Saunders Road, Richmond, BC, Canada
March 28, 10am-2pm
Richmond Singers’ Annual Garage Sale (and Shred-a-thon)
Broadmoor Baptist Church
8140 Saunders Road
Come and browse, shop, and shred your old tax forms and other personal papers. We hope to see you there! Thank you for supporting this important fundraising project for the Richmond Singers.
Website: https://richmondsingers.ca/

Society of Indo-Canadian Performing Arts BC – Natyanjali
2026-03-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Richmond Cultural Centre – Performance Hall, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 1R9, Canada
March 28, 2pm-3:30pm
Society of Indo-Canadian Performing Arts BC – Natyanjali
Richmond Cultural Centre – Theatre Under The Stars
7700 Minoru Gate
Natyanjali, which means an “offering of dance,” is an Indian tradition where people celebrate the art of classical dance in honour of Lord Nataraja. The event will feature six dance forms: Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Mohiniyattam and Manipuri. Tickets: $15.
Website: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/natyanjali-an-offering–2026
Richmond News: https://www.richmond-news.com/local-arts/classical-indian-dance-performances-returns-to-richmond-bc-2026-11951569

Deep Outside – Art by Sofiya Mukhachova (opening reception)
2026-03-28 14:00 - 17:00 | Lipont Gallery, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2C3, Canada

Live Music: The Karmichaels
2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:00 | ANAF Unit 284 Steveston, 101-11900 No 1 Road, Richmond, BC, Canada
March 28, 7:30pm
Live Music: The Karmichaels
ANAF 284
11900 No. 1 Road
Website: https://anaf284.ca/calendar/

Speaker Series - Resisting Remoteness: Connecting History, Design, and Comics in the Study of Northeast India
2026-03-30 12:00 - 13:00 | BC
March 30, 12pm-1pm
Speaker Series – Resisting Remoteness: Connecting History, Design, and Comics in the Study of Northeast India
Online
India’s Northeast is often stereotyped as “remote”—cut off from dynamic and global historical processes happening elsewhere. This presentation challenges the myth of Northeast India’s isolation by exploring the connected history of a long-forgotten Northeast Indian labour unit during the First World War. But it does so by challenging simultaneously the isolation of scholarly disciplines at KPU. We present a work-in-progress—a story told in comics form—that brings together faculty and student experts across KPU, from fields as diverse as the Digital Humanities, Fine Arts, History, Design, and 3D Printing.
Website: https://www.kpu.ca/arts/speakerseries

Exhibition – Keely-O’Brien: Secret Ingredients
2026-04-01 - 2027-03-01 | Richmond-Brighouse Skytrain Station
April 1 – March 1 2027
Exhibition – Keely-O’Brien: Secret Ingredients
Richmond-Brighouse Skytrain Station
Secret Ingredients began as a call by the artist for the public to submit messages they found difficult to express directly to someone in their life, but felt ready to share. These messages were transformed into decorated cakes and delivered to the intended recipients as an edible form of communication. Exhibited now as a series of photographs at the Canada Line’s Richmond-Brighouse Station, they become an unexpected moment of reflection during a commute.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/secret-ingredients

Exhibition – Michael Love: No Place
2026-04-01 - 2027-03-01 | Lansdowne Skytrain Station, ‎5400 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, Canada
April 1 – March 1 2027
Exhibition – Michael Love: No Place
Lansdowne Skytrain Station
No Place utilizes hand-cut collage, assemblage, and re-photography to forge layered connections between architecture, history, and ideology. The resulting composition serves as a speculative reconstruction that reimagines both physical and ideological spaces.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/no-place

Exhibition – Sylvan Hamburger: Rewilding (Autumn & Spring)
2026-04-01 - 2027-03-01 | Aberdeen Skytrain Station, ‎4100 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6X 4E8, Canada
April 1 – March 1 2027
Exhibition – Sylvan Hamburger: Rewilding (Autumn & Spring)
Aberdeen Skytrain Station
This installation at Aberdeen Station is part of an ongoing project by the artist in response to the region’s changing built environment. The photo installation depicts two concrete lion finials salvaged from the gates of a demolished Vancouver Special. Each season, the lions are painted and placed in various overgrown locations throughout the city. Mimicking their original position at the gates of the former home, the reimagined lions stand guard at the entrance to the Canada Line station.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/rewilding-autumn-spring

Collage Club: April 2026 Session
2026-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 2, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Collage Club: April 2026 Session
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Looking for a fun, inspiring night out? Join our Collage Club for Adults—a relaxed, social evening dedicated to art-making in a welcoming environment. No artistic experience required, just bring your imagination! This month’s prompt is PATTERNS, inspired by The Chromophiliacs exhibition.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/collageapril

Richmond’s Writer in Residence Opening Event
2026-04-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, 7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 4, 2pm-3:30pm
Richmond’s Writer in Residence Opening Event
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex – Living Room
7660 Minoru Gate
Drop-in. Richmond’s Writer-in-Residence program will officially launch in 2026 with an opportunity to meet Aaron Chan, ask questions and learn more about the upcoming programming he has planned.
Website: https://richmond.ca/culture/howartworks/artists-opportunities/writerinresidence.htm

Art & Cocktails | The Chromophilliacs
2026-04-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 4, 2pm-4pm
Art & Cocktails | The Chromophilliacs
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Ticket prices: $50-$60. Sip, Explore, and Celebrate Colour! The Chromophiliacs invites you to experience colour in ways that are playful, immersive, and unforgettable. Art & Cocktails brings this experience to life with all your senses. Guided by a curator, you’ll explore the exhibition and dive into the stories, techniques, and vibrant hues of each piece. Along the way, a creative bartendress will present three art-inspired cocktails, each designed in dialogue with the artworks, making each sip a playful, multi-sensory experience.
Tickets: https://curatedtastes.art/event/art-cocktails-the-chromophilliacs-at-richmond-art-gallery/

Art at Work: Tax Webinar for Self-Employed Artists & Small Businesses
2026-04-09 12:00 - 13:30 | BC
April 9, 12pm-1:30pm
Art at Work: Tax Webinar for Self-Employed Artists & Small Businesses
Online Webinar
Are you a self-employed artist or small business owner with tax-related questions? Here’s your chance to get them answered by Liaison Officers from Canada Revenue Agency. This webinar will provide general information on business tax deductions, explain common tax errors, and introduce helpful tools and services offered by the CRA. Please note that this webinar seminar does not provide services for filing individual income tax returns.
To Register: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/aawtaxwebinar

Spring 2026 Richmond Art Market
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-12 | Lipont Gallery, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2C3, Canada
Richmond Art Market – Spring 2026 Edition
April 10, 5pm-8pm
April 11 & 12: 12pm-6pm
Lipont Place, 4211 No. 3 Rd
lipontgallery.ca/2026market
Lipont Gallery and Affordable Open Art are proud to announce Richmond Art Market – Spring 2026 Edition, a recurring cultural event designed to showcase Richmond’s vibrant creative community. Co-presented with Affordable Open Art, this three-day market brings together over 30 local artists, makers, and creative studios, transforming Lipont Place into a bustling art marketplace filled with affordable, high-quality crafts, and original artworks.
In partnership with Tourism Richmond, the Spring 2006 Edition marks the continuation of an initiative to develop Richmond’s creative district into a destination for arts, culture, and community engagement. With Lipont Place serving as a hub, the Market welcomes diverse audiences—from art lovers and families looking for meaningful experiences.

The Butch Closet - Free Film Screening and Talkback Event
2026-04-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Richmond Cultural Centre – Performance Hall, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 1R9, Canada
April 11, 1pm
The Butch Closet – Free Film Screening and Talkback Event
Richmond Cultural Centre, Theatre Under the Stairs
7700 Minoru Gate
Join us for a free screening of Phranc: The Butch Closet and a conversation with director Paige Gratland and artist/performer Phranc. This short form documentary follows artist and musician Phranc as she reflects on her recent exhibition, Phranc: The Butch Closet, a memoir in the form of a multi-disciplinary art installation that spans forty years of her life as a queer, gender nonconforming visual artist and performer. The film is 21 minutes with English subtitles. An informal conversation and Q&A will follow with light refreshments.
RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/phranc-the-butch-closet-free-film-screening-and-talkback-event-tickets-1985329858049

Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival
2026-04-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Garry Point Park, 12011 Seventh Avenue, Richmond, British Columbia, V7E 4X2, Canada
April 12, 11am-4pm
Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival
Garry Point Park
A free community celebration of Japanese culture, cherry blossoms and springtime renewal. This year’s theme is ありがとう (Arigatō), “thank you.” As the festival celebrates its 10th anniversary, we honour the performers, partners, volunteers and community members who have helped the Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival grow and flourish over the past decade. Enjoy a full day of Japanese cultural experiences, including: Traditional performances, Delicious food options, Hands-on activities for all ages, and Family-friendly programming.
Website: https://richmondcherryblossomfest.ca/

Messiah – Richmond Orchestra and Chorus Association
2026-04-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Fraserview MB Church, 11295 Mellis Drive, Richmond, BC, V6X 1L8, Canada
April 12, 3pm-5pm
Messiah – Richmond Orchestra and Chorus Association
Fraserview MB Church
11295 Mellis Drive
What better way to celebrate ROCA’s 40th season than with the Handel oratorio everyone loves? “Messiah” received its first performance almost exactly 242 years ago in Dublin and remains a firm favourite with musicians and audiences alike.
Website: https://www.roca.ca/roca-concert-season/2026/05/12/messiah

The Flame: Storytelling Showcase
2026-04-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond, BC, V7C 3V4, Canada
April 12, 7pm
The Flame: Storytelling Showcase
Gateway Theatre – Second Floor Lobby
6500 Gilbert Road
Join us for a special performance of Vancouver’s wildly popular storytelling series, The Flame, where real people share their personal true stories in front of a live audience! We are so excited to have Award-winning actor and one of the creators of Mom’s the Word, Deborah Williams, bring their hit storytelling event back to Gateway Theatre.
Website: https://www.gatewaytheatre.com/events/the-flame/

Lulu Series: Rode Work/Under City
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Richmond Cultural Centre – Performance Hall, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 1R9, Canada
April 16, 6pm
Lulu Series: Rode Work/Under City
Richmond Cultural Centre – Theatre Under The Stairs
7700 Minoru Gate
Japanese artist collective SIDE CORE is known for site-specific public projects that blur the boundaries between contemporary art, skate culture and urban infrastructure. The group will discuss their multi-channel video installation rode work ver. under city. Created in collaboration with renowned skate film crew, Far East Skate Network, the piece captures skaters navigating Tokyo’s subterranean environments — including stormwater basins, disused transit tunnels and maintenance corridors. These movements transform utilitarian spaces into expressive terrains, linking isolated structures into a speculative, virtual undercity.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/lulu-apr2026

Steveston Folk Guild: Tim Readman
2026-04-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Britannia Shipyards – Chinese Bunkhouse, 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC, V7E 6P3, Canada
April 16, 7:30pm
Steveston Folk Guild: Tim Readman
Britannia Shipyards – Chinese Bunkhouse
5180 Westwater Drive
Welcome back Tim, it has been a long time since you have graced the boards of SFG. A witty folksinger dealing in protest songs, funny songs, traditional and contemporary songs who always has a few surprises up his sleeve. Tim is a musician, folksinger, songwriter, producer and music journalist. He is the leader of Canadian Celtic/folk favourites “Fear of Drinking” and has played many times with “The Arrogant Worms”, Canada’s crown princes of comedy.
Website: https://www.stevestonfolk.net/

Exhibition: I digress
2026-04-18 - 2026-07-05 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 18 – July 5
Exhibition: I digress
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Representing a wide range of perspectives, this group exhibition will present artists who engage with both lived experiences and collective histories in their art practices. Some artists embrace an autobiographical or confessional vein, drawing from memoirs, diaries, and photo-albums, while others mine existing archives and ephemera found in the public realm, employing a more documentary approach. Artists include Simranpreet Anand, Jo-Anne Balcaen, August Klintberg, Anne Koizumi, Lindsay McIntyre, and Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/i-digress

Exhibition – SIDE CORE: under city
2026-04-18 - 2026-07-05 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 18 – July 5
Exhibition – SIDE CORE: under city
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond Art Gallery presents the first North American exhibition of Japanese artist collective SIDE CORE. Known for site-specific projects that blur the boundaries between contemporary art, skate culture, and urban infrastructure, the Tokyo-based collective presents a selection of video works and photographs that explore the often-overlooked spaces of the city—from highways and railroads to drainage tunnels and underground waterways.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/side-core
