Rain-ready, mountain-and-coast British Columbia runs markets and festivals from Vancouver and Victoria to Surrey and Burnaby.
Events and venues in British Columbia
Farmers & maker markets
Waterfront festivals
Outdoor events
Trade shows
Vancouver Convention Centre
Pacific National Exhibition — late August–early September, Vancouver
Setting up outdoors in British Columbia
British Columbia is two climates. On the coast, markets and festivals run through rain for much of the year, so a printed valance and full walls turn a canopy into a dry counter and keep prints from soaking through. In the Okanagan and the interior, summers are hot and dry and the problem flips to shade and airflow. Vancouver waterfront events add steady wind off the water, which is why weights beat stakes on the hard surfaces most venues have.