The PuSh Festival is well under way and there is no shortage of theatre performances around town.

Enjoy your holidays with Holiday Choral Music, Breakfast with Santa or the Bloedel Conservatory’s Jewel Box of Lights. Other notable events: Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada and The End of the World Part III.

Get ready for the holidays with some seasonal festivities. The Vancouver Men’s Chorus will be performing at Making Seasons Bright. There are also craft fairs for unique gift ideas at the Portobello West Holiday Market and at Got Craft? Other notable events are: the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians.

During the cold, wet season, it’s best to stay warm and dry indoors with some theatrical entertainment like Charlie Chaplin in City Lights, The Tempest Replica and Jazz Canadiana. You can also get your shopping done early by visiting the Marpole Christmas Sale, or the Make It! Marketplace.

It’s the scariest month of the year and there is no shortage of haunting parties, horror stories and just plain creepiness to help celebrate the season. Some darkly themed events include Vancouver Noir, the Parade of Lost Souls, Cute to Kill, and Dracula: the Musical? Other notable events include Vancouver Rhythm and Dance Festival and the South Asian Film Festival.

Happy Harvest, Vancouver! This is the perfect time for overindulging, and there are plenty of opportunities to do so: get a face full of Greek food at the Big Fat Greek Gala; pick a pumpkin at the Pumpkin Fest; sample 60 varieties of apple at the Apple Festival; and service your sweet tooth at the Baker’s Market. And the best part? It’s guilt free now that fall sweaters can hide the evidence. It’s also BC Craft Beer Month, so keep an eye out for Oktoberfest events and newly released seasonal beers like Pumpkin Ale. Yum.

Fall has brought with it some cracking stuff to do around the city. Check out the fruits of a two-week collaboration between a shadow puppeteer and astrophysicist at Brief Encounters; sample 25 different Japanese Sakes at Tonari Gumi’s Tasting Night; and get the low down on the weird and wonderful forest floor of Stanley Park at Fungus Among Us. Looking for something truly unique? Go get smacked in the face with spontaneity at BeDRoCC Poetry Slam. And don’t leave without visiting the Jimi Hendrix Shrine – the amateur robotics are fantastically creepy.

Right now it’s all about clinging to the fading sunshine and savouring summer’s leftovers. Sample the finest in grilled goodness at the BBQ on the Bypass Competition or deck yourself out in new threads from local designers at Spend on Trend. Voices in the Park is a chance to enjoy some big acts, see Bill Clinton (yes, the Bill Clinton) and service your social conscience. For something different check out Blind Date – we’ve all been there so this time laugh at someone else’s first date awkwardness and terror.

Make the most out of the last remaining days of summer with a few outdoor festivals, such as: TELUS Taiwan Fest and the West End Festival. Enrich your mind along with the young’uns at the start of September with informative talks, like Let’s Talk: Art + Ancestry, World Poetry: Tribute to Chief Dan George and an Evening with Elie Wiesel.

There’s a real August buzz about town so get around this blazing weather and cram in as much summertime culture as you can handle. Choice activities include the massive multicultural Chinatown Festival, Burnaby Blues and Roots, and food van heaven at Yelp’s Food Cart Fest every Sunday . Don’t forget the Kidney Walk later in the month too – even if you’re not up for all that wheeze-filled physical exertion, get along and support those who are. Still not keen? There will be swordfights and bagpipes. No kidding.

Bust out your flip-flops and get amongst the boat load of summer celebrations around town. Don’t miss the ever enchanting Illuminares Lantern Festival and be sure to check out one of the walking tours for some fresh insight into the city.

June 21 marks the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.Rejoice in the start of the summer by attending outdoor cultural events, like Italian Heritage Month, Make Music Vancouver, Greek Day and Indian Summer Festival.