Vancouver Adventures: Our Picks for May 5 to 11

This week: delight in Dalí, eat for a cause, get fit on the farm + more

1. Ignite! Youth Festival – Until May 19

Vancouver’s largest youth-driven arts festival comes to The Cultch for a week of music, dance and spoken word, including the world premiere of three one-act plays, a visual arts exhibit, variety shows of improv, drag, circus arts and much more… all created by local artists between the ages of 13 and 26. The actual festival takes place May 15 to 19, but the Ignite! Gallery is open now.
The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver; Various prices and times; Details online

2. Cinco de Mayo Summer Latin Cruise – Saturday, May 5

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Summer Latin Cruise around English Bay! There will be plenty of dancing and the option of a full or light buffet to soak up the drinks. Dress code is casual but don’t forget your dancing shoes.
Sails from 750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver; 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Tickets: $39 to 76, plus fees

3. CityFest – Saturday, May 5

The youth of the North Shore present CityFest, as part of Youth Week. Check out local musicians, dance shows, art, skateboarding lessons and contests, plus barbecues and food booths. (Kids need a helmet and waiver form—signed by a parent or guardian—to take part in skate lessons.)
Centennial Theatre Parking Lot and Skate Park, North Vancouver; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Free admission

4. Definitely Dalí – Saturday, May 5 until September

Salvador Dalí’s iconic 12-foot-tall statue, Woman Aflame, will be unveiled at Lot 19 (The public space at West Hastings and Hornby Streets) as part of Chali-Rosso Art Gallery’s Definitely Dalí festival. The festival includes another large-scale Dalí sculpture—Surrealist Piano—at the gallery, as well as a free exhibition of over 20 other pieces by Dalí, and work by other historic European artists, including Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Matisse, Warhol and Lichtenstein.
Unveiling at Lot 19 at Hastings and Hornby Streets, Vancouver; 2 p.m.; Exhibit at Chali-Rosso Art Gallery, 549 Howe Street, Vancouver; Free admission

5. Goat Yoga – Saturday, May 5 & Sunday, May 6

The clue is in the name! Now is your chance to practice your downward dog with a billy goat at Maplewood Farm. Every Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m., you can get in a muddy paddock and take a yoga class with goats! Bring your own mat and expect to get dirty.
Maplewood Farm, 405 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver; Every weekend until late October at 8:30 a.m.; Tickets $30 to 40

6. Got Craft? – Saturday, May 5 & Sunday, May 6

Shop for memorable Mother’s Day gifts at Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair. More than 80 local makers will be selling home decor pieces, toys, clothing, greeting cards, accessories, delicious edibles, art, bath products and more. Food trucks Varinicey Pakoras and Cheezee Does It will be on site for hungry shoppers, and the first 50 people at each event will take home an amazing swag bag.
Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tickets $3 online or $5 at the door

7. Shania Twain – Saturday, May 5 & Sunday, May 6

Canada’s favourite country singer is coming to Vancouver, after a 15-year recording hiatus came thankfully to an end with her new album, Now. If that don’t impress you much, you might want to give it a miss but—for fans of the First Lady of Country—it’s a welcome return.
Rogers Arena, 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver; 8 p.m.; Tickets from $59

8. BMO Marathon – Sunday, May 6

Run a full marathon, a half, eight kilometres or just go along and cheer on the fit people you find at the BMO Vancouver Marathon this weekend. The course time limit is seven hours and it starts at Queen Elizabeth Park, with a finish line at West Pender Street. (Beware road closures if you’re driving!)
Begins at Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver; 8:30 a.m.; Details online

9. Music Monday – Monday, May 7

Metro Vancouver schools join together to sing as one at the annual Music Monday, raising awareness for music education. This year’s event features host Tarun Nayar of Delhi 2 Dublin, and guest conductor Dr. Gerald King, plus performances by local schools and a rendition of event anthem “Sing It Together” as performed by 200 children.
Robson Square, Vancouver; 10 a.m.; Free admission

10. Tonight for Tomorrow – Wednesday, May 9

Dine out at participating restaurants tonight to help raise funds for the Mealshare program that partners with the Kidsafe, Boys and Girls Club and Breakfast Club Canada. 18 Vancouver-based restaurants will be donating every dollar spent to the cause.
Various locations; Details online