Culture Days (Sep 18-Oct 4)
2026 Culture Days: A Celebration of Arts, Culture and Community
Discover a diverse offering of free, interactive arts and culture experiences during the 17th annual Culture Days, running from September 18 to October 4. From hands-on workshops to pop-up performances, this two-week celebration invites you to explore the vibrant creativity thriving in your own backyard. Culture Days highlights local artists, cultural producers and organizations that shape and enrich the local arts and culture landscape.
Minoru Precinct and Steveston Village are official Culture Days Hubs, each with multiple experiences to explore.
Open Studios & Launch Event
Friday, September 6:00-8:30pm
Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate
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Celebrate the launch of 2026 Culture Days with an open studio event and opening ceremony hosted by Mayor Malcolm Brodie. Drop in to explore the Richmond Cultural Centre’s arts studios and creative spaces, along with the Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond Museum and Media Lab. Enjoy free hands-on arts activities, workshops, demonstrations and tours throughout the evening.
Open studios and artist-led activities offered by BC Ballet Outreach, Gateway Theatre, Chinese Ink and Brush Society, Richmond Gem and Mineral Society, Richmond Photo Club, Richmond Potters Club, Textile Arts Guild of Richmond, and Richmond Weavers and Spinners Guild.
Programming highlights include:
Ongoing | Sep 18 – Oct 4
A Life in Plein Air - New Landscape Paintings by Junyi Ji
Lipont Gallery (Lipont Place Rm 218), 4211 No. 3 Rd
Mon-Fri 11:00am-5:00pm
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Textile Art Display: Where Fringe Dances
City Centre Community Centre - 2nd Floor, #105, 5900 Minoru Boulevard
Daily, 8:00am-10:00pm
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Upper Rotunda Gallery Exhibitions
Richmond Cultural Centre, Upper Rotunda Gallery
Mon-Fri 9:00am-9:00pm
Sat & Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
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Fri, Sep 18
Culture Days Open Studios & Launch Event
Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate
6:00-9:00pm
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Open Studio: Discover the Lapidary Arts
Richmond Cultural Centre, Lapidary Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
6:00-9:00pm
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Skateboard Stories in Motion
Richmond Museum, 7700 Minoru Gate
6:00-7:00pm; 7:00-8:00pm
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Drink & Draw: Art Social for Adults
Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate
6:30-8:30pm
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Open Studio: Richmond Weavers and Spinners Guild
Richmond Cultural Centre, Fabric Arts Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
6:30-9:00pm
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Open Studio: Hands-On Quilt Design
Richmond Cultural Centre, Fabric Arts Studio
7:00-9:00pm
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Open Studio: Richmond Photo Club
Richmond Cultural Centre, Painting Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
7:00-9:00pm
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Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration
Richmond Cultural Centre, Rotunda, 7700 Minoru Gate
7:00-9:00pm
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Sat, Sep 19
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, Lounge, 7660 Minoru Gate
10:00am-4:00pm
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Family Crafts for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, 5180 Westwater Drive
10:00am-4:00pm
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Creating Fabric Collage
Richmond Cultural Centre, Fabric Arts Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
10:30am-4:00pm
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Hands-On Quilt Design
Richmond Cultural Centre, Fabric Arts Studio
10:30am-4:00pm
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Discover the Lapidary Arts
Richmond Cultural Centre, Lapidary Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
11:00am-3:00pm
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ROCA @ Richmond Culture Days Kickoff
Richmond Cultural Centre, Outdoor Plaza, 7700 Minoru Gate
11:00am-3:00pm
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Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) September Trading Session
Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate
3:00-5:00pm
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Marion Webber Open Studio: Celebrating 30 Years of Art!
Brown Road Studios (MWebber Art Studio) 3611 Sexsmith Road
10:00am-4:00pm
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Richmond Arts Coalition Open House
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, Cornerspace, 7660 Minoru Gate
10:00am-2:00pm
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ROCA @ Days Kick-off Weekend
Richmond Cultural Centre, Outdoor Plaza, 7700 Minoru Gate
11:00am-3:00pm
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New Cannery Tour Sneak Peek: Nikkei Stories of the West Coast
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 4 Ave
2:00-2:45pm
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Sun, Sep 20
Family Crafts for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, 5180 Westwater Drive
10:00am-4:00pm
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Marion Webber Open Studio: Celebrating 30 Years of Art!
Brown Road Studios (MWebber Art Studio) 3611 Sexsmith Road
10:00am-4:00pm
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Richmond Potters Club
Richmond Cultural Centre, Pottery Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
10:00am-4:00pm
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Create a Portrait Together
ZL Photography and Art Studio (Studio 4), 8800 Hazelbridge Way
1:30-3:00pm
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Camilli String Quartet - Free Drop in Concert in the Town Square Park
Steveston Town Square Park, 3811 Moncton Street
2:00-4:00pm
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國語導覽 Exhibition Tour in Mandarin
Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate
2:00-3:00pm
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Indigenous Authors Series: Writing the Everyday - Journaling As A Creative Practice
Richmond Public Library, Brighouse Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate
2:00-3:30pm
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New Cannery Tour Sneak Peek: Nikkei Stories of the West Coast
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 4 Avenue
2:00-2:45pm
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Mon, Sep 21
Indigenous Authors Series: Author David Alexander Robertson
Richmond Public Library, Brighouse Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate
1:00-2:00pm
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Indigenous Authors Series: 52 Ways to Reconcile with Author David Alexander Robertson
Richmond Public Library, Brighouse Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate
7:00-8:30pm
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Richmond Concert Band Open Practice
Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko, 5311 Francis Road
7:30–9:30pm
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Tue, Sep 22
Richmond Chorus - Open Rehearsals
Fraserview MB Church, 11295 Mellis Drive
7:30–9:30pm
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Richmond Orchestra - Open Rehearsals
South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Road
7:30-9:30pm
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Yuanji Dancing - Try It!
Seniors Centre - Minoru Centre for Active Living (Multipurpose Room 2) 7191 Granville Avenue
6:30-8:30pm
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Wed, Sep 23
Watercolour and Acrylic Painting - Try it
Steveston Community Centre, 4320 Moncton Street
1:00-3:00pm
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Introduction to Improv Theatre - Try-It
Seniors Centre - Minoru Centre for Active Living, 7191 Granville Avenue
4:00-5:00pm
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Thu, Sep 24
Art at Work - Richmond Arts and Culture Grant Program Information and Application Tips
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, Creativity Lab, 7660 Minoru Gate
6:00-8:00pm
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Fri, Sep 25
Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration
Richmond Cultural Centre, Fabric Arts Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
1:30-2:30pm
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Art After Dark: Youth Takeover (Ages 13-24)
Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate
6:00-8:00pm
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Sat, Sep 26
Family Crafts for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, 5180 Westwater Drive
10:00am-4:00pm
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Kai's Open Studio at Branscombe
Branscombe House, 4900 Steveston Highway
1:00-5:00pm
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New Cannery Tour Sneak Peek: Nikkei Stories of the West Coast
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 4 Ave
2:00-2:45pm
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Sun, Sep 27
Family Crafts for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, 5180 Westwater Drive
10:00am-4:00pm
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Richmond Carvers Showcase
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, 5180 Westwater Drive
12:00-4:00pm
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Chinese Freestyle Painting Pop-up Exhibition - Meet Artist Ming Yeung
City Centre Community Centre, 5900 Minoru Boulevard
12:40-1:20pm
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Alexandra Neighbourhood Park Public Art Walking Tour
SmartCentres Richmond, 4660 Garden City Road
1:30-3:00pm
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New Cannery Tour Sneak Peek: Nikkei Stories of the West Coast
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 4 Ave
2:00-2:45pm
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Mon, Sep 28
Discover Choral Singing: Open Rehearsal with "The Richmond Singers"
Broadmoor Baptist Church, Sanctuary (the main entrance), 8140 Saunders Rd
7:00-9:15pm
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Richmond Concert Band Open Practice
Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko, 5311 Francis Road
7:30–9:30pm
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Tue, Sep 29
Richmond Chorus - Open Rehearsals
Fraserview MB Church, 11295 Mellis Drive
7:30–9:30pm
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Richmond Orchestra - Open Rehearsals
South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Road
7:30-9:30pm
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Thu, Oct 1
Platinum Players - Performance
Seniors Centre - Minoru Centre for Active Living (Multipurpose Room1), 7191 Granville Avenue
1:00-3:00pm
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Fri, Oct 2
Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration
Richmond Cultural Centre, Fabric Arts Studio, 7700 Minoru Gate
1:30-2:30pm
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Minoru Community Line Dancers (Mandarin and Cantonese) - Try It!
Seniors Centre - Minoru Centre for Active Living, 7191 Granville Avenue
1:30-4:00pm
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Sat, Oct 3
Spanish Social - Try-It - 55+
Seniors Centre - Minoru Centre for Active Living (Multipurpose Room 1), 7191 Granville Avenue
10:30am-1:00pm
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ROCA Presents a Culture Days Choral Concert
Richmond Cultural Centre, Theatre Under the Stairs, 7700 Minoru Gate
11:00am-12:00pm
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Tram Meets Bus: An Historic Encounter Across a Century
Steveston Tram, 4011 Moncton Street
12:00-4:00pm
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Peking Opera - Performance
Seniors Centre - Minoru Centre for Active Living (Music Studio) 7191 Granville Avenue
1:00-4:30pm
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Writers for Readers 2026
Richmond Public Library, Brighouse Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate
1:00-4:00pm
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New Cannery Tour Sneak Peek: Nikkei Stories of the West Coast
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 4 Avenue
2:00-2:45pm
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Sun, Oct 4
Open Studio - Richmond Artists Guild
Richmond Cultural Centre, Theatre Under the Stairs, 7700 Minoru Gate
10:30am-2:30pm
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Arabic Calligraphy Demo and Studio Tour
Richmond Arts Village, 8628 Hazelbridge Way
12:00pm-4:00pm
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New Cannery Tour Sneak Peek: Nikkei Stories of the West Coast
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 4 Avenue
2:00-2:45pm
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Tap Amongst the Trees
Gateway Theatre (Gateway Grove - the Grassy area in front of the Gateway Theatre) 6500 Gilbert Road
2:00-3:00pm; 3:00-4:00pm
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About Culture Days
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture that takes place annually in September and October. Since 2010, more than 1200 free interactive arts-based events have been presented in Richmond by local artists, cultural organizations and community organizers during Culture Days. Community organizers present more participatory events in Richmond than anywhere else in the province, and as a result, Richmond is consistently recognized by Culture Days as a top participating community at the provincial and national levels.
Last year, Culture Days reported participation from a record 9 million people across Canada, with more than 5,000 events presented by 1,500 organizers in 350 communities.
Contact Information
culture@richmond.ca 604-247-8323
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