Bard on the Beach

Bard on the Beach https://bardonthebeach.org/ Bard on the Beach is Western Canada’s largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare Festival.
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Presented in a magnificent setting on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Vanier Park/Sen̓ákw, the Festival offers Shakespeare plays, related dramas, and several special events. Updates on Bard's Festival are posted regularly at www.bardonthebeach.org

We got the chance to visit a rehearsal for Antigone before they moved to the  Festival Site last week! Antigone plays in...
06/13/2026

We got the chance to visit a rehearsal for Antigone before they moved to the Festival Site last week! Antigone plays in the Douglas Campbell Theatre from June 30 to September 18. Secure your tickets today!

🎟️ https://bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/antigone/

06/08/2026

The veteran theatre artist grappled with big questions of good and evil, and took inspiration from genre films, for his visually stylized new adaptation

Sneak peek at some of the action that awaits in Macbeth 👀 The first Macbeth Preview performance is only FIVE days away! ...
06/07/2026

Sneak peek at some of the action that awaits in Macbeth 👀

The first Macbeth Preview performance is only FIVE days away! Make sure to secure your tickets today ⚔🩸

TICKETS: https://bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/macbeth/

Ashley Wright, this year's Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, spoke with Stir Vancouver!
06/05/2026

Ashley Wright, this year's Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, spoke with Stir Vancouver!

Ashley Wright has helmed it himself, but in Bard on the Beach’s new production, he plays Shakespeare’s dissolute knight under the capable direction of Rebecca Northan

06/03/2026

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Congratulations to our Founding Artistic Director Christopher Gaze on the release day of his memoir, "The Road to Bard"!...
06/02/2026

Congratulations to our Founding Artistic Director Christopher Gaze on the release day of his memoir, "The Road to Bard"!

You can purchase the book for pick up through the Online Bard Boutique, or you can order a copy wherever fine books are sold.

Online Bard Boutique: https://www.bardonthebeach.shop/

06/01/2026

BARD ON THE BEACH GIVEAWAY!

Bard on the Beach returns to Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park in Vancouver from June 9 to September 19, 2026!

Enter for a chance to win two tickets to see The Merry Wives of Windsor. (Valid June 9 to September 16, 2026; not valid for Opening Night, and subject to availability.)

This laugh-out-loud comedy comes to life set in and around the community athletic centre of a (fictional) Vancouver suburb seriously obsessed with soccer. With lively musical interludes woven throughout, this production guarantees laughter, mischief, and merriment.

To enter:
Make sure you're following Bard on the Beach & Stir Vancouver
Tag your Bard loving friends below (each comment = one entry)

For tickets and details, visit: https://bardonthebeach.org/whats-on/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

05/30/2026

This summer, Global BC is a proud supporter of Bard on the Beach's production of Macbeth. Experience a thrilling exploration of fate, desire, and downfall, in Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park.
Macbeth plays select days from June 11 to September 18.

We are hiring an Audience Services Assistant to work on-site at our Festival this Season! This is a Canada Summer Jobs p...
05/29/2026

We are hiring an Audience Services Assistant to work on-site at our Festival this Season!

This is a Canada Summer Jobs position, ideal for someone under 30 who is interested in arts administration, audience engagement, nonprofit fundraising, and who enjoys working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

To apply, visit our website: https://bardonthebeach.org/employment-posting-position-audience-services-assistant/

Address

1695 Whyte Avenue
Vancouver, BC

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 6pm
Tuesday 12pm - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+16047370625

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