White Oak Books and the Queer Youth Resource Center present: QUEER NIGHT OUT! A fundraiser for the trans community. Come experience live music, drag performances and a silent auction featuring items from local Vancouver businesses! An opportunity to support Washington state’s trans community, and spend the night partying. Ticket Prices: $500 Platinum, $250 Gold, $100 Silver, $50 Bronze, $25 Basic. Get Tickets: https://www.kigginstheatre.com/checkout/showing/queer-night-out/1594496 Thu, May 1, 2025 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Doors 6:00 pm Kiggins Theatre 1011 Main St. Vancouver, WA 98660 3608160352

Take a sneak peek! The Historic Trust’s Secret Spaces Tour will give participants a unique peek into typically unseen parts of three Officers Row homes: the Marshall House, Grant House, and O. O. Howard House. Your tour stop at each house begins at the top of the hour with a 10 to 15 minute seated educational session, providing historical and architectural background information about the spaces you are about to see. Highlights in each location include: Marshall House The Historic Trust’s Director of Historic […]

Join Chef Fabi at Class Cooking in Vancouver for this fun and tasty adventure into making the recipes she grew up with! Learn how to make handmade tortillas, two fillings, and tacos the real Mexican way with an assortment of homemade salsitas. All authentic and all good! You'll go home with a belly full of tacos. Class will include all instruction, tools, recipes and ingredients. There will be some demo, and lots of time for hands-on cooking. Class will end with enjoying your street […]

Teen Career & Job Fair – Let’s Make Some Matches! May 4th 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM KW Premier Partners – Vancouver Office Pizza provided! LOTS of companies are hiring for summer! LOTS of teens are looking for jobs! So… let’s put everyone in the same room and make some magic happen! Whether you’re a local business ready to hire or a teen looking for summer work (or planning your future career after graduation), this event […]

Advance registration is required and space is limited. RSVP today! Flower Planting shifts and Uptown Village are full, but we still need volunteers for the downtown cleanup! Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department, Vancouver’s Downtown Association, Uptown Village Association and Parks Foundation for our annual Spruce the Couve event. Volunteers will be planting hundreds of flowers in Esther Short Park and working in teams to clean up downtown and uptown. Training, gloves, tools, water and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is […]

When: Saturdays, May 10 - June 7 | Time: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Where: theARTScentered, 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663 What: Master your DSLR camera and explore digital photography techniques. Gain confidence in manual mode and best photo practices. Who: Led by art educator Tom Relth Registration Required: Sign up at Above & Below Art Studio or mail payment to 2114 Main St, Vancouver, WA 98660

May is National Historic Preservation Month! Join long-time State Architectural Historian Michael Houser for an engaging presentation on the rich architectural history of Vancouver and surrounding communities in a statewide context. Learn from this Vancouver native about architectural styles and residential designs from the 1870s to the 1970s, with a particular emphasis on Officers Row. Houser holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho and an MS in Historic Preservation from Eastern Michigan University. We are grateful to him for traveling from Olympia […]

You're invited! Join us for our annual Kids Fishing Fest! The event includes: • Fishing for kids ages 5-14 with one of our expert fishing mentors • Fishing pole for registered fishers • Opportunity for registered fishers to catch and take home up to two fish • Hands-on science and nature activities for all attendees • BBQ lunch for all attendees (veggie options available) How: Advance registration for a fishing time slot and ticket purchase is required for all attendees ages 5 and over […]

You're invited! Join us for a Hatchery Tour at Columbia Springs. Have you ever wondered how old the fish are in the round ponds or how the hatchery operates? Learn all about the Vancouver Trout Hatchery on one of our hatchery tours! Let us know you’re coming in advance by registering at https://www.columbiasprings.org/guided-tours-2025 We will meet at 3:00pm. Wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather! For more info: http://www.columbiasprings.org/events/guided-tours Photo by Paul Peloquin

Mark Your Calendar: Saturday, June 21, 2025 Save the Date, Bring the Family—It’s Free and No Registration Required! Join Us for a Free, Family-Friendly Celebration! Pollinators are essential to our ecosystems—and they need our help! This festival is your chance to learn, celebrate, and take action to protect these amazing creatures while having fun with your community. TIME 9:00 am - 3:00 pm LOCATION Marshall Park 1069 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663

Get ready to dive into a world of electrifying creativity July 31-Aug. 3, with the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, Washington! There is so much to explore at this free festival, with outdoor stages, local art vendors, a juried art exhibition, family activities and more. Esther Short Park will transform into a playground of creativity, where every corner holds a surprise waiting to be discovered. Immerse yourself in the rhythm of GRAMMYⓇ Award-winning artists Renée Fleming, Mark […]