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Tonight in Vancouver

What's actually happening tonight, on a schedule

Live music and basement jazz, craft brewery tasting rooms, cocktail bars worth the detour, golden-hour waterfront patios, and Gastown and Chinatown after midnight, the recurring happenings that run on a fixed clock, every night of the week.

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Live tonight

25 recurring happenings, checked against Destination Vancouver and venue sites: live music and jazz, brewery tasting rooms, cocktail bars, sunset waterfront patios, and late-night Gastown and Chinatown spots.

Live Music & Culture

Stages, Ballrooms and Basement Jazz

Commodore Ballroom

Granville Entertainment District · 868 Granville St.

Vancouver's landmark sprung-floor ballroom, now a Live Nation room hosting touring acts most nights of the week. Tickets go through the venue's calendar; box office line is 604.739.4550.

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Rickshaw Theatre

Downtown Eastside · 254 E. Hastings St.

A former kung fu cinema turned punk and metal institution with a near-nightly calendar. Recurring club nights include Emo Night Brooklyn and Gimme Gimme Disco, plus multi-day festivals such as Covenant Festival in late September.

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Guilt & Company

Gastown · 1 Alexander Street, Underground

A brick-vaulted basement bar with two live shows every night of the week. Open Sunday to Wednesday 18:00 to midnight, Thursday to 01:00, Friday and Saturday to 02:00.

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Fox Cabaret

Mount Pleasant · Main Street

Former grindhouse cinema now running live music, dance parties and comedy, including The Sunday Service improv troupe every Sunday.

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Frankie's Jazz Club

Downtown · Beatty Street at Robson Street

A dimly lit supper club with weekly live jazz programming, a full cocktail bar and Italian cooking. Tables are ticketed in advance online; minors welcome until 22:00 when seated with an adult.

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Craft Beer

Brewery Tasting Rooms

Brassneck Brewery

Mount Pleasant · 2148 Main Street

Opened October 2013 and still the benchmark of Vancouver's tasting-room culture, with a constantly rotating chalkboard of small-batch beers. Open until 23:00 every day; sister venue The Magnet is downtown.

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33 Acres Brewing Company

Mount Pleasant · 15 W. 8th Ave.

Family-owned brewery voted Best Brewery in the Georgia Straight's 2026 Golden Plates, with a white-walled tasting room at 33A and a second space at 25 W. 8th Ave.

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Strange Fellows Brewing

East Vancouver · 1345 Clark Drive

A taproom that doubles as an art gallery, known for barrel-aged and wild ales. Open Sunday to Wednesday 12:00 to 21:00, Thursday to 22:00, Friday and Saturday to 23:00.

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Steamworks Brew Pub

Gastown · overlooking Vancouver Harbour

Canada's original urban brew pub, pouring steam-brewed beer from copper fermentors since 1995. Twenty rotating taps, a ten-tap taster paddle and fish and chips battered in its own Lions Gate Lager.

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Main Street Brewing

Mount Pleasant · Main Street area

One of the anchors of the Mount Pleasant brewery district that Destination Vancouver recommends walking between, in a city with more than 70 craft breweries.

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Cocktails

Cocktail Bars Worth the Detour

The Keefer Bar

Chinatown · Keefer Street

Apothecary-inspired bar built on Chinese herbs and tinctures, voted Best Cocktail Bar in the 2026 Golden Plates. Open Sunday to Thursday 16:00 to 01:00, Friday and Saturday 16:00 to 02:00.

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Pourhouse

Gastown · 162 Water St.

Century-old room doing classics-driven cocktails on an ever-changing menu, one of the bars that built Gastown's drinks reputation.

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L'Abattoir

Gastown · 217 Carrall St.

French-influenced West Coast cooking with a bar programme to match, and a MICHELIN Guide recommendation. Good for a late seat at the bar after dinner elsewhere.

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Monarca

Gastown · 181 Carrall St.

Agave-focused bar pouring premium tequila and mezcal, from a Pecan Old Fashioned to the Monarca Margarita. Margarita Mondays run weekly and happy hour is daily 16:00 to 17:30.

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Bartholomew and The Stock Room

Yaletown · Yaletown bar strip

Paired Yaletown cocktail rooms that Destination Vancouver flags for well-made drinks in the neighbourhood's brick warehouse setting.

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Sunset & Waterfront

Golden Hour on the Water

CRAFT Beer Market English Bay

West End · steps from English Bay Beach

Heated rooftop patio open year round directly above English Bay, with floor-to-ceiling windows and sunset views from every room. Patios are weather dependent, so call ahead; guests under drinking age welcome until 21:00.

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Cactus Club Cafe English Bay

West End · steps from English Bay Beach

Voted Best Patio in the Georgia Straight's 2026 Golden Plates, with unobstructed ocean views a few steps from the sand.

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Tap & Barrel Bridges

Granville Island · 1696 Duranleau Street

Waterfront patio and upper balcony on the western tip of Granville Island looking across False Creek to downtown. Open Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday to midnight, Saturday 10:00 to midnight, Sunday 10:00 to 22:00; happy hour daily 21:00 to close.

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Tap & Barrel Convention Centre

Coal Harbour · 76 to 1055 Canada Place

Large heated patio in Jack Poole Plaza with views over Burrard Inlet to the North Shore. Open Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday to midnight, Saturday 10:00 to midnight, Sunday 10:00 to 23:00.

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LOCAL Public Eatery Kitsilano

Kitsilano · near Kits Beach at Yew Street

Beach-adjacent patio with English Bay and North Shore mountain views, first come first served. Open until midnight Sunday to Wednesday, 01:00 Thursday and 02:00 Friday and Saturday, with late happy hour from 21:00 or 22:00.

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Late Night & Speakeasies

After Midnight in Gastown and Chinatown

Arcana

Gastown · 238 Abbott St.

A hidden occult speakeasy that mixes supernatural theatrics with the polish of a 1930s French salon. Small room, so arrive early or expect a wait.

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Clough Club

Gastown · 212 Abbott St.

A well-appointed back bar pouring unapologetically strong drinks, with live music every Saturday and Sunday.

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Fortune Sound Club

Chinatown · Pender Street

Vancouver's benchmark hip-hop and R&B club since 2009. Recurring nights: Midnight Mondays with free DownLow Chicken, Happy Ending Fridays and Saturday hip-hop and R&B, with live shows in between.

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Celebrities and Numbers

West End · Davie Street

The two long-running Davie Village clubs at the centre of Vancouver's LGBTQ nightlife, with drag, dance floors and late licences.

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Vantek

Vancouver · roving locations

The city's after-hours techno crew, the go-to for when the licensed bars close. Locations and dates are announced per event.

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2026 closures to check before you go: Bar None in Yaletown ceased operations, Flamingo House and Floata Seafood in Chinatown have closed, and Matchstick Coffee is winding down all four of its locations (https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-closed-restaurants-february-2026). Richmond Night Market is running what organisers describe as its final season in 2026 after 26 years (https://nomsmagazine.com/vancouver-restaurants-closed/). Tap & Barrel notes that hours varied during the FIFA World Cup tournament, so confirm current hours (https://tapandbarrel.com/locations/bridges/). Compiled 26 Aug 2026.

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