While classical music is the driving force behind the upcoming Vancouver Arts & Music Festival , don’t be surprised to find yourself jumping out of your lawn chair and grooving to sounds and rhythms from all around the world.

You also can marvel at dance and circus arts, chuckle at clown comedy and feast your eyes on juried art exhibitions.

Across three years, the free annual festival has grown from a local attempt to put Vancouver on the national arts map to an award-winning, and almost bewilderingly busy, tour de force of regional and global talent.

“The Vancouver Arts & Music Festival is a wonderful celebration of our city’s creativity,” said Stacey Donovan, Vancouver cultural services manager. “Every year, tens of thousands of people come together for a free weekend filled wit

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