Weekend events

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Posted September 18, 2015 8:00 pm.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – There are lots of great things to do this weekend, despite the bad weather.

Visit the Home Reno Show Saturday at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam.

It’s the last weekend to check out the Fringe Festival at Granville Island.

Stop by the Croatian Cultural Centre Saturday for the My Bella Baby Show.

The 14th annual Scotiabank Dance Centre open house is on Saturday.

Come out to Iona Beach in Richmond Saturday for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

The Vancouver Tugboat Festival is on this weekend at Granville Island.

Drop in on the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival Saturday at the Vancouver Playhouse.

Check out the Trout Lake or West End Farmers Markets Saturday.

The 2015 Vancouver and White Rock Modern Home Tours happening this weeken

The Whitecaps host the Seattle Sounders Saturday afternoon at BC Place.

The Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life happens today Sunday at Sunset Beach.

The Terry Fox Run happens Sunday at Stanley Park and other locations around the Lower Mainland.

Check out Bard on the Beach at Vanier Park on until the 26th.

Stop by the Kits or Mount Pleasant Farmers Markets on Sunday.

Celebrate mixed race heritage and hybrid cultural identity Sunday at Hapa Family Day in the Park at the Granville Island Picnic Pavilion.

The Pacific Festival is on now until the 26th at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond.

Take a ride on the Queen Elizabeth Park zipline.

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