The weekend is almost here. Get it started early with our round-up of the best weekly events happening in Vancouver on Thursdays:
Bands
Photo: The Heatley
| Live bands (weekly, 6pm) | at Osita | Jazz | Grandview-Woodland |
| Live bands (weekly, 6pm) | at Johnnie Fox’s Irish Pub | Irish | Mount Pleasant |
| Live bands (daily, 6:30pm & 8:30pm) | at Water St Cafe | Jazz | Gastown |
| Live bands (daily, 7pm & 9pm) | at Guilt & Co | Soul / Blues / Funk / R&B | Gastown |
| Tender Mercy: A Night of Songwriters (first Thursday of the month, 7pm) | at The Heatley | Country | DTES |
| Live bands (weekly, 7pm) | at Sylvia Hotel | Jazz | West End |
| Live bands (weekly, 7pm) | at Shamrock Bar | Irish | West End |
| Live bands (weekly, 7pm) | at Donnellans Irish Pub | Irish | Yaletown |
| Live bands (every second Thursday, 7pm) | at The Hart | Folk / Blues | Gastown |
| Live bands (weekly, 7:30pm) | at The Roxy | Rock / Covers | Downtown |
| Open Mic (weekly, 7:30pm) | at Trees Cafe | Open mic | Downtown |
| Live bands (weekly, 8pm) | at Frankie’s Jazz Club | Jazz | Downtown |
| Live bands (weekly, 8pm) | at Malone’s Social Lounge | Rock | Downtown |
| Live bands (weekly, 8pm) | at Tangent Cafe | Jazz | Grandview-Woodland |
| Live bands (weekly, 10pm) | at Portside Pub | Blues / Rock | DTES |
Comedy
Photo: Dogwood Brewing
DJs
Photo: Hello Goodbye Bar
| Throwback Vinyl w/ DJ Evo (weekly, 4pm) | at Brass Fish | Funk / Disco | Downtown |
| Throwback Thursday w/ DJ Cipher (weekly, 9pm) | at Osita | Techno | Grandview-Woodland |
| Copa Cabana (weekly, 9pm) | at Cabana Lounge | Latin / Reggaeton | Downtown |
| Caliente Thursdays | at Studio Nightclub | Salsa / Reggaeton | Downtown |
| L.O.V.E w/ DJs Floetic and Lupo (weekly, 10pm) | at Hello Goodbye Bar | Dance / Hip Hop | Yaletown |
Karaoke
Photo: Glitch Barcade
Other cool stuff
Photo: Slice of Life Art Gallery
