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Vancouver on the Cheap: Free Summer Concerts

If you were to create a Venn diagram where one circle was labeled "cheap" and the other labeled "awesome", the middle point where they cross over could be labeled "Vancouver on the Cheap".

If you were to create a Venn diagram where one circle was labeled "cheap" and the other labeled "awesome", the middle point where they cross over could be labeled "Vancouver on the Cheap". In other words, this is a weekly series on things to do and places to go in Vancouver that fall into that magical category of being both cheap and awesome.Got a cheap-living tip you'd like to share? Send it in!

Every summer there are a plethora of free outdoor concerts in Vancouver! Here are the lineups for just a few of them.

No Sinner

SHOREFEST - July 27, 31, and August 3

For the fifth year running, Shore 104.3FM is hosting concerts to accompany the Celebration of Light (oh look, another awesome annual free event!) at Sunset Beach and English Bay. The lineup this year is better than ever.

July 27

Serena Ryder

Grapes of Wrath

Good for Grapes

Buckman Coe

Dawn Pemberton

Northcote

July 31

Daniel Wesley

Fred Eaglesmith

Boom Booms

The Good Lovelies

Rich Hope

August 3

Mother Mother

Deep Dark Woods

River and the Road

No Sinner

Greg Drummond

Head of the Herd

Sheree Plett Beach Concert - June 29

On the afternoon at Locarno Beach, Sheree Plett will play a free concert at a Pacific Theatre Summer BBQ celebration!

Jazz Fest - June 21-July 1

The Vancouver International Jazz Fest has free concerts every year in and around the city. There are too many to list every free concert here, so check the website for more details. Or just swing by David Lam Park on June 29-30, Robson Square on June 22-23, or the Granville Island Public Market on June 21-30!

Sheree Plett

Free Summer CBC Concerts - Musical Nooners

At noon throughout July and August, make sure to go down to 700 Hamilton Street for some free outdoor concerts. The lineup so far is:

July 5 - Shad

July 8 - Shairah

July 9 - Jasper Yip

July 10 - Stephanie Pedrazza

July 11 - ByStarlight

July 12 - Kylee Epp

July 15 - Dave Sinclair & Keith Bennett

July16 - Mazacote