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A Celebration of Cultural Heritage: French, Italian and Greek!

There are a few cultural heritage days coming up in Vancouver... Here are a few of my picks: 2009 FRANCOPHONE SUMMER FESTIVAL OF VANCOUVER: June 18 - 24 This is the 20th edition of this summer festival dedicated to Francophone music.

There are a few cultural heritage days coming up in Vancouver... Here are a few of my picks:

Fesitval d'ete

This is the 20th edition of this summer festival dedicated to Francophone music. There are some big names in Francophone music performing, including Malajube, Karkwa, Pierre Lapointe and Ariane Mahryke Lemire.

There will also be a day of FREE activities with clowns, magicians and visual arts for the kids on Saturday, June 20.

You can get all of the festival details 

greekday

As part of Greek Heritage Month (May 25 - June 21) Greek Day takes place along the West Broadway corridor in the heart of Kitsilano. Expect to find musical and dance acts performing on 2 stages, tasty greek cooking demonstrations, a Kid's Zone, and storytelling. Plus - it's FREE ADMISSION!

For more event details you can visit

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Join in for a week long celebration of Italian music, theatre, arts and food! Hosted by the Italian Cultural Centre, almost all of the events are FREE ADMISSION. For all you cycling fanatics, the centre's museum, il Museo, will have an exhibit called all about historical Italian-Canadian cycling in Vancouver.

You can go to the website to find out the weeklong program of events.