Bard on the Beach
Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festival. The theatre festival runs annually from early June through September in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Photo: Irene Kehler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: Annual open-air Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Bard On The Beach (Summer Only)”
- Address: 1695 Whyte Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include H. R. MacMillan Space Centre and Vancouver Maritime Museum.
H. R. MacMillan Space Centre
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, is an astronomy museum located at Vanier Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The museum was opened on October 28, 1968, containing a Planetarium Star Theatre. H. R. MacMillan Space Centre is situated 210 metres west of Bard on the Beach.
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a maritime museum devoted to presenting the maritime history of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the Canadian Arctic. Vancouver Maritime Museum is situated 400 metres west of Bard on the Beach.
Burrard Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burrard Bridge is a four-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed between 1930 and 1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five-part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. Burrard Bridge is situated 320 metres southeast of Bard on the Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davie Village and Granville Island.
Davie Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
Davie Village is a neighbourhood in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the home of the city's LGBT subculture, and, as such, is often considered a gay village, or gaybourhood.
Granville Island
Neighborhood
Photo: Zhatt, Public domain.
Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, across False Creek from Downtown Vancouver, under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge.
West End
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city. Located on the western half of the downtown peninsula, the compact, mostly residential area is surrounded by a string of beaches and the beloved Stanley Park, and bustling with tonnes of shops and eateries on its main streets.
Bard on the Beach
- Categories: theater company, theater festival, sylvan theater, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27665° or 49° 16′ 36″ northLongitude
-123.14216° or 123° 8′ 32″ westOpen location code
84XR7VG5+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1127286534OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreWikidata ID
Q807984
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Bard on the Beach” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bard on the Beach”
- German: “Bard on the Beach”
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Highlights include City of Vancouver Archives and Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory.
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