MOOD SWING (APRIL 23, 2026): FREE + CHEAP VANCOUVER EVENTS
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Art from Ash Contois (IG @delusional_jellyfish) titled "Alien Insect Ready for Inspection." This will be available as a print during the Slice of Life "BUGS" art collective show this Friday, April 24.
We’ve officially entered that chaotic, beautiful stretch of spring where the sun is out, the cherry blossoms are doing their thing, and half the city is either thriving or absolutely taken out by seasonal allergies.
If we haven’t met yet—hi! It’s Lindsey again, stepping in as your guest Mood Swing curator while Phoebe is away. Last week you had Becca, this week you’ve got me, and honestly… I’m just here trying to romanticize sneezing fits and convince you to leave your house.
The good news: Vancouver is wide awake right now. The calendars are filling up, the art is art-ing, and there are plenty of reasons to say yes this weekend (even if you’re bringing tissues in your tote).
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INDIE SLEAZE DANCE PARTY ☆ Time to resurrect your 2010 Tumblr self. The Hollywood Theatre is hosting Indie Sleaze night with DJs spinning Arctic Monkeys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Daft Punk and more. Smudged eyeliner and skinny jeans optional but encouraged.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 10PM - 2AM ☆ HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, 3123 W BROADWAY ☆ $15
INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY ☆ A wholesome counterpoint to your Friday night choices: friends of SAD Mag Enabling Arts are celebrating Canadian Indie Bookstore Day with free books, discounts, raffle prizes and pop-up typewriter poetry (yes, really). Stick around for a local poetry reading from 4–5PM and lean into your literary era.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1PM - 5PM ☆ ENABLING ARTS, 343 RAILWAY ST ☆ FREE / BY DONATION
LAUREN CRAZYBULL: ARTIST’S TEA ☆ Slow things down with an afternoon of tea and conversation at 221A. Join artist Lauren Crazybull as she shares work from her 18-month fellowship, exploring Indigenous presence through painting, alongside photography and a new poem by Cree author Billy-Ray Belcourt. If you can’t make the afternoon tea, the show is luckily open for viewing until May 15.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2PM - 4PM ☆ 221A, 825 PACIFIC ST ☆ FREE
