14th Annual UBC FarmAde
FarmAde brings together UBC community members of all ages to celebrate community, local food and local Vancouver talent.
AMS Firstweek
AMS Firstweek is a two-week orientation for all UBC students in every year and every faculty.
Imagine UBC: The Main Event
Join different campus groups for a fair along Main Mall on the first day of the semester!
The Art of Natural Cheesemaking Book Launch with David Asher
After eight years of teaching workshops at the UBC farm, organic farmer and farmstead cheesemaker David Asher has compiled a book full of traditional cheesemaking techniques.
30th Anniversary Celebration: 20 Minute Challenge
We encourage everyone to come out and bring friends and family to walk or run for 20 minutes, receive a FREE hat, and have fun.
Free Family Movie: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Come by the Welcome Centre at 4:30pm for popcorn, juice, and a screening of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa!
Blueberry Fest
Made with love, featuring local BC blueberries.
Chef Challenge
A globally inspired cook-off that’s locally sourced.
Resistance Training 101
Convinced of the benefits, but you don’t know where to begin? Bring a friend or meet someone new during this practical session and discover how easy it is to start a new physical activity.
Apple Festival
A family event for all ages, the UBC Apple Festival celebrates one of British Columbia’s favourite fruits.
Wharton Lecture: ‘Queen of Canopies’ Dr. Meg Lowman & Vancouver Trees Mobile App Launch
UBC Botanical Garden and Greenheart Canopy Walkway are pleased to remember Peter Wharton through the Wharton Lecture Series by hosting Dr. Meg Lowman, Chief of Science & Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences.
The Taste of Terroir Dinner
To celebrate the terroir of our region, Chefs Alvin Pillay and Sarah Stewart of Vancouver’s most iconic Canadian restaurant, Edible Canada, will be preparing a gourmet family-style feast featuring only the freshest locally-grown ingredients.
Peacocks are way cool because…
Come find out which famous scientist wrote that peacock feathers make him sick, why feather iridescence is so important, and what it takes to get a peahen’s attention.
Ask an Expert about Fish Bioacoustics
Did you know that fish can hear?
Badgers are way cool because…
Did you know that a badger once lived in the White House, or that some species can survive poisonous snake bites that would kill an adult lion?
UBC Opera: La Traviata
An opera filled with lavish parties, true love, deceit, and heartbreak; La Traviata unveils an unforgiving world of morality and hypocrisy. Violetta passionately exclaims, “Even when God has forgiven you, mankind is relentless. You are condemned forever.”
UBC Opera: La Traviata
An opera filled with lavish parties, true love, deceit, and heartbreak; La Traviata unveils an unforgiving world of morality and hypocrisy. Violetta passionately exclaims, “Even when God has forgiven you, mankind is relentless. You are condemned forever.”
UBC Opera: La Traviata
An opera filled with lavish parties, true love, deceit, and heartbreak; La Traviata unveils an unforgiving world of morality and hypocrisy. Violetta passionately exclaims, “Even when God has forgiven you, mankind is relentless. You are condemned forever.”
UBC Opera: La Traviata
An opera filled with lavish parties, true love, deceit, and heartbreak; La Traviata unveils an unforgiving world of morality and hypocrisy. Violetta passionately exclaims, “Even when God has forgiven you, mankind is relentless. You are condemned forever.”
Public Critique with Reid Shier: object approaching short blue waves: UBC MFA Graduate exhibition
An exhibition of work by the 2015 graduates of the University of British Columbia’s two-year Master of Fine Arts program: Eric Angus, Jamey Braden, Anyse Ducharme, Jessica Gnyp, and Michelle Weinstein.
In Conversation: Frances Wood and Tim Brook
Dr. Timothy Brook and Dr. Frances Wood on their shared experience as students in China during the Cultural Revolution, and how it shaped their views of China.
Letters to My Grandchildren: Talk, Q&A, and Signing with David Suzuki
Join author, scientist, and environmentalist David Suzuki for a special evening Talk, with Q&A, and Signing.
Buddhism and Wellbeing Conference
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, University of British Columbia, will host the fifth annual Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Conference at UBC.
Community Feast Bowl
Join the Indigenous Health Garden for the monthly Feast Bowl, serving traditional and in-season foods.
From Buddhism to Nestorian Christianity: The Importance of the Silk Roads in the Movement of Ideas and Religions across Central Asia
In celebration of UBC Library’s centennial, author and former British Library curator of Chinese collections Dr. Frances Wood, will speak on the movement of ideas and icons across Central Asia facilitated by the Silk Road trade routes.