I thought some of the out of town guests would like to know a bit about what is happening in the city while they are here (Hamish).

From August 1-14 the Festival of Vancouver will be taking place.http://www.festivalvancouver.bc.ca/
It's 14 days of concert series, one including the jr. pipe band for the world champion SFU pipe band. The Robert Malcom Memorial pipe band should not be missed if you have the opportunity to see them on the 2nd at noon. http://www.festivalvancouver.bc.ca/S...p?mode=G&gid=4

Also, the Royal Scottish Dance Society of Vancouver hosts Dancing in the park every Monday night in Stanely park (weather permitting) from 7:30- 9:30 pm. http://www.rscdsvancouver.org/calendar.html

I will see what else I can find out for happenings in and around Vancouver in August.