21 things to do around Vancouver from Aug. 30 to Sept. 6

A range of free public events is planned around Vancouver this week. Gastown Summer Set will keep Water Street car-free between Richards and Columbia streets from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, with DJs, markets, patio dining and pop-up activities. The Fringe Patio music series begins Sept. 5 at Ocean Artworks on Granville Island and continues daily through Sept. 20. The fourth annual Dutch Street Market runs Aug. 29 and 30 on the 700 to 1000 blocks of Granville Street.

Sports schedules include Vancouver Whitecaps matches against CF Montreal on Sept. 2 and St. Louis City FC on Sept. 5 at BC Place. Vancouver FC faces Supra Du Quebec at 3 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Langley Events Centre, while Vancouver Rise plays Halifax Tides at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby at 4 p.m. Sept. 5.

Science World will host its 19+ After Dark: Science of Sleight — Magic Edition on Sept. 2, from 6 to 10 p.m., featuring Alex Zander, Shawn Farquhar and Billy Hsueh, along with opportunities to learn magic tricks. Tickets are $39.99. The venue’s FIFA Museum soccer-and-technology exhibition remains on through Sept. 7.

Families can visit the Chilliwack Corn Maze at Greendale Acres through Oct. 31, with rides, farm animals and children’s activities. Stanley Park’s temporary 18-hole mini-golf course is open until Oct. 4. Trading Card Con, featuring nearly 500 vendors, runs Sept. 4 to 6 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre; admission is $18, or $28 for the weekend, with free entry for children under seven accompanied by a paying adult.

Other events include “Weird Al” Yankovic at the PNE’s Freedom Mobile Arch on Sept. 3, Bobby Lee at the Orpheum on Sept. 5, and TAIWANfest from Sept. 5 to 7 at several downtown venues. The White Rock Night Market starts at 3 p.m. Sept. 4 on Marine Drive. Taves Farms’ sunflower event continues until Sept. 6 before its fall program opens Sept. 12, while the Vancouver Fringe Festival runs Sept. 10 to 20 at Granville Island and other venues.