Doors Open Richmond celebrates arts, culture, public safety, and spirituality at dozens of local sites

Have you ever wanted to visit the Steveston Buddhist Temple or the Vedic Cultural Centre on No. 5 Road in Richmond? How about the Richmond Olympic Experience Museum or the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site or the Lulu Island Winery? These sites, along with 47 other partners, are part of the 18th annual Doors Open Richmond event.

Richmond Museum will present this free citywide celebration of arts and culture on Saturday (June 7) and Sunday (June 8). According to the museum website, most programs are available on a walk-in basis, but a few require pre-registration., including the Richmond Museum and the Richmond Olympic Experience Museum.

“No matter what age or background, Doors Open Richmond offers something for everyone,” says Bilan Hassan, chair of the Richmond Museum Society, in a news release. “From civic workers and local artists to businesses showcasing their incredible work, this event provides opportunities to step inside the places that shape our community and meet the people who bring it to life. Richmond is a vibrant,  multicultural city filled with unique stories, ideas, and experiences—and Doors Open is the perfect chance to discover it all.”

To make things easier, the society has doubled the number of bus tours this year. One of those tours, Sacred Spaces, takes people to the Lingyen Mountain Temple, Eastern Catholic Church, and Vedic Cultural Centre on Saturday, and the Richmond Ismaili Jamatkhana, Richmond Jamia Mosque, and Steveston Buddhist Temple on Sunday.

Doors Open Richmond 2025 partners

1. 12 Service Battalion Museum & 39 Service Battalion

2. Athiana Acres | NEW

3. Az-Zahraa Islamic Centre

4. Bahá’í Community of Richmond

5. BC Ambulance Services

6. Bodhi Meditation

7. Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site

8. Cat Hart, Branscombe House Artist-in-Residence | NEW

9. Eastern Catholic Church Richmond

10. Effat Mirnia Art Studio | NEW

11. FT Art Studio | NEW

12. Gateway Theatre [Video Only]

13. Gina Page, Seawrack Press Studio

14. Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

15. Gurdwara Nanak Niwas: India Cultural Centre of Canada

16. KPU Farm | NEW

17. Lingyen Mountain Temple

18. London Farm

19. LuLu Island Winery

20. Minoru Chapel

21. MLA Kelly Greene Constituency Office | NEW

22. Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple

23. Our Saviour Lutheran Church

24. Richmond Art Gallery & Richmond Public Art, Canada Line Art Tour

25. Richmond Artefact Collection

26. Richmond Caring Place

27. Richmond City Hall

28. Richmond Family Place

29. Richmond Fire-Rescue

30. Richmond Ismaili Jamatkhana

31. Richmond Jamia Masjid (Sunni Muslim Mosque)

32. Richmond Museum

33. Richmond Nature Park

34. Richmond Olympic Experience Museum

35. Richmond Public Library

36. Richmond RCMP

37. Richmond Recycling Depot

38. Richmond Youth Education Center

39. Sanduz Estate Wines

40. Scott Pleydell-Pearce Artist Studio

41. Sea Island Heritage Society

42. Steveston Buddhist Temple

43. Steveston Kendo Club [Video Only] | NEW

44. Steveston Museum & Post Office

45. Steveston Tram

46. SU ART Studio | NEW

47. Textile Arts Guild of Richmond

48. The Sharing Farm at Terra Nova

49. Turkish-Canadian Society

50. Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko

51. Vedic Cultural Centre

52. Weavers and Spinners Studio

The Richmond Museum website has a map of all Doors Open Richmond locations. Follow Pancouver on X @PancouverMedia, Bluesky @pancouver.bsky.social, and Instagram @PancouverMedia.