This weekend marks kick off of Carnaval del Sol, the biggest Latin American hybrid festival in the Pacific Northwest. Since 2008 Latincouver has built Carnaval del Sol into one of the most important festivals showcasing Latinx artists, food vendors, creators, and businesses in the Vancouver area. The organizers understood their responsibility to help the community by adapting to the current times, working…
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Celebrate Van Foodster’s 12th Anniversary with Downtown Tasting Tour
It’s hard to believe it’s been 12 years since Vancouver Foodster started introducing us to hot spots and tasty new venues in the city’s neighbourhoods. Celebrate the years of delicious exploring by taking part in Vancouver Foodster’s 12th Anniversary Tasting Tour in Downtown Vancouver on August 21st. Each of the participating establishments will be serving…
Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates makes its return!
As signs point to the end of the pandemic nearing, Tasting Plates is making a return to explore the city’s neighbourhoods! After a 1-1/2 year absence due to the Covid pandemic, Tasting Plates Neighbourhood tours as well as some of our specialty tours beginning later this summer in Vancouver. After a year and a half of…
Playland Opens Tonight!
The thrills are back! Starting tonight, June 11th at 6pm, Playland at the PNE is ready to welcome thrill-seekers to the amusement park. With approval from local health authorities Playland will open the gates to local guests from the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley only for this opening weekend. Initially, Playland will be open Fridays,…
11th Indian Summer Festival heats up the entertainment
The weather is making us think summer is just around the corner, so too is the 11th Indian Summer Festival (ISF2021), opening June 17th 2021. Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’ continues its mission to offer daring, multi-arts events bringing together diverse artists and audiences through five weeks of curated events, streaming most Thursdays and Saturdays…
Alimentaria Mexicana is bringing Mexico to Granville Island
It’s been a while since most of us have traveled abroad for a sun getaway, Mexican-Canadian Chef and Entrepreneur Ernesto Gomez is bringing a taste of Mexico to us. This summer, Chef Gomez and his team collaborators, behind the beloved Chancho Tortilleria, Nuba and former Fayuca, will introduce the city to an authentic Mexican cultural…
Picks of the Week – March 17, 2021
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! May the luck of the Irish be upon you and us all for this 17th of March and throughout the week with these entertaining picks Masterpiece: Friday, the much buzzed about Imagine Van Gogh: The Immersive Exhibition opens at Vancouver Convention Centre, running until June 11th, the initial run of ticket…