Another month comes to a close but another long weekend is upon us, with Vancouver Pride week in full swing there’s lots of activities happening around town. Concert: The show everyone’s been waiting for, JayZ & Justin Timberlake bring their Legends Of Summer Tour to BC Place tonight. Skies: Look up! The skies over English…
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Picks Of The Week: May 15, 2013
The summer doesn’t officially start for another month but the May long weekend is the unofficial kick-off to the season. Blockbuster Movies, Fairs and Midways, Concerts all begin get people out and about to take in Victoria Day. Spit: After a too long hiatus, SPIT returns for a Thursday night adventure, Kiss Of Life, at…
CelticFest Vancouver 2013
Can you hear the pipes? Starting this weekend you should be hearing a lot of pipes and Irish jigs around Vancouver as Celtic Fest gets under way. The celebration of Celtic heritage kicks off this Saturday March 9th with free entertainment and family fun at The Village at False Creek (Olympic Village) from noon until…
Chinese New Year 2013
We are coming into the annual Lunar New Year season as Chinese and other Asian communities prepare for the more important festive occasion of their year. This year, Sunday February 10, 2013 ushers in the New Year, the Year of the Snake on the Chinese zodiac. People born under the year of the snake (1954,…
Rogers Santa Claus Parade
The man in the big red suit is on his way back to visit all the good little girls and boys in Vancouver. The ninth annual Rogers Santa Claus Parade takes place on December 2nd, 2012. The pre-parade family activities get under way at 1030 am as the Christmas Square returns to the Vancouver Art…
Chinese / Lunar New Year – Gung Hei Fat Choi
Today marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year 4709, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. In the Chinese Zodiac this marks the year of the Dragon, the sign for those born in years, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012. This is also the year of the Water Dragon, each year…
Oak Bay Tea Party
The Oak Bay Tea Party wrapped up it’s 49th year in spectacular fashion! Under beautiful sunny skies this fun community event closed with an air show over the waters off of Willows Beach. Begun in 1963 as a ‘one time only’ community day, the event proved so popular it’s been the staple Oak Bay kick…