After voluntarily closing March 16th due to COVID-19 precautions, Van Dusen Botanical Gardens is getting ready to reopen May 1st, perfectly timed to let the public enjoy the spring blooms. Starting this morning at 9amcurrent members of the Gardens are welcome to reserve a time to visit the Garden. After many weeks of staying home, Van…
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12 Festive Light Displays for the 2018 Holiday Season
With less than a month until Christmas, Metro Vancouver is ablaze with lights as people and places put up light displays all around. Some of the brightest and most festive displays are now open or opening soon to the public, here’s a list of light displays to enjoy the twinkle of the Holiday Season: Aurora…
10 Halloween Frights for Vancouver Families
Halloween is just around the corner; leaves crunching underfoot, jack o’lanterns are carved, costumes are being prepared, candy is being stockpiled in anticipation of trick or treating. Get a chill when you take on these frightening (and mostly family friendly) Halloween in Vancouver. Fright Nights at Playland: Vancouver’s favourite fear fest, is on until October 31st,…
Picks of the Week – October 17, 2018
Even though the weather doesn’t feel like it, Halloween is just around the corner and we’re well into the Autumn entertainment season. Kicks: Whitecaps FC play their second to last home match of the regular season tonight at BC Place Beer: It’s your last weekend to experience #DasOriginal Oktoberfest at Vancouver Alpen Club this Friday and Saturday night….
Festive Friday Find: Karaoke Christmas Lights Tour
Vancouver is has many festival light displays to thrill the young and old, the distance between them and waiting in line makes them difficult to see simply. Putting them all in one easy package and wrapping them with a song it the Vancouver Trolley Karaoke Christmas Lights Tour. At Canada Place, hop on one of…
Festive Friday Finds: Van Dusen Festival of Lights
Once again, the Festival of Lights at Van Dusen Botanical Garden has lit up the nights. The botanical gardens have been illuminated by a million plus lights and the sounds of the holidays. This year 5 acres have been added to the Festival of Lights adding more themed and interactive areas, the Sound House is sure to…
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2015
While this spring seems to have come and gone already, there are still plenty of blossoms around the city to be tickled pink during the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. The month-long Festival kicks off tomorrow, April 2nd with the free lunch time Cherry Jam concert at Burrard Station. Throughout the festival look for free community events, neighbourhood…