As the annual Circle Craft Christmas Market wraps up it kicks off the Holiday season of craft fairs. Over the next month, Metro Vancouver is filled with markets and fairs of all sizes bringing the best of handcrafted, artisanal gifts and crafts for your holiday shopping. So skip the crowded malls, shop local and find something…
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Be Entertained By The Heart of the City Festival
The 16th annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival is now underway. Until November 10th, the neighbourhood is filled with music, stories, theatre, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, dance, readings, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, mixed media, art talks, history talks and history walks. This year’s theme Holding the Light has emerged from the compelling need of DTES-involved…
Join #Miss604Party celebrating Miss604’s 15th Anniversary
Western Canada’s beloved @Miss604, Rebecca Bollwitt, is celebrating 15 years of miss604.com by giving back to the communities that have made her the most awarded-winning blog. One of Named one of British Columbia’s Top 100 Women of Influence and recipient of over 20 local blog awards, Rebecca Bollwitt is celebrating the crystal anniversary of Miss604.com by…
Prepare to Explore 23rd Eastside Culture Crawl
The 23nd Annual Eastside Culture Crawl brings art lovers from all around Metro Vancouver to East Vancouver, November 14 to 17, 2019. For four days, more than 500 artists will open their studios, garages, and display their artwork for the public during Vancouver’s favourite celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts. Taking in the Vancouver…
Lumière Vancouver expands for 2019
As we prepare to fall back to Pacific Standard Time, Lumière Vancouver illuminates the early dark evenings downtown and West End neighbourhoods in spectacular fashion starting tonight, and throughout the weekend. Back for its sixth year, the annual, family-friendly event is inspired by light and artistic expression. Lumière Vancouver 2019 includes more than 25 interactive…
Vancouver Foodster Celebrates Global Flavours
This November Vancouver Foodster brings us two events that show us the diversity of the city’s food scene, while also showing us how similar dishes vary around the world. Dumpling Fest returns for another year on November 6th. Dumplings are served in cultures all around the world, find out how they do it by visiting the…
Tasting Plates Gastown & Chinatown – recap
A pleasant Vancouver evening, was filled with pleasant company and great food as Tasting Plates visited Gastown & Chinatown on Wednesday October 23rd. Tasting Plates patrons found something sweet and savoury as they walked between the evening’s eateries in the two downtown neighbourhoods. Four of the more recently opened eateries were new to many of…