Halloween 2021 brings a return of some of our favourite in-person Spooky Season traditions that will get the adrenaline pumping with thrills and scares, and sugar-highs Hallowed Eves: Playland once again transforms into a Halloween-themed experience as Hallowed Eves welcome guests October 21-24 & 27-31, including thrill rides, creepy décor, scary characters and live performances…
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Christmas comes early when Vancouver Christmas Market returns.
After making last year a virtual shopping experience, the 2021 Vancouver Christmas Market is making its way back to its home at Jack Poole Plaza (Olympic Cauldron). Vancouver’s only European Christmas Market is a month away from welcoming back guests to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season with an expanded six-week schedule from November…
The Cultch 2021 Fall Season Brings Back a Holiday Tradition
The Cultch 2021 Fall Season is underway, bringing a mix of online and in-person performances to put a cap on a year of innovative productions that have kept audiences entertained while at home. Urban Ink and The Cultch’s TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival, recently wrapped up a week of brilliant, creative interactive digital performances and in-person screenings…
Vancouver Art Gallery presents Yoko Ono: GROWING FREEDOM
GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono / The art of John and Yoko presented by Vancouver Art Gallery from October 9, 2021, to May 2, 2022, celebrates the work of the renowned conceptual and performance artist. GROWING FREEDOM underscores the cornerstones of action, participation, and imagination in the work of Yoko Ono and examines the collaborative…
18th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival returns
The 18thAnnual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival is bring over 100 events to the neighbourhood from October 27 to November 7, 2021. As the Downtown Eastside community starts to emerge from the pandemic, the Festival is excited to reconnect with its many dozens of community partners, including UBC Learning Exchange, Firehall Arts Centre,…
Picks of the Week – October 6, 2021
As we hit another Thanksgiving weekend, I’m sure we can be thankful for the line-up of entertainment to pick from this week. If you haven’t already, it’s not too late to order your Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go from some local spots. Canoe: In the Vancouver Maritime Museum’s featured exhibition, on until July 3, 2022, Canoe Cultures ::…
Chor Leoni reveals 2021/22 Season
Chor Leoni has been teasing the changes coming for its 30th season over the last few months. New Lions are joining the choir, Chor Leoni has a new home and has been named Choir in Residency at the newly renovated St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church in downtown Vancouver. Don Macdonald, a former Lion himself, is the…