Now celebrating its 5th year, The Vancouver Christmas Market has become a holiday tradition for Vancouverites. Once again the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza will be filled with traditional European wooden huts from November 22nd to December 24th, 2014. With a total of over 50 unique vendors, including 14 new huts and 17 different food choices, more than ever before, visitors…
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Find Fine Art at Art For Life 2014
Vancouver’s Art For Life Art Auction and Gala is now in its 21st year, making it one of the longest running charity events of its kind in the city. This year’s event on November 22nd is expected to fill the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Yaletown with partons of the Arts and supporters of…
Twelve 2014 Christmas Craft Markets
Even though it’s bright and sunny, Christmas is just around the corner and time is ticking away. Handmade Gifts and DIY Crafts are becoming more and more popular in the age of Christmas commercialism. Here is some of the Christmas Craft Markets and Holiday Fairs to get your Holiday shopping started: Circle Craft Christmas Market…
Picks of the Week – November 12, 2014
As we reach the midway point in November, we’ll see more and more mention of Christmas, just around the corner. If it’s too early for you, there’s still lots of non-Holiday related events in the picks of the week. Broadway: What a feeling! Flashdance the Musical is now onstage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre until…
Vancouver Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Remembrance Day is always important to Canadians but due to the recent events in Ottawa and Montreal resulting in the deaths of two Canadian soldiers, awareness of Remembrance Day has taken on a new heights. Here’s some of the locations around Vancouver to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies: Jack Poole Plaza (Vancouver Convention Centre) : 0830…
Destination BC finds the Wild Within
This week, at the Tourism Industry Summit, Destination British Columbia debuted its new 3 year strategic plan for selling BC to the world. In just under a year as the tourism agency’s first full time CEO, Marsha Walden and her team has criss-crossed the province finding out how the industry felt about the current state…
Vancouver Foodster Big Melt Challenge is on
Just in time for the arrival of grey winter weather and accompanying cravings for warm, comfort food, Vancouver Foodster’s Big Melt Challenge is now underway! The chefs at six local eateries have each created their own unique Big Melt dish. Fancy or simple, sweet or savoury, sandwiched or open-faced each chef was open to interpret…