Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Events in Vancouver
byIt’s always fun to ring in the New Year with the ones you love, and if your nearest and dearest are too young to head to the hottest club party or themed ballroom bash, here are a few family-friendly options for saying goodbye to 2014 and welcoming 2015 all together:
Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Events in Vancouver
Robson Square
Where Robson Square Ice Rink, Lower Plaza (Robson between Hornby and Howe)
When December 31st from 4:00pm to 8:00pm with an early countdown at 7:30pm.
Cost Free
Details Ice skating, kid’s crafts (build your own noise maker), live music from Rumba Calzada, early countdown, then 8:30pm to 10:30pm The Freshest DJ’s spin for those who stick around to ice skate. The rink will be open until 11:00pm.
Grouse Mountain
Where Grouse Mountain
When December 31st from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Cost Tickets are required to take the SkyRide up to then enjoy the included activities up top. Access to New Year’s Eve festivities is included with your Annual Local’s Pass, Y2Play or Winter Season Pass.
Details Entertainment and fun for all ages, with ice skating outdoors, a live DJ, fire dancing performances, a scavenger hunt, and along with a special 9:00pm early countdown. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve broadcast with Ryan Seacrest will be playing in the Theatre in the Sky until 10:00pm.
Mount Seymour
Where Mount Seymour Family First Night
When December 31st from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Cost $15 per person (children two and under are free), includes tobogganing. Add-ons: $10 Snowtubing, $20 Chocolate Fondue Tour.
Details Enjoy tubing and tobogganing, live entertainment on the main stage by children’s performers, a magic show, a fire spinning routine, a daring highline balancing act or venture into the woods with your family on an intriguing Snowquest.Cozy up to the warmth of Mt Seymour fire pits and indulge in fresh hot apple cider and s’mores. Fireworks finale is at 9:00pm. Mount Seymour will also run a shuttle bus service.
Bright Nights in Stanley Park
In case you missed the impressive holiday light display and Christmas train in Stanley Park, Bright Nights will be open on New Year’s Eve from 3:00pm to 10:00pm.
Ice Skating in Surrey
While there isn’t an early countdown or fireworks planned, the whole family can get together for a skate at the Winter Ice Palace in Cloverdale or the Snowflake Skate in Newton, both open 12:00pm to 4:00pm on December 31st.
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I can not believe there will NOT be any fireworks display for New Years Eve this year. What the H_ _ L ?? One of the largest cities in Canada and they couldn’t come up with the “funding”??? Gee where did ALL of the money Vancouver brings in go to???? Obviously in somebody else’s pockets. Hope their enjoying themselves, the one’s who are pulling in a salary way more than what they deserve or earn. How cheap can the city be??? Maybe if some of these people like politicians etc. would’ve each put in some, the adults and children of Vancouver would’ve had SOMETHING to look forward too, that DOESN’T cost the citizens of Vancouver any money. Oh no, that wouldn’t do, but Vancouver lists events online what the city is putting on for New Year’s Eve and all them COST THE CITIZENS MONEY, NOTHING IS FREE like the fireworks would’ve been.
Hope Vancouver is proud of themselves. For Vancouver to tell people they don’t have the money, is total Bull S_ _ T.