Homes for the Holidays in Support of a Great Cause

Homes For The Holidays returns to its spectacular setting at UBC’s Cecil Green Park House for one weekend in November to dazzle with holiday displays and inspiration, with all proceeds benefitting the young people in Take a Hike Foundation programs. 

Over 30 interior designers and creatives will be lending their talents to this stunning event, with new additions this year like the Boutique Boulevard, where guests can purchase beautifully curated decorations for their own trees.

Homes for the Holidays in Support of a Great Cause

Homes For The Holidays is a self-guided tour, and organizers estimate that it will take about an hour and a half to complete the tour at a leisurely pace.

• When: Saturday November 23 & Sunday, November 24, 2024
  • 11:00am to 7:00pm Saturday, and until 5:00pm on Sunday
• Where:  Cecil Green Park House (6251 Cecil Green Park Rd, Vancouver)
• Tickets: On sale starting Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:00am
  • Regular tickets are $50 (plus s/c & fees) and allow ticket holders entry anytime during the specific time slot and date selected.
  • VIP tickets are $80 (plus s/c & fees) and offer ticket holders entry anytime on the selected date, the opportunity to skip the line, as well as a VIP gift bag and a complimentary beverage.
  • VVIP tickets are $100 (plus s/c & fees) and offer ticket holders entry at any time over the ENTIRE weekend, the opportunity to skip the line, as well as a VIP gift bag and a complimentary beverage.

Following last year’s success at Cecil Green Park House, this year’s event promises to top expectations once again. Inspired by the mansion’s heritage, guests will be taken back to the roaring ‘20s, celebrating the heyday of Cecil Green’s history. Meanwhile, the Conservatory promises to serve up a tropical holiday brunch and the Library will have guests travelling to the future with an avant-garde holiday transformation.

After touring the exquisitely decorated rooms, wander outside to the covered and heated Terrace of Trees overlooking the gorgeous gardens at Cecil Green Park. Here visitors will be encouraged to linger and admire twenty sponsored trees, all beautifully decorated by designers and creatives. Also on this terrace, the popular Silent Auction features a carefully curated selection of items for inspired holiday shopping. And be sure to pick up a handmade wreath and spread festive cheer from your doorstep.

Meet this year’s highly anticipated featured designers

• Ami McKay of Pure Design, named one of Canada’s Top Five Interior Designers by Chatelaine magazine and currently filming Vancouver Reno with Magnolia Network.
• Francesca Albertazzi of Studio Albertazzi, known for her work on HGTV’s Pamela’s Garden of Eden, Love It or List It Vancouver, and Love It or List It Vacation Homes
• Jenalee Nordstrom and Christopher Nordstrom of Schédio Spaces, whose award-winning work has been published in ELLE Decor, Hospitality Design, Western Living, BCLiving
• Joanna Vagelatos of JV Design Group and Erin Chow of The Haven Collective, two of Vancouver’s popular and regularly published interior designers
• Peter Wilds of Peter Wilds Design whose work graces the pages of Gray Magazine, In Style Magazine, Canadian House and Home as well as Style at Home Magazine joins forces with Bonnie Wilson of Gild & Co.

Back by popular demand, they are ringing in the 2024 holiday season with jazz bands, choirs, and solo performances including the talented Rabecca Talbot.

Talbot started her musical career singing alongside Michael Bublé at the opening of “Swing” at the Stanley Theatre. She has performed all over Canada and the US and lent her vocals to the legacy project of Vancouver-based composer, Joan Beckow. Recently, her very accomplished career came full circle when she starred alongside her husband in the popular, “Crazy for you.” You may also recognize her partner as Love It or List It Vancouver host Todd Talbot who will also be in attendance.

Space is limited so purchase your tickets now, and be part of something truly special as we come together for a charitable celebration that will leave you inspired and filled with the joy of the season.

About Take a Hike Foundation

Take a Hike Foundation (TAH) empowers youth who experience vulnerability to change the trajectory of their lives with a full-time mental health and emotional well-being program embedded in an alternate education classroom.

The program engages youth with intentional, continuous clinical counselling, outdoor experiential learning, and community. TAH’s public school district partners provide high quality education, and together, they empower youth with the skills and resilience they need to graduate high school, build healthy relationships, and achieve success – however they define it.

Follow Take a Hike Foundation and Homes For The Holidays on Instagram for more information.

Miss604 is a proud sponsor of Homes for the Holidays 2024

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