This year’s 20 selected shorts for the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival will be announced at a free public event at Robson Square in Vancouver on July 20th. The festival will then showcase these emerging Canadian short film talents on Air Canada flights around the world from August 1st to December 31st, 2016. Air Canada […]

The 34th annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (“Jessies”) were handed out in Vancouver last night, to a jubilant and artful crowd at the Commodore Ballroom. The past season of theatre, both large and small, for young audiences, and musicals, was celebrated and special awards were handed out to honour patrons, newcomers, and those who make […]

What could be better than a warm, sunny, Friday night on the coast celebrating our nation’s 149th birthday watching a dazzling fireworks display with friends and family? This Canada Day, you can enjoy many free activities around the region including these fireworks events: Canada Day Fireworks Surrey Canada Day takes place at the Bill Reid […]

This summer, you can enter to win some great local park prizes when you share your photos from a Metro Vancouver Regional Park online. To inspire your explorations, I will be sharing some of my favourite parks (with a few already listed here). Since school is out, the days are longer, and it’s officially beach […]

Take a trip back in time to our local 1827 Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post at Fort Langley this summer. Watch live demonstrations throughout the day, stop for coffee or lunch at lelem’ at the fort café, pan for gold, visit the bunnies and goats, and be immersed in the heritage of this national […]

Under colourful flags and strings of lanterns swaying in the warm summer air at twilight, fried fare, exotic delicacies, and cheap merchandise can be found at a number of local night markets. They’re as famous for their unique foods-on-sticks and entertainment as they are for their lively ambiance and people watching. Here is a list […]

The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (“The Jessies”) for excellence in Vancouver theatre this past season, will be presented on Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Commodore Ballroom. The nominees for the 34th Annual Jessies were announced a few weeks ago and the city is ready to celebrate the best of many diverse productions from the […]

It’s a Nanaimo thing. World Championship Bathtub Racing is a high-thrills, adrenaline pumping sport that’s been a tradition on Vancouver Island since 1967. I had the chance to go out on the water with a bathtub racer earlier this spring to learn more about the sport, its history, and the community festival that has been […]

What makes the world’s longest-running offshore international fireworks competition such a success each year, aside from its gorgeous setting in Vancouver’s English Bay, is the festivities that surround it. Food trucks, picnics, family fun, and the free SHOREFEST concerts all along the waterfront. SHOREFEST Free Concerts on Fireworks Nights English Bay and Sunset Beach will […]

The Kitsilano Showboat has begins its 81st season of free entertainment in Vancouver, running every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from June 20th until August 20th. Since 1935 this summer staple has featured musical acts, plays, and dancers all near the pool at Kitsilano Beach. Kitsilano Showboat Photo credit: kpwerker on Flickr From the Burnaby […]