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Free PNE Admission & Gate Deals 2012

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Fair at the PNE kicked off this weekend bringing attractions, exhibitions, mini donuts, the marketplace, SuperDogs, concerts, and more to the fairgrounds for the 102nd year. The PNE is a summertime staple for locals, tourists, and families from across BC. Photo credit: Weed Whacker on Flickr Until 12:00pm today (Monday, August 20, 2012) gate […]

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WAVES Music Festival for Music Heals

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This Sunday WAVES Coffee House on Smithe and Howe in downtown Vancouver will launch a new concert series for a cause. Stop by WAVES at 100-900 Howe on August 19th for free live music from local artists and $1 from every purchase made on that day (for coffee, baked goods, etc.) will be donated to […]

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Chester Johnson Park at YVR Airport

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The walk between the parkade and the international terminal at Vancouver International Airport (“YVR”) is dotted with the usual landscape like luggage carts, suitcases, tuckered out travellers, and taxi cabs. However, tucked between the two structures is a great green space called Chester Johnson Park. The sign is visible when entering the parkade from the […]

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Vancouver Waterfight 2012

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The 7th annual Vancouver Waterfight is happening tomorrow near Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park. This now-legendary soaking event is open to all who want to play along and is a “do over” since the original date in July was already too soggy, thanks to the weather. Photo credit: miss pupik on Flickr The waterfight is […]

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Movie Night at the Nat: Field of Dreams

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Free outdoor movie nights have become a Vancouver summertime staple in recent years. Dirty Dancing in Yaletown, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in Stanley Park, but none is more fitting than Field of Dreams at Nat Bailey Stadium. What: Movie Night at the Nat outdoor movie night presented by the Vancouver Canadians Where: Nat Bailey Stadium […]

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Garlic Festivals in Agassiz & Richmond

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Sweet summer berries may be ripe for the picking but a bold bulb is also ready to be harvested. Grab some garlic scapes, garlic pesto, garlic powders, garlic sauces, garlic blends, and more fresh from the farm at two garlic festivals happening around the region this month. Edible Vancouver Garlic Festival at Limbert Mountain Farm […]

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Vancouver Street Dance Festival 2012

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Vancouver’s first outdoor street dance festival launches this weekend with live performances and all the popping and locking you can handle. 2012 Vancouver Street Dance Festival from groovygcollection on Vimeo. “We’re trying to create an all-ages, all people party atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon in Vancouver.” This hip hop and breakdancing event takes place at […]

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Cloverdale Blueberry Festival 2012

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Blueberries are now in season and you can head out to local growers to pick up baskets full of these plump, sweet, juicy, and healthy morsels grown right in BC. This Saturday, Surrey’s Cloverdale community will be hosting their 9th annual Blueberry Festival in celebration of this boisterous berry that can be paired with salads […]

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CanadaFest at Canada Place: Queen-A-Gram

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Canada Place is introducing CanadaFest on their promenade this Saturday, August 4th. The goal of this new, free, family-friendly festival is to celebrate all things Canadian along with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. While Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II cannot be in attendance at CanadaFest, those who stop by the festivities can enter to win a […]

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Vancouver Pride Parade 2012

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The Vancouver Pride Parade is set to welcome over half a million people downtown this Sunday, starting at 12:00pm. One of the biggest events of the year in BC, the Pride Parade and Pride Week draw revellers from around the globe to this inclusive festival. What Vancouver Pride Parade When Sunday, August 5, 2012 starting […]

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