Vancouver’s Beauty Night Society is a non-profit organization in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that is committed to bettering the self-esteem, image, and lives of women living in poverty. In their 15 years in service, they have given over 50,000 life-makeovers and that work continues this season. Fill a Stocking for Beauty Night In addition to Beauty […]

The very popular Circle Craft Christmas Market returns this month to kick off the holiday season in style with hundreds of gifts, decorations, snacks, and seasonal inspirations. ~~~~ CLICK HERE TO WIN TICKETS TO THE 2016 CHRISTMAS MARKET ~~~~~ What: Circle Craft Christmas Market Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West When: November 11th until November 15th, […]

Squash, turnips, apples, beets, oh my! Shop for the very best of the season at your local winter farmers market, now with two locations in Vancouver. Winter Farmers Markets in Vancouver Where: Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market (Hastings Skatepark, Renfrew St) When: Sundays (November 8th to May 1st) from 10:00am to 2:00pm Details: Located between […]

Be a part of a very special event for an organization that has supported families in our community for the last 85 years. Since 1930, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau has been a centralized warehouse for other bureaus and agencies in the region. Year-round, with the support of dozens of sponsors, volunteers and donors, they […]

The City of Vancouver wasn’t even 45 years old at the time the Vancouver Bach Choir gave its first concert at the Orpheum Theatre in December of 1930. Outside of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (1919) the Vancouver Bach Choir is the oldest performing arts organization in the province, and one of the oldest symphonic choirs […]

The Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”) and its volunteers work hard to conserve, protect, educate and research to ensure that Stanley Park remains a bastion of natural wonder and beauty, and the Best Park in the World. If you’ve followed Miss604 online — whether on the blog, Twitter, or Instagram — you’ll know how much […]

Two things that I, and most of the internet-using population around here, love dearly are cats and Vancouver — a reason why we recently hosted an Internet Cat Video Festival and funded a Cat Cafe. As such, during this busy holiday season I thought I would spread some lighthearted cheer by introducing some incredibly adorable […]

Growing up in Surrey, one of my favourite Christmas memories was when our whole family would bundle up and pile into our van for a night of Christmas light hunting. First things first, we’d stop somewhere to pick up hot chocolate that would warm our mittened hands, and then we’d always head to New Westminster […]

The White Spot Christmas Day lunch for charity is back again this year as management and staff at two locations continue a decade-long tradition of donating their time, tips and proceeds to the Richmond Hospital Foundation and Variety – The Children’s Charity. White Spot Christmas Day Lunch for Charity The Kingsway Vancouver and Richmond Centre […]

Everyone deserves a little holiday cheer this season and Kaboodles Toy Stores are doing so with a charitable toy drive. On now until Christmas Eve, you can visit any of Kaboodles’ four locations to participate in this fun and meaningful toy drive. Kaboodles Toy Drive All donated gifts will be delivered to the Lower Mainland […]