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 […]

Celebrate the mothers in your life on Sunday, May 8th, 2016 by treating her to some of these events and activities around Metro Vancouver. Mother’s Day Events in Metro Vancouver Shopping Got Craft? The East Van Bazaar Kitsilano Farmers Market Walks & Tours Jane’s Walk New Westminster Mother’s Day Community BioBlitz Mother’s Day Community Bioblitz: […]

May Events in Metro Vancouver — Events and activities in and around the Metro Vancouver area taking place throughout the month of May 2016.

There’s plenty of family fun to be had this month, with spring break just around the corner coupled with two weekends of Easter egg hunts and activities, from Squamish to Fort Langley. Photo credit: jamieanne on Flickr Specific fees and ticket prices can be found by clicking the link in the title of each event […]

Canada’s triple threat fiddler-singer-step-dancer, April Verch, is coming to the Anvil Centre in New Westminster on Saturday, March 5th. “Among the most promising fiddlers in roots music today… Verch is never afraid to lace her playing with clever twists of bluegrass, blues, and pop.” — Boston Globe While she is perhaps best known for playing […]

Family Day in BC is for spending time with loved ones and one thing that can make that an even better experience is the lack of a price tag or admission ticket. Photo credit: BC Gov Photos – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool Free on Family Day in Vancouver Free family skate (rentals included) […]

Leonard Cohen’s powerful and inspirational music is the heartbeat of Chelsea Hotel, which will take the stage at the Anvil Centre Theatre in New Westminster from December 8 to December 13, 2015. Through Cohen’s transcendent songs and the honesty of his lyrics, you will be transfixed by this eclectic cabaret of loves won and lost. […]

It’s tough to save money during the holidays while going to gatherings of friends and family, hosting dinners, and exchanging gifts. However, I know of several activities that will get you in the holiday spirit without sliding you into debt. Here are my top picks for FREE Christmas activities in Metro Vancouver over the next […]

October is one of the busiest months in Vancouver thanks to fundraising galas, Halloween, haunted tours, and new theatre seasons. A few long-running events this month include: The Zombie Syndrome, the Lost Souls of Gastown Tour, the Chinatown Haunted House, Potters House of Horrors, BC Craft Beer Month, Fright Nights at Playland, the Stanley Park […]

The 2015 Terry Fox Run is just around the corner and while some kids may participate each year with their school (School Run Day is September 30th), this year families might need to take it upon themselves to sign up on their own. The general run takes places in hundreds of communities across Canada on […]