This summer I have the enviable task of sharing adventures and writing about some of the Sunshine Coast’s many festivals through a partnership with FestivalSeekers. Once I’ve published my story for them, I’ll be posting an accompanying photo collage on Miss604. Follow all of these stories through my Sunshine Coast tag.
Synchronicity Festival in Gibsons
Where: Shirley Macey Park, Gibsons, BC
When: August 21st to August 23rd, 2015
Since 2010, the audience for the Synchronicity Festival has grown from 350 to 1,500 spectators and more are expected this year. Everyone is invited once again to feast on a remarkable combination of circus, music, interactive installations, local food, and markets.
Read my full article about the Synchronicity Festival in Gibsons over on the FestivalSeekers website and check out Sunshine Coast Tourism to plan your trip to this beautiful coastal region.
Free outdoor movies return to Stanley Park for 2015 and Fresh Air Cinema is also bringing its big screens to communities across the Lower Mainland and BC again this summer.
Free Outdoor Movies Richmond
Paddington
Friday, June 26, 2015 at McLean Park (22500 McLean Ave)
Insurgent
Thursday, August 6, 2015 at McLean Park (22500 McLean Ave)
Big Hero 6
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at West Richmond Community Centre (9180 No. 1 Road)
Free Outdoor Movies Surrey
Big Hero 6
Friday, July 24, 2015 at Ocean Park Village (16th Ave & 128th St)
UPDATE – From the Downtown Surrey BIA, the following will be at Movies Under the Stars in Holland Park:
Saturday, August 1st, 2015: Wreck-It Ralph
Saturday, August 8th, 2015: Home
Saturday, August 15th, 2015: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015: Cinderella (new live action)
Saturday, August 29th, 2015: Big Hero 6
Free Outdoor Movies Tsawwassen
Guardians of the Galaxy
Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Diefenbaker Park (5579 1st Ave)
Cinderella
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall (1299A 56th St)
Stay tuned for more updates and check out Miss604’s monthly event listings for more events and activities.
After a refreshing (and much needed) bit of rain the weekend will have sunshine, family time, and a whole lot of soccer as more than 50,000 people pack BC Place for the Canada v Switzerland match on Sunday. Sunday is also Father’s Day and the free City of Vancouver FIFA Fan Zone re-opens that day. The full list of events around Metro Vancouver, for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, is below. Have a great weekend!
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
National Garden Days at 5 Vancouver Gardens
Sins of the City Walking Tour: Vice, Dice, and Opium Pipes
Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
Gathering Festival at Emery Barnes Park: Music in the Park
Science World After Dark
Second Annual Summer Solstice Weekend at Sea to Sky Gondola
Monte Carlo Casino Night at Hycroft Manor
Shipyards Night Market, North Vancouver
Surrey Night Market
International Night Market, Richmond
Taiwanese Film Festival at VIFF Theatre
The SHIFT 1-Act Festival
Plastic Orchid Factory Presents The Value of Things
Marvel Universe Live
The Arts Club Presents: Godspell
Holmes and Watson Save the Empire at the Metro Theatre
Touchstone Theatre Presents: In Tune 2015, The Art of Canadian Musicals
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Disney’s The Lion King in Vancouver
Velopalooza Bike Culture Festival
Saturday, June 20, 2015
National Aboriginal Day in Vancouver
Family FUSE Weekend at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Langley Community Day Celebration
New West Artisan Fair
Surrey Fest Downtown
Car Free Day Vancouver: West End
Car Free Day Vancouver: Kitsilano Block Parties
Vancouver Draw Down
Big Tree Weekend in Stanley Park
Strathcona Drawing Party Presented by CAG and Friends
BC Highland Games in Coquitlam
Karma100 Beach BBQ at Locarno Beach
Terminal City Glass Co-Op Spark Gala
Roller Derby House Team Semi-Finals
A Special Evening of Arts at Darts
Point Grey Fiesta
Surrey Museum Ice Cream Afternoon
Gathering Festival at Emery Barnes Park: Community Celebration
Pasta & Gnocchi Class
Can’t Stop The Serenity Vancouver
Burnaby Artisan Farmers Market
Trout Lake Farmers Market
Kerrisdale Farmers Market
West End Farmers Market
Richmond Night Market
Plaza of Nations Downtown Vancouver Night Market
Surrey Night Market
International Night Market, Richmond
National Garden Days at 5 Vancouver Gardens
Taiwanese Film Festival at VIFF Theatre
The SHIFT 1-Act Festival
Plastic Orchid Factory Presents The Value of Things
Marvel Universe Live
Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
The Arts Club Presents: Godspell
Holmes and Watson Save the Empire at the Metro Theatre
Touchstone Theatre Presents: In Tune 2015, The Art of Canadian Musicals
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Disney’s The Lion King in Vancouver
Velopalooza Bike Culture Festival
Sunday, June 21, 2015
National Aboriginal Day Vancouver at Trout Lake
List of Father’s Day Events and More
International Day of Yoga: Surrey and Vancouver
Car Free Day Vancouver: Commercial Drive
Car Free Day Vancouver: Kitsilano Block Parties
Car Free Day Vancouver: Main Street
Family FUSE Weekend at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Summer Solstice at Mountain View Cemetery
Vancouver Canadians Baseball Annual Father’s Day Catch
Big Tree Weekend in Stanley Park
The Hollow Tree & Friends – Big Trees Weekend Event
Free FIFA Women’s World Cup Fan Zone Downtown
Shoppers Drug Mart Ride Don’t Hide
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at The Cinematheque
Ambleside Artisan Farmers Market
Kitsilano Farmers Market
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Richmond Night Market
Surrey Night Market
International Night Market, Richmond
East Side Block Party at the Waldorf
National Garden Days at 5 Vancouver Gardens
Taiwanese Film Festival at VIFF Theatre
Plastic Orchid Factory Presents The Value of Things
Marvel Universe Live
Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
The Arts Club Presents: Godspell
Holmes and Watson Save the Empire at the Metro Theatre
Touchstone Theatre Presents: In Tune 2015, The Art of Canadian Musicals
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Disney’s The Lion King in Vancouver
Velopalooza Bike Culture Festival
Check out the full June event listings here and if you have an event to include, please send it in by email for a free listing. Follow Miss604 on Twitter for more daily updates.
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The Round of 16 quarterfinal matches will soon be underway in host cities across Canada as the FIFA Women’s World Cup competition heats up. After hosting Group C (Japan, Switzerland, Ecuador, Cameroon) at BC Place, Vancouver welcomed fans of the USA and Nigeria on Tuesday as 52,193 spectators packed the stadium, painting the town red, white, blue, and green.
Breaking attendance records, scoring records, and much more, here are some stats about the tournament so far:
Spectators
Total attendance: 885,369
Average attendance: 24,594
Biggest attendance: The double header on June 6th featuring New Zealand vs Netherlands and Canada vs China in Edmonton. It set the Canadian record for any national team playing at home with 53,058 spectators.
Play and Players
Number of goals: 107
Goal average: 2.97
Marta (BRA, 10) became top scorer in FIFA Women’s World Cup™ history with 15 goals.
Fabienne Humm (SUI) scored the fastest hat-trick in FIFA Women’s World Cup™ history, 3 goals in 5 Minutes.
Christie Rampone (USA) became the oldest player in FIFA Women’s World Cup™ history.
Cameroon is the second African side to move on to the knock-out stages after Nigeria in 1999.
Television
About 2.3 million viewers tuned in to CTV, TSN and RDS to watch Canada’s match against New Zealand, a record for any FIFA Women’s World Cup™ audience in Canada.
USA against Sweden was watched by 4.5 million viewers on Fox, an American viewing record for any FIFA Women’s World Cup™ group stage match and the most popular football match ever broadcast on the channel.
Japanese audiences are also growing, with 6.1 million fans enjoying FUJI TV’s coverage of their nation’s game against Cameroon, beating all viewing figures from the 2007 edition of the competition and higher than all figures for 2011 except the final.
Germany’s matches have been topping daily German viewing figures and more Chinese viewers are tuning in to watch the competition compared to 2011.
French broadcaster W9 recorded its highest audience on record, attracting 2.2 million viewers for the France-Mexico clash.
Fan Zones
So far in the tournament the Fan Zones across the six venues have been well attended with the Vancouver site proving the most popular destination with over 44,000 fans attending the first six opening dates. As a reminder: You can enter to win tickets to FIFA Women’s World Cup matches every day the Vancouver Fan Zone is open by tweeting a selfie to @Miss604 with the tag #VanFanZone. Read full contest details here.
FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16
Moving on to the next round of play, qualifying teams have advanced to the Round of 16 that includes two knock-out matches at BC Place: Canada vs Switzerland on Sunday, June 21st, and Japan vs Netherlands on Tuesday, June 23rd. Canada vs Switzerland has less than 3,000 tickets remaining.
Purchase your tickets online today or from the BC Place box office at Gate A. View the full match schedule online.
The Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”) is piloting Summer Day Camps for 7 to 9 year olds this July and August in Stanley Park.
Stanley Park Summer Day Camps for Kids
The Day Camps will run Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm, rain or shine, and will also offer Camp Care from 4:30pm to 6:00pm to allow parents flexibility in their busy schedules.
Each week, camps will promote a different ecological theme based on plants, animals, and ecosystems in Stanley Park. Children have the opportunity to visit the Stanley Park Nature House on Lost Lagoon, the many beaches of the Park, Beaver Lake and various other park sites as they build relationships with nature.
Sign up for “Water Worlds of Stanley Park”, “Secret Life of Plants”, “Stanley Park Survivor”, and other themed weeks throughout July and August. Registration is now open online.
For more information visit the Stanley Park Ecology Society website and follow SPES on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.
