Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver – Events, Concerts, and More

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The event lineup for the 2024 Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver has been announced including a week of parties, breakfasts, talks, and indoor and outdoor performances around the Vancouver Convention Centre and BC Place November 13-17, 2024.

Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver 2024

Ticketed Events | Free Events

Grey Cup Festival Vancouver 2024 Block Party

Ticketed Events

  • Coors Light Team Party Headquarters (November 14-16)
  • CFL Awards (Thursday, November 14)
    • Honouring this year’s top performers and their extraordinary achievements. Kate Beirness and Milt Stegall host the evening of celebration. The awards show will be broadcast live from the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) on CFL+. Tickets are $175 plus taxes and fees.
  • Business Summit (Friday, November 15)
    • Bringing together business leaders, igniting meaningful dialogue centered around the theme of ‘Uniting Sports and Business for Social Impact.’ Tickets to the Business Summit are $199 plus taxes and fees.
  • CFLAA Legends Luncheon (Friday, November 15)
  • Gala Dinner (Friday, November 15)
    • Bringing together players, fans, and dignitaries for an exclusive evening of entertainment, food, and fellowship. Tickets to the gala are $375 plus applicable taxes and fees and sold as a table of 10.
  • Spirit of Edmonton Breakfast (November 16)
  • Athletes in Action Grey Cup Breakfast (Saturday, November 16)
  • Coors Light Saturday Night Concert (Saturday, November 16)
    • The Sam Roberts Band will headline this event at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) with The Trews opening. Tickets to the concert are $75 plus taxes and applicable fees.
  • Indoor Tailgate (Sunday, November 17).
    • Kicking off the gameday festivities is Tebey as the headliner of the Indoor Tailgate at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) from 10:00am to 1:30pm. Tickets are $199 plus applicable taxes and fees and sold as a table of 10. Tickets include food, beverages, and shuttle transportation to BC Place.
  • Lordco Auto Parts Block Party (Sunday, November 17)
    • Outside BC Place on game day featuring Canadian rock icon, Bif Naked. Tickets to the Lordco Auto Parts Block Party are $75 plus applicable taxes and fees.

Capping off the week of live entertainment as part of the 111th Grey Cup game experience, the Jonas Brothers will headline the Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show at BC Place.

Tickets to the 111th Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium on November 17, 2024 are now on sale. The lower bowl is now sold out. Tickets to the 2024 Grey Cup Festival ticketed events go on sale to the public September 24 at 10:00am, with the exception of the Spirit of Edmonton Breakfast and Athletes In Action Grey Cup Breakfast which will be sold on separate platforms.

Free Festival Concerts

The Save-On-Foods Street Festival will have free outdoor entertainment from Wednesday, November 13 to Saturday, November 16 with over 20 acts taking to the Payworks Entertainment Stage.

  • Canada Place Way between Thurlow and Burrard with performances daily from 11:00am to 9:00pm.
  • Felix Cartal, will set the tone for a high-energy week of free entertainment as the headliner on Wednesday, November 13 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Thursday’s Theme: Global Sounds (Celebrating Diverse Genres and Cultures)

  • John Welsh & Ls Valientes, En Karma and headliner, Delhi 2 Dublin

Friday’s Theme: Best of BC (Artists Born or Based in BC)

  • Pinebarren, Jordan Klassen, Bitterly Divine, Garret T Willie, and headliner, Dear Rouge.

Saturday’s Theme: Wild West Coast (Country Music)

  • Orchard Sky, VAVO, Shawn Austin, and headliner, Chad Brownlee.
Grey Cup Festival Vancouver Artists Poster 2024

Closing out the 2024 Grey Cup Festival’s lineup of free entertainment is 24-year-old singer-songwriter Devon Cole who will headline the PlayNow Sports Backyard Street Party at Terry Fox Plaza on Sunday, November 17.

View the entire festival lineup online here.

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Beetlejuice in Vancouver – Broadway Across Canada Musical

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Broadway Across Canada announced today that single tickets for the North American Tour of Beetlejuice in Vancouver at the QE Theatre, will go on sale September 23, 2024.

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Pictured (L-R): Isabella Esler (Lydia) and Justin Collette (Beetlejuice); Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2022

Beetlejuice in Vancouver – Broadway Across Canada Musical

  • Dates: January 21-26, 2025
  • Location: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (630 Hamilton St, Vancouver)
  • Tickets: Available online through Ticketmaster or Broadway Across Canada. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling Broadway Across Canada at 1-800-889-8457.

This edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy is based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety).

Beetlejuice is directed by Tony Award® winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!, Director of Warner Bros. forthcoming TOTO, the animated musical film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo and Emma Chichester Clark’s 2017 book) with an original score by Tony Award nominee Eddie Perfect (King Kong); a book by Tony Award nominee Scott Brown (“Castle Rock”) and Tony and Emmy Award® nominee Anthony King (“Robbie”); music supervision, orchestrations and incidental music by Kris Kukul (Joan of Arc: Into the Fire); and choreography by Connor Gallagher (The Robber Bridegroom).

This is part of Broadway Across Canada’s 2024-2025 season in Vancouver that will also include TINA – The Tina Turner Musical (March 25-30); SIX (May 13-18); and Disney’s The Lion King (August 20-Septembeer 14). To round out the 2024 season, there’s The Book of Mormon (November 12 – 17, 2024); and wrapping up with the legendary Riverdance 30 – The New Generation (June 10 – 15, 2025).

For the latest news, announcements, and “backstage” access for upcoming shows, become a fan of Broadway Across Canada on Facebook and Instagram

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Homes for the Holidays in Support of a Great Cause

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Homes For The Holidays returns to its spectacular setting at UBC’s Cecil Green Park House for one weekend in November to dazzle with holiday displays and inspiration, with all proceeds benefitting the young people in Take a Hike Foundation programs. 

Over 30 interior designers and creatives will be lending their talents to this stunning event, with new additions this year like the Boutique Boulevard, where guests can purchase beautifully curated decorations for their own trees.

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Homes for the Holidays in Support of a Great Cause

Homes For The Holidays is a self-guided tour, and organizers estimate that it will take about an hour and a half to complete the tour at a leisurely pace.

  • When: Saturday November 23 & Sunday, November 24, 2024
    • 11:00am to 7:00pm Saturday, and until 5:00pm on Sunday
  • Where:  Cecil Green Park House (6251 Cecil Green Park Rd, Vancouver)
  • Tickets: On sale starting Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:00am
    • Regular tickets are $50 (plus s/c & fees) and allow ticket holders entry anytime during the specific time slot and date selected.
    • VIP tickets are $80 (plus s/c & fees) and offer ticket holders entry anytime on the selected date, the opportunity to skip the line, as well as a VIP gift bag and a complimentary beverage.
    • VVIP tickets are $100 (plus s/c & fees) and offer ticket holders entry at any time over the ENTIRE weekend, the opportunity to skip the line, as well as a VIP gift bag and a complimentary beverage.

Following last year’s success at Cecil Green Park House, this year’s event promises to top expectations once again. Inspired by the mansion’s heritage, guests will be taken back to the roaring ‘20s, celebrating the heyday of Cecil Green’s history. Meanwhile, the Conservatory promises to serve up a tropical holiday brunch and the Library will have guests travelling to the future with an avant-garde holiday transformation.

After touring the exquisitely decorated rooms, wander outside to the covered and heated Terrace of Trees overlooking the gorgeous gardens at Cecil Green Park. Here visitors will be encouraged to linger and admire twenty sponsored trees, all beautifully decorated by designers and creatives. Also on this terrace, the popular Silent Auction features a carefully curated selection of items for inspired holiday shopping. And be sure to pick up a handmade wreath and spread festive cheer from your doorstep.

Meet this year’s highly anticipated featured designers

  • Ami McKay of Pure Design, named one of Canada’s Top Five Interior Designers by Chatelaine magazine and currently filming Vancouver Reno with Magnolia Network.
  • Francesca Albertazzi of Studio Albertazzi, known for her work on HGTV’s Pamela’s Garden of Eden, Love It or List It Vancouver, and Love It or List It Vacation Homes
  • Jenalee Nordstrom and Christopher Nordstrom of Schédio Spaces, whose award-winning work has been published in ELLE Decor, Hospitality Design, Western Living, BCLiving
  • Joanna Vagelatos of JV Design Group and Erin Chow of The Haven Collective, two of Vancouver’s popular and regularly published interior designers
  • Peter Wilds of Peter Wilds Design whose work graces the pages of Gray Magazine, In Style Magazine, Canadian House and Home as well as Style at Home Magazine joins forces with Bonnie Wilson of Gild & Co.

Back by popular demand, they are ringing in the 2024 holiday season with jazz bands, choirs, and solo performances including the talented Rabecca Talbot.

Talbot started her musical career singing alongside Michael Bublé at the opening of “Swing” at the Stanley Theatre. She has performed all over Canada and the US and lent her vocals to the legacy project of Vancouver-based composer, Joan Beckow. Recently, her very accomplished career came full circle when she starred alongside her husband in the popular, “Crazy for you.” You may also recognize her partner as Love It or List It Vancouver host Todd Talbot who will also be in attendance.

Space is limited so purchase your tickets now, and be part of something truly special as we come together for a charitable celebration that will leave you inspired and filled with the joy of the season.

About Take a Hike Foundation

Take a Hike Foundation (TAH) empowers youth who experience vulnerability to change the trajectory of their lives with a full-time mental health and emotional well-being program embedded in an alternate education classroom.

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Take a Hike Foundation Youth – Photo Supplied

The program engages youth with intentional, continuous clinical counselling, outdoor experiential learning, and community. TAH’s public school district partners provide high quality education, and together, they empower youth with the skills and resilience they need to graduate high school, build healthy relationships, and achieve success – however they define it.

Follow Take a Hike Foundation and Homes For The Holidays on Instagram for more information.

Miss604 is a proud sponsor of Homes for the Holidays 2024

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Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner in New Westminster

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The 11th annual Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner is coming to New Westminster this year, combining sustainable food practices, a gourmet dinner, and a fundraiser supporting youth at risk.

Come together for a delightful evening of live entertainment, an exciting silent auction, impactful stories, and a gourmet dinner by celebrated guest Chefs, each of whom will prepare unique and delicious dishes all created from surplus food.

Dan's Legacy Dinner

Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner in New Westminster

  • Dates: Saturday, November 16, 2024 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Location: Freemasons Hall (508 Agnes Street, New Westminster)
  • Tickets: $100, available now

Funds raised at the event go directly towards trauma-informed, no-barrier counselling programs that Dan’s Legacy has available for youth at-risk in New Westminster and across Metro Vancouver.

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Monster Jam in Vancouver – Giveaway with Pit Passes

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Experience big-time family fun when Monster Jam returns to Vancouver this month with the most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience. World champion athletes and their 12,000-pound monster trucks tear up the dirt in wide-open competitions of speed and skill – and you can enter to win tickets plus Pit Passes!

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Monster Jam in Vancouver This September

  • Dates:
    • Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 1:00pm & 7:00pm
      • Pit Party open from 10:30am to 12:00pm (Saturday 1:00pm Event Ticket & Pit Pass required for entry)
    • Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 1:00pm
      • Pit Party open from 10:30am to 12:00pm (Sunday Event Ticket & Pit Pass required for entry)
  • Location: Pacific Coliseum at the PNE (2901 E Hastings, Vancouver)
  • Tickets: Available for purchase online

Each day, the excitement begins at the Monster Jam Pit Party where fans can see the massive trucks up close, meet their favourite drivers and crews, get autographs, and take pictures. Activities include the Sand Box play area, UNOH tire demonstration, colouring and temporary tattoo station, and new photo ops, including the chance to take a photo with the Series trophy.  This is the only place that allows people to get up close access to the Monster Jam teams and get an insider’s look at how these trucks are built to stand up to the competition. 

Fans are encouraged to get to their seats early to experience Monster Jam Trackside approximately one hour before the event start time.  Featured festivities include competition previews, driver interviews, giveaways, opening ceremonies and power rush truck introductions.

Monster Jam drivers are trained, world-class male and female athletes who have mastered not only the physical strength and mental stamina needed to compete, but the vital dexterity to control 12,000-pound machines capable of doing backflips, vertical two-wheel skills and racing at speeds up to 70 miles-per-hour to produce jaw-dropping, live motorsports action seen around the world.  

Truck Lineup

Grave Digger®, Great Clips Mohawk Warrior®, El Toro Loco®, Megalodon®, Earth Shaker, Monster Mutt® Rottweiler, Velociraptor and Jurassic Attack; drivers will be announced at a later date.

Truck and driver line-up subject to change

Giveaway with Pit Passes

I have a family 4-pack of tickets to give away along with 4 Pit Passes! Here’s how you can enter to win:

Monster Jam Vancouver Giveaway

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