This Labour Day Long Weekend sees the end of some summer-long events but the start of a new month filled with festivals, theatre, live music, and so much more. It’s your last chance to visit Burnaby Village for the summer season, to enjoy Summer Cinema outdoor movies, and Sounds Like Summer in Burnaby. Find these activities and many more things to do over the long weekend below:
YWCA Metro Vancouver invites you to Rhythms of Resilience, an evening of music, dance and stories. As we approach National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the event’s theme centres on storytelling, resilience and the reclamation of voice and tradition.
Rhythms of Resilience Stories of Hope and Healing
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Japanese Hall (487 Alexander Street, Vancouver)
Childminding available from 6:00 to 8:00pm for children 3-12 years old. Please indicate in your registration if you will be bringing children to the event who need childminding.
The stories, songs and dances of Indigenous Peoples are the heartbeat of their communities, carrying the wisdom and teachings of ancestors across generations. Yet, the colonial residential school system sought to silence these voices, stripping Indigenous children of their right to sing, dance, or speak their languages. Governments and churches banned sacred ceremonies as they attempted to erase traditions and destroy cultures.
The event will have art and testimonial displays from YWCA Crabtree Corner participants, Indigenous-owned vendor tables showcasing traditional and contemporary crafts, and healing spaces led by Elders, offering cultural support and traditional medicines.
Performers include Dancers of Damelahamid, Dakota Bear from Land Back Records, Pîsim Sb from Land Back Records, and Laura Grizzlypaws.
There’s still plenty of summer left in September, and a solid lineup of events happening around Vancouver. This month Miss604 sponsors the final days of the summer season at Burnaby Village Museum, Port Day at Canada Place (September 21), and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Maple Ridge, September 29). Find these events and many more September activities listed below, and check back often as this list is updated every day!
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by the City of Port Coquitlam Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
TransLink presents Car Free Day Port Coquitlam on September 7th with a street festival, live entertainment, community booths, food and beverage vendors, and more in the heart of Downtown PoCo.
Car Free Day – City of Port Coquitlam Photo
Car Free Day Port Coquitlam
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: McAllister Ave between Shaughnessy and Mary Hill
Admission: Free!
The festival will feature sustainable and active transportation, an electric vehicle display, an assortment of food and drink options, and entertainment including music, and dance performances. Enjoy family activities like mini golf, ninja obstacle course, and a bicycle skills zone, along with a lineup of entertainment on the Family Stage. There will be community booths from over 20 organizations including the BC Lions, Lilac Rain Crafts, The Zesty Lemon Clothing Co, and more.
Food & Entertainment Lineup
Main Stage
Family Stage
Michaela Slinger 12:00pm to 12:45pm Shauna Singer 1:00pm to 1:45pm Speakers 1:45pm The Coyotes 2:00pm to 2:45pm Robin Layne 3:05pm to 4:05pm Beauty Shop Dolls 4:25pm to 5:05pm Royal Oak 5:25pm to 6:25pm The Limit 6:45pm to 8:00pm
Nette Songs Zero Gravity Bike Show Ashley Pater Beauty Shop Dolls Magic Kingdom Preeti Singh Bollywood Dance The Cover Bandages Jessica Yue Classical Chinese Dance Leadway
Food Vendors
Beverages
Shameless Buns KYU Grill Gord’s Concession Me N Eds Cassandra Cake Co PoCo Bowl Gary’s Kettle Corn JG Sweet and Salty Foods Intercontinental Flavours
Nice Life Cocktail Co Patina Brewing Co Taylight Brewing Tinhouse Brewing Co
The event strives for festival goers to find environmentally friendly ways of transportation to reduce carbon footprints. TransLink encourages sustainable transportation to local destinations via its many campaigns such as the Ride & Shine Campaign.
To get to Car Free Day in Port Coquitlam you can take one of the many bus routes: the 159, 160, 170, 173, 174, and 188 are all a few minutes’ walk away from McAllister Avenue. Bike Valet will also be there, so you can ride and park your bike with ease. Just like a coat check, there will be someone there to secure your bike, and you’ll get a slip for when you’re ready to ride back.
The Canuck Place Fall Raffle and Prize Draw offers a variety of prizes to be won, all in support of an important local cause.
Photo caption: Karin Roberts, Canuck Place Music Therapist, with Owen Hill-Davie, Canuck Place Child
Since launching in Fall 2020, the Canuck Place 50/50 has raised over $4.3 million!Half has gone to the lucky winners, and half goes to support exceptional Canuck Place inpatient care in hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford, and community-based care in-home and in-hospital across BC and the Yukon.
Canuck Place Fall Raffle
Prizes include an iPad, a Sea to Sky getaway, an e-scooter, experiences in Abbotsford, Whistler, and Sun Peaks, a television, or WestJet vouchers.
50/50 tickets: Single $5; 5-Ticket Pack for $10; 50-Ticket Pack for $25; 200-Ticket Pack for $50; 500-Ticket Pack for $100.
Prize Draw tickets: 5-Ticket Pack for $10; 50-Ticket Pack for $25; 200-Ticket Pack for $50.
Early Bird Draws: September 11 and September 25, 2024
Final Sales Deadline: Midnight, Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Final Draws: Friday, October 11, 2024 at 11:00am
Tickets may be sold and purchased only in British Columbia. Ticket purchasers must be 19 years of age or older. Know your limit, play within it.
About the Canuck Place
Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.
For close to three decades, Canuck Place has been providing exceptional complex medical care, while helping children and families embrace living fully with the time they have left together. But not without donor support. That’s where your 50/50 and prize draw ticket purchase can make a difference
