The Grey Cup Festival is arriving in Vancouver on Wednesday, culminating with the 111th championship to be played at BC Place. There is an extensive lineup of events, many are ticketed, but there are some great opportunities to get in on the fun for free!
Inside Canada Place (Vancouver Convention Centre East) there will be daily activities from Wednesday, November 13 to Saturday, November 17, 2024 including: World Vision Global Pavilion and the WestJet Ultimate CFL Experience. There will also be an Indigenous Marketplace, open each day from 11:00am to 9:00pm (4:00pm to 6:00pm on opening day, Wednesday).
Salish Siriano presents Supernatural Ball weekend in Vancouver, which will be packed with dynamic events that elevate ballroom culture in the city and provide space for learning, expression, and celebration.
Supernatural Ball in Vancouver
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024 doors at 1:00pm
Location: Village Studios (1022 Davie St BSMT, Vancouver)
Produced by Khelsilem — Squamish Nation leader and local kiki ballroom leader, also known as Salish Siriano — the Supernatural Ball supports LGBTQ+ youth through the celebration of ballroom culture and the sharing of mutual aid. This kiki event continues the legacy of underground ballroom culture, born in New York City in the 1970s within Black and Latino LGBTQ+ communities, and now celebrated globally. Vancouver’s ballroom scene, founded in 2017 by Legendary Overall Mother Posh Gvasalia, has since blossomed, with competitive kiki houses like the House of Gvasalia, House of Andromeda, House of Siriano, and House of Mulan adding their unique voices to the movement.
This year’s Supernatural Ball is thrilled to welcome Aja 007 Miyake-Mugler, star of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3 and HBO’s Legendary Season 3, who will guest judge, perform at the Official After Party, and lead an exclusive workshop on walking Runway in ballroom. Attendees can look forward to an extraordinary evening of battles, runway displays, and fashion categories that celebrate ballroom’s powerful cultural legacy and the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community.
Workshops
Date: November 15, 2024
Location: SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
Skill-building workshops with experienced ballroom mentors, offering hands-on training for all levels of dancers and runway walkers.
Beyond the Runway: Ballroom Culture in Fashion and Music Artist Panel, hosted in collaboration with the SFU Vancouver Centre for Community Engagement, exploring ballroom’s deep influence on fashion, music, and LGBTQ+ culture featuring Legendary Blackcat Mulan, Mother Diseiye Juicy Couture, and Legendary Aja 007.
The Supernatural Official After Party, featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3, and HBO’s Legendary Season 3, the New York drag performer Aja, with music by two of Toronto’s leading queer DJs, delivers beats to keep the energy going into the night with Legendary DJ Blackcat and Karim Olen Ash.
Warm up with a belly full of laughs at these holiday shows at The Improv Centre on Granville Island. Start the season with Merry/Holly/Jolly, on stage November 21 until December 31, 2024, and close out the year with NYE at TIC. Enter to win tickets!
Jalen Saip, Will Vaughan, Della Haddock. Photo by Chelsey Stuyt for The Improv Centre
Holiday Shows at The Improv Centre on Granville Island
When: November 21 until December 31, 2024
Where: The Improv Centre (1502 Duranleau St, Vancouver on Granville Island)
Tickets: From $29.50, with discounts available for students and seniors, and are available online or in person at the TIC Box Office.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, in partnership with BC Achievement Foundation, has announced the recipients of the 4th British Columbia Reconciliation Award.
British Columbia Reconciliation Award
The award recognizes four extraordinary individuals and two incredible organizations that have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect and commitment to furthering reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the province of British Columbia, or inspired others to continue reconciliation efforts.
This weekend Downtown Vancouver comes alive after dark with a free festival of light and art, a legendary craft market takes over the convention centre, and the city prepares for a street festivals and holiday fun. Find all of these events and many more fun things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below:
