This weekend is a busy one for events in Metro Vancouver with a big country music festival downtown, the Vancouver Sun Run, the Surrey Vaisakhi Parade, and more! Find these and many more things to do around Metro Vancouver listed below:
The Canucks playoff schedule has been released as our Pacific Division Champions face off against the Nashville Predators in the first round, and Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
This was the first division title for the Canucks (50-22-9 on the season) in over a decade and this crew hit another milestone, becoming the third team in franchise history to win 50 games in a season.
It’s a busy weekend in the city with the Sun Run and the start of the Canucks playoff run, but first there’s a massive two-day event called Coast City Country that is taking over Downtown Vancouver.
After kicking off last night with a concert series at the Commodore, the main event at BC Place Stadium is happening Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 with upwards of 75,000 fans. 30 acts will perform on two stages providing music fans with a variety of experiences throughout the city.
Enjoy performances by international country star and American Idol judge Luke Bryan, diamond selling rock icons Nickelback, country superstar Dierks Bentley, and up-and-coming country sensation Bailey Zimmerman. In addition, Brett Young, Walker Hayes, Elle King, Nate Smith, Chayce Beckham, and more will also take the stage.
Coast City Country Late Nights will host performances at the iconic Commodore Ballroom with a special kickoff party on April 18 that featured Kameron Marlowe, Meghan Patrick and Teigen Gayse. Two late night events will follow on April 19-20 starring The War and Treaty, Travis Denning, Owen Riegling and a special guest to be announced.
The Robson Roundup Stage outside BC Place will have performances Friday and Saturday from 3:40pm until 8:30pm.
The new festival will provide music fans with a variety of exciting experiences throughout the city over three days including street parties and stages, an in-stadium craft beer and whiskey fest, an outdoor BBQ smokehouse and roadhouses.
A portion of the proceeds from tickets sold will go to various charities in support of BC wildfire relief.
Acclaimed docu-series Search and Rescue: North Shore is returning to Knowledge Network for a second season, premiering May 28th showcasing local volunteer heroes in action.
North Shore Rescue Series – Photo credit Grant Baldwin Silvapark Films
Search and Rescue: North Shore Season 2
Premieres Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 8:00pm
Five episodes in the series, airing on Tuesdays until June 25th
Directed and produced by Silvapark Films’ Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer (This Mountain Life, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story, Search and Rescue: North Shore Season 1), the series gives viewers unprecedented access to the North Shore Rescue (NSR) team as they respond to distress calls they receive (approximately 130 calls each year) from Vancouverites and tourists alike.
“Following the tremendous popularity of season 1, we’re excited to be partnering again with Silvapark Films to bring audiences another compelling season,” said Michelle van Beusekom, CEO of Knowledge Network. “This kind of on-the-fly storytelling in life and death situations requires extraordinary skill and agility, and the access is based on a deep relationship of trust and respect for all involved.”
Returning to the screen is NSR Team Lead, Mike Danks, along with many other active team members. Season 2’s storyline expands further to Squamish showcasing the courageous efforts of the search and rescue team there. No two rescue situations are alike for the highly trained volunteer search and rescue teams as they must swiftly jump into action when a call is received. Thinking on their feet, the teams works alongside other first responders to assess the situation and make an action plan to find those in trouble and return them to safety.
Modern day innovative technology, equipment and teamwork with other first responder organizations are helping both NSR and Squamish SAR save lives. Grant Baldwin, Director of Search and Rescue: North Shore says that the complicated retrievals the teams are performing are incredible to see. “We wanted to document more of the process for how these are done – ultimately giving the audience a real sense of what is involved with the rescues they see on the news.”
The first season premiered on Knowledge Network in November 2020 and it won five Leo Awards in 2021 including Best Documentary Series, Best Direction in a Documentary Series, Best Musical Score in a Documentary Series, Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Series, and Best Cinematography in a Documentary Series.
DOXA Documentary Film Festival present its 23rd edition May 2-12, 2024, screening a lineup of thought-provoking documentaries, bringing filmmakers and audiences together around Vancouver. You can enter to win tickets to the mid-week Gala film!
The festival will have 8 World Premieres, 1 International Premiere, 17 North American Premieres, and 8 Canadian Premieres!
