There may not be snow on the ground right now but holiday events and activities are helping the city glow with spirit and cheer. Thanks for sharing your photos with the Miss604 Flickr Group and the #Photos604 tag on Instagram! Here are 10 photos of Vancouver at Christmastime:
Robson Square
Vancouver Christmas Market
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Concord’s New Year’s Eve Vancouver has announced the lineup of performers who will delight and entertain revellers at what will be one of Vancouver’s largest New Year’s Eve parties.
Concord New Year’s Eve in Vancouver
When: December 31, 2018 from 7:00pm to 12:15am
Where: Canada Place Way & inside the Vancouver Convention Centre
Admission: Free outside, ticketed events and shows inside
Fireworks: 9:00pm for kids and again at 12:00am
The event features both ticketed indoor programming as well as free outdoor programming, including an outdoor DJ stage, roving entertainment, food trucks and two incredible fireworks displays.
Countdown Central, the all-ages party on the main floor of the Vancouver Convention Centre, will feature performances throughout the night from the ShowStoppers, Nearly Neil & the Solitary Band, Shawn Austin, MEI Screaming Eagles Marching Band, and The Tourist Company. Upstairs in the VIP lounge, The Paperboys and Groove & Tonic will be performing. Both indoor parties will feature fully-licensed bars.
Outdoors on Jack Poole Plaza, a free public party will include performances from DJ Seko, Rico Uno, Kutcorners, and DJ Marvel. There will also be a nearly 20 food trucks on-site offering delicious culinary creations, including Crab Park Chowdery, Japadog, Los Tacos, Reel Mac and Cheese, and a mouth-watering selection of carnival goodies like corn dogs, funnel cakes and mini donuts.
With over 100,000 attendees, Concord’s New Year’s Eve Vancouver is a family-friendly and fully-inclusive celebration of the biggest night of the year, and includes both a free outdoor celebration at Jack Poole Plaza as well as an electric indoor party, held inside the beautiful Vancouver Convention Centre, with two tiers of tickets currently available for purchase.
Reminder: All TransLink services will be free from 5:00pm on December 31 until 5:00am on January 1. Those attending the celebrations are advised to take advantage of the free transit as parking near the venue will be extremely limited and there will be road closures near the event.
Looking for more family-friendly New Year’s Eve options? I have a big list here »
It was in 1920 that Peter Pantages, founder of Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim Club, led a hardy group of swimmers who all plunged into English Bay on New Year’s Day. There were 10 participants back then and now, 99 years later, over 2,000 people participate in this local tradition each year.
Peter Pantages on a snowy Vancouver beach in 1927. Archives# CVA 99-1786.
Polar Bear Swim Vancouver
The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim takes place at 2:30pm on the first day of each new year. Costumes and the Peter Pantages Memorial 100 yard swim race are the highlights of this event. To be a club member you must register before the swim, it’s free. Prizes are drawn from all registrations. Download the registration form online and bring it to English Bay before the swim, starting at 12:30pm on January 1st.
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank will be accepting donations of non-perishable food or cash on site as well.
New Year’s Day 1939 + 2011. Archives# CVA 371-836 + Photo credit:
Michael KalusPolar Bear Swim North Vancouver
Deep Cove Panorama Park hosts the annual Penguin Plunge on January 1st from 12:30pm to 3:00pm, with the plunge promptly taking place at 2:00pm. Enjoy live music, food and refreshments. Participants can collect pledges for their plunge, with proceeds going to the Royal Canada Marine Search & Rescue Stn 2.
Delta
Join the 39th Annual Polar Bear Swim at Centennial Beach (Boundary Bay Regional Park) on Sunday, January 1, 2019. Registration starts at 12:00pm and the Polar Bear Swim is at 1:00pm. There will be plenty of prizes, activities and entertainment for the entire family to enjoy.
Port Moody
Take the Penguin Plunge in Port Moody at 1:00pm on January 1st at the Rocky Point boat launch. Registration starts at 11:30. As this is a fundraiser for Pleasantside Community Association we ask participants pay $5.00 per person or $ 10.00 for a family of 4. Money collected goes towards programs at Old Orchard Hall, Play Pals, Can Can dancers, and seniors badminton. There will be sweet treats, coffee and hot chocolate for purchase.
NOTE: There will be no Polar Bear Swim in White Rock this year. Rotary Club of White Rock announced on Facebook Saturday that the event was called off due to significant damage to the city’s pier and waterfront. [Source]
Electric Company Theatre, in association with Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and BMO, presents the world premiere of Siminovitch prize-winning playwright Daniel Brooks’ provocative new work, The Full Light of Day, from January 7–12, 2019 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Photo credit: Don Lee
Directed by Kim Collier, this suspenseful and compelling hybrid of theatre and film is a modern allegory in which a terminally ill woman confronts the choices that brought her family privilege; and then, with great courage, takes a risk to secure their ultimate redemption. Utilizing 14 live-streaming cameras, state-of-the-art projections and film, The Full Light of Day immerses audiences in rich cinematic cityscapes, intimate inner lives, and invites them to reimagine the limitations of live theatre.
The Full Light of Day
Where: Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton St, Vancouver)
When: January 7-12, 2019
Tickets: Available online now
Part theatre, part film, The Full Light of Day highlights the tough moral choices facing Canadians today and forces audiences to confront their own complicity in the systematic corruption and ethical conundrums that underline modern society. With the pacing of a thriller, the work brings the audience into the swirling world of high finance and corporate intrigue set in Canada’s urban centres.
The Full Light of Day unites an A-List cast and production team that includes some of Canada’s most luminary and award-winning talents. Award-winning film and stage actress Gabrielle Rose, who has appeared in The Sweet Hereafter, Maudie, and the recent TIFF film Kingsway, plays the ailing Mary. Jim Mezon, an ensemble member of the Shaw Festival since 1980, plays the corrupt patriarch, Harold.
Dean Paul Gibson, known to Vancouver audiences as a mainstay actor at Bard on the Beach, plays the arrogant (yet anxiety-prone) David–one of Mary and Harold’s sons. Genie nominee Jillian Fargey (Protection) plays the no-nonsense wife of David. Jonathon Young, star of the Olivier Award-winning Betroffenheit, plays Joey– another of Mary and Harold’s sons, whose mysterious disappearance fuels much of work’s action. Also featured in the ensemble are John Ng (Kim’s Convenience), Jenny Young (Saving Hope) among others.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to the official opening night on January 9, 2019. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00am on Thursday, December 27, 2018.
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Update The winner is CJ!
