Ring in the new year with your loved ones with these family friends New Year’s Eve events and attractions happening around Metro Vancouver.
*Some of these events are ticketed and may sell out, so be sure to act fast and book as soon as possible.
Concord’s New Year’s Eve in Downtown Vancouver
When: December 31, 2017 from 7:00pm to 1:30am Where: Canada Place Way, Vancouver Info: Website/Tickets »
A free outdoor festival with ticketed VIP upgrades. Enjoy entertainment on the 102.7 THE PEAK Main Stage, YVR World Stage, Coast Capital Savings Stage, JR-FM Party Stage, and in the RE/MAX Family Zone where there will be a Kids Can Dance Party followed by a balloon drop prior to the fireworks. Family fireworks countdown will be at 9:00pm, and a NYE fireworks countdown will follow at midnight.
Grouse Mountain New Year’s Eve
When: December 31, 2017 from 5:00pm where: Grouse Mountain (6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver) Info: Website/Tickets »
On top of Grouse’s NYE Snowshoe Fondue and their NYE Gala, their Family Friendly New Year’s Eve will be packed with fun for everyone. Glide on the 8,000-square foot mountaintop Skate Pond, take a sled down our Sliding Zone and be awed by the magical outdoor Light Walk around Blue Grouse Lake. Enjoy performances throughout the night as well as a special 9:00pm countdown with fireworks.
Mt. Seymour New Year’s Eve
When: December 31, 2017 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm where: Mt. Seymour (1700 Mt Seymour Road, North Vancouver) Info: Website/Tickets »
Mt. Seymour’s legendary Family First Night returns this year with laser tobogganing, snoeshoeing, s’mores, a Snowquest Scavenger Hunt, live entertainment, party favours, face painting and crafts, food vendors, shuttle service, fireworks and more.
Robson Square New Year’s Eve
When: December 31, 2017 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm where: 800 Block Robson (Vancouver) Info: Website »
Free skating and live music from Rumba Calzada. The ice rink will be open for skating until 11:00pm on New Year’s Eve.
Winter Ice Palace
When: December 31, 2017 at 10:00am to 3:30pm where: Cloverdale Ice Arena (6090 176 St, Surrey) Info: Website »
Skate the 20th annual Winter Ice Palace in Cloverdale, open on New Year’s Day as well from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.
Winter Wonderland
When: December 31, 2017 at 10:00am to 4:00pm where: Minoru Arenas (7551 Minoru Gate, Richmond) Info: Website »
Skate to festive music surrounded by thousands of sparkling lights, real snow banks, decorated holiday trees and more.
Family-Friendly New Year’s Eve Variety Show
When: December 31, 2017 at 8:00pm Where: Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton St, Vancouver) Info: Website/Tickets »
Celebrate with family and friends at Vancouver Cabaret Theatre’s New Year’s Eve Variety Show, with circus acrobats, magic, live music and one of Vancouver’s biggest balloon drops. Appropriate for all ages, yet not just for kids.
New Year’s Eve Toonie Skate
When: December 31, 2017 from 10:30am to 2:00pm Where: Kensington Recreation Complex (6159 Curtis Street) Info:Website
$2.00, includes helmet and skate rental. Enjoy ice skating, face painting and crafts to celebrate the New Year.
For the fifth consecutive year, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria is partnering with Mealshare to help end youth hunger in Canada, one jar of tomato sauce at a time. On now through December 31, 2017, one meal will be provided to a Canadian youth in need for every jar of Famoso’s famous hand-milled Campania Tomato Sauce purchased, right in the community in which the sauce was sold.
Mealshare’s mission is to enable and inspire people to join the fight to end youth hunger. Funds raised from last year’s Campania Tomato Sauce sales provided 16,115 meals to in-need youth across Western Canada and Ontario. Since Campania Tomato Sauce sales began in 2013, 22,368 jars of sauce have been purchased to support the 17 local communities in which Famoso operates.
Made from only the finest vine-ripened plum tomatoes, picked from the rich soils of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Famoso’s Campania Tomato Sauce is hand-milled and jarred to capture authentic Neapolitan flavour. Available only once a year during the holiday season, Campania Tomato Sauce retails for $8 per 500mL jar.
Win a Gift Card
To help promote this campaign, I have a $100 gift card for you to use at one of Famoso’s locations in BC, including Guildford Town Centre, Morgan Crossing, Commercial Drive, and High Street in Abbotsford. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — In partnership with #SkiNorthBC from SnowSeekers Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
The SnowSeekers team has once again headed to Terrace, Quesnel, Wells, Barkerville, and Smithers to explore and report on some of the amazing conditions, terrain and experiences in Northern BC. This season, follow the second annual #SkiNorthBC on social media and through this story series.
48 Hours in Quesnel
I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in Quesnel in the late spring and when I saw this video from Chris Wheeler, my colleague at SnowSeekers, I knew two things: 1) There’s just as much to do there in winter as there is in summer 2) I need to get back there!
“If there was a big dump of snow, you might want to bring snowshoes,” videographer and SnowSeekers correspondent Chris Wheeler told me about his time at Pinnacles last winter. “It’s pretty cool to see the hoodoos in the snow, and the view of Quesnel from there.”
Pinnacles Provincial Park’s Hoodoos in the Summer:
Pinnacles Provincial Park’s Hoodoos in the Winter:
Photo credit: Mike Bednar
Photo credit: Mike Bednar
“Hallis Lake Nordic Skiing is awesome for cross-country, and it has a cool lodge to gear up in,” Chris adds. “You can also snowshoe on most of the lakes in the area once everything is frozen over.” Continue reading my 48 Hours in Quesnel story via SnowSeekers »
Photo credit: Mike Bednar
Enjoy big city perks like live concerts (at the Occidental), dinner at the Billy Barker Casino Hotel, and craft beer (at Barkerville Brewing) with pristine outdoor adventure, and without lineups (at Troll Ski Resort). SnowSeekers has all the info you need to plan 48 hours – or more – in this awesome Northern BC destination.
Photo credit: Dax Justin
If you go
Troll is found around the middle of the Barkerville Highway. On your way, you’ll go through the City of Quesnel. Learn more about what adventures can be found there »
Call Tourism Quesnel at (250) 992-8716
Troll, Quesnel, the District of Wells and Barkerville are destinations along the famed Barkerville Highway (aka Highway 26) – all within the Cariboo Regional District.
Get inspired and learn more to what BC has in store for you this winter, search #ExploreBC on social media.
The White Spot Christmas Day Lunch for Charity continues a heartwarming yuletide tradition for the 16th consecutive year. Staff at the Kingsway Vancouver and Richmond Centre White Spot locations will donate their time and tips on Christmas Day to support local charities.
White Spot Christmas Day Lunch for Charity
Friends and family are invited to join the merriment and enjoy award-winning Legendary burgers and other Spot Classics at either location on Christmas Day to help support two deserving local charities. The two restaurants hope to beat last year’s combined fundraising total of $21,276.
Where: Richmond Centre (Unit 1902 – 6551 No. 3 Road) When: Monday, December 25, 2017 from 11:00am to 3:00pm Cause: Richmond Hospital Foundation
Where: Kingsway (1476 Kingsway at Knight Street) When: Monday, December 25, 2017 from 11:00am to 3:00pm Cause: Variety – The Children’s Charity
Since the Christmas Day Luncheon’s inception, more than $201,000 has been generated. Follow White Spot on Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date on their latest menu offerings and promotions.
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by Michelle KimDisclosure: Review — Michelle's views are her own. She was given media tickets for review purposes. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
In keeping with our yearly mother-daughter holiday tradition, my mother and attended The Nutcracker, and this time we saw Goh Ballet’s rendition, which was the most dynamic version of the ballet I have seen to date.
Goh Ballet has been producing its version of The Nutcracker for the past 9 years. Principal dancers this year are Elizabeth Murphy (Sugar Plum Fairy) and Jerome Tisserand (Cavalier Prince) from the Northwest Pacific Ballet (out of Seattle). Dancers also include the National Ballet of China’s Dianya Wu (Snow King) and Ziyu Xu (Snow Queen).
The performance had this wonderful layering effect in ability and style, which gave a textured quality to performance that ran throughout the evening. On top of the incredible dancing, I was thrilled to see one of my local favourite Film & TV actors, Jacqueline Robbins, one half of the Robbins twins, who played a very animated and fun Grandmother.
The Vancouver Opera Orchestra performed Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s score live, there was a children’s chorus that sang in one of the scenes, and with the elaborate sets and so much detail given to costume and props (including foam looking like cheese being dropped by the little mice), I was constantly stimulated throughout the evening.
However, what I really liked about attending this performance, was the company—the audience was so diverse in age and culture.
You can still catch The Nutcracker on stage at The Centre on December 15, 18 and 19 at 7:30pm, December 16 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm, and December 17 at 3:00pm and 7:30pm. Tickets are available online through Ticketmaster.
