The JUNO Awards are coming back to Vancouver in 2025! This will mark the fifth time the awards have been held in the city.
JUNO Awards in Vancouver 2025
The 2025 JUNO Week will be held from Wednesday, March 26 to Sunday, March 30, concluding with the 54th Annual JUNO Awards Broadcast, airing live on CBC and CBC Gem from Rogers Arena.
Vancouver previously hosted the awards in 2018, with Michael Bublé as host. The 2018 JUNO Awards Week was resoundingly well received, with nearly 29,000 attendees. These activities also generated $10.9 million in economic activity in British Columbia, and a $5.8 million boost to the province’s GDP.
The Province of British Columbia is investing $2 million towards the cost of hosting the awards so that British Columbians and visitors can participate in community-driven events throughout the province during the five-day JUNO Week festivities.
“With the strength of our vibrant music industry, British Columbia is the perfect place to host the JUNO Awards, said Lana Popham, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. “We can’t wait to welcome music lovers and artists from across the country to Vancouver in 2025. Being the host of the JUNO Awards means more than just enjoying good music. It’s also an opportunity to drive tourism, which will create more jobs and support local businesses. This is a unique moment to celebrate our success in transforming B.C. into a national music hub through our Amplify BC investment.”
As the biggest celebration of Canadian music talent, the JUNO Awards are expected to bolster economic activity by attracting tens of thousands of visitors to take part in JUNO Week festivities, resulting in an increase in hotel bookings, more customers for local restaurants, and a boost to various sectors of the hospitality industry.
Arts performances, tasty treats, workshops, theatre, and cultural celebrations will keep us delighted and entertained this weekend in Vancouver as the event list heats up for the season.
Love Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is illuminating the coastal forest with Valentine’s themed displays in February and you can enter to win a prize pack below!
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Love Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Dates: February 2 to 25, 2024
Times: 10:00am to 8:00pm. Extended hours until 9:00pm February 14 to 18
Location: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (3735 Capilano Rd, North Vancouver)
Tickets: Purchase online in advance, there is a limited quantity of tickets available. Visits are scheduled in 30-minute arrival increments. BC Annual Passholders need to reserve their entry time online prior to every visit.
Cross over the suspension bridge, stroll a sparkling Cliffwalk and pose next to the illuminated rainforest chandelier with the light of your life. Visit the birds of Raptors Ridge, enjoy live music and Valentine’s themed photo opportunities and activities.
In addition to its regular menu, The Cliff House Restaurant will be offering special feature items during the event including a Rose Martini, a Chicken Supreme and a decadent Dark Chocolate Molten Cake. Seating in The Cliff House Restaurant will be available on a first come, first served basis.
There’s a free shuttle that runs on a schedule to/from Canada Place, and the Trading Post is one of the best gift shops around with unique items and souvenirs that locals and visitors will both enjoy.
NOTE: During Love Lights, Treetops Adventure will be closed for a tune-up. All other regular Park attractions remain open during the event.
Enter to Win
We have a pair of tickets to give away along with a $100 gift certificate to spend at The Cliff House Restaurant! Here’s how you can enter to win:
The 6th edition of Latincouver’s annual Brazilian Carnaval in Vancouver brings rhythm, beat and heat to Granville Island on February 17th.
Brazilian Carnaval in Vancouver – Latincouver Photo
Brazilian Carnaval in Vancouver
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
Times: 11:00am to 5:00pm (family) and 9:00pm to 1:00am (adults only)
Address: Performance Works on Granville Island (1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver)
Just as the sizzling Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2024 winds down in Brazil, similar festivities heat up the northern hemisphere. An annual all-day Brazilian Carnaval experience will take place at Performance Works on Granville Island with celebrations happening all day and well into the night.
Split into two dynamic segments, the Brazilian Carnaval features a family-friendly daytime experience, then the evening unfolds into a sultry celebration for adults at the Brazilian Carnaval Night Party.
Brazilian Carnaval Family
Featuring child- and family-friendly opportunities to experience Brazilian culture, kids will move to the drumbeats of Coletivo Batucada Abrace, a percussive band that will headline a show including batucada music, magicians and a circus performance. Caretta de Furacão street performers, a Bailinho de Carnaval dance party, arcade games, a dance station, face-painting, and a costume competition are other highlights of this joy-filled day.
Early-bird tickets are available until February 1, for $15 per single child, $10 per child for two children or $8 per child for three or more children. Regular ticket prices after February 1 are $20, $15 and $10 respectively. Tickets include entry for two adult parents or guardians; additional accompanying adults will be charged $5 each. Purchase online here.
Brazilian Carnaval Night Party
The adults-only Brazilian Carnaval Night Party welcomes adults who love to samba and batucada all night long. Beloved media personality Bruna Weber is the MC for this late-night party incorporating music, dance, and Carnaval food and drinks.
Among the musical acts are Sambacouver, pioneering Brazilian cultural ambassadors specializing in axé and samba; Menilson, the Brazilian singer and composer now leading Meni Axé Band in joyous song; and Brejera band, joined by special guests Camila Louzada (Bom Tom) and Nando Aguir to perform samba, forró and axé music.
Also bringing the heat will be DJ Lu, who has quickly become a Vancouver favourite since relocating here. Costumes are encouraged (there’s a competition) and there will be Make-Your-Own-Abadá and face-painting stations that make Carnaval style accessible to everyone. Early-bird tickets are $30 until February 1, and $35 thereafter (both include a complimentary beer). Purchase online here.
This authentic annual festival is produced by Latincouver, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Latin American culture in British Columbia.
Get ready for your next camping adventure, hike, cycle, or rainy trek through the city and gear up at the MEC Warehouse Sale in Surrey next week.
MEC Warehouse Sale in Surrey
Date: Saturday, February 3 to Sunday, February 11, 2024
Times: 10:00am to 7:00pm daily
Address: 13340 76th Avenue, Surrey
From tents, packs and boots to cozy fleece, base layers and waterproof jackets and pants, they’re clearing out our warehouse to make room for new inventory. Look for top name outdoor brands carried by the retailer, including Patagonia and The North Face as well as the company’s own MEC label brand of products not carried anywhere else.
The event, which takes place just down the street from the Costco in Newton, will have new stock each day so MEC says to plan on visiting several times to check out the deals. All sales are final. No refunds. No exchanges.
Warehouse sales are a big deal around here, with the legendary Aritzia sale at the Vancouver Convention Centre usually seeing thousands of shoppers lining up for over a week-long period looking to score 50-90% discounts.
