Registration is now open for VOKRA Walk for the Kitties 2017, present by FirstMate Pet Foods. The 5km walk takes place at Jericho Beach and all funds raised go directly towards supporting the organization’s rescue efforts.
VOKRA Walk for the Kitties
Where: Beach Path, West of Jericho Sailing Club (1300 Discovery St, Vancouver)
When: Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 10:00am
Participation: Register online now for the 5km walk for $25 (plus fee). Dogs are welcome to tag along and you can grab a free ticket for them online as well.
Each Walk for the Kitties participant pledges to raise funds for VOKRA to help in their mission to end cat overpopulation and homelessness. VOKRA is a 100% volunteer driven organization that relies on donations and fundraising for their support. They take in over 1,400 cats a year and they don’t even have a shelter! They rely on a foster network of over 350 homes in the Lower Mainland to care for these animals.
Here’s how your contributions will help:
$25 buys a flat of food
$50 provides one cat with care for a month
$85 covers the cost of one spay/neuter
$100 buys 20 nursing kits used to feed orphaned kittens
Donations, pledges, and support from the Walk for the Kitties will help VOKRA buy food, litter, and even spay/neuter treatments for local cats. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
Join HUB Cycling and more than 5,000 cyclists for Vancouver’s only official night ride on city streets! Bike the Night lets you experience the beauty and energy of nocturnal Vancouver at its best – by bike.
Bike the Night
- Where: Concord Pacific Place (88 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver)
- When: Saturday, September 16, 2017
Pre-Party 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Ride 8:00pm to 10:00pm
- Register: Tickets $10 for HUB Members ($15 for non-members) until September 1st. Youth and children under 16 are free.
Light up your bike and take in the city skyline on a sizzling September evening, following the route that will take you across Downtown and over the Burrard Bridge.
The pre-party will have giveaways, free bike inspections, a live DJ, bike decorating, pop-up ping pong, relay races and games, and more.
The event supports HUB Cycling, a registered non-profit charity that has been working for nearly two decades to remove barriers to cycling and improve our communities, our health and the environment.
September is one of the best months of the year since it combines outdoor adventures, like corn mazes and pumpkin patches, with indoor arts and culture programming. Catch a show at the Fringe Festival, then head out to the Applebarn for cider! This month Miss604 is proud to support the Richmond World Festival (Sept 1-2), Surrey Youth Fest (Sept 23), and the Vancouver International Film Festival (Sept 28-Oct 13). All of these events and hundreds more are listed below:
Jump to: Friday, September 1 to Sunday, September 3, 2017
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Multi-Day Events
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green. This list is updated often so send in your event listing anytime – for free – and check back often to plan your week.
September Events in Metro Vancouver 2017
Friday, September 1, 2017
Miss604 is proud to sponsor: Richmond World Festival
Your Kontinent: Digital Carnival 2017
Coquitlam Free Concert Series Finale
Creative Mornings Vancouver September 2017
PNE Concert: Rick Springfield
Chinatown Night Market
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Miss604 is proud to sponsor: Richmond World Festival
Burnaby Farmers Market
PNE Concert: The Gypsy Kings
Downtown Eastside Women’s Summer Fair and Flea Market
Trout Lake Farmers Market
West End Farmers Market
River District Farmers Market
Illumination Summer Night Market, Richmond
Richmond Night Market
Chinatown Night Market
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Victory Square Block Party
Safe & Sound Music Festival, New West
Uncle Al’s Cabin Tour at Mt. Seymour
Summer Sundays at Rocky Point Park, Port Moody
14th Annual Festival del Maize
Opera Zone at Kerrisdale Community Centre
Lonsdale Quay presents Beauty And The Beast
I Heart Radio Beach Ball at the PNE
Poirier Street Farmers Market
Ambleside Farmers Market
Kitsilano Farmers Market
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Illumination Summer Night Market, Richmond
Richmond Night Market
Chinatown Night Market
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
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Hosted annually by Music Waste Festival, CiTR 101.9FM and Discorder Magazine, the 13th Victory Square Block Party highlights local, independent music in a free end-of-summer celebration that also supports local non-profit and independent media organizations.
Victory Square Block Party 2017
Where: Victory Square @ Cambie & West Hastings in Vancouver
When: Sunday, September 3, 2017 2:00pm to 9:00pm
Admission: FREE
Highlighting all corners of Vancouver’s diverse music community, this year’s lineup features power-punk trio Needles//Pins, bright garage punks Dumb, experimental folk-pop from Gratifician, hardcore femme-punk from new band Palm Oil, captivating 8-bit electronic tunes from masked malefactor Shitlord Fuckerman, heavy punk rock from Passive, and the hip-hop harmonies of Laydy Jams.
Be sure to get a raffle ticket at the event. Not only will you have the chance to win unique prizes from Mint Records, Bard on the Beach, Coup Salon, Float House, Hartwell Therapy and Wellness, Light Organ Records and more, but proceeds will support Megaphone Magazine and CiTR 101.9 FM/Discorder Magazine.
Music Waste Festival and CiTR/Discorder are also excited to welcome The Binners Project to this year’s party. “The Binners Project is a group of waste-pickers aided by support staff dedicated to improving their economic opportunities, and reducing the stigma they face as informal recyclable collectors,” says Anna Godefory, the Binners’ project director. Binners will be onsite during the event to help reduce incorrect waste disposal and educate attendees about recycling options.
The VSBP acknowledges that the festival is organized and takes place on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
For more information, follow the Victory Square Block Party on Facebook.
It’s corn maze season! These great Vancouver area farms offer up creative and fun corn maze adventures along with everything from pony rides and pumpkin patches (coming a bit later in the season), to wineries (for the adults), mini trains, jumping pillows, and baby goats. From Surrey and Richmond to Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack, check out all of these activities and more below:
Vancouver Area Farms for Family Fun
Bose Corn Maze
Website / Facebook
Location: 64th Avenue & 156th St, Surrey
For over 100 years, Bose and Sons Family Farm has been growing food for your table on farmland in Surrey. In 1999, the Bose family added a corn maze and pumpkin patch to their commercial farm to provide a hands-on, agricultural experience for the public. Open now through October 9th, rain or shine, explore the Canada 150 corn maze during the day or try the Night Corn Maze — bring your flashlight!
Aldor Acres
Website / Facebook
Location: 24990 84 Ave, Langley
Opening for the season on Saturday, September 23rd (through to October 31st) this popular Langley attraction has animals, hayrides, pumpkins, a petting zoo, pig races, hands-on farm experiences and more.
Richmond Country Farms
Website / Facebook
Location: 12900 Steveston Hwy, Richmond
During the growing season, shop for corn, strawberries, brussel sprouts, potatoes, broccoli, kale, watermelon, and blueberries. Hop on a Farm Tour Train Ride select weekends, and every weekend in October. The pumpkin patch opens in October with music, wagon rides, and pumpkin picking.
Taves Applebarn
Website / Facebook / Twitter
Location: 333 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford
The Applebarn’s pumpkin patch is now open for the season along with the Corn Quest Maze, new Pedal Carts, Bunny Town, hayrides, jumping pillow, tractor trail, zipline, playground, petting barn, and more! Watch cider press demonstrations and pick up some farm-fresh cider or u-pick apples. Coming soon: Pony rides, concession stand, and the pumpkin cannon and corn gun. Open Friday-Sunday until August 31st, then 7 days a week September 1 to October 30th.
Chilliwack Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
Website / Facebook
Location: 41905 Yale Road West, Chilliwack
Navigate your way through the 12 acre corn maze, u-pick fruit, visit the pumpkin patch, jump on the giant pillow rainbow, push some pedal carts, take a ride on the corn train, and check out and indoor and outdoor hay bale maze. Open now through October.
Maan Farms
Website / Facebook / Instagram
Location: 790 McKenzie Road, Abbotsford
Offering seasonal berries, a country kitchen and market, estate winery, and family fun year round that includes a rope climb, pedal carts, slides, petting zoo, wagon rides. The corn maze (daytime and nighttime) is open until October.
Itineraries
Hop in the car and follow one of these 3 maps/itineraries I have created for exploring the Fraser Valley this season.
