It’s beginning to look a lot like Kitsmas! The Kitsilano 4th Avenue Business Association presents Kitsmas from Thursdays to Saturdays this holiday season with perks like valet parking for holiday season shoppers and special events from retailers and businesses. On December 9th and 10th, Tourism Whistler is joining the fun as they pop up a #WhistlerHappyPlace outside the Arc’teryx store.
Find Your #WhistlerHappyPlace at Kitsmas
Where: Arc’teryx (2033 West 4th, Vancouver) When: December 9th 12pm to 7pm & December 10th 10am to 7pm
The #WhistlerHappyPlace will be full Whistler décor complete with a retro gondola from the early Whistler days with Whistlerites serving up free hot chocolate, a Whistler winter fairy wandering around West 4th as well as surprise giveaways to lucky visitors compliments of Scandinave Spa, Nita Lake Lodge, The Adventure Group, Extremely Canadian, Earls Restaurants, Whistler Sport Legacies, Ziptrek Ecotours and the Audain Art Museum!
Guests who stop by and have their photo taken in the Happy Place photo booth will be entered in for the chance at winning a 2016/2017 seasons pass to Whistler Blackcomb.
Enter to Win
In the spirit of Kitsmas, Tourism Whistler is offering up a pair of lift tickets to one lucky Miss604 reader. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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The winner will receive two lift tickets valid for a day of their choice on the slopes during the 2016/2017 season. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, December 9, 2016.
Snow hit Vancouver on December 5th, giving the city its first official snow day since 2014 and bringing with it both traffic chaos and peaceful playtime in the fluffy white flakes. Since its such a rarity, many took to social media to share their photos of our pre-winter wonderland, here are some of my favourites:
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It’s so lovely to get outside and look at lights during the holidays in Vancouver but as we all know, sometimes the weather is not the most accommodating. Luckily, there’s a great indoor attraction in Downtown Vancouver: The FlyOver Canada Christmas Ride!
FlyOver Canada Christmas Ride
Combining the epic FlyOver Canada film ride with Christmas spirit, guests will be able to help Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.
Where: Canada Place When: To Dec 16th 10:00am to 9:00pm
Dec 17th – Jan 2nd 9:30am to 10:00pm
Dec 24th 9:30am to 6:00pm
Dec 25th – Closed Tickets:Available online now.
Entrance times are every 15 – 20 minutes. The complete experience will last between 20 – 25 minutes and include an extended holiday edition of FlyOver Canada that leads guests on to Santa’s workshop in the North Pole. Some may even be able to catch the scent of Mrs. Claus’ baking as they swoop over her gingerbread factory.
I love finding new, unique, and especially local gift ideas for the holidays and thanks to Imbue Goods, I’ve got a great gift to share with my readers too.
Imbue Goods makes small batch, high-quality essential oils, and their signature product is their collection of rose water skin recovery mists. They have four essential oil blends:
Heaven: Summery, fresh and delicious. Cocktail reference: French 75.
Muse: Notes of citrus; both sweet and refreshing. Cocktail reference: Gin & Tonic.
Soothe: Minty, cool and calming. Cocktail reference: Mojito.
Lust: Floral, smoky and woody. Cocktail reference: Chai Martini.
One of their mists is included in a gift box this Christmas, put together by Victoria’s Thorn & Thistle flower shop.
Thorn & Thistle‘s Local-ish gift boxes come in two sizes* and include a seasonal flower arrangement, palo santo Woodlot sticks (made in Vancouver); Imbue skin recovery mist (made in Vancouver); Lux et Terra beeswax candle (made on Vancouver Island); Hatchet Made linen tea towel (made in Ontario).
*The Regular size is in a smaller wooden box with a smaller flower component and no tea towel.
Enter to Win
Imbue and Thorn & Thistle are offering up a Local-ish Gift Box to one lucky Miss604 reader, and they’re throwing in the complete set of Imbue Rose Water Mists. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, December 8, 2016. This contest is only open to Metro Vancouver and Victoria, due to the nature of the contents of the gift box, and the fresh flowers that the winner will receive.
Tree lightings, markets, parades, and much more are all happening this weekend around Metro Vancouver. From a lighted truck parade in Surrey, to the Rogers Santa Claus Parade in Downtown Vancouver, and over to Light Up The Heights in Burnaby, there is a lot of FREE family fun to be had all across the region. These events and other things to do in Vancouver this weekend are listed below:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
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Combining the epic FlyOver Canada film ride with Christmas spirit, guests will be able to help Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.
