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Hike Fest at the Sea to Sky Gondola

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Celebrate all things hiking with free guided hikes, backcountry education and fun, educational family activities on Sunday, September 18th during Hike Fest at the Sea to Sky Gondola. Hike Fest: Registered Activities Registered activities include a Sea to Summit Trail Hike, the Via Ferrata Experience, Al’s Habrich Trail (full version to pond), Half Version of […]

Vancouver Christmas Market Moves to Jack Poole Plaza

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This season you’ll be able to get your Glühwein and Spätzle (and more) near the Olympic Cauldron as the Vancouver Christmas Market moves from its original location at the QE Theatre Plaza, over to Jack Poole Plaza near the Vancouver Convention Centre. The city’s signature yuletide celebration will expand its revelry with more than 50,000 […]

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

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It’s a busy weekend in Vancouver, with the Fringe Festival kicking off along with community events, farmers markets, and even a Star Trek 50th anniversary celebration or two. If you have any events to add to this list, or the September list, feel free to send them in any time. Things to do in Vancouver […]

Oktoberfest at the Vancouver Alpen Club

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The Vancouver Alpen Club has been Vancouver’s main location for the Oktoberfest for over 30 years, serving traditional Bavarian cuisine. Of course there’s also beer and the Alpen Club has partnered with two German breweries, Krombacher as well as Erdinger, the world’s largest wheat beer brewery, founded in 1886. Since the early 19th Century in […]

Seaforth Highlanders Homecoming

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The Seaforth Highlanders will host a Highland Homecoming on September 24th. This day of celebration will include a parade and ceremonies as the Regiment returns home to the Seaforth Armoury at 1650 Burrard Street, after four years away. 1936: Seaforth Armoury on Burrard. Photographer: Stuart Thomson. Archives # CVA 99-4876. The day’s festivities will begin […]