The annual Whistler Film Festival
Location: Whistler
This four-day extravaganza will feature inspiring films, dynamic industry
sessions, cool parties and invaluable networking opportunities on and off the
slopes at North America's number one ski resort. Don't miss the action! |
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver's professional hockey team.
They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the
National Hockey League (NHL).
They joined the NHL as an expansion team in 1970. The Canucks play their
home games in GM Place Vancouver |
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
December
Location: VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver
Where can you be mesmerized by more than a million glittering lights,
serenaded by choirs singing seasonal favourites, meet merry old Saint
Nick and pander to tempting treats? The Festival of Lights creates an
enchanted wonderland illuminated by more than a million lights spread
over 12 acres of VanDusen Garden. For more information call 604.878.9274
or go to www.vandusengarden.org/
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CAROL SHIPS PARADE OF LIGHTS
December
Boat owners from around Greater Vancouver decorate their vessels and
cruise around the waters of Vancouver Harbour. On peak evenings, this
holiday tradition has grown to more than 80 decorated boats, with in
excess of 150,000 lights, and carries over 45,000 people during the 23
night festival. Don't miss this lively and colourful event. For more
information call 604.878.8999 or go to
www.carolships.org |
CHRISTMAS AT CANADA PLACE
December
Location: Canada Place, Downtown Vancouver
Join us for Christmas at Canada Place, where holiday stories and
memories come to life. For ten days in December you are invited to
stroll among giant Gingerbread men, festive Christmas trees, animated
Woodward's Window characters, Dickens carolers and the jolly man
himself, Santa Claus. Now in its 19th year, Christmas at Canada Place is
a time honoured family tradition, bringing Christmas magic to the heart
of Vancouver's waterfront. Admission is by donation with proceeds
benefiting local charities including Strathcona Community Centre's Food
Security for Children program. For more information call 604.775.8025 or
go to
www.canadaplace.ca/christmas |
HERITAGE CHRISTMAS
November
Location: Burnaby Village Museum
Historic setting for Christmas activities. The village and farmhouse are
beautifully decorated with lights and traditional ornaments for the
festive season. A visit with Father Christmas is a must. For more
information call 604.293.6501 or
www.city.burnaby.bc.ca. |
PEAK OF CHRISTMAS AT GROUSE MOUNTAIN
Late November - December 24
Location: Grouse Mountain
Bring your family to Santa's Workshop and meet reindeer, or take a
sleigh ride through the mystical alpine forest. You can also experience
the tranquil beauty of skating on an 8,000 square foot mountaintop ice
skating pond, surrounded by snow-topped trees. For more information call
604.984.0661 or
www.grousemountain.com |
"BRIGHT NIGHTS" IN STANLEY PARK
December 1 - January 2, 2008
Location: Stanley Park
The Vancouver Parks Board and the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters' Burn
Fund have together created nights of magic and illumination in the
middle of wonderous Stanley Park. More than a million twinkling lights
transform the forest, train and Children's Farmyard. For more
information call 604.257.8531 or go to
www.vancouverparks.ca
Events and Attractions in Vancouver Things
to do while visiting Vancouver - British Columbia, Canada
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