Vancouver
Annual Calendar of Events
January: Vancouver Outdoor & Fishing Show, Country Living Show, Freestyle World Ski Championships, International Motor Cycle Show
February: International Boat Show, Outdoor Adventure Sports Show, Golf Expo, BC Home & Garden Show
March: Spring Gift Show, International RV Show, World of Children Choirs
April: Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Fest, Symphony Kids’ concerts, Vancouver Sun Run
May: International Children’s Festival, Cloverdale Rodeo & Fairgrounds, Vancouver International Marathon
June: Shakespeare Festival, Jazz Festival, Italian Week
July: Annual “Best of the West†Antiques Expo, Merritt Mountain Music Festival, Annual Sandcastle Competition at Harrisons Hot Springs, Discovery Days & Blue Festival
August: Whistler’s Really Big Street Festival, Festival Vancouver
September: Circus of Dreams, Swinging on the Docks, Fringe Theatre Festival, Mid Autumn Moon Festival
October: Oktoberfest, Vancouver Snow Show, Waterfront Antique Show, Cranberry Festival
November: Animal Encounters, Whistler’s Food & Wine Celebration, Annual Christmas Craft and Gift Market
December: Annual Christmas Parade, Heritage Christmas, Whistler Jazz and Blue Weekend, Santa Claus Parade of Lights
Nightlife and Entertainment
Vancouver gives you plenty to do come sunset, laying on a varied and cosmopolitan blend of both live and dance music . Clubs are more adventurous than in many a Canadian city, particularly the fly-by-night alternative dives in the Italian quarter on Commercial Drive and in the backstreets off Gastown and Chinatown. There’s also a choice of smarter and more conventional clubs and a handful of discos.