Top 5 Unique Experiences in Vancouver

With so much to do in Vancouver, there’s no reason to ever get bored! You can go hiking, participate in a race or marathon, visit museums or landmarks, check out sporting events, and so much more. However, if you are looking for something uniquely Vancouver, we’ve got that too!

Here are 5 of our favorite unique activities to experience in Vancouver as the weather continues to warm up.

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6 Ways to Have The Perfect Staycation in Vancouver

With beautiful Spring weather upon us, why would you ever want to leave Vancouver?

Instead of expensive trips to foreign destinations, people have been substituting cheaper alternatives: waiting for special travel deals online, driving to see relatives, having friends and relatives come to see them, etc. But an increasingly popular and fun vacation is the stay-at-home-vacation, or the “staycation.”

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Vancouver’s Just for Laughs Festival, JFL NorthWest 2019

We are so excited for this year’s JFL NorthWest, Vancouver’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, which returns to our city this month from February 14th – 23rd, 2019. Attendees can look forward to 10 days of stand-up, podcast, improv & hilarious sketch performances. In addition to the comedy-packed schedule, JFL NorthWest will also be hosting the 2nd edition of the Vancouver Just for Laughs Film Festival and 3-Day Block Party.

All of the venues will be easily accessible from any of our fantastic downtown hotels – so don’t delay and reserve your room at StayVancouverHotels.com before they sell out!

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Top 3 Vancouver Running Races in 2019

A new year, a new you! If you ask us, there’s certainly no better time than now to set your new year’s resolutions in motion. In fact, one of our favorite resolutions is a renewed focus on health; whether it’s to stay fit, eat healthier, or just to be more active!

 

Need a little boost to get you motivated? StayVancouverHotels.com wants to help you achieve your health goals, while also offering some FREE GIFTS in return! Check out our “Top 3 Runner Activities” below, and we hope to see you at one or all three of the Start Lines!

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Sip & Savor!

Wine lovers! Are you ready? With more than 160 participating wineries and nearly 725 select wines to sample from, the 2019 Vancouver International Wine Festival (VIWF) will soon be here before you know it! With an expected attendance of 25,000+ to the 2019 edition, now is the best time to secure your accommodation for what’s expected to be a fun-filled festival.

To help you celebrate, StayVancouverHotels is giving away FREE International Festival Tasting tickets with your hotel booking — LEARN MORE HERE!

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VanWineFest is considered the premiere wine festival in the Western Hemisphere and has been rated the #1 Food, Wine & Hospitality event in Canada for the last six years in a row. Designed to be informative, educational and entertaining, this celebrated fête is organized by people who love wine for people who love wine. This is a wonderful opportunity to drink and mingle with owners, producers and winemakers from around the world, a fantastic 8-day event not to be missed!

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The theme for VanWineFest 2019 is California, with 53 Californian wineries participating. Attendees and participants will get to enjoy and learn about ~ 750 wines at the International Festival Tastings. There will also be an additional 550 special wines to be experienced during 54 events held at the iconic Vancouver Convention Centre and 20+ venues around the city.

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The Vancouver Convention Centre is an architecturally stunning building – perfectly situated along the gorgeous Vancouver waterfront and within walking distance to many of Vancouver’s excellent hotels and picturesque landmarks. The venue is the world first double LEED Platinum certified convention facility, an achievement in environmental sustainability and leadership.

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Insider Tip: Extend your stay for the HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament at BC Place Stadium. Beginning November 9th, you’ll be able to gain exclusive access to Sideline & Reserved sections by using promo code: RUGBY2019 CLICK HERE to get your premier tickets which are only available for a limited time – so don’t delay!

Things to Do in Vancouver

Learn how to capture that perfect twilight photo on a Granville Island at Night tour with Vancouver Photowalks, or meander through soaring trees and dense West Coast forest with a First Nations interpretive tour of Stanley Park on a Talking Trees Tour with Talaysay Tours.


Photo by: Bruce McPherson

 

Wanting to have a feel of the famous Rainbow Crosswalk? Visit Davie Village in Downtown Vancouver and have a feel of the Vancouver’s gay nightlife scene. You’ll be surprised how fun and thrilling it can be. Dance clubs after dance clubs, experience some of the world’s hottest DJs. Sports oriented person? Worry no more since Davie Village also have LGBT-friendly sports bars and bingo games. Don’t forget to watch out for some fabulous drag queen and strike a pose. Snap!

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More family and kid friendly activities await you this week! Ice Skating is still free at the Robson Square Ice Skating located at the corner of Robson and Howe in downtown Vancouver. Open Sundays to Thursdays from 9 am to 9 pm and 9am to 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.


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Watch Family Favourites Movies – a kid-friendly film show at select Cineplex theatres for just $2.99 at 11 am. It’s not free, but it is extra cheap!

Vancouver Welcomes 2018

Welcome 2018!!!

What an exciting year to experience fun and adventure! Downtown Vancouver has a lot in store for you and your family.

Downtown Vancouver has prepared this week full of fun activities for you to enjoy with your family, since we are still celebrating the holiday season. You can catch the Bright Nights! It’s the last day of the season for the world-famous Christmas lights and miniature train rides at Stanley Park.



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Experience free Ice Skating at the Robson Square Ice Skating located at the corner of Robson and Howe in downtown Vancouver from 9 am to 9 pm.

Kids can enjoy the magic of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Arts Club or be amazed by East Van Panto’s: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at The Clutch and The Theater Replacement.


If you are fond of opera music, you can watch the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: A Baroque Celebration.

Busy week? Head straight to Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver for some fun and excitement. The Granville Street strip was once believed to have the highest concentration of neon in the world behind Shanghai, and you can still see evidence of this in the dazzling way the street comes to life after dark. Famous for its popular clubs and bars, this is the place to be to get off from the heavy load of work and just have a good time. The Commodore Ballroom and Vogue Theatre are popular venues where some of the best music artists hit the stage when they’re in town. If you prefer your night to be easy on the eyes, Ginger SixtyTwo and Caprice Night Club are places where you can look fabulous and put those dancing shoes to good use.


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