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Vancouver Chinatown Festival This Weekend

by Dana Lynch in Events on August 6, 2011

Streetfest at the Vancouver Chinatown Festival. Photo: Vancouver Chinatown BIA

Vancouver’s Chinatown celebrates its history and heritage this weekend with a two-day free festival in the very heart of that historic neighbourhood.

The annual Vancouver Chinatown Festival brings 50,000 spectators to Chinatown’s Columbia and Keefer Streets, making it one of the summer’s biggest multicultural festivals. This year, the festival includes an open market, historic walking tours, multicultural stage performances, a 125th anniversary photo exhibition at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum (555 Columbia Street), Youth Talent Showdown 2011, and the fun, festive Streetfest.

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Vancouver Chinatown Festival This Weekend

10 Free Things to Do in Vancouver in August

by Dana Lynch in Entertainment on August 2, 2011

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Summer fun in Vancouver continues through August with loads of great, free events and activities for the whole family!

10 Free Things to Do in Vancouver in August

1. Watch the Fireworks! The Celebration of Light Fireworks Competition continues with two more nights of amazing fireworks displays on Wednesday, August 3, and Saturday, August 6, 2011.

2. Party before the fireworks at SHOREfest, the free concert series that runs from 7pm – 10pm on August 3 and August 6 at three of the best fireworks-watching spots: Vanier Park, Kitsilano Beach, and English Bay Beach.

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10 Free Things to Do in Vancouver in August

Britannia Copper & Fire Arts Festival at Britannia Mine Museum

by Dana Lynch in Events on July 31, 2011

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the re-invented Britannia Mine Museum—it recently had a $14.7 million makeover and now boasts lots of fun activities, including panning for gold and an underground mine train—the annual Britannia Copper & Fire Arts Festival is the perfect excuse to visit.

The Britannia Copper & Fire Arts Festival is the signature summer event at the Britannia Mine Museum. The festival showcases local artists, artisans, musicians, and performers and features arts and crafts with a “copper, fire and mined materials” theme. The art works are displayed throughout the museum and range from copper and bronze sculptures to jewelry to gunpowder paintings.

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Britannia Copper & Fire Arts Festival at Britannia Mine Museum

Illuminares Lantern Festival at Canada Place – July 30, 2011

by Dana Lynch in Events on July 28, 2011

Illuminares Lantern Festival. Photo: Public Dreams

If you’re in Vancouver for the long weekend (August 1 is BC Day, a public holiday), you have lots of major, free events to choose from: Along with the first night of the Celebration of Light Fireworks on July 30 and the Vancouver Pride Parade on July 31, this Saturday, July 30, is the Illuminares Lantern Festival at downtown Vancouver’s Canada Place.

Organized by the uber-imaginative Public Dreams, the annual Illuminares Lantern Festival is a series of “glowing handmade lantern processions, performances and fantastical happenings.” Now in its 22nd year, the Lantern Festival has moved from its traditional home at Trout Lake to a stunning new outdoor venue along the seawall at Canada Place.

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Illuminares Lantern Festival at Canada Place – July 30, 2011

Celebration of Light 2011 – Best Spots to Watch the Fireworks

by Dana Lynch in Events on July 24, 2011

Vancouver's Celebration of Light Fireworks Competition

Vancouver’s seminal summer event, the annual Celebration of Light International Fireworks Competition, is starting in less than a week: the first day of fireworks is Saturday, July 30!

The Vancouver Celebration of Light Fireworks Competition is more than just three nights of phenomenal pyrotechnics over Vancouver’s English Bay; it’s one of the world’s most prestigious fireworks competition, attracting the world’s best fireworks pyrotechnicians and designers as well as over a million spectators, making it the summer event in the Lower Mainland.

So, which countries are competing in 2011 and where are the best places to watch?

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Celebration of Light 2011 – Best Spots to Watch the Fireworks

Vancouver Chinatown Festival This Weekend

10 Free Things to Do in Vancouver in August

Britannia Copper & Fire Arts Festival at Britannia Mine Museum

Illuminares Lantern Festival at Canada Place – July 30, 2011

Celebration of Light 2011 – Best Spots to Watch the Fireworks

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