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Celebrity cats—yes, you read that right—heading to Vancouver for Meowfest

by Shawn Conner in Events on December 7, 2017

Meowfest is a celebration for cat lovers . This festival is the first of its kind to come to Canada’s West Coast, and it’s happening July 29, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Yaletown (181 Roundhouse Mews). The day will include celebrity cats, food trucks, speakers, entertainment, shopping, adoptable felines and more. Tickets go on sale in January. Below, find out more about some of the guests coming to Moewfest Vancouver 2018.

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Celebrity cats—yes, you read that right—heading to Vancouver for Meowfest

It’s a Kitty Cat Picnic at First Caturday in Queen Elizabeth Park

by Carrie Leslie in Events on August 31, 2017

Image courtesy of First Caturday | Facebook.com

It’s no secret that Vancouver loves cats (I mean, we have our own Cat Cafe!), so it should come as no surprise that we also have an outdoor cat meetup the first Saturday of each month in Queen Elizabeth Park.

Known as First Caturday, the event was created as “a day to reclaim the glory of the outdoors for our feline friends. It’s a day for delightful outdoor cat-napping and socializing.” It’s the purr-fect event for cat lovers and those with cats that want to spend a little time lounging around outside with friends.

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It’s a Kitty Cat Picnic at First Caturday in Queen Elizabeth Park

‘Cat stuck in a vase’ and other cinematic classics at Just for Cats Festival 2016

by Shawn Conner in Events on June 17, 2016

Just some of the cat action at this year’s fest.

“You love them. You mock them. But one thing you can’t do is stop watching them. Yes, we’re talking about Internet cat videos. Which either represent the pinnacle of human creative achievement, or a sign that the apocalypse is nigh. Or both.” —Los Angeles Times

Since 2012, the Walker Arts Center has been compiling its Internet Cat Video reel. While not on the scale of the Manhattan Project, it is an 80-minute compilation of cat hilarity in videos ranging from six-second Vine videos to short films and everything in between.

For the second year in a row, Vancity Theatre, in conjunction with the BC SPCA, is bringing the Just for Cats Festival to Vancouver on June 26.

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‘Cat stuck in a vase’ and other cinematic classics at Just for Cats Festival 2016

Just in time for Christmas – Vancouver’s first cat café to open Dec. 14!

by Shawn Conner in Insider on December 7, 2015

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In what has to be the best news of the season for cat-lovers, the city’s first cat café will officially open Dec. 14.

According to the latest Facebook update, Catfé has its business license and will serve its first customers next Monday at its location at 88 West Pender St., on the second floor of International Village.

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Just in time for Christmas – Vancouver’s first cat café to open Dec. 14!

Vancouver’s first cat cafe comes one step closer to reality!

by Shawn Conner in Insider on July 28, 2015

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Cat cafés have become increasingly popular all over the world. And, as reported on this blog last year, Vancouver will soon have its own.

According to Michelle Furbacher, the woman who has been leading the charge in turning this idea into reality, she recently received a building permit for a location in International Village Mall (88 W. Pender St.). On the catfe.ca blog, she writes that she expects the new business to open sometime in October.

So what, exactly, is a cat café?

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Vancouver’s first cat cafe comes one step closer to reality!

Meow! The First Ever Cat Film Festival Comes to Vancouver this Summer

by Carrie Leslie in Entertainment on April 7, 2014

Image courtesy of Scott Beale / Laughing Squid

Calling all cat lovers, have we got some exciting news for you! Just for Cats, the Internet Cat Video Festival will be coming to Vancouver this summer to screen all your favourite cat-themed YouTube videos in a film festival-esque environment!

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Meow! The First Ever Cat Film Festival Comes to Vancouver this Summer

Cat-Themed Reality Show Looking for Vancouver’s Cutest, Fastest Cats

by Remy Scalza in Entertainment on November 26, 2013

Photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar | Flickr

Attention cat lovers: A new pet-themed reality show is coming to Vancouver – and it wants to make your cat a star.

Like Survivor for felines, the cheeky new Battle Cats will see five exceptional pets compete in a series of obstacles. Challenges include climbing up walls, pole dancing, swerving out of the way of swinging balls while on a balance beam and chasing lasers, according to an article in the Vancouver Sun.

Produced by local company Force Four Entertainment, Battle Cats will be filmed in a special “cat agility arena” currently being built in Greater Vancouver. For the inaugural season of the show, producers are hoping to find 30 local “cathletes,” defined as “playful cats who want to tackle our course and compete for the fastest time.”

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Cat-Themed Reality Show Looking for Vancouver’s Cutest, Fastest Cats