Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Celebrating Diverse Places and Stories

Chinatown Gate. Entrance to Chinatown on Pender St

Vancouver is located on the unceded traditional and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As well, diverse settler communities call the city home, contributing their stories to the evolution of Vancouver.

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Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Celebrating Diverse Places and Stories

Things to Do in Vancouver Before or After the World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler

Photo: WSSF/Mitch Winton

Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders will make their way from Vancouver to Whistler on the Sea to Sky Highway for the 2023 World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF), the ultimate après of the winter season since 1996, taking place from April 10-16.

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Things to Do in Vancouver Before or After the World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler

Sip and Savour the Vancouver International Wine Festival This Spring

Forage, Photo: Rick Chung/YVArcade

The 44th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival (VIWF), known as “the largest wine festival in the Americas” and in founded 1979, returns for another eight days of wine-related events and tastings from April 22-30 in benefit of the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival.
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Sip and Savour the Vancouver International Wine Festival This Spring

Live Performances Coming to Granville Island This Spring & Summer

Photo: Rick Chung/YVArcade

Granville Island is famous for many things including its indoor market and scenic view overlooking False Creek as well as many different artistic and cultural offerings. Cap off a night on the town after dinner by seeing a show inside one of the island’s many live performance venues throughout the spring and summer.

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Live Performances Coming to Granville Island This Spring & Summer

Just For Laughs VANCOUVER Returns with Diverse and Uproarious Comedy

Darcy and Jer

Western Canada’s largest comedy festival is back—with so many diverse ways to laugh.

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Just For Laughs VANCOUVER Returns with Diverse and Uproarious Comedy

Celebrate the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Blooming This Spring

Photo: VCBF/Barry Yip

The 17th annual Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (VCBF) is back this spring with a wide array of programming taking place from April 1-23. Signature outdoor events under the cherry blossoms include guided tree walks, group bike rides, live music, a group picnic, and local food.

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Celebrate the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Blooming This Spring

9 BC Films to Catch at the 2023 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

Betty Birrell rides her mountain bike through the forest in North Vancouver in a still from the film, North Shore Betty.

Still from the film North Shore Betty. Photo: VIMFF

Each February, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) brings outdoor films from around the world to Vancouver. This year’s event also showcases local talent, with mountain biking, mountaineering, highlining, trail running, dance, and activism showcased in nine films about British Columbia.

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9 BC Films to Catch at the 2023 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival