How to Spend the 2024 Labour Day Weekend in Vancouver

Grouse Mountain gondola

Grouse Mountain Skyride. Photo: Destination Vancouver/Grouse Mountain

For some people, Labour Day weekend marks the end of summer. While there are still a few weeks of warm weather left, it’s the perfect time to bask in the summer sun. In 2024, you can spend time in nature, hit the beach, visit a festival, and more on the August 31 to September 2 long weekend.

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How to Spend the 2024 Labour Day Weekend in Vancouver

12 Family-Friendly Adventures Around Vancouver This Winter

A family at the gondola platform at Whislter Mountain near Vancouve

Photo: Destination BC/Rick Collins

Keep the whole family entertained this winter with fun activities like sledding, skating, hiking, museums, rock climbing, and lots more.

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12 Family-Friendly Adventures Around Vancouver This Winter

Step Back in Time at These Vancouver Area Historic Sites

The interior of the Britannia Mine Museum

Photo: Britannia Mine Museum

Vancouver is proud of its history. Step back into time with a visit to a historic site to learn about local settler and Indigenous history. You can visit heritage homes, a mine, a cannery, a fur-trading fort, and an entire 1920s village – all without leaving Vancouver.

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Step Back in Time at These Vancouver Area Historic Sites

7 Things to Do at Deer Lake Park

Deer Lake Park in Burnaby

Photo: Burnaby.ca

Deer Lake Park provides a unique nature escape in the middle of Burnaby. While the skyscrapers of Metrotown rise above the lake, it’s a great place for hiking, boating, spotting wildlife, and learning about history and culture.

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7 Things to Do at Deer Lake Park

8 Vancouver Museums Where You Can Learn About Local History

A tour group inside the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler

Photo: Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre/Blake Jorgensen

Vancouver is a relatively young city at just 136 years old. However, we proudly celebrate our history. Explore 8 different Vancouver museums to learn about local history including sports, art, culture, and commerce.

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8 Vancouver Museums Where You Can Learn About Local History

The 12 Productions of Christmas, Day 10: Trading Christmas

The carousel is a must-do at Burnaby Village Museum’s Heritage Christmas.

It’s day 10 of The 12 Productions of Christmas! Today’s spotlight is Trading Christmas.

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The 12 Productions of Christmas, Day 10: Trading Christmas

5 Instagram-Worthy Spots to Snap Up in the Vancouver Area this Halloween

Photo: @ghosttrainyvr / Instagram

Photo: @ghosttrainyvr / Instagram

From breathtaking views of Howe Sound to ghosts and ghouls in Stanley Park and a train ride through a mountain tunnel, it may not be the costumes that beg for a photo this Halloween. Here are the best spots to fill your Instagram feed with spooky snaps.

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5 Instagram-Worthy Spots to Snap Up in the Vancouver Area this Halloween

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