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Vancouver Event: Public Dragon Boating every Sunday

www.ComingUp.in/Vancouver investigates another popular activity in Vancouver: Dragon Boating. We went to False Creek to participate in the Sunday Community Paddle where anybody can try it for $10!
We rated at 5 gift boxes. In case you didn’t know, this means ‘Awesome’ in our system!
To find out about other events coming up around town, visit Vancouver’s [...]

Festival of Mythical Plays

Vancouver’s Theatre in the Raw presents a series of mythical plays and winning one-acts on the stage of Little Mountain Studios this weekend, with a following Vancouver Afternoon Outdoor Event on Sunday, July 5.
Started in 1994 in a storefront cafe called La Quena on East Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, the theatre has been dedicated to delivering [...]

La Vida en Llamas

An intense heat wave is expected to hit Vancouver end of June beginning of July. A possibility of spreading fire isn’t excluded. Temperatures will rise unusually high, so consider yourself waned: it will be Hot and Burning in the house!
June 28 – July 5 International Flamenco Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in Vancouver [...]

Car-Free Festival

It’s nearing the middle of June, which means lots of heat (yes, more) and of course the annual Car-Free Festival’s that are put on all around Vancouver.
This year, the event takes place on Sunday, June 14 and hopes to attract people of all ages from all around the Lower Mainland. Fun fact: In previous years, [...]

Velo-City: Bicycle Revolution

June 4 to September 7, Museum of Vancouver features an extravaganza exhibit of bicycles.

Anime Evolution

Anime Evolution, Vancouver’s annual Asian pop-culture event, is back again this year, bringing the city some of its Asian art, manga, games, film and music along with it.
This year the convention is expected to bring in 5,000 attendees, all of whom will get to experience Q&A’s and workshops with voice actors, directors, artists and video [...]

Baila Baila Baila Baila Baila Baila Baila Me!

Still thinking of a special way to celebrate Canada Day this year? Now here is an option… City Salsa Vibe is organizing Salsa Celebration on July 1st at Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park, with BBQ, Fireworks, dance and maybe even rowing.., -who knows how far the excitement will take ya. Enjoy the food, the [...]

The 2009 Vancouver International Jazz Festival!

500,000 people, more than 400 shows and 150 free concerts all in 10 days. Now that’s what I call a solid festival. That’s right, the 2009 Vancouver International Jazz Festival is back and ready to blow with more than 1800 musicians from all over the world, ready to kick off the summer from June 26 [...]

Prince Edward to visit Vancouver

Tomorrow! June 4, Prince Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth and Estonia’s King-in-waiting, will pay his royal visit to our vicinity.
What does Estonia have to do with the Britain’s royal offspring, you’ll ask? Well, here’s the thing… In 1994, the leaders of Estonia’s Royalist Party, having 10% of the seats in the National Parliament [...]

The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions

14 stallions – the majestic fairy-tale white Lipizzans will arrive in Vancouver for their 39th Anniversary Tour to perform at PNE Agrodome on June 27 and 28. Started in 1970, the show has been famed all throughout Great Britain, Europe, North and South America, Hawaii and Australia with its awe-inspiring routines and flawless choreography. Their [...]