MEAT, BREW, AND MUSIC Tickets to the sixth annual Brewery & The Beast go on sale Tuesday, May 1st at 10 a.m.

Restaurants from Vancouver and Whistler are gearing up for Canada’s favourite annual meat festival Brewery & The Beast on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Located at Concord Pacific Lot (180 Pacific Boulevard), from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., ticket-goers can expect a protein-forward culinary adventure with a variety of dishes and preparations, from barbecue, sous-vide, to … Read more

BELLTOWN PUB LAUNCHES “BELLZ OF THE BALL” BI-MONTHLY, MID-WEEK (AKA HUMP DAY) GAY BINGO NIGHTS

Inaugural May 2nd Evening to Feature Guest Caller Sarah Toce and Benefit Pride Foundation The Belltown Pub will turn into a Bingo parlor bi-monthly when it launches Wednesday gay bingo nights, starting May 2nd from 7:30 to 9:30pm.  Benefitting rotating charities from the LGBTQ+ community, “Bellz of the Ball Bingo” (where every pull of the … Read more

CELEBRATE LIFE ON OUR COAST AT VANCOUVER AQUARIUM® WITH CITY-WIDE SCAVENGER HUNT AND SPECIAL OFFER FOR LOCALS

There are many reasons to love the B.C. coast and Vancouver Aquarium®, an Ocean Wise® initiative, is sharing its love by inviting locals to celebrate life on the coast with a 15 per cent discount on pre-purchased online admission tickets until May 16. Your online ticket also qualifies for fast-track entry into the Aquarium.   … Read more

The Vancouver Art Gallery presents Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman

BC’s 20th Century Landscape Examined Through Paintings and Photographs by Prolific Artists   The Vancouver Art Gallery announces a new exhibition uniting the works of two women artists practicing in British Columbia in the early twentieth century in Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman, on view at the Gallery from April 28 to September … Read more

HOTEL ZED IS GIVING AWAY FREE MOM-NAPS THIS MOTHER’S DAY

Know a mom who has run outta effs to give? Hotel Zed has your back. Starting April 28, the hotel is giving 10 moms what they want need the most this Mother’s Day: free and uninterrupted mom-naps! The Mom-Nap Experience Check in at 4 p.m., then prepare to hit the sheets: the kids will be … Read more

The Starting Gate – Home of the Deighton Cup 6th Annual Cocktail Mixology Competition

Festival Preview Event at a Surprise Venue featuring Cocktail Jockey COCKTAILS. AT. NOON. With just a few short months until the 10th Annual Deighton Cup, we’re ready to kick things off with the return of the official Deighton Cup preview event, The Starting Gate. Excitedly, this year’s launch party will also be the home of … Read more

AU COMPTOIR’S DANIEL MCGEE TEAMS UP WITH CHAMBAR’S NICO SCHUERMANS, THE MACKENZIE ROOM’S SEAN REEVE FOR GUEST CHEFS’ DINNER, MAY 1

Trio of Local Chefs Take Centre Stage at Kitsilano Bistro for Collaborative Feast Featuring Dessert Course Prepared by Au Comptoir’s New Pastry Chef Julien Salomoni   Au Comptoir Executive Chef Daniel McGee will welcome not one but two dynamic culinary minds to the line at the Parisian-inspired bistro when he hosts Chambar‘s Nico Schuermans and … Read more

Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Presents Modern Calligraphy + High Tea with Lele Chan

Embrace the Lost Art of Hand-Lettering – Saturday, May 5    Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver is offering a unique “tea + learn” calligraphy experience – just in time to write mom a sweet message for Mother’s Day. In partnership with hand-lettering expert Lele Chan, this two-hour experience will arm guests with everything they need to know … Read more

In celebration of BC Cider Week, Wards Cider presents the Okanagan Cider Festival, Saturday April 28.

16 Cideries from the valley and as far away as Vancouver Island will be represented at the Wards 2018 Okanagan Cider Festival to celebrate the incredible choices cider lovers now enjoy.   This is the second year for the festival.  The first was held last year at BC Tree Fruits, home of Broken Ladder Cider. … Read more

Celebrate the 10th annual Half Corked Marathon in Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country

Canada’s Event of the Year returns for a weekend of food, wine and music: May 25-27 2018 From May 25-27th, the 10th edition of the Half Corked Marathon returns to the vineyards of Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country after being awarded Canada’s Event of the Year at the Canadian Tourism Awards.     The sold out … Read more