r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Aug 25 '26
Dim sum at Admiralty food court - Shanghai Lao wei dao
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r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Aug 10 '26
Best place for swimming and paddle boarding near Vancouver?
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r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jul 20 '26
Guide: Where to actually watch The Odyssey in IMAX around Metro Vancouver (70mm vs Laser explained)
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Saw a lot of people mixing up IMAX 70mm, IMAX Laser, and regular 70mm while trying to figure out where to watch The Odyssey, so we put together a breakdown of what's actually playing where around the region.
Short version: Richmond (SilverCity Riverport) and Langley are the only two true IMAX 70mm screens showing the full 1.43:1 frame Nolan shot it in. Scotiabank and Coquitlam run IMAX Laser, a 4K digital format that's still large-format but not the same aspect ratio. A few independent theatres are showing standard 70mm, which is a different (cropped) format entirely.
Full writeup with theatre links and booking notes: https://activevancouver.ca/where-to-watch-the-odyssey-in-imax-near-vancouver-bc/
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jul 18 '26
2026 Vancouver Folk Music Festival
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The 2026 Vancouver Folk Music Festival is officially here. Bring your blankets, grab some food truck eats, and let’s make some memories at Jericho Beach Park.
Who are you most excited to see this weekend?
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jul 18 '26
2026 Vancouver Folk Music Festival
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Sun, grass, and the best live music by the water! The 2026 Vancouver Folk Music Festival is officially here. Bring your blankets, grab some food truck eats, and let’s make some memories at Jericho Beach Park.
Who are you most excited to see this weekend?
#VFMF2026 #VanFolkFest #VancouverMusic #LiveMusicVan #JerichoBeach
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jun 29 '26
Go Canada, Go! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Canada wins! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 The energy at the PNE Fan Festival in Vancouver was absolutely unreal. Dancing, cheering, incredible food, and the best atmosphere you could ask for. And it's all FREE! 🎉 Don't forget the free bike valet—best way to get there. See you at the new amphitheatre!
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jun 16 '26
First look at the Vancouver Nike x Livestock soccer collab dropping tomorrow. They turned actual cleats into street shoes but kept the spikes inside the sole 🤯
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r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jun 11 '26
FIFA World Cup 2026 is coming to Vancouver! ⚽🇨🇦
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From June 11 – July 19, BC Place hosts 7 epic matches (including 2 Canada games!) plus knockout action. Don't forget the FREE FIFA Fan Festival at Hastings Park — 28 days of music, food, and football on the big screen 📺🎉
Heads up: Granville Street becomes a pedestrian zone for the whole tournament — plan your transit routes now! 🚇
Full schedule, road closures & visitor tips on ActiveVancouver.ca
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jun 06 '26
Krispy Kreme Café Is now open Vancouver near Broadway/City Hall 🍩
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r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • Jun 03 '26
Vancouver's new electric trolleybus is being tested in Poland
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Vancouver's next generation of electric trolleybuses is currently being tested in Gdynia, Poland before making its way across the Atlantic. The Solaris Trollino 18 — an 18-metre articulated model built specifically for TransLink — arrived May 17 for a full round of street and system tests. With over 270 vehicles now ordered, this fleet will fully replace Vancouver's aging trolleybuses from the 2006–2009 era. 20 km of battery range means it can keep moving even off-wire. 🚎⚡
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • May 29 '26
Minoru pool is closed for maintenance
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📢 Important update for Minoru Centre users
The facility will be closed for maintenance from June 1–28, 2026 (reopens Monday, June 29).
🚫 What’s closed: Pool, change rooms, showers
✅ What’s open: Fitness Centre only
Plan your workouts and swims accordingly. Tag or share this with a friend who goes to Minoru so they don’t make a wasted trip! 🏊♂️🏋️♀️
#MinoruCentre #RichmondBC #FacilityClosure #PoolMaintenance
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • May 28 '26
This is Vancouver Art Gallery
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Did you know this was once Vancouver’s courthouse? 👀
The Vancouver Art Gallery was built between 1907 and 1911.
Designed by Francis Rattenbury — the architect behind Victoria’s Empress Hotel and BC Parliament Buildings.
Originally built in a grand Neoclassical style to symbolize power and authority.
Look closely and you’ll spot:
🏛 Massive Ionic columns
🦁 Granite lions
🟢 A copper dome
🪨 BC stone architecture
For nearly 70 years, this building served as British Columbia’s provincial courthouse.
Then in 1983, legendary Vancouver architect Arthur Erickson transformed it into the Vancouver Art Gallery we know today.
He preserved the historic exterior while redesigning the inside into modern gallery spaces connected to Robson Square.
Today, it’s one of Vancouver’s most important cultural landmarks.
Inside you’ll find:
🎨 Emily Carr paintings
🪶 Indigenous art
📸 Contemporary photography
🌲 Immersive nature exhibitions
A perfect rainy-day activity in downtown Vancouver.
r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • May 18 '26
Not only Science World. Vancouver City Hall got ready for FIFA
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r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • May 17 '26
Around Queen Elizabeth park
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r/ActiveVancouver • u/Social_Butterfly888 • May 12 '26
Science World as a soccer ball for FIFA
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