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Vancouver, BC<br />
EVENTS CALENDAR<br />
Vancouver Writers Fest<br />
Granville Island<br />
October 16-22<br />
Free, some events have fees<br />
writersfest.bc.ca<br />
The thirtieth annual writers festival includes nearly a hundred events<br />
and more than 110 authors. With writers like Salmon Rushdie and<br />
Jennifer Egan participating in special readings and panels, this event<br />
has something for everyone, including children.<br />
AMAZONIA: THE RIGHTS OF<br />
NATURE<br />
Museum of Anthropology at<br />
UBC<br />
Through January 28 (closed<br />
Mondays)<br />
C$18<br />
arts.ubc.ca/<br />
The university’s Museum of<br />
Anthropology features an exhibit<br />
on the “rights of nature,’ an<br />
environmentalist idea growing<br />
in popularity in international<br />
law—that nature should have<br />
the same rights as humans.<br />
This collection explores that<br />
idea through South American<br />
cultures that share the<br />
Amazonian basin.<br />
TROUT LAKE FARMERS<br />
MARKET<br />
John Hendry Park<br />
Saturdays through October 21<br />
Free<br />
eatlocal.org/markets/trout-lake<br />
Vancouver’s farmers market<br />
started as squatters at the<br />
Croatian Cultural Centre in 1995.<br />
Today it’s the city’s most loved<br />
and well-known market. Find<br />
Vancouver delicacies, including<br />
cherries and peaches.<br />
DIWALI FESTIVAL<br />
Multiple locations<br />
October 5-17<br />
Prices vary<br />
diwalifest.ca<br />
The annual South Asian arts<br />
and culture festival will have<br />
you dancing and celebrating<br />
multiculturalism and<br />
inclusiveness before you know<br />
it. With a slogan of “Light your<br />
Spirit,” the festival provides an<br />
opportunity to learn more about<br />
South Asian culture. Celebrate<br />
Diwali with music and dancing, or<br />
take a cooking or painting class.<br />
CRANBERRY FESTIVAL<br />
Fort Langley National Historic<br />
Site<br />
October 7<br />
Free<br />
fortlangley.com/bia/cranfest<br />
Every year, more than 60,000<br />
visitors come to Fort Langley<br />
to celebrate the glory of the<br />
cranberry. In addition to a<br />
cranberry-themed market<br />
and family activities, gorge<br />
on a pancake breakfast and<br />
don’t forget to check out the<br />
cranberry stomp. Admission<br />
is free in <strong>2017</strong> to celebrate<br />
Canada’s 150th birthday.<br />
Chris Cameron<br />
JIMMY BUFFETT & THE CORAL<br />
REEFER BAND<br />
Rogers Arena<br />
October 13<br />
C$50.50 and up<br />
Parrotheads, rejoice: for the first<br />
time in twenty-four years, the<br />
island vibe of Jimmy Buffett’s<br />
Margaritaville comes to Vancouver<br />
for a concert. Grab your best<br />
Hawaiian print shirt, take a deep<br />
breath and relax with Buffett’s<br />
laid-back musical stylings.<br />
VANCOUVER WRITERS FEST<br />
Granville Island<br />
October 16-22<br />
Free, some events have fees<br />
writersfest.bc.ca<br />
The thirtieth annual writers<br />
festival includes nearly a<br />
hundred events and more than<br />
110 authors. With writers like<br />
Salmon Rushdie and Jennifer<br />
Egan participating in special<br />
readings and panels, this event<br />
has something for everyone,<br />
including children.<br />
PARADE OF LOST SOULS<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Napier and Commercial Drive,<br />
East Vancouver<br />
October 29<br />
$5 suggested donation<br />
dustyflowerpotcabaret.com<br />
This nonprofit event has<br />
taken place for decades in<br />
Vancouver—a parade of people<br />
clad in Halloween costumes<br />
taking in live entertainment and<br />
performances. Join the adultsonly<br />
after party for more revelry.<br />
EAST KOOTENAY WINE<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort<br />
November 4<br />
C$69<br />
fairmonthotsprings.com<br />
An annual sellout, this event<br />
each November offers wines<br />
to taste from many of British<br />
Columbia’s most notable<br />
wineries. Housemade bites,<br />
wine-tasting and an after party<br />
with a live band make this a<br />
must for wine lovers.<br />
EAT! VANCOUVER FOOD &<br />
COOKING FESTIVAL<br />
November 6-11<br />
C$65-135<br />
eat-vancouver.com<br />
This world-class culinary<br />
festival supports Project CHEF,<br />
a nonprofit program that works<br />
with Vancouver schools to teach<br />
kids about healthy food. Chefs<br />
from around Canada come to<br />
the festival and join foodies<br />
for classes, dinners and other<br />
events, including a chance to try<br />
desserts from some of the top<br />
pastry chefs.<br />
EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL<br />
Various locations<br />
November 16-19<br />
Free<br />
culturecrawl.ca<br />
This four-day visual arts, design<br />
and craft festival brings more<br />
than 20,000 visitors to check<br />
out artists’ studios in this<br />
creative neighborhood. The<br />
event has grown over the past<br />
twenty years to include nearly<br />
500 artists participating. A<br />
shuttle and a bike valet have<br />
been available in past years.<br />
FRASER VALLEY BALD EAGLE<br />
FEST<br />
Harrison Mills<br />
November 18-19<br />
Free<br />
fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca<br />
Get back to nature with the<br />
Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival,<br />
a free, two-day celebration of one<br />
of the world’s largest migratory<br />
gatherings of bald eagles. Join<br />
experts for eagle viewing, as well<br />
as nature walks, conservation<br />
discussions and more.<br />
DOUGLAS DAY<br />
Fort Langley<br />
November 19<br />
Free<br />
pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/bc/langley<br />
Celebrate British Columbia’s<br />
birthday on November 19,<br />
when in 1858 James Douglas<br />
proclaimed BC a crown colony at<br />
Fort Langley.<br />
HYDE CREEK SALMON<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Hyde Creek Education Centre &<br />
Hatchery<br />
November 19<br />
Free<br />
hydecreek.org<br />
Celebrate salmon with “instream<br />
demonstrations” and<br />
dissections, as well as guided<br />
nature walks and tours of the<br />
salmon hatchery.<br />
VANCOUVER CHRISTMAS<br />
MARKET<br />
Jack Poole Plaza<br />
November 22-December 24<br />
C$8 for adults<br />
vancouverchristmasmarket..com<br />
It’s hard not to feel festive at this<br />
annual market, which features<br />
more than seventy-five vendors<br />
offering treats and gifts. There<br />
are German delicacies like<br />
mulled wine and sausages, as<br />
well as a carousel, a 30-foot<br />
walk-in Christmas tree filled with<br />
thousands of lights, and other<br />
family activities.<br />
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