Thousands lined the streets of Vancouver to take in the Santa Claus parade. Marching bands, floats and blaring festive music. It all came together to create a party atmosphere in the downtown core. As for the kids? They were all waiting on one man. "Santa! Santa. Santa. Santa." In the end, Santa made the kids wait until nearly 3:00 before showing … [Read more...]
Santa making a stop in Vancouver for 9th annual parade
December 2, 2012 by
Sunday is the ninth annual Santa Claus parade. This means getting around in the downtown core could also be a little tricky, if you don't have a sleigh. Santa Claus is coming to Vancouver, rain or shine at 1pm. Translink is warning people to plan ahead of time and come early if they want to catch a glimpse of Kris Kringle . The parade route … [Read more...]
Gay pride parade draws as many as half a million downtown
August 5, 2012 by
As many as half a million people packed the streets of Vancouver's West End this afternoon to take part in the 34th annual gay pride parade. It was a mix of colour, dance music and dazzling costumes as the floats made their way through downtown. Says one spectator: "I think that we're evolving more and more every year, and I think that it's … [Read more...]
Vancouver’s Pride Parade ready to paint the town
August 4, 2012 by
It's one of the city's biggest parties of the year. Half a million people are expected to pack the streets in Vancouver’s West End tomorrow for the annual Pride Parade. The parade get started around noon, moving west from Robson and Bute streets, turning down Denman – all the way to Beach Avenue. Vancouver Pride Society president Tim … [Read more...]
Santa Claus Parade
December 4, 2011 by
Kris Kringle was the biggest hit in downtown Vancouver Sunday.The man in the big red suit wowed thousands of children who sprang to their feet in excitement at his arrival. "Santa's really cool, Santa's the best person in the world." Santa spread Christmas cheer to almost 300,000 people who lined the streets of Georgia and Burrard. CKNW Vancouver … [Read more...]
Glee’ star Cory Monteith to serve as grand marshal of Grey Cup parade
October 18, 2011 by
“Glee” star Cory Monteith has been named grand marshal of the Grey Cup festival parade. Monteith grew up in Victoria and moved to Vancouver as a teen to try his hand at acting. In recent years he shot to TV superstardom playing singing jock Finn Hudson on “Glee.” Monteith has also made the leap to the big screen, starring in “Monte Carlo” … [Read more...]
Vancouver's Pride Parade draws thousands
August 2, 2011 by
Thousands of people took in Vancouver's Pride Parade through the city's West End on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Organizers of the parade expected several hundred thousand spectators for the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Best of Vancouver Pride Parade 2011
August 1, 2011 by
B.C. is awash in festivals this weekend, large and small, including Saturday's massive fireworks display and Sunday's Gay Pride Parade. Send us your festival photos to ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Sun shines, thousands turn out for Vancouver's Pride Parade
August 1, 2011 by
B.C. is awash in festivals this weekend, large and small, including Saturday's massive fireworks display and Sunday's Gay Pride Parade. Send us your festival photos to ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Watch Vancouver Pride Parade 2011
August 1, 2011 by
B.C. is awash in festivals this weekend, large and small, including Saturday's massive fireworks display and Sunday's Gay Pride Parade. Send us your festival photos to ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
