Celebrate! Stanley Park: 125th Anniversary Festival Event Guide
Dec 19 2017, 4:11 pm
Vancouver’s crown jewel Stanley Park is hosting Celebrate! Stanley Park – a massive 125th birthday party bash on August 24 and 25. Everyone is welcome to attend the FREE festival held across five zones in Stanley Park.
Celebrate! Stanley Park will take place at outdoor locations and venues throughout the park. Stanley Park is not only the crown jewel of urban parks in Vancouver and Canada, but it is also renowned as one of the world’s largest urban parks.
It was also most recently named by Travel+Leisure as the second most beautiful city park in the world. With all that considered, it should take little to explain why it is the most photographed place in Canada.
The 125th anniversary bash is spearheaded by the Vancouver Park Board, sponsored by Stanley Park Brewery and is produced by brand.LIVE – the organizers of Squamish Festival and the Celebration of Light.
There will be much to see and do: tens of thousands are expected to be in the Park for the festival’s art, exhibits, interactive activities and showcases, performances, and even major concerts.
For a mobile website of the event schedule and map, visit sp125.ca
Celebrate! Stanley Park: Event Map
Celebrate! Stanley Park: Event Schedule
LIVE AT SECOND BEACH CONCERT
| Time | Saturday, August 24 |
Time | Sunday, August 25 |
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| 10:00am-11:00am & 9:00pm-10:30pm | SPES Nature Walks | 12:00pm-12:15pm | Coast Salish Welcome at Main Stage |
| 12:00pm-12:15pm | Coast Salish Welcome at Main Stage |
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| 12:00pm-8:00pm | Stanley Park Brewery Premium Licensed Area (Proceeds to SPES) | 12:00pm-8:00pm | Stanley Park Brewery Premium Licensed Area (Proceeds to SPES) |
| 12:00pm-8:00pm | 2 for 1 Pitch & Putt Admission | 12:00pm-8:00pm | 2 for 1 Pitch & Putt Admission |
| 12:30pm-1:15pm | Mob Bounce at Main Stage |
12:30pm-1:15pm | Hilary Grist at Main Stage |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm | Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club – Games & Demos | 1:00pm-5:00pm | Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club – Games & Demos |
| 1:35pm-2:20pm | Ali Milner at Main Stage |
1:35pm-2:20pm | Del Barber at Main Stage |
| 2:20pm-2:40pm & 3:25pm-3:45pm | Alexandria Maillot at Acoustic Stage |
2:20pm-2:40pm & 3:25pm-3:45pm | Connor Roff at Acoustic Stage |
| 2:40pm-3:25pm | Watasun at Main Stage |
2:40pm-3:25pm | Kuba Oms & The Velvet Revolution at Main Stage |
| 3:25pm-3:45pm & 5:35pm-5:55pm | LIO & Guests at Acoustic Stage |
3:45pm-4:30pm | The Belle Game at Main Stage |
| 3:45pm-4:30pm | Washboard Union at Main Stage |
4:30pm-4:50pm & 5:35pm-5:55pm | Terence Jack at Acoustic Stage |
| 4:50pm-5:35pm | We are the City at Main Stage |
4:50pm-5:35pm | The Matinee at Main Stage |
| 5:55pm-6:40pm | You Say Party at Main Stage |
6:00pm-7:00pm | Arkells at Main Stage |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | Born Ruffians at Main Stage |
6:40pm-7:00pm | The Matinee – Unplugged at Acoustic Stage |
FAMILY FUN AT THE ARCH
| Time | Saturday, August 24 |
Time | Sunday, August 25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00am-8:00pm | SPES BioBlitz | 10:00am-8:00pm | SPES BioBlitz |
| 12:00pm-12:15pm | Coast Salish Welcome | 12:00pm-12:15pm | Coast Salish Welcome |
| 12:00pm-8:00pm | Coast Salish Cultural & Artisan Tents | 12:00pm-8:00pm | Coast Salish Cultural & Artisan Tents |
| 12:00pm-8:00pm | Face Painting, Interactive Booths, Crafts and more! | 12:00pm-8:00pm | Face Painting, Interactive Booths, Crafts and more! |
| 12:30pm-1:00pm | Purple Pirate | 12:30pm-1:15pm | Shan E Punjab Arts Club Dance Performance |
| 1:00pm-1:45pm | Vancouver Pars National Ballet | 1:45pm-2:35pm | The Music with Marnie Band |
| 2:00pm-2:30pm | The Ta Daa Lady Show | 1:00pm-1:30pm, 2:30pm-3:00pm, 4:00pm-4:30pm & 5:30pm-6:00pm | Nylon Zoo |
| 2:45pm-3:35pm | Coast Salish Dance Performances | ||
| 4:30pm-5:20pm | Bobs & Lolo | 2:50pm-3:40pm | Coast Salish Dance Performances |
| 5:40pm-6:20pm | Vancouver Korean Dance Society | 4:15pm-5:00pm | Will Stroet & his Backyard Band |
| 6:40pm-7:30pm | Legion of the Flying Monkeys Horn Orchestra | 5:30pm-5:50pm | Katari Taiko |
MEMORY LANE AT THE GARDENS
| Time | Saturday, August 24 |
Time | Sunday, August 25 |
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| 11:00am-12:00pm & 12:30pm-1:30pm | VPD Mounted Unit Guided Stable Tours | 9:00am-6:00pm | SPES Hummingbird Banding |
| 12:00pm-12:30pm | “Stanley Park from our perspective” – Film presentation in the Rose Cottage Screening Room |
10:00am-12:00pm | A Historical Bike Tour of Stanley Park with Maurice Guibord starts at Devonian Harbour Park |
| 11:00am-12:00pm & 12:30pm-1:30pm | VPD Mounted Unit Guided Stable Tours | ||
| 12:00pm-6:00pm | SPES Hummingbird Banding | 12:30pm-2:30pm | SS Beaver Slideshow in Stanley Park Pavilion |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm & 3:00pm-4:00pm | Zoo Stories Film Presenation & Tour in the Rose Cottage Screening Room |
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| 1:00pm-1:30pm, 2:00pm-2:30pm, 3:00pm-3:30pm & 4:00pm-4:30pm | Young Shakespeareans at the lower Rose Garden |
1:00pm-1:30pm, 2:00pm-2:30pm, 3:00pm-3:30pm & 4:00pm-4:30pm | Young Shakespeareans at the lower Rose Garden |
| 1:30pm-2:30pm & 3:30pm-4:30pm | A Walk in the Park Historical Tour with John Atkin at the Rose Cottage |
1:00pm-2:30pm | Freedom of Mobility Tour: Women, Sports & Recreation in Stanley Park, 1888-1920’s at the Stanley Park Pavilion |
| 2:00pm-3:00pm & 3:00pm-4:00pm | Rose Garden Tours | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Traditional Foods and Medicines of Stanley Park in front of the Rose Cottage |
| 3:00pm-4:45pm | Remembering the Human Be-In in the Rose Cottage Screening Room |
1:00pm-3:00pm | “Perhaps the Tallest Trees in the World” Walking Tour at the Arbor in the lower Rose Garden |
| 1:30pm-2:15pm | Remembering the Human Be-In in the Rose Cottage Screening Room |
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| 4:00pm-4:45pm & 5:00pm-5:45pm | TUTS Museum and Malkin Bowl Tour | 1:30pm-2:30pm & 3:30pm-4:30pm | A Walk in the Park Historical Tour with John Atkin at the Stanley Park Pavilion |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | Stanley Park Four Seasons – Film presentation in the Rose Cottage Screening Room |
2:00pm-3:00pm & 3:00pm-4:00pm | Rose Garden Tours |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | The Forgotten Families of Stanley Park, Historical Talk with Jean Barman at the Totem Area |
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| 5:30pm-8:00pm | Grease Vintage Car Club Display outside TUTS |
3:00pm-4:30pm | Inventing Stanley Park: History, Memory & Nature- Sean Kheraj lecture inside the Stanley Park Pavilion |
| 8:00pm-9:30pm | Boca del Lupo: Fall Away Home (Free tickets with advance reservations) | 4:00pm-5:00pm | Stanley Park Four Seasons in the Rose Cottage Screening Room |
| 8:00pm-9:30pm | TUTS Sing-a-long Under the Stars: Grease! (Ticketed) | 8:00pm-9:30pm | Boca del Lupo: Fall Away Home |
BROCKTON SPORTSAPALOOZA
| Time | Saturday, August 24 |
Time | Sunday, August 25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm-2:30pm | Irish Sporting & Social Club | 12:00pm-7:00pm | BC Mainland Cricket -Game |
| 12:00pm-7:00pm | BC Mainland Cricket -Game | 12:00pm-7:00pm | HMCS Discovery Guided Tours at Deadman’s Island |
| 12:00pm-7:00pm | Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club | 12:00pm-7:00pm | Power to Be – Demos |
| 12:00pm-7:00pm | Power to Be – Demos | 12:00pm-7:00pm | Sportball – Games |
| 12:00pm-7:00pm | Sportball – Games | 12:00pm-8:00pm | Brockton Pavilion Licensed Area (Proceeds to SPES) |
| 12:00pm-8:00pm | Brockton Pavilion Licensed Area (Proceeds to SPES) |
12:00pm-8:00pm | Speedminton – Demos |
| 12:00pm-8:00pm | Speedminton – Demos | 1:00pm-4:00pm | Evergreens Rugby – Over 40’s Rugby Games & Demos |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm | League Project – Games | 1:00pm-5:00pm | Coast Salish Canoe Races Launching from Deadman’s Island |
| 1:00pm-6:00pm | BC Mainland Cricket – Batting Cage | 1:00pm-6:00pm | BC Mainland Cricket – Batting Cage |
| 2:00pm-2:45pm, 4:00pm-4:45pm & 6:00pm-6:45pm | Pedalheads – Workshops | 2:00pm-2:45pm | Pedalheads – Workshops |
| 3:00pm-7:00pm | Vancouver Rowers Showcase – Rugby | ||
| 4:30pm-7:00pm | Coast Salish Slahal Games |
LOST LAGOON’S ECOHARMONY
| Time | Saturday, August 24 |
Time | Sunday, August 25 |
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| 10:00am-5:00pm | SPES Nature House and Art Workshop | 9:00am-5:00pm | SPES Nature House and Art Workshop |
| 12:00pm-5:00pm | Vintage Car Club Display at Devonian Harbour Park | 12:00pm-5:00pm | Vintage Car Club Display at Devonian Harbour Park |
| 12:30pm-1:00pm | Glittering Kingdom | 12:30pm-1:00pm | Glittering Kingdom |
| 1:15pm-2:00pm | City Opera includes Introduction from Janet Rogers |
1:15pm-2:00pm | City Opera includes Introduction from Janet Rogers |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm | Late Thaw | 2:30pm-3:00pm | Late Thaw |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | Glittering Kingdom | 3:30pm-4:00pm | Glittering Kingdom |
| 4:15pm-5:00pm | City Opera includes Introduction from Janet Rogers |
4:15pm-5:00pm | City Opera includes Introduction from Janet Rogers |
| 5:30pm-6:00pm | Late Thaw | 5:30pm-6:00pm | Late Thaw |
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