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Vancouver

Vancouver occupies an enviable spot in the world. Blessed with miles of coastline, lush vegetation and crowned by the North Shore Mountains, it's hard to be there and not stop at some point and be amazed by what you see. Wikivoyage

Population 662,248 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Canada

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Canada

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Vancouver. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Vancouver Film Critics Circle

    January

    The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia film and television industry.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. VanHacks

    April, September

    VanHacks is an annual hackathon that is part of Vancouver Startup Week. The focus of the hackathon is creating solutions for local non-profit organizations from the Vancouver area over the course of 36 hours.

    Wikipedia

  3. Vancouver International Film Festival

    September – October

    The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 65 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Vancouver Pacific Central 1.8 km, Vancouver (Rocky Mountaineer) 2.1 km, North Vancouver 6.0 km

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