Here are some great events to check during January…
ROBSON SQUARE ICE RINK
Ongoing until February 28th 2014.
This is a great place to hang especially after visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery or a long shopping spree on Robson St. This rink is a huge hit among Vancouverites and tourists alike. You can come along with your own skates but if you don’t have a pair, fear not, you will be able to rent them at the rink too, there are also walking bars for kids who need a little help with balance.
800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B7
(604) 646-3554
• SUNDAY to THURSDAY: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
• FRIDAY and SATURDAY: 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
*Skate rental ends 30mins prior to close
*Cash only
*Helmets are manditory for Children 12 years and under
*Check back for holiday hours
Skate and helmet rentals, and a concession stand are available on site.
Skating is free if you bring your own skates.
Rentals are available for a cost of $4. Check out the video of the rink here…https://www.youtube.com/v/oXIe1hCu0l0?fs=1&showinfo=0&rel=0
Website: http://www.robsonsquare.com/en/
PuSh FESTIVAL – Vancouver’s performing Arts Festival – January 14th to February 2nd
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s major events. a production that lasts over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents incredible and groundbreaking work in the live performance arts.
The PuSh Festival expands the horizons and thinks beyond the box of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. The Festival showcases acclaimed international, Canuck and local artists and mixes them together with an alchemy that inspires audiences, rejuvenates artists, stimulates the industry and forges productive relationships around the globe
Website: http://pushfestival.ca/
The VANCOUVER HOT CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL
Is back for its fourth year, and this time, even more chocolate makers have come together to spike their hot chocolate drinks with the wildest, most delicious flavours you can imagine, this event is for charity and the proceeds will be donated to The Downtown Eastside Women’s Job Training centre.
