2020 Stanley Park Events Calendar
This is a list of all key dates of all the upcoming and past events taking place in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2020 today, tomorrow, and in the future, including a list of past 2019 events. There are many annual events, seasonal events, one-time, and weekly events that take place every year.
There are many annual events that take place in Stanley Park such as the Polar Bear Swim, Vancouver Sun Run, BMO Vancouver Marathon, Easter Fair and Miniature Train, Stanley Park Open Tennis Tournament, Celebration of Light Fireworks and Festival, Vancouver Triathlon, Terry Fox Run, Halloween Ghost Train, and Bright Nights Christmas Train.
There are many one-time concerts, charity walks and runs, workshops, and Walking Tours that take place throughout the year in Stanley Park.
During the summer months, there are many weekly events in Stanley Park such as weekly dancing, weekly movies, and a weekly drum circle.
In 2018, there was a new 3 day Stanley Park Music Festival called Skookum music, food, and art festival at Brockton Point! This festival will not be held in 2019, but is expected back in 2020.
If you know of an event happening in Stanley Park that we don't have listed and want it on our schedule, please contact us. Also, if you have any corrections or updates to any event in our schedule, please contact us and will update our schedule!
DISCLAIMER: This calendar is for information purposes only. Events can change dates, times, or be cancelled at any time. Don't rely just on this events calendar. We don't operate any events. Confirm all event details with the event organizers before registering or going to them!
Daily 2020 Stanley Park Events Calendar
Daily at 7pm
In an unprecedented move, the gun will now fire at 7pm daily until April 30, 2020 in support of the Healthcare and essential workers working during the COVID-19 pandemic!
The Nine O'Clock Gun fires nightly at 9pm from Brockton Point. It is free to view the gun and it firing at 9pm.
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Weekly 2019 Stanley Park Events Calendar
SUSPENDED - Every Sunny Tuesday
after work to sunset
This event has been suspended until we can again get together again in groups.
This is a drum circle at Third Beach. Anyone can come with or without a drum and join in on the drumming and dancing! This event is free for anyone to participate in.
Upcoming 2020 Stanley Park Events Calendar
March 2020 Stanley Park Events
March 30, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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April 2020 Stanley Park Events
April 4, 2020 2pm-3:30pm
Tree Talks and Walks - Stanley Park
This is a walk in the Shakespeare Garden in Stanley Park to discover many of the beautiful and unusual ornamental trees and plants in the garden. The tour guide will be Nina Shoroplova who is a historian, researcher, photographer, and author. This event is part of annual Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival.
Cost: Free
Time: All Ages
Location: Meet at the arbor at the Rose Garden.
April 9-13, 2020 10am-5pm
CANCELLED-Easter Fair and Easter Miniature Train Ride
2020-03-13 Update: This event has been cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak!
This is the annual Easter Fair and Easter-themed Miniature Train ride. For the fair, there is normally a Bunny Burrow maze, face painting, easter egg hunt, Easter Bunny meet, crafts and carnival activities.
Hours: 10am - 5pm
Cost: yes for train ride, easter egg hunt, and carnival activities
Ages: all ages
Location: Stanley Park Junction
April 19, 2020
CANCELLED-36th Annual Vancouver Sun Run
2020-03-12: The Annual Vancouver Sun Run has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Vancouver Sun Run is an annual run that is Canada's Largest 10k Run. Upwards of 50 thousand people participate in this run. The main race is a 10k run that starts in Downtown Vancouver, goes down Robson Street, Lagoon Drive to Stanley Park Drive, then takes a left out of Stanley Park along Beach Avenue. The 10k run continues over the Burrard Street Bridge then over to the Cambie Street Bridge, ending at BC Place.
Additionally, there are walking, group, youth, and team divisions, and a mini 2.5K run.
Stanley Park Road Closures: Sunday April 17, 2020: for the Sun Run the Beach Avenue and Lagoon Drive entrances to Stanley Park will be closed from 6am to 11am. The Georgia Street entrance to Stanley Park will remain open. Expect delays and congestion!
Registration Required: Yes
Cost: Yes
Ages: all ages welcome
Location: Downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park, False Creek
More Information and Registration...
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April 23, 2020 6pm-9pm
Sakura Night
This is a cocktail reception fundraiser for the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. Attire theme is cocktail/cherry blossom.
Attire: Cocktail
Cost: Early Bird: $125, Regular: $150
Location: Stanley Park Pavilion
April 27, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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May 2020 Stanley Park Events
May 3, 2020
CANCELLED-BMO Vancouver Marathon
2020-05-03: The Annual BMO Marathon has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
This is the annual marathon. The full marathon race starts in Queen Elizabeth Park and goes out to UBC, then through Kitsilano, then along Beach Avenue, English Bay Seawall, and around the Stanley Park Seawall, then up Pender Street to the finish. There is also a half marathon which goes from Queen Elizabeth Park to Stanley Park(Beach Ave, North Lagoon Drive, Pipeline Road, Stanley Park Drive). There is also an 8k run which starts in front of the Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant and Brewery and goese through Stanley Park. Additionally, there is a kids run around Lost Lagoon.
Cost: Yes
Ages: ???
Times: ???
Location: Stanley Park Seawall
Note: There will be Stanley Park Road Closures on the west side of Stanley Park for this event.
May 11, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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May 25, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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May 28, 2020 6pm-10pm
Concert: Louis The Child
This is a music concert by Louis The Child
Cost: $61.75
Ages: all ages, general admission, 19+ bar
Time: Gates 5pm, show 6pm, curfew 10pm
Location: Malkin Bowl
June 2020 Stanley Park Events
June 5, 2020 6pm-10pm
Concert: Jhené Aiko
This is a music concert by Jhené Aiko
Cost: $166+
Ages: all ages, general admission, 19+ bar
Time: Gates 6pm, show 7pm, curfew 10pm
Location: Malkin Bowl
June 7, 2020 8:30am-1pm
36rd Annual World Partnership Walk
This is Canada's largest annual fundraiser dedicated to raising awareness and funds to alleviate global poverty. Proceeds go to the Aga Khan Foundation Canada. This walk goes along the Stanley Park Seawall.
Cost: ?
Time: Registration: 8:30am, Ambassador Pictures: 8:30am-12pm, Walk 10am, Awards: 12:30pm
Location: Lumbermens' Arch
June 8, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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June 14, 2020 11am
JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes
This is an annual 5k walk in support of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Cost: by donation
Ages: All ages
Times: check in 8:30am, start time: 11am
Location: Lumbermens' Arch
June 22, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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June 28, 2020 9:30am
Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon
This is an annual 21k half marathon and 5k run by the Canada Running Series. The half marathon starts at UBC and finishes in Stanley Park. The 5k starts near Ceperley Field in Stanley Park, goes through Ceperley Meadow and counter-clockwise around Lost Lagoon, then back to the Seawall at Second Beach and along the seawall to the the bottom of Bidwell Street then back along Beach Avenue to the former Fish House Restaurant.
Cost: ?
Ages: ?
Location: next to former Fish House Restaurant
Note: There will be Stanley Park Road Closures on Stanley Park Drive from Second Beach to the Beach Avenue entrance to Stanley Park for this event.
July 2020 Stanley Park Events
July 1 - July 20, 2020
88th annual Leith Wheeler Stanley Park Open
This is a high-level tennis tournament in a beautiful environment. There are categories for every age and every level of play.
Cost: ?
Ages: Various
Location: Tennis Courts
July 4 - August 29, 2020
Theatre Under the Stars takes place daily from July 4, 2020 to August 29, 2020. This is musical theatre outside in beautiful Malkin Bowl.&nbps; For 2020, the shows are: Beauty and the Beast and Hello, Dolly! which take place on alternating nights.
Cost: Yes
Ages: All ages
Location: Malkin Bowl
July 4, 2020 7pm-9:30pm
Free Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Concert at Sunset Beach Park
This is a free annual concert by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra! Seating is on a first come-first serve basis. Only low chairs are permitted. There will be food trucks at this event. At 7pm will be a prelude concert by the VSO School of Music students, followed by the VSO at 8pm.
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Location: Sunset Beach
July 6, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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July 19, 2020 9am
Vancouver Frontrunners Pride Run and Walk
This is the 37th running of the annual 5km run/walk or 10km run hosted by the Vancouver Frontrunners in association with the Vancouver Pride Society.
Time: 9am start
Cost: $30+
Ages: all
Location: Ceperley Park
July 20, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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August 2020 Stanley Park Events
August 2, 2020 11am
Vancouver Pride Sunset Beach Festival
This is a festival at Sunset Beach park with a main stage, community zone, family fun zone, beer garden, interactive art, and food trucks, etc.
Note: There are extensive Road Closures in the West End for this event. See Road closures for Pride Parade and Festival
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Location: Sunset Beach
August 15, 2020 7am-12pm
SeaWheeze Half Marathon Run
This is an annual half marathon run organized by Lululemon Athletica.
Cost: Yes
Times: ?
Ages: ?
Location: Stanley Park Seawall
August 15, 2020 4:30pm-11pm
SeaWheeze Sunset Festival
This is the festival that follows the SeaWheeze run earlier in the day. This event is organized by Lululemon Athletica. It starts with some yoga, then flows into a night of wild dancing. There will be food beverages and local vendors. Bring your own yoga mat, water bottle, and clothes for when it cools off at night.
Cost: $45
Time: 4:30pm-11pm
Ages: ?
Location: Brockton Playing Fields
More SeaWheeze Sunset Festival Info... SeaWheeze Festival Road Closures
August 16, 2020 12pm-1:30pm
Ratha Yatra - Parade
This is a parade that you can join in on and help pull the giant cart! There are usually a number of bands and groups represented. The groups marshall under the Granville Street bridge.
Cost: Free
Ages: All ages
Location: Beach Ave from Howe St to Ceperley Park in Stanley Park.
More Ratha Yatra parade info and photos... Ratha Yatra Parade Road Closures
August 16, 2020 1pm-dusk
Ratha Yatra - Festival in the Park
This festival includes entertainment on 2 stages, music, dance, live theatre, kids amusement zone, mendi hand tatoos, yoga, meditation, face painting, veggie-cooking demos, clowns, balloon artist, and a free feast for thousands.
Cost: Free entry
Ages: All Ages
Location: Ceperley Park
September 2020 Stanley Park Events
September 7, 2020 7am-12pm
Vancouver Triathlon
This is the 20th annual Vancouver Triathlon by Multisport Canada.
Cost: Yes
Ages: ?
Location: Ceperley Park
NOTE: There will be full Stanley Park Road Closuresin Stanley Park from 6am to 10am for this event.
September 12, 2020 5:30am-8:30am
RBC GranFondo Whistler
The RBC GranFondo Whistler is North America's largest Gran Fondo (i.e. a mass participation cycling event). This event is a legacy of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This is a cycling event where participants ride from Vancouver to Whistler on the beautiful Sea to Sky Highway in a dedicated car-free lane. This event draws over 4000 riders from over 40 countries. This ride starts in Stanley Park so there will be delays and traffic closures as the riders make it through the park and onto the Lions Gate Bridge.
Cost: Yes
Location: starts at Nine O'Clock Gun
Note: There will be Road Closures for this event on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Most roads in the park will be closed from 3am-8:30am. The Stanley Park Causeway will be closed from 5:30am-8:30am.
September 20???, 2020 8am-noon
Terry Fox Run
This is an annual charity run/walk to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation. There is a pre-run/walk warmup. In 2018, there was a post-run breakfast. There are a couple of courses based on the length of the walk/run that the participants choose to do.
Time: Registration starts at 8am, run starts at 10am
Cost: by donation
Ages: All Ages
Location: Ceperley Park
September 21, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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October 2020 Stanley Park Events
October 5, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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October 9-31, 2020
Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Miniature Train Ride
Location: Stanley Park Junction
Hours: Mon-Thurs 5:30pm-9:30pm, Fri-Sun 5:30pm-10pm, Matinees: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm
Cost: yes
This is the annual halloween miniature train ride. The theme this year is "tbd". The evening train(Mon to Thurs: 5:30pm-9:30pm, Fri to Sun: 5:30pm-10pm has live performers. The matinee shows(Fri to Sunday 11am-5pm) are less scary because they don't have the live performers. Note that there are only matinees on Thanksgiving Day Oct ???.
October 18???, 2020 5pm-9:30pm
Light the Night Walk
This is a charity fundraising 3k walk to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. There will be illuminated laterns: red for supporters, white for patients and survivors, and gold for loved ones lost.
Registration: online
Time: Registration: 5pm
Ages: all ages
Location: Lumbermens' Arch
October 19, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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November 2020 Stanley Park Events
November 1, 2020 10am
50th Annual James Cunningham Seawall Race
This is the annual running race through Stanley Park then around the seawall from near Second Beach clockwise around Stanley Park on the Stanley Park Seawall returning to Second Beach.
James Cunningham was the master stonemason who single-handedly built a lot of the Stanley Park Seawall.
Registration: required
8am: check in opens, 10am race starts, 12pm race closed and awards
Cost: yes
Ages: all ages
Location: start/finish: Second Beach
November 2, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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November 11, 2020 10:40am
Remembrance Day Ceremony
This is the annual Remembrance Day ceremony that takes place in Stanley Park.
Registration: not required
Cost: free
Ages: all ages
Location: Japanese Canadian War Memorial
November 23, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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Nov 26, 2020- Jan 3, 2021
Bright Nights in Stanley Park
Location: Stanley Park Junction
Hours:
Cost: yes for train ride, displays and lights are by donation
This is the 22nd annual Christmas lights display and Christmas Themed miniature train ride. There will be 3 million lights lighting up Stanley Park Junction in Stanley Park. The train ride costs money, but to view all the lights and displays is just by donation. Donations and part of the train ticket sales go to the BC Professional Fire Fighter's Burn Fund.
December 2020 Stanley Park Events
December 5, 2020 10am
Santa Shuffle Fun Run and Elf Walk
This is an annual fun run and elf walk fund raiser for the Salvation Army.
Cost: Yes
Ages: All ages
Times: ?
Location: Lumbermens' Arch
December 7, 2020 6:30pm
Vancouver Parks Board Meeting
This is a regular meeting of the Vancouver Parks Board.
Cost: free
Time: 6:30pm-
Location: Vancouver Parks Board Office
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