Hot Chocolate Fest x Gastown
Here’s what Gastown cafes are serving up for the 14th Annual Hot Chocolate Fest (and they are delicious).
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Let The Duel Begin! The Yuletide is Here and our Choirs Are Ready for Action – Part 3!
November 28, 2018
With Yule Duel fast approaching, much like the mercurial spirit of Christmas, it’s time to
Let The Duel Begin! The Yuletide is Here and our Choirs Are Ready for Action – Part 2!
November 23, 2018
Yule Duel 2018……Now with even more Choirs! With Yule Duel fast approaching, much like the
Yule Duel is Coming to Gastown! Meet the Choirs intent on Duelling to the Finish!
November 21, 2018
With Yule Duel fast approaching, much like the mercurial spirit of Christmas, it’s time to
Where to Party in Gastown This Halloween
October 24, 2018
Calling all ghouls, goblins, ghosties and beasties! As distant winter winds blow cold, tearing autumn
It’s Spring Break! Time to Gastown Like A Local
March 23, 2018
Gastown is unlike anywhere else in the city. Steeped in history and spilling over with
A Yule Duel Choir is a bunch of friends you haven’t met yet. Here are 4 more!
December 6, 2017
Mulgrave Sings! UBC Med Choir Collage and Choralation A Cappella Natassja By; Mulgrave Sings! What
Meet even more…of The Yule Duel Choirs!
November 30, 2017
Quayside Voices, Vancouver Gaelic Choir and Collingwood Warblers Stephanie Lam; Quayside Voices What got you into
Meet the Choirs of Yule Duel 2017
November 29, 2017
With over 20 choirs competing in Yule Duel this year, each group will bring their own
Then & Now: Stark’s Glasgow House and The Cambie Pub
August 23, 2017
Above: Stark’s Glasgow House on 170 West Cordova Street circa 1907 At the south-east corner
Before Burning Man……Gastown!
August 2, 2017
Once a year, thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create
Thanks….from Yule Duel 2016.
December 9, 2016
Now that a week has passed since the second Annual Yule Duel and recent moments have
Duelling Carollers: Meet the Yule Duel Choirs – Part 2
November 24, 2016
On December 1st, Gastown will become alive with the voices of
Duelling Carollers: Meet the Yule Duel Choirs!
November 17, 2016
On December 1st, Gastown will become alive with the voices of many carollers ; young and
Gastown Lights Up the Live Music Scene
March 31, 2016
Looking for live music? Gastown’s got you covered.
THIS WEEK IN GASTOWN: New Years Eve
December 29, 2015
Still looking for a way to ring in the New Year? We’ve hijacked ‘This Week in
Why We’re Doing Yule Duel
December 2, 2015
I started at the Gastown BIA a month ago.
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Meet Vancouver's Competitive Christmas Carollers (part 2)
November 27, 2015
We invited a bunch of Vancouver-based choirs and quartets to
Meet Vancouver's Competitive Christmas Carollers (part 1)
November 19, 2015
So on December 3rd, we’re doing this Yule Duel
Dine Out Gastown
January 16, 2026
Dine Out Vancouver invites you, food and drink lovers, to savour Gastown’s best.
Magic of Gastown
December 5, 2025
This December, Gastown is transforming into a holiday wonderland.
Free Holiday Parking
December 4, 2025
Your first three hours of parking are free every Sunday for the month of Dec,
Elf off the Shelf
December 3, 2025
’Tis the season — and the elves have returned to Gastown with a little holiday mischief.
Gastown Sunday Set
May 23, 2025
A car-free series featuring a weekly setlist of music, food, art, shopping, and movement happening every
Gastown Thursday Nights
May 20, 2025
The free pop-up music series is back every Thursday from 4-7pm. With live music on every
Gastown Sunday Set: Free Transit
May 11, 2025
Get a free transit pass on Sundays during your next Gastown vist from one of these
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