What to do on this (long) weekend?

When you are surrounded by awesome people, you try to search for awesome things you can do together. To help you out, I did some research to survive this very hot and long weekend.

You haven’t been to the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) yet? You should definitely go there. It’s a Vancouver tradition to celebrate the end of the summer. You can enjoy rides, shows, farm animals, midway games, food stalls and concerts all day long. This weekend the concerts are from Rick Springfield (Friday) and The Gypsy Kings (Saturday). The concerts are included in the price. There is a beer tasting festival as well.

On Sunday and Monday the iHeartRadio Beach Ball concerts are taking place featuring Alessia Cara, Liam Payne, The Stumbellas, Shawn Hook, Scott Helman, Virginia to Vegas, and Ralph (Sunday) and Train, Blondie, Serena Ryder, The Philosopher Kings, Ruth B and Christian Hudson (Monday). You can buy tickets online.

If you like it more multicultural this is the perfect weekend for you. In Richmond the free Richmond World Festival is taking place on 1 and 2 September. Or you can decide to go to Nikkei Matsuri, a Japanese festival in Burnaby. Polish Festival in Lynn Valley can also be an option for you on September 3. Last but not least there is also the Taiwanese Cultural Festival on Granville Street September 2 till September 4.

Because Monday is a free day, you can party on Sunday as well. In Vancouver’s downtown is a small event at Victory Square. It features live music from 2 to 9 pm.

To celebrate Labour Day this Monday, we are going to the free festival in Cleveland Park called ‘Music in the park’. What is better than drinking beers and listen to music outside in the park? Exactly, nothing!

Have a good weekend and hope to see you all at ‘Music in the park’.

– Bart

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INTERNeX Canada: What to do on the weekend

Thursday,again and again, the best Vancouver’s weekend events calendar!

Vancouver Giants Hockey Game vs. Victoria

If you already went to the Rocky Mountains, you tried the maple syrup and the poutine and you saw a raccoon, a moose or a bear, you can say your Canadian experience is ALMOST complete! But you can’t leave Canada without have the REAL Canadian experience: watch a Hockey match!

So join us this Sunday 15^th and support our team for only $10!

• WHERE: Meeting Point: Waterfront Skytrain Station (We’ll wait for you outside in the main door entrance).
• WHEN: Sunday 15^th at 12:10 AM
• HOW MUCH: $10 (GST included) Only cash accepted.

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A strange cube

The Canada’s main music, art and technology festival is taking place in Vancouver. Form Thursday 12^th to Sunday 15^th you will be able to enjoy DJs, films, strange music instruments and artist’s interactive conferences and of course, some events for the dance-floor lovers.

The main goal of this festival is to support emerging artists and to increase the knowledge about the multi-media arts, in collaboration with international artist.

One of the main attractions is the Buchla 200e series Electric Music Box, a 10 meter cube made from scaffolding and construction materials. The installation invites artists to produce live video projections and a live musical score that map and respond to the site.

All the online tickets are already sold, but if you want to attend, you can buy some tickets in the followings locations:

– In Red Cat Records, they have advance tickets based on availability. 4332 Main St. (MAP)  Mon – Thurs: 11:00 – 7:00 / Fri & Sat 11:00 – 8:00.

– 685 Great Northern Way (MAP) Thurs & Fri  12:00 – 5:00.

Check the entire schedule and the different locations here.

The Color Run

The happiest race will take place this Saturday in Vancouver! 5 km to celebrate healthiness, happiness and individuality. Only two rules: wear white at the starting line and finish completely covered with colors. At the finish line the runners will participate in the “Finish Festival,” where the people will spread more colors to create happiness and lasting memories.

WHEN:  Saturday 14th at 9:00 am

WHERE: at PNE (Pacific National Exhibition), 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC.

The tickets are expensive, but it’s worth it to go there to take a look.

Take care!

Clara.

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 9N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

PNE: The Place to Be!

This weekend was the official start of the 100^th anniversary of the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The PNE is an annual event that shows the best that BC has to offer! The PNE takes place next to Vancouver’s Playland and will last until September 6th.

There is a live concert every day as well as lots of exhibits. The entrance fee is $20.00, but if you buy a ticket at Safeway, Shoppers Drug markt or Save on Foods you pay only $16.80! But for the people who don’t mind an early Sunday, the Fair is FREE on Sunday’s from 9.00 – 12.00 am.

In 1910 the then Canadian Prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, officially opened the first PNE although back then it was called the Industrial Exhibition. Since the first Fair, the annual event has become the largest annual ticketed event in the province, and continues to draw in excess of 900,00 visitors per year.

With over 800 performances and exhibits and more than 50 thrilling rides & attractions, the Fair at the PNE is definitely worth checking out! For more information about the concerts, exhibits or the PNE in general, click here