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Top 10 things to do during December in Vancouver

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Staying around Vancouver for the holidays? You may be far from your family and your closest friends, but that doesn’t mean you will have less to do this holiday season! Finally exam-free, you are now able to explore this city during the greatest time of the year. Here are the top 10 things to do during December in Vancouver:

1. The Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain: 8,000 square foot outdoor ice skating pond, Santa’s workshop and much more all a top the peak of Vancouver.

2. The Vancouver Christmas Market: Celebrating the rich and unique German culture with all who enter through the gates, the Vancouver Christmas Market is a showcase of traditional German crafts, delicious food, and entertainment for all ages.

3. Skating at Robson Square: The Robson Square Ice Rink is a family favorite for the holiday season! Just beware that it may get a little crowded.

4. Bright Lights at Stanley Park: This year marks the 16th year of Bright Nights at Stanley Park. During the holiday season Stanley Park’s forest is adourned with 2 million lights transforming Vancouver’s crown jewel into a wonderful holiday winter wonderland.

5. Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge: CLIFFWALK, the park’s latest attraction and a hit with guests since it opened in June, brings an exciting new holiday thrill during the winter chill. The narrow 700-foot cliff-side walkway, split into ascending and descending staircases and viewing platforms takes guests along the colour-washed cliff-face, through an enchanting light display high above the rushing waters of Capilano River.

6. Karaoke Trolley Tour: Join The Vancouver Trolley Company and sing your favourite holiday carols while visiting two of Vancouver’s most spectacular light displays.

7. VanDusen Garden Festival of Lights

8.Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Jack Poole Plaza: This is the largest tree lighting ceremony in Western Canada, with a 50-foot Rockefeller-style Christmas tree that illuminates the dreary winter nights.

9. Woodward’s Windows: In the 60′s & 70′s in Vancouver, Christmas meant heading down to the Woodward’s Department Store with your family or sweetheart and seeing the display windows come to life with Santa, his elves, “The Lamplighter”, teddy bears and more. When Woodwards’ closed in 1993, Canada Place purchased the windows and since then they have been a part of the holiday magic at Canada Place adding nostalgia and romance to Christmas in Vancouver.

10.Christmas in Kerrisdale: Head to one of South Vancouver’s great neighbourhoods and soak in the sights and sounds of Christmas.

by Tina Gao

Your Time at UBC: Top 10 Things To Do at UBC Before You Graduate

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  1. TRIUMF

TRIUMF is one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories. It brings together dedicated physicists and interdisciplinary talent, sophisticated technical resources, and commercial partners in a way that has established the laboratory as a global model of success.

 2.       Rose Garden

Overlooking the Georgia Strait and Cascade Mountains, the University of British Columbia Rose Garden offers beautiful blooms and view. It overlooks the majestic snow-capped mountains and the ocean as well as offering blooms to admire throughout the rose season.

 3.       UBC REC Events

Try out these two fun team activities, organized by UBC REC. Swim, sprint, bike, run, and STORM THE WALL and explore the shores of Jericho Beach with over 3,000 people paddling through the ocean in the largest voyager canoe race of its kind.

 4.       Nitobe Garden

One of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside of Japan, the Nitobe Garden includes a rare authentic Tea Garden with a ceremonial Tea House.

 5.       Canopy Walk

The Botanical Gardens and Centre for Plant Research examine topics such as plant adoption, genomics and photochemistry. The Greenheart Canopy Walkway is a 308-metre aerial trail system along a beautiful west coast forest canopy ecosystem.

6.       Wreck Beach 

Wreck Beach is a popular clothing-optional beach located in Pacific Spirit Regional Park surrounding the UBC campus. Try out the brave polar bear swim during the fall and winter months.

 7.       Museums

UBC’s Museum of Anthropology contains world-renowned collections, exhibitions and programs. The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is Vancouver’s only natural history museum. The Pacific Museum of the Earth boasts a 15-metre dinosaur skeleton, a vault of precious gems, and a tornado machine.

8.       Ropes Course 

The UBC Ropes Course is operated by Pacific Adventure Learning at the University of British Columbia. Its an amazing opportunity for teams to develop and bond over a series of challenging and engaging programs.

9.       UBC Farm

The Farm provides a unique “outdoor classroom,” where learners of all ages can immerse themselves in the stewardship of a working, productive landscape, linking society’s most pressing global challenges to relevant, practical solutions.

10. Circle

Want to hear your voice bounce from spot to spot? Try the Echo Circle at Wyman Plaza, a structure that commemorates individual and corporate donations to UBC during a four-year fundraising campaign. Figuring out what you want to say aloud will be up to you/