Vancouver’s 125th Birthday Party - You’re Invited!

Mark your calendar on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 for a very important birthday party - that’s the day Vancouver celebrates its 125th anniversary. The City of Vancouver will host a free public celebration - Birthday Live - at Jack Poole Plaza, which is the site of the Olympic Cauldron along the waterfront in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver 125 Birthday Live
Location: Jack Poole Plaza (at the intersection of Thurlow Street & Canada Place, adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre)
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Time: 2 pm - 9:30 pm

The City of Vancouver was incorporated on April 6, 1886 and on April, 6, 2011 Vancouver will come together to celebrate 125 years of history with a free, fun-filled, family-friendly event that honours our city’s diversity, First Nations heritage and distinction as a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2011. The Birthday Live celebration begins with a ball hockey tournament for youth and adults at 2 pm and continues until 9:30 pm with live music, DJs, food, street arts, innovative visual art, special performances and more. Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson and other dignitaries will be on hand for official ceremonies including lighting the Olympic cauldron and cutting a BIG birthday cake! Close to transit, free bicycle valet on site!

Are you planning something special in your neighbourhood to celebrate Vancouver’s 125th anniversary this year? Be sure to contact us with the details and we’ll happily post details of your event on the Vancouver 125 website.