Celebration of Light in Vancouver

The HSBC Celebration of Light is an annual pyro-musical fireworks competition that takes place over Vancouver’s English Bay. This Year there will be four countries competing this year and therefore no Grand Finale.

Celebration of Light Fireworks Festival Dates

July 22, July 25, July 29, August 1, 2009

Cornucopia Whistler’s celebration of food and wine

Cornucopia Whistler’s celebration of food and wine sees an influx of top chefs, sommeliers, vintners and restaurateurs. Most events are at the TELUS Whistler Conference Centre, All the best restaurants in Whistler participate, plus more than 75 mostly Canadian wineries. http://www.whistlercornucopia.com/ Nov 6-10 2008

Eat! Fraser Valley

Attention all food lovers !
Food Lover’s Alert
Eat! Fraser Valley – one of the most expansive celebrations of food and dining in the country. The three day event, which takes place Sept 12-14 at the Tradex Trade & Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, come satisfy your refined palette and awaken your taste buds to this foodie sensation. Over 1.5 million festival goers will wander through the Bite of The Valley restaurant pavilion, where Vancouver’s best restaurants will offer appetizer portions of their signature dishes for so-low-it’s-insulting prices ($1 – $4). Also, there will be celebrity, Chef, artist and professional bon vivant, Bob Blumer, watch him on stage as well as Witty and charming host and writer of Food Network’s French Food At Home, Laura Calder who makes cooking French look easy. Check out the shopping marketplace featuring artisan foodstuffs, and a Tasting Pavilion. For Vancouverites who like to eat, and I mean really like to eat, hop in your cars and head out to Abbotsford this is the only place to be this weekend.
www.greatervancouverhotels.com/events/calendar/sept.htm