Archive of posts tagged "halloween"

Day of the Dead 2010 in Vancouver

October 29th, 2010 @ 11:21am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos is a popular holiday in Mexico that is often celebrated in the United States and Canada — and Vancouver is no exception. This event, usually taking place November 2nd, brings together family members and friends to honor the memories of their loved ones who have passed. [...]

Vancouver Haunted Houses: Dungeon of Doom

October 28th, 2010 @ 8:27am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Rainforest Theatre in Maillardville presents the Haunted House Dungeon of Doom this Friday, October 29th. The Dungeon opens every 15 minutes from 6:30pm until 8:30pm at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier (at Laval) in Coquitlam [Google Map]. Admission is by donation. Throughout the year the Rainforest Theatre also operates theatre workshops and a festival for [...]

Vancouver Haunted Houses: In the House Festival’s To Hell and Back

October 26th, 2010 @ 11:44am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Darkness covers miry early mornings in Vancouver as Fall has finally arrived with force. Firecrackers snap in the distance as jack-o-lanterns begin to take up real estate in windows and on the front porches of the West End. Halloween is just around the corner and aside from trolley tours and Fright Nights now is the [...]

Vancouver Haunted Houses: Scare Affair

October 25th, 2010 @ 11:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Variety – The Children’s Charity is hosting the Scare Affair Haunted House in Vancouver until October 31st. The $10 donation for admission will go directly to Variety. Suitable for ages 10 and up, Scare Affair will run this week from Monday to Thursday, 3:30pm until 10:00pm, and on Friday from 3:30pm to 11:00pm. On Halloween [...]

Vancouver Haunted Houses: Barclay Manor

October 22nd, 2010 @ 3:36pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Barclay Heritage Square is probably my favourite urban oasis in Vancouver’s West End and this year its centrepiece, Barclay Manor, is also a haunted house. The haunted house tour runs Friday October 29th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and Saturday October 30th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Admission is $3 per person or $10 for a family [...]

Chip Coffey at the Hotel Vancouver

October 18th, 2010 @ 10:26am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Psychic and medium Chip Coffey, known most recently for his consulting on A&E’s Paranormal State, will be coming to town today to seek out the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver‘s “Lady in Red”. Photo credit: ctankcycles on Flickr Back in the 1940s, a lady by the name of Jennie Pearl Cox was a regular at the Fairmont [...]

Fright Nights at Playland 2010 Car-n-Evil

October 14th, 2010 @ 2:44pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Playland’s Fright Nights featuring ghoulish characters, haunting music, and their classic amusement park rides are back again this year with a new theme: Car-n-Evil. If you’re like me and clowns scare you enough already, this will definitely get your heart pumping. Photo credit: John Biehler on Flickr For 2010 Fright Nights will have the wooden [...]

The Great Big Boo in Metro Vancouver, Win Tickets

October 13th, 2010 @ 10:34am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The last time I spoke with Patrick Roberge it was regarding his production of the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games. Changing the pace a little bit, his company Patrick Roberge Productions (PRP) is now presenting the The Great Big Boo across Metro Vancouver. The Great Big Boo “Halloween is a children’s holiday,” [...]