It's the long weekend! Yay! And as usually there are a bijillion things to do around Vancouver. If you are in town, I recommend checking out the downtown Vancouver's first ever BBQ and Chili Festival! The Telus TaiwanFest is also a great festival to attend and on Sunday, you can rock out to bands at the Victory Square Block Party or pig out at the LAST Street Cart Fest at the Waldorf. It is also the last days the Klahowya Village in Stanley Park will be open for the 2012 season AND it's the last days for Fair at the PNE! Isn't it so hard to choose which events to go to? Enjoy the long weekend, everyone!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Olympic Village London Drugs Grand Opening
9:00am
1622 Salt Street, Vancouver
Come on down and join in the fun, there will be coffee and treats beginning at 8:30 and the ribbon cutting will happen at 9:00am. There’s even a special prize for the first person in line!

Shiseido Event at Granville London Drugs
Aug29 - Sept1. 12:00pm - 6:00pm
710 Granville Street, Vancouver
Free Make Overs, Gifts, Door prizes and more~ See store for details

Serbian Days 2012 Festival
Aug 31st - Sept 2nd (see schedule of events here)
Siberian Orthodox Church, 505 E 63rd Avenue, Vancouver
22nd traditional Serbian Day 2012 Festival, organized by Church-School Congregation “Sveti Sava”. Music, dance, food sport, fun for the whole family.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

2012 Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival
Sept 1st, 1:00pm - 8:00pm (BBQ Competition, Public tasting ends at 5pm),
Sept 2nd 1:00pm - 7:00pm (Chili Competition, Public tasting ends at 5pm)
Carrall Street, between Cordova Street and Water Street
Downtown Vancouver’s FIRST ever BBQ and Chili Festival! Saturday, September 1, and Sunday, September 2, The Blarney Stone, and 11 other Gastown Restaurants, will be hosting a two-day, outdoor, block party and festival. The weekend will feature BBQ and Chili Competitions, Live Music, Pig Roast, Fire Dancers, and other events. A portion of the weekend’s BBQ and Chili sales will go directly to Athletics 4 Kids, a local charity that helps underprivileged kids participate in Sports. The BBQ Competition will be held on Saturday and the Chili Competition on Sunday. Celebrity Judges, along with the General Public, will vote on their favourite flavours and recipes. The Celebration reaches is finale on Sunday Evening, with the awards being handed out during a Labour Day Luau Party hosted by the Blarney Stone, which includes a pig roast, Live Band and DJ.  At the awards, a cheque, for funds raised over the weekend, will be presented to the Athletics 4 Kids Charity. Don’t miss out on the fun!

Sunday, September 2, 2012

They are a returning act and are very entertaining. The act doesn't change much though so if you have seen it the previous years and have somewhere else you want to be, then you can safely skip it without missing too much.


This act always gets me feeling anxious. I'm afraid for his safety!


New this year is Canfor's Playhouse Challenge. These playhouses will eventually be auctioned off to benefit the Habitat for Humanity organization.


 This airplane playhouse is my favourite!




 Walking further down, we encountered the Sand Sculpture Competition.







 And also the Container Art display presented by Port Metro Vancouver.



This my favourite out of all of them! The empire strikes back at Port Metro Vancouver! So awesome. The artist should totally make a t-shirt out of this! I'd wear it!



Salty the Seagull, the mascot of Port Metro Van gave a little pose for me!


Next show! What is a trip to the PNE without going to see the SUPERDOGS? Go early if you want to snag the good seats! We had to sit way at the end since we got in only 10 minutes before the show started.




One of the other things I enjoy is taking a look at the Prize home. It was decorated by The Bachelorette and Extreme Makeover's Jillian Harris!







The master bedroom has this massive walk in bathroom. There isn't actually a door to the bathroom so you'll have to close your bedroom door for any privacy.


After the prize home, we went to see the farm animals where there was a Rabbit Hopping obstacle course set up! This was not here during the previous years so I was delighted to stay and watch a while.






 Peace is a Belgian Hare.

Once she discovered that she can just hop through the bars, there was no convincing her to hop over them. Smart!




 Ha I love this llamas' mullet!




The Evolution of Extreme is an exciting show! These daredevils show no fear as they soar way above the ground on their machines!

They also like to do ground tricks at high speed! They have so much control!







Our last stop was the Star Trek exhibit. It's a pity that we aren't allowed photos inside. It takes a long time to go through the entire exhibit since it's so large. There are models, costumes, and other props from all of the Star Trek series to see and there are also three photo stops where you and your friends can pretend to be on the bridge and transporter room. Don't wear green or any colour similar to green if you want a decent print out of the photo, which will set you back $15.