Vancouver, BC, Canada Venue Guides

BC Place is Vancouver's downtown retractable-roof stadium, home to the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and a host for major concerts and international events.

Biltmore Cabaret is a general-admission club at 2755 Prince Edward Street in Vancouver, with a standing floor and first-come booths, tables, and chairs along the room edges. Will-call opens after doors and requires government photo ID plus the purchase card; set times may not post until show day.

Celebrities Nightclub is a late-night club and concert room at 1022 Davie Street whose regular Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday programming can run until 3 a.m. Use the exact listing because early live sets, daytime dance programs, and 10 p.m. club doors can occur on the same weekly calendar.

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts is a theater at 6265 Crescent Rd. in Vancouver, BC.

The Commodore is a Granville Street general-admission night: arrive early for a floor position, leave the backpack behind and plan the late SkyTrain trip.

Fortune Sound Club is a Chinatown club at 147 East Pender Street that mixes weekly club nights, ticketed concerts, and pop-up cultural events across more than one room. Use the exact event listing for doors: regular Monday, Friday, and Saturday club programming can run until 3 a.m., while concert schedules differ.

Harbour Event & Convention Centre is a large event-driven room at 760 Pacific Boulevard in Vancouver's stadium district, at the former Plaza of Nations casino site. Use the promoter's posted door and check-in time; large dance and convention formats can produce a concentrated queue at Pacific Boulevard.

Hollywood Theatre is a theater at 3123 W Broadway in Vancouver, BC.

Malkin Bowl is a live-event venue at Ferguson Point in Vancouver, BC.

The Orpheum is Vancouver's 2,672-seat Spanish Baroque Revival concert hall, home to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with curved orchestra, Dress Circle, and balcony seating beneath its domed auditorium.

Pacific Coliseum is the 15,713-permanent-seat arena on the PNE grounds at Hastings Park, with event layouts ranging from a 4,200-seat mini concert bowl to roughly 17,000 seats in the round.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre is Vancouver's 2,765-seat downtown proscenium house, with orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony seating for Broadway tours, opera, dance, comedy, and large seated concerts.

Rickshaw Theatre is at 254 East Hastings Street, near Main Street–Science World and Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain stations. Shows usually begin about 30 minutes after doors, and the box office opens only at door time on show nights.

Rogers Arena is the Vancouver Canucks' downtown arena, directly beside Stadium-Chinatown Station and used for lacrosse and major concerts alongside NHL dates.

Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium is the Vancouver Canadians' home beside Queen Elizabeth Park. Gates open one hour before first pitch, King Edward Station is about a 15-minute walk, accessible parking is $10 cashless, and re-entry is limited to the first- and third-base gates with both a stamp and ticket.

Vancouver Convention Centre has separate East and West buildings at 999 and 1055 Canada Place, linked on the downtown waterfront but served by different parking entrances and event rooms. Confirm East versus West on the event record before leaving; both are served by SkyTrain, Canada Line, SeaBus, bus, walking, and cycling routes.

UBC Aquatic Centre is a fully wheelchair-accessible pool complex reached from Student Union Boulevard. North Parkade is the closest published parking option, and campus construction can change pedestrian and vehicle routes.

Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a three-arena UBC complex whose main Thunderbird Arena has about 5,000 permanent seats and can hold up to 7,000 for special events. Most gates open one hour before events; arrive early because all bags are searched and oversized bags cannot be checked.

Take SkyTrain to the Granville Strip, then arrive early for first-come seating at the Vogue; the main floor is accessible and the upper levels require stairs.