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5 Reasons Vancouver Is Awesome This Week

1) World Indigenous Basketball Challenge Four days of top-tier basketball, cultural sharing, entertainment, vendors and food.

1) World Indigenous Basketball Challenge

Four days of top-tier basketball, cultural sharing, entertainment, vendors and food. The Skidegate Saints men’s team of Haida Gwaii, in partnership with the Heiltsuk Nation women’s team of Bella Bella, is proud to announce the second year of the World Indigenous Basketball Challenge.
Aug. 8 to 12
UBC War Memorial Gym (6081 University Blvd.)
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2) Rewards for Exploring Metro Vancouver’s Regional Parks

Metro Vancouver’s Anniversary Passport allows you to collect stamps at participating regional parks, which you can then redeem for awesome prizes. Have fun exploring 14,500 hectares of forests, fields, rivers and beaches.
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Check out Metro Vancouver’s Anniversary Passport.
Check out Metro Vancouver’s Anniversary Passport.

3) Vancouver Pride with Queer as Funk

Celebrate Pride weekend with the band’s repertoire of beloved funk, soul and Motown classics. Queer As Funk will be making donations to Rainbow Refugees and the Urban Native Youth Association.
Aug. 4
Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville St.)
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Queer as Funk play the Commodore Aug. 4.
Queer as Funk play the Commodore Aug. 4.

4) Free Lunchtime Yoga

Grab your mat and take a break. Increase flexibility and release stress with free Hatha Yoga classes at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.
Aug. 8
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza

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Free Hatha yoga classes takes place Aug. 8.
Free Hatha yoga classes takes place Aug. 8.

5) 39th Annual Vancouver Pride Parade

This year’s parade is rumoured to be bigger than ever. Come for the amazing floats, fun colours, and to show what pride means to you.
Aug. 6, West End

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The Pride Parade is Aug. 6.
The Pride Parade is Aug. 6.