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Date: Saturday June 24, 2023

Time: 3:00 - 9:00pm

Free Family-Friendly Outdoor Film Event

Celebrating Multiculturalism in the Mountains

Join us for a free, family-friendly outdoor event that features award-winning mountain films, live performances, an artisan market, food trucks, a beer garden, fun activities and more!

Event Schedule

Ongoing Events

Beer Garden

Cool off with a refreshing beverage in the beer garden and grab some food while you sit back and enjoy mountain films and live performances. There will be beer, cider, cocktails and plenty of non-alcoholic options available. Children and dogs are welcome.

Food Trucks

Prepare your tastebuds for an awesome lineup of food trucks! Dos Amigos will serve up their renowned Tex-Mex style tacos, burritos, and more, while Japadog will be selling their Japanese style hot dogs with authentic ingredients.

ClimbBase5 Climbing Wall

Try your hand at Climb Base5's outdoor climbing wall featuring three auto-belay units! Get in a few climbs while overlooking the ocean and activities around the Shipyards. No advanced registration needed but closed toe shoes are required.

Community Tables

Check out the community partner booths around the Shipyards offering bike tune up assessments, discounts, giveaways, camping 101 tips and more. We’re excited to partner with over 10 local businesses for this event.

Artisan Market

Take a stroll down St. Roch Dock to browse artwork, baked goods, and high quality wellness and home products from local creators and designers.

Tality Sauna + Cold Plunge

Bring your bathing suit and enjoy some hot-cold therapy with this pop-up sauna and cold plunge with Tality Spa. No registration required, change room available.

Community Activities

Advanced registration required

Essential Cycles Community Mountain Bike Ride

12:00-2:00PM | Mount Fromme
Hit the trails with Essential Cycles! This will be a community-focused group mountain bike ride with beginner, intermediate and advanced routes. This activity is by donation with all proceeds going to Colour the Trails. Includes a free drink ticket for the beer garden. Discounted bike rentals available.

Arc'teryx Community Run

3:00 - 4:00PM
Lace up those runners and join Arc’teryx for a no-drop, 7km loop along the Spirit Trail and over to Mosquito Creek and near Mahon Park. This event starts and ends at the Shipyards and includes a free drink ticket for the beer garden and a raffle ticket to win Arc'teryx swag after the run. RSVP required.

On Stage Program​

North Shore Celtic Ensemble

3:00 - 3:30 PM
The North Shore Celtic Ensemble is a dynamic community of young musicians from the Metro Vancouver / Sea to Sky area, Canada. The Ensemble brings raw energy and a whole new style to the Vancouver music scene.

Breaking Barriers Film Program

3:30 - 4:30 PM
Enjoy 4 short films with stories of individuals pushing their boundaries and creating space for others in mountain biking, trail running, climbing and highlining.

Peter "Not So" White

4:30 - 4:50 PM
Peter White comes from the Yaqan Nukiy tribe (Creston, BC) which is a part of the Ktunaxa Nation (Kootenay.) He is an Indigenous cultural educator and Men’s Traditional Dancer.

Community & Connection Film Program

5:00 - 6:30 PM
Join us for 5 short films that highlight the importance of community in the outdoors as well as the connection to the land that we recreate on.

Born to Bhangra

6:30 - 6:45 PM
Born to Bhangra Academy is an all girls academy in Surrey, BC that takes the lead in empowering women and teaching Gidha and Bhangra to students of all ages and all levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced).

Courage & Healing Film Program

7:00 - 8:30 PM
These 5 films will highlight what motivates and inspires people to continue to do what they love in the outdoors.

Mountain Films

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Summer Fest Partners

GOVERNMENT

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.

Presenting Partners

Beer Garden Partners

PARTNERS

MEDIA Partners

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*From May 18 to June 24, 2023, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (the VIMFF) will host the VIMFF Summer Fest Giveaway. Entries will take place on the vimff.org website. Entries must include name, email address and must be opted in for VIMFF email marketing. One entry will be accepted per email address. Entries will be accepted until 11:59PM on June 24, 2023. All communications in relation to this contest will come from an @vimff.org email address. One winner will be randomly drawn and contacted via email within 24h. The prizes will be sent via post or require pickup. Restricted to Canada only. All prizes are non-transferrable and no prize substitutions will be permitted. All inquiries related to this contest should be directed to connor@vimff.org.

IN-PERSON

Regular

Feb 24 - Mar 5, 2023

Evening Show

Adult: $27 | Youth/Senior: $25

Feature Film / Matinee

Adult: $17 | Youth/Senior: $15

Workshop

Adult: $40 | Youth/Senior: $38

Discounts

  • MULTI-SHOW OFFER: Get 10% off when you add 2 or more different in-person show or workshop tickets to your cart. Must be the same ticket type to qualify e.g. 2 adult tickets. Discount automatically applied in cart. Cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts.

ONLINE

Regular

Jan 25 – March 12, 2023

Single Show: $18
Feature Film: $10
Online Film Pass: $90

Discounts

  • OFFER: Get access to an additional 68 mountain films with 30% off the VIMFF 2023 Online Film Pass when you purchase a ticket to an in-person show or workshop (Save $27). Discount is automatically applied in cart.
  • We want to make the films accessible to everyone, so for those experiencing hardship due to their current economic situation, we have created a discount code to give $2 off single online show tickets, $1 off feature film tickets and $5 off the Online Film Pass. Apply the coupon code, “vimff23” at checkout to receive this discount.
  • Tickets sales close on Mar 12 at 11:59pm (PDT) and you will have until Mar 26 at 11:59pm (PDT) to view the films.