VNC Regular Activities and Special Events

***Note – due to physical-distancing requirements during the Covid-19 pandemic, all VNC-organized activities are suspended until further notice (posted 2020Mar15)***

The Vancouver Newcomers Club meets formally on the first Tuesday of each month for a dinner meeting. Also, we arrange and provide a wide range of VNC activities and special events for our members including movies, book clubs, Vancouver dining, wine tasting, golf, hiking, golf, yoga, knitting, theatre, and so much more.

Our monthly activities include:

Movie Matinée
An afternoon outing for members to enjoy the cinema together.

Coffee Mondays
Start the week with coffee and great conversation.

Happy Hour
Try different lounges, restaurants and wine bars one afternoon a month, from 3:00-5:00 pm.

 Wine Tasting
Good food, good wine and great company, held once a month at a member’s home.

Culture Club
Artistic and social activities or events designed to showcase the heritage and cultural scene of Vancouver.

Dinners Out
Saturday Night Live dinners, Pub Nights and Cooks ‘n’ Books provide opportunities to dine out with VNC friends.

Lunch Bunch
Join other members on a fun outing for lunch, usually to an area a little outside downtown Vancouver.

Cooks ‘n’ Books
Join other members with a similar interest in reading and especially food. This book club will feature topics that touch on food and cooking. We will read books and blogs, and watch movies and programs about food and chefs.

Knit Wits
A once-a-month get-together to work on your knitting, crocheting or other handwork.

Work Out with Friends
Explore our beautiful city on foot with weekly walks organized by VNC conveners. Other physical activities may include skating, golf and cycling, depending on the season.

SPECIAL EVENTS

VNC conveners also organize special events, such as:

• Vancouver Art Gallery tours
• High tea, various locations
• Okanagan Wine Country weekend
• Bard on the Beach performances
• Harbour Boat cruise and luncheon
• Chinese New Year dinner and tour
• Vancouver Symphony Christmas Concert
• Annual Winter and Spring Fling parties
• Ghostly Gastown Tour
• Weekend in Seattle
• Vancouver Canadians baseball games

New activities and events are often added to our roster.

Once you become a member of VNC you will receive additional information and have access to our monthly calendar showing all newcomers activities and events for the month. You will receive emails and have the opportunity to sign up each month for the activities or events you wish to attend.

If you are interested in participating in one of our activities, please send us an email for more information.

Note: Thanks to  FreeDigitalPhotos.net for many of the photo: “Golf” by Salvatore Vuono, Cinema Chairs Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuon, Apertif Image courtesy of zole4, Move Reel with Popcorn Image courtesy of renjith krishnan, Restaurant Dinner Table Image courtesy of photovibes, Book Club Image courtesy of Stuart Miles, Dining Table Image courtesy of arztsamui, Retro Bicycle Image courtesy of kraifreedo, Skating Image courtesy of radnatt, cards Image courtesy of phanlop88,  Grass Baseball courtesy of  Idea go, Book and Cook Image courtesy of Apolonia.

Other images courtesy of Rae Tucker Photography