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As the days grow longer and spring starts to bloom, there’s an extra spark of excitement in the air! This month, New Westminster is buzzing with fantastic events, delicious food, and unique experiences—but something truly magical is on the horizon. Keep reading as we reveal an enchanting festival coming your way, promising wonder, amazement, and fun for all ages and all a quick and convinient 25 minutes from Downtown Vancouver. Get ready to be intrigued this month in New Westminster, Where Stories Meet! ✨ What's New:- Save big at this New Westminster hotel: Book Inn at the Quay’s Triple ‘B’ Package (Bed/Breakfast/Boathouse) and enjoy a blissfully beautiful time away. 🛏
- Unleash your creativity: Discover your inner artist at Palette Art Studio! Whether you're a beginner or the next Picasso, they’ve got something for everyone. 🎨
- The Magic Festival 2025: An entire week of magic is coming to Downtown New Westminster this month!✨🎩
- Giveaway alert: Win 2 tickets to the first event to kick off The Magic Festival, a special edition of Shawn Farquhar’s 52 and YOU show! 🤩
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Experience New Westminster like never before with our exclusive New West Pass for FREE! This Gamified Passport is a digital, interactive pass designed to encourage exploration and engagement around the city, by rewarding users with points to be used towards prizes. Redeem your points by March 14, 2025 to enter the ‘New West Fans’ Sweepstakes, plus our Grand Prize Entry which includes a hotel stay, restaurant and attraction vouchers, I ♥ NW Merch and more. Get your entries in now! Here is how to get started: 1) Visit www.tourismnewwest.com 🌐
2) Click “Passport” and complete the sign up process 📝
3) Your passport will be instantly delivered to your phone via text/email and is ready to use immediately ✔️
4) Your pass can be saved to your phone’s home screen for easy one-tap access. There is no app to download 📲
5) Start collecting points ⭐
6) Redeem your points for awesome New West themed prizes 🤩 Sign up today to start exploring and earning rewards! Have you already signed up and need help accessing your passport? Click HERE for your pass link, or simply reply to this email, and we will happy to assist you. |
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2025 Coastal Dance Festival: Signature Evening Theatre Performance
Saturday, March 8, 2025 - 7:30pm Dancers of Damelahamid, in partnership with the the Anvil Centre and the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, present the 18th annual Coastal Dance Festival. The Festival is a celebration of the stories, songs and dances of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast with guest national and international artists. The Festival brings Indigenous artists together to share and support one another in a celebration of lived artistic practices. |
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12th Street Food Crawl
Sunday, March 9, 2025 - 1:30pm Participants will explore the vibrant flavors and rich history of New Westminster's historic Twelfth Street! It will begin at Wildfire Books then will continue along 12th Street to Shiok Canteen, Gospas Delightful Food, Vadapav Mirchi by Geeta and Rainbow Play Cafe. But it's more than just food! Jay, a local heritage educator, will share hidden histories, culture, and art of Twelfth Street, enriching our journey with fascinating stories. |
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Singing Can Be a Drag
Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 8pm Returning for its 17th inception, the falsettos are high… and the heels even higher! Members of the Vancouver Men’s Chorus don their finest frocks in this unique LIVE singing drag extravaganza. With each performance prepared by the queens themselves, gird your loins for an evening of bombastic show tunes, heartfelt ballads, high energy pop anthems, and everything in between! |
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Cabaret of Wonders
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 7pm As part of the line-up in The Magic Festival in New Westminster, award-winning magicians Billy Hsueh & Alex Zander push their limits with brand new magic every month while inviting some of Vancouver’s top magicians to share their best. With just 30 seats per show, this exclusive experience is your chance to witness elite magicians testing their newest, most daring material. Not to be missed! |
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Magic at the Metro
Friday, March 28, 2025 - 7pm As part of the line-up in The Magic Festival in New Westminster, Magic at the Metro is an incredible vaudeville-style show featuring magic and variety in glamorous vintage style! Join host Rob Teszka as he returns to the historic Metro Hall with this follow-up to last year's Magic Festival hit, "Cocktail Magic". |
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An Evening with Judy Collins
Sunday, March 30, 2025 - 7:30pm Seven decades of sublime and powerful music-making, 55 albums, numerous awards, and tributes: Judy Collins is a living legend. She began as an interpreter of traditional folk songs and became the artist who introduced mass audiences to the work of contemporary songwriters, including Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and Randy Newman, in the mid-sixties, and numerous others since. |
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Click here to check out our full events calendar and stay up to date on everything New West! If you have an event based in New Westminster that you would like to submit to our calendar, please submit your event by clicking here. |
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