Favourite things to do in Vancouver in the summer
I like going to Stanley Park and watching the movies outdoors. I went and saw Goonies a couple of summers ago with my parents and that started off a tradition. But I’m a big beach person. I love going to sit on the beach and read all day. A bunch of friends and I just like to go and play cards and enjoy the sun. I’m definitely a big fan of eating outdoors – lots of BBQs, lots of patio sitting. I love riding my bike around Vancouver, so lots of outdoor stuff.
Favourite beach
I’m easy... but I like going deeper into Stanley Park, so maybe like Second or Third Beach. I like getting as far away from the noise and all the populated beaches as possible.
Favourite place to picnic
We do a lot of picnics in Stanley Park. It’s just so beautiful.
Favourite patio
I love Bao Bei in Chinatown. They don’t have a patio year-round, but in the summer they set up seating outdoors.
Favourite place to get a hot dog in Vancouver
I don’t mind going to eat a Japadog. I am not afraid of street meat. I’ll eat a hot dog anywhere, really.
Favourite summer song
I don’t think I have any specific summer songs, but I have a huge vinyl collection and if I put on any old Bruce Springsteen or Tom Petty, it feels like summer.
Favourite summer show
A few years back we toured a little bit with Cyndi Lauper on her True Colors tour and a couple of weeks later, when I was home in Vancouver, I found out the tour was coming to Deer Lake Park. I took my family and a bunch of my friends and we got to meet Cyndi afterwards and I just remember that night being pretty magical. I’m pretty sure I ate mini donuts that night, too.
Favourite fair food
Oh my God. Mini donuts. Please. Please. I mean, we go to the PNE at least once a summer and we get hot dogs and we get cotton candy and mini donuts and then we basically have to cleanse all summer.
Favourite PNE ride
Oh, the roller coaster – the wooden one is terrifying – it’s exciting. It’s really great.
Vancouver Pride traditions
We’ve been so lucky to have such an international career that I’m not often in Vancouver on Pride. But the last couple of times I celebrated, I have a really great group of friends and we go watch the parade, and then we usually have a picnic or go walk around and get snacks. Vancouver has a nice chill laid-back Pride, so I just basically take it in and enjoy what I can of it.
Summer in Vancouver with Tegan and Sara
Janine Verreault is the editor of BCLiving. She holds a BA in English from Simon Fraser University and a Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from BCIT. In her time away from work, she loves shopping, checking out live music and strolling the Seawall with her husband and daughter.
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