The numbers are in! The 45th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, which took place February 24 to March 3, was an amazing week of wining and dining, an opportunity to Discover Italy and more! Scroll down to revisit some festival highlights, images, and wines. Then mark your calendars for the 2025 festival, February 22 to March 2, featuring Wines of the USA. | |
Festival Survey
If you attended the 2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival, we'd love to hear from you. If you didn't receive our survey invitation, you can still fill out the 2024 Festival Survey for a chance to win two tickets to the 2025 Vancouver International Wine Festival. The deadline to complete the survey has been extended to the end of Monday, May 13.
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A Visual Feast
Take a trip through some of the festival events through our Galleries - grouped by event type. You can get a glimpse of the glamour of Gala, see some of the seminars, dine vicariously, or meander through the Tasting Room. You can also watch the 2024 festival videos on our YouTube playlist or click below to see a raft of festival coverage.
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Find Your Favourite Wines
With 147 wineries pouring 4-5 wines each in the Tasting Room and at 42 special events, there was a bounty of bottles available to sample and discover. While many of the wines are festival exclusives, if you missed your chance to pick up a bottle or a case in the BCLIQUOR Festival Wine Shop, watch out for a festival wine at your local Signature Store. Look for the Festival Store Exclusive Product tag on the shelf - you might still discover a hidden gem!
If you need a handy guide when you're searching the shelves, download the Tasting Room Program or scan the Festival App, available at the App Store and Google Play.
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Wine and Dine at Award-Winning Restaurants
From winery dinners to lunches, minglers to our Tasting Room exhibitors, the festival showcased more than just wine, it was a chance to sample some of the best food our city has to offer. If you're looking for a great spot to celebrate a special occasion or enjoy a perfectly paired meal, visit one of our Wine Program Excellence award-winning restaurants. Bookmark the page for your portal to the best wine lists in British Columbia and Alberta!
And congratulations to AnnaLena, who not only took home a Platinum Wine Program Excellence Award for the fourth year running, but also claimed Restaurant of the Year for the second year in a row at the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Other Platinum winners honoured include Nightingale (Editors' Pick: Best Any Occasion Restaurant) and Hawksworth (Editors' Pick: Best Business Lunch).
View the full list of winners for dining inspiration!
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Important 2025 Festival Dates | | |
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October 2024
Participating wineries announced
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November 13, 2024
Advance tickets on sale
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January 8, 2025
Winery dinners on sale
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January 15, 2025
All remaining public events on sale
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January 22, 2025
Trade Days events on sale
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February 22, 2025
Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction
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February 24-March 2, 2025
Festival Week
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February 26-28, 2025
Trade Days
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February 27-March 1, 2025
Tasting Room Dates
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What's on at Bard on the Beach?
VanWineFest is proud to be the charitable partner of Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 season, featuring four fantastic classics from the Bard, cleverly adapted for today's audiences, as well as a host of special events, enhancing the experience. Check out the season schedule to find your perfect performance.
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Measure for Measure
July 4-September 20
Howard Family Stage
When charged with enforcing long-ignored morality laws, the much-loved party boy Duke Vincentio takes his cue to get out of Dodge and lay low while the law cracks down—handing the judicial reins to the decidedly un-groovy Angelo. No (pre-marital) dancing is the decree. One of Shakespeare’s most painfully relevant tales of coercion and hypocrisy reaches darkly absurdist new heights in this footloose adaptation.
| Karthik Kadam as Lucio. Photo and image design by Emily Cooper. | |
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Twelfth Night
June 11-September 21
BMO Mainstage
In Illyria, music is the food of love… and so much more. With original music by celebrated local composer Veda Hille, plus fights, pranks, jokes, and miracles, Twelfth Night is both hilarious and deep. It holds a mirror to our folly and reflects how love transforms us, for better or worse. Bard’s big tent is the perfect venue for this carnival world’s poetry and chaos, with “salt waves fresh in love” sparkling in the distance.
| Aidan Correia as Orsino, Camille Legg as Viola. Photo and image design by Emily Cooper. | |
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Hamlet
June 13-September 20
BMO Mainstage
A young prince returns home to mourn the death of his father only to uncover a dark secret he cannot ignore. His struggle to move forward with action and purpose awakens deep questions about life, existence, and if it’s better “To be or not to be.”
| Nadeem Phillip Umar Khitab as Hamlet. Photo and image design by Emily Cooper. | |
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The Comedy of Errors
July 2-September 21
Howard Family Stage
Two sets of identical twins, a looming death sentence, and the sexy azure sparkle of an ancient Greek port teeming with comedic confusions is the perfect recipe for mistaken identity, marital infidelity, and knee-slapping hijinks.
| Synthia Yusuf as Luciana, Tal Shulman as Dromio. Photo and image design by Emily Cooper. | |
2024 Festival Partners and Sponsors | |
Vancouver International Wine Festival | |
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