Events

5 Local Events to Treat Your Dad To This Week (June 10 – 16)

By Alyssa Hirose /

Gift him a special day with his greatest gift – you.

(Photo Credit: Ubuntu Canteen.)

SakeSips

June 10

If your dad is a sake buff (or just likes how the little cups make him feel like a giant) you’ll want to grab a couple tickets to this Farm to Bottle Sake Tasting Dinner at Ubuntu Canteen. The dinner showcases sake from Nakashima Sake Brewery, an artisan brewery that has been turning rice to wine since the 1700s. Guests get to sample a half-dozen sakes, including a special gold medal Junmai Daiginjo that is limited to ten bottles in the world. Kampai!

When: Monday, June 10
Where: Ubuntu Canteen
Cost: From $155
More Info: eventbrite.ca

(Image Credit: Grad School Improv.)

GeekyGiggles

June 14

Dad jokes not cutting it? Inspire your pop to up his comedy game at Grad School Improv’s False Creeks and Geeks show, the first in a series of improvised TV dramas set in Totally Unique Secondary School. If there’s one thing you and your dad can bond over, it’s the horror (and hilarity) of high school.

When: Friday, June 14 8:00 p.m.
Where: Little Mountain Gallery
Cost: $8.00
More Info: eventbrite.ca

(Photo Credit: BC Lions.)

TouchdownTips

June 15

If football is your dad’s jam, take him to the BC Lions Home Opener game this weekend – you can enjoy all the excitement of the game with the additional bonus of your dad’s colourful commentary. Plus, if you get there early, you can snag a couple of Mike Reilly bobbleheads. Two gifts in one? Score!

When: Saturday, June 15 7:00 p.m.
Where: BC Place
Cost: From $25
More Info: bclions.com

(Photo Credit: Car Free Day Vancouver.)

WalkThis Way

June 15

Leave your wheels in the garage and experience the West End the old-fashioned way at West End Car Free Day. Your dad will love how it reminds him of how he used to walk to school (uphill, both ways). Seriously, though, he will love the food, live music, art exhibitions, and conspicuous lack of his ultimate foe: traffic.

When: Saturday, June 15 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Where: West End
Cost: Free
More Info: carfreevancouver.org

(Photo Credit: Chris Giannakos.)

BurgerBliss

June 16

If you’re looking for a more casual Father’s Day hangout, Pourhouse is serving up a burger and beer special just for dads. Happy and hangry dads alike can be satisfied by a Pourhouse burger (dry aged cache creek beef, aged cheddar, and pork belly, oh my), a sleeve of beer, and a tutorial on how take a Boomerang of your clinking glasses.

When: Sunday, June 16
Where: Pourhouse
Cost: $22
More Info: pourhousevancouver.com

Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.