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Annual Events

Vancouver Marathon
The Vancouver Marathon's course takes in the main sights of the city, including beautiful Stanley Park, and is held every May.

Ongoing Activities

Vancouver Sports
Vancouver hosts many successful sports teams including ice hockey team Vancouver Canucks, baseball's Vancouver Canadians, and football's British Columbia Lions.

Cycling
Vancouver features trails in 16 regional parks, including the popular ten-kilometer seawall route along Stanley Park's shore and the 17-kilometer route along the Spanish Banks. Bicycles and rollerblades can be found in rental shops in downtown Vancouver.

Golf
There is a selection of excellent courses within a 20- to 60-minute drive from The Fairmont Waterfront. The hotel is home to Play Golf Vancouver, the city's only personal Golf Concierge service, your personal resource center for anything and everything to do with golf. Let Play Golf Vancouver make tee time reservations, discuss corporate golf packages, lesson program information, and arrange transportation to and from the golf course of your choice.

Skiing
There are three skiing areas close to The Fairmont Waterfront:

• Grouse Mountain - downhill only
• Mount Seymour - cross-country and downhill
• Cypress Mountain - cross-country and downhill
• Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains - located in Whistler, BC, a two-hour drive from downtown Vancouver

Open during the winter season, December through April.

Fishing
Fishing and charter boat rentals are only minutes from the hotel. The Concierge will be happy to assist you with arrangements.

Tennis
There are 17 outdoor courts located in nearby Stanley Park.

Hiking / Walking
Listed below are a few of the better-known hiking trails:

• Stanley Park
• North Shore
• Grouse Mountain
• Seymour Mountain
• Cypress Park
• Lynn Headwaters
• Park Pacific
• Spirit Regional Park

Things to See and Do in Vancouver

• Aerial Tramway at Grouse Mountain
• Downtown Vancouver
• Gray Line Tours
• HR MacMillan Space Centre (ten-minute drive)
• IMAX Theatre
• Lions Gate Bridge
• Vancouver Lookout
• Minter Gardens
• Nitobe Memorial Garden
• Pacific National Exhibition
• Rocky Mountain Rail Tours
• Shopping
• Theaters
• Vancouver City Tour
• Vancovuer Convention Centre
• The Wax Museum

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