VANCOUVER - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 88

fireworks over the harbor on Canada Day
Watching amateur variety acts at the Kitsilano Showboat (604/734-7332,
www.kitsilanoshowboat.com , late June-Aug., Kitsilano Beach) on a warm summer evening
has been a Vancouver tradition since 1935. Today, amateur singers, dancers, and musicians
take to the Showboat stage Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights, entertaining more than
100,000 people throughout the 10-week season.
Vancouver taps its feet to the beat of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival (604/
872-5200, www.coastaljazz.ca , last week of June, throughout the city), when more than
1,500 musicians from countries around the world gather to perform traditional and contem-
porary jazz at 40 venues around the city. The festival kicks off with a free street party in
historic Gastown, while other venues include the Orpheum Theatre, David Lam Park, Gran-
ville Island Market, Metrotown, and the Commodore Ballroom.