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English Bay Vancouver
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English Bay is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, west of the downtown peninsula, which separates the bay from Burrard Inlet connecting to the northwest, and False Creek to the southeast. English Bay Beach, near the city's West End residential neighbourhood, is the most popular sunbathing, swimming, and sunset-watching beach in the downtown Vancouver area. Other downtown beaches facing English Bay include Sunset Beach, Second Beach, and Third Beach. Along the south shore of the bay lie Kitsilano Beach, Jericho Beach, the Spanish Banks beaches, and Locarno Beach, while on the North Shore are Ambleside Beach and various smaller cove-beaches in the city of West Vancouver. English Bay beaches are all major tourist attraction to visitors all year long, with the peak season being late summer.

The Vancouver Seawall runs all the way around English Bay from Stanley Park in the northeast around False Creek at Point Grey facing the Strait of Georgia in the southwest. This is a favourite destination for walkers, runners, bicyclists, and roller-bladers. The Seawall is one-way for cyclists and roller-bladers, running counter-clockwise from just east of Lions Gate Bridge to Third Beach.

English Bay Beach is host to a number of public events. The HSBC Celebration of Light is a fireworks competition that is held for two weeks every summer (usually the last week in July and first week in August). While this competition often struggles to secure funding, it has successfully run since 1997 and is the largest off-shore fireworks display in the world.  Each winter it is the host of Vancouvers' annual Polar Bear Swim and each summer the Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival is held on English Bay Beach.

English Bay Vancouver
English Bay is host to a number of public events such as HSBC Celebration of Light fireworks, annual Polar Bear Swim and the Vancouver Pride Parade are held on English Bay Beach.
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Date Title Venue City / Category
Jul 28, 2012 - Jul 28, 2012 2012 Celebration of Light English Bay Vancouver Vancouver - Attractions
Aug 01, 2012 - Aug 01, 2012 2012 Celebration of Light English Bay Vancouver Vancouver - Attractions
Aug 04, 2012 - Aug 04, 2012 2012 Celebration of Light English Bay Vancouver Vancouver - Attractions


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