Vancouver Going to the Dogs! 🐶 Two Paw-some Free Events & Library Lowkey Lit 🔥

Dog Days in Van City 🐾

Okay, besties, listen up! If you're a dog person, Vancouver is where it's at this July. We're talking TWO free events on the SAME DAY, July 12th, 2025. Vancouver is about to be a total dog park!

PawsFest: The Main Event 💅

First up, there's PawsFest at Sunset Beach Park. They're calling it Canada's biggest outdoor pet festival, which is kinda a flex. We're talking a whole doggy fashion show (yassss!), puppy yoga (namaste, puppers!), agility demos (watch those zoomies!), a pet-friendly beer garden (cheers to the floof!), and all the vendor stalls you can handle. Entrance is free, but if you wanna feel boujee, there's a $25 VIP ticket. Wanna make your dog famous? It's $25 to enter the fashion show.

Day of the Dog's Après Ski Social: Snow Day in Summer ❄️

If you're more into a "winter in July" kinda vibe, hit up the Day of the Dog's Après Ski Social in Vancouver's River District. They're literally bringing SNOW for your dogs to play in! Bone broth shots for the pups, races, dog snow cones (bet!), a pool party, canine cabanas, and a photo booth for the memories. Totally free, totally cute!

Vancouver Public Library: More Than Just Books 🤫

But wait, there's more! Did you know the Vancouver Public Library is actually kinda iconic? Prepare for some tea:

• Hollywood Flex: The downtown library building was a whole science lab/cloning facility in the movie "The 6th Day." And spoiler alert: it gets destroyed! Major plot twist.
• Time Capsule Vibes: There's a time capsule from 2010 chilling on the second floor of the main branch, waiting to be opened in 2040. Talk about a throwback!
• Global Superstar: Back in 2013, some German university said the Vancouver library system was the best in the world. Big W for Vancouver!
• The Great Flood of '88: In 1988, the old library got flooded, and like 200,000 books and newspapers were damaged. That's a whole lotta pages!
• Zine Scene: If you're into the indie vibes, the main branch, Carnegie, and Mount Pleasant libraries have a whole collection of zines. Get your DIY on!