Bright Nights in Stanley Park!

If you’re all for holiday traditions, Bright Nights in Stanley Park opens this afternoon to the public for its 19th consecutive year!

This year it took over 8000 hours to get the display ready for the public; that’s 3 months worth of work! All of that leads up to a sparkly display with over 3 million twinkling lights decorating the Stanley Park canopy of trees!

It’s all for a good cause; donations from the event (set up by local firefighters) will benefit Burn Fund, which provides life-saving and supporting services to people across B.C.

You do have to purchase a ticket to ride the train, where you can take in the lights, displays, and live performers along the train route.

Otherwise, donations of $4 (or more) are suggested. There will also be snacks, music and appearances from Santa and his elves!

With over 200,000 yearly visitors, $1.4 million has been raised to help burn survivors and their families since 1998. Bright Nights in Stanley Park will be open daily starting today at 3pm – 10pm. There will be some matinee times on the weekends until the beginning of January. You can check the schedule HERE.