Waitangi Day commemorates a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on 6 February to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, on that date in 1840.Since the day falls on a Saturday, the week before the Olympics start... and as its the first time for a big Waitangi Day party in Vancouver city we have kept the drinking to 1 bar in Gastown (Downtown Vancouver), with many a bar close by. IF it’s big, then we'll have more bars next year!
The shin-dig starts at 11.30 am with beers and Kiwi burgers, hot chip sandwiches, a hearty boil up (yes with watercress and pork bones) with all of us meeting at the 1st bar, there is going to be awesome booze specials, kiwi music (all day) and entertainment (like heaps of old skool kiwi flicks on the TV screens) too.
Friends and good times and hopefully a Haka from all the fellas around 5pm, working on cordoning off a part of the street for this.
The party is scheduled to finish around 7pm, but by all means keep drinking and rocking out for NZ....sweet
There will be tickets for the event at the door ($10) and we will be selling Event t-shirts to wear on the day or to take as a souvenir with you ($10).
O for awesome
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Date: Sat 6th Feb (Waitangi Day!)
Time: 11:30am start
Venues: The METROPOLE , 320 Abbott Street (corner of Cordova and Abbott in Gastown, opposite the new Woodwards building)
Specials: $8 Can of Beer and Shot, $7.25 Doubles. Possibly a complimentary Keg from Granville Island too... just maybe!
Entertainment: Definitely Kiwi tunes, DJ and more...
Any questions please contact: Avi at avinarula@hotmail.com.
1 comments:
sounds mean, there will also be waitangi day celebrations in the evening at the beaver backpacker bar,samesun hostel on granville street-all welcome!
smackie.
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