English Bay Beach
A city beach in the West End and the top choice for watching sunsets in Vancouver. The Celebration of Light fireworks in summer and a giant smiling sculpture are both here.
English Bay Beach lies at the end of Davie Street in the West End and connects to the Stanley Park seawall. Driftwood logs line the beach for sitting, and watching the sun sink into the Strait of Georgia in the evening is a daily ritual for locals. Next to the beach, Morton Park has 'A-maze-ing Laughter,' a group of 14 bronze statues of grinning figures, and it is a popular photo spot. From late July to early August each year, the international Celebration of Light fireworks competition takes place over the bay, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators. You can cycle along the seawall to Stanley Park or Kitsilano.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Stanley Park
- Robson Street
- Kitsilano Beach
- Granville Island
- Vancouver Aquarium
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Yaletown
- Lions Gate Bridge