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Boxing Day Week in Vancouver

Boxing Day Week in Vancouver

Boxing Day takes place the day after Christmas on December 26th each year. It’s usually marked by a day or up to a week full of sales and discounts.

Boxing Day is similar to Black Friday. The former, though, begins after Christmas and the latter starts before.

 

Vancouver During Boxing Day Week

Boxing Day isn’t a statutory holiday in British Columbia. It is, however, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Some businesses take the day off, although not most retailers, for it’s one of the busiest days of the year for them. Stores and malls across Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland offer special discounts and shopping incentives.

While Boxing Day occurs every year on December 26th – the day after Christmas – the deals usually run for up to a week before the actual date as well as for the week thereafter.

In 2024, Boxing Day takes place on the fourth Thursday in December.

 

Shen Yun in Vancouver

 

Shopping Deals in 2023

As of mid-December, we weren’t sure what all the best Boxing Day deals were going to be last year. Pre-Christmas, however, here were some of the special deals we were aware of.

  • Forbidden Vancouver – the walking tour company offered gift certificates at 15% off. These make terrific Christmas presents if you want to purchase in 2024.
  • WildPlay Element Park – the outdoor recreation park closed for the season on December 17th and it started back up again in February. As of the last day of the season, if you bought a $100 gift card you would get a bonus of $25. Also, annual passes were $25 off. These deals extended a little longer at season’s end.
  • Pier 7 Restaurant – the popular waterfront restaurant in North Vancouver offered a $20 bonus when you bought a $100 gift card.
  • Vancouver Mysteries – the outdoor adventure company offered a 15% discount on gift cards. To get the deal, buyers could use the promo code HOLIDAY15 when making their purchase online.
  • Space Explorers: The Infinite – the virtual reality attraction where you can explore the International Space Centre thousands of kilometres above earth is at the Rocky Mountaineer Station. Click Save Ten Bucks to buy your tickets.

 

Space Explorers: The Infinite

 

Boxing Week in Recent Years

When doing your shopping during the Boxing week sales, make sure to support small local businesses as much as you can. Giant mega-retailers did well during the COVID restrictions while community-based retailers struggled.

For ideas on things to buy, see our article about Vancouver Experiential Christmas Gift Ideas.

 

Best Christmas Activities

 

Shopping Venues

Numerous retailers and shopping centres around Vancouver offer special Boxing Day deals. Below are some of the many locations that usually offer Boxing Day and Boxing Week sales.

  • Central City Mall – a mall in the centre of Surrey close to Holland Park.
  • Granville Island – while not especially known for its Boxing Day deals, it is one of the Lower Mainland’s best and most interesting places for shopping, and a great place to find locally-owned businesses to shop at.
  • Granville Street – a shopping street in downtown Vancouver also known for its nightlife and entertainment.
  • Guildford Town Centre – Surrey’s largest shopping mall and one of the larger malls in the Lower Mainland.
  • Lonsdale Quay – a small- to medium-sized but unique shopping venue in North Vancouver close to the SeaBus, It’s another exceptional place to find small, local businesses.
  • McArthurglen Outlet Mall – a designer outlet mall with a collection of high-end brand-name stores close to the Vancouver airport.
  • Metropolis at Metrotown – located in Burnaby, it is Vancouver’s largest mall with over 400 shops and restaurants.
  • Pacific Centre – downtown Vancouver’s main shopping mall.
  • Park Royal Mall – a large and recently-updated mall located in West Vancouver close to the Lions Gate Bridge.
  • Robson Street – one of downtown Vancouver’s best shopping streets.
  • Tsawwassen Mills – a large outlet mall in Delta close to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

 

Boxing Day Sale

 

Other Information

To learn more about Boxing Day and its history, see the Wikipedia website.

Other articles that might be of interest include the following:

 

Boxing Day Sales in Vancouver