Kids Up Front Vancouver’s More Than A Movie is a fundraising event at BC Place Stadium that includes food, games, a movie on the big screen and more.
It’s a fabulous place for children and their families, and funds raised benefit local youth. The event takes place on May 4th in 2025. May the Fourth is also a popular day for fans of Star Wars so there are plenty of other fun activities taking place that day too!
For tickets and more information, click More Than A Movie.
More Than A Movie with Kids Up Front
Kids Up Front Vancouver puts on exciting events for children and youth in Metro Vancouver. They provide special experiences for all kids, especially for those facing systemic barriers. One of Kids Up Front Vancouver’s annual events is More Than A Movie.
More Than A Movie is a fun community event at BC Place Stadium for children and their families. At last year’s event, the movie Trolls Band Together played on the stadium’s huge screen, which is actually one of the largest LED displays in the world. The movie of choice for 2025 is to be confirmed as of late February.
Prior to the movie screening, the event also features on field activities including miniature golf, carnival games and face painting. Local sports teams such as the Vancouver Whitecaps and BC Lions run other fun activities at the event, including soccer and football drills. There’s also live music by local bands (often school bands). At last year’s event there were photo opportunities with Star Wars characters and guests had the opportunity to tour the BC Sports Hall of Fame as well.
Vancouver’s Best Places is a proud sponsor of More Than A Movie. For every ticket sold, another is donated to a child via a non-profit agency. Plus, everyone who buys a ticket is normally entered into a draw for three big prizes. There’s also a 50-50 draw where money raised supports the charity and the good work they do.
Event Date and Location
More Than A Movie runs on Sunday, May 4th, 2025. Doors open at noon, which is when the on-field activities began. The film starts later in the afternoon. All activities conclude at about 5:00 pm.
The event is held at BC Place Stadium at 777 Pacific Boulevard in Vancouver. 2025 marks the charity’s fifth event at the sporting venue. BC Place is an impressive building that hosts sports games, large concerts and other special events throughout the year.
For tickets and full details about the event, visit the Kids Up Front Vancouver website.
Admission Details
Tickets for More Than A Movie are usually available online. They cost $15 each in 2024, regardless of age. For families and small groups of friends, packs of four tickets were also available for about $50, which worked out to around $12.50 per person. 2025 details should be similar.
The standard admission includes access to all activities, plus one drink, a hot dog and popcorn.
Remember, Kids Up Front is a great cause. For folks feeling generous, there’s also the option to donate tickets you buy back to the charity. If you email the tickets to vancouver@kidsupfront.com, they will be gifted to a deserving recipient, and you’ll get a charitable tax receipt.
More Than A Movie Video
For an idea of what to expect at the next More Than A Movie event, check out the video below. It’s features scenes from the 2024 event. As you can see, there were happy kids as well as a big screen and fun activities.
About Kids Up Front
Kids Up Front Vancouver is a charity that provides experiences to disadvantaged children in the Lower Mainland. They work with more than a hundred family-serving community organizations to give youth tickets, passes, classes and other experiences that the kids wouldn’t otherwise be able to do.
Founded in 2004, Kids Up Front has provided children and youth with more than 450,000 tickets valued at a total of more than $14,000,000! In 2025 the charity celebrates its 21st year.
Other Information
For more information about the event, visit the Kids Up Front website.
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