BC PLACE STADIUM

Vancouver is home to the worlds largest air supported domed stadium, that is BC Place Stadium. The stadium covers 10 acres, is 200ft high and can seat up to 60,000 visitors and was built for Expo 86.


It was completed in 1983 when the first sporting event at BC Place was held between the North America soccer league Whitecaps and the Seattle Sounders. The Whitecaps continued to make BC Place there home for a few years. It is now home to the popular BC Lions who ensured the Grey Cup Trophy did not leave Canada until 1995, the stadium continued to host the Grey Cup games in 1999 and 2005. The stadium also held the NASL Soccer Bowl.

It is not just soccer that the stadium hosts, it is also home to the regions largest consumer shows, special events, trade shows and concerts. It will also be the venue for the first indoor Olympic Stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics, where it will hold both the opening and closing ceremonies. There are many different events taking place throughout the year all of which can be viewed on BC Place Stadium events Calendar (see the link below).

This magnificent dome is situated on the north side of False Creek in Vancouver. You can get to the dome by getting a Skytrain to the Stadium/China Town station. You can then either go down the stairs to Expo Boulevard and the stadium is on the right or you can go up the stairs to enter the stadium at gate A, from Beatty Street. If you are getting the bus, you need to get the number 15 or 17 from Downtown. If you are driving to the stadium, there are plenty of parking spaces around the stadium, but the closer to the stadium you park the more you pay.

For more information about BC Place Stadium and for up coming events, see there official website here.