In Vancouver:
LiveCity Downtown has a massive screen, concert stages, a beer garden and tented pavilions with interactive exhibits (including Canada's national pavilion and corporate sponsors' pavilions). It's at Georgia and Cambie streets and is open daily starting Feb. 13 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. (closes at 4 p.m. on Feb. 28).
LiveCity Yaletown will host nightly concerts by big-name Canadian and international musicians, and big
screens will show Olympic highlights. Open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the Olympics (shorter hours on the opening and closing days, Feb. 12 and 28). It's on the north shore of False Creek, at David Lam Park (Pacific Boulevard at Drake Street).
For more on both head to http://www.livecityvancouver.ca.
In the heart of downtown, Robson Square is another official celebration site. It will have big-screen Olympic broadcasts; free live entertainment; exhibits about British Columbia at the official B.C. pavilion (in the adjoining Vancouver Art Gallery) and free ice-skating at a newly refurbished public rink.
Granville Island will be a party site with a French Canadian
flavor. The four-block square islet, which houses a popular farmers'
market, boutiques and galleries, will become "Place de la Francophonie"
during the Olympics, with more than 100 free events, from mime artists
to nightly concerts by musicians from Quebec and beyond; big-screen
live Olympic broadcasts in French; and the Olympics-themed Club
Adrenaline bar. See http://placefranco2010.ca.
Around the city,
provincial governments and corporate sponsors' free pavilions will
showcase their areas and offer entertainment; see links at
http://www.tourismvancouver.com (click on 2010 Winter Games-related Events).
For the jocks, Molson Canadian Hockey House will be a
pay-to-party, hockey-mad place with entertainment, gourmet food,
veteran hockey stars and, of course, Olympic hockey games on big HD
screens.
Vectorial Elevation, it's one of the world's biggest
interactive artworks with 20 powerful searchlights stationed on the
shores of English Bay to create patterns in the night sky Feb. 4-28.
Individuals from around the world can program light patterns online
starting Feb. 4 (or perhaps a few days earlier in a test version) at
www.vectorialvancouver.net.
Richmond, the host of speedskating at the Olympic Oval, offers the Richmond O-Zone. Spread through public plazas, community buildings and a park, it will host free concerts, big-screen viewing of live Olympic events; virtual-reality games; food; fireworks and more. See www.richmondozone.ca. News1130's Reaon Ford and Dianne Newman will be there during the women's gold medal hockey game. Become an Insider to win a VIP invite. Richmond's O Zone also includes Holland Heineken House, the Dutch national pavilion known from past Olympics for some of the liveliest parties. Check out our full list of pavilions.
Whistler Live! will bring free concerts, art exhibits, theater and big-screen Olympics viewing at six sites scattered along Whistler Village Stroll, the resort's main pedestrian-only thoroughfare. See a map and calendar of concerts and events at whistler2010.com/whistler-live. There are also maps of on-mountain venues and more at www.whistlerblackcomb.com.
The Surrey 2010 Celebration Site in Holland Park will be the place for
all Surrey residents to gather and celebrate the spirit of the Winter
Olympics. This festival will run concurrently with the Games and will
feature live broadcasts of Olympic events on large video screens, sport
activities for people of all ages, food service and live entertainment. Full listings are here http://www.surrey2010.com/index.html.