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Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th June 10am - 3pm

FREE DRAGON ADVENTURE WEEKEND

Join us for a weekend of FREE Dragon Adventures on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June between 10am and 3pm in the Vancouver Quarter! To celebrate the upcoming release of the live action film, How to Train Your Dragon, we are hosting a weekend full of mystical fun! Dragons will be swooping into the Vancouver Quarter and entertaining the whole family. IT'S ALL FREE WITH NO NEED TO BOOK

MEET our smoke breathing dragon stomping its way around the VQ

MEET baby dragons roaming the centre

Complete our dragon trail to be in with the chance of winning one of many ROAR-some PRIZES UP FOR GRABS

Plenty of photo opportunities

Please note the dragons will be appearing at the following times for around 20 minutes.

10am - Baby Dragons

10.45am - Smoke breathing Dragon

11.30am - Baby Dragons

12.15pm - Smoke breathing Dragon

1.30pm - Baby Dragons

2.15pm - Smoke breathing Dragon

Wednesday 28th May 10am-3pm

FREE Spring Time Fun Event

Join us during May half term on Wednesday 28th May between 10am and 3pm for some FREE Spring themed fun! Activities will include:

Storytelling sessions with Munchkin and Me

Spring themed trail around the Vancouver Quarter with prizes to be won

Craft workshop

Colouring activities

Please note, the story telling sessions are aimed at children aged 6 years and under, although children of all ages are welcome. The story telling sessions will run at the following times for around 40minutes:

10am

11am

12pm

1.15pm

2.15pm

This is a FREE event with NO BOOKING required

April 2025

Boyes - NOW OPEN

We are very excited to announce that the Vancouver Quarter has welcomed the opening of a popular family-owned department store - Boyes

It is located on New Conduit Street in the previously occupied Wilko building. Shoppers can expect to find everything from everyday essentials and fashion to household goods, craft supplies, electrical items, DIY tools, leisure products, and a wide array of seasonal items. The ever-changing nature of their stock ensures that each visit to Boyes will offer something new and exciting.

Centre Manager Alistair Cox said “The arrival of Boyes is a very welcome addition to the Vancouver Quarter, filling a gap left by Wilko’s closure in February 2024. Having spoken to their area manager I know they are eager to become an integral part of the local shopping landscape and contribute to the vibrancy of the town centre. I’m sure that their unique blend of value, variety, and friendly service will resonate with the people of West Norfolk ”.

April 2025

NEWS - Easter EGG-stravaganza

Our annual Easter event returned once again this year with thousands of families enjoying lots of FREE fun on offer!

We teamed up with Discover King's Lynn to bring a FREE Easter EGG-stravaganza to King's Lynn town centre. Families were able to enjoy many Easter themed activities such as cupcake decorating, Easter bonnet workshops and colouring activites. Throughout the day there was live music with a steel band and character appearances at regular intervals with 'Bunji Bunny' and 'Charlie Chick' with many families posing for photographs. Children were able to collect a trail map and follow the route around the Vancouver Quarter and town centre to locate Easter graphics in selected store windows. Once completed, they were able to return their map in exchange for an Easter egg!

Thank you to all who enjoyed our Easter egg-stravaganza, we look forward to more FREE, fun events coming to the Vancouver Quarter very soon!

NEWS - March 2025

Snow White meet & greet

To celebrate the NEW live action Snow White film, we hosted a magical FREE event for you all to enjoy!

Families were able to enjoy photo opportunites and meet and greet appearances with our beautiful Snow White. We held a trail to find the 7 Dwarfs located around the Vancouver Quarter to be entered into a prize draw to win family cinema bundles and prizes up for grabs.

Thank you to all who joined us for a truly magical time.

January 2025

NEWS - Swiftie sing-a-long

We teamed up with Discover King's Lynn to bring you a FREE Taylor Swift themed event with plenty of fun, games and sing-a-long hits!

Our very own 'Swiftie' entertained hundreds of children with many of Taylor Swifts greatest hits, including Shake it off, Blank Space and Love Story. Children enjoyed making friendship bracelets and decorating 'VIP Access all areas' passes.

Families were able to strike a pose in a photo booth where instant photos were printed!

Mini Swifties were able to enjoy photo opportunites with our very own Pop Princess, with many children giving her friendship bracelets and pictures they had drew.

DECEMBER 2024

news - FESTIVE FUN in the vancouver quarter

We've had some great festive fun here in the Vancouver Quarter! We teamed up with Discover King's Lynn to bring you a programme of FREE festive fun to enjoy!

Hundreds of families turned out to enjoy our Festive Fun weekend. Children were able to enjoy a range of festive craft workshops hosted in The Place, activities included cupcake decorating, making reindeer food, letter writing to Santa and much more. The awesome Granny Turismo entertained shoppers on their shopping trolleys whilst live music entertained the crowds.

In the run up to Christmas, each Saturday saw live music and street performers entertaining crowds of shoppers adding some festive cheer to Kings Lynn town

31st October 2024

NEWS - Halloween Fun Day

Thousands of families from across West Norfolk filled the streets of Kings Lynn town centre for its very popular Halloween event organised by the Vancouver Quarter and Discover Kings Lynn.

10 spooky characters where located around the town for children to locate from a trail map, once all were found they returned to the Halloween HQ to receive some spooky sweet treats.

The town centre came alive with a variety of live street entertainment.  Families gathered at regular intervals throughout the day to see spooky Mummies roaming around the town, musical street theatre performed through the streets of Kings Lynn.  Local Magician, Josh Maddocks amazed the crowds by performing a range of magic tricks.  All the performers drew large crowds, with many stopping to get selfies and videos.  Scooby Doo and the mystery machine were hugely popular, with many families posing for photos.

26th October 2024

NEWS - Cinderella & Prince Charming

To celebrate this years Cinderella Pantomime at the Corn Exchange, we teamed up with them to bring you a FREE Cinderella meet & greet event!

We were joined by Cinderella and Prince Charming in their beautiful carriage, they were greeted by hundreds of little princes and princesses who enjoyed having their photos taken with them.

September 2024

NEWS - Paw Patrol

Thousands of families joined us for some PAW-some fun when the Paw Patroller vehicle came to the Vancovuer Quarter courtesy of The Entertainer Toy Store! Families were able to step inside the huge Paw Patroller, where there were plenty of activities, fun and games to enjoy! Children were also able to enjoy photo opportunites and a character meet and greet with Skye at regular intervals throughout the day. The free event also saw face painting and balloon modelling for families to enjoy too.

August 2024

NEWS - Alice in Wonderland

The Vancouver Quarter tunred into Wonderland recently with hundreds of people enjoying a fun filled Alice in Wonderland event. Families were invited along to enjoy a range of FREE activities such as, a Cupcake decorating workshop, A singing flower craft workshop, Photo Opportunities, Games and much more. Alice in Wonderland Characters were dotted around the town entertaining families and children alike. Children were able to collect a trail map to locate the characters, where they were then given a sticker, once all the characters had been located, they could return the maps and collect a bag of sweets.

We have lots more fun events lined up for the remainder of 2024. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with the latest news, competitions and events.

July 2024

NEWS - Pirate and Mermaid Spectacular

Hundreds of families turned out to enjoy some action-packed, swashbuckling fun in the Vancouver Quarter.  Street entertainers roamed the shopping centre whilst wowing the crowds with their sword juggling and balloon modelling skills. Giant bubbles filled the air whilst East Angles Brass band performed live music with families gathering to enjoy the fun. The old Shoezone unit held an array of fun, themed craft activites for children to enjoy. Families were entertained with a Pirate magic show on stage outside Superdrug, children were mesmerised by the tricks and entertainment on offer.

A ‘real life’ mermaid greeted families who entered The Place on New Conduit Street and offered photo opportunities for all.  Whilst there, children could pick up a trail map and enjoy a treasure hunt around the Vancouver Quarter with ‘treasure’ at the end for everyone who took part.  There was also free face painting on offer.

May 2024

NEWS - The Gruffalo and Stick Man come to the Vancouver Quarter

Thousands of children enjoyed meeting the hugely popular Julia Donaldson characters, The Gruffalo and Stick Man recently and having their photos taken with the loveable duo.

We had a great time seeing so many children enjoy the meet and greet sessions held in the old Shoezone unit. Families were invited back to the unit during the half term week to enjoy a FREE Enchanted Woodland event. Children were able to enjoy interactive story telling sessions with Munchkin and Me, FREE face painting by Rainbow Tiger Face painting, craft workshops and a trail around the town where they were then entered into a prize draw to win one of many prizes up for grabs.

We look forward to hosting many more FREE events in the Vancovuer Quarter throughout the year. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with the lastest news, competitions and events.

April 2024

NEWS - JURASSIC ADVENTURE WEEKEND

The Vancouver Quarter was transformed into a world of Jurassic fun and adventure for the whole family recently!

We had a great time seeing the dinosaurs come to life! Loki the Velociraptor and Betsy the Triceratops roamed the Vancouver Quarter at regular intervals, while children could enjoy some dino themed craft activities in the old Shoezone unit on New Conduit Street. A fact finding trail led visitors around the shopping centre, once children had completed the trail, they were then automatically entered into a prize draw to one of a selection of prizes.

All event images can be found on our Facebook page

Book your event at the Vancouver Quarter

If you're a local business or organisation interested in holding an event or showcase in the Vancouver Quarter get in touch with us today. We can host small workshops and events and are home to a dedicated pop-up unit called The Place which is ideal for showcasing local entrepreneurs and their products. We also have a range of pods and mall spaces available.