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Friday 31st October 2025

FREE Halloween Spook-tacular event

IT'S BACK... AND SPOOKIER THAN EVER!

Get ready for our Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!! A fang-tastic, FREE family event that’s full of frightful fun and spooky surprises!

Meet & Greet with Wednesday Addams – moody stares encouraged - 12pm-2pm and 2.15pm-4pm

Live Ghostly Pirate Shows – spooky, silly, swashbuckling fun at 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm

Character Trail – follow the friendly frights, with a sweet treat once completed (no tricks, we promise!)- 12pm-1.45pm and 2.15pm-4pm

Photo Opportunities – snap pics with your favourite Halloween characters

Ghostly Pirate Ship – sailing through town, bringing mystery and mayhem wherever it goes!

Costumes are encouraged – the creepier, the better!

Perfect for ghouls and boys of all ages.

Friday 31st October

12pm – 4pm

All across town – no need to book, just show up in your creepiest costume!

August 2025

NEWS - Families Flock to Vancouver Quarter for Magical Beatrix Potter Event

The world of Beatrix Potter sprang to life at the Vancouver Quarter Shopping Centre, as families gathered for a free Beatrix Potter-themed event that charmed children and adults alike.

The event drew a large audience eager to join in the storytelling magic. The main attraction was an interactive story session that brought some of Beatrix Potter’s most beloved characters to life. Children sat wide-eyed as professional storytellers guided them through the adventures of Peter Rabbit and his friends, with many youngsters invited to join in during key parts of the performance.

Laughter and excitement filled the air as little ones eagerly helped narrate the stories, adding their own energy and imagination to the timeless tales.

Following the story session, children were delighted to meet and greet life-sized characters from the Beatrix Potter collection. Peter Rabbit himself proved to be a firm favourite, posing for countless photos and sharing hugs with his adoring fans. Other characters including Mr Todd, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Miss Potter also made appearances, adding to the joy of the afternoon.

“Events like these bring the community together and create unforgettable memories for families. It was wonderful to see so many children so engaged, they weren’t just listening – they were a part of the story. It made the experience really special.” said Shelley Overson, Vancouver Quarter Assistant Manager

With smiles all around and a touch of nostalgia in the air, the Beatrix Potter event proved to be a resounding success — and a gentle reminder of the magic that stories can bring.

August 2025

NEWS - Vancouver Quarter Transformed by Swashbuckling Pirate Adventure

Vancouver Quarter Shopping Centre was awash with excitement as a spectacular Pirate Adventure event drew large crowds and created unforgettable moments for families across King’s Lynn and beyond.

The free family event saw the centre come alive with immersive entertainment, including a life-sized wooden pirate ship, which “sailed” through the shopping centre hosting live pirate shows and interactive performances. Visitors were treated to a vibrant atmosphere filled with giant bubbles, balloon modelling, and appearances from magical mermaid characters, all adding to the nautical fun.

Many children attended in fancy dress, and many embraced the theme with creative pirate and mermaid costumes. A highlight of the day was the treasure trail around the town, which led young adventurers on a quest ending in a golden surprise – chocolate coins and themed gifts.

The event proved a major draw for the community, with hundreds of attendees enjoying the wide range of free activities on offer.

“We’re absolutely delighted with the turnout and the atmosphere on the day. We’re proud to support our local community with fun, free activities that everyone can enjoy.” said Shelley Overson, Vancouver Quarter Assistant Manager

The Pirate Adventure forms part of Vancouver Quarter’s ongoing programme of community-focused events, with more exciting experiences set to follow in the coming months.

July 2025

NEWS - HIGH-SPEED fun with CBeebies GRACE WEBB!

Not even the rain could put the brakes on the excitement at our Grace's Amazing Machines event on Saturday! Despite the soggy skies, enthusiastic crowds poured in from all over the country, eager to experience the high-octane fun and fascinating world of motorbikes.

Families, children, and machine lovers of all ages came out in full force, raincoats and all, to see the amazing live shows and meet and greet with Grace Webb.

“It was amazing to see so many smiling faces despite the weather. We’re so thankful to everyone who came out and made the day so special.” said Shelley Overson, Vancouver Quarter Assistant Manager.

Throughout the day, attendees cheered, learned, and even got to see a demo of one of the bikes.

June 2025

NEWS - Vancouver Quarter is looking Blooming Beautiful!

King’s Lynn’s Vancouver Quarter’s flower planters have once again been beautifully transformed thanks to a local charity. 

Forward, who are located on Broad Street in the Vancouver Quarter, are looking after the four large planters in the shopping centre and have given each of them a theme which represent famous people from Kings Lynn.  Members of the charity, adults who have learning disabilities and autism, came up with the ideas and have created and handmade the designs themselves.  

The first planter, outside HSBC, has a racing car to represent Martin Brundle OBE, a broadcaster and former Formula One racing driver who won the World Sportscar Championship in 1988.  The planter is full of pretty flowers ready to bloom.  

The second planter, outside Boyes, represents Roger Taylor OBE, he is best known as the Drummer and backing vocalist for Queen. The wooden drums are surrounded by beautiful flowers which we are sure will be enjoyed by both shoppers and bees alike .  

The third planter, outside Superdrug, has another local twist – this time focussing on Captain George Vancouver who is famous for sailing with Captain Cook then mapping out the North American Northwest Coast.  A handmade ship has been planted with pretty white flowers surrounding the model.   

The final planter is outside the charity’s unit, on Broad Street and has been designed to represent Frederick Savage, who invented steam powered fairground machinery.  The planter is home to a model of a handmade wooden carousel.  Each individual horse on the carousel has been hand painted by members of Forward.  The planter is full of golden flowers which we look forward to seeing bloom over the coming weeks. 

The Vancouver Quarter has financially supported the charity to help them create and maintain the planters. Manager of the Vancouver Quarter Alistair Cox said: “We’re delighted with what Forward have done in the planters. So much hard work has gone into both coming up with the ideas and bringing them to life.”

June 2025

NEWS - DRAGON ADVENTURE WEEKEND

To celebrate the recent live action film, How to Train Your Dragon, we hosted a weekend full of mystical fun! Dragons swooped into the Vancouver Quarter and entertained the whole family, whilst our smoke breathing dragon stomped its way around the shopping centre.

Children were able to complete a quest to find dragons loacted in store windows around the Vancouver Quarter, once completed they were put into a draw to win one of three prizes! There were also plenty of photo opportunites for the brave to enjoy!

A huge thank you to all who joined us for an action packed weekend! We look forward to seeing you at future, FREE events in the Vancouver Quarter!

May 2025

NEWS - Spring Time Fun Event

During May half term we held a FREE Spring themed event for families to enjoy!

We held an array of activities with some wonderfully immersive storytelling sessions from Munchkin and Me. Families enjoyed a bug hunt trail around the Vancouver Quarter with prizes up for grabs. Children were also able to enjoy craft workshops and colouring activities.

The event was a great success and we look forward to welcoming you back soon for more FREE fun in the Vancouver Quarter!

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.