Grouse Mountain Celebrates 100 Years with Spectacular Centennial Festival
Week-long celebration features cinematic drone shows, live music, food trucks and exclusive anniversary offers at The Peak of Vancouver
July 10, 2026
NORTH VANCOUVER, July 8, 2026 – Grouse Mountain is marking its 100-year anniversary and inviting guests to celebrate a century of mountain memories with its biggest event of the year: the Grouse Mountain Centennial Festival, presented by CIBC. The week-long celebration kicks off on Thursday, July 23 and runs through Monday, August 3, featuring spectacular drone shows, live music, food trucks, family-friendly activities and limited-time adventure offers.
At the heart of the celebration is A Century of Stories, an original cinematic drone show experience that will illuminate the night sky on select evenings throughout the festival. Told from the perspective of Grouse Mountain itself, the immersive production combines hundreds of synchronized drones, cinematic music, Indigenous drumming and powerful storytelling to celebrate 100 years of shared memories, adventure, and connection on the mountain.
"Grouse Mountain’s 100-year anniversary is a major milestone deserving of an even bigger celebration," says Emily Leak, Communications Manager at Grouse Mountain Resort. "The Centennial Festival is a celebration that honours the Resort’s history while kicking off the next century of adventure at The Peak of Vancouver with the community that has shaped its rich past."
Festival highlights include:
• A Century of Stories cinematic drone light shows | July 23, 24, 25 & August 2
• Grinder and Coola’s 25th Bear-thday Fun-draiser | July 25
• Movies on the Mountain featuring Jurassic Park | July 30
• Coors Light Presents: Music Loud, Mountains Blue live music concert series
o Nearly Neil, July 31 | Nautical Disaster, August 1
• Live DJs at Mingler Wednesdays at Altitudes & live music at Friday Après Bikes at the Rusty Rail, presented by Granville Island Brewing
• Local food trucks serving festival favourites | Daily on Paradise Patio
• Limited-time adventure offers with $100 Mountain Zipline Tours & $50 Mountain Ropes Adventures | July 23 – August 3
• Additional exclusive anniversary pricing throughout the festival
Throughout the festival, guests will also be able to enjoy everything Grouse Mountain has to offer, including the new Grouse Gravity Coaster, resident grizzly bears, Birds in Motion demonstrations, scenic chairlift rides, hiking trails, mountaintop dining and panoramic views overlooking Vancouver.
The Centennial Festival, presented by CIBC, reflects a century of innovation and adventure at Grouse Mountain, which has welcomed millions of guests since opening in 1926. Today, the Resort continues to evolve as one of British Columbia's premier year-round destinations, offering authentic Canadian experiences just 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver.
The Grouse Mountain Centennial Festival runs July 23 through August 3, 2026. Many festival activities are included with Mountain Admission with select add-on experiences available. For the full festival schedule, visit www.grousemountain.com/events/centennial-festival
About Grouse Mountain
As part of Northland Properties, Grouse Mountain is proudly Canadian, family-owned and operated. Celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2026, Grouse Mountain is the number one visitor attraction in the Lower Mainland, with 1.3 million annual visitors. Known as The Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain offers unparalleled panoramic views of the city, sea, and surrounding mountains, along with a wide range of year-round outdoor and educational activities, dining, and more. For more information, please visit grousemountain.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Emily Leak, Communications Manager, Grouse Mountain Resort
T: (604) 551-4968 | E: eleak@grousemountain.com