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May 22nd 2011 - World Goth Day

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May 22nd is World Goth Day, https://www.worldgothday.com, a fun idea where everyone within your city can join up and celebrate the dark subculture.

Anyone else is up to this idea? May 22nd is a Sunday so depending on everyone's schedule, it might not be the best day. Let's all agree on a day and time to host the event.

As for the event itself, I heard someone was planning on a Gothnic within Vancouver/Lower Mainland. I think that would be perfect to do something in May at a local cemetery or park. I would love to help out in any way I can, as well as baking very suitable cakes (in both non-vegan & vegan friendly recipes)

Great! This was actually the Gothnic I was talking about, back when they didn't have a firm date for it.

Thanks for keeping me updated & posting the event link :)

The 23rd is Victoria Day, so it *is* a long weekend.

Something easily accessible by transit would be a must for me.

What about the Nitobe Japanese Garden at UBC? The cherry trees should still have some bloom on them in May. And since it isn't a Vancouver city park, smoking isn't illegal.

Great place! I totally forgot about that no smoking rule in city parks. I did a quick search on Nitobe and it looks like there's an entrance fee: http://www.nitobe.org :(

Unless you're thinking of just being around that area and not actually go into the garden itself. Just trying to avoid fees altogether so it doesn't discourage a lot of people from going to the Gothnic.

Well, that bites. But something else around the area would work. There's lots of green-space around back of the Museum of Anthropology.

Or maybe some green-space in town that isn't a city-run park?

Don't want this to sound like a cliche but I was thinking of the Mountain View Cemetery (5455 Fraser St). Buses run by it and there's plenty of parking as well. If I remember correctly, there are buses from Joyce Stn, 29th Ave Stn and on Broadway & Fraser Street that'll go by the cemetery.

I checked around the main website, http://vancouver.ca/cemetery/ and found nothing for any rules or by-laws in regards to smoking and hosting a picnic there. I just sent out a formal email to the Mountain View Cemetery for their stand on having a picnic & smoking policies.

How about the UBC Rose Gardens? Plenty of shade, nice scenery and a great view looking out the Strait of Georgia.