Best Vancouver Night Tours

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Tourist enjoying the sunset from a viewing platform on a building in Vancouver

Top Vancouver night tours and other experiences

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

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When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best Vancouver night tours & experiences with locals

Vancouver is as pretty as a city has any right to be. By day, Canada’s scenic gem is a cultural hub and epicenter for the arts, framed by flawless sea and mountains. But at night, when daylight is replaced by twinkling city lights, Vancouver transforms into a playground. On night tours in Vancouver with City Unscripted, the city’s electrifying after-dark entertainment is yours to discover. Anyone with a guidebook can get sucked into the tourist traps, but with a knowledgeable Vancouverite leading the way, you’ll uncover the hotspots and hidden gems of the Vancouver nightlife scene most travelers wouldn’t know existed. Are you ready for a night you’ll never forget?

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Group of locals and tourists outside a popular nightlife attraction in Vancouver on a night tour of the city

A night the way you like it

The party scene in Vancouver can compete with the best in the world, and there’s no lack of speaker-shaking nightlife, crowded dancefloors and buzzing bars. If you love nightlife in its purest sense, this is the place to be – but night tours in Vancouver don’t just cater for party people. Vancouver has a long list of after-dark entertainment options that are equally exciting. With a seemingly endless supply of comedy clubs, late-night bowling alleys, burlesque shows, theater performances, museum nights and shopping opportunities, Vancouver nightlife is as vast and varied as it gets.

Typical view of a Vancouver street at night

Neighborhoods for every night owl

Depending on the neighborhood you end up in on night tours in Vancouver, the Vancouver nightlife scene can be as relaxed or raucous as you want it to be. There’s neon-lit Granville Street, an entertainment district lined with pubs, clubs and live music venues. Then there’s upmarket Yaletown with its sleek cocktail lounges and super-trendy hangouts. If it’s a laid-back night of drinking and dining you’re after, historic Gastown is the place to be, while beachside Kitsilano is packed with locals-only pubs and neighborhood restaurants. Where will night tours in Vancouver take you?

Typical stalls at a night market in Vancouver

Markets at midnight

Looking for a low-key way to experience Vancouver nightlife? Check out the city’s festive night markets! A summer tradition that attracts thousands, night markets represent all of the cultures that call the city home. Night tours in Vancouver are the perfect time to check out the Illumination Night Market, the Richmond Night Market or the Shipyards Night Market. Between hundreds of vendors selling food, clothing, plants and jewelry, you’ll get a taste of the real Vancouver. (And with a local guide leading the way, you’ll make a beeline for the stalls most loved by market regulars!).

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Latest reviews from our guests

Enjoyed our time exploring the city with Gabriel, he was a wealth of knowledge and left no stone unturned! Thanks for sharing your city with us! Request him if you go, he was awesome!

February 2023

Emily C
Gabriel was a wonderful tour guide full of knowledge about Montreal's architecture and history (as well as some great places to grab a bite to eat!). He really listened to my interests and put together an itinerary that suited me well! We explored rare Isaac Newton books and science history at McGill University, stopped at a cafe afterward for coffee and snack, walked through beautiful neighborhoods, and wandered to Place des Arts and Old Port for sightseeing, where he recommended some great food. Gabriel is the best, and so was this tour!

October 2022

Stephanie L
My husband and I had an awesome full day experience with May. She was very knowledgeable and personable. Our tour was totally customized to meet our interests and adding and excluding based on our requests. We walked, talked, ate, learned the history of the city, the buildings, shopped, rested, and walked some more. We were thrilled with the 18,000 steps journey through the old town, waterfront, underground, China town, university area and locals shopping district.

September 2022

Adrienne M
On Sept 6, May Wong met us as planned at our hotel for a full day tour of Montreal. We were off at a good pace with use of the metro, city bus, and of course, our legs. She made our first trip to Montreal an absolute memorable one that you must do too. Please request May and your time together will be a real treat!!! Thank you May!

September 2022

Diane M