r/Vancouverfriends • • Sep 16 '26

📢 Announcement Now Open: r/VancouverDating for romance, flirting, and dates in Metro Vancouver

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r/Vancouverfriends • • Sep 17 '26

Meetup Megathread Weekly Meetup Post: Make a new friend | September 17, 2026

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It's Thursday, which means the weekend's coming up and you might as well spend it making a new friend.

Drop what you're up to (or hoping to be up to) this weekend in this thread along with a short blurb about yourself and what you're looking for in a new (platonic) friend.

A few ground rules: be specific enough that people know what they're saying yes to and keep it respectful. Usual sub rules still apply here. If you're looking for a date, check out r/Vancouverdating's stickied post instead.

Reply below with your plans, or comment on someone else's if it sounds good to you.

Have fun and stay safe!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 5h ago

Age 30-39 37M, looking for intentional friendships built on reliability

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Hi there! I've posted here a few times, and it's been hit-or-miss, which is actually not bad, all things considered.

Me:

-Big, tall, intelligent, extroverted, always enthusiastic, sometimes overbearing. I get really invested in my friendships, I find it easy to care about people. For some, that's fantastic, for others, its cringe. I will make jokes about basically anything, but if you aren't laughing along, im sensitive enough to check in with you.

hobbies: philosophy/debate, politics, religion, history, video games, cooking, music listening sessions, long walks.

You:

-you tell me!

If you want someone who shows up but is a little awkward, I'm your man.


r/Vancouverfriends • • 23h ago

Age 30-39 Wanna be friends? 🥺👉👈

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Hi! I’m 30F in east van looking to make some new platonic connections. I’m extroverted and outgoing and I love building community. I’m vegetarian, I smoke weed, and I don’t drink. I’m usually available weekends and weekday afternoon/evenings. I’m married with 2 cats.

Things I like:
- arts & crafts (crochet, embroidery, collage, scrapbooking, sewing, colouring…)
- live music of any kind, but preference for rock bands
- scary movies and indie films
- video games (cozy switch games and the sims)
- queer events from markets to club nights (I love the Pony Room and the Birdhouse)
- cooking vegetarian food and baking
- lifting weights, swimming, and bouldering
- thrift shopping
- Dan & Phil videos
- I do a lot of walking but I don’t like hiking

Message me if you’re interested in getting to know each other. Let’s get coffee and walk around!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 19h ago

Age 26-29 28M living in South Van – down for long walks, hiking, coffee/bites, or exploring the city!

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Hey everyone! 👋

I moved to Vancouver from the US a few months ago and am looking to expand my social circle and meet some great people! I live near in South Vancouver.

A bit about me:

Hobbies: I love traveling, going on long walks, exploring scenic spots, hiking, and staying active at the gym.

Vibe: I don't drink alcohol or smoke, but I'm 100% down to grab coffee, try good food, hit a trail, play arcade games, or just hang out and explore new neighborhoods.

Whether you're also new to the city or a long-time local who enjoys walking, food, or outdoor exploring, feel free to drop a comment or send a DM! Looking forward to connecting. 😊


r/Vancouverfriends • • 1d ago

Age 22-25 Wine night downtown!!

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Hellloo!! Any girlies in downtown can looking to have a glass of wine hmu!!!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 3d ago

Age 22-25 Looking for people to hike/walk together

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Hi guys! I’m 23M and am looking for people to do some casual walking and hiking together. I’m open to people of all ages and genders.

My favorite spots are Trout Lake Park, Central Park in Burnaby and Deer Lake Park, but I’m also very open to your suggestions.


r/Vancouverfriends • • 3d ago

Age 30-39 Anyone want to play Warhammer 40K?

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Hey all! I’m new to the hobby and I’ve been looking for people to play with.

Does anyone know where there are some groups or places that have drop in nights around the greater Vancouver area?

Alternatively if anyone wants to play let’s get some games going!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 3d ago

Age 26-29 Bouldering or Active Activities

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hiya looking for people to come to with to bouldering gyms or active activities in vancouver bc and the surrounding areas (new west, burnaby, coquitlam, surrey, vancouver), just started a few weeks ago and want to find people who are looking to go once or maybe twice a week or do other active things like pickleball, trying tennis, trying basketball, volleyball, badminton, trying running etc.

still learning on V2s and V3s and have tried the occasional easy V4 so anyone in the range would be great so we can work on them together (:

I go to Hive Van, Hive Surrey, Progression or Approach

age, gender, etc. doesn’t matter - just looking for bouldering buddies ❤️ im in my twenties, if you send me your instagrams, numbers or discords i can shoot over a message.


r/Vancouverfriends • • 10d ago

Age 26-29 ISO causal/beer league sports teams (or casual run clubs) around kits/UBC area

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I’ve just moved back to Vancouver (25F) and would really love to join a casual sports team. I’m open to most sports but I am a pretty terrible skater haha. I also am getting back into running, so If there are any run clubs in the kits area. Ultimately just something to exercise and make new friends 😊. Thank you for taking the time to read my post!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 14d ago

Age 22-25 Let’s play futbol tennis

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Hey Guys, anyone down to play some football tennis at Prince of Wales Park today? The weather’s really nice and I’ve got everything we need; ball and net.
⚽️


r/Vancouverfriends • • 19d ago

Age 26-29 Looking to Make New Friends in Surrey/Vancouver

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25M
I’m fairly new to the Surrey/Vancouver area and I’m looking to meet some new people and make genuine friendships.

I’m open to hanging out, grabbing coffee or food, going for walks, checking out different places around Vancouver/Surrey, and recently signed up for a gym too, joining activities, or just having good conversations and getting to know each other.

I’m pretty easygoing and would be happy to meet people around my age or anyone who’s simply looking to make new friends too.

If you’re in Surrey, Vancouver, Langley, or nearby and you’re interested in making a new friend, feel free to comment or send me a DM. 🙂

Looking forward to meeting some good people!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 18d ago

Age 30-39 Your ego is overrated.

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Hey there - so first of all the title is just to grab attention. But it's kind of True still ha. I just created this Reddit account with the sole intent of meeting and making some more friends.

I have been in Vancouver for three years now, but recently moved to Surrey (King George station area) due to work. I'm in my mid 30s male and Asian. Without getting too personal, for the past two years I've just been working on myself and learning to be alone. I enjoy the nature, do trails fairly often if the weather is nice and like a good roadtrip.

If anyone is interested to just hang out for coffee, check out a mutually enticing restaurant or just walk by a park, let me know :) I welcome any age or demographic, just looking for some like-minded people to have genuine friendships with.

Thanks for reading!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 21d ago

Age 30-39 Seymour snowboard dads(and moms)

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Hi I’m a 42 year old dad.
I started teaching my two year old how to ride. Mom learned to ski but we rarely get out together.

Im riding solo most days/ nights. I still get out about once a week, either weekends or week nights.

Looking for some dads/moms to make a crew with.

I have been riding for 30 years, skied before this.

All skills welcome.

Hit me up and we’ll try to start a parent crew or comment below.


r/Vancouverfriends • • 22d ago

Age 22-25 Want to meet new people while solo travelling

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Hi all! I decided to visit on a whim and have some plans already but thought that I should get outside my comfort zone and meet new people. Im a 25 year old guy from the UK and want to meet a few people around that age (20-29) to get coffee with, tour around, get drinks etc. Would anyone be interested or have any advice on ways to meet people? Im here until the 3rd Oct.


r/Vancouverfriends • • 22d ago

Age 30-39 32F looking for drinking/stoner buds

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32F Chinese ethnicity video game dev

About me: - drinks and smokes weed - lesbian - I like open world RPG and sim racing video games - I take boxing classes and go to the gym - I like to drive around town just for fun, or walk around parks - No hiking 💀

About you: - any gender, age, or demographic. New queer friends very welcome - not a creep (if you are a straight man trying to friendzone his way in because you don’t respect my sexuality, I can tell) - your reddit profile must have some history and public posts and comments. This is for my safety.

Cheers, comment or DM me


r/Vancouverfriends • • 23d ago

Age 30-39 looking for some friendly furries to trade photos with!

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[F 32] I'm new in the community and will be visiting Vancouver the weekend of Oct 10th!

Looking for a couple people or small group to meetup in a few areas of town to do some photos/video. I only have my partial suit atm, but fullsuits are welcome! I have a great quality camera and would love to find another photographer with an eye for nice photos

I'm LGBT+ and 420 friendly 🏳️‍🌈 I'll only reply to people that have soical media with examples of their photos and suit for my own safety

[ ✨️bonus points if you're an undertale/deltarune fan ]

DM my insta [ bakedtoastgames ] if you're interested! <33


r/Vancouverfriends • • 24d ago

Age 30-39 BYOB LOTR movie night

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Sept. 30th:
I'll be making a sort of form with questions I'll be directly messaging each of you in the coming week. Please, answer the questions and provide any feedback you'd like me to consider.

I apologize if it seems like Imm taking forever. I'm autistic and planning stuff is really difficult for me. I appreciate all the suggestions! You guys are helping me a lot.

Talk, soon!

Edit:
Hey, everyone! Thanks for all the interest! I'm excited to get this organized.

Some options are: Offering host and home
Rent a space to accommodate a group

I'll be contacting all who have expressed interest via a direct message to ask you about your availability, ability to host, time preference, and some other questions if I can think of any.

Original post:
Would love to find a group of people to watch LOTR with every once in a while.

Have dinner, together and have some drinks then get cozy and watch one or two of the LOTR films!


r/Vancouverfriends • • 25d ago

Age 40-49 LF adventure and hangout friends

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Hi all, as the title says.

I have a random schedule where I could be traveling for work for up to three weeks with some notice.  The plus side is I often have long stretches of time off.  With the random schedule, it's been hard to maintain the frequency in meetups to build friendships.  

I'm looking for friends (any gender) for adventuring, the gym, live music events, beers/drinks, the beach...

A little about me:

Male, athletic ( mention this because I'm open to athletic activities as well), 45, and if it matters to some - gay.

A few activities I love:

Skiing, have an Epic pass.

Whitewater kayaking, it was my life a few years ago.

Board games.

Softball.

Gym.

Biking around the city.

Live music.

Suck at golf but enjoy playing.

New to pickleball.

Want to learn how to play tennis.

Want to eventually get into trail riding.

DM or post a comment.

Talk soon!!

 


r/Vancouverfriends • • 25d ago

Age 22-25 23M Club night at Celebrities on 24th September

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Looking for a partner to dance and enjoy.

https://www.celebritiesnightclub.com/events/hotchip


r/Vancouverfriends • • Sep 15 '26

Age 40-49 LF adventure friends late October

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Hey Vancouver!

I’m coming to visit your fine city in October, coming from Kitchener, ON. I’m not looking for recommendations on things to do. I'm looking to see if someone wants to connect and join me on my adventures. I’m landing October 28th and staying with some friends who wont be able to take time off work every day. I will be free on the 28th after I land, the 29th, and may possibly have time to offer on the 31st or 1st depending how things go.

I’m primarily looking to do a hike and/or explore the island on the 29th and finding some nightlife (I don’t drink a lot, but don’t need that to have a great time). Friends and I will be going out on Halloween. I’m an avid hiker and have some experience navigating mountains, but not a ton. I’m physically fit and a full day hike is not out of the question. My friend and I are discussing doing (part of) the Panorama on the 30th.

My other interests include photography, kayaking, swimming (wreck beach in late October anyone?), shaking my ass to live music, and writing.

I’m a pretty lighthearted and fun soul. I always encourage my people to just do the damn thing! Hoping to connect a bit before I arrive so we know we’ll get along.

Some demo info about me - 41, non-binary, amab, hippie vibes, psychedelic therapist


r/Vancouverfriends • • Aug 31 '26

Age 22-25 Find Skydive Friends

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Does anyone want to skydive on September ?🪂
it’s my first time to Vancouver ,I want to do bucket list in this beautiful city.
Hope someone can join me.🤩


r/Vancouverfriends • • Aug 27 '26

Age 30-39 Last minute drinking buddy

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38 F Heya! I’m in Vancouver for a few days, anyone would like to meet up tonight for a drink?
Please, not looking for a date, only a friend!


r/Vancouverfriends • • Aug 25 '26

Age 30-39 Looking for Tennis Playing Friends (New-west/Burnaby)

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Hey everyone! I’m a 31M, new to New West, and hoping to get into tennis.

I have a few extra rackets and balls and was wondering if anyone would be down to play some casual games! I’m pretty bad myself, but it seems like a fun way to get outside, meet people, and build a little tennis community.

I’m happy to start a WhatsApp group if there’s enough interest so we can organize regular games. Beginners are absolutely welcome — no need to be good!

I’ve got some extra gear people can borrow, or bring your own. Decathlon also seems to have some pretty good racket deals right now.

If you’re interested, comment or DM me and I’ll start a group we can join.


r/Vancouverfriends • • Aug 24 '26

Age 30-39 Looking for Curling Team (or partner for Mixed Doubles)

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Hi,

Looking for a team to curl out of Richmond (preferrably) or Marpole (doable). Also open to Mixed Doubles.

My experience: Curled in Manitoba for 10 years until uni ended, haven't curled seriously in a decade.

You: Any experience age or gender, more interested in good people.

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Possible timeslots:

Richmond Curling Club

  • Tues Novice Open 7pm
  • Wed Competitive 7pm

Marpole Curling Club

  • Sun Open 7pm
  • Mon Open 7pm/9pm alternating
  • Tues Open 7pm/9pm alternating
  • Fri Doubles 9pm

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About me: Late 30s M, engaged, project manager in game dev, hobby potter, plays sax, likes board games, big fantasy/scifi/romantasy/webnovel/wuxia reader, hot chocolate fiend, skilled chef, lover of hot springs, introvert.