BC Place
Venue Overview
The Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games will be held in BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver. This will also be the site for nightly Victory Ceremonies presentations.
BC Place Stadium will seat approximately 55,000 spectators for the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies and features the largest air-supported stadium roof in North America. The enclosed venue offers many advantages in addition to protection from winter weather, including an unprecedented opportunity to stretch the boundaries of ceremonies’ spectacle using state-of-the-art lighting, projection, sound and special effects technology.
Tickets
Ticket box offices are located on both the east and west side of the venue. To save yourself some time, once you’ve cleared the security screening area, check your ticket and enter the venue through the correct gate. Signage will help direct you. For event start times, please refer to your ticket.
Information
Visit the information booths located on Level 2, Section 234 and on Level 4, Section 446 if you have any questions concerning venue and competition information, tourist information or ticket resolution issues. Lost and found is also located at the information booths.
Accessibility
The closest accessible transportation drop-off area is located on the corner of Nelson Street and Marinaside Crescent. From here spectators can enter the venue through Gate J, located one level directly below Gate F. There is an additional accessible transportation drop-off area located on the corner of Abbott Street and Keefer Place.
Getting Here
Gates open four hours prior to the start of the opening and closing ceremonies and two hours before the victory ceremonies.
By rapid transit
Take the Expo Line/Millennium Line to Stadium-Chinatown station or Canada Line to Vancouver City Centre station.
Other downtown rapid transit options include stopping at Main Street-Science World, Yaletown Roundhouse, Waterfront or Granville stations, then walking along the pedestrian corridors.
Suggested Stops
- Stadium–Chinatown (Expo Line/Millennium Line)
- Vancouver City Centre (Canada Line)
Alternative Stops
- Main Street-Science World (Expo Line/Millennium Line)
- Yaletown Roundhouse (Canada Line)
- Waterfront (Expo Line/Millennium Line)
- Granville (Expo Line/Millennium Line)
By bus
Many direct routes serve downtown Vancouver from various
points in Metro Vancouver.
Once you’re downtown, use the pedestrian corridors to walk to the venue.
By bicycle
Access the nearby Seawall from Quebec Street, Carrall
Greenway, Adanac bikeway, Central Valley Greenway or
the Cambie Street Bridge.
Bike parking is located under the north end of the Cambie Street Bridge, near Andy Livingstone Park (Union Street at Quebec Street), and at the parkade at Cambie Street and Pender Street.
For TransLink routes, schedule information and help with your travel planning, visit http://translink.ca or call the Customer Information Centre at 1 604 953 3333.
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At the Venue
DO
Flash photography for personal use is allowed.
Dress appropriately and wear layers.
Although BC Place is an indoor venue, you may find yourself standing in line for an extended period of time in order to enter the venue.
DO NOT
Bringing large bags or unnecessary items is highly discouraged.
Delays at the security screening areas will increase the time you may have to wait before entering the venue.
Please remember that leaving and re-entering the venue is not permitted.
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