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What's Open on New Year's Day 2027 in Vancouver: Full List
Open or closed on 1 January 2027 in Vancouver: malls, Costco, grocery, BC Liquor, restaurants, transit, banks and attractions, plus the Polar Bear Swim.
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Open or closed on 1 January 2027 in Vancouver: malls, Costco, grocery, BC Liquor, restaurants, transit, banks and attractions, plus the Polar Bear Swim.
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Friday, 1 January 2027 is a statutory holiday with a slow start. Banks, offices, Costco and government liquor stores close, malls and supermarkets have opened on shorter hours in past years, transit runs a holiday timetable, and English Bay fills up for the Polar Bear Swim.
Friday, 1 January 2027. New Year's Day is a statutory holiday in British Columbia. Checked on 12 November 2026. Most operators post holiday hours in December, so each line below says whether it is confirmed for this season, a standing rule, or what happened in past seasons. Where hours are not posted we link the source instead of guessing.
| Place | 1 January | How sure |
|---|---|---|
| TransLink buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus | Shorter hoursPast seasons | Past seasons |
| BC Ferries | Shorter hoursPast seasons | Past seasons |
| Street parking meters | Pay as usualStanding rule | Standing rule |
| Malls: CF Pacific Centre, Metrotown, Park Royal | Shorter hoursPast seasons | Past seasons |
| Supermarkets: Save-On-Foods, Superstore, Walmart, Whole Foods, T&T | Shorter hoursPast seasons | Past seasons |
| Costco | ClosedPast seasons | Past seasons |
| BC Liquor Stores | ClosedPast seasons | Past seasons |
| Pharmacies | VariesNot posted | Not posted |
| Banks | ClosedStanding rule | Standing rule |
| Canada Post | ClosedStanding rule | Standing rule |
| Government offices: Service Canada, ServiceBC, ICBC, City Hall | ClosedStanding rule | Standing rule |
| Schools | ClosedStanding rule | Standing rule |
| Community centres, pools and libraries | VariesNot posted | Not posted |
| Restaurants | OpenStanding rule | Standing rule |
| Movie theatres | OpenPast seasons | Past seasons |
| Vancouver Aquarium | Check firstNot posted | Not posted |
| Science World | Check firstPast seasons | Past seasons |
| Capilano Suspension Bridge and Canyon Lights | OpenConfirmed | Confirmed |
| VanDusen Festival of Lights | OpenConfirmed | Confirmed |
| Vancouver Christmas Market | ClosedConfirmed | Confirmed |
| Grouse, Cypress and Seymour | OpenPast seasons | Past seasons |
| Robson Square ice rink | Check firstNot posted | Not posted |
| Stanley Park, the seawall and beaches | OpenStanding rule | Standing rule |
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Shorter hours Yes, on a holiday timetable, and every trip is a one-zone fare. On New Year's Eve 2025 all transit was free from 5pm on 31 December to 5am on 1 January, with SkyTrain running past 2am; TransLink had not announced the 2026 offer when we checked.
Based on past seasons. Source: TransLink holiday service
Shorter hours Yes, with fewer sailings on some routes. BC Ferries has said in past holiday notices that New Year's Day schedules are reduced. Check your route and book ahead.
Based on past seasons. Source: BC Ferries schedules
Pay as usual No, you still pay. City of Vancouver meters are in effect 9am to 10pm, seven days a week, including statutory holidays.
Standing rule. Source: City of Vancouver metered parking
Shorter hours Usually yes, on shorter hours. In past years the downtown and Burnaby malls opened late morning and closed by early evening on 1 January. 2027 hours were not posted when we checked. Also asked: Is Metrotown open on New Year's Day?; Is Park Royal open on New Year's Day?; Is Pacific Centre open on New Year's Day?
Based on past seasons. Source: CF Pacific Centre, Metropolis at Metrotown, Park Royal
Shorter hours Yes at most chains, on shorter hours. In past years Safeway, Save-On-Foods, Real Canadian Superstore and Walmart opened on 1 January; Costco did not. Also asked: Is Save-On-Foods open on New Year's Day?; Is Walmart open on New Year's Day?; Is Superstore open on New Year's Day?
Based on past seasons
Closed No. Costco's BC warehouse pages list New Year's Day as closed. Last season New Year's Eve ran 8am to 5pm.
Based on past seasons. Source: Costco warehouse pages
Closed No. Government BC Liquor Stores have closed on New Year's Day in past years. Private liquor stores set their own hours. Also asked: Are liquor stores open on New Year's Day?
Based on past seasons. Source: BC Liquor Stores
Varies Many are, on holiday hours set store by store. Use the chain's store locator for your branch. Also asked: Is London Drugs open on New Year's Day?; Is Shoppers Drug Mart open on New Year's Day?
Not posted yet
Closed No. Branches are closed on New Year's Day. ATMs, cards and online banking work as usual.
Standing rule
Closed No. New Year's Day is a national Canada Post holiday: no collection and no delivery. Postal counters inside a pharmacy or shop follow that business's hours. Also asked: Is there mail delivery on New Year's Day?
Standing rule. Source: Canada Post holiday schedule
Closed No. New Year's Day is a statutory holiday in British Columbia and federal, provincial and city offices are closed. Also asked: Is Service Canada open on New Year's Day?; Is ICBC open on New Year's Day?
Standing rule. Source: BC statutory holidays
Closed No. New Year's Day is a statutory holiday at the end of the winter break. Your district calendar gives the first day back.
Standing rule. Source: Vancouver School Board calendars
Varies Some, on holiday hours. The City posts a facility-by-facility holiday list in December.
Not posted yet. Source: City of Vancouver
Open Most are, with hours set venue by venue; some open later after New Year's Eve. Book brunch ahead.
Standing rule
Open Yes. Cineplex cinemas have opened on New Year's Day in past years. Check showtimes for your cinema.
Based on past seasons
Check first Hours for 1 January 2027 were not posted when we checked. Confirm on the aquarium's site.
Not posted yet. Source: Vancouver Aquarium
Check first It has opened on 1 January in past years with a noon start. Hours for 2027 were not posted when we checked.
Based on past seasons. Source: Science World
Open Yes. Canyon Lights runs daily until 10 January 2027, 11am to 10pm, with last entry at 9pm.
Confirmed for this season. Source: our full guide
Open Yes, 4pm to 10pm with last entry at 9pm. The last night is Sunday 3 January 2027.
Confirmed for this season. Source: our full guide
Closed No. The market ended on 24 December.
Confirmed for this season. Source: our full guide
Open Yes, conditions permitting. Grouse lists mountain access daily from 9am to 9pm. Also asked: Is Grouse Mountain open on New Year's Day?
Based on past seasons. Source: Grouse Mountain hours, our full guide
Check first Holiday hours for 2026-27 were not posted when we checked.
Not posted yet. Source: Robson Square rink, our full guide
Open Yes, as usual and free. The Polar Bear Swim takes over English Bay Beach in the early afternoon.
Standing rule
Pick a hotel you can walk from. Transit runs a holiday timetable, taxis are scarce late on the 24th and the 31st, and street parking is never free. Downtown and Coal Harbour put you beside the seawall, the Canada Line and the hotel restaurants that stay open; see our where to stay in Vancouver guide and the hotels near Canada Place.
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We read each operator's own page on 12 November 2026 and did not phone anyone. Lines marked “Confirmed for this season” come from a 2026-27 notice. “Standing rule” is law or published policy. “Based on past seasons” is what the operator did before and has not yet updated. Hours can change at short notice in snow, so check the source link on the day.
Header photo: Polar Bear Swim at English Bay, 1 January 2025, by GoToVan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
New Year's Day is a statutory holiday in British Columbia.
Most are, with hours set venue by venue; some open later after New Year's Eve. Book brunch ahead.
Usually yes, on shorter hours. In past years the downtown and Burnaby malls opened late morning and closed by early evening on 1 January. 2027 hours were not posted when we checked.
Yes at most chains, on shorter hours. In past years Safeway, Save-On-Foods, Real Canadian Superstore and Walmart opened on 1 January; Costco did not.
No. Government BC Liquor Stores have closed on New Year's Day in past years. Private liquor stores set their own hours.
Yes, on a holiday timetable, and every trip is a one-zone fare. On New Year's Eve 2025 all transit was free from 5pm on 31 December to 5am on 1 January, with SkyTrain running past 2am; TransLink had not announced the 2026 offer when we checked.
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