SidecarCity guide · Vancouver · 5 min read
How to make friends in Vancouver as a newcomer or visitor
Vancouver is mountains-meets-ocean, with a social life built around the outdoors.
Top 3 things to do — and how to turn them into plans
- 1
Seawall bike ride
Stanley Park's loop is the city's shared living room. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
- 2
Granville Island Market
Food stalls, buskers and harbour views. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
- 3
Grouse Grind or a gentler trail
Earn the view together. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
Sidecar is for locals meeting locals, travellers meeting locals, and fellow travellers meeting each other. Friends only.
Go outside together
A seawall bike ride or a Grouse Grind hike are the classic first plans.
Use the markets and beaches
Granville Island Market and beach volleyball at Kitsilano make easy group outings.
Follow your interests
Hiking groups, kayaking, ramen crawls and a relaxed café scene give every interest a home.
Find your people on Sidecar
Sidecar shows small, platonic plans in Vancouver in time order, each with a host introduction and a public meeting place. Join one, or post your own.