The O Zone is where you can be part of a real Olympic Games experience, with thousands of your closest friends, cheering on Canada’s athletes, exploring cool stuff, and rocking to some of the hottest young bands in Canada. The O Zone is also the biggest celebration of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, amassed over 60 acres in the heart of Richmond City Centre, just minutes from the new Canada Line Brighouse Station near Richmond City Hall and Minoru Park.
You’ve never seen Richmond like this: mammoth ice art, massive high-definition screen, outdoor skating on real ice, entertainment from around the region and around the world, art, athletes, exhibits, virtual reality (bobsleigh ride anyone?), food and fireworks. Bands like Our lady Peace, Hawksley Workman, Bedouin Soundclash, Toyko Police Club and Wintersleep headline. Theme nights saluting Canada’s diverse cultures and regions from World Beat rhythms and South Asian dance and music to Pan Northern sounds from above the Arctic Circle. There’s something for everyone, and for all ages. Did we mention it’s free?
The site is located just a few kilometers south of downtown Vancouver and a short hop on the Canada Line, starting Friday, February 12 through Sunday, February 28, 2010.
What is the O Zone?
O-lympic. O-val. Oh Wow. The O Zone is an Official Celebration Site of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, a free festival where locals and visitors can come together to experience the excitement of the Winter Games.
What can I do at the O Zone?
- The O Zone will offer a variety of free activities, entertainment and exhibits for local and international visitors of all ages.
- Slide. Shoot. Score. Visitors to the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome can see what it’s like to compete as a virtual member of Canada’s Olympic bobsled or Paralympic sit-ski team, shoot targets on the biathlon course or score goals on the ice hockey rink.
- Lace Up. First explore the history of skating in Canada exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Civilization, then lace up and go for a skate yourself on our free, outdoor skating rink.
- Cheer. Watch Canadians own the podium on our 42-metre, high-definition screen in simulcasts of Olympic competition, then cheer our athletes in person as they visit the O Zone.
- Rock On. Your favourite local performers, some new and upcoming talent and Canadian and international stars rock the main stage.
- Spreek het Nederlands. Become Dutch for a day and visit Holland Heineken House, the Netherlands famous national house, sponsored by their most famous export.
- On Ice. Be amazed by the giant, ever-changing ice art installation by internationally renowned B.C. artist Gordon Halloran. Or marvel the incredible ice sculptures at the World Ice Carving Exhibition.
- On Fire. No festival is complete without fireworks, and we’ve got opening and closing displays brought to you by BCLC.
- Warm Up. It’s winter. It’s chilly out. Warm up and meet people from all over the world at one of the strategically positioned COLD-FX Warming Tents.
- Chill Out. Rest awhile and enjoy a tasty snack or dinner at our food fair.
Here is a map of the venue:
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We traveled out of our way in the rain to see the ice sculpture at the Ozone, but were told we couldn’t use our umbrella because it had a pointed top! Good Grief! We went on the Skytrain and around the Olympic pavilions with the same umbrella. It was raining and my husband has no hair! Give us a break. We could do as much damage with my index finger as with an umbrella if we were bent on violence. That was just silly. We missed what we wanted to see because of this silly “security” rule.