UBC is known for being a city within a city. With so much going on, you won’t need to use Pokémon Go as your excuse to go outside. Although there is much to do in Vancouver, it’s easy to forget that anything exists outside of UBC’s campus due to its large size and the vast amount of ways to spend your time. If you need an idea, here are 23! Keep reading for the ultimate UBC bucket list!
Before schoolwork takes a toll on you, go to the two-week orientation for students. Some of the events are paint and pool parties. Among these is the Welcome Back BBQ with music and food. 2015 performers were Cashmere Cat, Dragonette, the Zolas, Dirty Radio, and Glory Days.
Go skinny dipping if you can brave the cold waters.
Watch the sky light up in orange and pink and spend the night if you dare.
The best way to get over Hump Day blues is buying a drink, or five, at the Pit Pub and unwinding on the dance floor. Past themes were DJ Khaled and St. Patrick’s Day edition.
When the Pit line is too long, visit the alternative and sing karaoke or listen to the live performances.
No matter where your day takes you, midnight or 5am, you will always end your night here.
After just one, you’ll probably realize you never want to go back, and count down the days till legality.
Forget all obligations for the weekend.
Jamie Dornan, I tried.
The 1975, Death Cab for Cutie, and Metric performed in the spring with Chance the Rapper coming in the fall.
A tradition going 38 years strong, compete in a series of races and conquer a 12 foot wall at the finish line. Join a team or be an Iron Person and do it solo.
Prevent the dreaded Freshman 15 and take free classes every second week of each semester. Past classes held were: Flash Mob, Ju Jutsu, K-Pop Dance, and Burlesque.
If you’re going to gain weight in university, you might as well do it with honor and order extra cheese and toppings.
An event benefiting charity, this bare run is your excuse to show off the Calvin Klein and Victoria’s Secret sets that you spent more on than you care to admit.
The famous cairn pays tribute to the Engineering faculty and is generally unrecognizable as it’s repainted weekly.
Learn more about the Pacific Northwest and go museum hopping. Admission is free for students.
Take a jog or pictures in the forest that separates UBC from the Pacific Ocean.
UBC is know for its photogenic campus. Take photos of the mountains, the ocean, and everything in between.
As your soul is drained during finals week, come prepared with Monster Energy drinks and caffeine, and preferably a blanket.
The GreenHeart TreeWalk is composed of tree platforms, zip-lines, and high ropes courses suspended above the forest floor, giving visitors bird’s eye views of the forest.
Every year, on the last day of school, the Block Party commemorates the end of the school year with booze and bands. 2016’s headliners were Vince Staples and Oh Wonder. Fight your way to the front, and mosh, even in the mellow sets.
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