We Do Exciting Stuff
Remember when your parents dropped the truth bomb about Santa? Yeah, that’s life after 18 in Vancouver. The magic and fun that once sparked your world turns to a distant echo of what it used to be. Replaced by the monotonous grind of typical Vancouver life…
It’s work, or study (or both), show off at the gym, buy stuff to numb the void, go broke, get sucked down the scroll hole, walk outside, or not – if you’re one of those water-soluble types, doom scroll some more, then sleep…till the alarm yanks you right back by the hair, wake up tired, and put on that cheerful smile everyone expects, ready to repeat it. All. Over. Again.
Well, Vancouver looks pretty with all them nature vibes, but if you ask me? It’s pretty… soulless. Just like how Christmas is always pretty with them flashy lights, but without Santa, it’s missing that magic that gives it spirit.
Okay, Vancouver being “Borecouver” isn’t breaking news. Even the government agreed, when they gave us legal access to, uh, alternate realities? “Sorry, eh, we tried, here’s some stuff. Maybe it’ll be fun in another dimension. And don’t forget to vote…”
You probably knew a certain friend. Let’s call her Zoey. Even the most boring of places – like, the library – would get… interesting. Probably because she was actually fun to be around.
You’d find yourselves laughing way too loud on purpose over some author’s melodrama, putting silly faces on their crappy computer webcams, playing hide-and-seek in the once quiet aisles, unapologetically seizing the land of quiet for your personal playground. Or whatever other mischief you pulled off. With Zoey there? Anything could happen.
That’s what Fireclub is all about – guess who Zoey got her powers from? Us, of course. We’re the crew who will take even the most “meh” spots in a boring city like this and flip them into exciting, unforgettable experiences!
That poor patch of grass over there? It’s experienced nothing more than people walking their dogs over it. And it’s dying to be something more. Well, Ms. Sunny Grass Patch is gonna thank us tomorrow because it gets to be a Gel Blaster Warzone, mayhem just waiting to erupt.
We’re here to bring that spark of fun and excitement, turning the ordinary into something you’ll actually look forward to being invited to!
Here’s to name a few of them:
Archery Tag
Rewind to a time before taking a pretty picture of yourself was nowhere as easy as tapping a button and Steve Jobs handling the rest, faster than you can tap the button again… a time where it was about the skill of using an actual camera, getting the perfect lighting, and making every shot count. When each picture mattered.
It’s the same story before guns – before all this “spray and pray” nonsense, as us boys call it. Back then, there was a skill and art to using a bow and arrow. Every. Shot. Mattered.
The stealth of sneaking through the woods unseen like the Tomb Raider girl. She pulls that arrow back, and focuses herself on her target as he paces back and forth completely unaware he’s being hunted, feeling his rhythm, so that when she lets go, it takes him down. ‘Cause if you miss? Yeah, it’s exciting isn’t it – knowing in your heart that after risking this shot, you won’t have a second chance to get him…
Campfire
While the rest of Vancouver’s probably inside, scrolling their phones on one hand while they eat yet another sad solo dinner with the other – I’m talking the whitest bland pasta drowned in the wateriest can of tomato sauce that was warmed up on the stove…
But you? You got better taste than that. Hopefully. You’re out here with the crew that also gets it, roasting sweet corn over the fire, and jokes that are way funnier in person than silently read in a text thread under an even whiter ceiling. Talking and laughing about who-knows what under the stars. Even the aliens circling above us in their fancy UFOs are left scratching their heads – “How did they even arrive at that topic?”
Laser tag
We all got that friend. The “Oh wow, it’s getting late for me, should probably head home now”-and-it’s-not-even-7:30 type friend. And if you don’t, good on you for being picky with who you hang with. And since you’re the Fireclub type, you know that when darkness falls, the blasters come out, and it’s time to hit the woods for some laser tag!
Winding down for bed be damned!
Gel Blaster Wars
Sun’s blazing in Vancouver, the kind of day you wait all week for. And there’s always that one person you know, isn’t there? Glued to their screen, raging at pixels and yelling orders into their headset to their online “squad”, chasing some meaningless digital badge.
And you’d rather be out here in a real game.
Gel blaster in hand, taking cover behind physical obstacles, strategizing face-to-face, and experiencing the real energy of playing alongside actual people!
Night Hiking
The dull whir of the treadmill versus the natural sounds of the night – the crickets singing, owls calling softly, the river flowing. A flashlight beam leading the way through the darkness. What’s on the other side of the river? That’s the thrill of hiking at night!
Some people prefer the predictability of staying at the same place they started. And some people live for the thrill of the unknown that the darkness offers! Maybe a bit because they have trouble falling asleep. Which person are you?
And much more!
Vancouver Ain’t Boring anymore
Young Adults or just… Adults?
Remember those days of youth sports? Volleyball, ultimate frisbee, soccer, dance team, basketball if you’re one of the tall ones. Maybe you even managed to catch the frisbee for once. But honestly, did it really matter if you were any good? It was all about the laughs, the pure fun of just playing the game together with your peers. Then graduation hits you like finding out Santa’s not real, and suddenly? That whole vibe just… vanishes.
You hit 18 and your free trial’s expired, so it’s time to choose a subscription plan: either join a bunch of over-competitive adults who yell at each other too much, or gently lobbing a ball with a group of moms trying to get some exercise. Or, if you’re a guy, it’s the dad bod squad where they’re trying not to get a heart attack.
And either way, it’s like, where did everyone my actual age go?
Or, you know, you could just ‘grow up’ like normal people. Trade the court for insightful textbooks, the ball for your exciting new job, and the dance floor music for study music. That vibrant, carefree fun with people your age who actually laugh with you, the people who made soccer fun to play? These games turned to black and white TV.
Ages 18-29
Seriously, why should all that good stuff have an expiration date of 18? In what universe is black and white TV supposed to come after Full Colour?
Same absurd jokes, same clueless adventures, no need to explain yourself a second time so they kind of get it. That’s the vibe we like. Bridging the generation gap with mundane small talk, or, that easy, comfortable chaos that only happens when we’re all around the same age? Which one’s your soul yearning for right now…
“Let’s get Food”
I bet it wasn’t too long ago someone asked you that for the tenth time in a row. The nice girl part of you was prolly like “sure”, but your inner Lara Croft? She’s like “Ramen? Ugh. Can we actually do something? What happened to like, not sitting down?”
Lets. Get. Food. Vancouver’s famous three words.
The “excitement” of food aside, the rest of the social scene here? It’s the noisy pubs, the jam packed clubs – where you’re trapped in a can of sweaty sardines marinated in alcohol, and those awkward “meetups” where the same old people (yes, i mean OLD 👴) bombard you with the same questions that date back to the stone age: “So, what do you do? Ok cool” “What do you study? oh that’s so interesting” “How many years old are you? mHmm” “Where are you from?”
Dunno bout you, but my answer to them? the same boring city you’re from, unfortunately.
But what if, instead of just “grabbing food”, you’re bringing your own yummy things to the campfire and roasting them right over the crackling flames?
And instead of being interrogated by some drunk guys pushing 40 at a bar, you’re diving right into the most random, out-there conversations around the fire? And I’m talking the stuff that would probably cause your average 30+ year old to spontaneously combust into campfire flames?
And instead of doing the whole dress up routine, the parking lottery, and that lovely after-dark stroll through the finest downtown alleyways Vancouver has to offer, just to “enjoy” some watered down “mystery juice”, perhaps paid for by some random guy who needed the introduction, you’re playing a ridiculously fun game of Capture the Glowsticks with us in the forest? Running around chaotically with your team, frantically searching for hidden glowsticks, laughing so hard you can barely breathe and run at the same time, all before the other team snags them!
And… drinks? Who needs that to have a good time when you’re doing fun stuff with us? Well maybe that one friend. You know, the one who’s as dull as the Walmart greeter – unless he’s completely plastered or in another dimension. When you’re doing awesome stuff with people who are already a great vibe just being themselves, no one needs that extra stuff to have an amazing time!
I mean, when we were kids, did we need to alter our mental state just to have some in-the-moment fun? Nope! Chaos on the playground, epic games of grounders, monkeying from one bar to the other trying not to get tagged. Water balloons flying and water guns spraying, getting soaked freezing cold but who cares, it’s all about the moment right?
And then we turned 18 and finished high school. All those activities we loved? All disappeared, replaced with having to be “serious” about everything, constantly “scheduling” things in our calendars, making “plans” and being “busy” glued to our smart, but dumb, smartphones.
When smartphones first came out people thought they’d give you cancer. Just scroll through your feed for not even 5 seconds. See? All cancer. They weren’t wrong.
Why so serious anyway? Besides, playing a simple game like soccer and complicating it with a hundred fancy rules, is like going on a pizza date eating it with a knife and fork all “prim and proper with Queen’s manners in mind” (say it again but with a British accent), while chewing with your mouth closed and being all quiet about it.
Mini soccer? That’s two of those little soccer nets from your youth soccer days and a ball. And if you didn’t play youth soccer? Doesn’t matter – maybe you’re not the best or maybe you’re decent – as long as you can kick a ball, everyone ends up scoring at least once! It’s the kind of laid-back chaos that reminds you why playing games was actually fun!
When things are chill, who needs those forced ‘icebreaker’ rituals anyway? Around our campfire, nobody cares if you’re a CEO or still figuring things out, what high school you took Physics 12 at, or any of that forced ‘tell us your name and favorite app’ nonsense they force people to do at HR meetings. At Fireclub, there’s no ice to break. Why? The fire melted it already. So let’s dive into the fun right now!
And who’s the genius that decided fun had to have an expiration date of 18 years?
No wonder you heard them say “getting old sucks” – we just stopped doing all the fun stuff that puts colour into our lives!
We’re unleashing the chaos of pure, un”adult”erated fun. When you’re with other people who wanna jump right in and have a blast as much as you do, no matter how grownup you’re supposed to be, that’s how the magic happens.
Yes, I said magic. Santa’s back with a vengence, and he’s bringing the magic that makes you believe in awesome again!
So what are you waiting for?
Grab a water balloon and throw it at someone already!
NEw Events all the time
What’s the schedule?
Remember less pressure? Sunny day, knock on the door, and suddenly you and your friend are off doing something awesome, you never know what you would do, but it happened just because the weather was nice and you just felt like it? Just like how you felt like visiting this awesome webpage?
Let’s be real – why does having fun have to be such a big deal now, with schedules and planning and working around everyone’s lives and the weather?
We’re all about that spontaneous vibe. We love the feeling of just doing something on a whim – it brings back that lighthearted fun. If the weather’s great tomorrow, or the day after, we’ll send out a text invite. Why? ‘Cause we’re Fireclub, and we felt like it. Be ready to join us and rediscover that carefree, unplanned joy!
Join us!
You know that jolt of awesome when your phone buzzes and it’s an invite to something that isn’t “getting food” or “grabbing drinks”? Well you’ve probably never felt it anyway (haha! just kidding. If you made it this far you’re likely one of the cool ones) so here’s your chance to hop on our invite list below and get invited to all the crazy stuff we’re cookin’ up in Vancouver!
Being one of us is easy. You’ll get all our event invites sent straight to your phone by simple, old-school text. When something fun is happening, just open the text, grab your ticket online, and come join the adventure!
If our SMS provider goes down one day, we’ll just switch to emailing you the invite as a backup.
We’re not gonna make you play tetris with Google calendar, no matter how much you’re into those cute little colourful blocks. We’ll also relieve you of the Accuweather stalking because there just won’t be any rain to cancel plans. Rain doesn’t apply to us – ’cause we’re that cool.
If the sun’s gonna be out tomorrow, and we’re feelin’ it, we’ll make awesome happen that evening and send a text to everyone for some spontaneous evening fun!
You’ll usually get a text about our fun stuff just a day or two before, so we can make sure it’s actually going to be nice out ☀️, and the sun won’t bail on us. We shoot for a few activities each week – think some evenings after work during the week, and some weekends too.
We mostly plan our fun around Vancouver and Burnaby – that way it’s just as central and easy for everyone to get to, no matter where you are in the Greater Vancouver area!
The damage to your wallet? Activities are usually between $10-$25 +tax, depending on how epic our plans are!
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