Fireclub
Remember that final-bell Friday feeling? Tick tock tick tock – staring at that giant classroom clock, freedom just a minute away. The sun beaming through windows, practically calling your name while you sit at your tiny desk, backpack zipped up and ready to go. That unbearable anticipation building up inside you…”
BUUZZZZ! Freedom hits, and suddenly you’re bolting out those doors, heart overflowing with excitement for whatever who-cares-what adventures await you and your friends for the rest of this beautiful day…
You still feel it today. That little kid on the inside, still watching that clock, still feeling that little flutter as your workday winds down or your professor wraps up that final lecture – waiting in anticipation as that final digit is about to flip.
A sigh of relief when it finally does. A breath of fresh air…
But where’s that rush of freedom, that jolt of excitement that once made you bolt for the door? That feeling that made you unable to sit still?
You were once STOKED to play with your friends at the park, braid bracelets, cook up games in the woods, make dance routines to your favorite songs, jump on the trampoline, play freeze tag, trade stickers, have nerf gun fights, or bombard each other with water balloons. There was so much to be excited for!
But now? That spontaneous joy just isn’t there anymore, is it? The end of each day is just…the same as yesterday. ‘Can’t wait to go outside!’ became ‘can’t wait to check my phone’. Same “crowded yet somehow lonely” bus ride home. Same grey roads. Maybe drag yourself to the gym where everyone avoids eye contact, or a solitary evening stroll (if you’re not the ‘water-soluble’ type). Then back to your quiet space, scrolling yourself to sleep…until that cruel alarm yanks you back by the hair into the hamster wheel again. Today. Tomorrow. Forever.
Sure, this place being nicknamed “Borecouver” doesn’t help. Even with the government’s generous gift of legal “alternate realities” (Sorry, we tried! Try Van in another dimension?), there’s more to it…
At some point, play became something that needed a reason, didn’t it?
Remember when play was just because ‘we felt like it’? When our imaginations could transform the forest into anything we wanted? When adventure needed no justification? When fun wasn’t just another item to squeeze into your calendar, sandwiched between responsibilities and commitments?
But who says fun had to have an age limit, like it’s that forgotten can of tomato sauce pushed to the back of Gramma’s cupboard?
That playful flame is still inside you. Let’s ignite it again!
At Fireclub, we’re bringing back the freedom of fun your soul has been yearning for. Every week, you’ll rediscover the magic of those three simple words that started all the best adventures together: “Hey, let’s just…”
Break free with us, from the constant pressure to turn every activity into self-improvement, turn every connection into networking, disguise workouts as fun, and justify leisure with productivity. Through creative activities and unexpected adventures, you’ll get to rediscover that playful spirit within – the spirit that craves the freedom to imagine without limits, to have fun together without goals or growth metrics, but rather, “just because”.
We got a sea of adventures just waiting for you to dive right in! Here’s a few:
Archery Tag
You know how the Hunger Games people had that spooky technology to teleport stuff into the arena? Well lucky you – one night, you were reading the book in bed, and all of a sudden, they teleported you into the book, into the Hunger Games. Where else do you think they get new contestants to replace the “expired” ones?
Armed with a bow and some arrows, you’ll fight the other players to the death, with the promise of escaping the book world and entering back home…
Wait—is that your classmate from Chem 101? Your neighbour from down the hall? Seems you’re not the only one who got pulled into this twisted game. You might form an alliance with these familiar faces to dominate the battlefield — or maybe you’ll trust no one. Or perhaps… make that shocking betrayal before they could?
These arrows shoot FAR, so use those quick reflexes to duck behind trees and barriers when you spot incoming fire! Time to show everyone what you’re really made of when the stakes are this high…
The Games await you…
Campfire
For all the things you can’t say in “normal life” – the campfire welcomes shenanigans from the farthest reaches of the universe — with warm, unfiltered flames…
Who says it’s just marshmallows, corn and gummy bears we’re cookin’ up? Nah, we’re gonna cook up the most ridiculous conversations too, even the aliens hovering in their UFOs above will be scratching their heads (do they even have fingernails?) Stuff that the everyday you is probably too polite to say in “normal life”. But the real you? They’re so over that sh-t.
Dive into campfire talk so totally out there, it’d cause “normal” people to spontaneously combust. Feel surrounded by friendly faces illuminated by warm firelight, and the instant click you get with people who just get it. Laughter erupting simultaneously, jokes landing instantly without re-explanation, and inside stories form in real time.
Rediscover the magic of being with your peers – that effortless connection missing since your school days. Bring back that forgotten feeling of belonging that makes the fire feel even warmer.
Laser tag
So we went a little crazy at the campfire and said some stupid stuff. Stuff that pissed off the aliens, in their UFOs above. For god’s sakes they hear everything don’t they. Them angry UFOs just spawn out of nowhere, and mayhem erupts. Blaster fire lights up the night from all directions and now we’re under attack!
Don’t just stand around RETREAT TO THE FOREST! And here take a space gun! Space gun? That’s right, we’re prepared for any adventure. Hit this button to switch between 4 different laser weapons. Team up and blast the aliens from super far away in the forest at night, in the name of free speech!
Which team will you go join? Aliens or humans? Either way, you’ll be laughing so hard you can barely aim
Gel Blaster Battles
Wake up! Donald Trump wasn’t kidding this time. He has followed through on his threat and ordered the invasion of Canada! So grab your guns people, we’re going to war!
Oh and girls – this ain’t the 1500s anymore – when the Americans outnumber us 10 to 1, we need BOTH halves of the population grabbing guns and joining the fight! Just no fraternizing with the enemy, got it?
Hide behind trees, dive for cover, strategize with teammates, take aim and fire at the enemy. Face choices like: should I disable the bomb right now? Or should I wait for my teammates to join me? Tick Tock the bomb’s a-ticking, so put your brains and blasters together before it goes off!
Rediscover the thrill of working with your squad toward victory, feeling that rush of coordination and shared purpose that used to come so naturally on playgrounds and backyard battlefields. In this world of enemies and allies, you’ll form bonds through chaos and laughter just like back then – authentic connections forged in adventure rather than awkward small talk over coffee or shouted conversations in noisy bars. Remember how friendships used to form? Not through “networking” but through shared missions and wild schemes? Yeah. That’s real.
Night Hiking
See that plant hiding behind the fern? You eat it, you’ll get superpowers. Or you’ll turn into one of them. Well? Feeling brave?
Explore the great outdoors and trek through Vancouver’s massive trails & forests under the moonlight. The familiar daytime paths transform into otherworldly landscapes as our imaginations fill the shadows with possibilities.
Where’s Frank? Did he eat the plant? If you don’t stick with the group, you might end up like him. Feel that thrilling blend of manufactured fear of the unknown and genuine wonder as we rediscover how ordinary places become extraordinary when experienced with the right people at the right time… in the night time!
AND too much more to list!
Let’s reignite the fire of play within!
Where Our Imagination Turns Ordinary into Extraordinary
Remember that friend? Let’s call ’em Frank. Or Zoey. You two could be at the most mundane of places, like the bus stop, but because it was Zoey, things would get… chaotically interesting. It wasn’t “just a bus stop” anymore!
Well guess who they got their powers from? Us, obviously.
See that poor patch of grass over there? Had nothing more than dogs merely trotting over it, and it wants to experience something more. Well, thanks to us it gets to be a Gel Blaster Warzone tomorrow.
That dull, grey patch of sand in front of the lake? That’s our next campfire cookout. That tired forest? The trees are dying for something out of the ordinary – like no kidding, they just see dog walkers all day! So we’re playing Capture the Flag with glowsticks with them at night!
And those powers Frank & Zoey had? You actually have them too. In fact, you always did. It’s not about what’s actually there, it’s what you see within – that creativity and the imagination is what gives it that soul, that spirit that makes all the difference – the difference between people merely shooting each other with laser guns, and us playing a game of aliens vs. humans. The difference between last Christmas, and Christmas when Santa was real.
That’s the difference you’re about to rediscover!
Remember When Fun Wasn’t Scheduled?
Remember less pressure? Sunny day, knock on the door and suddenly you and your friends are off in the wild doing something awesome! And it happened simply because the weather was nice and you just felt like it!
Let’s be real – when did having fun become such a military operation, with schedules and planning and working around everyone’s responsibilities? You know the group chat with too many messages trying to coordinate a simple hangout that never happens because no one’s schedules align? And then comes the uninvited guest – the rain, pissing all over the plans everyone spent two weeks making…
Free the colours
that Google Calendar stole
We’re all about that spontaneous vibe. If the weather’s great tomorrow, or the day after, we’ll send out a text invite. Be ready to experience the kind of joy that only comes when it’s freely unplanned!
Unschedule your fun!
Next event might be tommorow
Wait! What if the world ends tomorrow?
Well then your last words were, “Fireclub? That sh*t was fun as hell!”
So what are you waiting for?
Grab a water balloon and throw it at someone already!
Get Started Here!
Color outside the lines
BZZ-BZZT. Yo, it’s your phone! It ain’t work, it’s your crew inviting you to something EPIC! That little rush of excitement? Just the best feeling isn’t it!
Since you made it this far, that playful flame inside you is clearly still burning, and it’ll only keep getting stronger along your journey with us. Don’t let it get snuffed out in tomorrow’s daily grind. Grab your spot on our invite list and you’ll be texted invites to all the wildly fun stuff we’re doing in Vancouver! No long and windy emails like the sea to sky highway, no “check your junk folder” BS, just the straight stuff. Ages 18-29, Canadian numbers only.
Text invites
We skip the fancy platforms and send event invites the way your friends would – just good old SMS delivering adventure straight to your phone. See something that catches your eye? Tap the link, grab your spot online, and just like that, you’re in for the adventure!”
Simple. Spontaneous.
If the sun decides to show tomorrow or the day after, and we’re feeling the vibe, we’ll create some magic that evening and blast out a text to everyone!
When?
Our text invites typically arrive just a day or two beforehand – enough time to get excited but close enough to trust that the weather forecast won’t betray us! This isn’t us being disorganized. Events happen multiple evenings throughout the week.
Where?
Our events pop up across Vancouver and Burnaby – the perfect middle ground where the Tri-Cities people won’t curse the traffic and Richmond residents won’t fear doubling on bridges
Pricing
Fun funds: Usually $10-$25 +tax per event, depending on the epic-ness level!
By joining our events, you’ll be agreeing to our Waiver (tap to read), which helps ensure everyone’s safety and understanding.