Nude events
Any in-person event might be postponed because of the Xi Virus, especially if indoors.
You are reading Korky.ca . The NFIR Calendar for all of British Columbia, Canada, is below in 2 sections on this page: 'Lower Mainland' and then 'Outside of Lower Mainland'.
For Shy Therapy, go to Wreck Beach in Vancouver, BC, in the warm months and see what inspired the stage show, as in the big headline below.
See in the calendar below as 'Many warm days', starting 2020 spring.
Also, join our Facebook group 'Shy Therapy at a Nude Beach'.
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You are reading Korky.ca . The NFIR Calendar for all of British Columbia, Canada, is below in 2 sections on this page: 'Lower Mainland' and then 'Outside of Lower Mainland'.
For Shy Therapy, go to Wreck Beach in Vancouver, BC, in the warm months and see what inspired the stage show, as in the big headline below.
See in the calendar below as 'Many warm days', starting 2020 spring.
Also, join our Facebook group 'Shy Therapy at a Nude Beach'.
More Leap 4 Love articles will be back.
My www.korky.ca should show you this Web site.
So should http://www.korky.ca/ , http://korky.ca/ , and https://korkyday.weebly.com/ .
Nude-Friendly Information and Referral Calendar
(NFIR's events calendar for all of BC, Canada)
Rated G—for everyone. No illustrations. Opinions.
Respecting First Nations. Canada> British Columbia.
This page last revised 2020 October 4, Sunday. (and one correction 2022 3 21.)
This is the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive publication of nudist events in BC—sometimes even better information than provided by the event hosts.
The events are listed at no charge to anybody.
~40 to 60+ readers per day. ~100 events in BC. (248 as of 2014.)
NFIR since 1970. NFIR Calendar since 2006 October ~31.
"Sections 5 to 20" are now on the next page: Nude groups. Includes information (toward the end) about your volunteer publisher.
Request your free monthly reminder by e-mail from our unpaid publisher-editor: Korky Day: KorkyDay@yahoo.com . Around 600 people on our list. Also spelled Nwd-Friendly.
The table of contents and introduction are now below the calendar, some on the Nude groups page!
Events might be cancelled for any reason. I do my best to keep up. Tell me any news:
Your volunteer editor, KorkyDay@yahoo.com .
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Lower Mainland, BC, Canada
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—See also events in the rest of BC in the section below this section.
Xi Virus at nude sites and events: (I named it after President Xi of China, who's trying to squirm out of responsibility for infecting the world. He got people to re-name it Covid-19, which sounds unconnected to him or his government. Xi is pronounced similar to the English word 'she'.) To be safer, exercise and relax outdoors, apart from others! On the trails, wear gloves and mask. Narrow trails are risky because it is hard to stay 2 m apart. Avoid passing people on trails. Being outdoors is NO particular risk unless you get too close to other people or touch them or touch things they have touched. Play badminton, frizbee, tennis, etc., gloved. Buying food outdoors is safer than indoors. Some stores will gather your grocery order for you inside and bring it out, or deliver. Cycling or driving might be more protection against viruses than public transit or taxis, but driving and taxis are more dangerous for collisions. Open vehicle windows. Wearing masks, gloves, shoes, etc., for health and safety is part of nudist custom and does NOT violate the nudist ethic.
2020 October; Lower Mainland, BC
♥ INTERNET ONLY. Every Monday, 11 am. Every Wednesday, 4 pm. Every Friday, 11 am. Men-only Skyclad Yoga class by 'Zoom'. From Vancouver Island, watch and perform the yoga from anywhere. Confirmed after 2020 June 13. About 1 hour of yoga followed by chatting; share what's happening for you; find support and community. Suggested donation. First RSVP by e-mail (below) an hour or more ahead. Then you will be e-sent a Zoom link and instructions. For your first time with this group, e-mail well ahead of time: Ron@Skyclad.ca Skyclad.ca .
♥ October 5, Monday, 5 pm. Comedy in the Raw, an outdoor naked comedy show hosted by stand-up comedian Elizabeth Stanton. Weather permitting. Come see what the comedians in Vancouver are hiding up more than just their sleeves. Donations welcome. Outdoors at Wreck Beach, UBC, south of Trail 6 and the vendor stands, Vancouver, BC. https://www.facebook.com/events/720967811822929/ or c/o your editor KorkyDay@yahoo.com .
♥ Van Tan Club is open to its virus-careful members at all times. Stay apart. Non-members, including AANR members, contact ahead to arrange admittance. No 'open houses' in 2020. North Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ No indoor swims known yet for this month or later.
♥ Outdoors on many warm spring days. By chance or appointment. Free 'Shy Therapy'. Ask for our peer-counselling to become brave and kind enough to go nude. Political, social, and psychological (etc.) aspects. Discussions also with the already-nude. Watch for therapists with Shy Therapy signs--or ask for appointment. If you find no therapists there, ask naked people who have no tan lines about nudism. If you want to perform on stage nude but are afraid, get our therapy first. Around foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, UBC, Vancouver, BC. Hats sold at Paradise Grill (foot of Trail 6) which say 'Make Wreck Naked Again'. KorkyDay@yahoo.com . Facebook group 'Shy Therapy at a Nude Beach': https://www.facebook.com/groups/298784094240776/
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily, held over until December. Exhibit 'Haida Now: a visual feast of innovation and tradition', includes some nude art, etc.; $; Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park, Kits Point, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-736-4431; MuseumOfVancouver.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE. October 11+, Sundays, 10:30 am-noon. Nude Yoga for men; nude-optional, $20; True Nosh Studios, 2200 Ontario Street (west of Main Street and 6th Avenue), Vancouver, BC; telephone 778-229-8357; studio@TrueNosh.com .
♥ MAYBE ON-LINE. October 15, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. October 17, Saturday, 7:30-9:30 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club indoor swim and spa; nude only; hotter-than-most sauna, hot tub, water volleyball, diving board, lane swimming; swimming not required; $12 or less; Lord Byng Pool, 3990 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 6.4; WreckBeach.org (Last WBSC swim until fall. Not EVERY month, as they publish.)
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. October 17, Saturday, ~9:45 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club after-swim restaurant social; no cover $; near above event; Sect. 6.5.*
♥ MAYBE ON-LINE. October 15, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
♥ POSSIBLY October 31, Saturday, 7:30-9:30 pm. NIFTY indoor swim-spa, nude optional; sauna, hot tub, diving, volleyball, rope swing; $9 or less; Templeton Pool, 700 Templeton Drive, north-east Vancouver, BC; Sect. 6.5; NiftyNude.org .
♥ POSSIBLY October 31, Saturday, ~9:45 pm. NIFTY after-swim restaurant social; no cover $; near above event; Sect. 6.5.*
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♥ Date to be announced, noon-6 pm. The Rekkerz musical band and others play a tribute to a late beach musician, Jamie; free; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, UBC, Vancouver, BC. Facebook.com/groups/wrkbch/
♥ TENTATIVE July. Dancing on the Edge (dance performance festival). Will some of the dancers be nude?; $; various venues including Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Gastown, Vancouver; DancingOnTheEdge.org/schedule-of-events/ .
♥ TENTATIVE July. Bears at the Falls (gay men--bare bears!); nude optional; $; Shadow Falls Campground, 17575 Morris Valley Road, north of Harrison Mills and Chilliwack, BC; facebook.com/events/424732044772028/ ShadowFalls.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE July, Thursday-Sunday. Burn in the Forest festival (local version of Burning Man); camping; interactive art; nudity allowed; $; Agassiz, BC (in or near the Lower Mainland); maybe advance tickets only; BurnInTheForest.com ; Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society: GVIAS.org .
♥ TENTATIVE July or August. Kokoro Dance class (to practice for 2 performances at Wreck Beach, as below); $; Vancouver, BC; Kokoro.ca ; Facebook.com/KokoroDance/ .
♥ TENTATIVE July or August, Saturday and Sunday, mid-day. Kokoro Dance's Wreck Beach Butoh dance performances; free to watch, donations; foot of Trail 4, just south-west of Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive, UBC, Vancouver, BC; to be one of the dancers, see above; Kokoro.ca ; Facebook.com/KokoroDance/ .
♥ 'Lie Exposed' (movie): when theatres are open, this new movie might be showing in BC, as it was just reviewed in the Georgia Straight newspaper (2020 March 5, page 23) but neither the Straight nor the Internet, so far, state when or where it will be shown. It's about nude photography of women. Of course, that does NOT necessarily mean that the movie will actually SHOW any nudity, given the prudery of today's society! I guess about 10 seconds of nudity in this 93-minute movie. No nudity in poster or trailer. I'll investigate further. In the meantime, please tell me if you know anything more. KorkyDay@yahoo.com . Rated 14-A.
♥ Norrish Creek gatherings; free; east of Mission, BC. From Mission Information Centre, 34033 Lougheed Highway, Mission, BC, drive east 7.1 km to the village of Dewdney, where (going straight) the highway becomes Hawkins Pickle Road. Go straight. (Don't turn right, which becomes the continuation east of Lougheed Highway.) Stay on Hawkins Pickle Road for another 2.2 km north-east (then past Catherwood Road on the left?); to the end with the gate (at Bell Road and Hawkins Pickle Road?); turn right just past nice house on left; drive over RR tracks; drive 1.2 km to yellow gate. Very often this gate is open and stays open until all vehicles are gone in the evening. Park your vehicle and walk on the trail on the left, over the railroad tracks (the railroad bridge is on your left, over ?Norrish Creek?) and up the east side trail. Follow the fairly straight trail for 5 minutes. At the little fork, turn left and walk for less than a minute down to the sandy area creekside. Walk right and along the creek for 5 minutes to nude area with rock balancing and curved rock dam. Driving-walking time from Info Centre: 25 minutes. Go any time, or for spontaneous gatherings: See their Facebook page. Video of walk from parking lot .
♥ Vancouver Reclaiming Skyclad Imbolc Ritual. Must arrive before 7:30 pm. Bring towel, water, unscented candle, cup, no scented products; suggested ?10-20$; No alcohol, other drugs. Templeton Indoor Pool, 700 Templeton Drive, n.e. Vancouver, BC. BiblioGoddess@gmail.com ; VancouverReclaiming.org/ritual-vancouver-reclaiming-skyclad-imbolc .
♥ NudeState's indoor beach party; 4 sand volleyball courts, build sand-castles, ping-pong, other activities; showers, lockers; nude option; $; at 6Pack Indoor Beach, #115-13180 Mitchell Road, Richmond, BC; via Knight Street Bridge over Mitchell Island (walk or drive from middle of the bridge; #405, 407, 430 buses stop there; then go east on Mitchell Road to the western edge of the bridge overhead, turn right into driveway before the bridge, go past huge north warehouse, turn right, go between the warehouses counter-clockwise around south warehouse to #115); info@NudeStateOfMind.com ; NudeStateOfMind.com/events/indoor-beach-volleyball/ ; NudeStateOfMind.com .
♥ NudeLife[email protected] (men).
♥ Life drawing; nude model; $; 4196 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-257-8140 ; WestPointGrey.org/classes/life-drawing-sessions/ .
♥ Naked Yoga with Kat; $; RopeKitteh@gmail.com ; NudeYogaMTL.com/Vancouver .
♥ ?Spring or ?summer; Thursdays, 6:30-7:45 pm (depending on weather?). Wreck Beach Yoga Series; nude-optional; rotating teachers; donation $; foot of Trail 6; Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; see Facebook.
♥ Men In Touch nude yoga; $; Vancouver, BC; [email protected] ;
MenIn[email protected] .
♥ Vancouver Naked Yoga Club (men only); $; Sect. 9.1. NudeDudeYoga.com ; NudeDude[email protected] .
♥ Vancouver Men's Activity Network (V-MAN) is no longer active.
♥ 'Extremely Shy . . .' group in Meetup; pro-nude event 'Chilling & Volleyball @ Wreck Beach', Vancouver, BC; meetup.com/Extremely-Shy-Looking-for-friends/events/242761315/comments/483212450/?read=1&_af=event&_af_eid=242761315&https=on .
♥ Women and girls only, G.A.L.S. indoor swim-spa; nudity encouraged; donation $; Vancouver, BC; facebook.com/groups/791846320960071/ or c/o your editor; Sect. 6.6.
♥ A topfree cycling ride.
♥ 'Jane Jacob's Walk' at Wreck Beach?
♥ TENTATIVE Sunday, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, then dance and hula party. Wreck Beach's famous comedian Watermelon in an adult show called 'The Wrong Show: Comedy BROADville' with her and some of these other women: Bonnie Kilroe, Burgundy Brixx, Sandra Sanders, Burgundy Brixx, Ana Bon-Boni, Jessie Rockley, Shaboobie Boobarella, and Velvet Steele. Burlesque topfree and near-nude; sexual innuendo. Adults only; 15$ advance; Waldorf Hotel, Tiki Bar, 1489 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC; www.WrongShow.com ; OR Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward Street (at Kingsway and 12th Avenue), Vancouver, BC; BiltmoreCabaret.com/events/the-wrong-show-comedy-broadville/ .*
♥ TENTATIVE. Nudism talks by Korky Day and Jennifer Chernecki; free; nudity this time? Presented by the UBC Free Speech Club; indoors, UBC, Vancouver, BC. See the club in Facebook.com or KorkyDay@yahoo.com .
♥ TENTATIVE Thursday, 6:30-9 pm. PCAN (men only) nude drawing; live model; donation $; near West 41st Avenue & Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 9.1; reserve: FunVan@shaw.ca ; p-can.org/ .
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2020 November; Lower Mainland, BC
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily, held over until December. Exhibit 'Haida Now: a visual feast of innovation and tradition', includes some nude art, etc.; $; Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park, Kits Point, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-736-4431; MuseumOfVancouver.ca .
♥ MAYBE ON-LINE. November 19, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
2020 December; Lower Mainland, BC
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily, held over until sometime this month. Exhibit 'Haida Now: a visual feast of innovation and tradition', includes some nude art, etc.; $; Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park, Kits Point, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-736-4431; MuseumOfVancouver.ca .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. December 5, Saturday, 6 pm-midnight. Wreck Beach Preservation Society's Xmas party; $; adults only; Legion Hall, 2205 Commercial Drive (at 6th Avenue), Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-308-6336; Sect. 10; WreckBeach.org .*
♥ No Wreck Beach Preservation Society meet between November 19 and January 21.
2021
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 January 1, Friday, 1 pm, register 12:30 pm. Polar Bare Plunge sponsored by Surrey United Nudists (SUN); donations; Crescent Rock Beach, South Surrey (west of White Rock Beach, south from Crescent Beach: 100 m past the Christopherson Steps, elevated metal walkway; or take those stairs down from the west end of 24th Avenue).
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 January 1, Friday. Other 'polar bare plunges', informal, unannounced; various places.
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 January 21, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 January-February. Push Festival's many live shows, maybe some with nudity. Various venues in Vancouver, BC. Telephone 604-449-6000, toll-free in N. America 1-866-608-8284; PushFestival.ca .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 February. Hot Art Wet City 'Boobies & Wieners' nude art show, some of the art is sexual, some whimsical. Free admission. Art for sale. Maybe watch the art being removed at the end. The Arts Factory, 281 Industrial Avenue (just east of 1st Avenue and Main Street), Vancouver, BC. <info@HotArtWetCity.com> or on Facebook. www.HotArtWetCity.com/bw7/
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 February, Sunday. PCAN (men only) Oscar Party, potluck; black-tie (naked otherwise), awards guessing contest; limited attendance RSVP [email protected] ; Sect. 9.1; p-can.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 April. Capture Photography Festival. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Griffin Art Projects (gallery), Art Gallery at Evergreen, Audain Art Museum, Gallery Jones, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons: Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Or Gallery, Republic Gallery, and West Vancouver Art Museum. They are in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, Whistler, etc., BC. (I'd include the addresses, but the Web site hides them.) https://CapturePhotoFest.com .
♥ 2021 ?April-August. Kraken Jokes on the Beach in the Buff! Live, naked stand-up comedians at Wreck Beach. Xi-Virus-safer outdoors. Perhaps Nik Perry and Korky Day as Trump the Hippie, others. Apply to perform. No cover charge. (Hit cymbal.) Donations appreciated. South of vendor stands, Wreck Beach via Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC. https://www.facebook.com/Kraken-Comedy-114360663446299/ , or c/o your editor [email protected] .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 Some warm spring and summer day(s). The newly re-elected President 'Trump the Hippie' (fully clothed) again might woo the crowd for free at Wreck Beach (nude beach), foot of Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC. He has the nudist vote covered! See also the Facebook group 'Hip Talk about Donald Trump'. Also, YouTube videos: 'Trump the Hippie'.
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, ?Saturday. World Naked Bike Ride, body painting and performances for first while; free; start at Third Beach, Stanley Park, West End, Vancouver, BC; facebook.com/YVR.WNBR/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, 10 am to 4 pm. Van Tan Club open house; free; North Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, Friday. Van Tan Club parade float preparation; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, Saturday. Van Tan Club in Lynn Valley Days Parade; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July 1. Van Tan Nudist Club's Canada Day parade and party; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July, Sunday, 9 am-5 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society's Wreck Beach Day; 4 pm family photo; various times: kite flying, sand-castle contest, volleyball tournament, hula hoop contest; Helen's sunset celebration of life feast and open musical jam; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.; rain date July 12; WreckBeach.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July, Saturday, 3:30 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society record-breaking photo of volunteer all-nude beach people; free; RAIN DATE July 18, Saturday; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.; WreckBeach.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 mid-July, Friday-Sunday. Vancouver Folk Music Festival; a tradition of a few topfree women (which is legal throughout BC); paid admission to main part of the festival; a free-admission market at the north-west edge of the festival (also topfree); Jericho Beach Park, 3941 Point Grey Road and 3941 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; TheFestival.bc.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July or August, Friday, meet 5:30 pm. Trans March might include topfree and near-nude paraders and audience; free; Clark Park, 1500 East 14th Avenue (at Commercial Drive), north to Victoria Park, 1425 Victoria Drive (at Grant Street); https://www.facebook.com/events/1200131763510419/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July or August, Saturday, meet 11 am, march noon. Dyke March usually includes topfree paraders and audience; free; McSpadden Park, 2125 Victoria Drive (at 5th Avenue) to Commercial Drive to Grandview Park, 1657 Charles Street (at Commercial Drive), Vancouver, BC; VancouverDykeMarch.com/wordpress/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July or August, Sunday, noon. Vancouver Pride Society Parade includes topfree and near-nude paraders and audience; free; Robson Street (at Thurlow), Denman Street, Beach Avenue (to Jervis Street), Sunset Beach, 1204 Beach Avenue, West End, Vancouver,s BC; VancouverPride.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 early August, Saturday, noon-4 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society art show, body painting, hula-hooping; free; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.; WreckBeach.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 earlyAugust, ?Sunday, sign in 8:45-11:15 am, run 11:30 am. Wreck Beach Preservation Society's Bare Buns Run, must pre-register on-line JEWilliams1943@gmail.com -- WreckBeach.org , 1 or 5 km; awards ~2 pm; 20 or 25$; rain or shine; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.
♥ 2021 August 23. 51th anniversary of the Nude-In at Wreck Beach. Wreck Beach, UBC, Vancouver, BC.
♥ 2021 end of August. Go Topless event. Oppose attitudes and customs which inhibit women from exercising their legal topfree rights; hosted by the Raelian Movement; free, legal, no nudity; join in, don't just live your life vicariously; GoTopless.org/GoTopless-Day .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 mid-September, Friday, day time. Coastal Clean Up and Butt Contest; Wreck Beach via Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10; WreckBeach.org .
♥ 2021 Late September?, Sunday, all day. International Rivers Day; potluck food tent; talking stick; music jam; Wreck Beach via Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10; WreckBeach.org .
♥ 2021 mid-September. Vancouver Fringe Festival of live-theatre shows. $. They claim that nudity will be in the ones noted, but they tend to chicken out--or simply lie. (Tell me if you know further: KorkyDay@yahoo.com .) Telephone 604-257-0350. Tickets might be at 1398 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, at each venue, and VancouverFringe.com .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 Late September - mid October, 10 am to 11:50 pm. Vancouver International Film Festival. More than 300 movies, plus talks. Most shows 15$ or less. How many in total have nudity is unknown. Page numbers from the printed guide. In 10 downtown venues in downtown Vancouver, BC. VIFF.org . Telephone 604-683-3456. More showings will be added of some of the more popular films. (If you know more about nudity in any of the films, please inform KorkyDay@yahoo.com .) Movies: TBA.
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 October 17, Saturday, 7:30-9:30 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club indoor swim and spa; nude only; hotter-than-most sauna, hot tub, water volleyball, diving board, lane swimming; swimming not required; $12 or less; Lord Byng Pool, 3990 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 6.4; WreckBeach.org (not EVERY month, as they publish.)
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 October 17, Saturday, ~9:45 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club after-swim restaurant social; no cover $; near above event; Sect. 6.5.*
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BC outside the Lower Mainland, Canada
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Xi Virus at nude sites and events: (I named it after President Xi of China, who's trying to squirm out of responsibility for infecting the world. He got people to re-name it Covid-19, which sounds unconnected to him or his government. Xi is pronounced similar to the English word 'she'.) To be safer, exercise and relax outdoors, apart from others! On the trails, wear gloves and mask. Narrow trails are risky because it is hard to stay 2 m apart. Avoid passing people on trails. Being outdoors is NO particular risk unless you get too close to other people or touch them or touch things they have touched. Play badminton, frizbee, tennis, etc., gloved. Buying food outdoors is safer than indoors. Some stores will gather your grocery order for you inside and bring it out, or deliver. Cycling or driving might be more protection against viruses than public transit or taxis, but driving and taxis are more dangerous for collisions. Open vehicle windows. Wearing masks, gloves, shoes, etc., for health and safety is part of nudist custom and does NOT violate the nudist ethic.
Sol Sante nudist club's weekly events During the season, as of 2019 7 4.
NOT CONFIRMED. Contact them for permission to attend. Weather and interest permitting.
♥ Daily 9 am-noon. Pickle ball.
♥ Daily 10-11 am. Aquasize pool exercise.
♥ Once or twice a week: RC model boat sailing, water volleyball, potluck dinners.
All the above at Sol Sante nudist resort; $; 3120 Cameron Taggart Road, Cobble Hill, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 8; SolSante.com/regular-weekly-events .
2020 October, BC outside of Lower Mainland
♥ INTERNET ONLY. Every Monday, 11 am. Every Wednesday, 4 pm. Every Friday, 11 am. Confirmed after 2020 June 13. Men-only Skyclad Yoga class by 'Zoom'. From Vancouver Island, watch and perform the yoga from anywhere. About 1 hour of yoga followed by chatting; share what's happening for you; find support and community. Suggested donation. First RSVP by e-mail (below) an hour or more ahead. Then you will be e-sent a Zoom link and instructions. For your first time with this group, e-mail well ahead of time: Ron@Skyclad.ca Skyclad.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE: Monthly Act of Disruption and Resistance (Vulnerability Vigil); free; outdoors; lately not including nudity; when it does, hold signs in front of your naked body; etc., everyone welcome, dressed or not; Victoria, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC. #NUD in # ; #NakedUglyDancing ; HumanBodyProject.org ; Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/582453018956195/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2020 October 17, Saturday, 9:30–11 pm. Arbutus Park Nudist Club indoor nude swim-spa, Gordon Head Recreation Centre, 4100 Lambrick Way (off Feltham Road), Saanich, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; must arrive 9:15-9:35 pm; pre-social (7:30 pm); you must be approved in advance for both the pool and pre-pool social events: ArbutusParkClub.com/rsvp/ .
2021 March, BC outside of Lower Mainland
♥ POSSIBLE DATES March 6-7, Saturday-Sunday, 10 am-6 pm. Naked Bungy Jump, 45$+ for charity; regular (non-nude) season opens the following Friday. WildPlay Adventure Park, 35 Nanaimo River Road, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC; telephone 1-855-595-2251; https://book.singenuity.com/5/details/activity/138 ; WildPlay.com/Nanaimo/
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 Sol Sante Nudist Club, Bare Buns Fun Run / Walk; $; RSVP; 3120 Cameron Taggart Road, Cobble Hill, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 8; SolSante.com .
♥ TENTATIVE. 2020 Thursday-Sunday. Burn in the Forest festival (local version of Burning Man); camping; interactive art; nudity allowed; $; Agassiz, BC (in or near the Lower Mainland); maybe advance tickets only; BurnInTheForest.com .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 Late August - early September, many shows each day. Victoria Fringe Festival. Nudity will be in 2 of the live-theatre shows this year. (Send updates: [email protected] .) Nudity might be allowed in some audiences. Altogether, 47 different shows. Office: 2-1609 Blanshard Street, Victoria, southeastern Vancouver Island, BC. Telephone 250-383-2663. $11+. Tickets: https://IntrepidTheatre.com .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 September, Friday-Monday. Nude river rafting and tubing near Black Creek, mid-Vancouver-Island, BC. Contact c/o your editor [email protected] .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 September, Saturday, 9:30–11 pm. Arbutus Park Nudist Club indoor nude swim-spa, Gordon Head Recreation Centre, 4100 Lambrick Way (off Feltham Road), Saanich, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; must arrive 9:15-9:35 pm; pre-social (7:30 pm); you must be approved in advance for both the pool and pre-pool social events: ArbutusParkClub.com/rsvp/ .
Section 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
of this NFIR Calendar: 2 e-pages
For the index of groups and abbreviations, see the blue section at the bottom of this page.
For Leap 4 Love Part 3: Nude-peace, and other parts of L4L that aren't back here yet, please contact the editor.
In this (otherwise green) Table of Contents, red type is for parts that are new or recently heavily revised.
Section Description
1. Title, rating, revision, location, e-reminders.
Calendar of events in 'BC' (formerly sections 3 and 4).
2. Table of Contents.
2.5. Index of groups and abbreviations (blue section)
— moved to Section 5.9.5. at the bottom of this page.
3. and 4. Introductory material for the calendar. The latter is now in Section 1.
5. Introduction:
1. Event changes: cancellations, corrections,
irregularities, strikes, lock-outs, late notices,
re-scheduling, warnings, predictions, etc.
1.5. Nude-friendly and related terms.
2. E-mailing.
3. a. Before you attend—important: Behaviour.
b. Personal names and anonymity.
c. Confirm before attending.
d. Finding event details
e. We're counting on you to bring others.
4. Everyone can participate!
4.3. Sex segregated or focused on one sex.
4.5. Are you proud of tolerating nudes while
hiding in your swim-suit or shorts?
4.6. Cowardly, sexist men keep their pants on!
5. Nude-friendly and affiliated events.
5.8 Geographic index.
5.9 Activity index.
5.9.5. Index of groups and abbreviations (blue section)
—moved to the bottom of this page.
"Sections 6 to 20" (below) are now on the page 'Nude groups'. Please click on that phrase in the menu at the top left of this page.
6.1. Indoor swim-spa details—Lower Mainland (Vancouver
area), including "temperature comparison chart" and "fee comparison chart".
6.2. VT. 6.3. SD. 6.4. WBSC. 6.5. NIFTY.
7. Indoor swim-spa details—British Columbia outside the
Lower Mainland (including the Sunshine Coast,
Vancouver Island, and the BC Interior):
SD, APC, OSNS, and CNS.
(More about those 4 groups in Sections 9.2, below.)
8. Landed groups: VT (see Section 6.2, below),
HCH, STC, BCBB, SS, DL, AL, VLDS, BI.
9. Non-landed groups:
9.1. The Lower Mainland of BC: SF, SD (see Section
6.3), NIFTY (see Section 6.5), FVNC, SUN, PCAN,
KD, ESD, PBY, NdS, VNYC, PCB, SB, HP, EG, G14,
RM, BMV, BC, CU, VIFF, VQFF, LNFF, Nfff, Yaf, Nip.
9.2. BC outside the Lower Mainland:
SD (see Section 6.3), APC, OSNS, CNS, PCAN,
KD, NdS, SCY, COC, CU, NPS, Nn, Nfff, Yaf, Nip.
10. Nude beaches and hot springs: WBPS (see also Section
6.4, above), AB, MV, NBB, CRB, PL, LTB, BBB, 3BT, CB,
RS, 3M, NP, NWHS, COBC.
11. Freedom among textiles (and miscellaneous groups):
TERA, Ts, DB, TBN, VFMF, CFOX, VPS, WNBR,
CM, NSB, V V, PeTA, WP, Other freedoms.
12. Political parties: GP, NGP, WLP (=? DG), SP.
13. E-groups: VN, NIFTY, CNG, NC, Others. (For Single Nudist [on-line], see AANR in Sect. 14 below.)
14. Affiliations plus groups outside of BC: FCN, NS,
AANR (includes e-dating), AANR-WC, INF, FNI, GNI,
Outside of BC: BM, HE, SC, CD, SLUGS.
15. News and letters:
• Going to Wreck Beach without hiking a steep trail
• NIFTY planning 2 swims / month.
• 'Prophet' by a woman who visited Syria.
• NIFTY Web publication hacked!
• Swim suits not harmless at Wreck Beach
(letter to The Province, which they ignored).
• Lifeguards told to watch swimmers.
• [religion and culture article moved down to Section 17, top.]
• Who's been flying nude?
• Fore-Skin For-Her (upcoming seminar).
• Topfree Occupy Wall Street.
• You'll learn to live with the smoking ban (Wreck Beach).
• RCMP vs. Wreck Beach boozers.
• Desert Flower (movie) opposes genital excision.
• Vancouver Fuel Delivery Project opposed by SUN.
• Airport X-rays fatal; possible nude option.
• Yahoo e-mail loses NFIR Calendar records.
• Celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Nude-In, 2010.
• Yahoo hides "nude" e-mail: shocking test results and 2010 September update.
• Review of the movie Babies.
• Place needed on Hornby Island for week-end. (archives)
• Fun new e-poll on body exposure.
• 5 new nude groups need organisers.
• 2 new groups "launched"! (boat-pool and film fest).
• Letter from the Mother of Topfree in BC.
• Vegetarian restaurant socials after NIFTY swims.
• Costs, rides, or other problems?
• Nude-friendly goes cyber.
• Lend nudist movies, recording, literature, etc.
16. Nude-friendly humour. (archives; contact editor.)
17. Nude-friendly articles:
• Why ‘clothing-optional’ really means ‘nudist’, and a plea to keep this beach nude (Hanlan's Point, Ontario).
• Religion rights vs. human rights.
• A plea for unity among nudists.
• Most popular answer about crying child on 'Yahoo Questions' is crazy: They failed to mention breastfeeding or topfree!
• Clothing generally is offencive; nudity is not.
• Where to recruit nudists.
• Emotional bind over women's bindings.
• Women's tough questions.
• Free tooth floss.
• Are your pants too tight?
• Afraid of being pigeon-holed?
• Exceptions to nudity in nudism.
• Proposals to promote nudism, etc.
18. About the archives of NFIR Calendar.
19. Possible upcoming articles. Ideas for articles, books,
movies, Web publications, songs, etc.
20. Conclusion: Inclusion. Spoilers. E-precautions.
Submissions. Subscriptions. Publisher-editor-writer.
End of Table of contents.
Section 2.5. Index of groups and abbreviations
Moved to Section 5.9.5. at the bottom of this page.
3. NUDE-FRIENDLY EVENTS in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
Some events require reservations, membership, advance permission, etc., especially if the address is not in the calendar listing. For more about each event, see the listing for the sponsoring group on the second nude events page in Section 9.1, or as noted.
Zone definition: The "Lower Mainland" (south coast of BC, Canada), for our purposes, is the city of Vancouver and the surrounding district, from the Salish Sea (formerly Georgia Strait), as far east as Mission, Lake Errock, and Chilliwack, BC.
In this Section 3, below, are events in the Lower Mainland.
For "Outside Lower Mainland" events instead, see Section 4, below.
Organisations (groups) and sections are under-lined.
The index of group abbreviations is the blue section, below (bottom).
Events in black and red colours = nude-friendly events, as far as we know (nude-friendly, bare as you dare, topfree-optional, etc.). If labelled "topfree", then it is friendly to bare-chested people, but not nude-friendly, as far as we know, for mainly legal reasons.
*This fuchsia colour is for clothed events. They are worthy events for pro-nude people to attend clothed, for one reason or another. Such listings end with an asterisk: *.
4. NUDE-FRIENDLY EVENTS
List is now moved to top of page.
British Columbia outside the Lower Mainland (including Squamish, Vancouver Island, the Interior, the Sunshine Coast, etc.)
The 'Lower Mainland' means the south coast of BC, Canada, around Vancouver.
Some events require reservations, membership, advance permission, etc., especially if the address is not in the calendar listing. For more about each event, see the listing for the sponsoring group on the second nude events page in Section 9.2, or as noted.
Organisations (groups) and sections are usually underlined.
The index of group abbreviations is the blue section, below (bottom of page).
Below in this section are events outside of the "Lower Mainland".
For Lower Mainland events instead, see Section 3, above.
Zone definition: The "Lower Mainland", for our purposes, is the city of Vancouver and the surrounding district, from the Salish Sea (formerly Georgia Strait), as far east as Mission, Lake Errock, and Chilliwack, BC.
Events in black and red colours = nude-friendly events, as far as we know (nude-friendly, bare as you dare, topfree-optional, etc.). If labelled "topfree", then it is friendly to bare-chested people, but not nude-friendly, as far as we know, for mainly legal reasons.
*This fuchsia colour is for clothed events. They are worthy events for pro-nude people to attend clothed, for one reason or another. Such listings end with an asterisk: *. — — — —
See also More About Nude Events.
NFIR Calendar, Sections 5-20.
For Sections 1 to 4, please click on that title
in the horizontal black bar above.
This page revised 2006 to 2016 June 24.
5. INTRODUCTION
5.1. Event changes
The latest cancellations, irregularities, big changes, strikes, lock-outs, late notices, schedule changes, warnings, etc.
All the variations (below) of future events are also in the main calendar in Sections 3 and 4, above. Some information is not confirmed, as noted.
For new groups and sites, see in red letters in the Table of Contents (above).
Lower Mainland changes
---NIFTY indoor swims are now back to the first and last Saturdays of most months Sep-Jun; Sect. 6.5.
---Sunny Trails closed to nudism until ?2015; Sect. 8.
---Captain Under Pants radio is no longer broadcast; Sect. 9.2, next page.
---Skinnydippers RC indoor swims changed back to the 2nd Saturday of most months, year round; Sect. 6.3.
---Van Tan Swim Club indoor swims cancelled; Sect. 6.2.
---Wreck Beach Preservation Society and Metro Vancouver (the regional government, formerly GVRD) joint meetings, as in above calendar, 6-7 pm, but times might vary with the seasons. Usually monthly on the 3rd Thursdays. Metro Vancouver office, Airport Square building (low building to west of high-rise) #130 -1200 West 73rd Avenue (near south foot of Hudson Street), Vancouver, BC. That is west of the north foot of the Oak Street Bridge (connects Vancouver and Richmond). Heavy traffic in area. We recommend you consult a map, such as the cycling map in Sect. 6.1 (next page); 1 block north of Marpole bus loop (south end of 20 Granville route); Sect. 10.*
Changes outside the Lower Mainland, BC Thetis Island: Cufra Clifts B&B.
---Captain Under Pants radio is no longer broadcast; Sect. 9.2, next page.
—SUSPENDED Sun's, noon. Skyclad Yoga, women and men, Metchosin, s.e. Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 9.2, next page.
---Clothing Optional Courtenay seems inactive; Courtenay, east-central Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 9.2, next page.
—If you want more swim-spas in Kamloops, BC, contact CNS, Sect. 7 and 9.2, next page.
—If you want more swim-spas in Gibsons, BC, contact Skinnydipper RC, Sect. 6.3, next page.
—If you want more golf tournaments, contact Sol Sante; southern Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 8, next page.
Check this calendar as often as you like for new developments. Nevertheless, to avoid disappointment, we recommend that you also get on the notification e-lists (etc.) of the sponsoring groups themselves. You also can check their Web publications and telephone them.
Especially before you travel far to attend an event, we recommend that you first confirm each separate event with the presenters. Sometimes, though, this calendar is more accurate than the Web pages of the sponsoring groups.
We at NFIRC check for new developments, usually daily. Usually within minutes of getting them, we include them here.
We are overall the most up-to-date, most accurate, most comprehensive, and most dependable publisher of nude events in BC. (Sorry for bragging!)
5.1.5. Nude-friendly and related terms
"Nude-friendly" means that something is both friendly to nudists (naturists) and pleased to include them.
That term was coined by your editor around 1990. It is also spelled "nwd-friendly" to elude spam filtres. It is a broad term that includes events and sites which are nude-required, nude-optional, and/or "bare as you dare"! It does not usually include people nude for sexual purposes.
On the other hand, the term "clothing-optional" is a term preferred by governments which are trying to appease nudists, yet not upset the prudes so much. Unfortunately, "clothing-optional" is a term which psychologically erodes the nudist movement. It insinuates that to say the word "nude" is too embarrassing. The term "clothing-optional" also makes clothing compulsions sound less compulsive. (Who could complain about options? They sound so innocuous!) A better, synonymous term which makes the concept of nudity sound better is "nude-optional".
In fact, however, clothing harms the addicts and everyone else exposed to it. Nudity harms no one (barring cold or other physical and legal risks, etc.).
"Bare as you dare" (BAYD) means that nudity is welcomed, but the hosts or organisers of the events can not guarantee that you are safe from arrest and charges by the bullying public authorities.
BAYD usually refers to events in public areas where public nudity is uncommon and more-or-less illegal, but we think that we can get away with it there, and usually do.
See also Sections 5.3.a. and 5.4.5 below, and topfree (bare chest) in Section 11, below.
Similarly, "topfree-friendly" includes topfree-required, topfree-optional, and/or topfree-as-you-dare (all coined by your editor 2010 April 8).
Also, "top-slave" means either some authority, organisation, or person opposed to topfreedom or a place or situation lacking topfreedom (this meaning coined by your editor 2011 August 20). It also means a person unable or unwilling or afraid to practice topfreedom (meaning added 2012 August 8).
(This article revised 2014 May 27.)
5.2. E-mailing
Once a month, on request and without charge, we e-mail a link to this calendar to everyone interested. It's a helpful reminder. Sometimes the link in the e-announcement doesn't work (as sometimes with Hotmail, we heard once; Yahoo has other problems).
If clicking on the e-mailed link fails, please "paste" (or type) our Web address into your on-screen address box:
www.korky.ca or http://nfirc.weebly.com .
To submit, inform, advise, enquire, comment, subscribe, refer, cancel an e-subscription, etc., please e-write to
korkyday [insert a with a circle round it] yahoo [dot] com .
(More in Sect. 20.)
Please e-forward our link to your friends and groups. If they don't object, please send us their e-addresses and we'll send them a sample subscription.
To elude e-mail spam filtres, spell "nude" as "nwd", etc.
in the Subject box and in the body of your message.
We don't use words like "nude" or "nwd" in the subject line in order that you are not risking negative response if others see it.
5.3. Before you attend: important!
Please honour all the following traditions and advice in (a.) and (b.) (below), including in public, such as at a nude beach or a nude bike ride.
5.3.a. BEHAVIOUR
The local-government lifeguards say that our indoor pool event attenders are some of the best behaved whom they guard. We intend to keep up our reputation.
Generally unwelcome at these pool events, other events, and nude sites are photography not approved in advance, uninvited staring, uninvited following, uninvited hovering, uninvited touching, premature advances, prying or excessive questions, offencive talk, overly sexual talk, men's erections (see explanation 5 paragraphs below), overt sex, etc.
To get an exception made for you, please ask the organisers in advance.
Photography. If allowed at all, cameras, photography, and sound recording must be pre-authorised by the club or presenters, by all the subjects, and by the parents of minors. Please always ask politely first. That includes in public, too, such as at nude beaches, bike rides, and topfree events.
Just because someone appears nude or topfree in public does not give you the right to photograph them, nor give you permission. Many people argue opposite, but they are wrong. Besides, if photographers were not restricted, many fewer people would go nude. You wouldn't want that, would you? Don't be selfish. Don't hurt the nudist movement. Don't frighten others.
Be careful making comments. This might sound uptight, but nevertheless, please avoid mentioning body appearance or attractiveness, even positive comments, including about persons not present or about people in general. Show that you can think of other things. Even if your comment is absolutely non-discriminatory and non-erotic, when others hear you, they might feel self-conscious, anyway.
In other words, until you hear otherwise from them, assume that a person has just barely enough nerve to go nude. Assume that any little comment from you about anyone's appearance might scare them back to shame, fear, and textilism.
You might think that someone with a tattoo is inviting comment, but consider that they might regret getting a tattoo or might be very tired of comments.
Adult and teen male erections are rare in mixed-sex nudism, contrary to some rumours, myths, fantasies, and expectations. Even if not a crime, and rightly or wrongly, such erections might frighten, annoy, or disgust some attenders. Therefore, we discourage such erections, even though some people are not offended. If such a thing occurs, most clubs will advise the male how to diminish them easily, such as by jumping into the water or by lying front down. Although nudism, sex, and erections are inherently good, we in the main nudist movement keep them separate so that we can attract the most people to nudism.
Please report all violators to group leaders. That is not because we like to be punitive or authoritarian, but that it helps us to maintain an environment which is inviting and comfortable for all.
When sitting on a bench, chair, chesterfield, log, etc., please sit on a towel, serviette, shirt, or similar barrier--for hygiene. Such a barrier is not necessary on a tile or concrete pool deck or on the bare ground.
Do not urinate into any water (other than a toilet) or near the edge, nor add anything to the water which you would not put onto your skin.
It is hypocritical to let a child see a woman's breast and then to offer the child a sucking bottle or dummy. (The latter also is called, misleadingly, a "pacifier" or "soother".) Such an offer would be cruel even if the child has never seen a breast. Instead, always let the child have a real breast. The artificial substitutes are always unhealthy and unnecessary. (See LLL in Section 11-end below.)
Smoking, even outdoors, harms and offends many. Where smoking is allowed, we recommend that you refrain anyway, or at least move away from others while you smoke. If there is any wind, moving down-wind of others is more important than how far away you are. If the air is still, please move even farther from others.
If being nude socially doesn't make you happy enough, without you wanting to drink or toke (etc.) also, then maybe you have treatable emotional and social problems. However, prescription psycho-active drugs are some of the worst drugs, though they have an official seal of approval! They are not good or humane treatment.
Any resort, club, group, etc., may refuse you admission, membership, association, etc., without explanation. Be very nice or risk being banned by all the groups. They communicate with each other about problem people.
We publish in the group descriptions, their restrictions (if any and when known). Nudism is good for all ages, but for a club's legal protection, they generally require a parent or legal guardian to accompany a minor. One club in BC is for adults only.
A few groups have quotas to keep a good balance of men and women. An imbalance could lead to lower attendance and dissatisfaction. If you notice an annoying male-female imbalance, please help recruit attenders to fix it.
Rest assured that these groups will not bar anyone because of alleged attractiveness or lack thereof, or because of size, race, nationality, sexual preference, sexual identity, religion, social class, occupation, etc. The rare restrictions on disabled people are only because of physical barriers.
Before entering a pool, hot tub, sauna, etc., please rinse your whole body, including your head. It's true that many lifeguards nowadays are slack on enforcing that common courtesy and health practice, but that doesn't mean that you should be inconsiderate. (Revised 2014 3 31.)
5.3.b. PERSONAL NAMES and ANONYMITY.
Traditionally, in the nudist movement, attenders and members refer to each other by first name only, except for membership records. That is to keep membership more private--for the protection of participants. While it might be declining now, discrimination against nudists still continues in society at large. The trend could get worse or better, we don't know.
Therefore, with private nudist groups, and even at public nude beaches and nude bike rides, etc., please follow that privacy tradition, except concerning someone who tells you that they don't mind otherwise.
If you want more privacy than usual about your surname, please ask the organisers of an event.
When communicating with non-attenders, please reveal even less: not even first names, without permission. Please do not reveal to non-attenders who attends or who does not attend; who is a nudist or not; etc.
You can answer such questions something like this:
"The nudist movement honours privacy. That's for our protection against discrimination. If you want to know people's personal information, ask them yourself."
5.3.c. CONFIRM BEFORE ATTENDING
Because of possible errors, unavoidable cancellations, etc., please confirm an event before attending, especially if you would be travelling far. This publication is as accurate as possible, but we must rely on club officials who are not always so careful.
Admittance and eligibility vary. Reservations and permission occasionally are required. An event might sell out. Memberships are sold at most events, though they might take several days to process your application. Joining by Internet or mail, when available, is appreciated.
5.3.d. FINDING EVENT DETAILS
For each event in the calendar listings, see also further details and the group's general description on page 2 of Nude events, Sections 6-20. The index of the groups' initials is in the blue section (near bottom of this page).
5.3.e. WE COUNT ON YOU
TO BRING OTHERS!
We encourage you to bring friends, relatives, acquaintances, a date, etc. to nude-friendly events and sites. You will enjoy it more. You will share an uplifting experience—and you will help our movement!
Do not think that you should remain clothed with people you bring to a nude event in order to ease them into nudity gradually. That simply will make you look ashamed, uncertain, hypocritical, and overly cautious. It will also make the nude people feel uncomfortable because you seem to be betraying them and your principles. For comparison, when accompanying an alcoholic friend to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for their first time, would you carry a beer in your hand in order to make your friend feel more "comfortable"?
Please bring the kinds of people you like into our movement. Don't gripe or whine--and expect others to recruit them for you, or expect them to appear by magic! (However, you could contribute money to pay for recruiting! As far as we know, no groups in BC have paid recruiters now.)
So we are counting on you to help recruit new people. If you don't help recruit, event costs might have to rise. Recruiting and publicity on the Internet are now easier than ever. Do your part if you are on the Internet! Also, you could phone your friends.
As it is now, in most groups, I estimate about 1 to 4 volunteers recruit and attract about 75 to 95% of the new people. About 90% of attenders never bring anyone new. They don't see it as their job. However, these nude events are generally put on by volunteers, not professional crowd-gatherers. If you want other people to attend, you'll have to help. Use e-media, if you like. [Revised 2014 June 16.]
5.4. Everyone can participate!
Welcome to these events, you practicing or potential nudists, naturists (not to be confused with naturalists), nudes, bares, nakeds, nakedists, skinny-dippers, free beachers, nude sunbathers, nude sun-tanners, nude sun-worshipers, nude-optionists, clothing-optionists, clothes-free people, clothesfreers, clothes-freeists, nudies, jaybirds, starkers, streakers, mooners, nude protesters, naked savages, half-naked savages, sweat-lodgers, naked pagans, naked animists, naked witches, naked wiccans, gymnosophists, nude cyclists, nude artists, Burning Man nudes, nude art models, nude body painters, nude artists, nude art appreciators, cottontails (once misstated as "bucktails"), home nudists, solo outdoor nudists, recovering textiles, recovering clothists, nude curiousers, sky-clads, nude Digambara Jains, other nude Jains, nude Freedomite Doukhobors, other nude Doukhobors, Leapists, agnostic nudists, inoffencive flashers, nude-peacers, topfrees, bra-burners, bra-recyclers, bold breastfeeders, shy breastfeeders, and even all of you sympathetic people who avoid or dislike such "labels", "boxes", and "pigeon-holes"!
Remain naked, forgo dressing, get naked, be bare, eschew clothes, disrobe, undress, undrape, uncover, doff your clothes, strip, streak, go topfree, be shirtless, go bare-chested, bare your chest, and breastfeed.
Never condone or actively sexually mutilate (circumcision, etc.) anyone except adults who have given their free, informed permission! Never use corporate poison substitutes for breastfeeding: baby bottles or dummies (pacifiers).
Support nude rights by being nude—and by your other actions, attendance, speech, writing, votes, purchases, and donations. Defend nudes against our detractors. Your rights—use them or lose them!
Most nude-friendly events are for all sexes and ages, conditionally. (See Section 5.4.3 below.)
Most event hosts and some site hosts admit you without prior arrangement.
If you lack money, transportation, supplies, etc., ask the organisers (or ask us at NFIR) for options or assistance.
Events and sites which require nudity sometimes grant exceptions to that standard, but don't count on it, especially not without prior permission. See below in Section 17, "Exceptions in nudism".
Genuine nudists accept, welcome, and appreciate everyone, regardless of ability, health, fitness, genetics, attractiveness, etc. Social nudity (nudism) should not be a "beauty contest", formally or informally, although such contests were common decades ago at less-enlightened nudist clubs. Our tolerance and acceptance does not mean that we want you to become less fit or less healthy, but that nevertheless we welcome you into our movement, whatever your condition.
About refused admission, see Section 5.3.a, Behaviour, above.
5.4.3. Sex-segregated groups and topfree groups
With references to sections below (on the next e-page).
Male-only groups: Deer Leep Retreat (Section 8). P-CAN (Section 9). Skyclad Yoga (men-only classes in Vancouver; some men-only and sometimes some mixed classes in Victoria; Section 9). Gay Naturists International (Section 14). Club Desnudo (Section 14).
Female-only groups: Dykes on Bikes (Section 11). Take Back the Night (inactive, Section 11). La Leche League (in Section 11, end). Nude-friendly female federation (Section 9.1).
Females (sometimes with males) working for female topfreedom (topfree equal rights): 3BT (Section 10). TERA (Section 11). Ts (Section 11). NIFTY (Section 6.5).
5.4.5. Are you proud of tolerating nudes
while hiding in your swim-suit or shorts?
Perhaps you think you are quite enlightened to be so tolerant like that headline above. However, please consider the possibility that you are being anti-social by wearing clothes where others are trying to establish a liberated nude zone. Public nude beaches are an example.
Consider Wreck Beach in Vancouver, BC; in Coast Salish territory. There, the invader government is Metro Vancouver, BC (formerly the GVRD) in Coast Salish territory, part of the Musqueam community. Metro Vancouver refuses to agree that Wreck Beach is a "nude beach" because it is not to their political advantage, even though it would be better for everyone if they did. Instead, they call it "clothing-optional". That is a term preferred by governments which are trying to appease nudists, yet not upset the prudes so much.
Unfortunately, "clothing-optional" is a term which psychologically erodes the nudist movement. It insinuates that to say the word "nude" is too embarrassing. The term "clothing-optional" also makes clothing compulsions sound less compulsive. (Who could complain about options? They sound so innocuous!) A better, synonymous term which makes the concept of nudity sound better is "nude-optional", but that's still not as good as "nude".
At such a beach it is not good enough for you merely to tolerate nudes around you while you wear a swimsuit. Even though the beach was declared "clothing-optional" by the invader government, it really should be called a nude beach, one of the few places where nudists are welcomed and can go nude safely and comfortably, relatively. Please don't spoil it by unnecessarily wearing clothes there.
That's like eating at a potluck dinner--but bringing no food. Or wearing plain clothes to a costume ball. Do you see how you would spoil it for others? That's really inconsiderate and selfish!
Wearing clothes unnecessarily is the shame, not being nude. You'll get no respect that way, especially you men! You make others naturally suspect that you are a gawker, the same as going to a potluck dinner empty-handed makes others suspect you are a moocher.
Just what do you want others to conclude about you when they see you always covering up, especially you men? You seem to have some emotional or social problem! Why not get help for it? Try asking us.
If you really believe that the people at a nude beach would be too unpleasant to you if you were nude, then why do you want to be with such people as us, anyway? To sneer at us? If you can't build up your courage to go nude, (or at least topfree if you are a woman), please just go to one of the many, many textile beaches. Leave our few nude havens for those of us who are not so uptight as you.
Of course, if you are a newcomer to nudism and you go to a nude beach, we'll forgive you if you are a little slow to try it. Many of us were, too. However, too many oblivious, inconsiderate people attend time after time, enjoy the "good vibes" we create with our nudity, but then partially spoil the mood with their selfish clothed presence. It should not take you men more than 3 visits to overcome your pathetic little phobias. Women in our sexist society have more justification for feeling vulnerable, though hundreds of thousands of women have found the courage to go nude at Wreck Beach.
To that idea, many of you ask, "But what about freedom? Can't you nudists tolerate textiles like I tolerate you nudists?" Sounds like you don't understand human nature. Humans are social animals.
If I am among many people who are wearing clothes, those people automatically (based in our genetics) put a natural, social peer-pressure on me to get dressed, too. If nudes are not in the great majority of a crowd, they usually feel vulnerable and isolated. That's natural because, biologically, humans are not a solitary or selfish species. We are a social species. Human see; human do! We like to do things together, as a group.
Even when wearing clothes, we like them to be similarly formal or casual, etc. Wearing a team uniform, for instance, builds team spirit. Like that, the nudist "uniform" of nudity builds solidarity. Why spoil it?
Of course, some people are brave or bold or oblivious enough to undress with no regard to how many others are dressed around them. Or to dress very differently from others around them.
Those people are in the minority, though. Most of us, even hard-core nudists and hard-core anti-nudists, even I, feel some social pressure in the other direction in "hostile" territory.
The peer-pressure situation is good indoors at the NIFTY nude-optional swim-spas (see the calendar above [except summer] and Section 6, near the end of that section). Few people wear swimsuits at them: usually 0 to 4%.
Therefore, peer pressure at NIFTY swims favours nudity, not swimsuits. The occasional person there in a swimsuit usually will either (a) not care, (b) learn to screw up their courage to go nude after attending once or twice, or (c) not return. However, no one is pressured to dress, other than by silent, subtle, unavoidable peer pressure.
For a potential nudist, then, attending a NIFTY swim-spa can be empowering, joyful, and therapeutic. The smaller, closer-knit crowd at the pool (compared to Wreck Beach) also makes it easier for some newcomers to feel comfortable nude. So, if you're not brave enough to go nude at a public beach, please try a NIFTY swim instead, or other private nude-optional events. (2009~ essay, revised 2014 June 16.)
5.4.6. Cowardly, sexist men keep their
pants on!
Hey, man! Yes, you with your pants on at the nude beach! This is for you and all the similar men diluting our nude beach!
Do you know that there is a difference between men and women at a nude beach? I mean more than you can see! More than body shape. In the essay above ("Are you proud
. . .?") I describe how dressed people spoil others' attempts at liberation.
Now I'll explain more about how that works differently for men than for women in a sexist, patriarchal society, such as almost all of Western Culture, of Islamic culture, and of most other cultures in the world today.
In a patriarchy, compared to an egalitarian society or a matriarchy, the main difference in the role of women is that they are expected to be powerless, submissive sex toys, baby-makers, house-maids, victims, slaves, and/or scapegoats for men, much more than the other way around.
The average man has more worldly power--including politics, wealth, weapons, connections, and body strength than the average woman. So he has more power to choose desirable spouses or sex partners. Many of them also choose a woman mate in order to show off to other men what a prestigious woman (or harem) they have.
Women, on the other hand, are confronted with the reality of being coerced, much more than men are, into using their bodies' attraction to 'get by' in the world and to be happy.
So you dudes come to a nude beach like Wreck Beach and what do you see? Many nudists and many prudists and rudists (I just made those up!). Everyone likes to see nude people. That's natural. No harm there.
By the way, I'm analysing here the situation for heterosexuals, but similar dynamics apply to gays, lesbians, etc.
Even if you are poor and not consciously feeling sexist, you men still have a socially-privileged sex role which gives you the advantage over women generally.
Men who, consciously or not, are exercising their sexist, superior role, might see no obligation or need to expose their own bodies. If they don't feel like it, why should they? Their job is to judge the beauty of the women, right? They don't see their role as being judged themselves! After all, if those men were nude, they might be mistaken for men who believe in equality and who respect women! Or who are brave enough to make themselves as vulnerable as nudist women are.
In non-nudist places, such as while watching a commercial strip show, are men nude? No, because they are the judges, not the judged! Women wouldn't be performing there, but for the pay, and most men wouldn't like to pay if they, too, had to be nude.
Unfortunately, some men think they can come to a nude beach and treat it like a free strip show just for them. No, the world does not revolve around just you, buddy! Women count, too.
For a man to exercise his power over women is cowardly and bullying. The more cowardly and sexist they are, the more likely they are to wear pants. Bullies are, underneath, very insecure. Unfortunately, they seldom think that through, so they don't understand all this.
Now when I tell that to men, they usually act all innocent and full of excuses: "Oh, no! You don't know me! I'm not like that! I'm just an innocent bloke who's not rich or powerful or bullying. I don't gawk or judge. I'm just a nice guy sitting here in my shorts minding my own business--where there just happen to be nude and topfree women. Why do I have to drop my drawers just because some old hippie man like you tells me that I should? You could be gay!"
All right, it's true: you don't HAVE to strip. However, you don't fool me or the women or many other people. Anyway, I have no power over you because I'm just a relatively-weak man, too.
I'm appealing to your logic. The patriarchy hurts us men, too. If you could see that, you, too, would want to replace the patriarchy, as we are trying to do.
If you don't feel the 'need' to go nude, do you feel the 'need' to stay dressed? Why? I'm suggesting you look deeply into your psyche.
What you're doing is not helping anybody. It's hurting. You're part of the problem, not part of the solution. Look at the results. You sit there clothed and what does a woman think?
Do you suppose she's thinking, "Oh, goodie! There's a man with his pants on. He doesn't look too much like a woman-beater. His timidity and insecurity are real turn-offs, but maybe he's a rich guy who I can marry--or get money from for sex! I think I'll prance around nude in front of him and catch his eye!"? Do you think or hope that's what she's thinking?
Does that sound good to you? Maybe if a woman is feeling desperate, she might think that. Is that how you want women to relate to you? Out of desperation? If so, keep your pants on--at some other beach, please, not one with nudity.
Most women at a nude beach, though, think more like this when they notice you: "Damn! There's another perv with his trousers on, ashamed of his prick, but enjoying looking at my bod. How can I feel fully free and safe and joyous with all of them lurking around, gawking at us women, especially the nude women--or trying to sneak a peek? Maybe I should just quit coming to this beach."
So you see, you men hiding behind your pants are deterring many women from coming to the beach or going nude. That includes all kinds of women, even the more liberated ones, unfortunately, the ones more likely to go nude.
If all the men at the beach were nude, many more women would be encouraged to attend and go nude, too, feeling that you men have more respect and consideration for them as equals.
So, fella--take responsibility for your actions! Screw up your courage. Try showing us that you're a man: nude and natural. Nudity symbolises being unarmed and less threatening and vulnerable to each other as equals, as in any good relationship. Or would you rather appear more threatening? What are you so afraid of? You will enjoy it much more than you think! It's much easier than you probably think.
Sure, there are sometimes good reasons to cover up, such as a sunburn, but they don't apply to many men all the time. Find shade. Your first time at a nude beach? All right, maybe you need a few minutes to get used to the idea.
Don't want to fall on your delicate bare bum while skim-boarding? All right, but what's stopping you from disrobing after your athletics? (Aren't you like someone wearing your bicycle helmet to bed?)
Many guys tell me they don't want to strip unless their accompanying friends do, too. Pathetic excuse. If you want to quit smoking, do you wait for your friends to do so along with you?
All right, make it a game! Do it together. Who's brave enough to go first? If none of you, then ask some nudists for advice and encouragement.
Don't say, "Oh, I wouldn't mind going nude, honest! I will--if I ever feel like it!"
Nobody buys that pitiful line. You can see how much fun it is to go nude. You can imagine how good it feels. You want to try, but you're scared. Admit it.
So just try it for 5 minutes! Nudity is not like a drug (such as alcohol) which can give you horrible side effects, like death. What bad could happen to a man from nudity?
If you are too timid for that, why don't you just go home and stew in your own pathetic weakness, and be lonely? You can get good and tired of that. Then come back when you have some balls—visible!
— by Korky Day, 2011 August 5 to 2014 June 16 (but Weebly lost some of my revisions).
5.5. Nude-friendly and affiliated events
Events for pro-nude activists to attend clothed are shown in this fuchsia colour and with this asterisk: *.
Such clothed events support nude sites or groups or the movement, but, for one reason or another, those particular events are not nude or topfree.
Events in black or red type are usually nude optional or nude only, sometimes topfree, instead, as noted. Occasionally, they are instead bare-as-you-dare, as noted.
Throughout your daily lives, if and when you do dress, please consider wearing a garment or badge promoting nudity, topfree, breastfeeding, body pride, unmutilated genitals, health, peace, love, etc. You can buy such items from some of these groups. Or you can make them.
5.8 Geographic index (red)
Groups active now (or in the past or future) in 27 municipalities, etc.
Location, sections:
Area A--see Barnston Is. (next below); and, in Vancouver,
Acadia Beach and Wreck Beach (farther below).
Barnston Island (northeast of Surrey): Barnston Bare Beach
10.
BC and "outside BC"--at bottom of this index.
Clear Creek Hot Springs (near Harrison Hot Spr.):
NudeState 9.1.
Cobble Hill (Vanc. Is.): Sol Sante Club 8.
Courtenay (Vanc. Is.): Clothing Optional Courtenay 9.2.
Crescent Beach--see Surrey.
Fraser Valley: Sunny Trails 8;
Fraser Valley Naturist Club 9.1; NudeState 9.1.
Gibsons (Sunshine Coast):
Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 9.2.
Harrison Hot Springs--see Clear Creek.
Hornby Is.: Little Tribune Bay 10.
Kamloops (Interior): Cariboo Naturist Society 7 and 9.2.
Kelowna (Interior):
Okanagan Shuswap Nudist Society 7 and 9.2.
Lake Errock (eastern Lower Mainland): Sunny Trails Club 8.
Metchosin (Vanc. Is.): Deer Leap Yoga Retreat 8.
Mission: Happy Campers Hideaway 8.
Nanaimo: WildPlay (annual nude event) 11; Nanaimo nudes
9.2; in 9.1 and 9.2: Pacific-Canadian Association of
Nudists; Kokoro Dance; NudeState.
Nelson (Interior): Red Sands Beach 10.
New Westminster: "Gallery 14" 9.1;
Naked Iconoclasts Fighting The Yoke 6.5 and 13;
Take Back the Night 11.
North Vancouver: NudeState 9.1;
Van Tan Nudist Club 6.2, 8; Van Tan Swim Club 6.2.
Pacific Rim National Park (Tofino-Ucluelet, Vanc. Is.):
Chesterman Beach 10.
Pacific Spirit Park--
see Acadia Beach and Wreck Beach in Vancouver.
Penticton (Interior): 3 Mile Beach 10.
Powell River (Vanc. Is.): Captain Under Pants 9.1 and 9.2.
Qualicum Beach (Vanc. Is.):
Nudism in performance 9.1 and 9.2;
Saanich (Vanc. Is.): Arbutus Park Club 7 and 9.2;
Salmon Arm (Interior): Nipple Point Beach 10;
Surrey: Bare Creek Bed and Breakfast 8; Crescent Rock
Beach 10; Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 6.3, 9.1;
Surrey's United Naturists 9.1; see also Barnston Island.
Thetis Island: Cufra Clifts Bed and Breakfast.
Tower Beach --see Wreck Beach in Vancouver.
"Trail" beaches--see Wreck Beach in Vancouver.
University of BC and UEL--see Acadia Beach and Wreck Beach
in Vancouver.
Wells Gray Provincial Park: Clearwater River Chalet.
Vancouver:
Acadia Beach 10; Art of Loving 8; WBPS 10; Burning Man Vancouver 13; CFOX-FM Radio 11; Critical Mass 11; De-Growth Party 12; Dykes on Bikes 11; Exposure Gallery 9.1; Espirito Santo Dance 9.1; Kokoro Dance 9.1, 9.2; Look Nude Film Festival 9.1; Metro Vancouver 10; NudeState 9.1; Naked Iconoclasts Fighting The Yoke 6.5 and 13; Pacific Bliss Yoga 9.1; Pacific-Canadian Association of Nudists 9.1; People's Co-op Books 9.1; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 11; Raelian Movement 9.1; Spartacus Books 9.1; Skyclad Yoga 9.1; Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 6.3, 9.1; Take Back the Night 11; Third Beach Topfree 10; Trans Pride Vancouver 11; Vancouver Folk Music Festival 11; Vancouver International Fringe Festival 9.1; Vancouver Nudists 13; Vancouver Pride Society 11; Vancouver Queer Film Festival 9.1; Work Less Party 12; Wreck Beach 10; Wreck Beach Memories 13; Wreck Beach Preservation Society 10; Wreck Beach Swim Club 6.4; World Naked Bike Ride 11.
Vancouver suburbs: see Barnston Is; Lake Errock;
New Westminster; North Vancouver; Surrey;
Victoria: Naked Poetry Slam 9.2; Skyclad Yoga 9.2;
Victoria suburbs: Prior Lake Club 10;
see suburbs Cobble Hill; Metchosin; Saanich.
BC many nude locations throughout: Clothing Optional BC 10; North-West Hot Springs 10; Occupy Movement __.
BC many non-nude locations throughout: Alcoholics Anonymous 11-end; La Leche League 11-end; Narcotics Anonymous 11-end; Overeaters Anonymous 11-end; Rational Recovery 11-end; Secular Organization for Sobriety 11-end;
BC no regular nude venues but on-line: American Ass. for Nude Recreation 14; AANR-WC 14; Association du droit égal aux seins nus 11; Back to Nurture 11-end; Burn BC 13; Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project 11-end; Canadian Nudist Group 13; Captain Under Pants 9.1 and 9.2.; Federation of Canadian Naturists 14; La Fédération Naturiste Internationale 14; Gay Naturists International 14; The Green Party (generally not nude) 12; Harbour Publishing ?9.1; International Coalition for Genital Integrity 11-end; International Naturist Federation 14; LifeRing 11-end; Nudist Clubhouse 13; Nudist Boat-Pool and Car-Pool 10; Nude-friendly female federation 9.1 and 9.2; Nude-Friendly Information and Referral 1 and 20; Nude Garden Party 12; Nudism in performance 9.1 and 9.2; National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers 11-end; The Naturist Society 14; New Star Books 11; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 11; Raelian Movement 9.1; Surfrider Foundation 9.1, 10; The Sex Party 12; Single Nudist 14; Topfree Equal Rights Association 11; Topfree swims 11; Vegan Voices 11; Young adult faction 9.1 and 9.2.
Outside BC: NudeState trips 9.1; Burning Man Festival (NV) 14; Club Desnudo (WA) 14; Helios Edmonton (AB) 14; Sunny Chinooks Club (AB) 14; Sun Lovers Under Gray Skies (WA) 14-Outside.
5.9. Index of activities (in brown)
All scheduled qualifying activities (of which we know) are in the calendar above (Sections 3 and 4).
This index (below) does not list the dates. Rather, this index connects the activity to the groups (and places) which offer it, have offered it, will offer it, or might offer it.
That way, you can contact them even if they do not have it scheduled now.
If you don't see it on our calendar, it would help if you ask the groups to offer the activity. With your encouragement, the groups are likely to offer the activities you like sooner. Or you can organize them yourself. (Ask us for advice how.)
Index by group name and abbreviation is below in blue Section 5.9.5.
Table of contents is above in green Section 2.
Sections 6-20 are on the next page.
List order:
Activity or place: abbreviation, section number
accommodation--
see bed and breakfast, camp, rooms, RV, trailer.
art (including body painting):
SS 8, G14 9.1, WNBR 11, EG 9.1, VLDS and BI 8.
badminton: VTNC 6.2, SD 6.3, and in "beach".
badminton, balloon: NIFTY 6.5.
basketball: SD 6.3.
beach: WBPS, AB, MV, NBB, CRB, PL, LTB, BBB, CB,
3BT, COBC (all of those are in 10); SF 9.1.
bed and breakfast: BCBB 8, STC 8; see also rooms, camp.
bicycle--see cycle.
bike--see cycle and (for women) motorcycle.
boat: SS 8; (see also cruise).
body paint--see art.
book club: SS 8.
bowl: SD 6.3 (5-pin, maybe 10-pin).
breastfeed: all these nude-friendly places and events, with
extra encouragement at BN 11-end, LLL 11-end.
bungy jump: WP 11., NdS 9.1 and 9.2.
camp:
VTNC 9.2, SS 8, HCH 8, DL 8, STC 8, FVNC 9.1, STC 8.
canoe: SS 8.
climb--see wall-climb; hike.
clubhouse: SS 8, STC 8, FVNC 9.1, DL 8;
see also computer.
computer Web sites: 13.
cruise: SD 6.3, FVNC 9.1 (see also raft).
cycle: WNBR 11.
dance (participatory)--see music.
dance (performance): KD 9.1 and 9.2, CD 14.
diving--see also bungy jump.
diving board: most groups in 6 and some in 7.
draw--see art.
drink alcohol--NFIR discourages it;
see therapy groups 11-end, and articles on page 2.
eat--see food.
festivals--see music, film; and non-nude festivals where nudists
are recruited: VFMF 11, VTNC 6.2, SD 6.3.
film: SS 8, NIFTY 6.5, SD 6.3, FVNC 9.1,
festivals: VIFF 9.1, VQFF 9.1, LNFF 9.1.
food: most groups and places sometimes serve food or
host pot-lucks; see also restaurant; picnic, breastfeed.
games: VTNC 6.2, SS 8, NIFTY 6.5.
gifts--see merchandise.
golf: SS 8.
heal: AL 8; also see therapy.
hike: WB 10, CRB 10, (see also run).
hot springs: NdS 9.1, NWHS 10, COBC 10.
hot tub: VTNC 6.2, HCH 8, SS 8, STC 8, BCBB? 8;
all indoor pools in 6 and 7.
Jacuzzi--see hot tub.
jump--see bungy jump.
karaoke--see music.
kayak: SS 8.
life drawing--see art.
meal--see food.
meet for self-help (besides nudism): several in 11-end.
meet to organise for nudism: most groups herein.
meet with officials: WBPS and MV 10.
merchandise: many of the groups sell goods, many related
to nudism, such as literature, comics, magazines,
garments (sorry!), stickers, DVDs, etc.
motorcycle (women topfree): DB 11.
movie--see film.
music (for group dancing and parties): SS 8, HCH 8,
P-CAN (men) 9.1, FVNC 9.1, WBPS 10, VFMF 11.
See also "dance (performance)".
music (sing): FVNC 9.1 (karaoke); VTNC 6.2; SS 8;
all beaches 10.
music (radio broadcasts): CU 9.1 and 9.2.
parade: VPS 11, DB 11, RM 9.1, P-CAN 9.1, WNBR 11,
NIFTY 6.5.
party--see social; music.
performance: Nip 9.1 and 9.2 (end).
(see also art, dance, film, karaoke, music, parade).
picnic--see camping, food.
playground: SS 8, STC 8; see also wave pool.
poetry: CU 9.2 and 9.2; NPS 9.2.
politics and protest: 12; Occupy Movement __.
pool (water)--see swim.
pot-luck--see food.
raft: P-CAN 9.2 (see also cruise).
restaurant social (before or after swim-spa, bowling, etc.):
all groups in 6 and some groups in 7; see also food.
rooms: ?DL 8.
rowboat: SS 8.
run (and walk): WBPS 10; see also hike, streak.
RV hook-ups: SS? 8, STC 8.
sauna: SS 8, STC 8; all groups in 6 and most groups in 7.
self-help (besides nudism): 11-end; see also therapy.
shuffleboard: VTNC 6.2.
sing--see music.
skim-board--see beach.
sleep--see bed and breakfast, camp, rooms, RV, trailer.
slides--see wave pool, etc.
social and party: almost all groups offer these; and socializing is
part of almost all activities (see especially "restaurant" and
"music-dance").
spa (such as sauna, hot tub, steam room, etc.):
all groups in 6 and 7; or see under those specific facilities.
sport--see specific sport in this index: badminton,
basketball, beach, boat, bowl, bungy jump, cycle, dance,
dive, golf, hike, raft, run-walk, shuffleboard, skim-board,
swim, streak, surf, volleyball,wall-climb, yacht (model),
yoga.
steam room: VTSC 6.2, SD 6.3, maybe groups in 7.
streak: CU 9.1 and 9.2; see also cycle, parade, run, and sport.
surf: SF 10, beaches 10.
sunbathe: VT 6.2, SS 8, HCH 8, SCY 9.2, beaches 10, and most outdoor activities and places.
swim (indoor): all groups in 6 and 7.
swim (outdoor pools, heated or not):
VT 6.2, SS 8; see also beach.
tan--see sunbathe.
tent--see camp.
therapy for physical health--see most activities in this index,
especially sport and sunbathe, or below.
therapy for shyness, clothes compulsiveness, sexism:
read articles herein and contact NFIR 1 and 20; at WB 10.
therapy (self-help groups for other problems): 11-end.
topfree: 3BT 10, TERA 11, Ts 11, Occupy Movement;
see also breastfeed.
trailer spaces with hook-ups: SS? 8, HCH 8, STC 8.
trailer spaces without hook-ups: VTNC 6.2.
transport nude or topfree--see cruise; cycle; raft; motorcycle.
transport to and from nude events and places: NBC 10.
triathalon: SS 8.
tube--see raft.
volleyball, dry, indoor: SD 6.3.
volleyball, dry, outdoor:
VTNC 6.2, WB 10, SS? 8, HCH 8, beaches 10.
volleyball, pool, indoor: VTSC 6.1, WBSC 6.4, NIFTY 6.5, and maybe in 7.
walk--see run.
wall-climb, indoor: NdS 9.1.
water slides--big at wave pool, small at most pools.
wave pool, water slides, and water playground: SD 6.3.
whirlpool--see hot tub.
yacht (model): SS 8; see also raft and cruise (full-size).
yoga: DL 8, SD 6.3, SCY (men) 9.1, 9.2, NdS 9.1, PBY 9.1,
VNYC 9.1, WB 10, WBPS 10.
Section 5.9.5. (formerly Section 2.5).
Index of groups and abbreviations (in blue)
As used in our calendar listings, etc.
Red type in this otherwise blue index is for parts that are new or recently heavily revised.
The abbreviations are below, alphabetically, followed by the numerals of their sections (where a full description of each group is).
Almost all the references in this index are to Sections 6 to 20, which are now on the 2nd page, for which click on horizontal bar at the top of this page. (We will add more links later.)
Group _____ Section
Acadia Beach 10. (in WBPS entry).
Alcoholics Anonymous 11-end.
American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR; now
including Single Nudist on-line dating) 14.
American Association for Nude Recreation--Western Canada
(AANR-WC) 14.
American Sunbathing Association (ASA): now named
AANR (above) 14.
Arbutus Park Club (and Friends of Arbutus Park)
(non-landed) 7 and 9.2.
The Art of Loving 8.
Association du droit égal aux seins nus 11.
Back to Nurture 11-end.
Bare Creek Bed and Breakfast 8.
Barnston Bare Beach 10.
Basic Inquiry 8.
Burn BC (associated with Burning Man Festival) 10.
Burning Man Festival 14-Outside.
Burning Man Vancouver 10.
Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project 11-end.
Canadian Nudist Group 13.
Captain Under Pants radio CJMP-FM radio 9.2.
Cariboo Naturist Society in Kamloops 7 and 9.2.
CFOX-FM radio 11.
Chesterman Beach (nude) 10.
CJMP-FM radio see Captain U. below.
Clearwater River Chalet 8.
Clothing Optional BC (COBC) 10.
Clothing Optional Courtenay 9.2.
Club Desnudo (nude men) was 9.1, moved to 14.
Co-ed Naked Yoga see NudeState 9.1 and 9.2.
Crescent Rock Beach (nudist) 10. (see also SUN in 9.1).
Critical Mass 11.
Cufra Clifts B&B 8.
De-Growth Party see Work-Less.
Deer Leap yoga retreat 8.
Dykes on Bikes (women) 11.
Espirito Santo Dance 9.1.
Exposure Gallery 9.1.
Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) 14.
Fraser Valley Naturist Club 9.1.
Gallery 14 Section 9.1.
Gay Naturists International (men) 14.
The Green Party 12.
GVRD re-named Metro Vancouver: in WBPS listing in 10.
Happy Campers Hideaway (nudist) 8.
Harbour Publishing (books) 9.1.
Helios Edmonton (nudist) 14. Outside BC.
Human Body Project (yet to be listed).
International Coalition for Genital Integrity 11-end.
International Naturist Federation 14.
Kokoro Dance 9.1, 9.2.
La Fédération Naturiste Internationale 14.
La Leche League (women) 11-end.
LifeRing, Canada 11-end.
Little Tribune Bay (nude beach) 10.
Look Nude Film Festival 9.1.
Metro Vancouver: in WBPS listing in 10.
Naked Iconoclasts Fighting The Yoke (NIFTY) 6.5 and 13.
Naked Poetry Slam 9.2.
Nanaimo nudes 9.2.
Narcotics Anonymous 11, end.
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource
Centers (NO-CIRC) 11-end.
The Naturist Society 14. (or NudeState instead).
New Star Books (publisher) 11.
Nipple Point Beach (nudist; near Salmon Arm) 10.
North-West Hot Springs (nude) 10.
Nude Garden Party (political) 12.
Nude-friendly female federation 9.1 and 9.2.
Nude-Friendly Information and Referral (also spelled
Nwd-Friendly), publisher of this calendar 1., 20.
Nude-Friendly Information and Referral Calendar
(this calendar) 1., 20.
NudeState (formerly Threadbare Adventures and Co-ed Naked Yoga) 9.1 and 9.2.
Nudism in performance 9.1 and 9.2 (end).
Nudist Boat-Pool and Car-Pool 10.
Nudist Clubhouse 13. (or also FVNC clubhouse 9.1).
Occupy Movement will be in Sect. 9.
Okanagan Shuswap Nudist Society (OSNS) 7 and 9.2.
Overeaters Anonymous 11, end.
Pacific Bliss Yoga (nude) 9.1.
Pacific-Canadian Association of Nudists
(P-CAN, for men) 9.1 and 9.2.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) 11.
People's Co-op Books (bookstore) 9.1.
Prior Lake Club (nudist) 10.
Raelian Movement (religion) 9.1.
Rational Recovery 11, end.
Red Sands Beach (nudist; near Nelson) 10.
Secular Organization for Sobriety (SOS) 11, end.
The Sex Party (political party) 12.
Single Nudist (on-line) -- see AANR in 14.
Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 6.3, (9.1, and 9.2).
Skyclad Yoga (men) 9.2.
SLUGS Sun Lovers Under Gray Skies (nudist) 14-Outside.
Sol Sante Club (nudist) 8.
Spartacus Books (bookstore) 9.1.
Sunny Chinooks Club (nudist) 14-Outside.
Sunny Trails Club (nudist) 8.
Surfrider Foundation 9.1 (see also 10).
Surrey's United Naturists (SUN) 9.1,
(see also Crescent Rock Beach in 10).
Take Back the Night (women) 11.
Third Beach Topfree 10.
Threadbare Adventures see NudeState 9.1 and 9.2. or 14.
3 Mile Beach (nudist; near Penticton) 10.
Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA) 11.
Topfree swims 11.
Trans Pride Vancouver. 11.
Van Tan Swim Club 6.2.
Van Tan Nudist Club 6.2 (and 8).
Vancouver Folk Music Festival 11.
Vancouver International Fringe Festival 9.1.
Vancouver Life Drawing Society 8.
Vancouver Naked Yoga Club (men) 9.1.
Vancouver Nudists 13.
Vancouver Pride Society 11.
Vancouver Queer Film Festival 9.1.
Vegan Voices 11.
Western Canadian . . . (now AANR-WC) 14.
WildPlay Element Parks 11.
Work Less Party 12.
World Naked Bike Ride 11.
Wreck Beach (nude): see Wreck Beach PS 10.
Wreck Beach Memories (defunct) 13.
Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS, includes AB) 10.
Wreck Beach Swim Club 6.4.
Young adult faction (nudist) 9.1 and 9.2.
End of 5.9.5. Index.
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Xi Virus at nude sites and events: (I named it after President Xi of China, who's trying to squirm out of responsibility for infecting the world. He got people to re-name it Covid-19, which sounds unconnected to him or his government. Xi is pronounced similar to the English word 'she'.) To be safer, exercise and relax outdoors, apart from others! On the trails, wear gloves and mask. Narrow trails are risky because it is hard to stay 2 m apart. Avoid passing people on trails. Being outdoors is NO particular risk unless you get too close to other people or touch them or touch things they have touched. Play badminton, frizbee, tennis, etc., gloved. Buying food outdoors is safer than indoors. Some stores will gather your grocery order for you inside and bring it out, or deliver. Cycling or driving might be more protection against viruses than public transit or taxis, but driving and taxis are more dangerous for collisions. Open vehicle windows. Wearing masks, gloves, shoes, etc., for health and safety is part of nudist custom and does NOT violate the nudist ethic.
2020 October; Lower Mainland, BC
♥ INTERNET ONLY. Every Monday, 11 am. Every Wednesday, 4 pm. Every Friday, 11 am. Men-only Skyclad Yoga class by 'Zoom'. From Vancouver Island, watch and perform the yoga from anywhere. Confirmed after 2020 June 13. About 1 hour of yoga followed by chatting; share what's happening for you; find support and community. Suggested donation. First RSVP by e-mail (below) an hour or more ahead. Then you will be e-sent a Zoom link and instructions. For your first time with this group, e-mail well ahead of time: Ron@Skyclad.ca Skyclad.ca .
♥ October 5, Monday, 5 pm. Comedy in the Raw, an outdoor naked comedy show hosted by stand-up comedian Elizabeth Stanton. Weather permitting. Come see what the comedians in Vancouver are hiding up more than just their sleeves. Donations welcome. Outdoors at Wreck Beach, UBC, south of Trail 6 and the vendor stands, Vancouver, BC. https://www.facebook.com/events/720967811822929/ or c/o your editor KorkyDay@yahoo.com .
♥ Van Tan Club is open to its virus-careful members at all times. Stay apart. Non-members, including AANR members, contact ahead to arrange admittance. No 'open houses' in 2020. North Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ No indoor swims known yet for this month or later.
♥ Outdoors on many warm spring days. By chance or appointment. Free 'Shy Therapy'. Ask for our peer-counselling to become brave and kind enough to go nude. Political, social, and psychological (etc.) aspects. Discussions also with the already-nude. Watch for therapists with Shy Therapy signs--or ask for appointment. If you find no therapists there, ask naked people who have no tan lines about nudism. If you want to perform on stage nude but are afraid, get our therapy first. Around foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, UBC, Vancouver, BC. Hats sold at Paradise Grill (foot of Trail 6) which say 'Make Wreck Naked Again'. KorkyDay@yahoo.com . Facebook group 'Shy Therapy at a Nude Beach': https://www.facebook.com/groups/298784094240776/
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily, held over until December. Exhibit 'Haida Now: a visual feast of innovation and tradition', includes some nude art, etc.; $; Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park, Kits Point, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-736-4431; MuseumOfVancouver.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE. October 11+, Sundays, 10:30 am-noon. Nude Yoga for men; nude-optional, $20; True Nosh Studios, 2200 Ontario Street (west of Main Street and 6th Avenue), Vancouver, BC; telephone 778-229-8357; studio@TrueNosh.com .
♥ MAYBE ON-LINE. October 15, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. October 17, Saturday, 7:30-9:30 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club indoor swim and spa; nude only; hotter-than-most sauna, hot tub, water volleyball, diving board, lane swimming; swimming not required; $12 or less; Lord Byng Pool, 3990 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 6.4; WreckBeach.org (Last WBSC swim until fall. Not EVERY month, as they publish.)
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. October 17, Saturday, ~9:45 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club after-swim restaurant social; no cover $; near above event; Sect. 6.5.*
♥ MAYBE ON-LINE. October 15, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
♥ POSSIBLY October 31, Saturday, 7:30-9:30 pm. NIFTY indoor swim-spa, nude optional; sauna, hot tub, diving, volleyball, rope swing; $9 or less; Templeton Pool, 700 Templeton Drive, north-east Vancouver, BC; Sect. 6.5; NiftyNude.org .
♥ POSSIBLY October 31, Saturday, ~9:45 pm. NIFTY after-swim restaurant social; no cover $; near above event; Sect. 6.5.*
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♥ Date to be announced, noon-6 pm. The Rekkerz musical band and others play a tribute to a late beach musician, Jamie; free; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, UBC, Vancouver, BC. Facebook.com/groups/wrkbch/
♥ TENTATIVE July. Dancing on the Edge (dance performance festival). Will some of the dancers be nude?; $; various venues including Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Gastown, Vancouver; DancingOnTheEdge.org/schedule-of-events/ .
♥ TENTATIVE July. Bears at the Falls (gay men--bare bears!); nude optional; $; Shadow Falls Campground, 17575 Morris Valley Road, north of Harrison Mills and Chilliwack, BC; facebook.com/events/424732044772028/ ShadowFalls.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE July, Thursday-Sunday. Burn in the Forest festival (local version of Burning Man); camping; interactive art; nudity allowed; $; Agassiz, BC (in or near the Lower Mainland); maybe advance tickets only; BurnInTheForest.com ; Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society: GVIAS.org .
♥ TENTATIVE July or August. Kokoro Dance class (to practice for 2 performances at Wreck Beach, as below); $; Vancouver, BC; Kokoro.ca ; Facebook.com/KokoroDance/ .
♥ TENTATIVE July or August, Saturday and Sunday, mid-day. Kokoro Dance's Wreck Beach Butoh dance performances; free to watch, donations; foot of Trail 4, just south-west of Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive, UBC, Vancouver, BC; to be one of the dancers, see above; Kokoro.ca ; Facebook.com/KokoroDance/ .
♥ 'Lie Exposed' (movie): when theatres are open, this new movie might be showing in BC, as it was just reviewed in the Georgia Straight newspaper (2020 March 5, page 23) but neither the Straight nor the Internet, so far, state when or where it will be shown. It's about nude photography of women. Of course, that does NOT necessarily mean that the movie will actually SHOW any nudity, given the prudery of today's society! I guess about 10 seconds of nudity in this 93-minute movie. No nudity in poster or trailer. I'll investigate further. In the meantime, please tell me if you know anything more. KorkyDay@yahoo.com . Rated 14-A.
♥ Norrish Creek gatherings; free; east of Mission, BC. From Mission Information Centre, 34033 Lougheed Highway, Mission, BC, drive east 7.1 km to the village of Dewdney, where (going straight) the highway becomes Hawkins Pickle Road. Go straight. (Don't turn right, which becomes the continuation east of Lougheed Highway.) Stay on Hawkins Pickle Road for another 2.2 km north-east (then past Catherwood Road on the left?); to the end with the gate (at Bell Road and Hawkins Pickle Road?); turn right just past nice house on left; drive over RR tracks; drive 1.2 km to yellow gate. Very often this gate is open and stays open until all vehicles are gone in the evening. Park your vehicle and walk on the trail on the left, over the railroad tracks (the railroad bridge is on your left, over ?Norrish Creek?) and up the east side trail. Follow the fairly straight trail for 5 minutes. At the little fork, turn left and walk for less than a minute down to the sandy area creekside. Walk right and along the creek for 5 minutes to nude area with rock balancing and curved rock dam. Driving-walking time from Info Centre: 25 minutes. Go any time, or for spontaneous gatherings: See their Facebook page. Video of walk from parking lot .
♥ Vancouver Reclaiming Skyclad Imbolc Ritual. Must arrive before 7:30 pm. Bring towel, water, unscented candle, cup, no scented products; suggested ?10-20$; No alcohol, other drugs. Templeton Indoor Pool, 700 Templeton Drive, n.e. Vancouver, BC. BiblioGoddess@gmail.com ; VancouverReclaiming.org/ritual-vancouver-reclaiming-skyclad-imbolc .
♥ NudeState's indoor beach party; 4 sand volleyball courts, build sand-castles, ping-pong, other activities; showers, lockers; nude option; $; at 6Pack Indoor Beach, #115-13180 Mitchell Road, Richmond, BC; via Knight Street Bridge over Mitchell Island (walk or drive from middle of the bridge; #405, 407, 430 buses stop there; then go east on Mitchell Road to the western edge of the bridge overhead, turn right into driveway before the bridge, go past huge north warehouse, turn right, go between the warehouses counter-clockwise around south warehouse to #115); info@NudeStateOfMind.com ; NudeStateOfMind.com/events/indoor-beach-volleyball/ ; NudeStateOfMind.com .
♥ NudeLife[email protected] (men).
♥ Life drawing; nude model; $; 4196 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-257-8140 ; WestPointGrey.org/classes/life-drawing-sessions/ .
♥ Naked Yoga with Kat; $; RopeKitteh@gmail.com ; NudeYogaMTL.com/Vancouver .
♥ ?Spring or ?summer; Thursdays, 6:30-7:45 pm (depending on weather?). Wreck Beach Yoga Series; nude-optional; rotating teachers; donation $; foot of Trail 6; Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; see Facebook.
♥ Men In Touch nude yoga; $; Vancouver, BC; [email protected] ;
MenIn[email protected] .
♥ Vancouver Naked Yoga Club (men only); $; Sect. 9.1. NudeDudeYoga.com ; NudeDude[email protected] .
♥ Vancouver Men's Activity Network (V-MAN) is no longer active.
♥ 'Extremely Shy . . .' group in Meetup; pro-nude event 'Chilling & Volleyball @ Wreck Beach', Vancouver, BC; meetup.com/Extremely-Shy-Looking-for-friends/events/242761315/comments/483212450/?read=1&_af=event&_af_eid=242761315&https=on .
♥ Women and girls only, G.A.L.S. indoor swim-spa; nudity encouraged; donation $; Vancouver, BC; facebook.com/groups/791846320960071/ or c/o your editor; Sect. 6.6.
♥ A topfree cycling ride.
♥ 'Jane Jacob's Walk' at Wreck Beach?
♥ TENTATIVE Sunday, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, then dance and hula party. Wreck Beach's famous comedian Watermelon in an adult show called 'The Wrong Show: Comedy BROADville' with her and some of these other women: Bonnie Kilroe, Burgundy Brixx, Sandra Sanders, Burgundy Brixx, Ana Bon-Boni, Jessie Rockley, Shaboobie Boobarella, and Velvet Steele. Burlesque topfree and near-nude; sexual innuendo. Adults only; 15$ advance; Waldorf Hotel, Tiki Bar, 1489 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC; www.WrongShow.com ; OR Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward Street (at Kingsway and 12th Avenue), Vancouver, BC; BiltmoreCabaret.com/events/the-wrong-show-comedy-broadville/ .*
♥ TENTATIVE. Nudism talks by Korky Day and Jennifer Chernecki; free; nudity this time? Presented by the UBC Free Speech Club; indoors, UBC, Vancouver, BC. See the club in Facebook.com or KorkyDay@yahoo.com .
♥ TENTATIVE Thursday, 6:30-9 pm. PCAN (men only) nude drawing; live model; donation $; near West 41st Avenue & Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 9.1; reserve: FunVan@shaw.ca ; p-can.org/ .
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2020 November; Lower Mainland, BC
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily, held over until December. Exhibit 'Haida Now: a visual feast of innovation and tradition', includes some nude art, etc.; $; Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park, Kits Point, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-736-4431; MuseumOfVancouver.ca .
♥ MAYBE ON-LINE. November 19, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
2020 December; Lower Mainland, BC
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily, held over until sometime this month. Exhibit 'Haida Now: a visual feast of innovation and tradition', includes some nude art, etc.; $; Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park, Kits Point, Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-736-4431; MuseumOfVancouver.ca .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. December 5, Saturday, 6 pm-midnight. Wreck Beach Preservation Society's Xmas party; $; adults only; Legion Hall, 2205 Commercial Drive (at 6th Avenue), Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-308-6336; Sect. 10; WreckBeach.org .*
♥ No Wreck Beach Preservation Society meet between November 19 and January 21.
2021
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. Daily. Basic Inquiry nude art lessons and open drawing; live nude models and artists; $; 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, BC; almost every day of year; Sect. 8.; LifeDrawing.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 January 1, Friday, 1 pm, register 12:30 pm. Polar Bare Plunge sponsored by Surrey United Nudists (SUN); donations; Crescent Rock Beach, South Surrey (west of White Rock Beach, south from Crescent Beach: 100 m past the Christopherson Steps, elevated metal walkway; or take those stairs down from the west end of 24th Avenue).
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 January 1, Friday. Other 'polar bare plunges', informal, unannounced; various places.
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 January 21, Thursday, 6-7 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society monthly business meet (with Metro Vancouver Regional District); 3rd Thursdays; free; TENTATIVE ADDRESS: Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street (at West 31st Avenue), Vancouver, BC; WreckBeach.org ; Sect. 10.*
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 January-February. Push Festival's many live shows, maybe some with nudity. Various venues in Vancouver, BC. Telephone 604-449-6000, toll-free in N. America 1-866-608-8284; PushFestival.ca .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 February. Hot Art Wet City 'Boobies & Wieners' nude art show, some of the art is sexual, some whimsical. Free admission. Art for sale. Maybe watch the art being removed at the end. The Arts Factory, 281 Industrial Avenue (just east of 1st Avenue and Main Street), Vancouver, BC. <info@HotArtWetCity.com> or on Facebook. www.HotArtWetCity.com/bw7/
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 February, Sunday. PCAN (men only) Oscar Party, potluck; black-tie (naked otherwise), awards guessing contest; limited attendance RSVP [email protected] ; Sect. 9.1; p-can.org .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 April. Capture Photography Festival. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Griffin Art Projects (gallery), Art Gallery at Evergreen, Audain Art Museum, Gallery Jones, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons: Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Or Gallery, Republic Gallery, and West Vancouver Art Museum. They are in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, Whistler, etc., BC. (I'd include the addresses, but the Web site hides them.) https://CapturePhotoFest.com .
♥ 2021 ?April-August. Kraken Jokes on the Beach in the Buff! Live, naked stand-up comedians at Wreck Beach. Xi-Virus-safer outdoors. Perhaps Nik Perry and Korky Day as Trump the Hippie, others. Apply to perform. No cover charge. (Hit cymbal.) Donations appreciated. South of vendor stands, Wreck Beach via Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC. https://www.facebook.com/Kraken-Comedy-114360663446299/ , or c/o your editor [email protected] .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 Some warm spring and summer day(s). The newly re-elected President 'Trump the Hippie' (fully clothed) again might woo the crowd for free at Wreck Beach (nude beach), foot of Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC. He has the nudist vote covered! See also the Facebook group 'Hip Talk about Donald Trump'. Also, YouTube videos: 'Trump the Hippie'.
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, ?Saturday. World Naked Bike Ride, body painting and performances for first while; free; start at Third Beach, Stanley Park, West End, Vancouver, BC; facebook.com/YVR.WNBR/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, 10 am to 4 pm. Van Tan Club open house; free; North Vancouver, BC; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, Friday. Van Tan Club parade float preparation; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 June, Saturday. Van Tan Club in Lynn Valley Days Parade; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July 1. Van Tan Nudist Club's Canada Day parade and party; telephone 604-980-2400; info@VanTan.ca ; VanTan.ca/events.html .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July, Sunday, 9 am-5 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society's Wreck Beach Day; 4 pm family photo; various times: kite flying, sand-castle contest, volleyball tournament, hula hoop contest; Helen's sunset celebration of life feast and open musical jam; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.; rain date July 12; WreckBeach.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July, Saturday, 3:30 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society record-breaking photo of volunteer all-nude beach people; free; RAIN DATE July 18, Saturday; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.; WreckBeach.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 mid-July, Friday-Sunday. Vancouver Folk Music Festival; a tradition of a few topfree women (which is legal throughout BC); paid admission to main part of the festival; a free-admission market at the north-west edge of the festival (also topfree); Jericho Beach Park, 3941 Point Grey Road and 3941 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; TheFestival.bc.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July or August, Friday, meet 5:30 pm. Trans March might include topfree and near-nude paraders and audience; free; Clark Park, 1500 East 14th Avenue (at Commercial Drive), north to Victoria Park, 1425 Victoria Drive (at Grant Street); https://www.facebook.com/events/1200131763510419/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July or August, Saturday, meet 11 am, march noon. Dyke March usually includes topfree paraders and audience; free; McSpadden Park, 2125 Victoria Drive (at 5th Avenue) to Commercial Drive to Grandview Park, 1657 Charles Street (at Commercial Drive), Vancouver, BC; VancouverDykeMarch.com/wordpress/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 July or August, Sunday, noon. Vancouver Pride Society Parade includes topfree and near-nude paraders and audience; free; Robson Street (at Thurlow), Denman Street, Beach Avenue (to Jervis Street), Sunset Beach, 1204 Beach Avenue, West End, Vancouver,s BC; VancouverPride.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 early August, Saturday, noon-4 pm. Wreck Beach Preservation Society art show, body painting, hula-hooping; free; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.; WreckBeach.org .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 earlyAugust, ?Sunday, sign in 8:45-11:15 am, run 11:30 am. Wreck Beach Preservation Society's Bare Buns Run, must pre-register on-line JEWilliams1943@gmail.com -- WreckBeach.org , 1 or 5 km; awards ~2 pm; 20 or 25$; rain or shine; telephone 604-308-6336; foot of Trail 6, Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10.
♥ 2021 August 23. 51th anniversary of the Nude-In at Wreck Beach. Wreck Beach, UBC, Vancouver, BC.
♥ 2021 end of August. Go Topless event. Oppose attitudes and customs which inhibit women from exercising their legal topfree rights; hosted by the Raelian Movement; free, legal, no nudity; join in, don't just live your life vicariously; GoTopless.org/GoTopless-Day .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 mid-September, Friday, day time. Coastal Clean Up and Butt Contest; Wreck Beach via Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10; WreckBeach.org .
♥ 2021 Late September?, Sunday, all day. International Rivers Day; potluck food tent; talking stick; music jam; Wreck Beach via Trail 6, UBC, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 10; WreckBeach.org .
♥ 2021 mid-September. Vancouver Fringe Festival of live-theatre shows. $. They claim that nudity will be in the ones noted, but they tend to chicken out--or simply lie. (Tell me if you know further: KorkyDay@yahoo.com .) Telephone 604-257-0350. Tickets might be at 1398 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, at each venue, and VancouverFringe.com .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 Late September - mid October, 10 am to 11:50 pm. Vancouver International Film Festival. More than 300 movies, plus talks. Most shows 15$ or less. How many in total have nudity is unknown. Page numbers from the printed guide. In 10 downtown venues in downtown Vancouver, BC. VIFF.org . Telephone 604-683-3456. More showings will be added of some of the more popular films. (If you know more about nudity in any of the films, please inform KorkyDay@yahoo.com .) Movies: TBA.
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 October 17, Saturday, 7:30-9:30 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club indoor swim and spa; nude only; hotter-than-most sauna, hot tub, water volleyball, diving board, lane swimming; swimming not required; $12 or less; Lord Byng Pool, 3990 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, BC; Sect. 6.4; WreckBeach.org (not EVERY month, as they publish.)
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 October 17, Saturday, ~9:45 pm. Wreck Beach Swim Club after-swim restaurant social; no cover $; near above event; Sect. 6.5.*
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Xi Virus at nude sites and events: (I named it after President Xi of China, who's trying to squirm out of responsibility for infecting the world. He got people to re-name it Covid-19, which sounds unconnected to him or his government. Xi is pronounced similar to the English word 'she'.) To be safer, exercise and relax outdoors, apart from others! On the trails, wear gloves and mask. Narrow trails are risky because it is hard to stay 2 m apart. Avoid passing people on trails. Being outdoors is NO particular risk unless you get too close to other people or touch them or touch things they have touched. Play badminton, frizbee, tennis, etc., gloved. Buying food outdoors is safer than indoors. Some stores will gather your grocery order for you inside and bring it out, or deliver. Cycling or driving might be more protection against viruses than public transit or taxis, but driving and taxis are more dangerous for collisions. Open vehicle windows. Wearing masks, gloves, shoes, etc., for health and safety is part of nudist custom and does NOT violate the nudist ethic.
Sol Sante nudist club's weekly events During the season, as of 2019 7 4.
NOT CONFIRMED. Contact them for permission to attend. Weather and interest permitting.
♥ Daily 9 am-noon. Pickle ball.
♥ Daily 10-11 am. Aquasize pool exercise.
♥ Once or twice a week: RC model boat sailing, water volleyball, potluck dinners.
All the above at Sol Sante nudist resort; $; 3120 Cameron Taggart Road, Cobble Hill, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 8; SolSante.com/regular-weekly-events .
2020 October, BC outside of Lower Mainland
♥ INTERNET ONLY. Every Monday, 11 am. Every Wednesday, 4 pm. Every Friday, 11 am. Confirmed after 2020 June 13. Men-only Skyclad Yoga class by 'Zoom'. From Vancouver Island, watch and perform the yoga from anywhere. About 1 hour of yoga followed by chatting; share what's happening for you; find support and community. Suggested donation. First RSVP by e-mail (below) an hour or more ahead. Then you will be e-sent a Zoom link and instructions. For your first time with this group, e-mail well ahead of time: Ron@Skyclad.ca Skyclad.ca .
♥ TENTATIVE: Monthly Act of Disruption and Resistance (Vulnerability Vigil); free; outdoors; lately not including nudity; when it does, hold signs in front of your naked body; etc., everyone welcome, dressed or not; Victoria, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC. #NUD in # ; #NakedUglyDancing ; HumanBodyProject.org ; Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/582453018956195/ .
♥ TENTATIVE 2020 October 17, Saturday, 9:30–11 pm. Arbutus Park Nudist Club indoor nude swim-spa, Gordon Head Recreation Centre, 4100 Lambrick Way (off Feltham Road), Saanich, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; must arrive 9:15-9:35 pm; pre-social (7:30 pm); you must be approved in advance for both the pool and pre-pool social events: ArbutusParkClub.com/rsvp/ .
2021 March, BC outside of Lower Mainland
♥ POSSIBLE DATES March 6-7, Saturday-Sunday, 10 am-6 pm. Naked Bungy Jump, 45$+ for charity; regular (non-nude) season opens the following Friday. WildPlay Adventure Park, 35 Nanaimo River Road, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC; telephone 1-855-595-2251; https://book.singenuity.com/5/details/activity/138 ; WildPlay.com/Nanaimo/
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 Sol Sante Nudist Club, Bare Buns Fun Run / Walk; $; RSVP; 3120 Cameron Taggart Road, Cobble Hill, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 8; SolSante.com .
♥ TENTATIVE. 2020 Thursday-Sunday. Burn in the Forest festival (local version of Burning Man); camping; interactive art; nudity allowed; $; Agassiz, BC (in or near the Lower Mainland); maybe advance tickets only; BurnInTheForest.com .
♥ NOT CONFIRMED. 2021 Late August - early September, many shows each day. Victoria Fringe Festival. Nudity will be in 2 of the live-theatre shows this year. (Send updates: [email protected] .) Nudity might be allowed in some audiences. Altogether, 47 different shows. Office: 2-1609 Blanshard Street, Victoria, southeastern Vancouver Island, BC. Telephone 250-383-2663. $11+. Tickets: https://IntrepidTheatre.com .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 September, Friday-Monday. Nude river rafting and tubing near Black Creek, mid-Vancouver-Island, BC. Contact c/o your editor [email protected] .
♥ TENTATIVE 2021 September, Saturday, 9:30–11 pm. Arbutus Park Nudist Club indoor nude swim-spa, Gordon Head Recreation Centre, 4100 Lambrick Way (off Feltham Road), Saanich, south-eastern Vancouver Island, BC; must arrive 9:15-9:35 pm; pre-social (7:30 pm); you must be approved in advance for both the pool and pre-pool social events: ArbutusParkClub.com/rsvp/ .
Section 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
of this NFIR Calendar: 2 e-pages
For the index of groups and abbreviations, see the blue section at the bottom of this page.
For Leap 4 Love Part 3: Nude-peace, and other parts of L4L that aren't back here yet, please contact the editor.
In this (otherwise green) Table of Contents, red type is for parts that are new or recently heavily revised.
Section Description
1. Title, rating, revision, location, e-reminders.
Calendar of events in 'BC' (formerly sections 3 and 4).
2. Table of Contents.
2.5. Index of groups and abbreviations (blue section)
— moved to Section 5.9.5. at the bottom of this page.
3. and 4. Introductory material for the calendar. The latter is now in Section 1.
5. Introduction:
1. Event changes: cancellations, corrections,
irregularities, strikes, lock-outs, late notices,
re-scheduling, warnings, predictions, etc.
1.5. Nude-friendly and related terms.
2. E-mailing.
3. a. Before you attend—important: Behaviour.
b. Personal names and anonymity.
c. Confirm before attending.
d. Finding event details
e. We're counting on you to bring others.
4. Everyone can participate!
4.3. Sex segregated or focused on one sex.
4.5. Are you proud of tolerating nudes while
hiding in your swim-suit or shorts?
4.6. Cowardly, sexist men keep their pants on!
5. Nude-friendly and affiliated events.
5.8 Geographic index.
5.9 Activity index.
5.9.5. Index of groups and abbreviations (blue section)
—moved to the bottom of this page.
"Sections 6 to 20" (below) are now on the page 'Nude groups'. Please click on that phrase in the menu at the top left of this page.
6.1. Indoor swim-spa details—Lower Mainland (Vancouver
area), including "temperature comparison chart" and "fee comparison chart".
6.2. VT. 6.3. SD. 6.4. WBSC. 6.5. NIFTY.
7. Indoor swim-spa details—British Columbia outside the
Lower Mainland (including the Sunshine Coast,
Vancouver Island, and the BC Interior):
SD, APC, OSNS, and CNS.
(More about those 4 groups in Sections 9.2, below.)
8. Landed groups: VT (see Section 6.2, below),
HCH, STC, BCBB, SS, DL, AL, VLDS, BI.
9. Non-landed groups:
9.1. The Lower Mainland of BC: SF, SD (see Section
6.3), NIFTY (see Section 6.5), FVNC, SUN, PCAN,
KD, ESD, PBY, NdS, VNYC, PCB, SB, HP, EG, G14,
RM, BMV, BC, CU, VIFF, VQFF, LNFF, Nfff, Yaf, Nip.
9.2. BC outside the Lower Mainland:
SD (see Section 6.3), APC, OSNS, CNS, PCAN,
KD, NdS, SCY, COC, CU, NPS, Nn, Nfff, Yaf, Nip.
10. Nude beaches and hot springs: WBPS (see also Section
6.4, above), AB, MV, NBB, CRB, PL, LTB, BBB, 3BT, CB,
RS, 3M, NP, NWHS, COBC.
11. Freedom among textiles (and miscellaneous groups):
TERA, Ts, DB, TBN, VFMF, CFOX, VPS, WNBR,
CM, NSB, V V, PeTA, WP, Other freedoms.
12. Political parties: GP, NGP, WLP (=? DG), SP.
13. E-groups: VN, NIFTY, CNG, NC, Others. (For Single Nudist [on-line], see AANR in Sect. 14 below.)
14. Affiliations plus groups outside of BC: FCN, NS,
AANR (includes e-dating), AANR-WC, INF, FNI, GNI,
Outside of BC: BM, HE, SC, CD, SLUGS.
15. News and letters:
• Going to Wreck Beach without hiking a steep trail
• NIFTY planning 2 swims / month.
• 'Prophet' by a woman who visited Syria.
• NIFTY Web publication hacked!
• Swim suits not harmless at Wreck Beach
(letter to The Province, which they ignored).
• Lifeguards told to watch swimmers.
• [religion and culture article moved down to Section 17, top.]
• Who's been flying nude?
• Fore-Skin For-Her (upcoming seminar).
• Topfree Occupy Wall Street.
• You'll learn to live with the smoking ban (Wreck Beach).
• RCMP vs. Wreck Beach boozers.
• Desert Flower (movie) opposes genital excision.
• Vancouver Fuel Delivery Project opposed by SUN.
• Airport X-rays fatal; possible nude option.
• Yahoo e-mail loses NFIR Calendar records.
• Celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Nude-In, 2010.
• Yahoo hides "nude" e-mail: shocking test results and 2010 September update.
• Review of the movie Babies.
• Place needed on Hornby Island for week-end. (archives)
• Fun new e-poll on body exposure.
• 5 new nude groups need organisers.
• 2 new groups "launched"! (boat-pool and film fest).
• Letter from the Mother of Topfree in BC.
• Vegetarian restaurant socials after NIFTY swims.
• Costs, rides, or other problems?
• Nude-friendly goes cyber.
• Lend nudist movies, recording, literature, etc.
16. Nude-friendly humour. (archives; contact editor.)
17. Nude-friendly articles:
• Why ‘clothing-optional’ really means ‘nudist’, and a plea to keep this beach nude (Hanlan's Point, Ontario).
• Religion rights vs. human rights.
• A plea for unity among nudists.
• Most popular answer about crying child on 'Yahoo Questions' is crazy: They failed to mention breastfeeding or topfree!
• Clothing generally is offencive; nudity is not.
• Where to recruit nudists.
• Emotional bind over women's bindings.
• Women's tough questions.
• Free tooth floss.
• Are your pants too tight?
• Afraid of being pigeon-holed?
• Exceptions to nudity in nudism.
• Proposals to promote nudism, etc.
18. About the archives of NFIR Calendar.
19. Possible upcoming articles. Ideas for articles, books,
movies, Web publications, songs, etc.
20. Conclusion: Inclusion. Spoilers. E-precautions.
Submissions. Subscriptions. Publisher-editor-writer.
End of Table of contents.
Section 2.5. Index of groups and abbreviations
Moved to Section 5.9.5. at the bottom of this page.
3. NUDE-FRIENDLY EVENTS in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
Some events require reservations, membership, advance permission, etc., especially if the address is not in the calendar listing. For more about each event, see the listing for the sponsoring group on the second nude events page in Section 9.1, or as noted.
Zone definition: The "Lower Mainland" (south coast of BC, Canada), for our purposes, is the city of Vancouver and the surrounding district, from the Salish Sea (formerly Georgia Strait), as far east as Mission, Lake Errock, and Chilliwack, BC.
In this Section 3, below, are events in the Lower Mainland.
For "Outside Lower Mainland" events instead, see Section 4, below.
Organisations (groups) and sections are under-lined.
The index of group abbreviations is the blue section, below (bottom).
Events in black and red colours = nude-friendly events, as far as we know (nude-friendly, bare as you dare, topfree-optional, etc.). If labelled "topfree", then it is friendly to bare-chested people, but not nude-friendly, as far as we know, for mainly legal reasons.
*This fuchsia colour is for clothed events. They are worthy events for pro-nude people to attend clothed, for one reason or another. Such listings end with an asterisk: *.
4. NUDE-FRIENDLY EVENTS
List is now moved to top of page.
British Columbia outside the Lower Mainland (including Squamish, Vancouver Island, the Interior, the Sunshine Coast, etc.)
The 'Lower Mainland' means the south coast of BC, Canada, around Vancouver.
Some events require reservations, membership, advance permission, etc., especially if the address is not in the calendar listing. For more about each event, see the listing for the sponsoring group on the second nude events page in Section 9.2, or as noted.
Organisations (groups) and sections are usually underlined.
The index of group abbreviations is the blue section, below (bottom of page).
Below in this section are events outside of the "Lower Mainland".
For Lower Mainland events instead, see Section 3, above.
Zone definition: The "Lower Mainland", for our purposes, is the city of Vancouver and the surrounding district, from the Salish Sea (formerly Georgia Strait), as far east as Mission, Lake Errock, and Chilliwack, BC.
Events in black and red colours = nude-friendly events, as far as we know (nude-friendly, bare as you dare, topfree-optional, etc.). If labelled "topfree", then it is friendly to bare-chested people, but not nude-friendly, as far as we know, for mainly legal reasons.
*This fuchsia colour is for clothed events. They are worthy events for pro-nude people to attend clothed, for one reason or another. Such listings end with an asterisk: *. — — — —
See also More About Nude Events.
NFIR Calendar, Sections 5-20.
For Sections 1 to 4, please click on that title
in the horizontal black bar above.
This page revised 2006 to 2016 June 24.
5. INTRODUCTION
5.1. Event changes
The latest cancellations, irregularities, big changes, strikes, lock-outs, late notices, schedule changes, warnings, etc.
All the variations (below) of future events are also in the main calendar in Sections 3 and 4, above. Some information is not confirmed, as noted.
For new groups and sites, see in red letters in the Table of Contents (above).
Lower Mainland changes
---NIFTY indoor swims are now back to the first and last Saturdays of most months Sep-Jun; Sect. 6.5.
---Sunny Trails closed to nudism until ?2015; Sect. 8.
---Captain Under Pants radio is no longer broadcast; Sect. 9.2, next page.
---Skinnydippers RC indoor swims changed back to the 2nd Saturday of most months, year round; Sect. 6.3.
---Van Tan Swim Club indoor swims cancelled; Sect. 6.2.
---Wreck Beach Preservation Society and Metro Vancouver (the regional government, formerly GVRD) joint meetings, as in above calendar, 6-7 pm, but times might vary with the seasons. Usually monthly on the 3rd Thursdays. Metro Vancouver office, Airport Square building (low building to west of high-rise) #130 -1200 West 73rd Avenue (near south foot of Hudson Street), Vancouver, BC. That is west of the north foot of the Oak Street Bridge (connects Vancouver and Richmond). Heavy traffic in area. We recommend you consult a map, such as the cycling map in Sect. 6.1 (next page); 1 block north of Marpole bus loop (south end of 20 Granville route); Sect. 10.*
Changes outside the Lower Mainland, BC Thetis Island: Cufra Clifts B&B.
---Captain Under Pants radio is no longer broadcast; Sect. 9.2, next page.
—SUSPENDED Sun's, noon. Skyclad Yoga, women and men, Metchosin, s.e. Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 9.2, next page.
---Clothing Optional Courtenay seems inactive; Courtenay, east-central Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 9.2, next page.
—If you want more swim-spas in Kamloops, BC, contact CNS, Sect. 7 and 9.2, next page.
—If you want more swim-spas in Gibsons, BC, contact Skinnydipper RC, Sect. 6.3, next page.
—If you want more golf tournaments, contact Sol Sante; southern Vancouver Island, BC; Sect. 8, next page.
Check this calendar as often as you like for new developments. Nevertheless, to avoid disappointment, we recommend that you also get on the notification e-lists (etc.) of the sponsoring groups themselves. You also can check their Web publications and telephone them.
Especially before you travel far to attend an event, we recommend that you first confirm each separate event with the presenters. Sometimes, though, this calendar is more accurate than the Web pages of the sponsoring groups.
We at NFIRC check for new developments, usually daily. Usually within minutes of getting them, we include them here.
We are overall the most up-to-date, most accurate, most comprehensive, and most dependable publisher of nude events in BC. (Sorry for bragging!)
5.1.5. Nude-friendly and related terms
"Nude-friendly" means that something is both friendly to nudists (naturists) and pleased to include them.
That term was coined by your editor around 1990. It is also spelled "nwd-friendly" to elude spam filtres. It is a broad term that includes events and sites which are nude-required, nude-optional, and/or "bare as you dare"! It does not usually include people nude for sexual purposes.
On the other hand, the term "clothing-optional" is a term preferred by governments which are trying to appease nudists, yet not upset the prudes so much. Unfortunately, "clothing-optional" is a term which psychologically erodes the nudist movement. It insinuates that to say the word "nude" is too embarrassing. The term "clothing-optional" also makes clothing compulsions sound less compulsive. (Who could complain about options? They sound so innocuous!) A better, synonymous term which makes the concept of nudity sound better is "nude-optional".
In fact, however, clothing harms the addicts and everyone else exposed to it. Nudity harms no one (barring cold or other physical and legal risks, etc.).
"Bare as you dare" (BAYD) means that nudity is welcomed, but the hosts or organisers of the events can not guarantee that you are safe from arrest and charges by the bullying public authorities.
BAYD usually refers to events in public areas where public nudity is uncommon and more-or-less illegal, but we think that we can get away with it there, and usually do.
See also Sections 5.3.a. and 5.4.5 below, and topfree (bare chest) in Section 11, below.
Similarly, "topfree-friendly" includes topfree-required, topfree-optional, and/or topfree-as-you-dare (all coined by your editor 2010 April 8).
Also, "top-slave" means either some authority, organisation, or person opposed to topfreedom or a place or situation lacking topfreedom (this meaning coined by your editor 2011 August 20). It also means a person unable or unwilling or afraid to practice topfreedom (meaning added 2012 August 8).
(This article revised 2014 May 27.)
5.2. E-mailing
Once a month, on request and without charge, we e-mail a link to this calendar to everyone interested. It's a helpful reminder. Sometimes the link in the e-announcement doesn't work (as sometimes with Hotmail, we heard once; Yahoo has other problems).
If clicking on the e-mailed link fails, please "paste" (or type) our Web address into your on-screen address box:
www.korky.ca or http://nfirc.weebly.com .
To submit, inform, advise, enquire, comment, subscribe, refer, cancel an e-subscription, etc., please e-write to
korkyday [insert a with a circle round it] yahoo [dot] com .
(More in Sect. 20.)
Please e-forward our link to your friends and groups. If they don't object, please send us their e-addresses and we'll send them a sample subscription.
To elude e-mail spam filtres, spell "nude" as "nwd", etc.
in the Subject box and in the body of your message.
We don't use words like "nude" or "nwd" in the subject line in order that you are not risking negative response if others see it.
5.3. Before you attend: important!
Please honour all the following traditions and advice in (a.) and (b.) (below), including in public, such as at a nude beach or a nude bike ride.
5.3.a. BEHAVIOUR
The local-government lifeguards say that our indoor pool event attenders are some of the best behaved whom they guard. We intend to keep up our reputation.
Generally unwelcome at these pool events, other events, and nude sites are photography not approved in advance, uninvited staring, uninvited following, uninvited hovering, uninvited touching, premature advances, prying or excessive questions, offencive talk, overly sexual talk, men's erections (see explanation 5 paragraphs below), overt sex, etc.
To get an exception made for you, please ask the organisers in advance.
Photography. If allowed at all, cameras, photography, and sound recording must be pre-authorised by the club or presenters, by all the subjects, and by the parents of minors. Please always ask politely first. That includes in public, too, such as at nude beaches, bike rides, and topfree events.
Just because someone appears nude or topfree in public does not give you the right to photograph them, nor give you permission. Many people argue opposite, but they are wrong. Besides, if photographers were not restricted, many fewer people would go nude. You wouldn't want that, would you? Don't be selfish. Don't hurt the nudist movement. Don't frighten others.
Be careful making comments. This might sound uptight, but nevertheless, please avoid mentioning body appearance or attractiveness, even positive comments, including about persons not present or about people in general. Show that you can think of other things. Even if your comment is absolutely non-discriminatory and non-erotic, when others hear you, they might feel self-conscious, anyway.
In other words, until you hear otherwise from them, assume that a person has just barely enough nerve to go nude. Assume that any little comment from you about anyone's appearance might scare them back to shame, fear, and textilism.
You might think that someone with a tattoo is inviting comment, but consider that they might regret getting a tattoo or might be very tired of comments.
Adult and teen male erections are rare in mixed-sex nudism, contrary to some rumours, myths, fantasies, and expectations. Even if not a crime, and rightly or wrongly, such erections might frighten, annoy, or disgust some attenders. Therefore, we discourage such erections, even though some people are not offended. If such a thing occurs, most clubs will advise the male how to diminish them easily, such as by jumping into the water or by lying front down. Although nudism, sex, and erections are inherently good, we in the main nudist movement keep them separate so that we can attract the most people to nudism.
Please report all violators to group leaders. That is not because we like to be punitive or authoritarian, but that it helps us to maintain an environment which is inviting and comfortable for all.
When sitting on a bench, chair, chesterfield, log, etc., please sit on a towel, serviette, shirt, or similar barrier--for hygiene. Such a barrier is not necessary on a tile or concrete pool deck or on the bare ground.
Do not urinate into any water (other than a toilet) or near the edge, nor add anything to the water which you would not put onto your skin.
It is hypocritical to let a child see a woman's breast and then to offer the child a sucking bottle or dummy. (The latter also is called, misleadingly, a "pacifier" or "soother".) Such an offer would be cruel even if the child has never seen a breast. Instead, always let the child have a real breast. The artificial substitutes are always unhealthy and unnecessary. (See LLL in Section 11-end below.)
Smoking, even outdoors, harms and offends many. Where smoking is allowed, we recommend that you refrain anyway, or at least move away from others while you smoke. If there is any wind, moving down-wind of others is more important than how far away you are. If the air is still, please move even farther from others.
If being nude socially doesn't make you happy enough, without you wanting to drink or toke (etc.) also, then maybe you have treatable emotional and social problems. However, prescription psycho-active drugs are some of the worst drugs, though they have an official seal of approval! They are not good or humane treatment.
Any resort, club, group, etc., may refuse you admission, membership, association, etc., without explanation. Be very nice or risk being banned by all the groups. They communicate with each other about problem people.
We publish in the group descriptions, their restrictions (if any and when known). Nudism is good for all ages, but for a club's legal protection, they generally require a parent or legal guardian to accompany a minor. One club in BC is for adults only.
A few groups have quotas to keep a good balance of men and women. An imbalance could lead to lower attendance and dissatisfaction. If you notice an annoying male-female imbalance, please help recruit attenders to fix it.
Rest assured that these groups will not bar anyone because of alleged attractiveness or lack thereof, or because of size, race, nationality, sexual preference, sexual identity, religion, social class, occupation, etc. The rare restrictions on disabled people are only because of physical barriers.
Before entering a pool, hot tub, sauna, etc., please rinse your whole body, including your head. It's true that many lifeguards nowadays are slack on enforcing that common courtesy and health practice, but that doesn't mean that you should be inconsiderate. (Revised 2014 3 31.)
5.3.b. PERSONAL NAMES and ANONYMITY.
Traditionally, in the nudist movement, attenders and members refer to each other by first name only, except for membership records. That is to keep membership more private--for the protection of participants. While it might be declining now, discrimination against nudists still continues in society at large. The trend could get worse or better, we don't know.
Therefore, with private nudist groups, and even at public nude beaches and nude bike rides, etc., please follow that privacy tradition, except concerning someone who tells you that they don't mind otherwise.
If you want more privacy than usual about your surname, please ask the organisers of an event.
When communicating with non-attenders, please reveal even less: not even first names, without permission. Please do not reveal to non-attenders who attends or who does not attend; who is a nudist or not; etc.
You can answer such questions something like this:
"The nudist movement honours privacy. That's for our protection against discrimination. If you want to know people's personal information, ask them yourself."
5.3.c. CONFIRM BEFORE ATTENDING
Because of possible errors, unavoidable cancellations, etc., please confirm an event before attending, especially if you would be travelling far. This publication is as accurate as possible, but we must rely on club officials who are not always so careful.
Admittance and eligibility vary. Reservations and permission occasionally are required. An event might sell out. Memberships are sold at most events, though they might take several days to process your application. Joining by Internet or mail, when available, is appreciated.
5.3.d. FINDING EVENT DETAILS
For each event in the calendar listings, see also further details and the group's general description on page 2 of Nude events, Sections 6-20. The index of the groups' initials is in the blue section (near bottom of this page).
5.3.e. WE COUNT ON YOU
TO BRING OTHERS!
We encourage you to bring friends, relatives, acquaintances, a date, etc. to nude-friendly events and sites. You will enjoy it more. You will share an uplifting experience—and you will help our movement!
Do not think that you should remain clothed with people you bring to a nude event in order to ease them into nudity gradually. That simply will make you look ashamed, uncertain, hypocritical, and overly cautious. It will also make the nude people feel uncomfortable because you seem to be betraying them and your principles. For comparison, when accompanying an alcoholic friend to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for their first time, would you carry a beer in your hand in order to make your friend feel more "comfortable"?
Please bring the kinds of people you like into our movement. Don't gripe or whine--and expect others to recruit them for you, or expect them to appear by magic! (However, you could contribute money to pay for recruiting! As far as we know, no groups in BC have paid recruiters now.)
So we are counting on you to help recruit new people. If you don't help recruit, event costs might have to rise. Recruiting and publicity on the Internet are now easier than ever. Do your part if you are on the Internet! Also, you could phone your friends.
As it is now, in most groups, I estimate about 1 to 4 volunteers recruit and attract about 75 to 95% of the new people. About 90% of attenders never bring anyone new. They don't see it as their job. However, these nude events are generally put on by volunteers, not professional crowd-gatherers. If you want other people to attend, you'll have to help. Use e-media, if you like. [Revised 2014 June 16.]
5.4. Everyone can participate!
Welcome to these events, you practicing or potential nudists, naturists (not to be confused with naturalists), nudes, bares, nakeds, nakedists, skinny-dippers, free beachers, nude sunbathers, nude sun-tanners, nude sun-worshipers, nude-optionists, clothing-optionists, clothes-free people, clothesfreers, clothes-freeists, nudies, jaybirds, starkers, streakers, mooners, nude protesters, naked savages, half-naked savages, sweat-lodgers, naked pagans, naked animists, naked witches, naked wiccans, gymnosophists, nude cyclists, nude artists, Burning Man nudes, nude art models, nude body painters, nude artists, nude art appreciators, cottontails (once misstated as "bucktails"), home nudists, solo outdoor nudists, recovering textiles, recovering clothists, nude curiousers, sky-clads, nude Digambara Jains, other nude Jains, nude Freedomite Doukhobors, other nude Doukhobors, Leapists, agnostic nudists, inoffencive flashers, nude-peacers, topfrees, bra-burners, bra-recyclers, bold breastfeeders, shy breastfeeders, and even all of you sympathetic people who avoid or dislike such "labels", "boxes", and "pigeon-holes"!
Remain naked, forgo dressing, get naked, be bare, eschew clothes, disrobe, undress, undrape, uncover, doff your clothes, strip, streak, go topfree, be shirtless, go bare-chested, bare your chest, and breastfeed.
Never condone or actively sexually mutilate (circumcision, etc.) anyone except adults who have given their free, informed permission! Never use corporate poison substitutes for breastfeeding: baby bottles or dummies (pacifiers).
Support nude rights by being nude—and by your other actions, attendance, speech, writing, votes, purchases, and donations. Defend nudes against our detractors. Your rights—use them or lose them!
Most nude-friendly events are for all sexes and ages, conditionally. (See Section 5.4.3 below.)
Most event hosts and some site hosts admit you without prior arrangement.
If you lack money, transportation, supplies, etc., ask the organisers (or ask us at NFIR) for options or assistance.
Events and sites which require nudity sometimes grant exceptions to that standard, but don't count on it, especially not without prior permission. See below in Section 17, "Exceptions in nudism".
Genuine nudists accept, welcome, and appreciate everyone, regardless of ability, health, fitness, genetics, attractiveness, etc. Social nudity (nudism) should not be a "beauty contest", formally or informally, although such contests were common decades ago at less-enlightened nudist clubs. Our tolerance and acceptance does not mean that we want you to become less fit or less healthy, but that nevertheless we welcome you into our movement, whatever your condition.
About refused admission, see Section 5.3.a, Behaviour, above.
5.4.3. Sex-segregated groups and topfree groups
With references to sections below (on the next e-page).
Male-only groups: Deer Leep Retreat (Section 8). P-CAN (Section 9). Skyclad Yoga (men-only classes in Vancouver; some men-only and sometimes some mixed classes in Victoria; Section 9). Gay Naturists International (Section 14). Club Desnudo (Section 14).
Female-only groups: Dykes on Bikes (Section 11). Take Back the Night (inactive, Section 11). La Leche League (in Section 11, end). Nude-friendly female federation (Section 9.1).
Females (sometimes with males) working for female topfreedom (topfree equal rights): 3BT (Section 10). TERA (Section 11). Ts (Section 11). NIFTY (Section 6.5).
5.4.5. Are you proud of tolerating nudes
while hiding in your swim-suit or shorts?
Perhaps you think you are quite enlightened to be so tolerant like that headline above. However, please consider the possibility that you are being anti-social by wearing clothes where others are trying to establish a liberated nude zone. Public nude beaches are an example.
Consider Wreck Beach in Vancouver, BC; in Coast Salish territory. There, the invader government is Metro Vancouver, BC (formerly the GVRD) in Coast Salish territory, part of the Musqueam community. Metro Vancouver refuses to agree that Wreck Beach is a "nude beach" because it is not to their political advantage, even though it would be better for everyone if they did. Instead, they call it "clothing-optional". That is a term preferred by governments which are trying to appease nudists, yet not upset the prudes so much.
Unfortunately, "clothing-optional" is a term which psychologically erodes the nudist movement. It insinuates that to say the word "nude" is too embarrassing. The term "clothing-optional" also makes clothing compulsions sound less compulsive. (Who could complain about options? They sound so innocuous!) A better, synonymous term which makes the concept of nudity sound better is "nude-optional", but that's still not as good as "nude".
At such a beach it is not good enough for you merely to tolerate nudes around you while you wear a swimsuit. Even though the beach was declared "clothing-optional" by the invader government, it really should be called a nude beach, one of the few places where nudists are welcomed and can go nude safely and comfortably, relatively. Please don't spoil it by unnecessarily wearing clothes there.
That's like eating at a potluck dinner--but bringing no food. Or wearing plain clothes to a costume ball. Do you see how you would spoil it for others? That's really inconsiderate and selfish!
Wearing clothes unnecessarily is the shame, not being nude. You'll get no respect that way, especially you men! You make others naturally suspect that you are a gawker, the same as going to a potluck dinner empty-handed makes others suspect you are a moocher.
Just what do you want others to conclude about you when they see you always covering up, especially you men? You seem to have some emotional or social problem! Why not get help for it? Try asking us.
If you really believe that the people at a nude beach would be too unpleasant to you if you were nude, then why do you want to be with such people as us, anyway? To sneer at us? If you can't build up your courage to go nude, (or at least topfree if you are a woman), please just go to one of the many, many textile beaches. Leave our few nude havens for those of us who are not so uptight as you.
Of course, if you are a newcomer to nudism and you go to a nude beach, we'll forgive you if you are a little slow to try it. Many of us were, too. However, too many oblivious, inconsiderate people attend time after time, enjoy the "good vibes" we create with our nudity, but then partially spoil the mood with their selfish clothed presence. It should not take you men more than 3 visits to overcome your pathetic little phobias. Women in our sexist society have more justification for feeling vulnerable, though hundreds of thousands of women have found the courage to go nude at Wreck Beach.
To that idea, many of you ask, "But what about freedom? Can't you nudists tolerate textiles like I tolerate you nudists?" Sounds like you don't understand human nature. Humans are social animals.
If I am among many people who are wearing clothes, those people automatically (based in our genetics) put a natural, social peer-pressure on me to get dressed, too. If nudes are not in the great majority of a crowd, they usually feel vulnerable and isolated. That's natural because, biologically, humans are not a solitary or selfish species. We are a social species. Human see; human do! We like to do things together, as a group.
Even when wearing clothes, we like them to be similarly formal or casual, etc. Wearing a team uniform, for instance, builds team spirit. Like that, the nudist "uniform" of nudity builds solidarity. Why spoil it?
Of course, some people are brave or bold or oblivious enough to undress with no regard to how many others are dressed around them. Or to dress very differently from others around them.
Those people are in the minority, though. Most of us, even hard-core nudists and hard-core anti-nudists, even I, feel some social pressure in the other direction in "hostile" territory.
The peer-pressure situation is good indoors at the NIFTY nude-optional swim-spas (see the calendar above [except summer] and Section 6, near the end of that section). Few people wear swimsuits at them: usually 0 to 4%.
Therefore, peer pressure at NIFTY swims favours nudity, not swimsuits. The occasional person there in a swimsuit usually will either (a) not care, (b) learn to screw up their courage to go nude after attending once or twice, or (c) not return. However, no one is pressured to dress, other than by silent, subtle, unavoidable peer pressure.
For a potential nudist, then, attending a NIFTY swim-spa can be empowering, joyful, and therapeutic. The smaller, closer-knit crowd at the pool (compared to Wreck Beach) also makes it easier for some newcomers to feel comfortable nude. So, if you're not brave enough to go nude at a public beach, please try a NIFTY swim instead, or other private nude-optional events. (2009~ essay, revised 2014 June 16.)
5.4.6. Cowardly, sexist men keep their
pants on!
Hey, man! Yes, you with your pants on at the nude beach! This is for you and all the similar men diluting our nude beach!
Do you know that there is a difference between men and women at a nude beach? I mean more than you can see! More than body shape. In the essay above ("Are you proud
. . .?") I describe how dressed people spoil others' attempts at liberation.
Now I'll explain more about how that works differently for men than for women in a sexist, patriarchal society, such as almost all of Western Culture, of Islamic culture, and of most other cultures in the world today.
In a patriarchy, compared to an egalitarian society or a matriarchy, the main difference in the role of women is that they are expected to be powerless, submissive sex toys, baby-makers, house-maids, victims, slaves, and/or scapegoats for men, much more than the other way around.
The average man has more worldly power--including politics, wealth, weapons, connections, and body strength than the average woman. So he has more power to choose desirable spouses or sex partners. Many of them also choose a woman mate in order to show off to other men what a prestigious woman (or harem) they have.
Women, on the other hand, are confronted with the reality of being coerced, much more than men are, into using their bodies' attraction to 'get by' in the world and to be happy.
So you dudes come to a nude beach like Wreck Beach and what do you see? Many nudists and many prudists and rudists (I just made those up!). Everyone likes to see nude people. That's natural. No harm there.
By the way, I'm analysing here the situation for heterosexuals, but similar dynamics apply to gays, lesbians, etc.
Even if you are poor and not consciously feeling sexist, you men still have a socially-privileged sex role which gives you the advantage over women generally.
Men who, consciously or not, are exercising their sexist, superior role, might see no obligation or need to expose their own bodies. If they don't feel like it, why should they? Their job is to judge the beauty of the women, right? They don't see their role as being judged themselves! After all, if those men were nude, they might be mistaken for men who believe in equality and who respect women! Or who are brave enough to make themselves as vulnerable as nudist women are.
In non-nudist places, such as while watching a commercial strip show, are men nude? No, because they are the judges, not the judged! Women wouldn't be performing there, but for the pay, and most men wouldn't like to pay if they, too, had to be nude.
Unfortunately, some men think they can come to a nude beach and treat it like a free strip show just for them. No, the world does not revolve around just you, buddy! Women count, too.
For a man to exercise his power over women is cowardly and bullying. The more cowardly and sexist they are, the more likely they are to wear pants. Bullies are, underneath, very insecure. Unfortunately, they seldom think that through, so they don't understand all this.
Now when I tell that to men, they usually act all innocent and full of excuses: "Oh, no! You don't know me! I'm not like that! I'm just an innocent bloke who's not rich or powerful or bullying. I don't gawk or judge. I'm just a nice guy sitting here in my shorts minding my own business--where there just happen to be nude and topfree women. Why do I have to drop my drawers just because some old hippie man like you tells me that I should? You could be gay!"
All right, it's true: you don't HAVE to strip. However, you don't fool me or the women or many other people. Anyway, I have no power over you because I'm just a relatively-weak man, too.
I'm appealing to your logic. The patriarchy hurts us men, too. If you could see that, you, too, would want to replace the patriarchy, as we are trying to do.
If you don't feel the 'need' to go nude, do you feel the 'need' to stay dressed? Why? I'm suggesting you look deeply into your psyche.
What you're doing is not helping anybody. It's hurting. You're part of the problem, not part of the solution. Look at the results. You sit there clothed and what does a woman think?
Do you suppose she's thinking, "Oh, goodie! There's a man with his pants on. He doesn't look too much like a woman-beater. His timidity and insecurity are real turn-offs, but maybe he's a rich guy who I can marry--or get money from for sex! I think I'll prance around nude in front of him and catch his eye!"? Do you think or hope that's what she's thinking?
Does that sound good to you? Maybe if a woman is feeling desperate, she might think that. Is that how you want women to relate to you? Out of desperation? If so, keep your pants on--at some other beach, please, not one with nudity.
Most women at a nude beach, though, think more like this when they notice you: "Damn! There's another perv with his trousers on, ashamed of his prick, but enjoying looking at my bod. How can I feel fully free and safe and joyous with all of them lurking around, gawking at us women, especially the nude women--or trying to sneak a peek? Maybe I should just quit coming to this beach."
So you see, you men hiding behind your pants are deterring many women from coming to the beach or going nude. That includes all kinds of women, even the more liberated ones, unfortunately, the ones more likely to go nude.
If all the men at the beach were nude, many more women would be encouraged to attend and go nude, too, feeling that you men have more respect and consideration for them as equals.
So, fella--take responsibility for your actions! Screw up your courage. Try showing us that you're a man: nude and natural. Nudity symbolises being unarmed and less threatening and vulnerable to each other as equals, as in any good relationship. Or would you rather appear more threatening? What are you so afraid of? You will enjoy it much more than you think! It's much easier than you probably think.
Sure, there are sometimes good reasons to cover up, such as a sunburn, but they don't apply to many men all the time. Find shade. Your first time at a nude beach? All right, maybe you need a few minutes to get used to the idea.
Don't want to fall on your delicate bare bum while skim-boarding? All right, but what's stopping you from disrobing after your athletics? (Aren't you like someone wearing your bicycle helmet to bed?)
Many guys tell me they don't want to strip unless their accompanying friends do, too. Pathetic excuse. If you want to quit smoking, do you wait for your friends to do so along with you?
All right, make it a game! Do it together. Who's brave enough to go first? If none of you, then ask some nudists for advice and encouragement.
Don't say, "Oh, I wouldn't mind going nude, honest! I will--if I ever feel like it!"
Nobody buys that pitiful line. You can see how much fun it is to go nude. You can imagine how good it feels. You want to try, but you're scared. Admit it.
So just try it for 5 minutes! Nudity is not like a drug (such as alcohol) which can give you horrible side effects, like death. What bad could happen to a man from nudity?
If you are too timid for that, why don't you just go home and stew in your own pathetic weakness, and be lonely? You can get good and tired of that. Then come back when you have some balls—visible!
— by Korky Day, 2011 August 5 to 2014 June 16 (but Weebly lost some of my revisions).
5.5. Nude-friendly and affiliated events
Events for pro-nude activists to attend clothed are shown in this fuchsia colour and with this asterisk: *.
Such clothed events support nude sites or groups or the movement, but, for one reason or another, those particular events are not nude or topfree.
Events in black or red type are usually nude optional or nude only, sometimes topfree, instead, as noted. Occasionally, they are instead bare-as-you-dare, as noted.
Throughout your daily lives, if and when you do dress, please consider wearing a garment or badge promoting nudity, topfree, breastfeeding, body pride, unmutilated genitals, health, peace, love, etc. You can buy such items from some of these groups. Or you can make them.
5.8 Geographic index (red)
Groups active now (or in the past or future) in 27 municipalities, etc.
Location, sections:
Area A--see Barnston Is. (next below); and, in Vancouver,
Acadia Beach and Wreck Beach (farther below).
Barnston Island (northeast of Surrey): Barnston Bare Beach
10.
BC and "outside BC"--at bottom of this index.
Clear Creek Hot Springs (near Harrison Hot Spr.):
NudeState 9.1.
Cobble Hill (Vanc. Is.): Sol Sante Club 8.
Courtenay (Vanc. Is.): Clothing Optional Courtenay 9.2.
Crescent Beach--see Surrey.
Fraser Valley: Sunny Trails 8;
Fraser Valley Naturist Club 9.1; NudeState 9.1.
Gibsons (Sunshine Coast):
Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 9.2.
Harrison Hot Springs--see Clear Creek.
Hornby Is.: Little Tribune Bay 10.
Kamloops (Interior): Cariboo Naturist Society 7 and 9.2.
Kelowna (Interior):
Okanagan Shuswap Nudist Society 7 and 9.2.
Lake Errock (eastern Lower Mainland): Sunny Trails Club 8.
Metchosin (Vanc. Is.): Deer Leap Yoga Retreat 8.
Mission: Happy Campers Hideaway 8.
Nanaimo: WildPlay (annual nude event) 11; Nanaimo nudes
9.2; in 9.1 and 9.2: Pacific-Canadian Association of
Nudists; Kokoro Dance; NudeState.
Nelson (Interior): Red Sands Beach 10.
New Westminster: "Gallery 14" 9.1;
Naked Iconoclasts Fighting The Yoke 6.5 and 13;
Take Back the Night 11.
North Vancouver: NudeState 9.1;
Van Tan Nudist Club 6.2, 8; Van Tan Swim Club 6.2.
Pacific Rim National Park (Tofino-Ucluelet, Vanc. Is.):
Chesterman Beach 10.
Pacific Spirit Park--
see Acadia Beach and Wreck Beach in Vancouver.
Penticton (Interior): 3 Mile Beach 10.
Powell River (Vanc. Is.): Captain Under Pants 9.1 and 9.2.
Qualicum Beach (Vanc. Is.):
Nudism in performance 9.1 and 9.2;
Saanich (Vanc. Is.): Arbutus Park Club 7 and 9.2;
Salmon Arm (Interior): Nipple Point Beach 10;
Surrey: Bare Creek Bed and Breakfast 8; Crescent Rock
Beach 10; Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 6.3, 9.1;
Surrey's United Naturists 9.1; see also Barnston Island.
Thetis Island: Cufra Clifts Bed and Breakfast.
Tower Beach --see Wreck Beach in Vancouver.
"Trail" beaches--see Wreck Beach in Vancouver.
University of BC and UEL--see Acadia Beach and Wreck Beach
in Vancouver.
Wells Gray Provincial Park: Clearwater River Chalet.
Vancouver:
Acadia Beach 10; Art of Loving 8; WBPS 10; Burning Man Vancouver 13; CFOX-FM Radio 11; Critical Mass 11; De-Growth Party 12; Dykes on Bikes 11; Exposure Gallery 9.1; Espirito Santo Dance 9.1; Kokoro Dance 9.1, 9.2; Look Nude Film Festival 9.1; Metro Vancouver 10; NudeState 9.1; Naked Iconoclasts Fighting The Yoke 6.5 and 13; Pacific Bliss Yoga 9.1; Pacific-Canadian Association of Nudists 9.1; People's Co-op Books 9.1; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 11; Raelian Movement 9.1; Spartacus Books 9.1; Skyclad Yoga 9.1; Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 6.3, 9.1; Take Back the Night 11; Third Beach Topfree 10; Trans Pride Vancouver 11; Vancouver Folk Music Festival 11; Vancouver International Fringe Festival 9.1; Vancouver Nudists 13; Vancouver Pride Society 11; Vancouver Queer Film Festival 9.1; Work Less Party 12; Wreck Beach 10; Wreck Beach Memories 13; Wreck Beach Preservation Society 10; Wreck Beach Swim Club 6.4; World Naked Bike Ride 11.
Vancouver suburbs: see Barnston Is; Lake Errock;
New Westminster; North Vancouver; Surrey;
Victoria: Naked Poetry Slam 9.2; Skyclad Yoga 9.2;
Victoria suburbs: Prior Lake Club 10;
see suburbs Cobble Hill; Metchosin; Saanich.
BC many nude locations throughout: Clothing Optional BC 10; North-West Hot Springs 10; Occupy Movement __.
BC many non-nude locations throughout: Alcoholics Anonymous 11-end; La Leche League 11-end; Narcotics Anonymous 11-end; Overeaters Anonymous 11-end; Rational Recovery 11-end; Secular Organization for Sobriety 11-end;
BC no regular nude venues but on-line: American Ass. for Nude Recreation 14; AANR-WC 14; Association du droit égal aux seins nus 11; Back to Nurture 11-end; Burn BC 13; Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project 11-end; Canadian Nudist Group 13; Captain Under Pants 9.1 and 9.2.; Federation of Canadian Naturists 14; La Fédération Naturiste Internationale 14; Gay Naturists International 14; The Green Party (generally not nude) 12; Harbour Publishing ?9.1; International Coalition for Genital Integrity 11-end; International Naturist Federation 14; LifeRing 11-end; Nudist Clubhouse 13; Nudist Boat-Pool and Car-Pool 10; Nude-friendly female federation 9.1 and 9.2; Nude-Friendly Information and Referral 1 and 20; Nude Garden Party 12; Nudism in performance 9.1 and 9.2; National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers 11-end; The Naturist Society 14; New Star Books 11; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 11; Raelian Movement 9.1; Surfrider Foundation 9.1, 10; The Sex Party 12; Single Nudist 14; Topfree Equal Rights Association 11; Topfree swims 11; Vegan Voices 11; Young adult faction 9.1 and 9.2.
Outside BC: NudeState trips 9.1; Burning Man Festival (NV) 14; Club Desnudo (WA) 14; Helios Edmonton (AB) 14; Sunny Chinooks Club (AB) 14; Sun Lovers Under Gray Skies (WA) 14-Outside.
5.9. Index of activities (in brown)
All scheduled qualifying activities (of which we know) are in the calendar above (Sections 3 and 4).
This index (below) does not list the dates. Rather, this index connects the activity to the groups (and places) which offer it, have offered it, will offer it, or might offer it.
That way, you can contact them even if they do not have it scheduled now.
If you don't see it on our calendar, it would help if you ask the groups to offer the activity. With your encouragement, the groups are likely to offer the activities you like sooner. Or you can organize them yourself. (Ask us for advice how.)
Index by group name and abbreviation is below in blue Section 5.9.5.
Table of contents is above in green Section 2.
Sections 6-20 are on the next page.
List order:
Activity or place: abbreviation, section number
accommodation--
see bed and breakfast, camp, rooms, RV, trailer.
art (including body painting):
SS 8, G14 9.1, WNBR 11, EG 9.1, VLDS and BI 8.
badminton: VTNC 6.2, SD 6.3, and in "beach".
badminton, balloon: NIFTY 6.5.
basketball: SD 6.3.
beach: WBPS, AB, MV, NBB, CRB, PL, LTB, BBB, CB,
3BT, COBC (all of those are in 10); SF 9.1.
bed and breakfast: BCBB 8, STC 8; see also rooms, camp.
bicycle--see cycle.
bike--see cycle and (for women) motorcycle.
boat: SS 8; (see also cruise).
body paint--see art.
book club: SS 8.
bowl: SD 6.3 (5-pin, maybe 10-pin).
breastfeed: all these nude-friendly places and events, with
extra encouragement at BN 11-end, LLL 11-end.
bungy jump: WP 11., NdS 9.1 and 9.2.
camp:
VTNC 9.2, SS 8, HCH 8, DL 8, STC 8, FVNC 9.1, STC 8.
canoe: SS 8.
climb--see wall-climb; hike.
clubhouse: SS 8, STC 8, FVNC 9.1, DL 8;
see also computer.
computer Web sites: 13.
cruise: SD 6.3, FVNC 9.1 (see also raft).
cycle: WNBR 11.
dance (participatory)--see music.
dance (performance): KD 9.1 and 9.2, CD 14.
diving--see also bungy jump.
diving board: most groups in 6 and some in 7.
draw--see art.
drink alcohol--NFIR discourages it;
see therapy groups 11-end, and articles on page 2.
eat--see food.
festivals--see music, film; and non-nude festivals where nudists
are recruited: VFMF 11, VTNC 6.2, SD 6.3.
film: SS 8, NIFTY 6.5, SD 6.3, FVNC 9.1,
festivals: VIFF 9.1, VQFF 9.1, LNFF 9.1.
food: most groups and places sometimes serve food or
host pot-lucks; see also restaurant; picnic, breastfeed.
games: VTNC 6.2, SS 8, NIFTY 6.5.
gifts--see merchandise.
golf: SS 8.
heal: AL 8; also see therapy.
hike: WB 10, CRB 10, (see also run).
hot springs: NdS 9.1, NWHS 10, COBC 10.
hot tub: VTNC 6.2, HCH 8, SS 8, STC 8, BCBB? 8;
all indoor pools in 6 and 7.
Jacuzzi--see hot tub.
jump--see bungy jump.
karaoke--see music.
kayak: SS 8.
life drawing--see art.
meal--see food.
meet for self-help (besides nudism): several in 11-end.
meet to organise for nudism: most groups herein.
meet with officials: WBPS and MV 10.
merchandise: many of the groups sell goods, many related
to nudism, such as literature, comics, magazines,
garments (sorry!), stickers, DVDs, etc.
motorcycle (women topfree): DB 11.
movie--see film.
music (for group dancing and parties): SS 8, HCH 8,
P-CAN (men) 9.1, FVNC 9.1, WBPS 10, VFMF 11.
See also "dance (performance)".
music (sing): FVNC 9.1 (karaoke); VTNC 6.2; SS 8;
all beaches 10.
music (radio broadcasts): CU 9.1 and 9.2.
parade: VPS 11, DB 11, RM 9.1, P-CAN 9.1, WNBR 11,
NIFTY 6.5.
party--see social; music.
performance: Nip 9.1 and 9.2 (end).
(see also art, dance, film, karaoke, music, parade).
picnic--see camping, food.
playground: SS 8, STC 8; see also wave pool.
poetry: CU 9.2 and 9.2; NPS 9.2.
politics and protest: 12; Occupy Movement __.
pool (water)--see swim.
pot-luck--see food.
raft: P-CAN 9.2 (see also cruise).
restaurant social (before or after swim-spa, bowling, etc.):
all groups in 6 and some groups in 7; see also food.
rooms: ?DL 8.
rowboat: SS 8.
run (and walk): WBPS 10; see also hike, streak.
RV hook-ups: SS? 8, STC 8.
sauna: SS 8, STC 8; all groups in 6 and most groups in 7.
self-help (besides nudism): 11-end; see also therapy.
shuffleboard: VTNC 6.2.
sing--see music.
skim-board--see beach.
sleep--see bed and breakfast, camp, rooms, RV, trailer.
slides--see wave pool, etc.
social and party: almost all groups offer these; and socializing is
part of almost all activities (see especially "restaurant" and
"music-dance").
spa (such as sauna, hot tub, steam room, etc.):
all groups in 6 and 7; or see under those specific facilities.
sport--see specific sport in this index: badminton,
basketball, beach, boat, bowl, bungy jump, cycle, dance,
dive, golf, hike, raft, run-walk, shuffleboard, skim-board,
swim, streak, surf, volleyball,wall-climb, yacht (model),
yoga.
steam room: VTSC 6.2, SD 6.3, maybe groups in 7.
streak: CU 9.1 and 9.2; see also cycle, parade, run, and sport.
surf: SF 10, beaches 10.
sunbathe: VT 6.2, SS 8, HCH 8, SCY 9.2, beaches 10, and most outdoor activities and places.
swim (indoor): all groups in 6 and 7.
swim (outdoor pools, heated or not):
VT 6.2, SS 8; see also beach.
tan--see sunbathe.
tent--see camp.
therapy for physical health--see most activities in this index,
especially sport and sunbathe, or below.
therapy for shyness, clothes compulsiveness, sexism:
read articles herein and contact NFIR 1 and 20; at WB 10.
therapy (self-help groups for other problems): 11-end.
topfree: 3BT 10, TERA 11, Ts 11, Occupy Movement;
see also breastfeed.
trailer spaces with hook-ups: SS? 8, HCH 8, STC 8.
trailer spaces without hook-ups: VTNC 6.2.
transport nude or topfree--see cruise; cycle; raft; motorcycle.
transport to and from nude events and places: NBC 10.
triathalon: SS 8.
tube--see raft.
volleyball, dry, indoor: SD 6.3.
volleyball, dry, outdoor:
VTNC 6.2, WB 10, SS? 8, HCH 8, beaches 10.
volleyball, pool, indoor: VTSC 6.1, WBSC 6.4, NIFTY 6.5, and maybe in 7.
walk--see run.
wall-climb, indoor: NdS 9.1.
water slides--big at wave pool, small at most pools.
wave pool, water slides, and water playground: SD 6.3.
whirlpool--see hot tub.
yacht (model): SS 8; see also raft and cruise (full-size).
yoga: DL 8, SD 6.3, SCY (men) 9.1, 9.2, NdS 9.1, PBY 9.1,
VNYC 9.1, WB 10, WBPS 10.
Section 5.9.5. (formerly Section 2.5).
Index of groups and abbreviations (in blue)
As used in our calendar listings, etc.
Red type in this otherwise blue index is for parts that are new or recently heavily revised.
The abbreviations are below, alphabetically, followed by the numerals of their sections (where a full description of each group is).
Almost all the references in this index are to Sections 6 to 20, which are now on the 2nd page, for which click on horizontal bar at the top of this page. (We will add more links later.)
Group _____ Section
Acadia Beach 10. (in WBPS entry).
Alcoholics Anonymous 11-end.
American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR; now
including Single Nudist on-line dating) 14.
American Association for Nude Recreation--Western Canada
(AANR-WC) 14.
American Sunbathing Association (ASA): now named
AANR (above) 14.
Arbutus Park Club (and Friends of Arbutus Park)
(non-landed) 7 and 9.2.
The Art of Loving 8.
Association du droit égal aux seins nus 11.
Back to Nurture 11-end.
Bare Creek Bed and Breakfast 8.
Barnston Bare Beach 10.
Basic Inquiry 8.
Burn BC (associated with Burning Man Festival) 10.
Burning Man Festival 14-Outside.
Burning Man Vancouver 10.
Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project 11-end.
Canadian Nudist Group 13.
Captain Under Pants radio CJMP-FM radio 9.2.
Cariboo Naturist Society in Kamloops 7 and 9.2.
CFOX-FM radio 11.
Chesterman Beach (nude) 10.
CJMP-FM radio see Captain U. below.
Clearwater River Chalet 8.
Clothing Optional BC (COBC) 10.
Clothing Optional Courtenay 9.2.
Club Desnudo (nude men) was 9.1, moved to 14.
Co-ed Naked Yoga see NudeState 9.1 and 9.2.
Crescent Rock Beach (nudist) 10. (see also SUN in 9.1).
Critical Mass 11.
Cufra Clifts B&B 8.
De-Growth Party see Work-Less.
Deer Leap yoga retreat 8.
Dykes on Bikes (women) 11.
Espirito Santo Dance 9.1.
Exposure Gallery 9.1.
Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) 14.
Fraser Valley Naturist Club 9.1.
Gallery 14 Section 9.1.
Gay Naturists International (men) 14.
The Green Party 12.
GVRD re-named Metro Vancouver: in WBPS listing in 10.
Happy Campers Hideaway (nudist) 8.
Harbour Publishing (books) 9.1.
Helios Edmonton (nudist) 14. Outside BC.
Human Body Project (yet to be listed).
International Coalition for Genital Integrity 11-end.
International Naturist Federation 14.
Kokoro Dance 9.1, 9.2.
La Fédération Naturiste Internationale 14.
La Leche League (women) 11-end.
LifeRing, Canada 11-end.
Little Tribune Bay (nude beach) 10.
Look Nude Film Festival 9.1.
Metro Vancouver: in WBPS listing in 10.
Naked Iconoclasts Fighting The Yoke (NIFTY) 6.5 and 13.
Naked Poetry Slam 9.2.
Nanaimo nudes 9.2.
Narcotics Anonymous 11, end.
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource
Centers (NO-CIRC) 11-end.
The Naturist Society 14. (or NudeState instead).
New Star Books (publisher) 11.
Nipple Point Beach (nudist; near Salmon Arm) 10.
North-West Hot Springs (nude) 10.
Nude Garden Party (political) 12.
Nude-friendly female federation 9.1 and 9.2.
Nude-Friendly Information and Referral (also spelled
Nwd-Friendly), publisher of this calendar 1., 20.
Nude-Friendly Information and Referral Calendar
(this calendar) 1., 20.
NudeState (formerly Threadbare Adventures and Co-ed Naked Yoga) 9.1 and 9.2.
Nudism in performance 9.1 and 9.2 (end).
Nudist Boat-Pool and Car-Pool 10.
Nudist Clubhouse 13. (or also FVNC clubhouse 9.1).
Occupy Movement will be in Sect. 9.
Okanagan Shuswap Nudist Society (OSNS) 7 and 9.2.
Overeaters Anonymous 11, end.
Pacific Bliss Yoga (nude) 9.1.
Pacific-Canadian Association of Nudists
(P-CAN, for men) 9.1 and 9.2.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) 11.
People's Co-op Books (bookstore) 9.1.
Prior Lake Club (nudist) 10.
Raelian Movement (religion) 9.1.
Rational Recovery 11, end.
Red Sands Beach (nudist; near Nelson) 10.
Secular Organization for Sobriety (SOS) 11, end.
The Sex Party (political party) 12.
Single Nudist (on-line) -- see AANR in 14.
Skinnydipper Nude Recreation 6.3, (9.1, and 9.2).
Skyclad Yoga (men) 9.2.
SLUGS Sun Lovers Under Gray Skies (nudist) 14-Outside.
Sol Sante Club (nudist) 8.
Spartacus Books (bookstore) 9.1.
Sunny Chinooks Club (nudist) 14-Outside.
Sunny Trails Club (nudist) 8.
Surfrider Foundation 9.1 (see also 10).
Surrey's United Naturists (SUN) 9.1,
(see also Crescent Rock Beach in 10).
Take Back the Night (women) 11.
Third Beach Topfree 10.
Threadbare Adventures see NudeState 9.1 and 9.2. or 14.
3 Mile Beach (nudist; near Penticton) 10.
Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA) 11.
Topfree swims 11.
Trans Pride Vancouver. 11.
Van Tan Swim Club 6.2.
Van Tan Nudist Club 6.2 (and 8).
Vancouver Folk Music Festival 11.
Vancouver International Fringe Festival 9.1.
Vancouver Life Drawing Society 8.
Vancouver Naked Yoga Club (men) 9.1.
Vancouver Nudists 13.
Vancouver Pride Society 11.
Vancouver Queer Film Festival 9.1.
Vegan Voices 11.
Western Canadian . . . (now AANR-WC) 14.
WildPlay Element Parks 11.
Work Less Party 12.
World Naked Bike Ride 11.
Wreck Beach (nude): see Wreck Beach PS 10.
Wreck Beach Memories (defunct) 13.
Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS, includes AB) 10.
Wreck Beach Swim Club 6.4.
Young adult faction (nudist) 9.1 and 9.2.
End of 5.9.5. Index.
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