Kicking off the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy, the Vancouver Olympic cauldron will glow once again.
At 3:45 pm on Friday, February 6th, 2026, join local officials and sports figures for a special ceremony which includes a lighting of the Olympic cauldron in Jack Poole Plaza at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
The natural gas-fueled cauldron has been lit for previous Winter Olympic celebrations, along with other events, including Canada Day.
Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics from February 12th, to February 28th, 2010.
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