City Guides · October 22, 2026
Themed Parties in Vancouver: The BRCH Guide to the Formats
A guide to the themed party formats BRCH runs in Vancouver, BC: white parties, black parties, boat parties, and pub golf, and when each format belongs in the year.
Themed parties in Vancouver work when the theme is the night, not a decoration on it. BRCH runs four core formats across its two cities, Vancouver and Victoria: the all-white White Party, the all-black Black Party, the summer Boat Party, and the scored day format Pub Golf, each built so the crowd completes the concept. The dated editions below are the BRCH-wide record; the site's event data does not assign past editions to a single city, and this guide does not either. This guide explains what each format involves, who it suits, and where it sits in the year.
The dress code formats: White Party and Black Party
The White Party sets one rule, all white head to toe, enforced at the door, and lights the room so the crowd becomes the design. BRCH ran four editions between 2023 and 2025. The Black Party mirrors it in all black, with darker lighting and a heavier sound, and ran on July 26, 2025. Dress code formats suit guests who like planning an outfit and being photographed in it. Read what to wear to a white party before your first one.
The water format: Boat Party
The Boat Party trades the club for a vessel: fixed capacity, a boarding time nobody can miss, and a sunset set as the headline. BRCH ran its Boat Party on July 25, 2025, one day before that summer's Black Party, as a two-night summer run. It is the scarcest format in the calendar, because the boat never gets bigger.
The games format: Pub Golf
Pub Golf turns a bar crawl into a scored tournament: a course of bars, a par per drink, and a champion at the final hole. BRCH ran it on April 19, 2024. It is the daytime, competitive end of the calendar, and the most group-friendly first BRCH event for anyone who prefers playing to posing.
When each format belongs in the year
- Summer belongs to the Boat Party and the big dress code nights, when the city is outside anyway.
- Spring suits Pub Golf: a daytime course in walking weather.
- The White Party series ran in June and February editions, proof the format carries a dressed-up winter crowd too.
How to catch the next edition
Editions are announced to the waitlist first, and every format's backstory sits on its hub above. Start at the Vancouver city page for what BRCH is running in the city now, and the events timeline for the full record since 2021.
For planning your own night out in the city, read Going Out in Vancouver and its wet weather companion, the Vancouver Rainy Night Party Guide.