Midway Directory · Arcades and game rooms · Vancouver, British Columbia
What is VanCity Pinball & Arcade in Vancouver, and what can you play there?
VanCity Pinball & Arcade is a pinball arcade at 1739 Venables Street, at Commercial Drive in East Vancouver, British Columbia. It opened in March 2026. Visitors pay one entry fee and then play more than 60 pinball machines plus arcade cabinets on free play. Guests must be at least seven years old.
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Quick facts
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| Official name | VanCity Pinball & Arcade1 |
|---|---|
| Listed as | Arcade or game room |
| Where | VanCity Pinball & Arcade. 1739 Venables St, Vancouver, BC12 At the corner of Venables Street and Commercial Drive. |
| Kind of arcade | An all-ages (seven and up) pinball hall with a smaller set of arcade cabinets, run on a pay-at-the-door free-play model.12 |
| Opened | opened to the public in early March 202624 |
| Who can come in | Every guest must be at least seven years old. You pay a flat entry at the door and then every machine is set to free play, so no tokens, coins or cards are used. The venue has no liquor licence and sells only soft drinks, juice and snacks.12 |
| Opening hours | Hours change; check the official site before you go. |
| Official website | vancitypinball.com |
What you can play
- The floor holds more than 60 pinball machines, from older tables such as Evel Knievel (1977) and The Addams Family (1992) to newer ones such as Deadpool (2018) and Godzilla (2021).21
- Other pinball titles named by the venue include Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Star Wars, Stranger Things and Medieval Madness.1
- Arcade cabinets listed by the venue include Big Buck Hunter HD, Golden Tee Golf, Mario Kart Arcade, Pac-Man Battle Royale, Street Fighter II Turbo and Skee-Ball.1
- Before opening, the venue also mentioned a tabletop Pac-Man and a foosball table.3
- The lineup rotates, and the machines on the floor are a little under half of the owner's collection, with more being restored.21
- Besides casual play, the arcade runs pinball tournaments.4
History
- The arcade occupies a building put up in 1932 that had earlier hosted community groups and events such as the Eastside Culture Crawl.3
- The owner has collected pinball machines for about 22 years.4
- When pandemic closures shut many of the places that housed his machines, he chose to open an arcade instead of selling the collection.4
- The team behind the venue says it ran a pinball vending and rental business in BC for more than 15 years before opening the arcade.1
Getting there
What we worked out
Not stated outright by any one source. This is our arithmetic or reading of the sources cited.
- The building dates from 1932, so it is about 94 years old in 2026.3
What we couldn't confirm
- Hours change: the official site (read October 13, 2026) lists Monday closed, Tuesday to Thursday 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 2 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 1 p.m. to midnight and Sunday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Daily Hive's opening report (March 6, 2026) gave shorter Thursday-to-Sunday hours. Midnight closings are recorded as 00:00.
- Supervision rule conflict on the official site: the venue rules say children under 12 need adult supervision, while the FAQ says children under 16 must come with a parent or guardian.
- Machine counts differ: the official site gives 67+ pinball and 14+ arcade machines in one place and 66 pinball machines in its FAQ; Daily Hive reported over 60 pinball and more than 10 arcade machines at opening.
- Exact opening date not confirmed: Daily Hive says the beginning of March 2026 and the official site refers to a news report dated March 1, 2026.
- No postal code is published on the official site, so it is omitted.
- No operating company name is given on any fetched page; the operator is therefore omitted.
- No tourism-board or government listing for the arcade was found.
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Sources
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- VanCity Pinball & Arcade: VanCity Pinball & Arcade - Vancouver. Read on · official
- Daily Hive: Vancouver's newest arcade is a pinball heaven with over 70 games. Read on · news
- Daily Hive: New Vancouver arcade and pinball hall will soon open with over 70 games. Read on · news
- The Voice (Langara College): Pinball refuses to perish quietly. Read on · news