Celebrate the moms in your life with a day full of indulgence, flavour, and heartfelt appreciation. From lavish brunch buffets and creative high teas to flower farm adventures and luxe spa experiences, Vancouver and its surrounding areas are overflowing with thoughtful ways to make this Mother’s Day unforgettable. Here’s a roundup of some of the best events and specials happening on Sunday, May 11, 2025 (and some all weekend long!).
2025 Vancouver Mother’s Day Experiences and Family-friendly Events
Greendale Acres
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with a blooming adventure at Greendale Acres Farm! On May 10–11, join the Tulip Dig and take home 25 bulbs to replant. Bring your own shovel and be ready to get a little muddy. On Sunday, moms enjoy free admission and a special pancake breakfast from 10 to 11 AM. It is a perfect, flower-filled farm day for the whole family.
Fanny Bay Oysters x Copperpenny Distillery Co.
On Sunday, May 11, the Fanny Bay Oyster Pop-Up X Copperpenny Distillery bring the best from Vancouver Island to North Vancouver. Enjoy fresh oysters shucked on-site, paired with Copperpenny’s award-winning No. 006 Oyster Shell Gin. A BC Food & Beverage Product of the Year, this savoury gin is distilled with real oyster shells and made to pair with seafood.
Mother’s Day in Vancouver – Fanny Bay Oyster Pop-Ups are back at Copperpenny Distillery
The Falls Golf Club
Mother’s Day Brunch Treat Mom to a scenic brunch in the Fraser Valley at The Falls Golf Club. Includes a high tea platter, five brunch entrée options (like Eggs Benny, French Toast, or a Holstein Burger), mimosa or coffee, and kids’ menu options. Enjoy a photo booth, a kids’ activity station, and a gift for mom. Seatings at 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM. Tickets: $49.95 (adults), $12 (kids 5–12), free for under 5.
Brunches, Buffets and High Teas
Bacchus Wedgewood Hotel and Spa
The Spring in Bloom Afternoon Tea offers savoury hand-crafted delicacies infused with the essence of spring, delicate finger sandwiches, and our famous freshly baked scones. Indulge in exotic tea blends from around the world or elevate the experience with a glass of Champagne. This quintessential British pastime unfolds in the refined elegance of the Michelin award-winning restaurant, Bacchus. Saturdays and Sundays, April 12th to June 1st 2025, $72 per person pre-paid. The Wedgewood Hotel is a distinguished Relais & Chateaux member, a Michelin Key property, and one of Canada’s premier destinations for world-class accommodation.
Notch8 at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Brunch Buffet Spoil Mom with a decadent buffet featuring savoury and sweet classics, a chef-carved roast, and gorgeous desserts. Sparkling rosé or juice on arrival, plus complimentary watercolour portraits. Adults $95 | Children $45. Reserve
The Royal Thai Afternoon Tea at Baan Lao
The elevated afternoon tea stimulates all five taste senses of sweet, bitter, savoury, salty and sour. The three courses, Arun/Dawn, Athit/Sun and Bulan/Moon, are served to glide brilliantly through these flavours. Baan Lao is a 2025 Canada’s Best Restaurants award winner. Read more about my visit.
Savoury and spicy Athit/Sun served at Baan Lao in Richmond. Photo: Wendy Nordvik-Carr©
ARC at Fairmont Waterfront
Bottomless Brunch A stunning waterfront brunch with unlimited dishes like smoked salmon rosti, lobster mac & cheese, and dainty tea cakes. Moms receive a complimentary “Momosa”. Adults $109 | Children $55. Reservations can be made here.
Botanist at Fairmont Pacific Rim
Three-Course Brunch Enjoy refined, locally inspired dishes crafted by Chef Hector Laguna. Each mother receives a Beta5 chocolate gift box. $89 per person. Botanist is a 2025 Canada’s Best Restaurants award winner and one of the top 50 Best Bars in North America. for 2025. Make a reservation.
C|Prime
Brunch Buffet From 9 AM to 2 PM, C|Prime offers a chef-driven brunch buffet with fresh pastries, brunch favourites, and coffee/tea. Add the Mimosa Package (2 for $20). C|Prime is $39 per person and $20 for kids 12 and under.
The Victor
Lavish Brunch Buffet is $90 for adults and $45 for kids. It includes prime rib, seafood, dim sum, custom cocktails, and a jaw-dropping dessert bar featuring dual chocolate fondue.
Coast Restaurant
Brunch Buffet Highlights include a Chill Bar with oysters, poke, smoked salmon, carving stations, sushi, lobster ravioli, paella, and more. Adults $95 | Kids $35. Reservations can be made here.
Coast Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet
Glowbal
Brunch Buffet Starting at 9:45 AM, Glowbal pulls out all the stops with seafood towers, carving stations, fresh omelettes, pasta, desserts, and more. $95 adults | $35 kids. Make a reservation.
Italian Kitchen
Festa della Mamma Brunch includes hand-made pasta, brunch items like Frittata di Mare, and Tableside Cacio e Pepe with lobster and truffle. Every mom receives a complimentary mimosa. Reserve here.
Black+Blue/The Roof
Prix-Fixe Brunch $65 three-course brunch with luxe starters (oysters, carpaccio), entrées like Lobster Omelette and French Toast, and rich desserts. Kids under 12 dine for $19. Reservations.
Black+Blue and The Roof will feature a three-course, prix-fixe brunch for Mother’s Day
Trattoria by Italian Kitchen
Buffet Brunch Trattoria in Burnaby offers a $59 gourmet buffet with Eggs Benedicts, Roast Striploin, Tiramisu, and more. Kids 10 and under: $29.
The Flying Pig
All moms receive a complimentary glass of Prosecco when purchasing any entrée. Brunch specials crafted just for the occasion.
Honey Salt
Brunch & Dinner Specials Brunch features Smoked Salmon Benedict, croque Monsieur, and mimosa kits. For dinner, enjoy a three-course Italian feast for $39. A Bambino Menu is available for kids ($18).
Five Sails
Afternoon Tea Hosted from 11 AM, enjoy an elegant afternoon tea ($85/person) with savoury and sweet bites, stunning views, and optional add-ons like oysters or wine flights.
Five Sails elegant Afternoon Tea experience for Mother’s Day in Vancouver
Desi Indian Lounge
Indian High Tea Celebrate with a one-of-a-kind Indian High Tea (1–3 PM, $35/person) with Masala Chai, sweet and savoury bites, and optional cocktails. Limited seating. Check for reservations.
Dinner and Evening Options
Cardero’s
Enjoy live music and a special menu featuring Burrata Salad, Lobster Ravioli, Arctic Char, Prime Rib, and Lemon Tiramisu.
The Sandbar
Celebrate with Crab and shrimp Benedict for brunch or Lobster and crab Ravioli for dinner. For seafood lovers, the Sunday Night Seafood Boil for Two ($109) is a showstopper.
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar
Three-Course Dinner Choose between sushi rolls, steak frites, or Pan-Roasted Halibut with uni cream sauce, and finish with one of three decadent desserts.
Lavantine
Champagne Brunch & Dinner Lavantine’s first-ever Champagne Brunch (10:30 AM–2 PM) features Mediterranean dishes and a live DJ. Special drinks and dinner reopen at 5 PM. Reserve now.
Mother’s Day brunch at Lavantine.
The Secret Garden at H Tasting Lounge – now to May 11
Be transported into spring with lunch or dinner at The Secret Garden at H Tasting Lounge at the Westin Bayshore. It’s always a special treat to dine within your own private sanctuary. This dreamy reimagined space where pastel-hued hot air balloons float overhead, cascading floral garlands drape from above, and flower-adorned archways invite you in. You’ll be enveloped in a soft, ethereal glow, surrounded by the fresh blooms and delicate pastels of spring. Savour artfully crafted cocktails and exquisite modern-coastal cuisine while taking in sweeping waterfront views. Indulge in coastal delights such as albacore tuna salad, char-grilled Pacific octopus or crispy Humboldt squid. Coastal mains include Haida Gwaii halibut and sablefish, or a West Coast seafood paella. For those craving something heartier, options include a decadent A5 Wagyu steak, tender boneless short ribs, the signature HTL Smash Burger, and more. Cocktails offer original uniquely inspired creations like the vodka-based Little Green Island, alongside classics such as the foamy Nitro Cosmo.
Loam Bistro
A heartfelt Lobster and Tartar Benny and Iced Matcha with strawberry compote inspired by the chefs’ mothers, served all weekend.
B House
Moms receive a free dulce de leche brownie with any entrée. Special spring rolls are also available.
Sweet7
For Mother’s Day, buy any drink and get 50% off Jasmine Milk Tea in a special cup sleeve.
Art of Teppanyaki – Kobe Japanese Steakhouse – Monday-Thursday, now until May 31, 2025
Indulge in an authentic Japanese steakhouse experience at Kobe Steakhouse. Experience the ancient and time-honoured culinary art of Teppanyaki — hibachi-style cooking where skilled master chefs and showmen turn each visit into dinner and an entertaining show. Kobe’s Art of Teppanyaki set menu features appetizers (seasonal vegetables, grilled shrimp, Shabu Shabu soup), flame-kissed and butter-basted tiger prawns, premium-cut sirloin steak and tender teriyaki chicken, sautéed bean sprouts, steamed Japanese rice and artisanal gelato for dessert for only $58 per person plus tax and gratuity. For more than five decades, Vancouver’s Kobe Japanese Steakhouse has paid homage to the culinary art of Teppanyaki in the cozy and intimate setting of a traditional Japanese country inn.
Wellness and Spa Treats
Fairmont Pacific Rim
Fairmont Spa’s Mother’s Glow Package: From May 1–31, treat Mom to a 90-minute spa package, including a Sole Revival foot treatment and collagen facial in a zero-gravity chair. The package includes a healthy lunch and drink. It costs $419 on weekdays and $449 on weekends. This is my favourite spa in Vancouver! Call 604-695-5550 or email for reservations. Make Reservations Early Mother’s Day is one of the busiest dining holidays of the year—book your spots early to avoid disappointment! Whether it’s sipping sparkling rosé at brunch, digging tulips with the kids, or relaxing over high tea with a view, there’s something truly special for every mom in Metro Vancouver this May 11, 2025.
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