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Perhaps, from what I can only assume, one of the most underrated events took place over the weekend. Yup, you read the headline right, all you can eat cereal AND a cartoon watch party took place on Saturday April 20th this weekend and it looked awesome. People from any age range were welcomed to the Rio Theatre on East Broadway St in Vancouver to enjoy cereal all morning and to watch cartoons starting at 10:30am. Did I mention everyone was encouraged to wear pajamas too? As if it couldn’t get any better.
The event was created by film producer David Bertrand, and he has brought this creative idea all over Canada. Calgary had their cereal party at the Calgary Underground Film festival and Revue Cinema in Toronto. After the success of those two, and other venues around Canada, Bertrand brought the party to Vancouver back in March. And you guessed, it was so popular here that he hosted a round two on April 20th. For such a fun event, it’s a great cost as well! Main Floor and Balcony both cost $20 for adults, and for kids (13 and under) it’s $14. The doors for the event opened up at 10 a.m. with the shows starting at 10:30 and would be a 3-hour event.
The cereal lineup, and the cartoon lineup was left up to mystery for the patrons to find out when they got there. Let me tell you something, if I showed up and was served raisin bran, I would start a riot. The guests were not told anything about the event and were urged to keep it a mystery until they showed up. Now based on past events, it’s safe to say that at least some of the childhood favourites would be there like Captain Crunch, Trix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Cocoa Pebbles. Me personally would have loved to see how many bowls of Lucky Charms I could eat in the three hours.
The cartoon lineup has not been leaked at all but all we know is that there will be a wide variety of shows ranging from the 30’s to the 90’s. If I was there, and I didn’t see any Scooby-Doo on the big screen, I would again start a riot.
“the cartoon lineup is always a mystery, but expect to see monsters, sci-fi, sleuths, superheroes and all kinds of 2D silliness” David Bertrand, Founder, All-you-can-eat Cereal Cartoon Party
This event is such a great opportunity for parents to bring their kids for a little morning fun to show them a piece of their childhood, as well as relive it themselves. If this event come to Vancouver again, I will absolutely be buying a ticket, bringing my comfiest pajamas, and sitting back to enjoy some cereal while watching cartoons all morning long.