Richmond O Zone

The City of Richmond's O Zone is an official Celebration Site for the 20101 Olympic Winter Games. Festivities run daily from February 12-28, from 3 to 11 p.m. weekdays and noon to 11 p.m. weekends. Check out www.richmondozone.ca

17 days and nights. Exhilarating. Amazing. Once in a lifetime. Free. The O Zone is where you can be part of a real Olympic Games experience, with thousands of your closest friends, cheering on Canada’s athletes, exploring cool stuff and rocking to some of the hottest young bands in Canada.

The O Zone is also the biggest celebration of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, amassed over 60 acres in the heart of Richmond City Centre, just minutes from the new Canada Line, from Richmond City Hall into Minoru Park.

You’ve never seen Richmond like this: mammoth ice art, massive high-definition screen, outdoor skating on real ice, entertainment from around the region and around the world, art, athletes, exhibits, virtual reality (bobsleigh ride anyone?), food and fireworks. Bands like Our Lady Peace, Hawksley Workman, Bedouin Soundclash, Tokyo Police Club and Wintersleep headline. Theme nights saluting Canada’s diverse cultures and regions from World Beat rhythms and South Asian dance and music to Pan Northern sounds from above the Arctic Circle. There’s something for everyone, and for all ages. Did we mention it’s free?

Rules for the Richmond O Zone Group Pool
In order to join the Richmond O Zone group pool, you must agree to the following terms:

1. The only images permitted in this group pool are those shot in the Richmond O Zone Celebration site from February 9-28, 2010.
2. You are limited to 6 uploads to the group pool per day.
3. No spamming of images.
4. If you are uploading to the group pool, try to provide a VARIETY of images, not 6 images of one person, music band, event, etc. The point of the group is to share the whole O Zone experience.
5. Ensure that you have photographic rights to add images to the group pool. This basically means that YOU took the photos.
6. No nudity or inappropriate photos and/or discussion posts.

Any images added to the group pool that do not adhere to the above rules are subject to deletion from the pool and the user may be removed from the group.