City Hall Field Trip

Thank you for your interest in a school field trip to City Hall. We will begin accepting first come, first served field trip reservation requests for the 2023-24 school year.

Planning your visit
What to expect
Scheduling a field trip
Contact

Planning your visit

Field trips to City Hall are free of charge and scheduled first come, first served.
Field trip duration varies, most programs are approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours.
We can accommodate a maximum of 3 classes/day (with the same start time).

Chaperone to student ratios:

Kindergarten to Grade 5: 1 adult per 5 students
Grades 6-8: 1 adult to 10 students
Grades 9-12: 1 adult to 15 students

What to expect

Field trip itinerary may vary depending on the City Hall schedule. Itinerary may include:

Meet the Mayor
Tour of City Hall
Learn about City Hall Operations from City staff
Tour of City Council Chambers
Information and explanation about Vancouver’s City Sister City, Joyo, Japan

Scheduling a field trip

Field trip organizer name(Required)

Field trip organizer email(Required)

Field trip organizer phone(Required)

Name of school(Required)

Address of school(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Grade level(s) of students(Required)

What are the learning goals for your class?(Required)

How many classes of students are you scheduling for?(Required)

(We can accommodate a maximum of 3 classes/day. If you have more than 2 classes of students, we will need to schedule you for more than one day of field trips.)

Contact

Contact information

For questions and additional information, please contact:

The City Manager’s Office
CMO@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8600