Metro Vancouver events calendar for December 2018. Festivals, concerts, fun things to do, Christmas events, Christmas lights, Christmas ships, New Year's Eve parties, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
December 1, 2018
Sat
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair
Join us for the 38th Annual Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair!
Coquitlam | Poirier Forum | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair
Maan Farms Christmas Market
The Annual Christmas Market is back with Three! That's right Three Weekends of fun this year!!
Abbotsford | Maan Farms Country Experience & Estate Winery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Shop Sweet Christmas Market
Join us for a one-stop Christmas shopping experience featuring Vancouver's sweetest vendors
Delta | Harris Barn | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
Etsy Vancouver Market - Winter 2018
Are you ready for a festive celebration of contemporary handmade featuring the Vancouver's foremost voices in craft and design? This is your one-stop shopping event for one of a kind gift-giving!
Vancouver | Wesbrook Community Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Kitsilano Winter Market
The Kitsilano Winter Market will be back this December! This one-day indoor event focuses on local and sustainable crafts & food
Vancouver | Kits House | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
Britannia Shipyards Heritage Christmas Craft Fair
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site is hosting their second annual Heritage Christmas Craft Fair
Richmond | The Britannia Shipyard | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair
Wesbrook Village Holiday Celebration 2018
For the first time ever, the Wesbrook Village Holiday Celebration will span two days for double the festivities!
Vancouver | Wesbrook Village | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Deck The Hall Xmas Craft Fair
50 outstanding local artisans will come together in the historic Heritage Hall to display their creations
Vancouver | Heritage Hall Vancouver | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair
Kids Day at Vancouver Christmas Market
The Vancouver Christmas Market is sure to delight children of all ages all season long, but we’ve got some extra kid-friendly fun in store for Kids Day on Saturday, December 1!
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Kids
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Holiday Wreath Workshop
In this one-day workshop we’ll be making natural wreaths using conifer branches, tropical foliage, assorted dried flowers and ribbon
North Vancouver | Maplewood House | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Workshop
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Clown Gym - Work it Out
This Is For Conditioning! Work Your Clown Muscles! Get Your Weekly Work Out Play Out Here With Us
Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Comedy
Winter Tram by Steveston Interurban Tram
Visitors of all ages are invited to embrace the spirit of the season at The Winter Tram event
Richmond | Steveston Interurban Tram | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Flash Mob Capture the Flag: Metrotown
Burn One Down Productions Is Having Its First Flash Mob Event!... Urban Capture The Flag: Metrotown
Burnaby | Metropolis at Metrotown | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Party
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
West Coast Tagore Festival 2018
Poets of the top-10 shortlisted poems will be invited to read their wining poems at the Vancouver Tagore Society Poetry Evening on December 1st
New Westminster | Justice Institute of British Columbia | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
FVGSS: A Musical Theatre Society. Peter Pan the Panto
Come fly away to Neverland with Peter Pan and Wendy
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Hir by Taylor Mac at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
AOS Tri-Cities, Surrey & Maple Ridge Present: Nightmare
Join Army of Sass Tri-Cities, Surrey & Maple Ridge as they show you their version of the classic Nightmare Before Christmas movie, with a sassy twist of course!
Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 4:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Dark Times, Dark Comedy: A Panel Discussion
Pi Theatre invites the community to join us for a series of FREE panel discussions tackling themes from our production of Hir by Taylor Mac!
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Bright in Burnaby
Watch as the magic of the season is used to light up our huge Maple tree. After, enjoy a complimentary hot chocolate or apple cider (while supplies last)
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
New West Craft Winter Night Market
New West Craft is thrilled to announce our 4th annual Winter Night Market. This year we have expanded to include a second location!! Read below for all of the details
New Westminster | River Market | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Family | Free
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Elvis: A Christmas Special
Elvis: A Christmas Special - Starring Pete Paquette with Special Guest Amberley Beatty
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
Following the smashing success of their 2017 Canadian comedy tour, London’s 3-time Impresario award-winning comedians James & Jamesy return with their outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive Christmas comedy O Christmas Tea
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Alicia Tobin's Come Draw With Me
Join comedian Alicia Tobin and her special guests at Little Mountain Gallery for Come Draw with Me, an evening of drawings, laughings, sharings (not too much sharing) huggings (no way, gross), marker sniffing, and friendships
Vancouver | Little Mountain Comedy Department | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Mortified by Amy Rutherford
Framed with a highly theatrical metaphor Mortified explores youth and influence, rebellion and belonging
Vancouver | Studio 58 at Langara College | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Blood from Stone - Presented by Donna Redlick Dance
Inspired by past and present stories of Vancouver’s historic Blood Alley, Blood from Stone is an evocative and haunting new contemporary dance work by Vancouver choreographer Donna Redlick
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir by Taylor Mac
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Hir at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Affair of Honor presents: Soul Samurai
One part samurai revenge epic. Two parts hip-hop combat extravaganza. One part queer vampire love story. All parts badass, pulpy fun. Welcome to Soul Samurai
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
First Impressions Theatre: Ring of Fire
The ultimate celebration of the iconic Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire tells the story of finding love, success, faith and redemption
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Best in Vancouver Finals!
Antoinette & The Latest are thrilled to be one of the Top 4 Finalists for "Best Of Vancouver 2018!"
Vancouver | Railway Stage & Beer Café | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
CapU Classical & Choral Series: Baroque Brilliance
Begin December’s festivities with Vivaldi’s opulent Magnificat RV610, Handel’s virtuosic Dixit Dominus and Monteverdi’s Gloria à 7
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Comedy Basement Showcase Saturdays - Stand-up Comedy Pro/Am
The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a new and specially curated lineup of Vancouver's funniest pro & up-and-coming stand-up comedians every Saturday night at Goldies Pizza!
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
5th Annual Black & White Affair by Konektion Entertainment
Konektion Entertainment & Atlantik Star Presents 5th Annual Black & White Affair - Birthday Celebration
Vancouver | Korean Community Centre | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party
December 2, 2018
SunWinterFaire Holiday Market - 2nd Annual
Join us on Sunday Dec 2nd for a holiday market full of local crafters, makers and creators
Pitt Meadows | Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall | 9:30 am to 3:30 pm | Market
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair
Join us for the 38th Annual Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair!
Coquitlam | Poirier Forum | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair
Maan Farms Christmas Market
The Annual Christmas Market is back with Three! That's right Three Weekends of fun this year!!
Abbotsford | Maan Farms Country Experience & Estate Winery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Golden Meadows Honey Farm Christmas Market
Join us for a cup of hot cocoa and some holiday shopping. Whether you are starting your Christmas shopping, finishing it up, or looking for a host gift for a holiday party, we have you covered
Pitt Meadows | Golden Meadows Honey Farm | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Annual Christmas Openhouse
Come join us for our Annual Christmas Opehouse that is sure to get you in the Spirit of the Season
Maple Ridge | Maple Ridge Florist Ltd | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
Etsy Vancouver Market - Winter 2018
Are you ready for a festive celebration of contemporary handmade featuring the Vancouver's foremost voices in craft and design? This is your one-stop shopping event for one of a kind gift-giving!
Vancouver | Wesbrook Community Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Breakfast with Santa
Santa will be making a very special appearance all the way from the North Pole. A delicious hot breakfast will be served alongside live music.
Vancouver | Sunset Community Centre | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Family
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
Wesbrook Village Holiday Celebration 2018
For the first time ever, the Wesbrook Village Holiday Celebration will span two days for double the festivities!
Vancouver | Wesbrook Village | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Deck The Hall Xmas Craft Fair
50 outstanding local artisans will come together in the historic Heritage Hall to display their creations
Vancouver | Heritage Hall Vancouver | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Wreath Workshop
In this one-day workshop we’ll be making natural wreaths using conifer branches, tropical foliage, assorted dried flowers and ribbon
North Vancouver | Maplewood House | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Workshop
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
TELUS presents the Vancouver Santa Claus Parade
Santa Claus is coming to town! Kick off the holiday season with Santa on Sunday, December 2nd!
Vancouver | West Georgia Street | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
2018 Christmas Classic Car Cruise
The Christmas Classic Car Cruise will roll through Steveston Village for the sixth year in a row!
Richmond | Steveston Village | 12:15 am to 2:30 pm | Family
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Santa Arrives in Steveston
The Steveston Merchants Association presents the 15th Annual Christmas in Steveston Village. Santa arrives by boat at Fisherman's Wharf in Steveston
Richmond | Steveston Merchants Association | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
FVGSS: A Musical Theatre Society. Peter Pan the Panto
Come fly away to Neverland with Peter Pan and Wendy
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Vancouver Welshmen’s Choir and Winter Harp: The Sounds of Christmas
New Westminster’s most popular Christmas concert returns to Massey Theatre again this year
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music
Friends of Chamber Music: Takács Quartet
This internationally acclaimed quartet is a perennial favourite with our audience. The group is regularly resident at Wigmore Hall, London, and was the first quartet inducted into Gramophone Magazine’s first “Hall of Fame.”
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
Pi Theatre presents: Hir
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Hir by Taylor Mac at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
CapU Classical & Choral Series: Baroque Brilliance
Begin December’s festivities with Vivaldi’s opulent Magnificat RV610, Handel’s virtuosic Dixit Dominus and Monteverdi’s Gloria à 7
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Music
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
3th Annual Surrey Santa Parade of Lights
Visit the Cloverdale Town Centre in Surrey on Sunday, December 2 and celebrate the arrival of Santa with a magical, evening, lighted parade
Surrey | Cloverdale Town Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
John Craigie with Ben Morrison at Imperial
Hailed as a "Modern-Day Troubadour" in the style of Woody Guthrie and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Craigie has been traveling continuously for most of the past decade throughout the United States, Canada and Europe
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Affair of Honor presents: Soul Samurai
One part samurai revenge epic. Two parts hip-hop combat extravaganza. One part queer vampire love story. All parts badass, pulpy fun. Welcome to Soul Samurai
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Spotlight: The Best In Longform Improv
Every month, Spotlight features an ensemble from the cast of Instant Theatre performing long form improv comedy, shining a light on our cast, our art form, and a bunch of really funny scenes
Vancouver | Instant Theatre Company | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
Maya Rae
Prodigious young talents performing jazz music and the American Songbook have gone back to the beginnings of the genre – artists like Ella Fitzgerald and even Judy Garland were blowing away listeners of all ages with their talent
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
December 3, 2018
MonVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Exhibition: Debbie Tuepah - Salish Sea, J35 Less 1
Debbie Westergaard Tuepah is a Surrey-based visual artist who uses primarily yarn, paint, found, and readymade objects to consider the conceptual and embodied experience of information in relation to contemporary issues and events
North Vancouver | City of North Vancouver Municipal Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Live in the Lobby by Thompson Community Centre
A series of free performances for all ages in our main lobby
Richmond | Thompson Community Centre | 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Empathy North Vancouver
Empathy North Vancouver is a group of individuals who learn and practice compassionate connection as based on the principles of Nonviolent Communication
North Vancouver | St. Andrews United Church | 6:45 pm to 9:00 pm | Free
Decked Out Mondays: A M:TG Game Night
Calling all Planeswalkers: travel between worlds to come play a few rounds of Magic in the format of your choice while enjoying a few pints of craft beer (optional) and meeting new friends!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Workshop
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
December 4, 2018
TueVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Exhibition: Debbie Tuepah - Salish Sea, J35 Less 1
Debbie Westergaard Tuepah is a Surrey-based visual artist who uses primarily yarn, paint, found, and readymade objects to consider the conceptual and embodied experience of information in relation to contemporary issues and events
North Vancouver | City of North Vancouver Municipal Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Tunes for Tots with Karima
Tunes for Tots is a fun and interactive introduction to music and dance for pre-schoolers in the Centennial Theatre Performance Studio
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Foodie Tuesdays at Vancouver Christmas Market
Calling all foodies! Have you ever wanted to devour all the market’s delicacies, but your belly’s been too full?
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Market
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Early Show: Air Stranger
Air Stranger is a group whose musical style emerges from the conjunction of funk and progressive rock
Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir: Sounds of Christmas
Kick off the Christmas season by enjoying hearing nearly eighty male voices singing in glorious four-part harmony
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir by Taylor Mac
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Elvis Costello and The Imposters have announced July 27 that they are releasing a new album in October
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Hir at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Little Mountain Improv
Weekly shows from all star improv people in Vancouver BC!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
December 5, 2018
WedVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Exhibition: Debbie Tuepah - Salish Sea, J35 Less 1
Debbie Westergaard Tuepah is a Surrey-based visual artist who uses primarily yarn, paint, found, and readymade objects to consider the conceptual and embodied experience of information in relation to contemporary issues and events
North Vancouver | City of North Vancouver Municipal Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises
Christmas Dinner Cruise on the Fraser! Enjoy a fantastic seasonal meal featuring a main course of roast carved turkey freshly prepared on board by our chef
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Diwali in BC: Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Just for Girls Nights!
Drop in and join us for a fun night planned around activities that have been requested by girls and for girls ages 10 to 14! Crafts, cooking, spa, fitness and art are just some of the different themed nights
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Kids | Free
Sultans of String with the North Shore Celtic Ensemble
Celebrate the season with an adventurous musical trip around the world! 2017 JUNO Award nominees Sultans of String deliver an exuberant performance featuring originals, world-music inspired classics, and seasonal favourites to warm your heart on a cold wi
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Men’s Bible Study and Prayer Group
Men’s Bible Study and discussion group, meets weekly at 7-8:30pm to read scripture and respond to prayer requests. Non-denominational, open to everyone
North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NWSS Music’s Annual Winter Concert
New Westminster Secondary School Music Department presents NWSS Music’s Annual Winter Concert
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Script Tease, with Ira Cooper
WOW presents another installment of Script Tease - featuring brand new work by playwright Ira Cooper: "jew-ish" is a play exploring tradition, duty, and moving on. In order to Tease this Script to life, we'll need a little help from the audience...
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre
Blind Tiger Comedy: Boons ft. Sketch 4
Blind Tiger Comedy is back with two very special comedy shows that will be like sweet surprises of fortune that swell your heart, bank account and loins
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
Nerdin' Trivia with the Vancouver Quizmasters!
Nerdin' trivia on the first and third Wednesday of each month! With Eric Fell and Mister Nickel of the award-winning: The Vancouver Quizmasters
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir by Taylor Mac
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Hir at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
God is a Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special
God, dressed in a floral power suit, comes down to skewer everything from fruit cake to Boxing Day in an all new and special holiday addition!
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
John Lee
John Lee is known for his incredible proficiency as a multi-instrumentalist as well as his ability to connect audience to his music and live charisma
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
December 6, 2018
ThuVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Exhibition: Debbie Tuepah - Salish Sea, J35 Less 1
Debbie Westergaard Tuepah is a Surrey-based visual artist who uses primarily yarn, paint, found, and readymade objects to consider the conceptual and embodied experience of information in relation to contemporary issues and events
North Vancouver | City of North Vancouver Municipal Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Coffee Concert: Concerto Invierno
Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann - the Bergmann Piano Duo-are famous for their razzle-dazzle playing and wide-ranging music choices. When the Bergmanns are joined by guitarist, Daniel Bolsoy the result is a hot and fiery mix of music to keep away winter’s ch
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 10:00 am to 12:15 am | Music
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises
Christmas Dinner Cruise on the Fraser! Enjoy a fantastic seasonal meal featuring a main course of roast carved turkey freshly prepared on board by our chef
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
CAG Thursday Lunch Time Tours
Join CAG Assistant Curator Julia Lamare for a lunch time tour of the current exhibitions: Kameelah Janan Rasheed 'An Alphabetical Accumulation of Approximate Observations'
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:30 am to 1:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Krampusmarkt
Krampus is coming..... to Strange Fellows Brewing! To light up the dark season, we have 3 days of old world-inspired festivities planned in celebration of our favourite baddie.
Vancouver | Strange Fellows Brewing | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Party
Ari Hoenig Master Class
Ari Hoenig is an internationally acclaimed Jazz drummer/composer/educator based in New York City, New York
Vancouver | Oakridge Music Studios | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Workshop
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Steveston's Winter Hayrides
Hop on board for this old-time favourite experience around Steveston Village that includes a sing-a-long and viewing of local, holiday displays
Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family
Holiday Baking Time by Presentation House Theatre
Follow our favourite doughy characters through holiday baking mischief. Bun and Bap invite young audience members to become bakers and join in the sugary joy
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm | Theatre
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre
Thursday Art Talk: Jordan Strom, "Collecting Art South of the Fraser"
Surrey Art Gallery curator Jordan Strom discusses the why and how of collecting art from our region
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
Following the smashing success of their 2017 Canadian comedy tour, London’s 3-time Impresario award-winning comedians James & Jamesy return with their outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive Christmas comedy O Christmas Tea
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir by Taylor Mac
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Hir at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
God is a Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special
God, dressed in a floral power suit, comes down to skewer everything from fruit cake to Boxing Day in an all new and special holiday addition!
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Fused: The Epic Improv Team-up
Join us live at The Heritage Grill's Back Room Theatre (right outside of Columbia Skytrain Station) for New Westminster's premier improv show, where two exciting comedy troupes join up for a massive night of entertainment!
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
From New York: Ari Hoenig Trio
Possessed of an innate enquiring mind, Philadelphia-born drummer Ari Hoenig relentlessly explores the melodic possibilities of the drums.
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic
Every week we feature a diverse array of stand-up comedians and other comedic performers, from here in Vancouver, and all over the world! Come on down and watch a marathon of hilarity every Thursday, or do a set yourself
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy | Free
Jokes Please!
Jokes Please! is an award-winning stand-up comedy show hosted by Ross Dauk that happens every Thursday at Little Mountain Gallery
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
December 7, 2018
FriVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Exhibition: Debbie Tuepah - Salish Sea, J35 Less 1
Debbie Westergaard Tuepah is a Surrey-based visual artist who uses primarily yarn, paint, found, and readymade objects to consider the conceptual and embodied experience of information in relation to contemporary issues and events
North Vancouver | City of North Vancouver Municipal Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
VSO Tiny Tots: Holiday Hooray!
Let’s play in the snow! Sing-along to frosty favorites while you move-along with miniatures from The Nutcracker and other sparkly holiday classics. Accompanied by Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 10:00 am to 5:34 pm | Kids
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Childish Gambino - Vancouver
GRAMMY, Golden Globe and Emmy-Award winning and multi-talented recording artist, actor, and producer Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino announced dates for his upcoming North American tour with special guest Rae Sremmurd
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 11:09 am to 11:00 pm | Music
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
MLA Garry Begg's Holiday Open House!
You are invited to MLA Garry's Begg's Holiday Open House! This is a free event, open to the public, and child-friendly.
Surrey | #201-15135 101 Ave | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Party | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Parkgate Winter Lights
Free community event with singing, crafts, photo fun, dinner and of course, lights to reflect the many ways our community celebrates the winter season
North Vancouver | Parkgate Plaza | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Krampusmarkt
Krampus is coming..... to Strange Fellows Brewing! To light up the dark season, we have 3 days of old world-inspired festivities planned in celebration of our favourite baddie.
Vancouver | Strange Fellows Brewing | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Steveston's Winter Hayrides
Hop on board for this old-time favourite experience around Steveston Village that includes a sing-a-long and viewing of local, holiday displays
Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family
A Magical Christmas Yule Ball
An immersive theatre experience. A portal taking you from your world to a wizarding school hidden in the highlands of Scotland. A Yule Ball that you and all the other students will never forget
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party
Warren Millers 69th Annual Ski & Snowboard Film “Face of Winter”
Watch as the world’s best skiers and riders cover ground in some of the most legendary destinations to honor a face that launched a thousand quips and got us all started on this long, crazy ride
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Film
Disney - Beauty and the Beast Jr.
The stage musical presentation of Beauty and the Beast Jr. presented by the Children's Theatre of Richmond
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker
Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Content Warning: Fanfiction Deathmatch - Lord of the Rings!
A dozen of Vancouver’s most stellar talents take the stage to explore never-seen-before unscripted content
Vancouver | XYYVR | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
Blind Tiger Comedy: Babies ft. Sketch 4
Blind Tiger Comedy is back with a very good comedy show that will give you hope for the future of humanity
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
pARTy@PdA! Festive Felting
Get a kick start on the holiday celebrations with this fun and crafty event! In a social and relaxed atmosphere, learn basic techniques of wet felting from our community engagement specialist and fibre artist Catherine Dumaine
Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre
Ballet BC presents Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Nutcracker
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet captures the imagination with this uniquely Canadian retelling of the beloved holiday classic, Nutcracker
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Dance into Christmas
New Westminster Symphony and Richmond Academy of Dance presents: Dance into Christmas
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir - Sounds of Christmas
Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir annual Christmas Concert. There could not be a more magnificent way to get into the spirit of the season than with the resonant and inspirational sound of dozens of male voices in glorious chorus
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
The Hip Show 10th Anniversary!
The Hip Show have established themselves as the Canada's most authentic sounding, looking and entertaining Tragically Hip tribute band
Surrey | Donegal's Irish House | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir by Taylor Mac
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Hir at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
God is a Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special
God, dressed in a floral power suit, comes down to skewer everything from fruit cake to Boxing Day in an all new and special holiday addition!
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
From New York: Nick Hempton
A swinging, soulful, CD release! Straight from the jazz organ rooms of Harlem, veteran New York saxophonist Nick Hempton is bringing the blues, boogaloos, and shuffles of Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, and Sonny Stitt to Vancouver
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Blind Tiger House Teams: I Think Post Malone is Santa Claus?
Blind Tiger Comedy shows are excellent comedy shows, plain and simple
Vancouver | Little Mountain Comedy Department | 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy
RED XMAS PARTY @Red Room 14th Edition
Red Xmas Parties @ Red Room
Vancouver | The Red Room | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party
Hark! A Stone's Throw Christmas Show
Stone’s Throw Productions is thrilled to announce its first-ever vintage-inspired Christmas variety show, Hark!
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 9:45 pm to 11:30 pm | Performing Arts
December 8, 2018
SatChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Breakfast with Santa
Join us for a delicious pancake breakfast, visit with Santa & Special Musical guest the Smile Band bringing festive entertainment
North Vancouver | Parkgate Community Centre | 9:00 am to 5:12 pm | Family
Breakfast with Santa. South Surrey
Take your picture with Santa and join him for breakfast and a variety of Christmas themed activities!
Surrey | South Surrey Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Family
Coquitlam Christmas Farmers Market
Join us for our Christmas Farmers Market to shop for unique and beautifully handcrafted local products including jewelry, woodwork, beauty products, pottery, baked goods, and more!
Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market | Free
Breakfast with Santa. Cloverdale
Take your picture with Santa and join him for breakfast and a variety of Christmas themed activities!
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Family
Breakfast with Santa. Fleetwood
Take your picture with Santa and join him for breakfast and a variety of Christmas themed activities!
Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Family
Cookies & Carols
It's that time of year! Join us for a special holiday morning with your family and enjoy cookie decorating, hot chocolate, caroling, crafts and more
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Maan Farms Christmas Market
The Annual Christmas Market is back with Three! That's right Three Weekends of fun this year!!
Abbotsford | Maan Farms Country Experience & Estate Winery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
VSO Tiny Tots: Holiday Hooray!
Let’s play in the snow! Sing-along to frosty favorites while you move-along with miniatures from The Nutcracker and other sparkly holiday classics. Accompanied by Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:34 pm | Kids
Got Craft? Holiday Edition
Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair returns to East Vancouver with 80 local artists, makers, and small shops!
Vancouver | Maritime Labour Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair
Holiday Card Workshop
Young artists will learn the fundamentals of printmaking in this linocut inspired workshop
North Vancouver | Maplewood House | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Workshop
2018 Weirdos Holiday Market
The Weirdos Holiday Market unites Vancouver’s most outlandish local artists and vendors to showcase an eclectic array of all things unusual, unique, and out of this world
Vancouver | The Hall | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Saturday Morning Brunch Cartoons - Samurai Jack
Why have a regular ol' brunch when you could have an AMAZING BRUNCH accompanied by your favourite cartoons!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Clown Gym - Work it Out
This Is For Conditioning! Work Your Clown Muscles! Get Your Weekly Work Out Play Out Here With Us
Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Comedy
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Coquitlam Youth Orchestra Concert
The Coquitlam Youth Orchestra is giving a Holiday Concert at the Evergreen Cultural Centre featuring Mozart and Chopin Piano Concertos, Classical Masterpieces, and Seasonal Favourites!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Music
Holiday Decor Workshop
Celebrate the season by making your own seasonal decor and art projects. A variety of local artists will be instructing in a variety of media.
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop
Krampusmarkt
Krampus is coming..... to Strange Fellows Brewing! To light up the dark season, we have 3 days of old world-inspired festivities planned in celebration of our favourite baddie.
Vancouver | Strange Fellows Brewing | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Party
Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker
Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Dance
Ballet BC presents Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Nutcracker
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet captures the imagination with this uniquely Canadian retelling of the beloved holiday classic, Nutcracker
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Dance
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Holiday Baking Time by Presentation House Theatre
Follow our favourite doughy characters through holiday baking mischief. Bun and Bap invite young audience members to become bakers and join in the sugary joy
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood By Alex Ross & Jeremy Heynen
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
A Magical Christmas Yule Ball
An immersive theatre experience. A portal taking you from your world to a wizarding school hidden in the highlands of Scotland. A Yule Ball that you and all the other students will never forget
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party
Disney - Beauty and the Beast Jr.
The stage musical presentation of Beauty and the Beast Jr. presented by the Children's Theatre of Richmond
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Ballet BC presents RWB: Nutcracker
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet captures the imagination with this uniquely Canadian retelling of the beloved holiday classic, Nutcracker
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Fancy Fancy Ball
Tis the season to dress in your festive best and come to the fanciest ball of them all! You are invited to the Fancy Fancy Ball a fundraiser for New(to)Town Collected hosted by June Fukumura, Anjela Magpantay, Davey Calderon, and Avyen von Waldenburg
Vancouver | Green House Studio | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Christmas by Candlelight
Come celebrate Christmas with the voices of Pardalis Studio and Müzewest Concerts!
Vancouver | Spirit of Life Lutheran Church | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Sleepy Gonzales with Black Pontiac
Sleepy Gonzales is an Indie band from a tiny basement in Surrey onto stages around Vancouver. Their sound could be described as suburban sadness drenched in reverb. Or dreamlike melodies backed by raw, tired energy.
Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Lions Gate Sinfonia - A Sinfonia Family Christmas: Traditional with a Twist
The fabulous and versatile Vancouver quartet Van Django will join LGS for our traditional, fun, and familiar Sinfonia Family Christmas
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Rock-n-Soul Christmas
The Legends of Rock n’ Roll presents the music of world-class tribute acts performing a collection of hit songs from the greatest Rock’n’Soul artists of all-time… together with the Legends all-star band featuring “Mr Sax” Johnny Ferriera!
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Drunk Movie Day Presents: Straight to DVD
Little Mountain Gallery: Drunk Movie Day presents: Straight To DVD, a night filled with scenes from movies that do not exist
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Gord Grdina NYC Quartet
Gord Grdina has been in so many bands, duos, recording gigs, and sideman projects that The Georgia Straight says a flow chart of his musical activities would establish degrees-of-separation connections between everyone from Miles Davis to Dan Mangan
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Pi Theatre presents: Hir by Taylor Mac
Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Hir at the Annex
Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Carolling with Carousel
A Holiday Fundraiser in Support of Carousel Theatre for Young People. A fun event for the whole family
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Vancouver International Puppet Festival: Triple XXXmas Puppet Cabaret
Leave the kids at home and get ready for a night to remember. You've never seen a holiday show quite like this. A fun-filled evening during which you can expect the unexpected
Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
From New York: Nick Hempton
A swinging, soulful, CD release! Straight from the jazz organ rooms of Harlem, veteran New York saxophonist Nick Hempton is bringing the blues, boogaloos, and shuffles of Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, and Sonny Stitt to Vancouver
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Comedy Basement Showcase Saturdays - Stand-up Comedy Pro/Am
The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a new and specially curated lineup of Vancouver's funniest pro & up-and-coming stand-up comedians every Saturday night at Goldies Pizza!
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
Fiesta Africana
Fiesta Africana is back for one last month ! DJ Marc Fournier & master drummer Yoro Noukoussi are inviting you to this classic Vancouver dance party featuring the best in new and vintage African, Latin, Brazilian and tropical dance music!
Vancouver | The Backstage Lounge | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Dance
Soda Fountain - Sketch Comedy
Soda Fountain (Graeme Achurch and Nathan Hare) bring you a brand new sketch comedy show every month
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy
December 9, 2018
SunChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Pancake Breakfast with Santa by Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery
Join us for our Annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa - A Fundraising Event for Breast Cancer Research in Memory of Liz Krause
Langley | Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Family
Holiday Slides!
Come join trombonists of the VSO, Vancouver Opera, UBC faculty, area freelance artists, teachers, (and then some), for the inaugural Holiday Slides!
Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library | 9:30 am to 1:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Maan Farms Christmas Market
The Annual Christmas Market is back with Three! That's right Three Weekends of fun this year!!
Abbotsford | Maan Farms Country Experience & Estate Winery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Got Craft? Holiday Edition
Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair returns to East Vancouver with 80 local artists, makers, and small shops!
Vancouver | Maritime Labour Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair
Stained Glass Fox Workshop
In this workshop attendees will learn how to make a simple sun catcher using the copper foil method. Students will learn how to cut glass, use a glass grinder, and learn how to solder
North Vancouver | Maplewood House | 10:30 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop
2018 Weirdos Holiday Market
The Weirdos Holiday Market unites Vancouver’s most outlandish local artists and vendors to showcase an eclectic array of all things unusual, unique, and out of this world
Vancouver | The Hall | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker
Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Dance
Ballet BC presents Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Nutcracker
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet captures the imagination with this uniquely Canadian retelling of the beloved holiday classic, Nutcracker
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Dance
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Holiday Baking Time by Presentation House Theatre
Follow our favourite doughy characters through holiday baking mischief. Bun and Bap invite young audience members to become bakers and join in the sugary joy
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm | Theatre
Seymour Dance - The Nutcracker
Annual performance of this classic seasonal ballet by students from Seymour Dance
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Performing Arts
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Guyanese Canadian Cultural Assn Annual Potluck
GCCABC cordially invites you to our Annual Potluck on December 9th 2018 at St. Anne's on Francis Road in Richmond
Richmond | Steveston Anglican Church | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Party | Free
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood By Alex Ross & Jeremy Heynen
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Reflections: Lantern Making and A Storytelling Tea Salon
Come to Place des Arts’ free, all-ages celebration of cultural diversity and discover how our cultural traditions and customs are entwined over the holiday season.
Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Faculty Chamber Series: Contrasts
A stunning display of chamber music inaugurates VAM’s Faculty Chamber Series, a presentation that exemplifies the high quality of VAM’s musical instruction led by Vancouver’s leading musicians
Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music
CAG Exhibition Tour in Mandarin
Join Katharine Meng-Yuan Yi for a tour of the current exhibitions in Mandarin.
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Interfiaith Vigil for Solidarity
Join us for an Interfaith Vigil for Solidarity against bigotry as we mark Hanukah and International Human Rights Day at steps of Surrey City Center Library across from City Hall
Surrey | City Center Library | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Festival
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Ballet BC presents RWB: Nutcracker
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet captures the imagination with this uniquely Canadian retelling of the beloved holiday classic, Nutcracker
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Flash Gordon at the Rio Theatre
Remember that time your favourite band Queen laid down a killer soundtrack for one of the 80s most gloriously insane, over-the-top, inter-galactic superhero movies of ever (or... maybe just the 80s)?
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Film
Uncle Wiggly's Tribute to the Blues Song of Christmas
This not your usual Christmas Show with the standard Christmas Carols
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Rock-n-Soul Christmas
The Legends of Rock n' Roll presents the music of world-class tribute acts performing a collection of hit songs from the greatest Rock'n'Soul artists of all-time...
Maple Ridge | 11944 Haney Place | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Micah Barnes (of The Nylons) Christmas in New York a musical tour through New York City
This Holiday season let chart topping Jazz crooner Micah Barnes take you on a musical tour through New York City!
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Christmas Presence 2018
The un-slickest Christmas show in town, jam-packed with songs and stories for the holiday season
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
December 10, 2018
MonVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Exhibition: Debbie Tuepah - Salish Sea, J35 Less 1
Debbie Westergaard Tuepah is a Surrey-based visual artist who uses primarily yarn, paint, found, and readymade objects to consider the conceptual and embodied experience of information in relation to contemporary issues and events
North Vancouver | City of North Vancouver Municipal Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Live in the Lobby by Thompson Community Centre
A series of free performances for all ages in our main lobby
Richmond | Thompson Community Centre | 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Empower Ball 2018
Camp We Empower and Global Girl Power celebrates: Human Rights Day with Empower Ball, an inspirational night filled with: celebrations, entertainment, dinner and dance
Surrey | Aria Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Mac Miller: The Swimming Tour
Malcolm James McCormick, best known by his stage name Mac Miller, is an American rapper, singer and record producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Italian Movie Night
Join us for a monthly appointment with the Italian Cinema. This year we are proud to present the acclaimed TV series “The Young Pope” created by the visionary and engaging Italian director Paolo Sorrentino
Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film | Free
Decked Out Mondays: A M:TG Game Night
Calling all Planeswalkers: travel between worlds to come play a few rounds of Magic in the format of your choice while enjoying a few pints of craft beer (optional) and meeting new friends!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Workshop
Breaking Borders: Immigrants Take The Mic!
Breaking Borders is a story driven performance event where immigrants take the mic!
Vancouver | 4470 Main St | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Solo Shows - Fall 2018
The Solo Show projects continue a Studio 58 end-of-term graduating tradition. These self-written, self-directed and self-performed solo works will be presented to invited audiences and feature the work
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
Following the smashing success of their 2017 Canadian comedy tour, London’s 3-time IMPRESARIO award-winning comedians James & Jamesy return with their outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive Christmas comedy O Christmas Tea
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Christmas Presence 2018
The un-slickest Christmas show in town, jam-packed with songs and stories for the holiday season
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Hairspray at the Rio Theatre
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
December 11, 2018
TueVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Movies in the Morgue - The Italian Job (original 1969 version)
Movies in the Morgue has returned! This time around we have got a year’s worth of high speed chases, heists, and grand theft auto waiting for you in the Old City Morgue
Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film
Diwali in BC: Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre
Quests and Queers: An inclusive lgbtqa2+ Game Night
Come to the Storm Crow Alehouse to play some new or favourite board games with some great people while enjoying a few pints or a few chickpea fries - it's up to you!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Workshop
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
Following the smashing success of their 2017 Canadian comedy tour, London’s 3-time IMPRESARIO award-winning comedians James & Jamesy return with their outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive Christmas comedy O Christmas Tea
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Harry Potter Trivia at the London Pub!
Witches and Wizards, Goblins and House Elves, Squibs and Muggles, come join us for an enchanting night of Harry Potter trivia at The London Pub, hosted by the one and only Stephen Peever!
Vancouver | London Pub | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Party
Skeleton - chamber jazz
Playing standard jazz tunes with a skeleton big band, implied rhyth and harmony fill the space between a backbone of bass, hipbone of Bari sax, and a trumpet skullcap
Vancouver | Revel Room | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Storytelling Championship
The 14th annual Vancouver Story Slam Storytelling Championship is the grand finale of a year-long live storytelling competition!
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Rock-n-Soul Christmas
The Legends of Rock n' Roll presents the music of world-class tribute acts performing a collection of hit songs from the greatest Rock'n'Soul artists of all-time...
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Jake's Gift by Evergreen Cultural Centre
A multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Random Acts of Comedy Hour
A dozen of Vancouver’s most stellar talents take the stage to explore never-seen-before unscripted content
Vancouver | XYYVR | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Little Mountain Improv
Weekly shows from all star improv people in Vancouver BC!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
December 12, 2018
WedVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises
Christmas Dinner Cruise on the Fraser! Enjoy a fantastic seasonal meal featuring a main course of roast carved turkey freshly prepared on board by our chef
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Diwali in BC: Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Men’s Bible Study and Prayer Group
Men’s Bible Study and discussion group, meets weekly at 7-8:30pm to read scripture and respond to prayer requests. Non-denominational, open to everyone
North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Sips n' Scripts: A Christmas Carol
Join City Stage New West & the Anvil Centre of New Westminster for a festive, audience-participation read-along (and sing-along) of Charles Dickens’ a Christmas Carol
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Winter Harp
One of the Lower Mainland’s most beloved holiday concerts, Winter Harp, takes you on a magical journey you will never forget
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
David Hodgson Quartet. Young Lions!
A second-year student at the University of Toronto, David Hodgson is quickly establishing himself as a unique and passionate musician
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Shakey Graves: The Tour X9 World Tour
Shakey Graves is an Americana musician from Austin, Texas. His music combines blues, folk, and rock and roll
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Jake's Gift by Evergreen Cultural Centre
A multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Ugly Sweater Sing-a-Long!
This holiday season, come join us for a special 'Holiday Sing-a-Long!...and for an opportunity to dust off and sport your good ol' ugly holiday sweater!!!
Vancouver | The Backstage Lounge | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Charity / Fundraising
Allen Stone
with special guest Nick Waterhouse
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Music
December 13, 2018
ThuVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises
Christmas Dinner Cruise on the Fraser! Enjoy a fantastic seasonal meal featuring a main course of roast carved turkey freshly prepared on board by our chef
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
CAG Curatorial Tour with Kimberly Phillips
Join CAG Curator Kimberly Phillips for a guided tour of the current exhibitions: Dove Allouche 'Negative Capability'
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Baking Time by Presentation House Theatre
Follow our favourite doughy characters through holiday baking mischief. Bun and Bap invite young audience members to become bakers and join in the sugary joy
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm | Theatre
Philosopher's Cafe
SFU Philosopher's Cafe is your chance to discuss philosophical issues with members of your community
Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture | Free
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Eagle Eyes - Please Come Home for Christmas
The Eagles are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 150 million records
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Solo Shows - Fall 2018
The Solo Show projects continue a Studio 58 end-of-term graduating tradition. These self-written, self-directed and self-performed solo works will be presented to invited audiences and feature the work
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre
Fierce Tactics Board Game Night
Are you new to board gaming, can't find a group to play a favourite or just want to try something new? Well, of course, the Storm Crow has you covered!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Winter Harp
One of the Lower Mainland’s most beloved holiday concerts, Winter Harp, takes you on a magical journey you will never forget
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were part of The Actors' Gang theatre company at the time
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Van Django
Van Django is an acoustic string ensemble made up of four of Canada’s most talented and eclectic musicians: violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist Budge Schachte, guitarist/cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Brent Gubbels
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Jake's Gift by Evergreen Cultural Centre
A multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Holidays at the Beagle: The Regal Sequel
A young man, whilst consuming his third The Donut Mill doughnut of that particular The Donut Mill stop, spotted a label that would change his life, and the lives of those around him
Vancouver | The Regal Beagle Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic
Every week we feature a diverse array of stand-up comedians and other comedic performers, from here in Vancouver, and all over the world! Come on down and watch a marathon of hilarity every Thursday, or do a set yourself
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy | Free
Jokes Please!
Jokes Please! is an award-winning stand-up comedy show hosted by Ross Dauk that happens every Thursday at Little Mountain Gallery
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
December 14, 2018
FriVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Fort Langley Christmas Market
Get in your last minute Christmas shopping at this fantastic event! There will be pictures with Santa, entertainment and some phenominal vendors
Langley | Fort Langley Community Hall | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
Christmas in the Village of Fort Langley
"Christmas In the Village" of Fort Langley announces our 2018 Festival Market dates
Langley | Fort Langley Community Hall | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
A Traditional Christmas with the VSO
The Lower Mainland’s most beloved Christmas music tradition continues. Kick off your Holiday season on the perfect note, with the VSO Traditional Christmas concerts
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 4:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Family Nights in Cloverdale. Family Movie Nights at Clayton Hall
Looking for plans on Friday nights? Join us for an evening filled with family-fun at recreation facilities in Cloverdale!
Surrey | Clayton Hall | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Eagle Eyes - Please Come Home for Christmas
The Eagles are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 150 million records
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
From New York: Peter Bernstein
One of this generation's finest guitarists. Jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989.
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
A Joyful Christmas: Presenting Nicol Matt from Germany
The Vancouver Chamber Choir’s second Christmas concert will introduce Artistic Director candidate Nicol Matt from Germany
Vancouver | Pacific Spirit United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Jake's Gift by Evergreen Cultural Centre
A multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Air Stranger with Robots and Gods, The Poolsharks & Fellow Kids
Air Stranger is a group whose musical style emerges from the conjunction of funk and progressive rock
Vancouver | The Bourbon in Gastown | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
December 15, 2018
SatChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Breakfast with Santa. Newton
Take your picture with Santa and join him for breakfast and a variety of Christmas themed activities!
Surrey | Newton Recreation Centre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Family
Breakfast with Santa. Whalley
Take your picture with Santa and join him for breakfast and a variety of Christmas themed activities!
Surrey | Bridgeview Community Centre | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Family
Historic Fort Langley’s Christmas in the Village Cruise
Celebrate the Holidays with a Fort Langley Historic Cruise … journey back through time in Canadian History! - Hot Turkey Lunch with all the trimmings! & visit Fort Langley’s “Christmas in the Village” Festival Market
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm | Party
Fort Langley Christmas Market
Get in your last minute Christmas shopping at this fantastic event! There will be pictures with Santa, entertainment and some phenominal vendors
Langley | Fort Langley Community Hall | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Christmas in the Village of Fort Langley
"Christmas In the Village" of Fort Langley announces our 2018 Festival Market dates
Langley | Fort Langley Community Hall | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Saturday Morning Brunch Cartoons - Futurama
Why have a regular ol' brunch when you could have an amazing brunch accompanied by your favourite cartoons!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition
Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Annual Anonymous Art Show
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Clown Gym - Work it Out
This Is For Conditioning! Work Your Clown Muscles! Get Your Weekly Work Out Play Out Here With Us
Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Comedy
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Holiday Baking Time by Presentation House Theatre
Follow our favourite doughy characters through holiday baking mischief. Bun and Bap invite young audience members to become bakers and join in the sugary joy
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm | Theatre
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood By Alex Ross & Jeremy Heynen
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Anna Wyman Winter Concert of Dance 2018
Annual winter dance performance.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Performing Arts
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Eagle Eyes - Please Come Home for Christmas
The Eagles are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 150 million records
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
Carol Ships Shore Side Celebration
Visit the shores of beautiful Deep Cove this holiday season where we'll be gathering in Panorama Park to watch the Carol Ships sail by
North Vancouver | Panorama Park | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free
Graham Clark's Quiz Show
Award winning comedian Graham Clark hosts Graham Clark’s Quiz Show at the Fox Cabaret! This comedy show cherry picks the best segments of game shows, plus a few new favourites, and presents them all in one bizarre event!
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Craft and the Furious: Tokyo Stitch
Are your favorite things Crafts, Comedy, and a movie franchise that's basically people with muscles, who's superpower is that they're good with cars? Even if only one of these is your jam, you'll have a fun weird time at Little Mountain Gallery
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
From New York: Peter Bernstein
One of this generation's finest guitarists. Jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989.
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani
The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Jake's Gift by Evergreen Cultural Centre
A multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Comedy Basement Showcase Saturdays - Stand-up Comedy Pro/Am
The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a new and specially curated lineup of Vancouver's funniest pro & up-and-coming stand-up comedians every Saturday night at Goldies Pizza!
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
The Dirty Betty Show! - The Nutcracker edition!
This holiday season The Dirty Betties will crack you and your nuts up! Join us for our monthly show at Little Mountain Comedy Department
Vancouver | Little Mountain Comedy Departmen | 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy
December 16, 2018
SunChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Fort Langley Christmas Market
Get in your last minute Christmas shopping at this fantastic event! There will be pictures with Santa, entertainment and some phenominal vendors
Langley | Fort Langley Community Hall | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Christmas in the Village of Fort Langley
"Christmas In the Village" of Fort Langley announces our 2018 Festival Market dates
Langley | Fort Langley Community Hall | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Holiday Baking Time by Presentation House Theatre
Follow our favourite doughy characters through holiday baking mischief. Bun and Bap invite young audience members to become bakers and join in the sugary joy
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm | Theatre
Christmas with Quayside, an afternoon at 100 Braid St Studios
Our first annual Christmas with Quayside is happening on December 16 at 100 Braid Street Studios!
New Westminster | QV - Quayside Voices | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Music
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood By Alex Ross & Jeremy Heynen
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Dreams and Wishes Concert
Enjoy an afternoon of Disney, Hollywood, and Christmas entertainment featuring symphonic and choral music from Frozen, Home Alone, Peter Pan, and more
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island
Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure
North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
A Phoenix Christmas, event by Phoenix Chamber Choir
Welcome to our traditional Phoenix Christmas concert and audience reception with guest conductor Dr. John William Trotter from Wheaton College Conservatory of Music (Chicago, IL)
Vancouver | St. John's Shaughnessy Church | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
6th Annual Winter Solstice Coffee House
A community celebration of the return of the light with a cozy evening of local live music, refreshments and more!
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Party
Farshad Jamali live in Concert
Farshad Jamali Live in Concert - Samaa-E-Mehr
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Van Django Cool Yule: A Swingin' Christmas Show
Renowned for the quality of their musicianship and as great entertainers, Van Django’s variety show is a festive Christmas mix of nostalgic favourites, jazz standards, pop tunes, classical elements, and sing-alongs...
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Maria Ho Quartet
With a smile in her voice, Maria’s impeccable articulation and precise diction captivate audiences in a musical breeze of swinging standards, romantic ballads and Brazilian rhythms
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Christmas Presence 2018
The un-slickest Christmas show in town, jam-packed with songs and stories for the holiday season
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Nerd Karaoke - Holiday Edition
Croon your favourite nerdy hits at the Storm Crow - hosted by Carmin Carotenuto from Adventure.exe Podcast!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party
Kurt Vile and The Violators
with guest Jessica Pratt
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Music
December 17, 2018
MonVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Live in the Lobby by Thompson Community Centre
A series of free performances for all ages in our main lobby
Richmond | Thompson Community Centre | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Decked Out Mondays: A M:TG Game Night
Calling all Planeswalkers: travel between worlds to come play a few rounds of Magic in the format of your choice while enjoying a few pints of craft beer (optional) and meeting new friends!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Workshop
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Christmas Presence 2018
The un-slickest Christmas show in town, jam-packed with songs and stories for the holiday season
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
December 18, 2018
TueVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
NWSS Dance: The Elf and the Orphan/Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The New Westminster Secondary School Dance Department presents two new dance shows this winter season. Senior dance classes perform “The Elf and the Orphan”, an original story about an elf who visits New York City from the North Pole
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Dance
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Composers + Cocktails with Nicole Lizée
Let’s talk about music. Get an insider’s perspective on creation from Composer in Residence Nicole Lizée over cocktails and conversation
Vancouver | The Post at 750 | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Lecture | Free
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
CP Holiday Train with Sam Roberts Band, Kelly Prescott & Tyson V
The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will soon set out once again to entertain hundreds of thousands of people, celebrating 20 years of collecting food and raising funds for food banks across North America
Port Coquitlam | Port Coquitlam West Coast Express Station | 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm | Family | Free
Ballet Victoria presents The Nutcracker
A uniquely wonderful Christmas ballet to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
PARNO DROM - Eastern European Romani (Gypsy) Music
Incorporating audience suggestions, The Fictionals Comedy Co. and The Radical Improv Comedy look back at the unique local events, celebrities and secrets that made New Westminster the beautiful city it is today
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Christmas Presence 2018
The un-slickest Christmas show in town, jam-packed with songs and stories for the holiday season
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Little Mountain Improv
Weekly shows from all star improv people in Vancouver BC!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Noche Blanca '18
Noche Blanca 14th Edition Tuesday, Dec 18
Vancouver | Studio Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party
Noche Blanca: Vancouver Salsa Tuesdays
Noche Blanca 14th Edition Merry Xmas !! and wear something White the week before Xmas.. this night will be Studio Nightclub 919 Granville St. Bring your friends and dance the night away...!!
Vancouver | Studio nightclub | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Dance
December 19, 2018
WedVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises
Christmas Dinner Cruise on the Fraser! Enjoy a fantastic seasonal meal featuring a main course of roast carved turkey freshly prepared on board by our chef
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Play, Pie & Pint featuring Rio Samaya - Feliz Navidad!
oin us for a mid-week matinee performance by the fabulous Rio Samaya with some hot, Latin flavoured tunes followed by a savoury pie and a beverage of choice in the theatre lobby
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Change of Seasons Gathering
Celebrate the Change of Seasons with us!
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Party
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Just for Girls Nights!
Drop in and join us for a fun night planned around activities that have been requested by girls and for girls ages 10 to 14! Crafts, cooking, spa, fitness and art are just some of the different themed nights
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Kids | Free
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Men’s Bible Study and Prayer Group
Men’s Bible Study and discussion group, meets weekly at 7-8:30pm to read scripture and respond to prayer requests. Non-denominational, open to everyone
North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Nerdin' Trivia with the Vancouver Quizmasters!
Nerdin' trivia on the first and third Wednesday of each month! With Eric Fell and Mister Nickel of the award-winning: The Vancouver Quizmasters
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Ballet Victoria presents The Nutcracker
A uniquely wonderful Christmas ballet to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Ardeshir Quintet
Up and coming saxophonist, Ardeshir Pourkeramati is one of Vancouver’s promising young jazz musicians
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Music for the Winter Solstice 2018
We light up the night for the fifth year in a row to celebrate the solstice in style with holiday merriment and luminous music. Join us for a night brimming with warm tidings, minus the mistletoe. Don’t miss it!
Vancouver | Heritage Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
December 20, 2018
ThuVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises
Christmas Dinner Cruise on the Fraser! Enjoy a fantastic seasonal meal featuring a main course of roast carved turkey freshly prepared on board by our chef
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Ballet Victoria presents The Nutcracker
A uniquely wonderful Christmas ballet to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Cory Weeds Quartet with special guest Natasha D’Agostino
Join saxophonist Cory Weeds and his quartet with special guest vocalist Natasha D’Agostino
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Music for the Winter Solstice 2018
We light up the night for the fifth year in a row to celebrate the solstice in style with holiday merriment and luminous music. Join us for a night brimming with warm tidings, minus the mistletoe. Don’t miss it!
Vancouver | Heritage Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Parno Drom - Eastern European Romani (Gypsy) Music
The Heritage Grill is a live music pub and grill in the heart of downtown New Westminster. With a mix of music ranging from ukelele to jazz to folk to blues and roots all the way to pop and rock, we are proud to offer live music seven days a week
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Music
The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic
Every week we feature a diverse array of stand-up comedians and other comedic performers, from here in Vancouver, and all over the world! Come on down and watch a marathon of hilarity every Thursday, or do a set yourself
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy | Free
Jokes Please!
Jokes Please! is an award-winning stand-up comedy show hosted by Ross Dauk that happens every Thursday at Little Mountain Gallery
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
December 21, 2018
FriVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Granville Island 25th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival
The 25th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival is produced by the Secret Lantern Society
Vancouver | Granville Island | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Christmas Carol Evening River Cruise
Welcome aboard the M.V.Native, our 100-passenger sternwheeler. Join us on our annual Christmas Carol River Cruise and invite your friends and family for an entertaining evening.
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Party
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company: Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Steve Kozak Band
Vancouver born Steve Kozak has been a mainstay on the Canadian Blues scene since the mid-eighties
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Hailed as one of the most significant artists of his generation, young American violinist Benjamin Beilman makes his VSO debut leading a performance of Vivaldi’s timeless classic, The Four Seasons, in an enduring VSO Holiday Season tradition
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Uncle Janes: Crystal Queer Comedy
Uncle Janes are here to make your holiday season a little bit gayer! (as if Santa wasn't gay enough already) Vancouver's freshest improv comedy show for queer-identifying funny folks!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
December 22, 2018
SatChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Saturday Morning Brunch Cartoons - The Nightmare Before Xmas
Why have a regular ol' brunch when you could have an amazing brunch accompanied by your favourite cartoons or Stop motion animation!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Clown Gym - Work it Out
This Is For Conditioning! Work Your Clown Muscles! Get Your Weekly Work Out Play Out Here With Us
Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Comedy
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker
Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Vancouver Cantata Singers: Christmas Reprise XVI
The Vancouver Cantata Singers 16th annual Christmas Reprise brings true comfort and joy during the bustle of the holiday season in one of the city’s most beautiful spaces
Vancouver | Holy Rosary Cathedral Vancouver | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company - Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Christmas Carol Evening River Cruise
Welcome aboard the M.V.Native, our 100-passenger sternwheeler. Join us on our annual Christmas Carol River Cruise and invite your friends and family for an entertaining evening.
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Party
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
Love Actually at the Rio Theatre
Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:15 pm to 9:30 pm | Film
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company: Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Christmas Reprise XVI - New Westminster
The Vancouver Cantata Singers 16th annual Christmas Reprise brings true comfort and joy during the bustle of the holiday season
New Westminster | Queens Avenue United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
We Three Queens
The Vancouver vocal trio of Jennifer Scott, Karin Plato and Kate Hammett-Vaughan has been singing holiday music together for a decade, and Frankie’s is thrilled to have them back again this year
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Christmas Presence in the Valley
The un-slickest Christmas show in town, jam-packed with songs and stories for the holiday season
Abbotsford | Matsqui Centennial Auditorium | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Hailed as one of the most significant artists of his generation, young American violinist Benjamin Beilman makes his VSO debut leading a performance of Vivaldi’s timeless classic, The Four Seasons, in an enduring VSO Holiday Season tradition
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Comedy Basement Showcase Saturdays - Stand-up Comedy Pro/Am
The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a new and specially curated lineup of Vancouver's funniest pro & up-and-coming stand-up comedians every Saturday night at Goldies Pizza!
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
December 23, 2018
SunChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Winter Gift Gallery
Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
Holiday Pizza Making Parties
Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options
Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Royal City Youth Ballet - The Nutcracker
There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score. With snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Performing Arts
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood By Alex Ross & Jeremy Heynen
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Festive Cantatas - A Monteverdi Christmas Vespers
With violins, cornetti, sackbuts, theorbos, keyboards and voices, EMV’s Christmas presentation this season recreates the lavish celebration of Christmas Vespers from the Church of San Marco in 17th-century Venice!
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company - Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Christmas Carol Evening River Cruise
Welcome aboard the M.V.Native, our 100-passenger sternwheeler. Join us on our annual Christmas Carol River Cruise and invite your friends and family for an entertaining evening.
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Party
Quests and Queers: An inclusive lgbtqa2+ Game Night
Come to the Storm Crow Alehouse to play some new or favourite board games with some great people while enjoying a few pints or a few chickpea fries - it's up to you!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Workshop
We Three Queens
The Vancouver vocal trio of Jennifer Scott, Karin Plato and Kate Hammett-Vaughan has been singing holiday music together for a decade, and Frankie’s is thrilled to have them back again this year
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
December 24, 2018
MonChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
December 25, 2018
TueChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Little Mountain Improv
Weekly shows from all star improv people in Vancouver BC!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
December 26, 2018
WedChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company - Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Men’s Bible Study and Prayer Group
Men’s Bible Study and discussion group, meets weekly at 7-8:30pm to read scripture and respond to prayer requests. Non-denominational, open to everyone
North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
December 27, 2018
ThuChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company: Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Brad Turner Quartet with guest Seamus Blake
In 2000, the Brad Turner Quartet and saxophonist Seamus Blake recorded Live at the Cellar—a seminal record for the Vancouver jazz scene, and one that cemented the cult-like devotion audiences and musicians alike have for this dynamic pairing
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Christmas at The Heritage Grill
Come on down and dance away that turkey you ate!
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Dance
The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic
Every week we feature a diverse array of stand-up comedians and other comedic performers, from here in Vancouver, and all over the world! Come on down and watch a marathon of hilarity every Thursday, or do a set yourself
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy | Free
Thievery Corporation
Treasures From The Temple Tour 2018 with guests
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:30 pm to 11:55 pm | Music
Jokes Please!
Jokes Please! is an award-winning stand-up comedy show hosted by Ross Dauk that happens every Thursday at Little Mountain Gallery
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
December 28, 2018
FriVeronica Roth: Lost Stories Found
Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper
North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Vostok at Burnaby Village Museum's Heritage Christmas
Join us for two evenings of beautiful music in over ten languages to celebrate the holiday season
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel | 6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Music | Free
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company: Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Brad Turner Quartet with guest Seamus Blake
In 2000, the Brad Turner Quartet and saxophonist Seamus Blake recorded Live at the Cellar—a seminal record for the Vancouver jazz scene, and one that cemented the cult-like devotion audiences and musicians alike have for this dynamic pairing
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
STRUT at Donegals Rock & Irish House
Recognized as one of the best live music bands in the Pacific Northwest. STRUT creates unforgettable memories at weddings, casinos, corporate events and for all occasions
Surrey | Donegal's Irish House | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
December 29, 2018
SatChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Saturday Morning Brunch Cartoons - Holiday Hangover Edition
Why have a regular ol' brunch when you could have an amazing brunch accompanied by your favourite cartoons!
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Clown Gym - Work it Out
This Is For Conditioning! Work Your Clown Muscles! Get Your Weekly Work Out Play Out Here With Us
Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Comedy
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
CAG Family Day - Paper Marbling
On the last Saturday of each month, CAG invites all ages to drop-in for short exhibition tours and free art-making activities that respond to our current exhibitions
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Phantom Signal
Old timey horror radio comedy at its bestest. Starring Jayson McDonald, Andrew Bailey & Tara Travis
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 12:00 am to 1:30 am | Show
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood By Alex Ross & Jeremy Heynen
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company - Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Kids
Brad Turner Quartet with guest Seamus Blake
In 2000, the Brad Turner Quartet and saxophonist Seamus Blake recorded Live at the Cellar—a seminal record for the Vancouver jazz scene, and one that cemented the cult-like devotion audiences and musicians alike have for this dynamic pairing
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red is going to visit her sick Grandmother but it's going to take an adventure through the river and over the woods to get there... or something like that
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed
A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Comedy Basement Showcase Saturdays - Stand-up Comedy Pro/Am
The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a new and specially curated lineup of Vancouver's funniest pro & up-and-coming stand-up comedians every Saturday night at Goldies Pizza!
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
December 30, 2018
SunChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Metro’s Traditional Christmas Pantomime King Arthur's Court
Something Familiar… Something Peculiar… Something For Everyone… A Pantomime Tonight
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz
Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
CAG Sunday Afternoon Tours
Join CAG Visitor Coordinator Jocelyn Statia for a Sunday afternoon tour of the current exhibitions
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company - Hansel, Gretel and the Strolling Players
A Traditional British Panto The apple crop has failed for the past five years which is a disaster for the famous strudel makers of the little village of Unterstrudel, situated somewhere between Austria and Hungary
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Vostok at Burnaby Village Museum's Heritage Christmas
Join us for two evenings of beautiful music in over ten languages to celebrate the holiday season
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel | 6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Music | Free
The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date
Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Gabriel Hasselbach
Gabriel Mark Hasselbach brings to life the music of the unsung trumpeters of the golden age of jazz
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
December 31, 2018
MonChristmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids
21st Annual Winter Ice Palace
Lace up your skates and enjoy a seasonal skate in Surrey! The arena will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an old fashioned pond
Surrey | Cloverdale Ice Arena | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
2018 Heritage Christmas
Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Lights at Lafarge 2018
It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off
Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
2018 Light Display
Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends
Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family
Charity Christmas Lights 2018
The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society
North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Ring in 2019 with Mazacote
Say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019 with Mazacote! This special New Year’s Eve concert includes show and three course dinner.
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
QuiRING in the New Year
An annual tradition among classical music lovers, the brilliantly talented Quiring Chamber Players, Reg Quiring, (viola) and Rosemary O’Connor (piano), return for their 11th annual New Year’s Eve celebration at Evergreen
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Nerd Karaoke - New Year's Edition
Croon your favourite nerdy hits at the Storm Crow - hosted by Carmin Carotenuto from Adventure.exe Podcast! We provide a space to sing any nerdy tune your heart desires and have a little fun with it
Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party
200 Cigarettes - NYE event 2019
On Monday, December 31st… The Biltmore Cabaret presents: 200 Cigarettes - A NYE event
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party
New Year’s Eve on the Fraser
This is an unforgettable way to celebrate the New Year! Great times, drink specials, dancing, a glass of champagne included to toast the New Years as well as hors d’ oeuvres and party favours
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 8:33 pm to 0:30 am | Party
NYE 2018 Carnivale Latin American
New Year’s Eve returns to Lux Lounge for an unforgettable celebration! VLF present NYE 18 Carnivale Latin American Theme….!!
Vancouver | Lux Lounge | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party