Metro Vancouver events on December 3, 2015

Christmas at FlyOver Canada

Join Santa on a magical flight across Canada and on to the North Pole!

Vancouver | Flyover Canada | 0:00 am to 0:00 am | Family

Heritage Christmas

Festive lighting and decorations greet you at the entrance of the Village to give you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel | 0:00 am to 0:00 am | Family | Free

District Foyer Gallery: David Young and Frances Solar

David Young: Photography and Frances Solar: Copper Weaving

North Vancouver | District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

World Diabetes Congress 2015

The International Diabetes Federation brings the World Diabetes Congress to Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:30 am to 7:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Mark Ollinger: Perceptually Uniform

The fabric must be made of something deeper. It is this something that I have striven to capture within these works.

North Vancouver | City Atrium Gallery | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park Vancouver

During the holiday season, the Bright Nights Christmas Train and Stanley Park Train Plaza sparkle with three million twinkling lights.

West Vancouver | Stanley Park | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Holidays at Vancouver Aquarium

Celebrate the holidays at Vancouver Aquarium and experience everyone's favourite holiday guest, Scuba Claus, as he makes his annual dive in the Strait of Georgia exhibit and visits the beluga whales in Canada’s Arctic gallery

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Winter Gift Gallery

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 | Market | Free

Rachel Gourley: Contained

These polymer “Doodles” were designed to be seen in a natural landscape setting where they pose the question, “Are they real or are they not”

Vancouver | Crafthouse | 10:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition

Capilano Canyon Lights

Glittering lights, towering heights and festive nights - Canyon Lights returns for its 10th season!

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Vancouver Christmas Market

Enjoy old world traditions at the Vancouver Christmas Market on the Queen Elizabeth Plaza

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Stop Podcasting Yourself presents A Yet to be Titled Art Show

To celebrate the 400th episode of local comedy podcast Stop Podcasting Yourself, we’re hosting an art show dedicated to Canadian comedians!

Vancouver | Hot Art Wet City | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Show

Anonymous Art Show 2015

A great fundraiser and group exhibition that enables the community to support emerging artists.

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

North Shore Table Tennis Club

Come and drop in for some fun playing ping pong

North Vancouver | Gloria Dei Church | 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Sports

Cirque du Soleil - KOOZA

KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: it combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning.

Vancouver | Concord Pacific Place | 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Show

Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden

Experience the Festival of Lights, a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating VanDusen Garden.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Seymour Heights Christmas Concert

Presented by Seymour Heights School

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Music

Flee

Electric Company Theatre and Studio 58 are excited to present the site-specific cabaret Flee: a darkly humorous tale blending theatre and live music.

Vancouver | The Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Dark Sisters at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre

It is a fascinating and tough story digging into contemporary issues with newer music sounds

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Jack & the Beanstalk

Catch the Panto spirit with this family-friendly musical comedy!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen

Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen is a fresh holiday musical for the whole family. Feeling underappreciated at the North Pole, Mrs. Claus discovers a magical recipe for drawing families together.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

A Christmas Story, The Musical

The Musical Misadventures of a Boy with a Dream

Vancouver | Stanley Alliance Industrial Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical

Christmas Queen 2: You Better Watch Out

VTSL's popular holiday show sees the Christmas Queen drop in to Santa's Workshop and create a little chaos

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

It's a Wonderful Life

The holiday heart-warmer returns

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Tracy Hetherington: Inked Up - Printmaking By Hand

Discover the old-fashioned process of printmaking by a local Surrey artist.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Peter n' Chris and the Kinda OK Corral

Canadian Comedy Award-Winning sketch troupe Peter n' Chris are back with a brand new, hilarious, wild-west adventure!

North Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Social Studies

A new Canadian play by Trish Cooper about a South Sudanese “Lost Boy” adopted by a well-intentioned Winnipeg family. This rich comedy takes on Canadian values and cultural differences, yielding hilarious results.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Mike Vecchione

A semi-finslist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. Mike has appeared on the Tonight Show starring Jay Leno and has his own on Comedy Central

Vancouver | Century Plaza Hotel & Spa | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Off Leash Improv set Free

We're letting the ensemble run free with nothing to hold back their comedic creativity.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm | Show