Metro Vancouver events on December 5, 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

VSO Tiny Tots Series Holiday Hooray!

VSO Tiny Tots presents children's entertainment - Holiday Hooray

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Music

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

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

VSO Tiny Tots Series Holiday Hooray!

VSO Tiny Tots presents children's entertainment - Holiday Hooray

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | Musical

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

Peter and the Starcatcher

The Peter Pan prequel for all of us who never grew up

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 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 | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Family

All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

Chor Leoni Men's Choir presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, last season’s hit show!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Music

Jack & the Beanstalk

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

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Kensington Prairie Holiday Tree Lighting

Join us at Kensington Prairie Community Centre for our 5th annual tree lighting ceremony!

Surrey | Kensington Prairie Community Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Family

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

Murder Ballad

A love triangle gone wrong, MURDER BALLAD tells the story of Sara and her two lives, the former a hard-drinking party girl, and the current a hardworking mother of one married to a NYU Literature professor.

Vancouver | Odd Fellows Lodge | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Reza Shafi Jam - Stand-up Comedy

Reza Shafi Jam is an Iranian actor known for his satirical and comedic roles in Iranian film and TV series.

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

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

Carol Ships Parade of Lights - North Vancouver

Providing a traditional Carol Ship and shoreside celebration of lights during the holiday season for the benefit and enjoyment of our community and our visitors.

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Ave & Canada place | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

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

Peter and the Starcatcher

The Peter Pan prequel for all of us who never grew up

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

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

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

Dr Lonnie Smith & The Jill Townsend Big Band

Dr. Lonnie Smith plays the Hammond organ like no one else in this concert that also features the big, big band sound of The Jill Townsend Big Band.

Vancouver | Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

Chor Leoni Men's Choir presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, last season’s hit show!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

VSO Masterworks: Sarah Chang Plays Dvořák

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra welcomes back to the Orpheum stage one of the most exciting violinists on the scene today, the incomparable Sarah Chang.

Vancouver | Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

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

A Christmas Carol: On the Air

Pacific Theatre goes back on the air, giving Scrooge’s beloved holiday tale new life through the charm and magic of a 1940’s-style live radio show.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

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

TheatreSports™

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of performers are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches.

Vancouver | Vancouver TheatreSports League | 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Improv After Dark: Comedy that never sleeps

Things heat up with this edgy 60 minutes of non-stop, fast-paced no-holds-barred comedy for grown-ups.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 11:59 pm | Comedy