Metro Vancouver events on November 26, 2016

Family Holiday Concert

Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon at Fleetwood Community Centre for our annual Holiday Concert!

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 3:30 am to 5:30 pm | Music

Peak of Christmas. Visit Vancouver's North Pole

Celebrate the magic of the season with Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas celebration.

North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

Cloverdale Kids Swap Meet

Sell your gently used or new kids items at the Cloverdale Kids Swap Meet

Surrey | Shannon Hall | 9:00 am to 12:30 am | Market

Port Coquitlam Winter Artisan Market

BC Artisans, Door Prizes, Food Drive for Share, Entertaiment, Food Trucks

Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square Community Arts Village | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market | Free

Walk Richmond - Railway Greenway Trail

Take in this multi-use cycling and walking trail that connects several neighbourhoods to the Fraser River Middle Arm and South Dyke/Steveston waterfronts.

Richmond | Britannia Shipyards | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free

Christmas Craft Fair

Admission by donation in support of the Steveston Park Playground upgrade or a non-perishable food item in support of the Richmond Food Bank.

Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase!

Vancouver | VanDusen Visitor Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Bird Walk

Take a guided tour through VanDusen and learn about the native bird species that make their home in the garden.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Celebrate Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa Claus search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and on to the North Pole.

Vancouver | Canada Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Soil Workshop for Gardeners

Get a practical understanding of your soil with this workshop that combines lecture and hands-on lab activities using soil from participants’ gardens.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Renfrew Community Centre Craft Fair

Come join us at our annual craft fair! Get a head start on your holiday shopping!

Vancouver | Renfrew Park Community Centre | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Fair

Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair

Come be a part of Dunbar's 34th annual Holiday Craft Fair! On Satuday, November 26 join us and see why Dunbar is known among craft fair aficionados as one of Vancouver’s best!

Vancouver | Dunbar Community Centre Association | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair

H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings

Join us for the new exhibition of H.E. Bergman & Season's Greetings at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Fire Ball Presented by Inclusion BC

Communities across BC are promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity and bringing awareness to the strengths and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

New Westminster | Community Art Space | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Art Exhibition by Philipe Gadenne

Exhibition can be viewed during Richmond Cultural Centre. The work of Philippe Gadenne evokes something that abstract yet wholly representational at the same time.

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny

Axis Theatre Company and Carousel Theatre for Young People are excited to co-present Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's fabulous stage adaptation of these classic children's stories

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids

The 7th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market has grown & is in a new location for 2016: the Jack Poole Plaza at Canada Place.

Vancouver | Jack Poole Plaza | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

Heart to Home Holiday Market

Shop handmade arts & crafts from 30+ local artists at your new favourite local holiday market!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market | Free

Ronald McDonald House Stamp-A-Stack

Join us for our 4th Annual Stamp-a-Stack Fundraiser, a memorable day of laughter, stamping, prizes and more with all proceeds going to Ronald McDonald House BC.

Burnaby | Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West | 11:30 am to 4:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising | Free

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 11:30 am to 1:45 pm | Show

Family Gingerbread House Decorating - West Point Grey CC

Bring the family and spend a Saturday morning decorating your very own Gingerbread house while enjoying holiday treats and music.

Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Family

Heritage Christmas Weekends. Decorate a gingerbread cookie

Get your holiday magic at the Historic Stewart Farm's Heritage Christmas Weekends. Decorate a gingerbread cookie and craft a wreath to take home

Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Exhibition: callresponse

Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq

Vancouver | GruntGallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

CandyTown - A Yaletown Holiday Festival 2016

The Yaletown Business Improvement Association is proud to announce the 5th annual free outdoor Christmas festival – CandyTown. Last year, an estimated 15,000 people came out to Candytown to kick off the holidays.

Vancouver | Mainland Street | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Corbin Union: Inversus Mundi

Miruna Dragan, Jason De Haan, Kris Lindskoog, Warren McLachlan, Karly Mortimer, Jeremy Pavka, Kylie B. Ward: Inversus Mundi

Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Kids

The Hopscotch Festival: The Vancouver Craft Brewery and Distillery Tour

Have you ever wondered why 'drink local' has become such a popular catch phrase? Not sure if craft beverages have what it takes to entice your sophisticated palate? Join this event and allow us to help you get the answers to these questions and many more!

Vancouver | Canada Place | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

Christmas On The Drive

On Saturday November 26, 2016, between 1:00pm and 5:00pm, at Grandview Park, The Commercial Drive Business Society presents the 5th Annual free public event, Christmas on The Drive.

Vancouver | Commercial Drive BIA | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel: Heritage Christmas

The holiday experience began the moment you arrived! Festive lighting and decorations greeted you at the entrance of the Village to gave you a small glimpse of the spectacular display of history and lights awaiting inside.

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Impossible Worlds

Award winning Vancouver Island based photographer Lisa Graham established Seadance Photography in 2009 and specializes in underwater portraits with an artistic flair.

New Westminster | The Plaskett Gallery | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

The Hopscotch Festival: Vancouver's Premium Whisky, Beer And Spirits Festival

The Hopscotch Festival celebrates its 21st Anniversary this year. Starting off in a small hotel ballroom twenty years ago, it has continuously outgrown its past locations has come to find its present home: the PNE Forum.

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Casual Saturdays Drop-in Workshop

Join our amazing faculty and cast members for the CASUAL SATURDAYS Drop-in workshop!

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:10 pm | Family

Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny

Axis Theatre Company and Carousel Theatre for Young People are excited to co-present Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's fabulous stage adaptation of these classic children's stories

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson

Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids

World Premiere. Long Division

One of Vancouver’s boldest theatre companies premieres a thoughtful and resonant multimedia experience about the mathematics of human connection.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:40 pm | Theatre

Batik Workshop

Join us to explore the making of traditional batik fabric.

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Community Spaces | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Workshop

Edmonds Festival of Lights

Join us for family fun and watch as we light up the huge Edmonds tree.

Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Lights at Lafarge

The grand finale of Coquitlam 125 will bring the celebrations to a close with stunning light displays, performances, an artisan fair and a special screening of the Coquitlam 125 film and legacy art project.

Coquitlam | Town Centre Park | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

Pinocchio: The Panto

Join a cast of incredible characters in this family-friendly musical comedy!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Family

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

The Hopscotch Festival: The Great Whisky Smoke

There is nothing better than a full afternoon of live music, food, the most premium of American Bourbon and Single Barrel whiskies, craft beer, cigars and overall sensory excitement.

Vancouver | The Business In Vancouver Tent | 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 3:30 pm to 5:45 pm | Show

Baking Time

Presentation House Theatre and Oily Cart presents Baking Time - a fantastic feast for the senses for 3-6 year olds, and their friends and families.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Kids

Enchant Christmas Light Maze & Market

The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze is coming to Vancouver, BC, November 2016. Eat, drink, explore and shop - experience the wonder of Enchant.

Vancouver | between the Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights at the Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s popular holiday event, Canyon Lights is back.

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

2016 Holiday Hi-Light Festival

8th Annual Hi-Light Festival. Month-long Christmas celebration will feature brilliant light display, live entertainment, and festive activities for the whole family

North Vancouver | Park & Tilford Gardens | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Richard Quan & the Progressive

Opening Act: The Red Street Blues Band Main Act: Richard Quan & The Progressive Blues Experience

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

The Pack A.D. at Fortune Sound

Heavy psych-pop/garage-rock Vancouver duo known for their explosive live performances and the ability to generate a massive sound, The Pack AD bring their newest album Positive Thinking to Fortune Sound

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood

Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, The Cultch recommends East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood for ages 5 and up.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Family

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment in Vancouver Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment

Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic LIVE ON ICE! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

Unexpected by Craft Council of British Columbia

An Exhibition by the Vancouver Metal Arts Association

Vancouver | The Carousel Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

Choreography Showcase 17

Vancity Project Choreography Showcase started five and a half years ago to give artists, choreographers and dancers an event where they can have free artistic expression and to showcase their talent.

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm | Dance

Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express

11th Annual Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express fundraising concert in support of Potluck Café Society

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

VO: Hansel and Gretel

For VO’s new production, in an abridged version to appeal to younger audiences, the master artisans of Old Trout Puppet workshop have created an enchanting fairy-tale world of visual surprises.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:50 pm | Opera

Chapter Two

Writer George Schneider, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again.

Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Wizard Academy: Improv Against the Dark Arts

Welcome to another improvised year at the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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

Coastal City Ballet Presents: Fall for Ballet

With acclaimed and sold out shows last spring, Coastal City Ballet opens its 6th season with Fall for Ballet.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

2016 Best In Vancouver Finals

Live Acts Canada Is Proud to present The 2016 Best In Vancouver finals, November 26th featuring: Inhuman Company, Barefoot Mountain, Redwoods and Robots & Gods.

Vancouver | Studio Records | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Elysium Echoes, Thousand Arrows, Mournir, Death Preacher

Elysium Echoes: Melodic/Progressive Death Metal Band from Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver | Pat's Pub & Brewhouse | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Presented by Touchstone Theatre as part of Diwali Fest: Brothel #9

The Western Canadian Premiere of a deeply moving work that promises to be a highlight of the fall theatre season.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre

Quest of Fire

Sure Shot Radio Inc. presents the 1st Annual Quest For Fire. This Event will showcase Independent Western Canadian Artists from fresh up and comers to Juno Award winners.

Coquitlam | The Molson Canadian Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

VSO Masterworks. The Romantic Piano: Yemtsov plays Rachmaninoff

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents pianist Alexy Yemtsov in an evening of Rachmaninoff and Sibelius

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

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Troilus And Cressida

Shakespeare’s most experimental drama receives a modern spin in Kevin Bennett’s interpretation of this part love story, part war drama where passion and violence are inextricably linked.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Avenue Q

Irreverently witty and outright uproarious, Avenue Q is the musical story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a job, and his purpose in life.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Sharron Matthews: Naked

Catch the show of international award-winning goddess of cabaret! Sharron Matthews, award-winning, international cabaret goddess, bares it all.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - A Celtic Family Christmas

This holiday season join Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, the award-winning fiddle virtuosos, in an intimate and unique Christmas album and concert series you will never forget.

Vancouver | The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Youth Skate

Invite you friends and head down to South Surrey Arena for a night of skating

Surrey | South Surrey Ice Arena | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Kids

Roger Hodgson: Legendary Singer-Songwriter formerly of Supertramp

Singer, songwriter & musician Roger Hodgson will be bringing his legendary voice to the River Rock Casino Resort

Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Miss Shakespeare

The Firehall Arts Centre, in association with Musical TheatreWorks, is proud to produce and present the award-winning Miss Shakespeare

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

Cabana 3 Year Anniverary

On Friday November 25th & Saturday November 26th, you and your friends are cordially invited to come and celebrate the 3 Year Anniversary of Cabana Lounge.

Vancouver | Cabana Lounge | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

The Nite Show

The Nite Show with Darylo, Downlowe, Rashad Rawkus, J Trax & Stimulant J!

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Stööki Sound at Sup Fu? Saturdays

DJ Lukey and Jelacee together make up the London based production and DJ unit Stööki Sound, blending their musical backgrounds in UK Bass, Hip-Hop and Trap to create their unique sound.

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Cedric Gervais #CelebsPlayhouse

Grammy award winner and our good friend Cedric Gervais joins us Saturday, November 26th at #CelebsPlayhouse!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Deep Down Inside Saturdays

M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Shakespeare After Dark: Improv with a Buzz

Shakespeare After Dark is the highbrow fusion of Shakespeare served with a side of improvisational mischief.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show