Metro Vancouver events on November 29, 2016

Newton Safety Breakfast

Discuss Surrey's new Public Safety Strategy with Dr. Terry Waterhouse

Surrey | Fays Family Restaurant | 8:00 am to 9:00 am | Food / Wine | Free

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

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 | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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 | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Kids

Christmas at the Cannery – Festival of Trees

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society and Steveston Merchants Association present this year’s Festival of Trees inside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site.

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

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

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

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

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

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 | 12:45 am to 2:15 pm | Kids

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 5:30 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

Bright Nights Train and Plaza in Stanley Park

The Vancouver Park Board in conjunction with the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund presents the 19th Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park. Give generously at the front gate.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

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

12 Minutes Max Studio Showing

Artists: Linda Hayes, Molly McDermott, Marissa Wong

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Dance

Jazz Jam

Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session!

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free

The Marriott Cell: A Conversation With Mohamed Fahmy

Award-winning journalist Mohamed Fahmy presents his widely anticipated new book, The Marriott Cell

Vancouver | SFU Harbour Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free

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

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 | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving the perfect holiday disaster

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

China Broadcasting Performing Arts Troupe Presents: Enchanting China

Direct from Beijing, the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra presents the Canadian Premiere of Enchanting China!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 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

Brothers Osborne - The Dirt Rich Tour at Commodore Ballroom

Brothers Osborne is an American country music duo composed of brothers T.J. and John Osborne. T.J. is the lead singer and plays rhythm guitar and John plays lead guitar and provides background vocals.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music