Metro Vancouver events on December 3, 2016
December 3, 2016
Sat
Robson Square Ice Rink
This winter, renew a classic Vancouver tradition and enjoy some old-fashioned fun. Robson Square’s outdoor skating rink is open, so celebrate winter in style with skating in the heart of downtown Vancouver
Vancouver | Robson Square Ice Rink | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Sandra Sammartino - Two Day Head and Shoulder Stand Workshop
Yoga with Sandra at Karma Teachers
Vancouver | Karma Teachers | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health
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
Country Christmas Magic Delights at Timberline Ranch
The Timberline Ranch Country Christmas is a unique–yet traditional–family-oriented Christmas experience complete with lit trees, interactive scenes, and music.
Maple Ridge | Timberline Ranch | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family
Breakfast with Santa
Join us for some magical morning crafts, painting and of course breakfast and a visit from Santa Claus! $
Langley | Douglas Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Family
Breakfast with Santa: Fraser Heights Recreation Centre
Santa and Mrs Claus are coming to Surrey - and you're invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast with them!
Surrey | Fraser Heights Recreation Centre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Family
Etsy Vancouver Market: Winter 2016
The Etsy Vancouver Market features over 80 independent maerks in the gorgeous Pipe Shop Building in North Vancouver. Find some lovely local designers and artists from Vancouver!
North Vancouver | The Pipe Shop Building | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Market
Breakfast with Santa
Celebrate Christmas with breakfast, crafts, gifts and a visit with Santa.
Richmond | Cambie Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
Fire Ball
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
Breakfast with Santa by West End Community Centre Association
Join us for a special breakfast, crafts, entertainment and best of all a visit from Santa himself
Vancouver | West End Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family
Pottery Sale at West Point Grey Community Centre
A collection of great Pottery items for sale by the Aberthau Potter's Club. Great gifts for the holiday season or even a little something for yourself
Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
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 | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family
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
Kitsilano Winter Market
Live music, craft and gourmet food venors, free workshops on green initiatives, clothing pop-up shop, emerging artists corner.
Vancouver | Kits House | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
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
VSO Tiny Tots: Holiday Hooray!
Hooray, hooray, we’ll have fun in the snow today! Sing along to frosty favourites while you move-along with miniatures from “The Nutcracker,” “Babes in Toyland” and other sparkly holiday classics.Accompanied by a brass trio.
New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:00 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
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
VSO Tiny Tots: Holiday Hooray!
Hooray, hooray, we’ll have fun in the snow today! Sing along to frosty favourites while you move-along with miniatures from “The Nutcracker,” “Babes in Toyland” and other sparkly holiday classics.Accompanied by a brass trio.
New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | Kids
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
Heritage Christmas Weekends. Make a Christmas tree ornament
String popcorn and make a Christmas tree ornament to take home. On Saturday, join Rhayne & Friends to sing carols in the parlour
Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Christmas Kickoff
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Leigh Square offers a number of festive and artistic opportunities for the community this holiday season.
Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square | 12:00 am to 5:00 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 | Grunt Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Christmas in Kerrisdale
Christmas in Kerrisdale is celebrated every Saturday through the month of December.
Vancouver | Kerrisdale | 12:00 am to 5:00 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
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 2:30 pm | Kids
Christmas in Leigh Square
Come celebrate the spirit of community and the start of the holidays with Leigh Square!
Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square Community Arts Village | 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
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
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
A Christmas Tradition
Crafts, entertainment and refreshments to kick off the holiday season.
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free
Pandora's Vox and Espiritu Presents: Only Joy Aloud!
A dazzling array of song and dance to warm the heart and lift the spirit
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show
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
Seven Tyrants Theatre presents Topdog/Underdog
This landmark drama is a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Winner of the TONY and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences with its effortless wit and humour
Vancouver | PAL Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show
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
Mary Poppins
A musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical
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
British Columbia Boys Choir
Over it's near 50 year history, the choir has gained international acclaim representing Canada on many international tours performing a choral repertoire that spans the centuries, from sacred Gregorian chants to contemporary songs
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 3:00 pm to 4:45 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 | 3:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
A Christmas Carol: DuffleBag Theatre
The classic tale of miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, gets the DuffleBag Theatre treatment: that means lots of laughs, improv, and audience participation.
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Family
Caged Beasts
“Caged Beasts” is inspired by real story which happened in Taiwan 1986. *Please note: this show is in Cantonese
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Lighting of Fire Hall No. 5
Come and join Richmond Fire Rescue and the Hamilton Community Association for a festive afternoon of treats, crafts, tours and more.
Richmond | Fire Hall No. 5 | 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Family | Free
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
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 5:30 pm | Kids
Magic of Christmas Parade
The first Saturday in December is the official date for the City of Langley’s Annual Magic of Christmas Parade.
Langley | Downtown core of Langley City | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Maple Ridge Christmas Festival Santa Parade
The Maple Ridge Christmas Festival and Parade is on the first Saturday of December every year.
Maple Ridge | Memorial Peace Park | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Genre Workout by Instant Theatre
Explore the world of genre at Instant Theatre, with a new and different genre work out every month! Expand your skills and knowledge of tropes and forms as our instructors take you through a four hour workshop intensive
Vancouver | Instant Studios | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop
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
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Make memories at VanDusen Festival of Lights, a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating VanDusen Botanical Garden open from December 1 to January 2.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 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
North Vancouver. The Shipyards Christmas Festival
Don’t miss the North Vancouver Christmas Festival in Shipbuilders’ Square from 5-8pm on December 3rd, 2016.
North Vancouver | Shipbuilders’ Square | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Rotary Christmas Parade
Christmas magic fills the streets of downtown Chilliwack during the beloved annual Rotary Christmas Parade.
Chilliwack | downtown Chilliwack | 5:37 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free
Karaoke Christmas Lights - The Ultimate Christmas Tour
3 Hrs of Christmas Family Fun featuring Stanley Park’s Bright Nights Display and Van Dusen Botanical Garden’s Festival of Lights
Vancouver | Canada Place | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family
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
Attlas Storyline Live Tour
Classically trained, Canadian-born dance music producer Attlas brings his Storyline Live Tour Saturday December 3rd for the early show.
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Hari Kondabolu with guest
Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based comic who the NY Times has called “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today.”
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
A Christmas Concert for Kenya
Join us for a night filled with beautiful Christmas music to benefit over 100 children cared for and educated at St. Elizabeth Children Centre in Kisumu, Kenya.
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:45 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
HOLD ON ...change is comin'!
City Soul Choir and Music Director, Brian Tate
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | Music
Coastal City Ballet Presents: Fall for Ballet
With sold out shows last spring, Coastal City Ballet opens its 6th season with the mixed repertoire program Fall for Ballet on December 3rd at Chief Sepass Theatre at the Langley Fine Arts School in Fort Langley.
Langley | Langley Fine Arts School | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir: Christmas concert #2 with Burnaby Central Secondary
Our second Christmas concert will be at St. Andrew's Wesley Church in Vancouver on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 at 7:30 pm.
Vancouver | St Andrews Wesley United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Caged Beasts presented by Dramaonevan
“Caged Beasts” is inspired by real story which happened in Taiwan 1986. *Please note: this show is in Cantonese
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Pandora's Vox and Espiritu Presents: Only Joy Aloud!
A dazzling array of song and dance to warm the heart and lift the spirit
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
City Soul Choir and Music Director, Brian Tate
The City Soul Choir is a secular Vancouver community choir led by music director Brian Tate.
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Mary Poppins
A musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical
VSO - The Music of Tchaikovsky and Bruch
A genuine star in the making, young violinist Simone Porter is a bold and virtuosic musician, a perfect match for the virtuosic, lyrical Bruch Violin Concerto.
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
John Lee Sanders Gospel and Blues Christmas Concert
“A Triple Threat, one of my musical heroes” Bonnie Raitt. Peninsula Productions is delighted to present the Sixth Annual John Lee Sanders Gospel & Blues Christmas Concert.
Surrey | White Rock Baptist Church | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
UBC Symphony Orchestra Presented by the UBC School of Music
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
CREEPS
Join Realwheels Theatre for an evening of savage wit and uncompromising truth-telling as they present CREEPS, the award-winning dark comedy by David E. Freeman that changed Canadian theatre forever.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre
A Choral Fiesta!
Capilano University Festival Chorus and Capilano University Singers
North Vancouver | Capilano University | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Aurora With Special Guest Foreign Air
Pop singer-songwriter from Norway, on tour to support her debut release “All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend”.
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Holy Mo: a Christmas Show
Folly, Guff, and Buffoona are back! And this time, it’s Christmas.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Performing Arts
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
Seven Tyrants Theatre presents Topdog/Underdog
This landmark drama is a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Winner of the TONY and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences with its effortless wit and humour
Vancouver | PAL Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
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
The Day Before Christmas
Surviving the perfect holiday disaster
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Googoosh Live in Concert
The most iconic female Iranian pop-singer Googoosh returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:30 pm to 11:50 pm | Music
Giraffage
Known for his dynamic soundscapes Giraffage makes his highly anticipated return to Celebrities Nightclub Saturday, December 3rd for 'The Bring Me Your Love Tour'!
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
Off Key: The Improvised Musical
We bring the music. You bring the noise. Off Key performs original musicals based on audience suggestions.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show
National Anthem Improv Comedy
They’ve won the Cagematch Tournament 2015, they’ve performed in festivals all over, including our very own Vancouver International Improv Festival.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show