Metro Vancouver events on December 4, 2016

MEC Vancouver Race EIGHT: 5km / 10km / Half Marathon

MEC Vancouver Race EIGHT is the eighth and final event in our 2016 Race Series offering.

Richmond | Kozier Neighbourhood Park | 8:30 am to 11:30 am | Sports

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 9:00 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

Kids’ Christmas Bird Count 2016

Add some fun to your holiday season by spending half a day with us and participating in the tradition of the annual Christmas Bird Count.

Burnaby | Burnaby Lake Nature House | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids | Free

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 5:00 pm | Market

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

Improv Level 1A: Intro to Improvisation

Low pressure and high in fun, the Intro to Improvisation class is a great sampler for people curious about improv or a nice refresher to people who have been out of the improv world for a while.

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop

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

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

Holiday Open House 2016

Drop into the Nature House for Burnaby Lake Park Association’s Annual Holiday Open House.

Burnaby | Burnaby Lake Nature House | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free

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

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

Skate with Santa. Newton Arena

Celebrate the Christmas season and visit an arena in Surrey for a skate with Santa!

Surrey | Newton Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family

The 13th Annual Rogers Santa Claus Parade

The Parade has more than 3,500 participants. This year’s Parade will feature more than 50 marching bands, choirs, festive floats, and community groups.

Vancouver | Downtown Vancouver | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising | Free

Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker

Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC.

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Dance

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

Santa at the Cannery!

Santa returns to the Cannery! After sailing into Steveston public wharf at 1pm, Santa will lead his elves to the Cannery, where he will be available for photos. Don’t forget your camera!

Richmond | Steveston Public Wharf & Gulf of Georgia Cannery | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family

Holiday Cookie Class: Decorate & Bake by The Uncommon Cafe and Tartine & Maple Cuisine

This super fun interactive event is co-hosted with Lisa from the Uncommon cafe!

Vancouver | The Uncommon Café | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Family

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

Family Day for the Holidays: A Lantern Affair

Gather up family and friends and drop by Place des Arts and Mackin House for their free Family Day for the Holidays: A Lantern Affair.

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Family | Free

Vancouver Bach Choir presents Christmas with the Bach Choir

Celebrate the holidays with this beloved annual concert, Christmas with the Bach Choir at the Orpheum

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 4:00 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 | 2:00 pm to 3:10 pm | Family

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 | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Theatre

Winter Orchestral Festival: Concertante & Camerata String Orchestras

It’s a celebration! Five ensembles come together in a three-concert festival highlighting the breadth of VAM’s orchestral offerings.

Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free

Holy Mo: a Christmas Show

Folly, Guff, and Buffoona are back! And this time, it’s Christmas.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Performing Arts

"SALAAM MUMBAI" ("نمایش فيلم "سلام بمبئى) in North Vancouver

Double Bill Ticket ($20) available for 2 Movies (Salaam Mumbai @ 2:00 PM & Cyanide @ 5:00 PM) + 20% Discount at Haida Restaurant with the ticket

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Film

Music of the Masters

“Papa” Haydn produced dozens of scores of works for String Quartet, while a very youthful Rossini penned a half dozen sonatas (eliminating the viola and adding bass).

Vancouver | VSO School Of Music | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

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

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

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

Trinity Western University Choirs: Christmas at the Chan Centre

Award-winning conductor Dr. Joel Tranquilla, Director of Choral Activities for Trinity Western University, brings together five choirs and full orchestra in an exquisite program featuring Christmas music from around the world.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir: Christmas concert #3 with Winter Harp Ensemble

Our third Christmas concert will be at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

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

Friends of Chamber Music: Takács String Quartet

A Vancouver favourite, the Takács String Quartet returns to the Playhouse for an afternoon of Beethoven

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

A Choral Fiesta!

Capilano University Festival Chorus and Capilano University Singers

North Vancouver | Capilano University | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

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

Be The Light: A Winter Concert by Aequitas Singers

Aequitas is a Surrey-based community social justice choir for adult singers. Through the motto of 'justice, equality, respect' we raise awareness of social justice based issues, and model solutions in our communities.

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 3:00 pm to 4:30 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

The 18th Annual Animation Show of Shows

The Animation Show of Shows returns for its second year in theaters (and at the Rio!) with 12 charming family-friendly films.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Show

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

Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker

Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood, OBC.

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Dance

Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny

Adapted from Margaret Wise Brown, the 60-year- old classic, Goodnight Moon, is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny is a pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:45 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

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

Vancouver iranian film: Cyanide (سيانور) in North Vancouver

Screening "Cyanide" a Great Iranian Movie with English Subtitle

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Film

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

Surrey’s Santa Parade of Lights

Join us at one of our popular 11th Annual Surrey Santa Parade. The parade consists of an amazing collection of lighted trucks and big rigs which start at the Cloverdale Town Centre and end up in Holland Park.

Surrey | Cloverdale Town Centre | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

Big Rigs for Kids Lighted Truck Parade

The Big Rigs for Kids Lighted Truck Parade is back this year for the 7th year in a row this December.

Surrey | Downtown Surrey | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Family

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

Westminster Savings Free Swim

Enjoy a free swim at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.

Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports | Free

Carol City light tour nights-Suggested tour routes. False Creek

Providing a traditional carol ship...Carol Ships Parade of Lights is a community event that has become one of the premier attractions during the December holiday season

Vancouver | False Creek | 7:10 pm to 9:20 pm | Show

Music Series. A Celtic Christmas - North Shore Celtic Ensemble

Spirited and Heartwarming. The North Shore Celtic Ensemble invites you to join them for a spirited and heartwarming Celtic Christmas in their very own West Coast Celtic style!

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

Streetfight Improv! by Instant Theatre

An Improv Comedy Battle Royal

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Comedy

The Outer-Middle Zone: Improvised Twilight Zone Episodes! by Instant Theatre

Behind this dark curtain lies another dimension. A dimension of late night science fiction theatre inspired by The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits.

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Show

"SALAAM MUMBAI" ("نمایش فيلم "سلام بمبئى) in North Vancouver

Double Bill Ticket ($20) available for 2 Movies (Salaam Mumbai @ 7:30 PM & Cyanide @ 5:00 PM) + 20% Discount at Haida Restaurant with the ticket

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

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

仙杜拉賈思樂 星輝燦爛慈善騷 Sandra & Louie Extravagant Charity Show

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Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

Bone State and Rebellion Princess Kenny, Matthew St John, Angel Edwards, Josh St John

Live Acts Canada presents Acoustic Christmas @ Studio Records on Granville, featuring Bone State Rebellion, Princess Kenny, Matthew St John, Angel Edwards and Josh St John, Sunday December 4th

Vancouver | Studio Records | 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Marc E. Bassy

Join the American Dream Life with Marc E. Bassy as he takes over Fortune Sound Club for his Groovy People Tour

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music