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
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
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
Join your neighbours and friends from the Kensington Community for breakfast with Santa. There will be a pancake breakfast, arts and crafts, entertainment, and a visit from Santa
Vancouver | Kensington Community Centre | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Family
Santa and Mrs Claus are coming to Surrey - and you're invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast with them!
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Family
Santa and Mrs Claus are coming to Surrey - and you're invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast with them!
Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Family
Santa and Mrs Claus are coming to Surrey - and you're invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast with them!
Surrey | South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre | 9:30 am to 10:15 am | Family
Get ready for the ultimate Christmas shopping weekend at the Got Craft Holiday Edition
North Vancouver | The Shipyards | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Santa Claus is coming to town and will make a special stop to have breakfast with us at Aberthau Mansion!
Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family
The Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4Kids) is a fun, family-friendly birdwatch event that builds bird identification skills and contributes to important citizen science for bird conservation.
Vancouver | Stanley Park Dining Pavilion | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free
Breaking news! Santa has been spotted at the Harbour! Journey with your children to meet Santa through a magical winter wonderland where holiday games and holiday crafts await each stop along the way.
Vancouver | Coal Harbour Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
Walk along this rural trail lined with tall trees and shrubs for a unique walking experience in an urban city centre.
Richmond | Shell Road Trail | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health | Free
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
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
Vancouver's largest independent art, fashion & craft extravaganza is back for 4 days!
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Don't miss our special Breakfast with Santa! We are serving hot fluffy pancakes, yummy sausages, juice, hot chocolate, coffee, tea and mandarin oranges.
Vancouver | Dunbar Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family
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
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
Visit with Santa & receive a candy cane, children do activities on our platform and take a train ride through the Christmas forest
Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family
There is something for everyone at the Market. On December 10th and December 17th stop by the Market for craft time!
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 10:30 am to 1:30 pm | Kids | Free
Santa and Mrs Claus are coming to Surrey - and you're invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast with them!
Surrey | South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Family
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
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
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
Celebrate the Christmas season and visit an arena in Surrey for a skate with Santa!
Surrey | North Surrey Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family
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 is celebrated every Saturday through the month of December.
Vancouver | Kerrisdale | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free
Mia and Adelaine are coming to meet you! They love their fans so much and want to meet everyone! Yes, that's right, every ticket comes with a meet & greet! It will be a fun-filled day of laughs, live challenges, and selfies.
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Show
Celebrate an Old-fashioned Christmas at the Stewart Farm
Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
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
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.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Dance
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
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
Music? Noise? How does some musical noise sound this festive season? Play around with some baubles and bells to create your own music maker suitable for accompanying sing-alongs with family and friends. Make it then shake it.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
In 2006, a devastating windstorm hit Stanley Park, blowing down 10,000 trees in 41 acres of forest. Out of the ashes of this devastation rose incredible and unexpected opportunities and it rallied the community around the Park’s rebirth
Vancouver | Stanley Park | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Nature / Animals
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
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
The rousing classic about a charming con man and his seventy-six trombones.
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Musical
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
Bah! Humbug! returns for a seventh year featuring Juno-Award Winning musician Jim Byrnes* as Ebenezer Scrooge. Don't miss this festive, seasonal Woodward's tradition!
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet captures the imagination with this charming Canadian retelling of the beloved holiday classic, the Nutcracker.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Dance
Folly, Guff, and Buffoona are back! And this time, it’s Christmas.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Performing Arts
Affordable, family friendly fun in the midst of the holiday season! Outlandish creatures and quizzical conversations fill the stage as Alchemy Theatre brings you one of the most imaginative tales ever written
Vancouver | Studio 1398 on Granville Island | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids
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
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
Surviving the perfect holiday disaster
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy
Celebrate Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Seasonal Celebration
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free
Anna Wyman Dance School's Annual Winter Concert of Dance
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance
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
It is the Holiday music tradition: The VSO’s Traditional Christmas concerts, featuring host Christopher Gaze, EnChor, the UBC Opera Ensemble, and the VSO’s new Assistant Conductor, William Rowson.
Vancouver | St. Andrew's Wesley United Church | 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm | Music
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.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance
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
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
Experience a winter wonderland inside the Bloedel Conservatory with magical lights, festive music, a holiday scavenger hunt and much more
Vancouver | Bloedel Floral Conservatory | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
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
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
The annual Christmas in Williams Park in Langley is a FREE family and community event. View the spectacular show of lights as you drive or walk through the park.
Langley | Williams Park | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free
Grand Milad Nabi Super Holy Ziarat! Mark Your Calendars Now As Grand Mawlid Coming This December! More Details to follow.
Surrey | Riverside Signature Surrey Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Move over Macarons!!! You are so yesterday … The new pastry craze straight from France is “Pâte a Choux”!
Vancouver | The Uncommon Café | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cooking
Have you ever wanted to write a play? Need guidance to get finish your next project? This six week program will guide you through the process of creating characters, building a plot and crafting dialog worthy of the stage.
Vancouver | Instant Studios | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop
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
Live local musicians of all ages will Express their own personal joy and latest artistic developments as independent vocalists, pianists, guitarists and drummers.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
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
Affordable, family friendly fun in the midst of the holiday season! Outlandish creatures and quizzical conversations fill the stage as Alchemy Theatre brings you one of the most imaginative tales ever written
Vancouver | Studio 1398 on Granville Island | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Rooney: The Groundswell Tour with Royal Teeth and SWIMM
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
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 10:20 pm | Show
She’s baaaaack! The Christmas Queen, in all her nasty, bitchy glory is returning this holiday season with the latest installment in the series, Christmas Queen 3 - The Bachelorette Edition.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
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
It is the Holiday music tradition: The VSO’s Traditional Christmas concerts, featuring host Christopher Gaze, EnChor, the UBC Opera Ensemble, and the VSO’s new Assistant Conductor, William Rowson.
Vancouver | St. Andrew's Wesley United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music
Bah! Humbug! returns for a seventh year featuring Juno-Award Winning musician Jim Byrnes* as Ebenezer Scrooge. Don't miss this festive, seasonal Woodward's tradition!
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Our final Christmas concert will be at Shaughnessy Heights United Church in Vancouver
Vancouver | Shaughnessy Heights United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Nutcracker: featuring the Fraser Valley Academy of Dance in a delightful presentation of selections from the Nutcracker Ballet written by Tchaikovsky.
Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet captures the imagination with this charming Canadian retelling of the beloved holiday classic, the Nutcracker.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
On June 16, 1973, director Jim Sharman debuted a musical that would warp time, space, and sweet transvestites for ever… The Rocky Horror Show.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Join us for a festive evening of joy & promise with some of the North Shore’s most talented upcoming young artists.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Live Acts Canada Presents Garrett with special guests Footsteps Underground, Opposite Shore and Ampletude, December 10th at Studio Records
Vancouver | Studio Records | 7:45 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
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
Company 605, known for its virtuosic physicality, along with with German Jauregui, Brussels-based choreographer and long-time Ultima Vez company member, bring the premiere of Albatross to the Firehall stage.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
A Peter n' Christ-mas Carol is a hilarious send up the classic Dickens' Christmas story
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
The rousing classic about a charming con man and his seventy-six trombones.
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical
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
An Original Comedy by the Leaping Thespians. Back by popular demand, this production is a beloved holiday tradition within the LGBTQ community, and is for anyone who loves a laugh.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
The SantaLand Diaries is a backstage pass to the secret lives of elves. “The funniest Christmas play ever written” is a biting and slightly fictionalized account of humourist David Sedaris’ time as one of Macy’s store Christmas elves.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Folly, Guff, and Buffoona are back! And this time, it’s Christmas.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Performing Arts
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
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
Surviving the perfect holiday disaster
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Presenting new work by guest choreographers Julianne Chapple and Shay Kuebler. Also featuring a new work by EDAM's Artistic Director Peter Bingham.
Vancouver | EDAM Studio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
The Mirror Test is a fictionalized account of writer/performer Kevin Kokoska's real-life experience of weight loss
Vancouver | Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Show
Join us for a special TheNiteShow with trance veteran Markus Schulz ft. support from Nifra and Nite Show residents at VENUE on Saturday, December 10th, 2016!
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
With a love for the more funky side of house music, Tensnake makes his highly anticipated return to Vancouver Saturday, December 10th at #CelebsPlayhouse
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
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
One night only! An evening songs from Vancouver's very own internationally acclaimed, critical celebrated cabaret comedian Shirley Gnome.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy
Nite*Moves Old School Hip Hop Night with The Gaff and guests Bernie Lomax & Simoniz
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music
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 0:15 am | Comedy
On June 16, 1973, director Jim Sharman debuted a musical that would warp time, space, and sweet transvestites for ever… The Rocky Horror Show.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 11:30 pm to 1:30 am | Show