Metro Vancouver events on November 26, 2017

Christmas at Canada Place

Capture the spirit of the season at Canada Place! Join us in celebrating the 30th annual Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver

Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family

Trout Lake Pottery Club Holiday Sale

Mark your calendars for the Holiday Pottery Sale at Trout Lake Community Centre. Come early to find your new favourite handmade treasure crafted by our talented studio members

Vancouver | Trout Lake Community Centre | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain

Our annual holiday festivities begin Friday, November 24th and run through January 7th. This year, wrap yourself in the magic of a white Christmas

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

RYU Moustache Run

Mo Bros and Mo Sistas at RYU Park Royal will be running to fundraise for the Movember Foundation and raise awareness of testicular and prostate cancer!

West Vancouver | Park Royal Shopping Centre | 9:30 am to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Holiday Traditions Start At Vancouver Aquarium

Delight in Scuba Claus visits, magical aquatic displays, and special seasonal activities at Vancouver Aquarium this holiday season where you’ll create and continue traditions, making memories that will last a lifetime

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Vancouver Tenants Union Convention + AGM

Come out in solidarity for the VTU's inaugural Annual General Meeting + Convention!

Vancouver | The Russian Hall | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm | Business / Finance

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

CFC-Youth East 2: Camp Origin

Camp Origin is a camp hosted by the East 2 chapter of the youth ministry of Couples for Christ (more commonly known as CFC-Youth). Our goal is to bring an opportunity to help you grow in a deeper and more personal relationship with Jesus Christ!

Surrey | Alexandra Neighbourhood House | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Hastings Park Farmers Market

Located within a thriving community close to the highway and the Second Narrows Bridge, the Hastings Park Farmers Market is a perfect place to stop and shop

Vancouver | Hastings Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Maan Farms 3rd Annual Christmas Market

The Annual Christmas Market is back with two Weekends of fun this year!!

Abbotsford | Maan Farms Country Experience & Estate Winery | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market | Free

Bottoms Up: The Cultures of Drink in the Royal City

A look at New Westminster’s saloons, breweries, distilleries, afternoon teas, soda fountains and other drinking habits, places and stories

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Deer Lake Craft Festival

The Burnaby Arts Council is once again presenting the Deer Lake Craft Festival, coming Nov. 24 to 26 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Festival | Free

Holiday Craft Fair

This is an annual sell-out event you won't to miss! We welcome only handcrafted items to be sold at this event

Vancouver | West End Community Centre Association | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free

Holiday Craft Fair at West End Community Centre

Come shop beautifully crafted items created by 50+ crafters. Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list!

Vancouver | West End Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free

Crimson: Modern Culture through Artists’ Eyes

In collaboration with the Battle of the Brush, the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden presents Crimson: Modern Culture through Artists’ Eyes, a two-phrase exhibition that shows the collective work of sixteen Vancouver-based artists

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Sylvia Tait: Journey

Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the exhibit of the renowned Canadian painter and printmaker Sylvia Tait

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

Journey Of A Lifetime Performance

A train so powerful, it pulled the nation forward. The Colonist Car is connecting Canadians once again. Journey of a Lifetime is on tour bringing the story of Canada’s historic Colonist Cars to audiences across the country.

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:30 am to 1:30 pm | Theatre

3rd Annual Vancouver Contact Improvisation Festival

The Vancouver Contact Improvisation Festival (VCIF) offers an inspiring weekend learning, and sharing experience, with highly regarded teachers from Canada and the United States

Vancouver | The Dharmalab Community Centre | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Dance

Scandinavian Craft Market

Sanity Halo Jewelry is delighted to announce that we will be at the Annual Scandinavian Craft Fair this year in Burnaby. Come and join us in celebrating the holidays and enjoy the selection of crafts, jewelry and baked goods at the Scandinavian Craft Fair

Burnaby | 6540 Thomas St | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market | Free

Vancouver Christmas Market

A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the 8th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza

Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights by Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

In response to popular demand, the 12th season of Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park has been extended. From November 23 to January 28 the park is alive with lights, lights and more lights!

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Will's Jams Live Multimedia Show

Join JUNO-nominee Will Stroet of Will's Jams for the Vancouver premiere of the Will's Jams Live Multimedia Show, based on his popular Will's Jams TV series airing nationwide on CBC Kids

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 5:30 pm | Kids

Scandinavian Craft Fair

The annual Scandinavian Craft Fair at the Scandinavian Centre in Burnaby. Lots of local vendors selling a great variety of goods!

Burnaby | Scandinavian Community Centre | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free

5th Annual DCYC Arts & Crafts Fair

The 5th annual Deep Cove Yacht Club Arts & Crafts Fair features handmade gifts for everyone on your list!

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Yacht Club | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free

Disney On Ice: Follow Your Heart

Follow your heart straight to adventure at Disney On Ice!

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Show

Dundarave Festival of Lights 2017 at Dundarave Park

The annual Dundarave Festival of Lights kicks off with on November 18th

West Vancouver | Dundarave Park | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Goh Ballet's The Nutcracker

Celebrate the Holiday season with Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker at Park Royal on November 26th!

West Vancouver | Park Royal Shopping Centre | 12:30 am to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts

Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities by Cirque du Soleil

Step into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him. Suddenly, the visible becomes invisible, perspectives are transformed, and the world is literally turned upsi

Vancouver | Concord Pacific Place | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Show

The Royal City Youth Ballet Presents The Nutcracker - Abbotsford

The Royal City Youth Ballet Company presents, for the 29th season, the full length ballet The Nutcracker

Abbotsford | Abbotsford Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Performing Arts

Hastings Mill Shanty-Fiddle Session

An sing-along session of sea shanties followed by a traditional fiddle jam at the historic Hastings Mill Store Museum in Vancouver

Vancouver | Old Hastings Mill Store Museum | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Heritage Christmas

A Season of Old-fashioned Fun and Spectacular Light Displays

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

Family Day at Place des Arts - Lantern Making

This November, come take in three new exhibitions of artwork, including July Villett's Canadian Colours, Kovan Photo Club's group show We Love it Here: Three Cities, Two Worlds and Positively Petite, our annual miniature exhibition

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

Action At a Distance

A special Celebrate Canada 150+ event. Three years in the making, Vancouver’s Vanessa Goodman brings the world premiere of Wells Hill to the DanceHouse stage

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Dance

Satellites

This play is a dark comedy about betrayal and loneliness in a city that has started to lose its identity, where characters orbit each other looking for connection and ultimately, love

Vancouver | Performance Works | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Sleeping Beauty

The classic fairytale comes to life as a brand new, fun for all ages, non-traditional pantomime!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Simply Christmas 2017 by Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts

This show is a celebration of Christmas songs and dances and maybe even a surprise or two. It is a wonderful show that's sure to get the family into the holiday spirit

Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

The Day Before Christmas By Stacey Kaser and Alison Kelly

Surviving The Perfect Holiday Disaster

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre

The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius

First up is the world premiere production of The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius—our commissioned adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus by two-time Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Colleen Murphy

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Romantic Rachmaninoff by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Renowned Irish pianist Barry Douglas is a Vancouver favourite, and he brings a combination of power and grace to the piano that few can match

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

The Little Mermaid - The pantomime

Young Calypso is obsessed with the world above the waves. This causes problems in the undersea world ruled by the sea witch Ursula, especially since Calypso is a mermaid.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

Arts Council of New Westminster 50th Anniversary Celebration

Come help us celebrate the Arts Council’s 50th anniversary! Yes, that’s right, the Arts Council has been a part of New Westminster for 50 years

New Westminster | Centennial Lodge Queen's Park | 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Party | Free

Youth Talent Search

Youth Talent Search All Stars!

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

Sing 150! BC Girls/Boys Choirs

Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with the BC Boys and the BC Girls Choirs!

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

Concertos Extravaganza

The City of White Rock and Music Encore Concert Society have joined forces to create Sunday afternoons of spectacular classical music

White Rock | First United Church | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

CAG Sunday Afternoon Tours

Join CAG Visitor Coordinator, Jocelyn Statia for a free tour of the current exhibitions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C.S Lewis’ first installment of the epic Chronicles of Narnia series bounds on to the CTYP stage this holiday season.

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 3:00 pm to 4:40 pm | Theatre

2017/18 Speaking of Dance Conversations: Speaking of Dance Post-show Talk

Free public dialogues and roundtable conversations about the world of dance, contextualizing it within culture and society. Speaking of Dance is a platform for everyone to share and develop their observation and interpretation of dance

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show | Free

Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth

First produced by the Firehall in the ‘90’s, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, will make you laugh and cry as Taylor creates the story of the impact of the 60’s scoop-up of native children on one family.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

Alumni Project and Shane & Angela Wiebe Christmas Concert

Alumni Project and Shane & Angela Wiebe are excited to present Go, Tell! A Christmas Concert

Abbotsford | Ross Road Community Church | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Studio 58: Wilderness

Wilderness is an innovative new multimedia theatre piece that explores our collective search for connection and hope, as families grapple with the extraordinary pressures and complexities that accompany ‘coming of age’ in the 21st Century

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

Bakerview Baby Party 2017

Let's join together to celebrate our newest church family additions and their mothers. We welcome all girls and women and look forward to a time of being together

Abbotsford | Bakerview Church | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family

Great Movies at Britannia - The Host (Gwoemul - 2006)

When a rampaging fiend erupts from the Han River and throws the city of Seoul into a state of emergency

Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Preteens and Teens Club

Join our second meeting for preteens and teens.

Coquitlam | Burquest | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Kids

天道酬勤 舞動十年 | T.E.N Flying Dance Studio Anniversary Gala

FDS provides classes for new and old-school hip-hop, street jazz, popping and locking all of which are taught by award-winning choreographers

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Disney On Ice: Follow Your Heart

Follow your heart straight to adventure at Disney On Ice!

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

The Tired Sunday Choir and Tractor Grease Folk

Join The Tired Sunday Choir for “A Month of Sunday’s” at The Wise Hall

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

ACT Presents Series: Laila Biali

Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and vocalist Laila Biali’s live show is eclectic and energetic, a true representation of her presence, both on and off stage

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Story of My Life: The Broadway Musical

The Story of My Life is a musical with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram, and a book by Brian Hill and will be told concert style with minimal props, sets, or lighting

Vancouver | Canadian Music Centre in BC | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical

East Van Improv League

Instant Theatre is proud to present the launch of the East Vancouver Improv League! Come witness a high-octane battle between two Supergroups made up of the finest improvisers Instant Theatre has to offer

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

An Acoustic Evening with Dispatch

Dispatch Play Their Favorite Intimate Venues in First Ever Acoustic Tour

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

The Shipment

SpeakEasy Theatre presents the West Coast Canadian premiere of Young Jean Lee’s provocative play; The Shipment

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Cagematch: Ultimate Comedy Showdown

Cagematch pits the fiercest and most hilarious improvisers against each other to determine who has the best improv in the city. For 15 years, Cagematch is an underground hotbed of talent where improvisers pull out all the stops

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy