Metro Vancouver events on December 5, 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

Free Ice Skating at Robson Square

This winter, renew a classic Vancouver tradition and enjoy some old-fashioned fun

Vancouver | Robson Square | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Anonymous Art Show 2017 at the CityScape Community Art Space

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 13th Annual “Anonymous Art Show”

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Timberline Country Christmas 2017

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 12:00 am | Family

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

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 in Stanley Park | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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

ArtRich 2017

The Gallery will host a juried exhibition organized by the Richmond Arts Coalition (RAC). ArtRich 2017 will feature artworks by local and regional visual artists from the Lower Mainland

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

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

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

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

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 (at the Olympic Cauldron)

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

Parkgate Men's Chorus

Join us for an hour of singing at Parkgate library First Tuesday of every month at 11 am. We are a small group of seniors. We sing songs from the 40s, 50s and 60s as well as barbershop style songs. There are song books and piano accompaniment.

North Vancouver | Parkgate Library | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Music | Free

Celebrate Christmas at Newlands. Nutcracker Lunch Buffet

The halls are decked with boughs of holly & the menus trimmed with holiday tradition. Join in the “Spirit of Christmas” at Newlands.

Langley | Newlands Golf & Country Club | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine

Lumiere 2017

This winter, experience Lumière… an annual event inspired by light and artistic expression, driven by community and connection.

Vancouver | English Bay and Jim Deva Plaza | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival | Free

Dundarave Festival of Lights 2017 at Dundarave Park

The annual Dundarave Festival of Lights at Dundarave Park

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

Exhibition: Worlds of Wonders

Worlds of Wonder is an exhibition that will be held at the Deer Lake Art Gallery featuring the works of Nancie Green, Lynne Fahnestalk

Burnaby | Deer Lake Gallery | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Heritage Christmas

A Season of Old-fashioned Fun and Spectacular Light Displays

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free

VanDusen Festival of Lights 2017

Experience VanDusen Festival of Lights, a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating VanDusen Botanical Garden open from December 1, 2017 to January 7, 2018

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

First Tuesday Holiday Party with East Village BIA & Dayton Boots

First Tuesday Holiday Party, Dayton Boots Tour & Heritage Business Project Update. LOCO, Hastings North Business Improvement Area and Dayton Boots partner on this event

Vancouver | Dayton Boots | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Party

Red Heart Awards Celebration

Join us Tuesday, December 5th for an evening celebrating outstanding individuals at the Red Heart Awards Celebration, where Variety BC has the opportunity to honour some of our most dedicated supporters

Burnaby | Delta Burnaby Hotel & Conference Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Paint Night at The Rustic Rooster in Cloverdale!

Come join us on Tuesday December 5th 6pm for a fun night out with friends! Enjoy a specialty coffee and dessert while bringing out your inner artist!

Surrey | The Rustic Rooster | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Visual Arts

The Art of Cheesemaking: Mozzarella and Burrata

This is an hands-on class about one of our favourite food: Cheese! Join Kendall from The Modern Pantry for an evening of laughter and learning

Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cooking

Making the Digital Leap Forward

For magazine publishers looking to take the next step and go digital, the Magazine Association of BC has compiled a report on the top 5 digital content distributors in Canada.

Vancouver | Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association | 6:00 pm to 6:35 pm | Lecture | Free

Intro to Stained Glass

Learn how to make a stained glass sun catcher using the copper foil method

Vancouver | MakerLabs | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Workshop

VABF Monthly Open Studio: Zine Culture Clash

Join the Vancouver Art Book Fair, a panel discussion on the past, present and possible futures of zine culture presented in collaboration with ArtsScene Vancouver

Vancouver | Monthly Open Studio | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Books

Lobby Nights. Holy Wow Poets

Share your poetic flair or simply sit back and relax while listening to exciting and invigorating poems and songs.

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Books | Free

Theatre Replacement - East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves

The Panto is back with an outrageous take on Snow White

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Stanley Park Postcard Secrets

Join Jolene Castillou Cumming, Stanley Park historian and Vancouver Postcard Club member, to hear the fascinating stories behind numerous historical Stanley Park postcards

Vancouver | West End Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Canucks vs. Hurricanes at Rogers Arena

Vancouver Canucks vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir: Sounds of Christmas

Join the celebrated Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir for this annual Christmas concert, with nearly eighty male voices singing in glorious four-part harmony

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

De Yun She【德云社】相声大会北美巡演 at Orpheum Theatre

“床前明月光,疑是地上霜,举头望明月,我叫郭德纲”。如果说9月12日的国内的“钢丝节”，那么2017年的12月5日就会是属于温哥华的“全民钢丝节”，没错，德云社又双叒叕回来了！

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Onegin

The hit musical as immersive as love itself

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving The Perfect Holiday Disaster

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre

Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show

Watch a cast of Vancouver's top improvisors in a night of exploring your anonymous secrets on the fabulous XY stage on Davie Street. The hit improv show running in New York City's East Village has come to Vancouver!

Vancouver | XYYVR | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

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 | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Brit Floyd - Immersion World Tour 2017

Brit Floyd is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 2011 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Their live shows attempt to emulate and recreate the sound and soundscape of Pink Floyd's live shows

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

Little Dickens: The Daisy Theatre

In Ronnie Burkett’s Little Dickens, the cast of The Daisy Theatre take on the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, in the merriest marionette mash-up ever

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Franz Ferdinand With guest Sally Dige

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band, formed in 2002 and based in Glasgow.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music