Metro Vancouver events on December 8, 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

BC Dairy industry Conference 2017

Now in its 9th year, the BC Dairy Industry Conference has become the most anticipated event of the year for dairy farmers and industry affiliates alike

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

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 11:00 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

Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant 2017

温哥華華裔小姐競選2017記者招待會

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Show

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

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

Make It Vancouver

Vancouver’s largest independent art, fashion & craft extravaganza is back for 4 days! Mark your calendar for December 7-10!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Fair

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

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning.

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Holiday Little Cooks

Join Sarah for a mini-session of baking holiday treats including making gingerbread, shortbread and lots more!

Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Kids

Clinton Holiday Shopping Fair

Come browse and shop hundreds of items made by local vendors and crafters. Concession, door prize, raffle, Free Face Painting, Arts&Crafts and lots of fun!

Burnaby | Clinton Elementary School | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Fair | Free

All About Christmas Gifts Expo

WIth over 175 vendors, this fabulous Christmas Gifts Market is full of gift ideas, bargains and more from local home-based & small businesses.

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Heritage Park | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Market

Kurios 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 | 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Show

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

Family Movie Night

Get in the Christmas spirit by attending our movie night!

Surrey | Clova Cinema | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Celebrate Christmas at Newlands. Festive Holiday Dinner Buffet

Make holiday memories with family and friends at Newlands. 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 | 5:30 pm to 0:30 am | Food / Wine

2nd Annual Brookswood Village Night of Lights

We're back with an even bigger event than last year! Come out and enjoy the festivities before we light the Tree

Langley | Brookswood Village | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Winter Hayrides

Up to 170 vendors all with home-made crafts, baking, jewellery, "foodie" items and more. This is a fun event ideal as a pre-Christmas event and great shopping. Concession stand available with yummy treats

Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family

Subdued

Mina, recently divorced from her husband, struggles to maintain an independent life with no supportive family. She eventually finds a job in a restaurant. A friendship between her and the manager gradually becomes something more...

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Kids Gingerbread House Building Party

Bring your family, young and old, to celebrate the season with the sweet smell of gingerbread and Christmas music

Vancouver | Culloden Church | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family

Royal City Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker

Experience the magic of the Nutcracker this holiday season with the Royal City Youth Ballet’s full length ballet now celebrating their 29th season!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Fatales: the art of Ryan Heshka

Join us as we celebrate the release of Ryan Heshka's first monograph Fatales, published by Cernunnos

Vancouver | Lucky's Comics, Books, and Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Books

NSAC Christmas Choir Concert

North Shore Alliance Church Worship Choir presents: When Love Crossed Over - A Christmas Choir Concert

North Vancouver | North Shore Alliance Church | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music | Free

pARTy at Place des Arts - Festive Felting

Kick start the holiday season with this fun and crafty adult-only event! In a social and relaxed atmosphere, learn basic techniques of wet felting from our community engagement specialist and fibre artist Catherine Dumaine

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

Santa Paint Night

Come join us at Zealous Art in Downtown Langley December 8, 7pm for another fun event! This Santa has been painted by more than 300 people over the years and are still a favourite!

Langley | Zealous Art | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts

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

Jhené Aiko. Trip with guests Willow Smith, Kodie Shane, Kitty Cash

American R&B singer, on tour to support her latest release - Trip

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Some Spontaneous Particulars. Opening Reception and Publication Launch

Some Spontaneous Particulars: Vanessa Brown, Heide Hinrichs, Kathleen Ritter

Vancouver | Access Gallery | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Aura Gallery: A Fundraiser for the Or Gallery

Artists will transform into augurs and soothsayers for a night to offer you a glimpse into 2018 and beyond. All you have to do is believe… and become an Or Gallery member to support our future programming

Vancouver | Or Gallery | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

HiVE Holiday Masquerade

'Tis the season for a holiday celebration! Put on your best mask with your fancy pants or classy dress, and join us on December 8th for our HiVE Holiday Masquerade

Surrey | HiVE Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party

Doctor of Oz: A Self-Help Panto!

Seasonal fun for the children. Dorothy travels over the mountains to the Magical Land of Oz, the land of self-help.

North Vancouver | The Theatre at Hendry Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family

Fabulous First Friday

You are invited to join our fabulous friends and neighbours for an evening of live music, socializing and fun!

North Vancouver | Parkgate Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

AUDC presents: Mixed Nuts

Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents: Mixed Nuts - tradition with a twist. A classic holiday performance reinvented with a twist.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Dance

18th Annual ChristmasDance Concert: The Nutcracker

The New Westminster Symphony Orchestra and the Richmond Academy of Dance proudly present their 18th Annual Christmas Dance Concert

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Carol Ships Parade of Lights

Join our Carol Ships Parade of Lights shore side celebration!

Burnaby | Barnet Marine Park | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy

London’s 3-time Impresario award-winning comedians James & Jamesy present their outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive Christmas comedy O Christmas Tea

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

Film Night - After Life

presented by the Port Moody Film Society

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir - Sounds of Christmas

Our fifth Christmas Concert, VWMC presents "Sounds of Christmas" with the Argyle Secondary Choir and featuring Cameron Wilson on violin on Friday, December 8th

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Bah Humbug! by SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol comes to life in modern-day east Vancouver under the direction James Fagan Tait, Jessie Award-winning actor, playwright, and director

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Mrs. Smith's Scottish Christmas Extravaganza

A message from Mrs. Smith: All my life people have approached me for advice, I just seem to be one of those people. “Julie,” they say.

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

Space Odyssey: Space Issue Launch

From the cozy confines of your favourite local place to the far reaches of the galaxy, join us for an exploration of that majestic, magical, mind-bending concept of SPACE in the latest edition of SAD Mag

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Party in the Plaza

Fear the cold no more, the Hottest Party of December is here. Do you like to groove? Heat up from the winter cold by joining a hundred of your new friends on the dance floor, at Lumiere Vancouver.

Vancouver | Jim Deva Plaza | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party | Free

From New York: Champian Fulton

Recognized as a Rising Jazz Star by the Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll in 2015, Champian’s “galvanizing presence” (The New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her “a charming young steward of the mainstream Jazz tradition.”

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens’s timeless classic where miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of the holidays

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

SHINY

SHINY is a multidisciplinary performance that explores and challenges the beauty standards enforced upon women through mass media

Vancouver | Left of Main | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Fringe Cabaret December

The Fringe Festival has an addictive quality. Patrons gorge on theatre and artists riff off each others’ work. And just like the patrons, artists can’t wait for the Fringe—that’s why there’s now a series of Fringe Cabarets!

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Almost, Maine by John Cariani

A charming, almost-magical tapestry of the joys and perils of romance, set in one night in a small town in Maine

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

How I Met My Mother: A Back to the Future Parody Musical

Hop in your Delorean and join Canadian “cult sensation” Geekenders on a musical journey through the space-time continuum in How I Met My Mother: A Back to the Future Parody Musical!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

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

Old Time Dance Party at the Wise Hall

Beginner friendly square dance with guest caller Anne Louise Genest and live music by the Estro-Jennies!

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance

The Day Before Christmas

Surviving The Perfect Holiday Disaster

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Onegin

The hit musical as immersive as love itself

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Friday Night Live

Stories. Music. Life. Every Friday night is something different- a chance to gather the community, share something amazing and go out into the night having witnessed creativity in action

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

How Star Wars Saved My Life

How Star Wars Saved My Life is an empowering true story of courage from an adult survivor of childhood sexual and physical abuse from priests

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

You Are It - with Deb Williams and Carmen Aguirre

Williams makes friends with people on the bus and invites them home for dinner; Aguirre claims that she would literally kill spill blood if a sister asked her to do it.

Vancouver | The Fishbowl | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Realistic Joneses

Two couples, both named Jones, face the confounding business of being alive. As one character says, ‘This was fun. I mean, not fun, but definitely some other word.’

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

The beloved fairy-tale musical returns. "Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme.” Can Belle teach the Beast to love, before it is too late?

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Diana Krall: Turn Up The Quiet World Tour

Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Non-Lived Nostalgia

Non-Lived Nostalgia is a screening in collaboration with Video Out / VIVO Media Arts Centre and University of British Columbia student guest programmer Cassandra Bourchier

Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Film | Free

Sparkle Party 4: Holiday Soiree for Changemakers

For the 4th year, Transformation Projects is happy to host Vancouver's solution-seekers, change-makers, truth-speakers, art-makers and justice-keepers under one giant umbrella of celebration, snacks, tea, art, dance and friends. Come in your sparkliest!

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party

Charlie Pears Smith

Charlie Pears-Smith considers herself to be a ‘Heinz 57’. Although she grew up surrounded by the 90’s British pop culture, her inspirations come from the R&B divas of the 70’s and 80’s and the rock and blues legends of the 20th century

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

O’Hara Lane

Who rocks equal parts of Led Zep, AC/DC and mixes it with Katy Perry and Lady Gaga? O’Hara Lane does!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Xmas Royale - A Timebomb/ FBomb & NLA Xmas Party

Timebomb Trading, Fbomb Trading & NLA present... Xmas Royale 'A Bomb Xmas Party' The names Bomb. Timebomb. Join us on December 8th to shake up the holidays

Burnaby | Timebomb Trading | 10:00 pm to 1:30 am | Party | Free

Stereotype Fridays with Ofenbach at Celebrities

Garnering support from the likes of Tiësto & Robin Schulz, French duo Ofenbach brings their tropical grooves to Celebrities on Friday, December 8th for #StereotypeFridays

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party

SHAHdjs Pres: The Last DnB BSL feat Daega Sound and more

Well folks, we're sadly nearing the end of a ten year run of SHAHdjs DnB shows at the Backstage Lounge

Vancouver | The Backstage Lounge | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

HYPE! An Improvised Hip Hopera

Broadway meets Hip-Hop in this high-energy celebration of epic musicals and ingenious improvised rhymes. Hype! will leave you pumped up, delivering hilarious hooks, breathtaking verbal dexterity and slick storytelling every single night

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Performing Arts