Metro Vancouver events on December 9, 2017
December 9, 2017
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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 11:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Coquitlam Christmas Farmers Market
Join us for our Christmas Farmers Market to shop for unique and beautifully handcrafted local products including jewelry, woodwork, beauty products, pottery, baked goods, and more!
Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market | Free
Breakfast with Santa
Join Santa and his little helpers as we bring the Spirit of Christmas to our community with a scrumptious breakfast of pancakes with berries, whipped cream, sausages, juice and coffee
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | Family
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
Breakfast with Santa by Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre
Join Santa and his little helpers as we bring the Spirit of Christmas to our community with a scrumptious breakfast of pancakes with berries, whipped cream, sausages, juice and coffee
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | 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
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 | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
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
Paint Anything - Drop in Painting
Visit our studio in downtown Langley for a relaxed painting experience
Langley | Zealous Art | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Got Craft? 2017 Holiday Edition
Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair returns to East Vancouver with 80 handmade makers and small businesses including over 30% new vendors to the show
Vancouver | Maritime Labour Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Langley Farmers Market Christmas
We are hosting our first annual Christmas Farmers Market! Come shop for some local Christmas treats and gifts while stocking up on your favorite foods for the holidays from over 30 vendors
Langley | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
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 | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family
Capcom Cup 2017 Viewing Party At Elements eSports Lounge
Elements eSports Lounge will be hosting a viewing party on Dec 9, 2017. On top of that, there will be a $1000 prize pool SFV tournament and a $300 Ultra Street FIghter 4 Tournament
Surrey | Elements Casino | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Show
Breakfast with Santa
This family event includes breakfast, a gift, a visit with Santa and crafts. Get your tickets early as space is limited and the event sells out quickly
Richmond | East Richmond Community Hall | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
Christmas Bird Count for Kids
The Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4Kids) is a free, fun, family-friendly bird watching event that builds bird identification skills and contributes to important citizen science for bird conservation
Vancouver | Stanley Park Dining Pavilion | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Nature / Animals | Free
Christmas Carnival
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 | Family
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
Port Moody Christmas Craft Fair
Over 35 vendors selling a variety of handcrafted items, raffle prizes, snacks and entertainment!
Port Moody | Port Moody Civic Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair
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
15th Annual Shiny Fuzzy Muddy Fine Art, Craft and Design
Celebrating 15 years of Shiny Fuzzy Muddy Collective holiday events, the annual artist curated collection of fine art, craft and design will host a two-day only show at the Heritage Hall
Vancouver | Heritage Hall Vancouver BC | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Show
2017 Fall For Local Holiday Market
Hey, Vancouver! join us for the best two-day shop small event to discover some of the best independent brands when we return to the North Shore for the 2017 Fall For Local Pop-Up Market
North Vancouver | Pipe Shop | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
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
Pioneer Christmas
Celebrate an Old-fashioned Christmas at the Stewart Farm. Leave city sidewalks and blinking stop lights behind and come to the Farm for our annual holiday gathering.
Surrey | Stewart Farm House | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Family Holiday Delight Concert at City Square
Join Charlotte for a Family Holiday Concert at City Square to welcome Santa. (Very close to Broadway / City Hall Skytrain station.)
Vancouver | City Square Shopping Centre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids | Free
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 5:00 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
Coquitlam Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert
Come see the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra for its ever popular Holiday Concert on Saturday December 9!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Music
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
Dundarave Nativity & paddle Songs
The Dundarave Festival brings you Christmas as you've never seen it before, fabulously festive and absolutely free in the Festival Longhouse and Nativity Pavilion
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
Victorian Christmas Tea
Get into the holiday spirit by treating yourself to Victorian tea in the Grandmother’s Room at Irving House. Surrounded by the splendour of a Victorian Christmas, you will be served tea and traditional holiday treats
New Westminster | Irving House | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family
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
Some Spontaneous Particulars: Vanessa Brown, Heide Hinrichs, Kathleen Ritter
This exhibition presents never-before exhibited work by three artists whose research-based practices have drawn them to the work of historical women artists Marianne Brandt, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and Mina Loy
Vancouver | Access Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
A Holiday Drive for Homeless Youth
A clothing/item drive for Directions Youth Services. This wet season reminds us to reach out and care for those who are in need. Our at-risk, homeless and/or street involved youth of Vancouver are in need of support to carry them through this cold season.
Vancouver | 2770 W 3rd Ave | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Seasonal Decorations & Holiday Art Workshop
Celebrate the season by making your own seasonal decor and art projects. Various local artists will be instructing in a variety of media. All materials provided
Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free
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 | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Performing Arts
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
Casual Saturdays: The Improv Drop-In by Instant Theatre
Join our amazing faculty and cast members for the Casual Saturdays Drop-in workshop! If you're a beginner or intermediate improvisational performer and looking for more rehearsal opportunities, our Casual Saturdays workshop is for you!
Vancouver | Instant Studios | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop
Bah Humbug!
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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast by Robert Jess Roth
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical
North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour
During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine
Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation Classes
Classes consist of instructions on how to meditate, information on Sahaja Yoga Meditation as well as meditation sessions. Classes are free and open to newcomers of all ages and newcomers are welcome to join at any time
Richmond | Richmond Multicultural Community Services | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves
The Panto is back with an outrageous take on Snow White
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family
In Conversation: Vanessa Brown, Heide Hinrichs, and Kathleen Ritter with Kimberly Phillips with Book Signing
Access’ In Conversation event series and publications both aim to invite exhibiting artists into dialogue with one another and their audiences in different ways, with the aim of creating conversations that “thicken” our experience of exhibitions
Vancouver | Access Gallery | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
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
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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Family
Onegin by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille
The hit musical as immersive as love itself
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts
How Star Wars Saved My Life by Nickolas Harrison
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Mixed Nuts
Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents: Mixed Nuts - tradition with a twist. A classic holiday performance reinvented with a twist.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Dance
Seasonal Celebration
Celebrate Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Seasonal Celebration. Join us in celebrating the festive season through arts, entertainment, culture and food.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | 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
Tom of Finland - Vancouver Release
The proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen, known to the world as Tom of Finland, shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Film
Anna Wyman Winter Concert of Dance 2017
Annual winter performance
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Performing Arts
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 | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family
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
Caroling in McBurney Plaza
Sing-along with carolers while enjoying hot chocolate in the plaza
Langley | McBurney Plaza | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free
Public Disco at Lumiere Festival
Public Disco returns for a special undercover winter edition at Lumiere Festival in the West End! Bundle up in your most dazzling winter gear because this is going to be a party!
Vancouver | Jim Deva Plaza | 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance
Tree Lighting Event at Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall
Charlotte Diamond will be at the Tree Lighting Event at Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall for a family show starting at 5:00 pm
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Kids | Free
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
SACABC Christmas 2017 GALA
Come and join the fun. Be sure to attend and celebrate the end of the year with us
Surrey | Bombay Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 1:30 am | Party
Christmas Island Night
Miss Fiji Canada 2017, also known as Manisha Singh, is hosting an Island Christmas party on December 9th at Khanna Banquet Hall!
Surrey | Khanna Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party
To Infinity And Beyond: PraiseTEAM Christmas Show
Everyone knows we celebrate in style with our annual Christmas Dinner, Show and Party!
Surrey | PraiseTEAM | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
The Sounds of the Season
Come join us for a night of holiday music with Joy Vox Community Choir and Voce Destino!
Abbotsford | Calvin Presbyterian Church | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Nikkei Emerging Artist Christmas Mixer
Are you a young Japanese Canadian Artist? Associated with Nikkei Arts? Study a Japanese art form? Want to get involved in the Japanese Canadian artist communiy? If you said yes then come to this Christmas mixer at 7:00PM at The Skinny
Vancouver | Russian Hall | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Performing Arts | 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
The Blues Songs of Christmas with Uncle Wiggly's Hot Blues Shoes Band
This not your usual Christmas Show with the standard Christmas carols. This show is a collection of traditional Blues Christmas Tunes from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s by the likes of Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, BB King, Eric Clapton, Charles Brown a
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Joseph Robinette
C.S Lewis’ first installment of the epic Chronicles of Narnia series bounds on to the CTYP stage this holiday season.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:40 pm | Theatre
Esther Ziyi Zhang Piano Recital
Esther is an Accounting and International Business graduate from UBC, Sauder School of Commerce. After years of working in the accounting industry, she decided to pursue her passion: the study of classical piano
Vancouver | Roy Barnett Recital Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music | Free
Real Music at Spartacus
Early Show No Punk Time - Bring Money For Touring Act The Wonderful Emma Lee Toyoda Is Making Their Way Up From Seattle, Come See Them As Well As A Variety Of Other Sweet Solo Performers On A Saturday
Vancouver | Spartacus Books | 7:00 pm to 11:00 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
Coastal Sound Youth Choir presents: I waded the snow sea to sing
Revel in glorious sound at this favourite annual holiday concert. Arrangements of songs by Gordon Lightfoot, Sarah McLachlan and Erin Propp set a wintery tone
Burnaby | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
A Rock'n'Roll Christmas. The Killer, Cash and the King
Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:50 pm | Music
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
Stars by British Columbia Girls Choir
The BC Girls Choir's annual winter concert - always a magical event with inspiring & uplifting music, singers young & old, and hundreds of candles to light up the holiday season
Burnaby | Cariboo Hill Temple | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Carol Ships Shoreside Celebration
Visit the shores of beautiful Deep Cove this holiday season where we'll be gathering in Panorama Park to watch the Carol Ships sail by.
North Vancouver | Panorama Park | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free
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
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
Salsa & Latin Dance Night
Featuring Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 0:30 am | Dance
Annual Southern African Christmas Get Together
The Biggest Annual Southern African Christmas Party presented by CASA BC is back. Everyone is welcome to join us for a holiday Jingle & Mingle fun night, Vendor Food, Cash Bar and Dancing to African DJ Music
New Westminster | Heritage Banquet Hall | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party
Handel's Messiah
What holiday season would be complete without a performance of Handel’s iconic Messiah? The Vancouver Bach Choir is joined by a cast of all Canadian soloists and members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 11:04 pm | Music
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
PSWE presents Hydrosphere
On December 9th, PSWE presents Hydrosphere - the second concert in our season-long celebration: The Mother Earth Project
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 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
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
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
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
Blessed Coast Presents - Chrysalis
This December 9th come in from the cold at The Cambrian Hall where we will be entering the Chrysalis and beginning the process of dissolution and transformation to emerge anew
Vancouver | Cambrian Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:03 pm | Dance
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
Rhythm Method
The Rhythm Method” is an eight piece RnB, Funk, Pop and Rock band that is new to the Vancouver entertainment scene
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free
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
San Holo at Celebrities
Dutch future bass stand out simply known as San Holo makes his return to Vancouver with Just A Gent & Droeloe
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dash Berlin at Harbour Event Centre
Dash Berlin is a Dutch electronic music group from The Hague created in 2007 by Jeffrey Sutorius, Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
High Tide
This is our last show @ Backstage Lounge and one of our DJ's is turning 40! Quality house music and friendly faces. Intimate seaside venue. House party vibe
Vancouver | The Backstage Lounge | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Show
Jacob London (Pezzner & Hanssen) w/ Neighbour & Thomas Workshop
As two of Seattle's most prolific dance music artists, Pezzner and Hanssen are collectively and individually responsible for over 200 releases, remixes and compilations on some of the most acclaimed labels
Vancouver | Open Studios | 10:00 pm to 4:00 am | Music
Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Calling all young birders! Join other youth and experts for this annual bird survey. After a quick introduction to bird identification, we shall split into groups and head into the forest and foreshore for a 45-minute bird counting adventure then regroup
Vancouver | Stanley Park Dining Pavilion | 10:00 pm to 0:30 am | Nature / Animals | Free
GorgoMish 14 Yr Anniversary - Gene Farris 3HR DJ set
Gorg-O-Mish & Afro-G-Siac present: 14th Yr Anniversary. A global ambassador of Chicago’s classic house music sound, GeneFarris has spiritedly contributed to the evolving house and techno culture of this century
Vancouver | Gorg-O-Mish | 11:00 pm to 8:00 am | Music