Metro Vancouver events on December 12, 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

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

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

A Christmas Carol

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

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

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

Gingerbreak House Making

Get in the holiday spirit and help your child build and decorate their own gingerbread house

Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family

Chanukah Celebration at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Celebrate the joy of Chanukah with Vancouver's Jewish community, as we light Canada's tallest Menorah, the Silber Family Agam Menorah, at the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | Family

Italian baking 101

Knowing how to bake a cake from scratch is an essential life skill, at least for Italians! In this 2-class workshop, Alice - cake lover and baker from Italy - will share with you some of her favorite Italian pastry recipes

Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Cooking

Lobby Nights. Songstage with Ivan Boudreau

Canadian musician and songwriter, Ivan Boudreau, hosts the evening with special guest songwriters followed by an open mic showcase for writers of original music. Songstage is presented with The Songwriters Association of Canada

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

Paint Star Party

Paint Star Party is hosting a Canvas and Cocktails evening at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Visual Arts

Movies in the Morgue - The Black Dahlia

“Movies in the Morgue” will return this fall and we’re adding a theme this year…

Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

The Anxiety Show, EP. 7: Ho-Ho-F**k the Holidays

The spirit of Christmas! Time for cheer, fun, family... obligations, overspending, overcommitments, and stuffing feelings of inadequacy with food and drink while maintaining and unsustainably large social calendar! 'Tis the Season!

Vancouver | Cottage Bistro | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Tuesday Legends Pub Meetup by Company of Disciples

Want To Meet and Discuss Topics and Share Stories? We've been hosting support groups at the Legends Pub in Richmond, B.C. for over a year now and everyone who's been coming has enjoyed it and found much needed emotional support

Richmond | Legends Pub & Sports Bar | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Vancouver Pronaos AMORC - Festival of Lights Dinner

Vancouver Pronaos of the Rosicrucian Order AMORC invites all members of the Order to the Annual Festival of Lights Ceremony to be held at 7:00PM on Tuesday December 12th at the Metrotown Hilton Hotel

Burnaby | Hilton Vancouver Metrotown | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Latke Vodka Party! First Night of Chanukah!

Join us on the first night of Chanukah to celebrate!

Vancouver | Westside Grand | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Party

Winter Harp

Winter Harp… a Christmas masterpiece, is returning this holiday season with their stunningly beautiful show in celebration of winter and Christmas

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

Onegin

The hit musical as immersive as love itself

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

A Joyful Night! by Joyful Voice Community Choir

Joyful Voice Community Choir and Odlum Brown Limited Proudly present A Joyful Night!

Vancouver | St. Paul's Anglican Church | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free

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

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 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical

Alex Lahey With Guests Dude York

Singer-songwriter from Australia, on tour to support her debut self-titled full-length release "Love You Like A Brother"

Vancouver | The Cobalt | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Lights! Improvised Sketch Comedy Show

Vancouver's hottest improv comedians present back-to-back short sketch ideas that have never been rehearsed or preformed for an audience before

Vancouver | XYYVR | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Theatre series: Memories of a Christmas Ornament

The story of a man’s life as seen through the eyes of a Christmas ornament who loves him

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Improv Fight Club: The Feast vs You, Me, & Him!

The Fictionals Comedy Co. present award-winning improv comedy every Tuesday night at Cafe Deux Soleils. Next up: Vancouver Improv Fight Club: The Feast vs You, Me, & Him!

Vancouver | Cafe Deux Soleils | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

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

Charlie Hunter Trio

Charlie Hunter is best known for his deep grooves, informed by his tutelage by fellow Bay Area shred legend Joe Satriani, years busking on the streets of Paris and playing with Michael Franti in The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Dark of the Moon

Dark of the Moon by Howard Richardson and William Berney is the third year musical theatre students' play practicum this year

North Vancouver | Capilano University | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

13th Annual Storytelling Championship Finals

The grande finale of a yearlong live storytelling competition. Ten of Vancouver’s best writers and performers tell original stories and compete for the title of 2016 Story Slam Champion

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

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 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

Tuesdays at Celebrities

All year round, Tuesdays at Celebrities are packed with party animals

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