Metro Vancouver events on December 21, 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

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

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

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

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

Pocket Camp Week at the Youth Space

We're obsessed with Animal Crossing Pocket Camp!! So... we're celebrating it for the whole week!! Come chill out with us, grab a cup of hot chocolate and catch bugs on Sunburst Island

Surrey | The Youth Space of South Surrey | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Free

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 10:00 pm | Family

Chinese Lantern Festival

Experience Vancouver in a whole new light in this 5-week celebration of Chinese culture featuring massive lanterns, amazing performances, and incredible food

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival

Celebrate Christmas at Newlands. Dickens Buffet

The halls are decked with boughs of holly & the menus trimmed with holiday tradition. Join in the “Spirit of Christmas” at Newlands. Join us for this holiday family favorite!

Langley | Newlands Golf & Country Club | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Winter Solstice Dinner 2017

The BC Humanist Association's 2017 Winter Solstice Dinner will be held on December 21 at the Pacific Culinary Institute of the Arts

Vancouver | Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

C2C Winter Solstice Celebration

Join K-12 educators, post-secondary educators, community partners, collaborators and champions for change at this FREE regional network even

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

The Celebration Of Light

Light the Candle in Your Heart! One of the greatest celebrations around is the time of year when the darkness becomes all, and we get to remind ourselves of the coming light.

Vancouver | Centre For Spiritual Living Yaletown | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Sinbad, the Pirates and the Island of the Dinosaur

Sparkling, magical, family fun awaits when we join Sinbad and his wacky crew in an hilarious adventure on the high seas

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Winter Solstice Celebration

Tis the season for peace, love and letting go! Join us for a powerful evening of live music, uplifting chants and nourishing food. Plus, a gong sound bath that will clear any blocks as you transition into 2018!

West Vancouver | West Vancouver Yacht Club | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Christmas Carol Evening River Cruise

Invite your friends and family for an entertaining evening

New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Party

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 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

The Grand Old Duke of York - Our traditional Panto

Join us for a night of Family Fun during our annual Christmas Pantomime. Full of slapstick, romance, music and laughter, you’ll get to cheer for the good guys and boo the bad in an epic quest where love triumphs over evil

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Christmas Musical Panto - Cinderella

Cinderella ~ Our Annual Christmas Pantomime. With plenty of catchy musical numbers and considerable audience participation, Metro Theatre’s Cinderella is the story of how an underdog uses her courage to go after what she wants.

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

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

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

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

Spend Christmas with the Rat Pack

Rat Pack tribute band performs the hits of Dean Martin (played by Andi DiMino), Sammy Davis Jr. (played by Lambus Dean), and Frank Sinatra (played by Gary Anthony)

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 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

Third Thursday Cabaret: December! Solid Gold Christmas!

Come one! Come all to The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret's Third Third Thursday Cabaret of the season

Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Daniel Wesley

Daniel Wesley is a Canadian alternative rock musician from White Rock, British Columbia

Langley | Summit Theatre Cascades Casino | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Tidings: Singer-Songwriter Allison Crowe w Cellist/Vocalist Céline Sawchuk

Canada’s amazing Allison Tidings delivers comforts and joys – stirring together traditional Christmas and holiday favourites from English, French and German repertoire, with an organic blend of rock, jazz, folk, roots and soul

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Modern Day Warriors: Playing Rush`s 2112

The Roxy Cabaret presents: The Modern Day Warriors: A Tribute to Rush

Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Christmas Presence

Pacific Theatre’s favourite holiday tradition: an all-you-can-eat feast of music and stories for the holidays featuring our favourite local musicians

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

Xavier Omär Pink Lightning Tour With Guests Iris Temple Pinkcaravan!

American R&B singer, on tour to support his latest EP release The Everlasting Wave

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:59 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

The Parish

I'm very excited to be returning to this night after a long unintentional hiatus! Hopefully I can get these nights to be more frequent. In the mean time this should be a nice little treat until the next one

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Sinéad Sanders! Winter Solstice! Rock'n'Roll!

Gonna heat up the Drive on the darkest day of the year...Sinéad Sanders returns to Falconetti's with Double D Dave Dykhuizen on lead guitar & Sandy Bone Smith on drums! Dinner & drinks, holiday hellos, roots/rock & roll, no cover!

Vancouver | Falconetti's East Side Grill | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

The Funk Hunters - Funk The Halls

Borrowing inspiration from classic funk and hip hop, The Funk Hunters are putting the soul back into electronic dance music

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

GroundUp feat. Dutch Robinson

3 time Grammy winner and R&B Hall Of Fame inductee Dutch Robinson brings his considerable soul to bare in a passionate offering a mix of his chart topping hits

Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 9:30 pm to 0:30 am | Music