Metro Vancouver events on December 23, 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 11:00 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

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

A Fort Langley Christmas

Come spend the day at Fort Langley to top off the Canada 150 celebrations. Create magical memories, complete with music and treats, in an old-fashioned fort setting

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Chaya's Bat Mitzvah Kiddush

It is with much simcha and gratitude to Hashem that we invite you to join us in celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of our daughter Chaya Mushka

Richmond | The Bayit | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | 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

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

Новогоднее Музыкальное Представление "Проказы Снежной Королевы" - Russian New Year musical

В музыкальном шоу «Проказы Снежной Королевы» вы окунетесь в удивительный мир царства Зимы! Вас закружит хоровод новогодних чудес и завораживающие приключения!

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Kids

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

Christmas Wassail & Bonfire at Dundarave Park

From the first Christmas in West Vancouver to this season of the Dundarave Festival of Lights, bonfires have burned bright on our beaches to ward off the longest nights of the year and gather together our community in a spirit of friendship

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

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

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

Brit Chill Holiday Skate

Kick off the holiday season with a festive free session at the Brit Chill Holiday skate.

Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Family | Free

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

Skate with Santa

Santa is visiting the Harry Jerome Arena! Come skate with Santa, Mrs. Claus and his elves. Frosty the Snowman might even come for a visit!

North Vancouver | Harry Jerome Arena | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family

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

Royal City Youth Ballet’s 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!

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Performing Arts

Resorative Yoga & Reiki

Join Asia & George for this unique healing workshop where we will explore a series of restorative yoga poses while incorporating energy work into everyone’s practice

Maple Ridge | Epic Yoga & Fitness | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Active Life / Health

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

Christmas Presence in the Valley

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

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

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

Christmas Reprise XV by Vancouver Cantata Singers

Vancouver Cantata Singers' 15th annual Christmas Reprise brings true comfort and joy during the bustle of the holiday season in one of the city’s most beautiful spaces

Vancouver | Holy Rosary Cathedral Vancouver | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music

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

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 | 3:30 pm to 5:30 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 | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Performing Arts

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

Creekside Winter Fest

Creekside Economic Development Association is excited to announce the first Creekside Winter Fest presented by Novus!

Vancouver | The Village on False Creek | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival | Free

Carnival of Fairy Tales presented by Wonderland School of Arts

A group of children performs traditional Christmas songs and play the show. You can also invite Santa Claus from Wonderland, who will hand your child a gift

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Kids

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. 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

Brookswood Community Caroling

An invitation to the public to gather and bring Christmas cheer to the Brookswood community. This is a free event and open to all!

Langley | Starbucks Canada | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Music | Free

Royal City Youth Ballet’s: 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!

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Performing Arts

Armin live in Vancouver کنسرت آرمین ویگن در ونکوور

پرواز بر بال خاطره ها با صدای آرمین ,یادآور صدای ویگن, سلطان پاپ ایران Celebrate the winter holidays with a night out at one of the best Christmas Persian concerts in Vancouver.

Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

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

Canucks vs. Blues at Rogers Arena

Vancouver Canucks vs. St. Louis Blues

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

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 | 7:30 pm to 10:30 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

Festive Cantatas - Vivaldi - Gloria and Magnificat

Join beloved violinist Monica Huggett as she leads readings of these joyful works as they were originally heard, performed entirely by women

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

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

Now That's Ugly! Annual Christmas Sweater Party

The Ugly Christmas Sweater movement in Vancouver raises money in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC & The Yukon, which grants wishes for children with a critical illness

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party

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

White Christmas & Black Christmas at the Rio Theatre

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, December 23 for a night of Christmas cheer…. and fear!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Film

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

Myria & Friends - Christmas with the Family

DQ Surrey Productions and EPAMA team up to present "Together Again for the Very First TIme" Myria & Friends - the Christmas Edition

Surrey | Peacock Bar & Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

VANIF: The Girls House

The Girls House: Vancouver Iranian Film (VANIF) presents The Girl's House with English Subtitles

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Film

We Three Queens

The Vancouver vocal trio of Jennifer Scott, Karin Plato and Kate Hammett-Vaughan has been singing holiday music together for a decade, and Frankie’s is thrilled to have them back again this year

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 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

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

Blessed Coast Presents - Yaima - A Solstice Blessing with Sacr3d

Blessed Coast welcomes Yaima to Vancouver for a very special Solstice Blessing with Sacr3d at The Cambrian Hall. Join us for an enchanting evening of celebration and sacred song!

Vancouver | Cambrian Hall | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Dance

Dark XMAS: Shadowhouse/Weird Candle/Puritans

The Dark Eighties presents Dark Xmas with Shadowhouse

Vancouver | Astoria Hastings | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Antonio Larosa

Antonio Larosa is a singer-songwriter and guitar player hailing from Burnaby

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

Pop Junkies

The Pop Junkies are well known on the West Coast as both a wildly entertaining band with a huge repertoire of songs covering the greatest hits in Rock, Pop and Country music

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

Billy Kenny: Clocking in Tour

House music's favourite party boy Billy Kenny plays a very special open to close set for the Clocking In Tour at DeepDownInside on Saturday, December 23rd!

Vancouver | MIA Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Ulterior Motif presents: The Good Spot

Swing by and catch a vibe with Ulterior Motif at The Good Spot in the Special Projects Space @ Fortune Sound Club ft hosts: LeChance and Kenny Gourmet + music selections by: DJs Cheems, Jace, Rhy Rhy, Dez

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Celebs Playhouse - Holiday Edition

Join us at Celebs Playhouse for a mix of house anthems and holiday hits. A night without borders that is open to everyone

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music | Free

Wild Thoughts Xmas Edition

Shawayne Ent & DJ Hoppa Presents Wild Thoughts Hottest Caribbean Night In Vancouver

Vancouver | BC Dance | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party

Shakespeare After Dark: Improv with a Buzz

Shakespeare After Dark is the highbrow fusion of Shakespeare served with a side of improvisational mischief. Side-splitting, raucous, and completely interactive, Shakespeare After Dark will blow you away

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

Ultimate 90s Xmas Party

A special edition of the ultimate 90s night featuring all the biggest trax from the brightest decade

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 11:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party