Metro Vancouver events on February 4, 2018 - Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations

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

Transference - exhibition

Transference incorporates the works of five artists - Aimée Henny Brown, Saskia Jetten, Ross Kelly, Colin Lyons and Kathleen Ritter

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

Hastings Park Farmers Market

Located within a thriving community close to the highway and the Second Narrows Bridge, the Hastings Park Farmers Market is a perfect place to stop and shop.

Vancouver | Hastings Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Come Soar Over China at FlyOver Canada

Flight of the Dragon is back at FlyOver Canada for a limited time! During this special feature, guests will first follow a mythical dragon as they soar over some of China’s most spectacular landscapes and scenery

Vancouver | FlyOver Canada | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Lunar New Year Tea Set

In honour of the year of the dog, celebrate the new year with a special Lunar New Year Tea Set served on a traditional afternoon tea three tier cake stand with delightful sweets and canapés infused with TWG Teas for health & prosperity to be enjoyed with

Vancouver | TWG Tea Salon & Boutique | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories

Join us for the opening reception of Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Industry Series. Industry Brunch

On the last day of the Festival, join fellow PuSh Assembly Industry participants for a farewell brunch. Light brunch buffet provided

Vancouver | The Post at 750 | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Lecture

Yaohan Centre Chinese New Year Flower Market

A visit to the Yaohan Centre Flower Markets during this time of the year is a great way to get into the spirit of Chinese New Year

Richmond | Yaohan Centre Flower Markets | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Winter Acro Festival 2018

Come play in Vancouver’s booming AcroYoga scene at Winter Acro Festival!

Vancouver | St Mary's Ukrainian Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 6:30 pm | Festival

2018 Vancouver Taboo Show

Come see me at the Hanky Panky Taboo Booth from Feb 2nd to the 4th and book your Hanky Panky Party and recieve a Tabbo Trade Show special toy!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Show

CAG Exhibition: Brent Wadden: Two Scores

Two Scores is a solo exhibition of ambitious new work by Vancouver-based artist Brent Wadden, his first in a public institution.

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

$1,000,000 Year of the Dog Giveaway

Play at Parq Vancouver and earn ballots by playing slots and table games into the $1,000,000 Year of the Dog Giveaway.

Vancouver | Parq Vancouver | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Workshop: Poetry in Motion

In this master class, Lin Lee-Chen and her company dancers demonstrate Legend Lin Dance Theatre’s renowned body techniques, which embody the idea of poetry in motion.

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Sleeping Beauty Dreams

A contemporary look at this classic tale, Mexico City's Marionetas de la Esquina's humorous storytelling and whimsical puppetry awaken this sleeping princess as never before

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:35 pm | Theatre

Urban Nightmare: George Romero's Birthday Bash!

The Greater Vancouver Megagame Society is celebrating the birthday of George Romero the best way we know how; we're playing a zombie themed Megagame

Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Party

Exhibitions at Place des Arts

Colour: A Personal Response, acrylics and fibre art by Lesley Turner and Sarah McLaren; Lyrical Expressions, acrylics by Jane Appleby; Balance, fibre arts

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Reassembled, Slightly Askew

An audacious melding of art and science, this multidisciplinary adventure is a head-trip in the literal sense. The survivor of a medically induced coma and acquired brain injury, creator Shannon Yee presents a chance for us to live through her medical jou

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 1:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: King Arthur's Night | Relaxed Performance

Neworld Theatre brings us theatre at its most transformative. This production is a work of radical upheaval, in which the King Arthur legend is made fresh for our eyes. Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere—they’re all present in this tale of love, honour and war

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre

Eclairs and Cream Puff - Valentine’s Special

Move over Macarons!!! You are so yesterday … The new pastry craze straight from France is “Pâte a Choux”!

Vancouver | Tout Lake Community Center | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Cooking

Align Entertainment: Legally Blonde - The Musical, Matinee

We can’t wait to have you join us!

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Musical

Drinking Habits By Tom Smith

Wine and secrets are spilled in this laugh-out-loud production!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

UBC Opera - La Cenerentola

The impoverished Don Magnifico dreams of rich suitors for his daughters while Prince Ramiro is searching for a bride. Mistaken identities and disguises cause confusion but in the end, Cinderella repays wickedness with kindness

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Opera

Dance Allsorts: African Stages with Comfort Ero

Dance Allsorts presents - African Stages Association: Story-Powering our Youth with Comfort Ero

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Dance

Murder by the Book by Duncan Greenwood & Robert King

Crisp, witty, exchanges of dialogue fill this inventive British thriller...

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

Topdog/Underdog By Suzan-Lori Parks

A modern fable of battling brothers. African-American brothers Lincoln and Booth - birth names given as a joke that sets up an intense rivalry - share a seedy, one-room apartment and are looking for easy money in cards...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Jitters

Backstage nerves hit a Hilarious high note. Four actors, a director, a playwright, and one grand dream of Broadway-bound success.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Dance Allsorts: African Stages, Comfort Ero

This edition of Dance Allsorts will feature African Stages’ youth group, who will use dramatized storytelling, drumming and dancing to herald messages of solidarity and inclusion

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 7:06 pm | Dance

Vancouver Body Soul & Spirit Expo

If you are seeking options to improve your life, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, expand your consciousness, or improve your health, there are a lot of choices to consider

Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Studio 58: The Skin of Our Teeth

Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzers - the only author to win for a novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and two plays, Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, which was written just before America entered WWII. The play is about fortitude and the fate of humani

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Nikolaj Znaider

The Vancouver Recital Society presents Nikolaj Znaider (violin) and Robert Kulek (piano) in an afternoon concerta at the Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Wheel of Time Gallery Grand Opening

Come join us for the Grand Opening of the Wheel of Time Gallery.

Vancouver | Wheel of Time Gallery | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts

SHIT by Patricia Cornelius

What about the women with the foul mouths and the weathered faces? What about the women who spit, fight, swear, hurt, and steal? What do they have to say?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Big Football Party

Paul & Kuss will be with the JACK family hosting the River Rock Casino Resorts: 'BIG FOOTBALL PARTY' once again inside the River Rock Show Theatre

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Party

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Ideas Series. Artist Talk: Lin Lee-Chen

Lin Lee-Chen (The Eternal Tides) is a Taiwanese choreographer of international repute, four decades into her career. In this rare North American appearance, she discusses her practice and the influences of her homeland in her choreography

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Sleeping Beauty Dreams by Amaranta Leyva

A contemporary look at this classic tale, Mexico City's Marionetas de la Esquina's humorous storytelling and whimsical puppetry awaken this sleeping princess as never before

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:35 pm | Theatre

February Jazz Vespers with the Jeremy Wong Quintet

Prepare your spirit for Valentine's Day by joining crooner Jeremy Wong and his quintet for an hour or so of love-themed jazz interspersed with reflections and prayer

Maple Ridge | Golden Ears United Church | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Ocean Wise Pop-Up Café at Vancouver Aquarium - Dine Out Pop-up

Back by popular demand, Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Pop-Up Café returns for a second year during Dine Out Vancouver

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Instant Theatre Stand-Up Showcase

Sunday, February 4th at 6pm, come see Vancouver's newest batch of comedians from Instant Theatre's Stand-Up Comedy course! Hosted by Adam Pateman

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Comedy

Love Speaks# 30 برنامه سی ام سخن عشق

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Lecture

Blue prints_new prints

Blue prints_new prints is a new series of concerts and talks featuring artists who explore creative music through instrument design, coding and extended techniques

Vancouver | Gold Saucer Studio | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Alchemy by The Body Soul Spirit Expo & UNITE

Experience Transformation...experience Transcendance...experience Alchemy! A powerful fusion of mystical, mesmerizing, live worldbeat drumming, heart-expanding intuitive singing, & a harmonic choir of united voices

Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

East Vancouver Improv League - High Octane Improv Comedy

Instant Theatre is proud to present the launch of the East Vancouver Improv League!

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy

SiriusXM Alt Nation Presents: Milky Chance - Blossom Tour With guest Lewis Capaldi

Milky Chance is a German folk group originating from Kassel. It consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Clemens Rehbein, DJ and producer Philipp Dausch, and guitarist Antonio Greger

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

ALT Fest. Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble: Swinging’ with Oscar

The Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble pays tribute to our very own Oscar Peterson. Rémi Bolduc’s eclectic yet eloquent playing style has put him at the forefront of modern saxophone mastery

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Misery

Stephen King’s chilling thriller By William Goldman. Based on the novel by Stephen King

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Cagematch: Ultimate Comedy Showdown

Cagematch pits the fiercest and most hilarious improvisers against each other to determine who has the best improv in the city. For 15 years, Cagematch is an underground hotbed of talent where improvisers pull out all the stops

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Elephant Revival

Elephant Revival is a unique group of multi-instrumentalists blending elements of gypsy, Celtic, Americana, and folk

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music