Metro Vancouver events on February 6, 2018 - Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations

Cargo Logistics Canada Expo & Conference 2018

Cargo Logistics Canada connects freight owners with freight movers - fostering multimodal synergy between diverse stakeholders in import, export and domestic supply chains.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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 | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

Brain and Body Workout for Boomers and Beyond

This class, designed by Kinesiologists and Occupational Therapists, is an evidence-based program to improve both physical and brain conditioning

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

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

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

Young Professionals Winter Mingler

Meet like-minded young adults doing cool and innovative things in Vancouver!

Vancouver | Mahony & Sons Public House | 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Business / Finance

Noor Dance Winter Session - Vancouver

These courses will be taught by Dani and Maki. Each level will get a few weeks with each instructor. You will learn 1 choreography per session. There will be an optional performance opportunity at the end of session

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Beers with Kyubu

Come for a casual beer and meet other artists and makers in Vancouver

Vancouver | Strathcona Beer Company | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Food / Wine | Free

Life Drawing in the Gallery

The ACT Art Gallery is offering a unique guided approach to figure drawing during Roger Luko’s exhibition Line Paint Clay

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

Lobby Nights. Holy Wow Poets - 4th Annual Poets and Artists Extravaganza

Share your poetic flair or simply sit back and relax while listening to exciting and invigorating poems and songs.

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

SHIT

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 | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre

Topdog/Underdog

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

Jitters By David French

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

Misery By William Goldman

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

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

Studio 58 presents: 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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show Vancouver

Watch a cast of Vancouver's top improvisors in a night of exploring YOUR anonymous secrets on the fabulous XY stage on Davie Street

Vancouver | XYYVR | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Motown The Musical - National Tour

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

Jabberwocky. Old Trout Puppet Workshop

Beware the Jabberwock! Such is the frantic warning inscribed to us in the strange and ancient poem known as Jabberwocky… but what monster does it actually mean?

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Star-crossed lovers, graceful fairies, courtly royals and country bumpkins come together for a night of fantasy and romantic comedy in one of the Bard's most beloved works

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

ROMES

ROMES are a soul-pop band from Toronto, Ontario. The quartet consists of Jacob Alexander, Nicolas Amadeus, James Tebbitt and Andrew Keyes

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music