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
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 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Celebrate Family Day with our aquatic family. Meet a tortoise and a penguin, pose for family pictures with Ollie the Sea Otter, and enjoy aquatic-themed puppet shows, story time, and face painting
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Family
Sky lanterns are used all over the world to carry hopes and wishes, especially for celebrations. Launch your own Blessing in the Sky lantern this year at Oakridge Centre in the West Galleria!
Vancouver | Oakridge Centre | 9:30 am to 9:30 pm | Festival | Free
Veteran free improvising saxophonist, Jack Wright, and bassist Evan Lipson (Philadelphia) meet Vancouver improvisers Torsten Muller (bass) and Dylan van der Schyff (percussion)
Vancouver | China Cloud Gallery | 9:30 am to 12:30 am | Music
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
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
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
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
Visit our studio in downtown Langley for a relaxed painting experience.
Langley | Zealous Art | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
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
The Fraser Valley Home & Garden Show is back at Tradex from February 9-11, 2018! Over 300 exhibits to see, with the area's home and garden experts on hand all weekend to help with your projects!
Abbotsford | Trade & Exhibition Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a festive puppet show
Vancouver | Terry Salman Branch Library | 10:00 am to 10:30 am | Kids | Free
Featuring live performances and interactive arts activities for the whole family. Performances will include Axis Theatre, Travis Bernhardt, Cause & Effect Circus, Capricorn Theatre and more
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Featuring live performances and interactive arts activities for the whole family. Performances will include Axis Theatre, Travis Bernhardt, Cause & Effect Circus, Capricorn Theatre and more
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Performing Arts
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
Return of the Light A Movement Medicine Dance Workshop with Ya'Acov Darling Khan
Vancouver | Russian Hall | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Workshop
Celebrating Chinese New Year in a fun, cultural extravaganza of activities is a famous Aberdeen Centre tradition since 1989.
Richmond | Aberdeen Centre | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival | Free
Join us on Saturday mornings at 11am for Cineplex Family Favourites. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99
Vancouver | Cineplex Theatres | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family
Exhibit by Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon with Keri Latimer
Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Release your inner artist this family day weekend and paint an alternate universe as you would imagine it to be
Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 11:30 am to 4:00 pm | Family
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
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
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
Join us for a Valentine's skate at Bill Copeland. Bring your sweetheart to enjoy ice skating, face painting, Valentine crafts and fun games.
Burnaby | Bill Copeland Sports Centre | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Start the Lunar New Year with a lion dance, qigong and kung fu demonstrations. Then explore the beautiful sound of world music with musical performances, and make wishes for a lucky and prosperous year
Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library | 12:30 am to 2:00 pm | Family
Westminster Savings Family Days aims to help build an appreciation of the arts by bringing families together in an Art Gallery setting
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Swiss/UK scholar Salomé Voegelin introduces her ideas on sound and ‘possible world theory’
Vancouver | Western Front | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Books | Free
Learn about old-time Valentine's and then make your own cards to send out to your sweetheart!
New Westminster | New Westminster Museum | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop
The coming-of-age musical. Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical
Featuring live performances and interactive arts activities for the whole family. Performances will include Axis Theatre, Travis Bernhardt, Cause & Effect Circus, Capricorn Theatre and more
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts
In this contemporary look at a classic tale, humorous storytelling and whimsical puppetry awaken this sleeping princess as never before
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids
We can’t wait to have you join us!
Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Musical
Based on the tragic murder of gay 15-year-old Lawrence King, the critically acclaimed, Jessie-nominated My Funny Valentine examines the fracturing of opinion in the face of this horrendous act and explores the ripple effects of such hate on a community
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Musical
Mama Nadi’s bar both protects and profits off the bodies of the women who have become casualties of a long and brutal civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen brings back the magical tale of the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia for the 100th anniversary of the story and the 10th anniversary of the production
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Dance
Every year Thrangu Monastery holds a 1-week of Mahakala Prayer ceremony before the Lunar New Year. The prayer symbolizes be prosperity, good health, and success of the coming year
Richmond | Thrangu Monastery Canada | 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Festival | Free
Shopping malls become a portal into surreal worlds that carry the nuanced stories of loss and resilience from the Chinese diaspora
Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Performing Arts
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
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
Please Join Us To Celebrate The Opening Of A New Exhibit Beta Vulgaris: The Sugar Beet Projects By Kelty Mckinnon And Keri Latimer.
Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The Nikkei National Museum presents a special Japanese tea ceremony in conjuction with the Beta Vulgaris: Sugar Beet Projects exhibit opening on February 10 inside the gallery
Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Food / Wine
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
Join us for our first ever BC Cider Tap Takeover! To celebrate all the amazing ciders coming from BC's growing craft cider industry we decided to host our first annual BC Cider Tap Takeover
Vancouver | Darby's Gastown | 3:00 pm to 2:00 am | Food / Wine
Join us for a set or two or three for really great music, and food/beer at the Pat's Pub
Vancouver | Pat's Pub & Brewhouse | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free
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
Start the Lunar New Year with the beautiful sound of world music and make a wish for a lucky and prosperous coming year
Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library | 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
An event of dark ambient and experimental sound art featuring The Nausea, Kanashibari, and Deadbatteries.
Vancouver | Spartacus Books | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Books
The Swank Wedding Show & The Groom Show are back! This year, we're situated at the stunning Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver
Vancouver | Pan Pacific Vancouver | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
This Chinese New Year Arts Festival will be hosted at International Arts Gallery during the signature event of Celebrating Chinese New Year of Dog 2018 at International Village Mall
Vancouver | International Village Mall | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival | Free
The 2018 BC Provincial Championships will be held on February 9th and 10th and possibly 11th, 2018 in Abbotsford, BC at the Quality Inn
Abbotsford | Quality Hotel & Conference Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
Sankofa Entertainment Group presents the first annual Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance. It’s going down at Edmonds Community Center in Burnaby
Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 1:00 am | Party
Learn how to cook a romantic dinner or just come to have fun with other couples while savoring delicious French food!
Vancouver | The Uncommon Cafe | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cooking
Second Floor Eatery + Bar will have extensive Winter Olympics coverage with multiple station feeds everyday. Food and Drink Specials Daily
Vancouver | Second Floor Eatery + Bar | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine
Slot 3 of the Aalutan's Nexus Game - Social Tavern/Market Event
Langley | The Grene Wode | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Party
In this fun & interactive class, we focus on the heart. Not only are we cooking with love, but we're focusing on foods that benefit heart health. In this class, we dish up nutrition education alongside two vibrant and satisfying courses
Langley | Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Cooking
Enjoy a special Dinner Buffet and dance the night away with "Groove & Tonic" in our Ballroom at Cascades Casino Resort & Convention Centre
Langley | Cascades Casino Resort | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Party
The Enemy Feathers, Molly Griffin, Rat Silo and That Kelly Boy, perform live. New Songs, and good friends
Vancouver | LanaLou's | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Bay Area rapper Marty Grimes brings his Cold Pizza Tour to Fortune Sound Club Saturday, February 10th for the early show with guests
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | Music
VAM’s Bjorn & Lori Hareid Senior Secondary Competition attracts the most musically ambitious high school students from British Columbia. This year’s competition features winds, brass, and percussion as part of an annual rotation with piano and strings
Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free
Featuring live performances and interactive arts activities for the whole family. Performances will include Axis Theatre, Travis Bernhardt, Cause & Effect Circus, Capricorn Theatre and more
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Judas Priest is a British Heavy Metal band birthed in 1969. They are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
The coming-of-age musical. Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical
Virtuoso guitarist Paolo Angeli returns to Vancouver for a special, solo performance for prepared Sardinian guitar and voice
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Blue Light Sessions presents Clay Ravens, a six-piece rocking Americana band from Vancouver BC
Vancouver | Blue Light Studio | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
When Greg stumbles on a homeless mutt in the park, it’s love at first sight, but when he brings her home, it shakes up his life, his job and his marriage
North Vancouver | North Vancouver Community Players | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
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
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
Ugh, Valentine's Day, am I right??? There's love, there's hate, and there's everything inbetween, and all will be celebrated through dance at this year's All Love Is Doumed
Vancouver | Seven Dining Lounge | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Dance
Love and Romance are front and centre in the beautiful Orpheum theatre, as conductor William Rowson and the VSO perform music that will get you in the mood for Valentine’s
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
We can’t wait to have you join us!
Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical
Hippie Sabotage is a Whittier, CA EDM duo, composed of brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Snowed In Comedy Tour has turned in to a Canadian success story. Celebrating it’s tenth year. In a market still dominated by American acts with American TV credits a small Canadian comedy tour has managed to succeed
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Wine and secrets are spilled in this laugh-out-loud production!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Based on the tragic murder of gay 15-year-old Lawrence King, the critically acclaimed, Jessie-nominated My Funny Valentine examines the fracturing of opinion in the face of this horrendous act and explores the ripple effects of such hate on a community
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
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
A therapeutic comedy show about all your hates and fears, featuring stand up and sketch comedy!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Comedy Department | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Mama Nadi’s bar both protects and profits off the bodies of the women who have become casualties of a long and brutal civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Shopping malls become a portal into surreal worlds that carry the nuanced stories of loss and resilience from the Chinese diaspora
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Performing Arts
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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Crisp, witty, exchanges of dialogue fill this inventive British thriller...
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Hello everyone! My Quartet is playing at Cafe Deux Soleils on commercial. We’ll be playing some jazz standards as well as some of my contemporary compositions
Vancouver | Cafe Deux Soleils | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Grammy nominated organist and winner of Downbeat Magazine’s 2016 rising star poll, Pat Bianchi has established himself as one of the premier organists on the international scene today
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Comic Strippers - A Male Stripper Parody And Improv Comedy Show. A Show for all genders 19+ only
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
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
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 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Come to the 311 and enjoy an evening of amazing Jazz music!!
Burnaby | 311 Hythe Ave | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
The Boots & Babes Ball will take over the Commodore Ballroom on Valentines Day bringing together those looking for love and those looking for all the wrong places
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a lineup of Vancouver's funniest professional & up-and-coming stand up comics every Saturday night at Goldies!
Vancouver | The Comedy Basement at Goldies Pizza | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts
Carving out his own niche in the future bass realm, Vancouver-based producer Vanic joins us Saturday, February 10th at Maxx Fish
Whistler | Maxx Fish | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
Dan Auerbach and The Easy Eye Sound Revue, Featuring Robert Finley & Shannon Shaw With guests Shannon and the Clams
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:05 pm | Music
Brazilian Community Association, Latincouver and Sambacouver bring to Vancouver the biggest Brazilian Carnaval the city has ever seen
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 9:03 pm to 3:00 am | Music
The name Baikal comes from the words ‘Bai Kyul’, which translates as ‘rich lake’. Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world’s unfrozen surface fresh water, and at 1,642m
Vancouver | Open Studios | 10:00 pm to 4:00 am | Music
On a mission to disrupt the conformity of dance music, Swedish trio Brohug joins us on Saturday, February 10th at #CelebsPlayhouse!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Tonight we feature two of Vancouver's best-known female R&B/Soul vocalist; Marie Hui and Tiffany Rivera
Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 10:00 pm to 1:30 am | Music
Performers have to show their smarts to get to play. The one who plays the most wins! Come see our improvisers show off how much they know* in the ultimate comedy showdown to see who is smart *and* funny
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy
The Fox Cabaret Presents a vintage 80s vs 90s Valentine's Prom Party. Come relive all the best moments from your favourite high school dance, with less teachers and more booze
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party