Metro Vancouver events on February 15, 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

Buildex 2018

BUILDEX Vancouver is Western Canada’s largest tradeshow and conference for the Construction, Renovation, Architecture, Interior Design and Property Management industries

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Show

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

Lunarfest at Oakridge Centre

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

Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations with Bodhi Meditation

It's the time of the year again! Join us at Bodhi Meditation for 5 full days of celebrations for the Chinese New Year！

Richmond | Bodhi Meditation | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Festival | 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

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

Classical Coffee Concert: At the Movies

The Bergmann Piano Duo are joined by a guest narrator for a program inspired by music from the big screen, featuring pieces from Ennio Morricone’s music

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Music

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

Exhibition: Displaced

Displaced considers the transforming relationships to space and identity at the hand of forced loss of land, culture and community

Vancouver | Gallery 1515 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Guided Tour at Lulu Island Winery

Celebrate Chinese New Year at Lulu Island Winery! During Feb 15 to Feb 25, 2018, Lulu Island Winery is offering VIP guided tours around their beautiful Tuscan-inspired estate winery from 11 am to 2 pm daily

Richmond | Lulu Island Winery | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine

2018 Talking Stick Festival

Proudly located on the traditional, un-ceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, Full Circle: First Nations Performance presents the 17th Annual Talking Stick Festival

Vancouver | Various locations | 11:00 am to 9:30 pm | Festival

2018 KDocs: Kwantlen Polytechnic University Documentary Film Festival

Save the date! KDocs 2018 will be held at the Vancouver International Film Centre/Vancity Theatre!!

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Film

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

2018 Chinese New Year Flower & Gift Fair

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

Exhibit Beta Vulgaris

Exhibit by Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon with Keri Latimer

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Celebrate Year of the Dog at 1886. A Lunar New Year lunch buffet

Celebrate Year of the Dog at 1886 - with a rotating daily lunch buffet and a speciality set dinner menu by award winning chefs, Richard Chen and Jinsheng Zheng!

Vancouver | Parq Vancouver | 11:30 am to 2:30 pm | Food / Wine

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

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

KDocs 2018: To the Ends of the Earth + 2 Doc Shorts

Special Opening Night: Opening Night includes (1) a Gala Reception (drink ticket + appetizers) in the theatre's atrium (4:30 pm), a Keynote Address (5:15), and the triple-feature of The Caretakers, How to Stop a Pipeline, and To the Ends of the Earth

Vancouver | Vancouver International Film Festival | 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Celebrate Year of the Dog at 1886. New Year’s Dinner

Celebrate Year of the Dog at 1886 Chinese Fine Dining with a premium set dinner menu by award winning Chef Richard Chen and Jinsheng Zheng – a truly unique experience

Vancouver | Parq Vancouver | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

Chinese New Year of Dog 2018 Arts Festival

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

CAG Behind the Scenes Tour - Jas Lally

Join CAG Assistant Curator, Jas Lally for a free behind the scenes tour of the current exhibitions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

A Conversation with Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama

Michelle Robinson Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:45 pm | Lecture

Lind 2018: Susan Rice on The Unravelling of the Liberal Order

The focus for the Lind Initiative in U.S. Studies series in Winter Term 2, 2018 at UBC Vancouver is "The Unravelling of the Liberal Order." The series will run from January to March, 2018.

Vancouver | UBC Old Auditorium | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Lecture | Free

Winter Olympics Viewing

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

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson Book Tour Live in Vancouver

The UBC Free Speech Club has proudly partnered with Penguin Random House to bring Dr. Jordan B. Peterson back to Vancouver for yet another lecture!

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Valentines Day Couples Cocktail Crafting with Lavish Liquids

The Dirty Apron is excited to partner up with a Lavish Liquid master mixologist for a special Valentines Thirsty Thursday, where couples experience, create, and enjoy romance-inspired cocktails together

Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Love, Magic and Dinner starring Chris Funk

Valentine's Day is reportedly the second-busiest day for restaurants in North America, next to Mother's Day. So instead of trying to find a restaurant to make reservation on Valentine night, come to our event the night after and be unique!

Coquitlam | Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

Sean Rowe at Wise Hall

On Thursday, February 15th, 2018 LIVE at The WISE is honored to present Sean Rowe.

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

2018 Talking Stick Festival. Wax hoks en Shqalawin (Open Your Hearts)

Proudly located on the traditional, un-ceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, Full Circle: First Nations Performance presents the 17th Annual Talking Stick Festival

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival

Tentatively Virile: An Apology

Tentatively Virile: An Apology - Art exhibit with works by Cam Jennings

Vancouver | Slice of Life Gallery & Studios | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Exhibition

PechaKucha Night Vol. 44

Join us at Vancouver Playhouse for a night of ideas, creativity, inspiration and good times. We're curating a great group of speakers and should have the full list released next week

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Business / Finance

A Trashy Night With Some Friends

Join René Aussant and 4 of Vancouver's finest bands for a trashy night of fun

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:30 pm to 0:30 am | Music

Abra Cadabra - A Tribute to The Music & Magic of ABBA

Rock.It Boy Entertainment presents ABRA CADABRA – A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC AND MAGIC OF ABBA on Thursday, February 15 at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley

Langley | Chief Sepass Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Opt's 5th Annual Heart Your Parts Breakfast 2018

Sexual and Reproductive Health week, held annually in February, is a national event intended to raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health issues and reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections.

Vancouver | Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel | 7:30 pm to 10:00 am | Active Life / Health

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

Fun Home

The coming-of-age musical. Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical

Sylvia By A.R. Gurney

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

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

Julian Lage Trio

One of jazz’s breezier virtuosos, possessed of an unflappable technical facility and a seemingly boundless curiosity

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Fool for Love by Sam Shepard

In a seedy motel on the edge of the Mojave desert, two transient lovers unearth secrets of their disturbing past. Reality and dreams collide in this explosive masterpiece, as Eddie and May fight for a love that they can’t live with, or without

Vancouver | The Shop Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

2018 Chutzpah! Festival: Ezralow Dance (USA)

Award-winning choreographer / director / multi-media artist Daniel Ezralow‘s unique style of physical expression and articulate choreography has earned him a distinguished reputation as a groundbreaking artist worldwide.

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Who Killed Gertrude Crump?

Agatha Christie returns from the dead to perform a one-woman haunted house murder mystery puppet show!

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Small Stage: 37 - the valentine’s edition

Immerse yourself in hybrid dance-cabaret with the age-old exposé of the universal story of love

Vancouver | AnzaClub Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Walk the Moon with guests Company of Thieves

Ohio’s Walk the Moon have been captivating audiences with their energetic live shows for the better part of a decade

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Salt Water Moon By David French

By the light of a moon-filled night in 1926 Newfoundland, two lovers contemplate their future. A bold, lyrical interpretation of a classic Canadian play

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Align Entertainment: Legally Blonde - The Musical

We can’t wait to have you join us!

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Musical

UBC Choirs: Unicornis Captivatur

Presented by the UBC School of Music

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The History of Romance

Fresh off showcasing at Just For Laughs and Comedy Central Canadian Comedy Award-nominated duo Hip.Bang! is in Surrey with their critcally acclaimed show The History of Romance

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Parquet Courts and Thurston Moore with guests Heron Oblivion

Co-headlining show featuring American indie rock bands

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Drinking Habits By Tom Smith

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

My Funny Valentine

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

The Search for Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar 2018

This competition aims to find some of the strongest Drag Performer from across Greater Vancouver. We invite them to compete in the blockbuster competition

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Ruined by Lynn Nottage

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

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

No Foreigners at Vancity Culture Lab

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

Broken Tailbone by Nightswimming

Celebrated writer and performer Carmen Aguirre leads a Latin American dance lesson that flows into Carmen’s remarkable stories of intimacy, politics, culture, and the forgotten origins of the salsa

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Countdown Night to Chinese New Year of the Dog

Join Aberdeen Centre in welcoming the Year of the Dog on their Countdown Night to Chinese New Year!

Richmond | Aberdeen Centre | 8:30 pm to 0:10 am | Party | Free

Calabash with Afro bongo flavour Night

Come on down to Calabash Bistro to be a night of reggae fro beat

Vancouver | Calabash Bistro | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Dance

Sherman Tai Charity Fortune Reading at River Rock Casino Resort

Celebrate the Year of the Dog at River Rock Casino Resort. Get your fortune told by Master Sherman Tai! Tai's reputation as a fortune teller and feng shui master is well established in Vancouver and Richmond, as well as in Hong Kong

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

The Sheepdogs

The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock and roll band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2006

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Thursday Proper at XY with Joel Armstrong, Av Ram & Guests

Join us February 15th for our next show in the heart of the West End, XY!

Vancouver | XYYVR | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

GroundUp feat. The Malcolm Aiken Quintet

Forged in the heart of Gastown, this bold new project from Canadian trumpeter Malcolm Aiken is the result of his celebrated three year residency right here at Guilt & Company

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

Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic Thursday in the Comedy Basement at Goldies

The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic goes down every Thursday in the Comedy Basement at Goldies, from 10pm until we run out of comics!

Vancouver | The Comedy Basement at Goldies Pizza | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Performing Arts | Free