Metro Vancouver events on February 16, 2018 - Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations
February 16, 2018
Fri
Tibetan Lunar New Year Celebration
Thrangu Monastery Canada is the first Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in North America. As the Chinese New Year approaches so does the Tibetan New Year. This year is special as Tibetan and Chinese New Year fall on the same date
Richmond | Thrangu Monastery | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Festival | Free
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
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
Peter Bakonnyi Coupe Du Monde World Cup 2018
BC Fencing Championship. The Peter Bakonyi World Cup is the only fencing World Cup for the Épée weapon held in North America, and one of five Épée World Cups held annually around the world
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Sports
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
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
Lunar New Year Puppet Shows
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a festive puppet show
Vancouver | Fraserview Branch Library | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Kids | Free
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
Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Dog 2018 at International Village
Join the Festive Chinese Heritage Village on the Upper Level, bringing forth the intangible colourful heritage of arts and crafts, cultural aspects of folklife, as well as the tangible culinary delights and snack of Chinese New Year
Vancouver | International Village Mall | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Aberdeen Centre's Golden Dragon and Lion Dance
Watch the golden dragon and eight lions wake up after a traditional eye dotting ceremony; followed by a very exciting and spectacular lion dance performance with a live firecracker display
Richmond | Aberdeen Centre | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free
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 Talking Stick Festival. Scháyilhen Industry Series
Be Part of the Talking Stick Festival 2018 ~ Western Canada’s Premier Indigenous Performing Arts Festival by attending Scháyilhen Industry Series!
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
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
KDocs 2018: Solitary
Located on an Appalachian mountaintop in Wise County, Va., Red Onion State Prison is a "supermax" facility built to house individual inmates in 8'x10' solitary-confinement cells, 23 hours a day, for months, years, and sometimes decades
Vancouver | Vancouver International Film Festival | 11:45 am to 2:15 pm | Film
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
Yaohan Centre Chinese New Year Celebration
Come and enjoy Yaohan Centre's Chinese New Year Celebration entertainments including dragon and lion dance, firecrackers, and green picking at plateau sphere Jong
Richmond | Yaohan Centre Flower Markets | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Festival | Free
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
KDocs 2018: Death by Design
"The Dirty Secret of Our Digital Addiction: consumers love and live on their smartphones, tablets, and laptops. A cascade of new devices pours endlessly into the market, promising even better communication, non-stop entertainment, and instant informat
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 2:45 pm to 5:00 pm | Film
Lit circle - book club! Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Hey guys, if you like reading and discussing novels with your pals we have a club for you! Come on out and read some cool books with us. General chats about books
Surrey | The Youth Space of South Surrey | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Books | Free
Hacking Success, Her Way: An Evening With Lorna Vanderhaeghe and Tosca Reno
Join the Serendipity ladies for a cocktail pre party to the Project Her event, "Hacking Success Her Way" with Lorna Vanderhaage and Tosca Reno
Burnaby | Element Vancouver Metrotown | 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Business / Finance
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
Lanterns in the Garden
Experience an authentic Chinese lantern festival (yuánxiāo jié) in Vancouver’s classical Chinese garden
Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family
LunarFest at the Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza
LunarFest returns to the newly renovated Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza. From meeting a giant husky to chasing the moon in "Moon Crawl", you and your family are about to experience the most memorable Year of the Dog ever!
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival | Free
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
Better Together - An Ocean Inspired Couples' Class
Calling all meat lovers! Want to learn how to prepare the juiciest meats possible? This carnivore friendly class will teach you how to grill, roast and braise your favourite cuts of bone-in meat to perfection with a range of mouth-watering flavours
Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Cooking
Chinese New Year Toonie Skate
Join us for ice skating, face painting, crafts and games. Toonie admission includes helmet and skate rental
Burnaby | Kensington Recreation Complex | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Blessing Ceremony and Lion Dance at River Rock Casino Resort
Celebrate the Year of the Dog at River Rock Casino Resort. Watch the colourful lions and dragon come to life and join in the festivities at the River Rock Hotel Lobby
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival | 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
Demo & Dine: You, Me & The Sea
Come join us for our Demo & Dine-style cooking class series, where you will join us for an intimate evening of culinary education, delicious food and beautiful wine
Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Cooking
Traditional Chinese New Year Lion Dance
Celebrate Chinese New Year at Parq Vancouver beginning at 7pm with a traditional Lion Dance complete with 8 lions and the Fortune God bearing free Year of the Dog keychains for everyone!
Vancouver | Parq Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Festival
Dua Lipa - The Self-Titled Tour
Dua Lipa is an English singer, songwriter and model. Her musical career began at age 16, when she began covering songs by other artists on YouTube
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
2018 Talking Stick Festival. Sokalo by [ZØGMA]
Hailing from Quebec, [ZØGMA], is a percussive dance company who share their cultural diversity by combining music and choreography with a contemporary approach and aesthetic to folklore
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival
Abundance Farm Fundraiser Launch Party
The time has come for Abundance Community Farm to take it to the next level! We are very excited to launch our farm fundraiser, and we are asking you to help us kick it off
Vancouver | Russian Hall | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Worship Central Conference 2018
We're delighted to announce Worship Central Conference 2018! We gather to be unified by the presence of God, to get equipped for worship through theological teaching and practical sessions, and ultimately to lift high the name of Jesus through worship.
Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture
Seven Tyrants Theatre proudly presents: A Steady Rain by Keith Huff
Seven Tyrants Theatre, Vancouver's Jessie Award-nominated independent theatre company, celebrates their 10th Season with the Vancouver premiere of A Steady Rain by Keith Huff
Vancouver | The Penthouse Studio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Enter Shikari with guests Single Mothers and Milk Teeth
Enter Shikari are a British rock band formed in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in 1999 under the name Hybryd by bassist Chris Batten, lead vocalist and keyboardist Roughton "Rou" Reynolds, and drummer Rob Rolfe
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Jay Som and Japanese Breakfast with Hand Habits
Co-headlining show featuring American indie singer-songwriters, on tour to support their latest new releases
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
2018 LunarFest: The Butterfly Lovers
LunarFest and Ballet Productions Canada Society present - The Butterfly Lovers
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Onegin
Book, music, and lyrics by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille. Based on the poem by Pushkin and the opera by Tchaikovsky
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Fun Home
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
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
Friday Night Live
Stories. Music. Life. Every Friday night is something different - a chance to gather the community, share something amazing and go out into the night having witnessed creativity in action
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 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
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
Black Wizard - Livin' Oblivion LP release w. Mean Jeans + guests
Vancouver metal stalwarts Black Wizard drop their highly anticipated new LP 'Livin' Oblivion' on Listenable Records with a stellar support cast featuring Portlands Mean Jeans
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
I'm Hip! Kate Hammett-Vaughan sings the Songs of Dave Frishberg
Dave Frishberg is part of the pantheon of great American songwriters along side Duke Ellington, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Burt Bacharach
Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
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
Open Hearts Theatre: Teachers
An original Canadian stage play about the mysteries of high school - from the unique perspective of the staff room
Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Tigran Hamasyan
Armenian Cultural Association of BC is pleased to present Tigran Hamasyan in concert on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Vancouver Academy of Music
Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Classical Traditions at the Chan Centre - Beethoven: Pastoral and Piano
British pianist Stephen Hough, Renaissance man, polymath, and one of the most important pianists of his generation, performs Beethoven’s stormy and Romantic Piano Concerto No. 4
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Jungle's World Presents: Vancity Unchained
Jungle's World Presents: VANCITY UNCHAINED on Friday, February 16th at 8pm down in the Special Projects Space
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
The History of Romance
From Romeo and Juliet to the mess that is modern dating, this playful and absurd show by comedy duo Hip.Bang! (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central) will make you laugh like a child who has just learned about ice cream.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:50 pm | Comedy
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
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
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
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Anastasia
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
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts
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
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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
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
Mike Machado
Mike Machado is a Canadian-born, Blues-Rock recording artist currently based in Vancouver, BC. Heavily drawing on the influence of rock guitars and psychedelic and modern blues music, Mike Machado lives to play music with passion and soul
Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 10:00 pm to 1:30 am | Music
Happy Ending Fridays x Lunar New Years
Happy Ending Fridays celebrates Lunar New Year with Rico Uno, Flores + Palehock
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
Max Graham - Open to Close Set at Celebrities
Providing a unique blend of Progressive, Techno & Trance, Max Graham joins us Fri, Feb 16th for a very special open-close performance!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Senseless: A Night of Sensory Deprived Standup Comedy
What happens when you take the city's most accomplished stand-up comedians and force them to do their sets while blindfolded and wearing noise-cancelling headphones? LET'S FIND OUT
Vancouver | Little Mountain Comedy Department | 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy