Metro Vancouver events on February 18, 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

DANCEPL3Y Kids Instructor Training

DANCEPL3Y is a world leader in developing physical literacy through dance! Get Certified and bring our high-enegy, play-based physical activity program to kids at your local recreation centre, fitness gym or school today!

Vancouver | RYU Apparel Inc | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Dance

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

The 26th Annual Wellness Show

New Rave Productions is pleased to present The Wellness Show, the West Coast's largest and long-established lifestyles showcase

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Amazing Yarn and Knitting Supply Sale

We are having an amazing yarn sale with a huge inventory of yarns from many manufacturers. We have knitting supplies, including needles, patterns, buttons etc

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Year of the Dog Temple Fair

The Year of the Dog Temple Fair celebration is filled with barks of joy. Er nao, or “hot and noisy”, is the spirit behind the public event at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Chinese New Year Festival 2018 at Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre

Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre presents a Chinese New Year Festival with lots of fun, hands-on activities. A great activity for families!

Richmond | Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre | 10:00 am to 2:30 pm | Family | Free

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

Retro Design & Antiques Fair

This fun Sunday show features 185 tables of fabulous finds for you and your eclectic abode - 175 different vendors equals a super selection to suit every taste and budget!

Vancouver | Croatian Centre | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Fair

Vancouver Golf Expo

The Vancouver Golf & Travel Show (now Vancouver GOLFEXPO) has been playing an integral part of helping grow the game of golf in British Columbia for the past 21 years

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 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

Japanese Book Sale | 古本市

Join us at the largest Japanese Book Sale in Metro Vancouver. Over 30,000 used books will be for sale, plus delicious Japanese food stands. Bring the kids to celebrate Hina Matsuri & delight in fun kid-friendly activities

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Books | Free

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

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 | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Festival | Free

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

Oscar Sermon Series 2018 - The Post

Join us for our 7th annual Oscar Sermon Series with Rev. Gary Paterson and Rev. Dan Chambers. A fascinating theological review of some of the year’s best films

Vancouver | St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Lecture

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

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 7:00 pm | Festival | Free

Get Lucky Art Show 2018

In celebration of Chinese New Year 2018, District Local Vancouver has invited Vancouver artists to create artwork on red pocket/lucky envelopes for a one-day art show

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | 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

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

LunarFest: A Celebration for Dogs! (And Dog Lovers!)

Celebrate Year of the Dog with mankind’s best friends at the Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza! For one day only, enjoy some fantastic activities and experiences for you and your dog!

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival | Free

45th Annual Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade

The Chinese New Year Parade will return for the 45th time. This signature event of Vancouver's Chinatown will feature lion dances, cultural dance troupes, marching bands, martial arts performances and much more!

Vancouver | Chinatown | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Festival | Free

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

The Best Brunch Class - Weekend Mornings just got Tastier

Get ready for the ultimate brunch experience

Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Cooking

Rizwan Virk - Treasure Hunt

Join Rizwan Virk, renowned entrepreneur and MIT grad, for a presentation on using synchronicity, dreams, and inner clues in your career and life, and learn about Riz's $20,000 Treasure Hunt Business Contest!

Vancouver | Banyen Books & Sound | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm | Lecture | 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

Tri-Cities Cask Festival Winter 2018 Tri-Cities Battle

This is the first Tri-Cities Cask Battle featuring 1 or 2 casks from every Tri-Cities Brewery that is open or about to open including:

Coquitlam | John B Pub | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver International Puppet Festival. A Birdy Told Me So

Eight year old Kellie doesn’t feel like she fits in at school until she receives a birthday gift that talks on its own! It’s Magrau, a chatty and confident bird puppet who has a flair for singing, dancing and making people laugh

Vancouver | Performance Works | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Show

$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

Lunar New Year Celebration at Parker Place Mall

Enjoy a variety of events for Lunar New Year at Richmond's Parker Place Mall! The God of Fortune will be spreading the happiness while a group of lions dance in celebration

Richmond | Parker Place Mall | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Aberdeen Centre's Chinese New Year Cultural Showcase

Celebrate Chinese New Year with a Cultural Showcase at the Aberdeen Centre!

Richmond | Aberdeen Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | 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 | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

St. James’ Anglican Church presents: Alio Modo featuring Vancouver Viols

Vancouver Viols is a consortium of musicians in and around Vancouver, BC who are dedicated to exploring music for viola da gamba: a Renaissance instrument with a rich, clear, and expressive sound

Vancouver | St. James Anglican Church | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music

VAM Symphony Orchestra: Brahms' Symphony No. 1 by Vancouver Academy of Music

Slowly rising from the tremendous shadow of Beethoven’s symphonic works, Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 was created with painstaking care over a period of 21 years

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 4:00 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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

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

Open Hearts Theatre: Teachers

Local production company, Open Hearts Theatre Company presents Teachers, an original Canadian stage play about the mysteries of high school – from the unique perspective of the staff room

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

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

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Dance

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

Fundraiser Concert

Hosted by Markus Masaites. I will be performing the fantastic Grieg Concerto (all 3 movements for the first time!) I will also be including another favourite, Chopin's Ballade n

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

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

CAG Workshop - Weaving with Travis Meinolf

Join internationally renowned weaver Travis Meinolf for a demonstration and workshop on the backstrap loom

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Workshop

CAG Exhibition Tour in Spanish

Join Valentina Acevedo Montilla for a free tour of the current exhibitions in Spanish

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Szymanowski Quartet & Richard O'Neill

The Friends of Chamber Music present the Szymanowski Quartet and Richard O'Neill, viola

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

Tales of Love: a Journey Through Time

With harp, guitar, flute, voices, and drums, Caelestra will take you on a musical journey through the ages of love

Delta | Ladner United Church | 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Music

PSWE The Mother Earth Project: Geosphere

This season the ensemble will explore, through a number of major works both original and transcribed, musical responses to our planet and life upon it

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Music

KDocs 2018: Workers Voices

Worker Voices is the first film to fully explore the lives, work, and organizing efforts of Bangladesh's garment workers

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Film

Studio Snake Photoshoot

Greg McKinnon and The Circus SideShow Reptiles come together to give you the oppertunity to get studio quality photo's with some of the most beautiful snakes in the world!

Vancouver | 343 Railway St | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts

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

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

KDocs 2018: Dolores

Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 5:00 pm to 7:50 pm | Film

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

Culinary Couplings - Adding Romance to Your Plate

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

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

Pre-show Talk: From a Jazz Messenger to a Jazz Epistle

Nou Dadoun, host of Vancouver Co-op Radio’s A-Trane program, discusses the legacy of The Jazz Epistles in this pre-show talk From a Jazz Messenger to a Jazz Epistle

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm | Lecture | Free

HAMLETak

presented by BlueLight Theatre

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Show

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

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

Matisyahu with special guest Eminence Ensemble

Matthew Paul Miller, known by his Hebrew and stage name Matisyahu, is a Jewish American reggae vocalist, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Tinsley Ellis Band with Guests

Atlanta based blues-rocker returns to Vancouver. Rocky Milino Jr. & The C4D Band

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

The Jazz Epistles: Abdullah Ibrahim with guest Terence Blanchard

Formed in the 1950s by the union of two legendary South African jazz bands and inspired by Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, The Jazz Epistles were young, swaggering, smart exponents of bop and cool−famous for their late-night jam sessions

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

2018 Chutzpah! Festival: Jonathan Goldstein (Canada)

An evening of new adventures and stories with humourist Jonathan Goldstein

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 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

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Bob Bossin's Farewell Concert

The rumour is true. After 50 years on stage, I am hanging up the banjo. But not without one last hurrah: a weekend of farewell concerts with my old Stringband mates

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

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

Dave King Trio

Versatile and idiosyncratic Bad Plus drummer Dave King brings some lateral thinking to this trio project with pianist Bill Carrothers and bassist Billy Peterson

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

Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello is an American Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring

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

Guilt & Co Live with Coco Jafro

Coco Jafro is a hard hitting force to be reckoned with, unifying the masses with their electrified, funky global rhythms. They bring together the schools of Funk, Soul, Jazz and Afro-beat providing a unique sound

Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

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