Metro Vancouver events on December 1, 2018

Winter Gift Gallery

Meet the artists and enjoy homemade holiday baking We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair

Join us for the 38th Annual Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair!

Coquitlam | Poirier Forum | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

Maan Farms Christmas Market

The Annual Christmas Market is back with Three! That's right Three Weekends of fun this year!!

Abbotsford | Maan Farms Country Experience & Estate Winery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market

Shop Sweet Christmas Market

Join us for a one-stop Christmas shopping experience featuring Vancouver's sweetest vendors

Delta | Harris Barn | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Etsy Vancouver Market - Winter 2018

Are you ready for a festive celebration of contemporary handmade featuring the Vancouver's foremost voices in craft and design? This is your one-stop shopping event for one of a kind gift-giving!

Vancouver | Wesbrook Community Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market

Kitsilano Winter Market

The Kitsilano Winter Market will be back this December! This one-day indoor event focuses on local and sustainable crafts & food

Vancouver | Kits House | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill by Carousel Theatre for Young People

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas on stage together in a double bill Recommended for Ages 3 yrs and older. Great for the whole family!

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:45 am | Kids

Britannia Shipyards Heritage Christmas Craft Fair

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site is hosting their second annual Heritage Christmas Craft Fair

Richmond | The Britannia Shipyard | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

Wesbrook Village Holiday Celebration 2018

For the first time ever, the Wesbrook Village Holiday Celebration will span two days for double the festivities!

Vancouver | Wesbrook Village | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Holiday Pizza Making Parties

Tis the season to celebrate with friends, family & coworkers. We have two great holiday menu options

Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Deck The Hall Xmas Craft Fair

50 outstanding local artisans will come together in the historic Heritage Hall to display their creations

Vancouver | Heritage Hall Vancouver | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair

Kids Day at Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market is sure to delight children of all ages all season long, but we’ve got some extra kid-friendly fun in store for Kids Day on Saturday, December 1!

Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Kids

Vancouver Christmas Market

A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza (home of the Olympic Cauldron)

Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Family

Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition

Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space

Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Holiday Wreath Workshop

In this one-day workshop we’ll be making natural wreaths using conifer branches, tropical foliage, assorted dried flowers and ribbon

North Vancouver | Maplewood House | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Workshop

Annual Anonymous Art Show

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 14th Annual Anonymous Art Show

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kameelah Janan Rasheed

The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Clown Gym - Work it Out

This Is For Conditioning! Work Your Clown Muscles! Get Your Weekly Work Out Play Out Here With Us

Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Comedy

Winter Tram by Steveston Interurban Tram

Visitors of all ages are invited to embrace the spirit of the season at The Winter Tram event

Richmond | Steveston Interurban Tram | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Flash Mob Capture the Flag: Metrotown

Burn One Down Productions Is Having Its First Flash Mob Event!... Urban Capture The Flag: Metrotown

Burnaby | Metropolis at Metrotown | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Party

2018 Heritage Christmas

Join us for some old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays!

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family

West Coast Tagore Festival 2018

Poets of the top-10 shortlisted poems will be invited to read their wining poems at the Vancouver Tagore Society Poetry Evening on December 1st

New Westminster | Justice Institute of British Columbia | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island By Peter Zednik

Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure

North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Arts Club Theatre Company - Blind Date

Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

The Arts Club Theatre Company. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Theatre Replacement. East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz

Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings

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

The Arts Club Theatre Company: Disney's Beauty and the Beast

The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

FVGSS: A Musical Theatre Society. Peter Pan the Panto

Come fly away to Neverland with Peter Pan and Wendy

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Pi Theatre presents: Hir

Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Hir by Taylor Mac at the Annex

Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

AOS Tri-Cities, Surrey & Maple Ridge Present: Nightmare

Join Army of Sass Tri-Cities, Surrey & Maple Ridge as they show you their version of the classic Nightmare Before Christmas movie, with a sassy twist of course!

Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 4:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

North Vancouver Community Players: Treasure Island

Festive Family Fun written and directed by Peter Zednik, High jinks on the high seas! Help our hero Jim Hawkins race Long John Silver to the secret treasure

North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre

Lights at Lafarge 2018

It's back! Metro Vancouver’s largest, free outdoor lights display at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park kicks off

Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake | 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free

VanDusen Festival of Lights

Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Dark Times, Dark Comedy: A Panel Discussion

Pi Theatre invites the community to join us for a series of FREE panel discussions tackling themes from our production of Hir by Taylor Mac!

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

2018 Light Display

Make sure to come out December 1st for the first night of lights and bring your family and friends

Surrey | 15499 22ave | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Bright in Burnaby

Watch as the magic of the season is used to light up our huge Maple tree. After, enjoy a complimentary hot chocolate or apple cider (while supplies last)

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

New West Craft Winter Night Market

New West Craft is thrilled to announce our 4th annual Winter Night Market. This year we have expanded to include a second location!! Read below for all of the details

New Westminster | River Market | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Family | Free

East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz

Poor Dorothy! When a pipeline bursts, Dorothy and Toto are flung to the magical Land of Oz, aka Nanaimo and Hastings

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Elvis: A Christmas Special

Elvis: A Christmas Special - Starring Pete Paquette with Special Guest Amberley Beatty

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy

Following the smashing success of their 2017 Canadian comedy tour, London’s 3-time Impresario award-winning comedians James & Jamesy return with their outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive Christmas comedy O Christmas Tea

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Alicia Tobin's Come Draw With Me

Join comedian Alicia Tobin and her special guests at Little Mountain Gallery for Come Draw with Me, an evening of drawings, laughings, sharings (not too much sharing) huggings (no way, gross), marker sniffing, and friendships

Vancouver | Little Mountain Comedy Department | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Mortified by Amy Rutherford

Framed with a highly theatrical metaphor Mortified explores youth and influence, rebellion and belonging

Vancouver | Studio 58 at Langara College | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Blood from Stone - Presented by Donna Redlick Dance

Inspired by past and present stories of Vancouver’s historic Blood Alley, Blood from Stone is an evocative and haunting new contemporary dance work by Vancouver choreographer Donna Redlick

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Ron Reed

A magical re-imagining of C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of hope, change, and sacrifice in a world where it is always winter and never Christmas

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Pi Theatre presents: Hir by Taylor Mac

Audiences around the world are celebrating Taylor Mac’s timely and darkly comedic interpretation of the classic dysfunctional family—one that’s both conventional in its domestic setting and incendiary in its vibrant theatricality

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

Hir at the Annex

Pi Theatre will be producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's Hir at The Annex

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Affair of Honor presents: Soul Samurai

One part samurai revenge epic. Two parts hip-hop combat extravaganza. One part queer vampire love story. All parts badass, pulpy fun. Welcome to Soul Samurai

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

First Impressions Theatre: Ring of Fire

The ultimate celebration of the iconic Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire tells the story of finding love, success, faith and redemption

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Arts Club Theatre Company: Blind Date

Starring Tess Degenstein. One actor. One audience member. One blind date.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

The beloved fairy-tale musical. Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Best in Vancouver Finals!

Antoinette & The Latest are thrilled to be one of the Top 4 Finalists for "Best Of Vancouver 2018!"

Vancouver | Railway Stage & Beer Café | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

CapU Classical & Choral Series: Baroque Brilliance

Begin December’s festivities with Vivaldi’s opulent Magnificat RV610, Handel’s virtuosic Dixit Dominus and Monteverdi’s Gloria à 7

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Comedy Basement Showcase Saturdays - Stand-up Comedy Pro/Am

The Comedy Basement Saturday Showcase features a new and specially curated lineup of Vancouver's funniest pro & up-and-coming stand-up comedians every Saturday night at Goldies Pizza!

Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

5th Annual Black & White Affair by Konektion Entertainment

Konektion Entertainment & Atlantik Star Presents 5th Annual Black & White Affair - Birthday Celebration

Vancouver | Korean Community Centre | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party