Metro Vancouver events on December 12, 2018

Veronica Roth: Lost Stories Found

Veronica Roth is best known for her watercolour, ink, and chalk mixed media paintings on vintage and antique paper

North Vancouver | North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Christmas at Canada Place

Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees

Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family | Free

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 | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

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

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

Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises

Christmas Dinner Cruise on the Fraser! Enjoy a fantastic seasonal meal featuring a main course of roast carved turkey freshly prepared on board by our chef

New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine

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

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

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

Diwali in BC: Bombay Black By Anosh Irani

The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 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 | 1:30 pm to 4:00 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 | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

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

The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 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

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

Charity Christmas Lights 2018

The Christmas Lights for Charity will be illuminated and 100% of both the cash and food donations go in support of the Harvest Project, Shriners Care for Kids and BC Epilepsy Society

North Vancouver | Skyline Drive | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

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

Men’s Bible Study and Prayer Group

Men’s Bible Study and discussion group, meets weekly at 7-8:30pm to read scripture and respond to prayer requests. Non-denominational, open to everyone

North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Sips n' Scripts: A Christmas Carol

Join City Stage New West & the Anvil Centre of New Westminster for a festive, audience-participation read-along (and sing-along) of Charles Dickens’ a Christmas Carol

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

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 | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Winter Harp

One of the Lower Mainland’s most beloved holiday concerts, Winter Harp, takes you on a magical journey you will never forget

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

The festive Pride and Prejudice follow-up

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 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 | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

David Hodgson Quartet. Young Lions!

A second-year student at the University of Toronto, David Hodgson is quickly establishing himself as a unique and passionate musician

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Shakey Graves: The Tour X9 World Tour

Shakey Graves is an Americana musician from Austin, Texas. His music combines blues, folk, and rock and roll

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

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

Diwali in BC - Bombay Black By Anosh Irani

The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and her embittered mother are altered when a blind stranger visits them. Poetic, mythic, and brave, Anosh Irani’s 2006 multiple Dora Award-winning Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Jake's Gift by Evergreen Cultural Centre

A multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Ugly Sweater Sing-a-Long!

This holiday season, come join us for a special 'Holiday Sing-a-Long!...and for an opportunity to dust off and sport your good ol' ugly holiday sweater!!!

Vancouver | The Backstage Lounge | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Charity / Fundraising

Allen Stone

with special guest Nick Waterhouse

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Music