Metro Vancouver events on December 18, 2018
December 18, 2018
Tue
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
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
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 9:00 pm | Family
NWSS Dance: The Elf and the Orphan/Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The New Westminster Secondary School Dance Department presents two new dance shows this winter season. Senior dance classes perform “The Elf and the Orphan”, an original story about an elf who visits New York City from the North Pole
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Dance
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
Composers + Cocktails with Nicole Lizée
Let’s talk about music. Get an insider’s perspective on creation from Composer in Residence Nicole Lizée over cocktails and conversation
Vancouver | The Post at 750 | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Lecture | 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
CP Holiday Train with Sam Roberts Band, Kelly Prescott & Tyson V
The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will soon set out once again to entertain hundreds of thousands of people, celebrating 20 years of collecting food and raising funds for food banks across North America
Port Coquitlam | Port Coquitlam West Coast Express Station | 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm | Family | Free
Ballet Victoria presents The Nutcracker
A uniquely wonderful Christmas ballet to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
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
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
PARNO DROM - Eastern European Romani (Gypsy) Music
Incorporating audience suggestions, The Fictionals Comedy Co. and The Radical Improv Comedy look back at the unique local events, celebrities and secrets that made New Westminster the beautiful city it is today
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Christmas Presence 2018
The un-slickest Christmas show in town, jam-packed with songs and stories for the holiday season
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Little Mountain Improv
Weekly shows from all star improv people in Vancouver BC!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Noche Blanca '18
Noche Blanca 14th Edition Tuesday, Dec 18
Vancouver | Studio Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party
Noche Blanca: Vancouver Salsa Tuesdays
Noche Blanca 14th Edition Merry Xmas !! and wear something White the week before Xmas.. this night will be Studio Nightclub 919 Granville St. Bring your friends and dance the night away...!!
Vancouver | Studio nightclub | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Dance