Metro Vancouver events on December 7, 2019

32nd annual Christmas at Canada Place

This holiday season, join us for the 32nd annual Christmas at Canada Place, presented by the Port of Vancouver

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

2019 Santa Shuffle 5K Run & Elf Walk - Vancouver

The Santa Shuffle is a 5km Fun-Run and 1km Elf Walk for all ages and skill levels. The Vancouver Santa Shuffle is held in Stanley Park, starting and finishing at Lumberman's Arch

Vancouver | Lumberman's Arch | 8:30 am to 10:30 am | Active Life / Health

Christmas Boutique

Place des Arts annual Christmas Boutique features beautifully handcrafted items by local artisans. Take the time to find one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market | Free

Magic of Christmas by Langley: Breakfast with Santa

Breakfast with the jolly old elf himself! Join us for some crafts, face painting, a magic show and of course breakfast

Langley | Douglas Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Family

Art After: Reconciling Art And Motherhood

This series acknowledges the tension that exists between the roles of artist and mother. Bridging the gap between creative aspirations and physical reality, artist Denise Gasser embraces the interruptions that typically hinder the creative process

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Emily Carr

This installation in the Gallery’s 1st Floor Rotunda reflects Emily Carr’s direct engagement with and great affection for British Columbia’s landscape—for her, a site of artistic and spiritual inquiry

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Handmade Heritage: Traditional Hand Sewing for Christmas

Before the turn of the 20th century, Christmas ornaments were handmade. Learn how to sew basic stitches to create your own beautiful ornaments made out of felt for the holiday season!

New Westminster | Irving House | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Kids

Gingerbread Village 2019

Vote for your favourite gingerbread house, as designed by members of your community.

Surrey | Central City Mall | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Gingerbread Village at Central City

The 3rd annual Gingerbread Village contest hosted by the Downtown Surrey BIA is back!

Surrey | Central City Shopping Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Offsite: Erwin Wurm

Offsite: Erwin Wurm is the 19th installation in the Gallery’s ongoing Offsite series. Offsite is located at 1100 West Georgia Street between Thurlow and Bute Streets, west of the Shangri-La Hotel

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

Betty Huff Christmas Craft Fair

Shop for one-of-a-kind items at Betty Huff's First Annual Christmas Craft Fair.

Surrey | Betty Huff Elementary School | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad Events

Join a community of youth volunteers who protect and care for our urban forest.

Surrey | Hazelnut Meadows Community Park | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Nature / Animals

Winter Treasures - Exhibitions

Shop local this holiday season! The Port Moody Arts Centre presents our 5th annual Winter Treasures Artisan Market, a boutique-style show featuring locally handcrafted gifts, art, décor, and fine crafts suitable for holiday gift-giving

Port Moody | Port Moody Arts Centre | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market | Free

Canada Life Tiny Tots: Holiday Hooray!

Hooray, hooray, we’ll have fun in the snow today! Sing-along to frosty favourites while you move along with miniatures from “The Nutcracker,” “Babes in Toyland” and other sparkly holiday classics. Featuring a brass trio

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Music

Exhibition: Transits and Returns

Transits and Returns presents the work of 21 Indigenous artists whose practices are both rooted in the specificities of their cultures and routed via their travels

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

Exhibition: Cindy Sherman

This important exhibition explores the development of Cindy Sherman’s work from the beginning of her career in the mid-1970s to the present day

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

Winter Gift Gallery

We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping. Buy from local artists and help support the arts in your community

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

Seasonal Watercolour Greeting Cards

Learn about a variety of techniques such as creating pattern, quick and simple impressions, wet on dry and wet into wet, as well as finely detailed realism

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Visual Arts

Christmas at the Cannery - Festival of Trees

Steveston Festival of Trees, from December 1 to 31, inside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Vancouver Gem & Mineral Show

Western Canada’s largest Gem show is featuring 100+ of the best gem, mineral and jewellery vendors from across Canada

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries

Drawn primarily from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection, Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries focuses on artwork from the first half of the twentieth century by women artists based in British Columbia

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

Take flight with Birdly®! at the Science World

Have you ever dreamed of flying? Soar to new heights with Birdly®, an immersive virtual reality experience at Science World

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Show

Exhibition: ArtRich 2019

This is the third bi-annual juried exhibition presented in partnership with Richmond Arts Coalition and Richmond Art Gallery. ArtRich 2019 provides an opportunity for emerging and established regional artists to exhibit together

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pet Pop in the Science World

Pet Pop is a series of pop art portraits of old dogs and fat cats by Pete Thorne, Toronto's premiere pet photographer

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Brunch with Santa

The holiday's are about family and food. Come join us for our annual Brunch with Santa event

Richmond | Hamilton Community Centre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Family

Breakfast with Santa

Celebrate with breakfast, crafts, a gift and a visit with Santa

Richmond | East Richmond Community Hall | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family

There is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art at Museum of Vancouver

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Breakfast with Santa by Cambie Community Centre

Celebrate with breakfast, crafts, a gift and visit with Santa

Richmond | East Richmond Community Hall | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family

Crescent Beach Pop-up Gallery

Enjoy a variety of artwork from a mix of artists at Beecher Place from now until December

Surrey | Beecher Place | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts

Vikky Alexander: Extreme Beauty

Vikky Alexander: Extreme Beauty is the first retrospective of this notable Canadian artist whose work interrogates the mechanisms of display that shape meaning, beauty and desire in our culture

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

88 Dogs and 1 Cat in the Science World

Do people look like their pets? Or... do pets look like their owners?

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Wild Things: The Power of Nature in our Lives at Museum of Vancouver

The Museum of Vancouver and Nature Vancouver proudly present the illuminating exhibition, Wild Things: The Power of Nature in Our Lives

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

VSO Tiny Tots: Holiday Hooray

Hooray, hooray, we’ll have fun in the snow today! Sing-along to frosty favourites while you move along with miniatures from “The Nutcracker,” “Babes in Toyland” and other sparkly holiday classics. Featuring a brass trio

New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 10:00 am to 12:15 am | Kids

Exhibition: Robert Rauschenberg 1965-1980

Drawn primarily from the Gallery’s collection, Robert Rauschenberg 1965–1980 explores the artist’s experimental, radical approach to artmaking

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

Jazz in the Mews

Join us for some jazz inside our Lobby area Saturday and Sunday mornings with a full slate of local musicians, including Asheida and Friends, John Pippus and Friends, the Lawless Firm, Paul Talbot, the Soda Crackers, Stringz Aloud, and Rain City Swing

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Music | Free

Miracle on Church Street – Fort Langley's 1st Outdoor Christmas Market!

Miracle on Church Street is premiering this year as a non-profit traditional outdoor Christmas market celebrated over two weekends

Langley | Miracle on Church Street | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

KIDS’ MOVIE Aat The Roundhouse: Frozen

Come to the Performance Centre for a fun free movie with your neighbours!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Film

Heritage Christmas Craft Fair at Britannia Shipyards

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site is hosting the third annual Heritage Christmas Craft Fair on December 7th.

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

Vancouver Christmas Market 2019

A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market features more than 80 huts of authentic German sweets, treats, and treasures

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre - Jack Poole Plaza | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Market

Exhibition: Olivia Whetung - Sugarbush Shrapnel

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the first solo exhibition in a major public institution of Chemong Lake based Anishinaabe artist Olivia Whetung

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

Exhibition: Echoes

Join us for the Exhibition for Echoes at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Coquitlam Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert

Join the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra for their holiday concert!

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Show

WINTER holidays at the Roundhouse

Celebrate the holiday season at the Roundhouse, featuring photos with Santa, cookie decorating, and spectacular festive outdoor lighting

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 12:00 am to 4:30 pm | Family

Steveston History Hunters Scavenger Hunt

Children are invited to explore some of Steveston's historic sites on a scavenger hunt across the village. Enter for your chance to win a prize at one of the participating locations once you have completed the hunt

Richmond | Steveston Tram | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Kids | Free

How Dogs Sense the World

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like through the eyes of a dog? Is it really true that dogs can hear a lot better than we can? What would life be like if your nose was as sensitive as the nose of a dog?

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Lecture

Exhibition: Sreshta Rit Premnath

For his first solo exhibition in Canada, Sreshta Rit Premnath will develop new work

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

Dundarave Festival of Lights. Dundarave Nativity & Paddle Songs

The Dundarave Festival brings you Christmas as you’ve never seen it before, fabulously festive and absolutely free in the Festival Longhouse and Nativity Pavilion

West Vancouver | Dundarave Park | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family

A Victorian Christmas at London Heritage Farm

Celebrate a Victorian Christmas exploring the heritage house and learning about the London Family story

Richmond | London Heritage Farm | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Christmas Tree Festival at the Museum of Surrey

Walk the museum to see trees custom decorated by Cloverdale businesses and vote for your favourite!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Christmas Cheer at the Irving House

Enjoy live Christmas music with a variety of performers in our parlour and make a small decoration for one of the Irving House Christmas trees

New Westminster | Irving House | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts

Victorian Christmas Tea

Get in the holiday spirit by treating yourself to Victorian tea in Grandmother’s Room. Surrounded by the splendor of a Victorian Christmas, you will be served tea and traditional holiday treats

New Westminster | Irving House | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Buffalo Sabres @ Vancouver Canucks

The regular season game

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 12:30 am to 4:00 pm | Sports

Heritage Christmas by Burnaby Village Museum

Join in the festive fun at the Burnaby Village Museum! Bring Christmas memories to life!

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

Merry Makers

Be a maker family! Create festive stocking stuffers, hand-crafted ornaments or anything else the special people in your life might enjoy.

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Market

Winter Tram at Steveston Tram

Enjoy Winter Tram at the Steveston Tram with free family activities including crafts and festive refreshments

Richmond | Steveston Interurban Tram | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

A Victorian Christmas at London Heritage Farm: Wreaths

Create your own unique live wreath using fresh greenery, pine cones, ribbon around a wire wreath frame

Richmond | London Heritage Farm Society | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Workshop

Taste Vancouver North Van Shipyards Tour

While enjoying some great food and magnificent scenery learn all about Vancouver’s historic shipyard district that began with its discovery in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy At the Vancouver Playhouse

A Christmas wish comes true with catastrophic repercussions

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

A Christmas Carol presented by The Chilliwack Players Guild

Dramatized with flair and wit in a version first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Aurora Winter Festival

This November, the Aurora Winter Festival will expand to fifteen acres for its 2019 event, which has been relocated to Hastings Park in order to accommodate the expansion and take the festival to a whole new level

Vancouver | Hastings Park | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family

Cinderella The Panto

Christmas Panto at its best! Cinderella set to your favourite 70’s music

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

Victorian Christmas Evening

Experience an unplugged magical Christmas circa 1910

Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Karen Flamenco Winter Performance

Karen Flamenco Dance Company Karen Flamenco Dance Academy Fall Term Performance - Advanced - Intermediate - Elementary - Beginner - Clasico - Bata De Cola

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance

Dundarave Festival of Lights

The annual Dundarave Festival of Lights kicks off with a Christmas tree decorating beach party on November 30. On the four Saturdays leading up to Christmas, stop by for an afternoon of free concerts to spark your Christmas spirit

West Vancouver | Dundarave Park | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Canyon Lights: A Winter Lights Festival

Celebrate Canyon Lights, A Winter Festival November 22, 2019 to January 26, 2020. Re-capture the feeling of wonder and excitement of the holiday season and be amazed by the hundreds of thousands of lights throughout the park

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Songs in the Snow

Presented by the Steveston Historical Society in cooperation with the City of Richmond and the Richmond Arts Coalition, enjoy some of Richmond's most inspiring musicians performing holiday favourites

Richmond | The Steveston Museum - Town Square Park | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music | Free

VanDusen Festival of Lights

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

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

Tree Lighting & Holiday Shows

Holidays at Highstreet is here! Come celebrate with us at one of our five Holiday Shows

Abbotsford | Highstreet Shopping Centre | 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Show | Free

Heritage Building Light Display

Heritage Building Light Display, Evenings take a stroll through Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site and be dazzled by the heritage building light displays

Richmond | The Britannia Shipyard | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Teatro Intimo Del Flamenco

Live Flamenco Every Saturday On Granville Island

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance

Harrison Lights by the Lake

Get into the holiday spirit with the second annual Lights by the Lake! This free attraction will give you that warm Christmas feeling as you stroll along a Christmas light display down the waterfront of Harrison Hot Springs.

Harrison Hot Springs | Harrison Lake | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free

Deathmas Festivus III with Expain, The Mountain Man + many more

Deathmas returns to the Rickshaw! Come out and shred for a good cause. All proceeds go to The Greater Vancouver Food Bank

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 6:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Magic of Christmas by Langley: Parade

The Magic of Christmas Parade features over 50 entries consisting of festive floats, bands, decorated vehicles, carolers, dance troupes, and community groups

Langley | Fraser Highway | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

New West Craft Winter Night Market

New West Craft is thrilled to announce our fifth annual Winter Night Market. This event is taking place across two locations

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

Karaoke Christmas Lights Trolley Tour

'This the season to be jolly! Bring your family and friends this holiday on the Karaoke Christmas Lights Trolley tour to sing your favorite holiday carols, while visiting two of Vancouver’s most spectacular Light displays

Vancouver | Gray Line Westcoast Sightseeing | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

2019 Rhinestones & Angel Wings Gala

Enjoy an evening of dinner and dancing for a good cause this holiday season.

Surrey | St. Matthew's Parish Hall | 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Hello Victim w/ Una Mey and honeyvelvet

Band Members: Adam Wilson, Megan Emanuel, Spencer Daley

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Magic of Christmas by Langley: Tree Lighting and Caroling

Join Mayor and Council to light up the Langley City Christmas tree in McBurney Plaza, followed by Caroling and hot chocolate

Langley | McBurney Plaza | 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Family | Free

Celebrate the Season by Joy Vox Community Choir and Voce Destino

Come join Joy Vox Community Choir and Voce Destino at their Celebrate the Season concert

Abbotsford | Calvin Presbyterian Church | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

East Van Panto: Pinocchio

East Van Panto returns for a seventh year, welcoming back the creative team behind last year’s hit Wizard of Oz: playwright Marcus Youssef, composer Veda Hille, and director Stephen Drover

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

Story Party Vancouver - True Dating Stories

At Story Party you will hear true dating stories that will make you feel better because, let’s be honest, it could be worse. Story Party has played to sold out audiences in over 65 countries because the dating struggle is real worldwide!

Vancouver | Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

The “U Up?” Podcast

Helloooo and welcome to U Up Live! In this modern dating podcast, Betches Media co-founder

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Performing Arts

Langley Rivermen vs. Trail Smoke Eaters

Come cheer on the Langley Rivermen as they take on the Trail Smoke Eaters!

Langley | George Preston Recreation Centre | 7:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Sports

Just For Laughs; Danny Bhoy

Danny Bhoy is a Scottish comedian who has performed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden and the United States

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Lions Gate Sinfonia Family Christmas; Songs and Serenades with Sinfonia

Lions Gate Sinfonia Family Christmas - Part of the 2019/20 Season with founding Conductor and Music Director, Clyde Mitchell

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:20 pm | Music

Canadian Superstars: A Tribute to Michael Buble and Celine Dion

Moon Coin Productions Presents the ‘Canadian Superstars’ celebrating the music of Canada’s 2 biggest Stars, Celine Dion & Michael Buble’!

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Merry Kissmas – A Royal Wedding

Join us for seasonal mirth and merriment as the VTS Channel presents an improvised holiday romantic comedy. Merry Kissmas – A Royal Romance

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Live Nation BC presents: SYML & EXES

SYML will be performing at VENUE in Vancouver, BC on Saturday, December 7th

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Li Yugang - Lady Zhaojun

"Zhaojun Out of the Box" is a poetic dance drama that Li Yugang created over several years. Li Yugang appeared in Zhaojun and used various artistic languages ​​such as music and dance to tell the story of Zhaojun

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Raygun Cowboys with guests - Pat's Pub

The psychobilly punk rockers from Edmonton return to Vancouver! On tour in support of their new album, The Cowboy Code, out October 23. Don’t miss Raygun Cowboys rip it up at Pat’s Pub on December 7!

Vancouver | Pat's Pub & Brewhouse | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

FADO - The Saddest Music in the World

FADO is a tale of love and ghosts told through the saddest music in the world, Portuguese FADO.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

VSO Musically Speaking series: Trinks Conducts Tchaikovsky's Fifth

Featuring Constantin Trinks conductor

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

PSWE: Christmas Time Around the World

Tunes and traditions old and new (and maybe some we start ourselves) from the winter solstice.

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Salsa & Latin Dance Night with Alberto Gonzalez & Teresa Szefler

Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Dance

Pleasant Comedy at Our Town

On the first Saturday of every month, nice boy Colin Sharp brings top touring comedians from Vancouver and across the country right into the heart of Mount Pleasant

Vancouver | Our Town | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

The Attractions

The Attractions are a band comprised of four extremely talented musicians who love to play music

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Sick Individuals

We are pleased to announce the debut of SICK INDIVIDUALS at the Harbour Event Centre Saturday December 7th

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music