Metro Vancouver events on February 15, 2020

Family Day Weekend Festival by Cypress Mountain

Come join us for a weekend of epic family festivities!

West Vancouver | Cypress Mountain | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family

International Association of Professional Congress Organisers General Assembly & Annual Meeting 2020

With high-quality keynote lectures, interactive workshops, social events, and offsite experiences inspired to ignite leaders in Next Generation Leadership.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Fan Expo Vancouver 2020

We can hardly wait to celebrate three days of science fiction, comic books, film, television, horror, fantasy, animation, pop culture, and so much more.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Birding Walks

Join a local naturalist and see diverse birds of Surrey. You'll see Surrey’s diverse habitats and get to know your local parks

Surrey | Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve Park | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free

Window Gallery: Carved Out And Stitched Together

An Indigenous Artist’s Journey of Learning, Creating, and Holding Space for Herself and Others. Artwork by Adele ᒪᐢᑿ ᐃᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau

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

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

New Works from Jupiter Brahms and Deanna Fogstrom

urban life’s energy, colour, patterns and identity

Vancouver | The Cultch | 10:00 am to 10:00 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

Remembering Vancouver 2010

Winter Olympics 10 year anniversary celebration at MOV!

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

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 4:00 pm | Exhibition

Community Science Celebration: Fort Nelson

Discover the science happening all around you at the Fort Nelson Community Science Celebration

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:30 am to 4:00 pm | Show

Family Day Fun by West Richmond Community Centre

Bring your family and enjoy activities such as arts and crafts, giant games, a bouncy castle, and more!

Richmond | West Richmond Community Centre | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free

A Windmill Theatre Company (Australia) Production: BEEP

A beautiful story about unexpected friendship, finding where you fit, and learning how to mix things up a little. In Mort’s Village everything has its place, every day is the same and everyone likes it that way

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Kids

Family Day Geocache Treasure Hunt

Go on an outdoor treasure hunt to try geocaching!

Surrey | Redwood Park | 11:00 am to 2:30 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Love & Libations at Township 7 Vineyards & Winery

Share the love of sparkling wine with your valentine February 15 & 16!

Langley | Township 7 Vineyards & Winery | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Food / Wine

Under the Rainbow Family Weekend: Flight of the Hummingbird

“Here is the story of the great forest that caught on fire”. The Flight of the Hummingbird is based on an indigenous parable from the Quechuan people of South America

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Film

Exhibition: Out of Concealment

Out of Concealment will be a solo exhibition featuring the work of Haida artist, performer, activist, and lawyer Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

What We Bring With Us

The works of seven emerging Indigenous artists will be exploring the questions: What does it mean to be a guest in this territory in relation to Indigeneity?

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

BC Family Day with Indigenous Storyteller Joseph A. Dandurand

Join us Saturday, February 15 - The Bill Reid Gallery is celebrating BC Family Day with a day filled with family-friendly activities including a storytelling performance by Joseph A. Dandurand, button making and crafts

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Winter Festival: Skate for a Cause

Enjoy outdoor ice skating and more at the Winter Festival at Guildford Town Centre

Surrey | Guildford Town Centre | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family

Exhibition: The Artist's Studio is Her Bedroom

Steven Brekelmans, Justine A. Chambers, Brady Cranfield, Maura Doyle, Claire Greenshaw, Leisure (Meredith Carruthers & Susannah Wesley), Annie Macdonell, Erica Stocking, Damla Tamer

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

Indigenous-Made Monthly Matinee

Celebrate the rich, varied, and unique perspectives of Indigenous-made cinema!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Film | Free

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

CIPHER By Ellen Close and Braden Griffiths

Hipster noir meets conspiracy thriller

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Untold Want: Gruesome Playground Injuries

Childhood friends, Doug and Kayleen are kindred spirits who meet over the course of thirty years

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Performing Arts

Noises Off By Michael Frayn

Noises Off, hailed as the funniest farce ever written, treats audiences to a hilarious peek at a second-tier acting troupe performing a show

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

PuSh Festival 2020: Anywhere But Here by Carmen Aguirre with Shad

Anywhere But Here is a psycho-social-spiritual-physical journey based on the relationship to land

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

Th'owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish

Enchantment abounds in this deliciously dark Kwantlen First Nations fable suitable for all ages

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Studio 58 Presents - Urinetown: The Musical

In a city gripped by a severe drought, a large corporation holds a monopoly on all toilets and citizens must pay to pee!

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Musical

Under the Rainbow Family Weekend: Parents are a Drag

Join local drag queens Peach Cobblah & Isolde N. Barron for a drag dress-up spectacular!

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Film

Valentines Dinner At Backyard Vineyards

On Friday, Feb. 14th and Saturday, Feb. 15th, we invite you to join us for a romantic evening filled with local wine, delicious food and soulful music

Langley | Backyard Vineyards | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

Monstercat Uncaged: Origins

Journey into another world and uncover the breathtaking mystery of Monstercat’s origins.

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Geoffroy

Montreal-based singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Geoffroy makes a point, in both life and music, to weave a tale with his words; one that asks audiences to dig deep

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Lucky Chops

High-energy brassy funk band on tour in support of their new, self-titled album

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

February/March Exhibitions at the Place des Arts

Drop by the free opening reception for three new shows: Blind Contour Homage Series, oil paintings by Marlene Lowden; The Human Landscape, various mediums by Suite E Life Drawing Society; The Endless Braid…, acrylic paintings by Clarissa Banos

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Friday Night Dance

Drop-in Lessons and Practice Dances

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

A Special Valentine Show in Joey’s Company

A Special Valentine Show - Ms. Joey Albert is an Original Pilipino Music (OPM) Icon who was born in the Philippines

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Tentacle Tribe: GHOST

An exhilarating breath of fresh air. Six of Montréal’s best street dancers immerse themselves in the mysterious mechanics of breathing, and interpret its life-giving rhythm

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Dance

Fort Night Improv

A stacked cast of Vancouver Improv Comedians are coming to Langley to perform Saturday Nights!

Langley | Bez Arts Hub | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Forget Me Not - Ronnie Burkett

100 people, 100 puppets, a secret location, and the one and only Ronnie Burkett!

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini

Chase away the February blues with The Barber of Seville, a feast of frivolous fun. Enjoy Figaro’s mischievous escapades as he assists Count Almaviva in prising the beautiful Rosina away from her lecherous guardian, Dr. Bartolo

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:40 pm | Opera

Tentacle Tribe & New Works: Ghost

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Of The Fields, Lately by David French

This play follows the fortunes of the Mercer family, ex-pat Newfoundlanders living in Toronto. Son Ben returns after a long absence to attend his aunt’s funeral, only to discover that his father has recently suffered a heart attack

Langley | Langley Players Drama Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

VSO POPS: Classic Albums Live - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

This is it — every Beatles fan’s dream — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band live, with full band and orchestra, performed exactly as it was originally recorded

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Talking Sex on Sundays - A Firehall Arts Centre production

On the first Sunday of every month Margot and her friends always host a theme party. What happens when Margot decides to kick it up a notch by having a Sex Toy Party?

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

Studio 58 Presents Urinetown: The Musical

In a city gripped by a severe drought, a large corporation holds a monopoly on all toilets and citizens must pay to pee!

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Vancouver New Music presents crys cole & Oren Ambarchi

crys cole and Oren Ambarchi return to Vancouver for this special double bill concert. Each will perform a solo set featuring music and themes from their recent and upcoming album releases

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

Theatre Series: Kim's Convenience

A corner store comedy by Ins Choi. This hilarious and touching debut play inspired the hit TV show of the same name

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

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

Straight White Men By Young Jean Lee

Contemporary Comedy. An explosive evening of male bonding

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

First Impressions Theatre: Forever Plaid

A quartet of male singers takes a detour to heaven on the way to their first big concert. They posthumously take the stage for one final gig in this goofy, nostalgic celebration of the 50s

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

JFL NorthWest, Vancouver's Just For Laughs Festival presents Middleditch & Schwartz

Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley, Godzilla: King Of The Monsters) and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation, House of Lies) perform a completely improvised show!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Psyko Punkz

Psyko Punkz makes his return to #Vancouver for our special FREE RSVP Valentines event

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Monstercat Uncaged Afterparty with mystery guest & Kill The Noise

Journey into another world and uncover the breathtaking mystery of Monstercat's origins. Join us at the largest Monstercat event to date as we present a brand new audiovisual experience exploring our world like never before

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 10:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Party