Metro Vancouver events on January 22, 2024

The 14th Annual Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival

Home of the Original Hot Chocolate Festival, we are excited to announce 12 new vendors this year and have over 160 flavours spanning 10+ neighbourhoods across Greater Vancouver

Vancouver | Vancouver Metro Area | 6:00 am to 11:59 pm | Food / Wine

Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2024

Canada’s largest food and drink celebration returns for its 22nd year with more restaurants than ever before!

Vancouver | 6:00 am to 11:59 pm | Food / Wine

Welcome to the Robson Square Ice Rink!

This winter, renew a classic Vancouver tradition and enjoy some old-fashioned fun. Robson Square’s outdoor skating rink is open, so celebrate winter in style with skating in the heart of downtown Vancouver

Vancouver | Robson Square Ice Rink | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Street Food City in Downtown Vancouver

Vancouver's original street food festival is back for its 12th year outside the Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free

Ken Foster Art Show at Off the Rails Brewing

A few beautiful Ken Foster paintings that are being prepared for sale at the free admission art show at Off the Rails brewing in January

Vancouver | Off the Rails Brewing | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Ice Skating to the North Vancouver’s Shipyards Rink

North Vancouver’s impressive 12,000 square foot skating rink in The Shipyards is set to open again this December and it’s free for all

North Vancouver | The Shipyards | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

Wishing Tree Lighting Ceremony

Come and celebrate the opening of Shine Bright New West, with a lighting ceremony for the Wishing Tree in Moody Park!

New Westminster | Moody Park | 3:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Family

Shine Bright Downtown

Celebrate the holidays in New Westminster’s historic Downtown with lighting installations for folks from all backgrounds

New Westminster | Hyack Square and throughout Downtown | 4:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Family

Lights at Lafarge

Produced by the City of Coquitlam and presented by Coquitlam Centre, Lights at Lafarge is Metro Vancouver’s largest free outdoor winter lights display

Coquitlam | Lafarge Lake at Town Centre Park | 4:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Family | Free

MRG Live presents Sunny War With Chaya Harvey

Sunny War is a Folk-Punk musician Based in LA

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

PuSh Festival 2024: because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it)

With his semi-improvisational, trance-like movement renowned across the globe, Rakesh Sukesh explores racism, representation and their effects on body, mind and our relationship to art.

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

PuSh Festival 2024: BLOT – Body Line of Thought

We are sweat, muscle and microbiome. Dancers, salt and bacteria combine to redefine how we see our physical selves and, in turn, our interconnectedness.

Vancouver | Left of Main | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Dance