Metro Vancouver events on February 21, 2024

The Lantern City 2024. Coastal Lunar Lanterns - ack Poole Plaza

Collaborating with Eastside Arts Society, Indigenous artists, Asian Canadian artists, and more, the upcoming 2024 lanterns are a sight to behold

Vancouver | Jack Poole Plaza | 8:00 am to 11:59 pm | Family

Heritage Week: Layer by Layer Treasure Hunt

Launched for Heritage Week and continuing to the end of spring break, we invite all ages to get out and experience local culture, layer by layer. Follow the clues along the North Shore Spirit Trail, explore the layered heritage of this place and have fun!

North Vancouver | North Van Arts | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

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

The Lantern City 2024. Pendulum Gallery

Collaborating with Eastside Arts Society, Indigenous artists, Asian Canadian artists, and more, the upcoming 2024 lanterns are a sight to behold

Vancouver | Pendulum Gallery | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family

Monsters of the Abyss at the Vancouver Aquarium

Discover Monsters of the Abyss, an all-new interactive exhibit where today's most famous and feared aquatic predators clash with their prehistoric ancestors!

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Love Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

Calling romantics of all ages! Take your date night to new heights with Love Lights, a love song of magical illuminated displays that take you through the entire Park

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Trips: Exploring Art & Artisans on Granville Island

Join Ferry Building Gallery staff for an exciting day of adventure and cultural exploration on Granville Island

West Vancouver | Ferry Building Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts

VMAA – Evolving Spaces: Transitional in Nature

We are celebrating a decade of the Vancouver Metal Arts Association and we are very excited to invite you to our biennial Juried Exhibition at the Craft Council of British Columbia

Vancouver | Craft Council of BC Shop & Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm | Visual Arts

Heritage Week at Steveston Tram

Travel back in time with a visit to Steveston Tram, at the entrance to the historic fishing village of Steveston

Richmond | Steveston Tram | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Heritage Week. TAIKEN: Generations of Resilience

Explore Japanese Canadian history and continuing heritage on the walls of the upper level at the Nikkei Centre

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | History | Free

The Lantern City 2024. šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square - We are a Family

Collaborating with Eastside Arts Society, Indigenous artists, Asian Canadian artists, and more, the upcoming 2024 lanterns are a sight to behold

Vancouver | šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square, North of the Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family

Poetics of Possibility

Presented by Vancouver Park Board Decolonization, Arts and Culture in partnership with the Roundhouse Society and the Spectacular Data Project

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Workshop

The Lantern City 2024

Collaborating with Eastside Arts Society, Indigenous artists, Asian Canadian artists, and more, the upcoming 2024 lanterns are a sight to behold

Vancouver | 12:00 am to 11:59 pm | Family

The Lantern City 2024. Forever Young - Ocean Artworks, Granville Island

Collaborating with Eastside Arts Society, Indigenous artists, Asian Canadian artists, and more, the upcoming 2024 lanterns are a sight to behold

Vancouver | Granville Island | 12:00 am to 11:59 pm | Family

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

Firehall Arts Centre. Chelsea Hotel: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen

A crowd favourite when it first opened at the Firehall in 2012 and went on to tour Canada, Chelsea Hotel is back

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical

Choir Boy By Tarell Alvin Mccraney

The Hit Coming-of-age Play Threaded With Rapturous Gospel Hymns

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing By Duncan Macmillan With Jonny Donahoe

Finding Joy In Life’s Intricacies

Vancouver | Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Shabaka // Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

The band leader of Sons of Kemet, the Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka & the Ancestors, Shabaka Hutchings is leading the way for the renaissance of British jazz

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Zarna Garg: Practical People Win – Just For Laughs

Zarna Garg is “One in a Billion”, and that’s not the just name of her first comedy special

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Bailen With John-Robert

Bailen Is An American Alternative Music Group Based In New York City. The Band Consists Of Fraternal Twins Daniel Bailen And David Bailen, As Well As Younger Sister Julia Bailen

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

CapU Theatre Series: Made in Italy

A musical coming of age in 1970s Alberta

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts