Metro Vancouver events on February 23, 2024

February 23, 2024

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Father Tartuffe: An Indigenous Misadventure By Herbie Barnes

A New Spin On A Timeless Comedy

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

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

Vancouver Sevens

The 2024 Vancouver Sevens will mark the 9th time the tournament has visited Vancouver, and the second year in a row that the event will feature concurrently run women’s and men’s tournaments

Vancouver | BC Place | 9:45 am to 9:00 pm | Sports

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

Earlybird RV Show & Sale

The annual 4-day RV Show is back and better than ever with 120,000 square feet for you to explore and find your next memory-making adventure.

Abbotsford | Tradex | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

Send Me No Flowers

George Kimball is a healthy middle-aged man with a beautiful home and a happy marriage. The problem? He is a raving hypochondriac!

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Gracie by Joan MacLeod

Gracie is a one person show written by Siminovitch Prize-winning and legendary Canadian playwright Joan MacLeod

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Arts Club Presentation of Made in Italy By Farren Timoteo

Made in Italy is a celebration of music, food, and family that’s so delightful you won’t soon fuhgeddaboudit

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

pARTy@PdA: Fun with Paper

Gather friends and engage your imagination in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. Supplies and instructions are included!

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts

Big Jay Oakerson: Just For Laughs Vancouver

Big Jay Oakerson is one of the most beloved and easily recognizable comedians working today

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me – Just For Laughs Vancouver

Catherine Cohen is best known for her hit Netflix comedy special The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous, which premiered earlier this year

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Mipso

MODO-LIVE and Programme present Mipso with special guests

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

pARTy@Place des Arts: Fun with Paper

Join artist Mariana Frochtengarten to explore innovative and unconventional forms of woven paper art. Using photographs, image manipulation, watercolour paints and poetry, create an artwork that intertwines different aspects of your life

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

Open Stage by North Delta Centre for the Arts

Entertain and be entertained. Share the stage with a variety of singers, musicians, poets, actors and dancers in this intergenerational monthly evening

Delta | North Delta Centre for the Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Vieux Farka Touré

Genius guitarist returns to his roots to explore the traditional blues of Mali

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Sangria Burlesque Productions Presents For You, Lover: An Intimate Night Of Glamorous Burlesque

Indulge in the allure of For You, Lover—an intimate, lavish, and glamorous Burlesque affair crafted for the perfect date night

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

The Wilds By Wonderheads

One man’s love takes him further than he ever thought possible...

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Endless Love: A Firehall Fundraiser

You are invited to join us for a special evening toasting both the legacy of Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and the Firehall's 42nd year of bringing the performing arts to the Downtown Eastside

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

ANII (AFTERLIFE)

Enigmatic, emotional, and exciting. These are the 3 words that come to mind when describing ANII

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

Non-Stop Disco Party at Fox Cabaret

Join us for an evening of vintage dance music as we put four to the floor in tribute to disco glamour from the 70s-00s

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party