Metro Vancouver events on November 22, 2025

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Satellite Exhibition with Connection Salon

The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival showcases the work of visual artists outside of mainstream art institutions

Vancouver | The Gathering Place Community Centre | 9:00 am to 7:45 pm | Exhibition

Sam Carter Applied Art + Design Polygon First Nations Art Exhibition

Mark your calendars for a captivating art exhibition featuring works by recipients of The Polygon Award in First Nations Art and the Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design!

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

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist

This exhibition is the first major solo exhibition of Haida artist Kihl ‘Yahda, Christian White

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair

Back for its 41st edition in 2025, one of Vancouver's biggest and best holiday markets returns for the festive season

Vancouver | Dunbar Community Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair

Exhibition Abbas Akhavan: One Hundred Years.

Taking up notions of suspended time, Abbas Akhavan’s exhibition One Hundred Years contends with temporal halting and how time is represented in narrativized spaces

Vancouver | Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. NDN Giver

This exhibition marks the solo curatorial debut of BRG’s Assistant Curator, Amelia Rea (Haida)

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition. Otani Workshop: Monsters in My Head

Monsters in My Head is the first solo presentation in North America of work by Japanese artist Otani Workshop

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

2025 Steveston Christmas Craft Fair!

You are cordially invited to the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair! With over 100 vendors, you'll have your holiday shopping done in no time

Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

Coquitlam Heritage - Old Threads, New Stitches: Open Studio

Our Senior in Residence Mei Choi will be at the Museum doing open studio hours on November 15 and 22, from 12pm-3pm. Come see her exhibit about the techniques and storytelling associated with upcycling clothing and have a chat with her

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Firehall Theatre: Between Breaths

Inspired by a true story from Newfoundland, Between Breaths is a profound play that sails through Dr. Jon Lien’s life’s work saving whales trapped in fishing nets

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Metro Theatre - Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

In this witty and wise sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon put a spotlight on the forgotten Bennet sister, Mary.

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto: West Van Story Presented by the Cultch

A West Van crew. An East Van gang. One wild holiday romance in the middle of a dance battle and a housing crisis. It’s East Van Panto: West Van Story – where love gets weird and the rent’s still too darn high!

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Performing Arts

Surrey Tree Lighting Festival

Surrey Tree Lighting Festival is the City of Surrey’s premier holiday event. Every year, the City invites residents to watch Mayor and Council “flip the switch” to light the City’s 60ft Christmas Tree

Surrey | Surrey Civic Plaza | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family | Free

Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown.

New Westminster | Hidden Wonders Showroom | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Harry Potter Forbidden Forest Experience in Vancouver

Harry Potter™: A Forbidden Forest Experience invites you to walk into the depths of a dark woodland and discover fantastic beasts and iconic wizarding world moments illuminated like never before

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 4:45 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

NOTEBOOK ♫♫ ♫ 2025

Join us for 2025’s edition of groundbreaking experimental music and performance art from local and international artists

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

The Improv Centre: Theatresports™

Two teams of highly skilled improv comedians vie for the laughs and support of audience judges. A high-energy, fast-paced and good-natured competition that will leave you wanting more

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy