Metro Vancouver events on November 23, 2025

WinterFest at MOS

Step into the magic of the season at Winterfest at Museum of Surrey!

Surrey | Museum of Surrey | 8:00 am to 11:59 pm | Family | Free

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

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

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

Western Gold Theatre: Gertrude and Alice

By Anna Chatterton, Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja

Vancouver | PAL Studio Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

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

Glitch Theatre: Faye's Room by Alex K. Masse

Faye’s Room is a moving exploration of neurodivergent solidarity, intergenerational bonds, and internalized ableism

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Cultch Presents Burnout Paradise

Don’t miss the Canadian premiere of this delightfully delirious send-up of hustle culture from Pony Cam, an award-winning experimental collective of Australian theatre-makers!

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

Hansel & Gretel: The Panto

Full of catchy songs, outrageous characters, and classic panto fun, this hilarious twist on the beloved fairy tale is perfect for the whole family

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Chan Centre Presents The Zaniac Show: Magic, Juggling and Laughs

Join us and see why this two-time Guinness World Record holder was voted Seattle’s Funniest Physical Comedian

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Show

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

UBC Percussion Ensemble

The UBC Percussion Ensemble performs music for the vast spectrum of percussion instruments, including original works from the 20th century, transcriptions of familiar classics, and traditional dance music from Africa and Latin America

Vancouver | Roy Barnett Recital Hall | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free