Metro Vancouver events on November 30, 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

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

Gulf of Georgia Cannery: Steveston Festival of Trees 2025

The Steveston Festival of Trees is back this holiday season! From November 29th, 2025 to January 4th, 2026, visit the historic Cannery as it is transformed into a winter wonderland

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

The Season at Surrey's Holiday Light Festival. Noel Surrey Bright Nights

The magic of Bright Nights joins Noel Surrey for the ultimate Christmas celebration. Explore incredible light displays, family fun, rides, meet & greets with holiday characters, music, and more — all included with your ticket

Surrey | Cloverdale Fairgrounds | 10:00 am to 11:30 pm | Family

Presentation House Theatre: Baking Time

It’s a recipe for pure joy! Expect baking antics, lively music, and lots of opportunities for the audience to safely join in on the fun

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

United Players of Vancouver presents The Cricket on the Hearth

This charming Christmas tale, more beloved in its day than A Christmas Carol, has all the wit and humour of a classic Dickens story bubbling with music, song and fairytale magic, and let’s not forget: a singing Cricket!

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

UBC Oriana & Vox Choirs

UBC’s Vox and Oriana choirs invite you to an intimate evening of beautiful choral music in Barnett Hall, showcasing a vibrant and diverse repertoire for treble and lower voice ensembles

Vancouver | Roy Barnett Recital Hall | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free

Broadway Musical: MJ The Musical

Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to you as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical

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

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

Vancouver Recital Society presents Maciej Kułakowski - cello and Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula - piano

These two wonderful young performers are alumni of Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in London and have given stellar performances together at Wigmore Hall

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra

Step into the warmth of the season with Chez Nous – Elektra’s festive celebration where timeless Yuletide melodies meet bold new sounds

Vancouver | Pacific Spirit United Church | Music

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

Burnaby: Opera on a Sunday Afternoon

Experience an enchanting afternoon filled with your favorite operatic arias, duets, and trios, performed by the exceptional young talents from the Burnaby Lyric Opera

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

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

28th annual Lights of Hope

Lights of Hope is one of St. Paul's Foundation's largest community fundraising campaigns. This year’s lights will shine bright from November 27, 2025, to January 02, 2026

Vancouver | outside of St. Paul’s Hospital | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Family | Free

Vancouver Christmas Karaoke Trolley Tour

Join our Christmas Karaoke Trolley Tour for a jolly ride across our beautiful Vancouver, singing along to some Christmas classics. This ticket does NOT include admission to the VanDusen Festival of Light

Vancouver | Pickup/Dropoff by Canada Place | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Party

Hero's Welcome: Boot Scootin' Sundays

It’s time to dust off your boots and get gussied up for Boot Scootin’ Sundays! Join us for a night filled with dancing, country music and all-around good times

Vancouver | Hero's Welcome | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Dance

UBC Opera: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte is a whimsical opera that blends fantasy, comedy, and adventure

Vancouver | Old Auditorium | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera