The Cultch battles through winter with its second annual Warrior Festival, calling audiences to all three Cultch stages from February 11 – March 29. The Warrior Festival celebrates artists who are reclaiming space, rewriting narratives, and advocating for justice, inviting audiences to be part of something bigger than entertainment. For its second festival, six fierce and funny shows…
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Recirquel’s Paradisum Thrills in its North American Premiere in Vancouver
DanceHouse Vancouver & The Cultch bring their annual collaboration of contemporary circus, Paradisum from Hungary’s Recirquel to Vancouver Playhouse, until January 24. A breathtaking display of strength, agility and grace, intertwined with contemporary dance, Paradisum moves swiftly between the acrobatic acts making beautifully creative use of modern circus apparatus; aerial pole, hoop, and straps, as…
Picks of the Week – January 21, 2026
Unlike the recent fog, January is swiftly moving along and filling the calendar with plenty of picks to entertain audiences. Lights: For another few weeks one of Metro Vancouver’s largest festive light displays, Lights at Lafarge keeps the illuminations on at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park until February 16th Premiere: The Vancouver Playhouse welcomes the North American premiere…
The 16th Hot Chocolate Festival Warms Hearts until February 14
The 16th annual Hot Chocolate Festival is underway now, warming hearts and cups around the region until February 14, 2026. Cafes from Nanaimo to Langley, bake shops from Sea Island to Squamish, bistros from Burkeville to Burquitlam are serving cozy cups of comforting cocoa at over 100 locations in 234 creative variations of the sumptuous hot chocolate….
Art & Cuisine Pair Perfectly with PuSh Festival and Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2026
Experience a feast for the senses as both Dine Out Vancouver Festival (January 21-February 8) and PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (January 22-February 8) begin this week, bringing the city world-class performing arts and a bounty of prix fixe menus. To take advantage of both festivals to make your date nights special, here’s few PuSh Festival performances with nearby…
BIG BANG Festival Comes Back for Family Day Weekend
This Family Day weekend, the second BIG BANG Festival returns to the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, for another day filled with musical adventures for young audiences. While BIG BANG Festival welcomes children from 5 years of age, this is no ordinary kids’ event. Founded in Belgium by Zonzo Compagnie 2010 and growing to nineteen cities around…
The 41st JCC Jewish Book Festival connects Community & Authors
The 41st JCC Jewish Book Festival once again brings the community together with fascinating writers from across Canada, USA, Australia and Israel, February 21 to 26. Ahead of the Festival, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver welcomes to pre-fest events; Open, Sesame!with cookbook author Rachel Simons on February 8 and Photography: Witness in Our Community…