The peak of holiday shopping is fast approaching! Big box stores throw on big sales to entice shoppers, but how can smaller retailers steal attention and entice people to shop local this season. Local shops give customers something a website can’t fully reproduce: the chance to see products, ask specific questions and leave with the…
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10 Holiday Illuminations to Lighten Up, Brighten Up & Cheer Up the Season!
With a new time-zone comes new lights! As our evenings aren’t as long as past years, it’s a great time to get out an enjoy the twilight twinkle of some of the festive displays of Christmas lights illuminate the holiday season. All around Metro Vancouver lights are switching on, eaves, trees and gardens glitter with…
Shop Local at the 2026 Christmas Craft Fairs and Holiday Markets
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – or is it? The Season of shopping can deliver joy, but also stress and strain, not only on your wallet but also your mental state! Get around that by making shopping an adventure and experience. Like a great treasure hunt, searching the aisles and stalls of…
MOA presents the Canadian Premiere of From the Deep opening November 19
Opening November 19, The Museum of Anthropology at UBC (MOA) presents the Canadian premiere of From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson. On display from November 19, 2026–March 29, 2027, From the Deep is American artist Ayana V. Jackson first major institutional exhibition, making its first touring stop at MOA,…
Find a Feast of a Fundraiser for Team Canada Bocuse d’Or
It’s an unforgettable feast for the senses as Team Canada Bocuse d’Or Fundraising Reception Vancouver, comes to the Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver Grande Ballroom on Sunday, November 1. Enjoy an evening of fun, food and fantastic world-class dishes created by acclaimed Chefs such as L’ Abattoir’s Jasper Cruickshank, Top Chef Canada competitor Felix Zhou,…
30th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl returns with P.A.R.T.Y Festival Preview, from November 5-28
Eastside Arts Society (EAS) invites visitors to celebrate the 30th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival from November 19–22. The pearl anniversary festival finds more than 525 artists across Vancouver’s Eastside Arts District, bound by Columbia St., 1st Ave., Victoria Drive, the Waterfront, and E Hastings St., opening their studios to…
Big Stuff brings Big Emotions to Arts Club
Canadian comedy duo Naomi Snieckus and Matt Baram bring Big Stuff to the Arts Club Theatre Company Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre until November 1st. Coming off a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning the International Fringe Encore Series Edinburgh Prize, real-life couple Snieckus and Baram, with co-creator, director Kat…