Early Music Vancouver (EMV) has announced the return of LUMEN Festival, its annual winter concert series powered by the light of music to brighten the dark days of February. Taking to the stage to end the month, the 2026 festival features two performances: the exuberant ensemble Ruckus Early Music plays Christ Church Cathedral on February 27, 7:30pm, while…
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Picks of the Week – February 4, 2026
The Groundhogs have delivered mixed messages this week, but one thing for certain is there’s more great entertainment coming along with these picks Lights: The illuminations keep glowing at one of Metro Vancouver’s largest light displays, Lights at Lafarge at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park keep glowing until February 16th making a perfect place for a Valentine’s stroll….
The Oldest Profession comes one-night only to the Vancouver stage
The Oldest Profession, the acclaimed podcast hosted by Kaytlin Bailey is coming to the stage. February 1st, join the comedian, sex worker rights advocate, and host for a one-night only stop at LanaLou’s Restaurant in Vancouver’s Eastside. Blending stand-up comedy, storytelling, and meticulously researched history, The Oldest Profession expands on Bailey’s critically praised work reclaiming…
Arts Club Remembers The Golden Anniversaries
The Arts Club Theatre Company Granville Island Stage is taking a trip to the cottage, presenting The Golden Anniversaries by Mark Crawford, the writer of Bed and Breakfast and The Birds and the Bees. On stage until February 15th, this Vancouver premiere is only the play’s second ever production, following its 2024 debut in Ontario. Without spoilers, The…
Picks of the Week – January 28, 2026
Already, we are wrapping up the first month of the year but the great winter picks of the week keep on going Lights: The illuminations keep glowing for another few weeks at one of Metro Vancouver’s largest festive light displays, Lights at Lafarge at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park until February 16th Bridge: As February comes, romance…
Run Barefoot In The Park at Metro Theatre
Until February 14, Metro Theatre presents Neil Simon’s Barefoot In The Park, the story of four days in the life of a newlywed couple. In the early 1960s, Corrie and Paul Bratter have been married for 6 days. Up five flights of stairs (six if you count the stoop) to the top of a New…
The Cultch Warrior Festival Rises Again For 2026
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…