The dark winter nights are about to get a lot brighter as Metro Vancouver lights up for the Holiday season. The city’s brightest and most festive displays are opening soon to the public, here’s a list of light displays to enjoy the twinkle of the Holiday Season: (note many are closed Christmas Day) Sparkle Brighter…
Christmas Concerts To Make Spirits Bright This Holiday Season
The holiday season and music go hand in hand, and this year has plenty of seasonal concerts to lift the spirits as we make the yuletide bright! This year, Canadian legend Tom Jackson kicks off the season at Massey Theatre and it wraps up at home with Early Music Vancouver’s Digital Concert Hall presentation of…
Lumiere Festival 2022 invites audiences to #DreamTheFuture
We’re just one week away from the opening of the re-envisioned Lumière Festival, illuminating the city from November 17 to November 27. The 2022 festival features an expanded footprint across Downtown Vancouver shining a light on local artists to brighten the dark city nights. This year’s festival theme, Dream the Future, weaves the elements of…
12 Christmas Craft Markets & Holiday Fairs to Shop Local Artists, Crafters & Makers
As our year’s strange weather jolted us quickly from the warmth of summer, to winter snow, we’ve just as quickly realized the Holiday season is upon us! The season starts of with a superb selection of returning Christmas Craft Markets and Fairs to help with your local holiday shopping. As crafters, artisans and makers…
Picks of the Week – November 9, 2022
This week, please take a moment to honour the fallen as we highlight Remembrance Day concerts around the region, along with plenty of other picks of the week. Ceremonies: While many November 11th Remembrance Ceremonies are again by invitation, Vancouver’s Victory Square and Victoria’s service at the BC Legislature will be broadcast live on Global…
3rd Annual IndieFest returns in-person November 16-27
The third annual IndieFest returns for 2022, with its first fully in-person festival bringing 14 events to venues around Vancouver, over 11 days. Taking place November 16-27, the festival showcases new and genre-defying musical performances, highlighting the stories and people that have been overshadowed by history and tradition. From modern opera, new music, and Indigenous…
Soweto Gospel Choir stops in Vancouver & Victoria
This weekend, the three-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Vancouver and Victoria for the only two Canadian stops on its North American tour. Presented by Caravan World Rhythms, the group will perform their new concert, “HOPE: It’s Been a Long Time Coming” on Saturday, November 12 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver and…