Merry Christmas and to all, we wish you great entertainment and fun filled activities to come through this week and into the New Year! While much is closed today, there’s still plenty of festive fun to partake in during this week.
Cirque: Cirque du Soleil ECHO the new and unique production, continues until January 5, 2025 under the Big Top at Concord Pacific Place
Orphan: For it’s annual holiday extravaganza, Gateway Theatre presents Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, the award-winning musical adaptation of the classic Dickens novel, is on the Gateway Mainstage until January 4th

Cinders: Laugh, sing, shout along to Metro Theatre’s Cinderella: A Traditional British Pantomime the annual family favourite panto comes to the stage for the 39th edition until January 5, 2025
Hood: Beautiful Trout Lake in East Van is the tranquil home to Robin Hood and the Merry-Thems but the dastardly Prince Ken has other plans—privatization! That’s the setting for Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto: Robin Hood running to January 5, 2025 at The Cultch – York Theatre
Laughs: There’s still a few days left for the laughs with The Improv Centre’s holiday hijinx Merry/Happy/Jolly the audience takes control to suggest the setting, antagonist, love interest, until December 28 at The Improv Centre Granville Island
Queens: December 28th, “The Queens of Christmas” take the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage with a brand-new edition of the internationally acclaimed The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show! Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme bring another year of fabulous spectacle, whip-smart comedy, brand new songs, and annual favorites.

Festival: CONTACT Winter Music Festival returns for its 13th anniversary, December 27-28, 2024, at the Vancouver Convention Centre, with an line up featuring headliners Seven Lions and deadmau5 with Eli Brown, James Hype, Netsky, Armnhmr, Max Styler, Bijou b2b Nostalgix, Seb C, Joanna Magik, Steph Tsunami, Jaemo and more
Rivals: Saturday at Rogers Arena Vancouver Canucks play host to their Pacific Northwest Rivals Seattle Kraken
Steel: The legendary comedic rock act, Steel Panther brings their Let’s Get Toasted 2024 tour to the Commodore Ballroom on Sunday December 29
St Paul’s: Take a stroll to view the annual Lights Of Hope campaign bringing in much needed funds for the hospital. Stroll past, enjoy the lights, donate to Lights of Hope, Sponsor a Star, or purchase a Hope at Home Star.
Heritage: Until January 3, 2025, Burnaby Village Museum brings history to life with Heritage Christmas welcoming guests to wander the museum’s 10 acre venue taking in all the seasonal entertainment, demonstrations and activities, and traditional lights and decorations, stop to grab a bite at the new Mai’s Café
Country: Visit Thunderbird Show Park, BC’s premier equestrian show park, until December 29 for Christmas In The Country a new family-friendly holiday event with the main indoor riding arena and a festive winter dome decked out in holiday lights, décor and displays.

Bridge: Until January 19, 2025, Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park illuminates the park with hundreds of thousands of lights turn the coastal rainforest into a glittering fantasy forest, that you can walk high above on the transformed Treetops Adventure, and across the twinkling Cliffwalk.
Trees: Until January 1, stroll the Canadian Trail West Promenade and North Point of Canada Place beneath the Sails of Light, take in the heritage Woodward’s Windows and the Avenue of Trees at Christmas at Canada Place
Hollywood: Capture your own Christmas scenes at a unique Hollywood-style film backlot as Martini Town Merry & Bright opens for the season tonight, bringing a winter wonderland straight out of a Hallmark Christmas movie until January 5, 2025
Lafarge: Metro Vancouver’s largest free Christmas light display, Coquitlam’s Lights at Lafarge continues to illuminate the lake until late February, with the 1.2km trail glowing with even more lights, enjoy food vendors, arts activities, live entertainment and performances throughout the season.
Lake: Lights by the Lake – Harrison Hot Springs’ enchanting holiday display transforms the 2km lakefront stroll into a magical world of lights highlighting the local wildlife and the elusive Sasquatch – wondrous weeping Christmas trees and old-fashioned lamp standards grace the village square Plaza, with custom built light displays.
Garden: More than one million lights adorn the magical 15 acre Van Dusen Festival of Lights, stroll along the lake trails to take in the Dancing Lights, wander through themed gardens, and explore the new interactive mycelium installation, and a display inspired by the Great Bear Rainforest of BC.
Bright: Until January 4, 2025, Bright Nights in Stanley Park remains open by donation to experience millions of lights twinkling throughout the plaza on foot. Food vendors offer selections of comfort food to enjoy as you stroll around the plaza taking a selfie with a firefighter, visit Santa’s workshop and enjoy the live entertainment.