The Holidays are jingling ever closer, with more festive entertainment picks delivered each week!
Merry: Merry & Bright at Martini Town – the Langley-based outdoor film set which appears in many popular films and TV shows has been meticulously transformed into a festive holiday hometown for your picture perfect visit until December 31
Shipyards: Until Christmas Eve, Shipyards Christmas Market, brings over 140 unique vendors, European cuisine and great gifts to the seasonal surroundings of The Shipyards in Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver with Santa’s Chalet, skating rink, community tree, Hot Chocolate, Mulled Wine, Schnitzel & more festive treats.
Orphan: Gateway Theatre’s annual holiday spectacular brings Annie to the Mainstage from December 11 to January 3, 2026
Weird: The second weekend December 12-14, of The Weirdo’s Market bringing the delightfully offbeat holiday tradition to Russian Hall for an electric showcase of art, oddities, fashion and design brilliance.
Market: The 15th Anniversary Vancouver Christmas Market, once again fills Jack Poole Plaza festive cheer, live entertainment, European eats, and artisan delights to shop, dine and listen with until December 24.
Santa: Take off with Flyover in Vancouver to take off for the North Pole on a magical ride as you Soar With Santa, across Canada and to his Polar workshop, featuring its original Canadian adventure until January 4
Latin: Latincouver presents Feliz Natal Christmas Market on December 13 at the Latin Plaza Hub in Gastown., a community Christmas market bringing together local vendors, handmade crafts, holiday gifts, clothing, food, and Christmas music
Panto: Held over by popular demand until January 11, 2026, the sure sign of the Season plays The Cultch as Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto: West Van Story opens this week at The York Theatre – the story of Romeo and Juliet told East Van style is now held over by popular demand until January 11, 2026
Village: Until January 2, visit the Festive Village presented by Concord Pacific at Burnaby Village Museum – free entry to the heritage village Christmas or add-on at ticket to ride the famed carousel
Hallelujah!: The traditional holiday choral event Early Music Vancouver: Handel’s Messiah plays two shows this weekend; December 12 at Richmond’s Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church and December 13 at The Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver.
Solstice: December 10 and 11, Music On Main: Music for the Winter Solstice fills Heritage Hall on Main Street with an enchanting evening of festive sounds
Lake: One of Metro Vancouver’s largest festive light displays, Lights at Lafarge continues to illuminate the lake at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park until February 16, 2026
Harp: The Winter Harp Annual Christmas tour takes the classical, Celtic troupe takes its festive sounds around the region, playing tonight December 10 at St Andrew’s-Wesley United, December 12 for two shows at Alix Gooden Hall in Victoria, and December 13 at The Port Theatre in Nanaimo and other stops around Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland
Elf: Sunday, grab a ‘Buddy’ and head to The Rec Room Granville for the first a unique festive event – Elf-Eat Along – guests are invited to experience the holiday classic Elf like never before with menu items served in sync with Buddy the Elf’s most iconic moments from the film, creating a fully immersive dining and movie experience.
Sitcom: Until December 30, the festive season’s new show at The Improv Centre, ‘Tis The Sitcom is an improvised version of a never before seen sitcom about a group of friends living in the big city navigating festive dilemmas – complete with commercial breaks, seasonal TV moments, and plenty of laughter.
Women: At the Arts Club Granville Island Stage until January 4, 2026, the coming of age story of friendship, romance, loss, and personal discovery, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is told in a creative new telling way from the author’s point of view.
Puppets: Running until December 14 at The Arts Club Olympic Village Stage, A WONDERHEADS Christmas Carol brings the acclaimed full-mask, physical theatre troupe the WONDERHEADS to the stage in a creative reimagining of Dickens’ holiday classic. Without any dialogue, Ebenezer Scrooge’s wondrous Christmas Eve is brought to life with dazzling masks, 10-foot-tall puppets, a mesmerizing original score, and astonishing stagecraft.
Bells: Friday December 12, at The Annex, the Ukrainian Canadian Advocacy Group(UCAG) invites the Vancouver community to experience the beauty of the Ukrainian Christmas tradition of the 2nd Annual Carol of the Bells as well the premier of a new jazz suite by acclaimed composer Taras Luka, “The Soul of Ukrainian Christmas” with proceeds supporting the UCAG.
Pucks: December 11th the Buffalo Sabres visit Rogers Arena to take on hosts Vancouver Canucks
Box: Saturday, the box covers the ice as National Lacrosse League’s Vancouver Warriors host the Las Vegas Desert Dogs
Krishna’s: December 13th at The Annex, Time Will Tell Arts Society, in partnership with Vancouver SaPaSa, SangeetaMaruti Arts Academy and Layaa Rhythmic Arts, presents Madhavan Geetam “Krishna’s Flute”, an evening of South Indian dance presented bringing together a multigenerational and multicultural live ensemble of music and dance artists to explore the originality, beauty and depth that Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music offer
Nuxalk: Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, ongoing at MOA is the world premiere of on display until January 5, 2026.
NGN: Continuing until January 25, 2026 the world premiere of NDN Giver at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art a look at consider how the act of giving is tied to identity, responsibility, resistance, and renewal, curated by the gallery’s Assistant Curator Amelia Rea in her solo curatorial debut.
Haida: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere of the retrospective exhibition Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist running until February 1, 2026.
Photographer: Take a glimpse through the lens of an iconic 20th century photographer as The Polygon Gallery presents Lee Miller: A Photographer at Work (1932–1945) on display until February 1, 2026
Gibson: The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum – The Gibson – Simon Fraser University’s new culture hub – features an inaugural group exhibition, Edge Effects, showcasing 15 acclaimed Canadian artists until February 15, 2026
Enemy: The Vancouver Art Gallery presents Enemy Alien the first major solo exhibition and retrospective of works by documentary photographer Tamio Wakayama, on display until February 22, 2026
Sustainability: MONOVA’s Feature Exhibit ‘Are We There Yet? The Sustainable Transportation Journey’ exploring the ever-evolving landscape of urban transportation in North Vancouver until March 1, 2026
Tibet: On display until March 29, 2026 at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC (MOA), discover the world premiere exhibition of Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images, curated by Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura, MOA Curator, Asia, in collaboration with Tibetan-Canadian community members and artists, the bilingual exhibition reimagines Tibet and its future through the perspectives of the Tibetan-Canadian community
Mother: Until March 29, 2026, The Museum of Anthropology at UBC (MOA) presents the world premiere of Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother an exhibition featuring a varied collection of naaxiin (Chilkat) weavings and their digital translations.
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Border: On view until May 30, 2026, The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford presents Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–U.S. Border / Perspectives sur la frontière Canada–É.-U., an ambitious exhibition that looks at the history of the 49th parallel that separates Canada and the US, and its lasting impacts on Indigenous communities