’twas the week before Christmas and all through the city, entertainment was brewing with plenty to see
Lights: Find some festive feels as you brighten up the longest nights of the year with any of the many Christmas and Holiday illuminations around Metro Vancouver like – Bright Nights, Van Dusen Festival of Lights, Heritage Christmas, Martini Town and more
Jazz: Tonight, Jazz at The Anvil: A Holly Jolly Jazzy Christmas brings the Tom Keenlyside Quartet and featured vocalist, Angela Kelman, for an evening of swinging Christmas songs and traditional classics with the all star band, at New West’s Anvil Theatre.
Harp: The Winter Harp 30th Anniversary Christmas Tour makes wraps up this week with a visit to St Andrew’s Wesley United Church in downtown Vancouver on December 21st
Date: It’s the final few date nights for Tightrope Theatre’s Blind Date, the spontaneous, anything-can-happen theatre experience features one actor and one audience member combining for a memorable ‘blind date’
Ice: Start off the Holiday weekend at Rogers Arena as Vancouver Canucks play host to San Jose Sharks on Saturday night
Comedy: Wrapping up December 23rd, The Comedy Department brings laughter and holiday cheer to the Vancouver’s The Show Cellar on Saturdays with Holiday Comedy Rumble: Every Elf for Themselves.
Fair: The 2023 PNE Winter Fair brings another Festive season filled with activities; skating or bumper cars on the Tim Hortons Ice Rink, lights, the Holiday Express train, visit Candy Cane Lane for something sweet and much more until December 23rd
Narnia: There’s only a few days left to step through the wardrobe at Pacific Theatre. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis’s beloved classic finds Peter and Lucy Pevensie are all grown-up… but only until December 23rd
Market: Until December 24th, Vancouver Christmas Market welcomes more than 90 artisan huts, a lively line-up of holiday entertainment – performing on the Flying Stage from Vancouver’s only Christmas Pyramid – and Christmas Carousel.
Walking: Ann Mortifee’s Reflection on Crooked Walking is a Juno Award-nominated family musical tells the tale of four people who find themselves the only ones left awake, surrounded by sleeping townspeople at the Firehall Arts Centre until December 24
Improv: Putting the hilarious in the holidays, The Improv Centre Back to the Holidays pays homage to Back to the Future and A Christmas Carol, and explores holidays of the past, present, and future, until December 24th
Moms: Until December 31st, the brilliant Mom’s The Word Collective return to The Arts Club Granville Island Stage with a remount of their heartwarming and hilarious hit Mom’s The Word: Talking Turkey
Buddy: Watch the Story Of Buddy the Elf on his expedition from the North Pole to New York City when Elf: The Musical plays at The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre until December 31st
Snow: Carousel Theatre for Young People’s Snow White is not your traditional Snow White, this clever twist on the beloved fairy tale is a two-actor take that’s irresistibly playful and oh-so smart runs until December 31 at Waterfront Theatre,
Fairy: Until December 31, Gateway Theatre brings the Tony Award-Winning timeless tale Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, bringing another captivating, creatively crafted musical adaptation to the stage for its annual Christmas feature.
Art: Until December 31st , the Richmond Arts Coalition in partnership with the Richmond Art Gallery, is pleased to present the fifth edition of ArtRich a juried exhibition featuring fifty emerging and established artists from Richmond, the Lower Mainland, and nearby communities to exhibit together and celebrate local talent.
Panto: On stage until January 1st, Metro Theatre brings Vancouver its 38th annual traditional English Panto, Sinbad! by Ellie King to the stage for a swashbuckling, swinging good time for everyone in the family
Beauty: The holiday tradition is back! East Van Panto Beauty & the Beast finds bright, business-minded Belle has always been different from other kids growing up on the Drive – at The Cultch York Theatre until January 7th
Peace: Celebrate the era of peace and love and protest while admiring the new Disco Nap collection created by Olivier Salvas Artiste on display at Bean on Hastings, 175 West Hastings Street until January 31, 2024