February moves to the first long weekend of the year – a triple whammy with St Valentine’s Day, Family Day and the start of Lunar New Year season coming together for a melting pot of entertaining picks
Lights: There still time to catch the illuminating Lights at Lafarge at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park before they dim for another year, take your Valentine for a stroll by the glow of the lights, until February 16th
Bridge: Until February 22, romance is in the air, and Love Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park has the perfect spot for a date night, explore the illuminations around the park then check out the dining and activities.
Barefoot: A New York newlywed story, Neil Simon’s beloved romantic comedy, Barefoot in the Park, a witty, inside peak at a pair of newlyweds’ first week of marriage and the love, compromise, and the humour found in learning how to live together, plays until February 14 at Metro Theatre
Porter: New Westminster’s Anvil Theatre presents a Valentine’s Day celebrating iconic music with a spectacular musical review You’re The Top: The Cole Porter Songbook on Film and Live featuring the Laura Crema Sextet, Saturday, February 14, at 7:00 pm.
Sip: The 16th annual Hot Chocolate Festival is underway now, warming hearts and cups around the region until February 14, with over 100 locations in 234 creative variations of the cozy cups of comforting cocoa.
Destination: Continuing until February 28, Destination Downtown Vancouver brings activities, exploring and a contest all together. Go on a Lit Word search around downtown, lace up your skates at the Robson Square rink or hunt for the Lit Up Animals to win prizes.
Love: Fan the flames of LOVE Month at The Improv Centre on Granville Island, with hot hot hot fan favourite shows and interactive games from the past years aimed at making your dates, romantic or platonic on your February date nights.
Molten: Treat your sweet with a chocolate treat. Before taking off at Flyover on Awaken Canada or Legendary Iceland visit the Flying Whale Waterfront Cafe for an Icelandic Molten Mocha, a tiramisu-flavoured white hot chocolate, available until February 14 as part of the Hot Chocolate Festival
Lunar: Celebrate the Year of the Horse with the array of activities from Lunarfest 2026 until February 28 including Lantern City displays, Film Screenings around town and Arts & Crafts and Lantern Making workshops at Granville Island this weekend
Cottage: Come to the Cottage until February 15 with The Arts Club’s The Golden Anniversaries at Granville Island Stage, Glen and Sandy Golden visit their lakefront where they have celebrated the last 49 wedding anniversaries but is their 50th, Golden?
Murder: The Arts Club previews its production of Dial M for Murder Jeffrey Hatcher’s new adaptation of the classic psychological thriller by Frederick Knott. until March 8 at the Stanley BFL CANADA Stage
Bang: This Family Day weekend, February 15th, the second BIG BANG Festival returns to the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, for another day filled with musical adventures for young audiences.
Mounties: The Vancouver Opera season hits the halfway mark with Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte, the all-Canadian comic opera plays at Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two more performances, Thursday February 12 and Sunday February 15
Photo: Emily Cooper
Folk: February 14 to March 8, The Firehall Arts Centre produces and presents the world premiere of Tracey Power’s House of Folk: A Lost Canadian Folk Show, set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk music revival, it take audiences back to a time when coffeehouses were filled with song and spirit of the decade.
Warrior: The Cultch battles through winter with its second annual Warrior Festival, calling audiences to all three Cultch stages from tonight, February 11 until March 29.
Matriarch: The Dance Centre and O.Dela Arts presents the eighth annual Matriarchs Uprising Festival opening Family Day, February 16 running until 21 with a celebration of contemporary dance by Indigenous women from Canada and Australia
Carousel: Family Day weekend is filled with fun as Carousel Theatre for Young People presents its 1st Annual Family Forward Festival. Families of all kinds are invited to gather on Granville Island from Saturday, February 14 to Monday, February 16 for a weekend of by-donation events, plays, documentaries, live music, drag, storytelling and dance parties, there’s something for everyone.
Buffalo: February 16 – 23, Gateway Theatre Studio B presents Where Have All the Buffalo Gone? The Axis Theatre Company production for young audiences portrays the magic of Métis music and storytelling in a powerful journey weaving together love and centuries of history from the celestial origins of the stars to the heartbeat of the Riel Resistance and into the present day.
Birds: Family Day has gone to the birds! The BC Bird Trail has a fun, free and educational family activities with self-guided birding adventures across the province.
Rap: Will luck be with him when Indonesian rapper Rich Brain brings his Where is my Head? 2026 World Tour, to The Vogue Theatre on Friday the 13th of February
Rock: Nova Scotia rockers The Trews – The Bloody Light Tour brings their outstanding 20 years of experience to the stage at Commodore Ballroom on Friday February 13
Metal: Saturday, February 14 Rogers Arena welcomes Swedish Grammy-winning power metal band, Ghost, brings its Skeletour World Tour to Vancouver
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.
Colours: Richmond Art Gallery presents major new group exhibition, The Chromophiliacs, until April 5 – featuring major works by Diyan Achjadi, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan, Charlene Vickers, and Jan Wade, alongside new commissions by Maru Aponte, Sandeep Johal, Yaimel López Zaldívar, Laura Meza Orozco, Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo, and Malina Sintnicolaa
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
River: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art prepares to present the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth: the visual languages that connect us, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun, on display until February 14, 2027
Rest at Jocko River (2026) Artist: Paige Pettibon