Hard to believe the new year is already two weeks old, and we’re fully racing into another year full of fantastically, entertaining picks.
Lights: Continuing to illuminate the dark winter nights, one of Metro Vancouver’s largest festive light displays, Lights at Lafarge keeps the illuminations on at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park until February 16th.
Bard: January 17, kick up your heals at A Celebration of Robbie Burns at Place des Arts in Coquitlam, join Fiddler, Rosie Carver, Celtic band Blackthorn, a special guest piper and Highland dance company the Wee Drams feature the musical traditions of Scotland and Robbie Burns’ songs and poems
Boats: Picture yourself sailing the 7 Seas at the Vancouver International Boat Show Canada’s second largest, returning to the waters of Granville Island and inside Vancouver Convention Centre West from January 14 to 18.
Reading: Winter nights are great for curling up with a good book, find inspiration for your 2026 reading list with The Vancouver Writers Fest Digital Festival on now until February 2
Mom: The Arts Club Theatre Company brilliant one-mom play, Burning Mom by Mieko Ouchi is on tour around the region. This week the motor home visits Surrey Art Centre January 14-24
N’Oasis: Saturday at the Commodore Ballroom, North America’s Tribute To OASIS – SuperSonic takes the stage for a tribute the peak of Britpop
Unreal: The Rickshaw Theatre welcomes the one night only Unreal City Festival featuring By a Thread, Hillsboro, Disruptions, Dusknote, The Hausplants on January 15th
Celtic: JUNO-nominated Nova Scotia Celtic folk sister-duo; Cassie and Maggie, play three shows at Kay Meek Arts Centre
Box: Friday night, January 16 catch the energy at Rogers Arena as NLL Vancouver Warriors play host to San Diego Seals
Rivals: Long time rivals Edmonton Oilers pay a visit to Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Saturday night January 17
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.
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