As the holiday season draws near, we paused to pay remembrance to our veterans this week. There’s still an opportunity to commemorate Remembrance Day with Chor Leoni: Remembrance, a digital concert streaming until November 16th, with RSVP.
Craft: A sure sign of the holidays is on the horizon, the annual Circle Craft Holiday Market, Western Canada’s largest craft sale, returns November 11-16 at Vancouver Convention Centre with 300 all Canadian artisans, makers and designers.
Market: It’s time to raise your stein and celebrate the 15th Anniversary of The Vancouver Christmas Market, returning to Jack Poole Plaza from November 13 to December 24, this year’s Market packs in even more festive cheer, European eats, and artisan delights.
Percussion: Celebrating over 30 years of beats, STOMP returns to Vancouver for four performances only at Queen Elizabeth Theatre from November 14 to 16.
Ice: A triumph of theatre, don’t miss the stellar production of Disney’s Frozen The Broadway Musical, now playing at The Arts Club Stanley BFL Canada Stage, until January 4, 2026.
Austin: The holidays have begun at Metro Theatre as the beautifully festive, romantic comedy Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley continues the story of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, following the lesser-mentioned middle and unmarried Mary Bennet until November 29
Festival: The 25th Chutzpah! Festival returns November 12-23 bringing together another stellar lineup of fan favourites and newly found gems showcasing music, theatre, comedy, dance, and storytelling from local, national and international artists through a multicultural Jewish lens from the festival hub at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre at the JCC
Effect: Until November 23, at Progress Lab, Rumble Theatre & ITSAZOO presents The Effect an immersive, fly-on-the-wall co-production from Emmy Award winner Lucy Pebble, taking a look inside a clinical trial where two volunteers test a dopamine-regulating drug under observation; as doses rise and attraction intensifies, the line between authentic feeling and chemical manipulation blurs.
Whale: At The Firehall Arts Centre until November 23, Between Breaths is inspired by a true story from Newfoundland, relating Dr. Jon Lien’s life’s work of saving whales trapped in fishing nets.
Writers: Western Gold Theatre brings Gertrude and Alice to the PAL Studio Theatre until November 23, the story sees Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas recount their forty-year relationship; their famous salons where the who’s who of artists gathered, including expatriate writers Ernest Hemingway, Sherwood Anderson and Ezra Pound; and Alice’s devotion to Gertrude’s genius.
Glitch: The newly renamed Glitch Theatre (formerly Realwheels Theatre) present its first production, Faye’s Room, a moving exploration of neurodivergent solidarity, intergenerational bonds, and internalized ableism, at Vancity Culture Lab until November 23.
Culture: Eastside Arts Society’s Eastside Culture Crawl 2025 Preview Exhibition featuring juried works from 78 artists at Pendulum Gallery, The Cultch Gallery, and Alternative Creations Gallery on display until November 30
Force: Saturday the Commodore Ballroom welcomes JUNO award-winning band, Sloan – A Tour de Force to the stage
Super: Saturday, November 15 BC Place roars to life with the 2025 World Supercross Championships with Fan Zone at Terry Fox Plaza starting at 1pm, preceding the FIM WSX Championship Canadian Grand Prix starting at 6pm
Folk: Saturday, The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts the acclaimed Indigenous JUNO award-winning artist Aysanabee, The Way We’re Born Tour
Transform: Urban Ink’s Sixth TRANSFORM Festival presented in collaboration with The Cultch, wraps up November 14-15 at Vancouver Playhouse, the biggest and boldest Festival yet, features an all-star lineup of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists across multiple disciplines, breaking boundaries through collaboration and experimentation.
Country: Rogers Arena welcomes Zach Top’s Cold Beer and Country Music Tour with special guest Jake Worthington on November 15
Burning: Vancouver Burning Man community presents its Official Burning Man Regional Decompression event, Dustcovery Yesterday’s Tomorrow is a one night extravaganza, with multiple stages, fantastical art, theme camps, performances, food trucks, and more
Nuxalk: Ongoing at MOA is the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, on display until January 5, 2026.
NDN: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of NDN Giver, 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, the exhibition runs until January 25, 2026.
Photo: 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 from November 7, 2025 to February 1, 2026
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.
Gallery: 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
Alien: 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,
Transport: 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