Just five more sleeps until Santa makes his rounds, in between your last-minute shopping, here’s a few picks of the week to keep you entertained.
Icing: The Vancouver Canucks play host to St Louis on Thursday at Rogers Arena
Solstice: The Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is transformed into an illuminated wonder for the 24th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival on Thursday evening.
Acrobat: The stunning Cirque du Soleil Kurios, Cabinet of Curiosities continues under the Grand Chapiteau at Concord Pacific Place
Snow: Until January 6th, help Snow White and the Seven Dwarves evade her Evil Stepmother in East Van Panto at The Cultch York Theatre
Twinkle: Light up your nights with the Festival light displays all around Metro Vancouver; Lights of Hope, Canyon Lights, Bright Nights, Heritage Christmas, Glow Christmas, Lights at Lafarge all bring a little Christmas Spirit.
Festival: Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival makes its debut on Friday, bringing dozens of Chinese lanterns, throughout the 14 acre PNE site.
Stage: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s dramedy The Day Before Christmas is onstage at the Goldcorp Stage until Sunday, while fan favourite Onegin remounts the Arts Club, Granville Island Stage, until December 31st and Disney’s Beauty & The Beast is already extended until January 13th.
Dickens: From December 7 – 24th, the Holiday Classic, A Christmas Carol comes to life onstage at Gateway Theatre in Richmond.
Narnia: Carousel Theatre, invites families to step through the wardrobe as C.S Lewis’ The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe comes to the stage until December 31st.
Carols: The 25th Anniversary of the VSO’s Traditional Christmas at St Andrew’s Wesley this weekend and in various venues throughout the month
Drag: The Christmas Queen is back to ruin Christmas for Vancouver Theatresports League and on Saturday nights, anything can, and will happen, when Vancouver drag diva the Unstoppable Connie Smudge joins the stage, it’s two queens for the price of one at Christmas Queen Drag Race.