BC Events

The Vancouver Christmas Market returns to Jack Poole Plaza – home of the Olympic Cauldron – November 22 – December 24, 2017. The city’s signature yuletide celebration offers its largest festivities to-date, with more than 75 huts stuffed with sweets, treats, and treasures. Wander the market’s winding alleys and discover authentic German delicacies: sizzling sausages,...

Glow Christmas Light Gardens & Market is bringing the holiday magic to the Fraser Valley. This massive, indoor Christmas event includes 4 holiday-themed light gardens, a stunning 210 ft. light tunnel, and a huge Christmas market with food, beverages, and local pop-up shops.

Bright Nights in Stanley Park is back for another year of amazing light displays, family friendly activities and Christmas Market! On now to January 6th!

Celebrate the holidays in Wesbrook Village. Our horse and carriage rides will jingle through the streets from 11am-2pm. Our unique Holiday Balloon Display is back too so take photos of the balloons and share on social with #WesbrookHoliday and @WesbrookVillage for a chance to win some goodies for the season! The Wesbrook Community Centre’s Holiday...

Join in on the festive cheer and holiday shopping taking place at the upcoming Walnut Road Elementary Holiday Market. Everything from handmade items to the best in direct sales ensures there will be something for everyone. Shop a variety of 40+ vendors, enter the raffle and 50/50 draw, and enjoy the bake sale, concession, kids...

The Vancouver Santa Claus Parade is back to bring the holiday spirit to downtown Vancouver and raise awareness for the Vancouver Food Bank

The 3rd annual UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities Film Festival explores the representation of disability in film. This year we’ve partnered with the National Film Board to present a 2-hour program of short films and conversation from the early public broadcast films of the 1960s to now including the world premiere of Inclusion...

Receiving 1,153 festival entries from 88 countries and regions across the world, GPIFF is bringing a visual feast to film lovers this December. Compressed by 19 feature-length films and 33 short films from 25 countries and regions, the programming contains 39 narrative films, 5 animations and 8 documentaries. *A selection of screenings will be followed...

This event is a fundraiser for North Surrey Secondary Dry Grad 2018 and is open to the entire community. No artistic ability or experience is necessary although this event is most appropriate for adults and teens; no childcare will be provided. Every participant will paint this beautiful picture on a 16”x20” canvas. All materials and...

Join Rabbi Shmuly Hecht of Chabad Okanagan for the Festival of Lights at the Greater Vernon Museum & Archives Thursday December 14th from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. The Hanukkah festivities open to everyone include making a Hanukkah craft, enjoying Hanukkah music, and sampling traditional latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). A special viewing of a...

Warm up inside the tropical dome while enjoying exotic birds, lush gardens and our holiday light display produced by MK Illumination. Find all the hidden penguins in our holiday-themed scavenger hunt. Enjoy evening city views and lit fountains at Queen Elizabeth Park. #HolidayHeights

New to this year’s Out of the Cold is a free neighbourhood Christmas Market from 3-8pm. Bring family and friends of all ages to stroll the booths, enjoy holiday treats and purchase quality good from local artisans and businesses, all for a good cause! There will be music, drinks, snacks and more! Following the craft...

New to this year’s Out of the Cold is a free neighbourhood Christmas Market from 3-8pm. Bring family and friends of all ages to stroll the booths, enjoy holiday treats and purchase quality good from local artisans and businesses, all for a good cause! There will be music, drinks, snacks and more! Following the craft...

New to this year’s Out of the Cold is a free neighbourhood Christmas Market from 3-8pm. Bring family and friends of all ages to stroll the booths, enjoy holiday treats and purchase quality good from local artisans and businesses, all for a good cause! There will be music, drinks, snacks and more! Following the craft...

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Vancouver Polish Film Festival (October 19-21, 2018) annually presents the newest and most interesting Polish films. From its inception, the festival is organized with the support of Simon Fraser University. This year’s 7TH Vancouver Polish Film Festival will have a unique atmosphere since we are also celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence. In...

Sunday September 9th 11:00am – 6:00 pm at Ambleside Park, West Vancouver. Salmon BBQ, Dining/Beverage Garden, Stewardship Exhibits, Kids Park, 14K Run, Coho Swim, Tent-Talks with environmental seminars and Main Stage with The Hot Mammas, Soulmates, Stonebolt and featuring “The Fab Fourever” Beatles tribute band. Free event to raise funds for salmon conservation initiatives and...

The 56th annual Vancouver International Boat show comes back to BC Place and Granville Island Jan 17 - 21!

Ring in the Lunar New Year at events across Vancouver and Richmond this February! Enjoy a Spring Festival parade through Chinatown full of colour and dance, walk along the lantern-lit paths of Dr. Sun Yet-Sen Garden, and have your fortune told by a feng shui master at the River Rock Casino Resort. Just a few...

Course “Medical Device Software: An Incremental Approach to Risk and Quality Management” has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant’s RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: Engineers are dedicated to making things work, so a focus on how they might fail and harm someone can seem alien. Managing...

Tap your feet and clap to the beat of French Canada at Fort Langley National Historic Site’s annual winter festival. Enliven a grey January weekend with the unique folklore and culture of the voyageurs and fur traders who lived at 19th-century Fort Langley. Join our fur trade wedding, learn to play spoons, brush up on...

New Year’s celebration isn’t quite over. Come celebrate Ukrainian New Year (Malanka). There will be great food, entertainment, and dancing. Bring a group of friends. Make new friends. There will be a limited amount of tickets available so purchase them early to avoid disappointment. Call 604-254-3436 to purchase your tickets.

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival hosts its less-formal, night-time weekend series, Club PuSh, at two venues in 2018: the Fox Cabaret in Vancouver and the Anvil Centre in New Westminster, January 20 to February 3. Spend an evening alongside artists and art-lovers while taking in your choice of eight shows ranging from the hip...

Maple Ridge Lapidary Clubs 60th Anniversary presenting The First Rock and Gem Show in BC for 2018 is on this weekend. 2 floors filled with: Jewelry and Carvings, Demonstrations, Displays, Crystals, Fossils, Rocks, Geodes, Minerals, all from around the world in rough/natural form and/or polished. Raffle sales until Sun 2pm, Live Auctions 2pm daily, hourly...