January Events in Metro Vancouver
byBetween New Year’s Day and Family Day in February, there aren’t too many big events and festivals in Vancouver, however there is still some fun to be had around the city. Theatrical productions, activities on local mountains, ice skating, food festivals, and much more listed below.
January Events in Metro Vancouver
Jump to: Sunday, January 1, 2017 to Sunday, January 8, 2017
Jump to: Monday, January 9, 2017 to Sunday, January 15, 2017
Jump to: Monday, January 16, 2017 to Sunday, January 22, 2017
Jump to: Monday, January 23, 2017 to Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Multi-Day Events
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Polar Bear Swims Vancouver, White Rock, North Vancouver, Delta & Fort Langley
Salute to Vienna
New Year Warm Polar Bear Swim, South Surrey
Lights at Lafarge
Bear Creek Park Christmas Train
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Robson Square Ice Rink Skating
The Arts Club Presents: Mary Poppins
Monday, January 2, 2017
Christmas Tree Chipping at UBC Botanical Garden
Lights at Lafarge
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Lights at Lafarge
Christmas Tree Chipping at UBC Botanical Garden
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Lights at Lafarge
Christmas Tree Chipping at UBC Botanical Garden
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Stab Your Friends! Intro Night
New Year’s Paint Party
Lights at Lafarge
Christmas Tree Chipping at UBC Botanical Garden
Friday, January, 6, 2017
Opening Night of Canada on Screen at the Cinematheque
Ellis Hall – Soul Unlimited
Lights at Lafarge
Christmas Tree Chipping at UBC Botanical Garden
Saturday, January 7, 2017
City of Vancouver Tree Chipping Events
Tree Chipping Events in Langley
Ellis Hall – Soul Unlimited
Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market
Lights at Lafarge
Christmas Tree Chipping at UBC Botanical Garden
Sunday, January 8, 2017
No Pants SkyTrain Ride
Mount Pleasant Tree Chipping Fundraiser
City of Vancouver Tree Chipping Events
Tree Chipping Events in Langley
Enchantment Theatre Company: The Firebird
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Lights at Lafarge
Christmas Tree Chipping at UBC Botanical Garden
Monday, January 9, 2017
Lights at Lafarge
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Puzzled Pint
DIY Craft: Found Material Windchimes
Lights at Lafarge
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Empire of the Son – Montréal
Lights at Lafarge
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Art Rental Show: Opening Night
Jazz Concert Series Presents: Dylan Cramer & Ron Johnston
Empire of the Son – Montréal
Lights at Lafarge
Friday, January 13, 2017
UBC Thunderbirds Winter Classic
Opening Night: Strong Female Character
STOMP
Empire of the Son – Montréal
Lights at Lafarge
Saturday, January 14, 2017
It’s My Wedding Show
Westin Bayshore Wedding Fair
Vancouver Gluten Free Expo
JP Maurice EP Release
Rogers Hometown Hockey, Larwill Park
Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market
Empire of the Son – Montréal
STOMP
Lights at Lafarge
Sunday, January 15, 2017
KidPreneur Market Day, Surrey
The Anxiety Show – Ep. 1, F**k Fat Shaming
MOVE with Janine’s New Year Ab & Booty Blaster
It’s My Wedding Show
Westin Bayshore Wedding Fair
Vancouver Gluten Free Expo
Rogers Hometown Hockey, Larwill Park
Classical Concert Series Presents: Sleep and Dreams
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
STOMP
Lights at Lafarge
Monday, January 16, 2017
Vancouver Opera Presents: MacBeth
PuSH Festival
Lights at Lafarge
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Women in Tech Event
Vancouver Opera Presents: MacBeth
Lights at Lafarge
PuSH Festival
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Cooking Class: Stock, Soup, Stew
Mozart & Bach w Diana Doherty, Terrence Tam and Lorraine Min
Vancouver Writers Festival: Incite
Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon 27
Jan Martens Sweat Baby Sweat
Vancouver International Boat Show
Taste White Rock Festival
Lights at Lafarge
PuSH Festival
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Tropical After Hours at the Vancouver Aquarium
Your Mortality is an Opportunity, Not a Problem
Vancouver Opera Presents: MacBeth
Celebrating Expo 67 with Maurice Guibord and Viviane Gosselin
‘A Plastic Ocean” Canadian Premiere
Jim Byrnes With Mainstreet Muze
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Mozart & Bach w Diana Doherty, Terrence Tam and Lorraine Min
Jan Martens Sweat Baby Sweat
Lights at Lafarge
Vancouver International Boat Show
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Friday, January 20, 2017
Vancouver Canadians Hot Stove Luncheon
We Know Nothing About Art
Chinese New Year Dinner, Surrey
Jim Byrnes With Mainstreet Muze
Places des Arts Speaker Series: Dr. Rick Dorfer
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Vancouver Motorcycle Show
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Mozart & Bach w Diana Doherty, Terrence Tam and Lorraine Min
Vancouver Opera Presents: MacBeth
Jan Martens Sweat Baby Sweat
Lights at Lafarge
Vancouver International Boat Show
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Vancouverite: A Comedy Show
Kits Wedding Show
Women’s March on Washington – Vancouver
Lougheed Town Centre: Lunar Festival: Year of the Rooster
Craft, Heritage, and Me
Mad Media Presents: Start-Up Weekend Intensive
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Vancouver Opera Presents: MacBeth
Vancouver Motorcycle Show
Lights at Lafarge
Vancouver International Boat Show
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Vancouver Recital Society: Winterlude
AME BC Discovery Day
Mad Media Presents: Start-Up Weekend Intensive
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Vancouver Motorcycle Show
Lights at Lafarge
Vancouver International Boat Show
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Monday, January 23, 2017
Greasy Spoon Diner Vol 23. featuring Mark Singson
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
New Year, New Composers
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
City Stage New West Presents: Shaw Shorts
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Théâtre la Seizième Presents Cuisine & Confessions
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Cosmic Nights: Time Travel at the Space Centre
Maya Angelou and Still I Rise
Engaging Education for Public Good
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Théâtre la Seizième Presents Cuisine & Confessions
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Friday, January 27, 2017
Eastside Flea
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Zappa Meets Varèse and Oswald
Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw with Me
The Comic Strippers
Lunar Fest Vancouver
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Théâtre la Seizième Presents Cuisine & Confessions
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Place des Arts: A Celebration of Robbie Burns
Redfish Kids: Lunar New Year Celebration
Graham Clark Presents: The Amazing Future
Chinese New Year at Tinseltown
Lunar New Year at Lonsdale Quay
6th Annual “Stayed on Freedom” Concert
Groundhog Day in Newton
ArtStarts: Magical Stories and Enchanted Eggs with Kallie George
Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market
Eastside Flea
Lunar Fest Vancouver
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Théâtre la Seizième Presents Cuisine & Confessions
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Chinese New Year Parade
Get Lucky: an Art Show
Chinese New Year at Tinseltown
ArtStarts: Special Event for Family Literacy Week
Jazz Vespers
ArtStarts: Magical Stories and Enchanted Eggs with Kallie George
Granville Island Fix It & Clothing Swap
Shen Yun
Odysseo by Cavalia
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Farmers Market
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Eastside Flea
Lunar Fest Vancouver
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Théâtre la Seizième Presents Cuisine & Confessions
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Monday, January 30, 2017
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Shen Yun
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Maintaining Mental Health in the Information Era
Drunk Spelling Bee
Cuban Film Night
Odysseo by Cavalia
How He Lied to Her Husband & Love Letters to Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Shen Yun
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
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