January Events in Vancouver 2023
byWelcome 2023! Enjoy holiday activities, new festivals, returning events, and lots of cheer to ring in the new year. Here is the BIG list of January events in Vancouver (and beyond). It’s updated daily so bookmark it and check back often:
January Events in Vancouver 2023
Jump to: Sunday, January 1 to Sunday, January 8, 2023Jump to: Monday, January 9 to Sunday, January 15, 2023
Jump to: Monday, January 16 to Sunday, January 22, 2023
Jump to: Monday, January 23 to Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Multi-Day Events & Activities
- Theatre, Movies, Music:
- New Year, New Me at the Improv Centre (til Jan 24)
- The Cultch Presents: Little Willy (Jan 10-29)
- Fado – The Saddest Music in the World (Jan 14-Feb 5)
- Mitch and Murray Productions – Instantaneous Blue (Jan 6-22)
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (Jan 19 – Feb 5)
- Batsheva Dance Company (Israel) Hora – The Movie (Jan 9-29)
- Exhibits:
- Raised in Chinatown (until May 2023)
- Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing & Respect (from Jan 26)
- Bill Reid Gallery – Keeping the Song Alive (until Mar 2023)
- Rebecca Belmore – Hacer Memoria at the Polygon
- Bill Reid Gallery – True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel (until 2023)
- Jin-me Yoon: About Time (until Mar 2023)
- All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project. (until July 2023)
- Guud San Glans Robert Davidson: A Line That Bends But Does Not Break (til Apr)
- Sunny Side Up and Other Sorrowful Stories (Jan 28 – Apr 2)
- Attractions:
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Sunday, January 1, 2023
Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum
MOV – First Sunday of the Month Pay What You Can Admission
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2023
East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid
Arts Club: Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey
Metro Theatre: Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up
Christmas Tree Recycling/Chipping Events
Monday, January 2, 2023
Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum
Metro Theatre: Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Friday, January 6, 2023
Bill Reid Gallery First Friday of the Month Free Afternoon Admission
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Christmas Tree Recycling/Chipping Events
Langley Rivermen vs Trail Smoke Eaters
Clayton Heights Secondary Tree Chip & Bottle Drive
Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Turn Over a New Leaf
Inspired by HER
Bridal Fantasy Vancouver
A Métis Poet’s Kitchen Party
Christmas Tree Recycling/Chipping Events
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Monday, January 9, 2023
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Speakeasy Standup Comedy
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Lift Vancouver Expo
Calendar Girls at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre
Friday, January 13, 2023
Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY – Source Amnesia
Dinner & Comedy, a SIRIUS Night Out
Lift Vancouver Expo
Calendar Girls at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Get to Know a Trail: Cathedral Trail
Glam-O-Rama Roller Disco
A Celebration of Robbie Burns with Blackthorn
Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY – Source Amnesia
Introduction to Flower Embroidery
Christmas Tree Recycling/Chipping Events
Gluten Free Expo
White Rabbit Ricecake
Wine Tasting Seminar
Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
Calendar Girls at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre
Lift Vancouver Expo
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Gluten Free Expo
Vancity Soul Roller Skate Nights
A look at the Ingenuity of Women’s Hats in the 1940’s
Calendar Girls at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre
Christmas Tree Recycling/Chipping Events
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Monday, January 16, 2023
Meet Angela Sterritt: SFU Library’s Non-Fiction Writer in Residence
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Chinatown Looks by Yarrow Intergenerational Society
Circa (Australia) with DanceHouse present Sacre
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Circa (Australia) with DanceHouse present Sacre
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Circa (Australia) with DanceHouse present Sacre
Friday, January 20, 2023
January Exhibition Opening Reception
Circa (Australia) with DanceHouse present Sacre
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Sponsored by Miss604: TEDxSurrey
Chinatown Spring Festival
Surrey Art Gallery: Artists’ Panel and Winter Opening
Outside/In FREE PERFORMANCE: BC World Music Collective
Soup & Bread: Tour, Cooking Demo and Lunch
Lunar New Year at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Vive les Voyageurs Festival at Fort Langley National Historic Site
Learn About Logging
Street Food City Food Truck Fest During Dine Out Vancouver
How to Dye with Fungi and Mushrooms
Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
Circa (Australia) with DanceHouse present Sacre
VSO Frozen in Concert
The Power of Animation by Trevor Lai
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Chinatown Spring Festival Parade
Lunar New Year at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Drag ‘N’ Dim Sum: Lunar New Year
Vancity Soul Roller Skate Nights
Street Food City Food Truck Fest During Dine Out Vancouver
Year of the Rabbit: Meet the God of Wealth, Paint a Lucky Rabbit
Vive les Voyageurs Festival at Fort Langley National Historic Site
A Concert of Brahms & Schumann Chamber Music & Art Songs
Lunar New Year Celebration at River District
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Discovery Day at Vancouver Convention Centre East
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
VSO Frozen in Concert
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Monday, January 23, 2023
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Salve Making with Lori Snyder
Piva Presents: A Night in Rio
Chamber Players present the Vancouver Cello Quartet
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Robbie Burns Night at Hycroft
Beginner Cheesemaking Workshop
Sophie Williams | Active Allyship in the Workplace
Joby Burgess’ “A Percussionist’s Songbook”
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Joby Burgess’ “A Percussionist’s Songbook”
2023 Robbie Burns Day Celebration
Jazz in the Parlour
Conversations with Khahtsahlano: As We Knew Him
SFU Library One Book One SFU: Son of Elsewhere
The Lind Prize Award Ceremony
Jazz in the Parlour: Andrew Nemr, Dan Reynolds, & Steve Smith
Canada’s Game – Violence, Misogyny & Racism in Hockey
Bard in the Valley: Almost Maine
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Friday, January 27, 2023
Ace Moto Show
Bard in the Valley: Almost Maine
Refresh & Renew, an afternoon of self care at MONOVA
Revisiting our Roots- Diet & Indian Culture with Dinner Buffet
Agitation and Resilience: The Critical Power of the Arts and Humanities
The Big Bad: Nehiyaw Visions Of The Future
Keerat Kaur Artist Talk and Performance
Getting a Head Start on Garden Planning
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Jane Coop, piano (Rose Gellert Hall Series)
International Guitar Night
Street Food City Food Truck Fest During Dine Out Vancouver
Fraser River Discovery Centre – Super Saturday
Heritage Food + Cantopop + KPop Night
Breaking Bread Exhibit Opening Reception
Bard in the Valley: Almost Maine
Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
Ace Moto Show
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Street Food City Food Truck Fest During Dine Out Vancouver
Ace Moto Show
South Granville: Lion Dance
Vancity Soul Roller Skate Nights
VCMS Presents: Archytas Ensemble
Bard in the Valley: Almost Maine
Jazz Vespers at St Andrew’s United North Van
Birds of a Feather: Frosty Fluttering
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Monday, January 30, 2023
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Advance Theatre Festival -Sitting on the Edge
Dine Out Vancouver 2023
The Lantern City
Lunar New Year at Metropolis at Metrotown
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