November Events in Vancouver 2023

This month we pause to Remember, and then roll into the holiday season. Enjoy a lineup of events around Vancouver that have become annual favourites, along with some new activities to add to the calendar.

In November, Miss604 sponsors: the Indigenous Business Awards Gala (Nov 1); A Night to Inspire (Nov 1); Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner (Nov 2); Polygon Award in First Nations Art Ceremony & Dinner (Nov 15); Homes for the Holidays (Nov 18-19); and the Applied Art + Design Award Presentation Ceremony (Nov 22). Find these events and more November events in Metro Vancouver – and the Fraser Valley – listed below:

This list is updated daily.
If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.

Multi-Day Events & Activities

Attractions & Tours:

• Sponsored by Miss604: Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
• Robson Square Ice Rink (til Feb)
• BCIT Alumni Holiday Market (Nov-Dec 31)
• Capilano Suspension Bridge – Canyon Lights (Nov 17-Jan 21)
• Soar with Santa at FlyOver Canada (Nov-Jan)
• Holiday Splash at the Vancouver Aquarium (Nov 12-Jan 7)
• Festival of Lights at VanDusen (Nov 24-Jan 7)
• St Paul’s Lights of Hope (Nov 23-Jan 5)
• Vancouver Christmas Market (Nov 16-Dec 24)
• Bright Nights in Stanley Park (Nov 30-Jan 1)
• Photos with Santa at Metropolis at Metrotown (til Dec 24, Tropical Dec 27-30)
• Polygon Gallery’s Holiday Shop (Nov-Jan)
• Lights at Lafarge (Nov-Jan)
• Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
• The Monumental Scandals Tour
• The Holiday History & Hot Chocolate Tour
• Fall Food Fest (Oct 13-Nov 12)
• Winter Treasures Artisan Market (Nov 9-Dec 20)
• Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
• James Cameron – CHALLENGING THE DEEP (til Jan 1)
• Space Explorers: The Infinite (Nov 15 – Jan)
• Ferry Building Gallery – Handmade Gifts & Art (Nov 24-Dec 17)

Exhibits:

• Deer Lake Gallery: Communal Poetry Machine, Allison Chow (Oct 7 – Nov 12)
• Dreamscapes: Paintings by Li Tung and Lan Yao (Oct 18-Nov 22)
• Intimacy and Distances, Maiko Jinushi (til Nov 10)
• SHIFT: Ecologies of Fashion, Form and Textile (Sept 16 – Dec 10)
• Surrey Art Gallery: Swapnaa Tamhane: No Surface is Neutral (Sept 23 – Nov 26)
• Van Art Gallery: Parviz Tanavoli: Poets, Locks, Cages (til Nov 19)
• Van Art Gallery: Marie Khouri – I Love (til Nov)
• Van Art Gallery: Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own (Sept ’24)
• Richmond Art Gallery: Sonja Ahlers Classification Crisis til Nov 5)
• The Polygon Gallery: From Slander’s Brand (Nov 10-Feb 4)
• Anonymous Art Show (Nov 18-Dec 19)
• Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing & Respect
• Surrey Art Gallery: Kampala to Canada (til Jan)
• Bill Reid Gallery: Bright Futures (til Jan)
• Bill Reid Gallery: 13 Moons Around (til Jan)
• Britannia Mine Museum: Ore & Orcas (til Feb)
• Land of Thundering Snow (til Apr)

Theatre, Movies, Music:

• Chutzpah! Festival (Nov 2-23)
• How Black Mothers Say I Love You (Nov 2-12)
• South African Film Festival (Nov 2-12)
• Hilda’s Yard by Norm Foster (Nov 16-25)
• European Union Film Festival (Nov 16-30)
• Western Gold Theatre: A Doll’s House Part 2 (Nov 9-26)
• East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast (Nov 22-Jan 2)
• First Impressions Theatre: Always… Patsy Cline (Nov 16-Dec 2)
• Pacific Theatre: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Nov 23-Dec 23)
• Live at Studio 58: Blood Wedding (Nov 23-Dec 3)
• Touchstone Theatre & Ruby Slippers Theatre: Hurricane Mona (Nov 18-Dec 3)
• The Arts Club Presents: ELF the Musical (til Dec 31)
• Holiday Comedy at The Improv Centre (til Dec 31)
• Carousel Theatre for Young People Presents Snow White (Nov 29-Dec 31)

November Events in Vancouver 2023

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Indigenous Business Awards Gala
• Sponsored by Miss604: A Night to Inspire
• 20th Annual DTES Heart of the City Festival
• Mountain View Cemetery Welcomes All Souls
• Fungi, Death and Decay – Stanley Park Ecology
• Conversations On Race In BC Series
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea

Thursday, November 2, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner
• 20th Annual DTES Heart of the City Festival
• Día De Los Muertos Distiller’s Dinner
• Discover the World of Bees
• Día de los Muertos Chef’s Dinner
• Lumière Festival Around Downtown Vancouver
• Arts Club Signature Wine Dinner
• BC Lung Foundation Wonder Gala
• PNE Community Open House
• Ballet BC: Here
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea
• The Birds and the Bees
• Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing: Ways of Being and Seeing

Friday, November 3, 2023

• 20th Annual DTES Heart of the City Festival
• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Vancouver Art Gallery Free First Friday Nights
• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Gifts of the Cosmos
• Diwali in Coquitlam
• Music on Main’s 2023 Modulus Festival
• Ballet BC: Here
• FactualWEST
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea
• Lumière Festival Around Downtown Vancouver
• The Birds and the Bees
• Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing: Ways of Being and Seeing

Saturday, November 4, 2023

• Planting Event in Stanley Park
• First Saturday Open Studios
• New West PechaKucha Volume #32 – A Night of Discovery
• Parkcrest WinterFest Market
• Sharing Culture: Coast Salish Wool Weaving with Jordan Dawson
• Grey Cup Playoffs: BC Lions v Calgary Stampeders
• Fraser Valley Writers Festival
• Spirit of Tradition – An Evening of Sitar and Tabla
• Beyond Fibre Annual Artisans’ Sale
• River Basin Days – Kanaka Creek
• FactualWEST
• Your Body Is a Revolution by Tara Teng
• Still Creek Festival – Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan
• Franchise Canada Show Vancouver
• 20th Annual DTES Heart of the City Festival
• Children’s Dance Party at Bear Creek Lights
• Glow Party Skate Night (19+ )
• Surrey Self-Reliance Fair
• Music on Main’s 2023 Modulus Festival
• Art Show and Pre-Holiday Sale
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea
• Girls and STEAM at Science World
• Chinatown Cleanup
• Ballet BC: Here
• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Lumière Festival Around Downtown Vancouver
• Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing: Ways of Being and Seeing

Sunday, November 5, 2023

• MLS Playoffs: Whitecaps FC vs LAFC
• 20th Annual DTES Heart of the City Festival
• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Diwali Surrey Downtown
• Vancouver Art Guild Salon
• Beyond Fibre Annual Artisans’ Sale
• Franchise Canada Show Vancouver
• Music on Main’s 2023 Modulus Festival
• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea
• Lumière Festival Around Downtown Vancouver

Monday, November 6, 2023

• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Music on Main’s 2023 Modulus Festival
• Culinary Tales and Global Empowerment
• Lumière Festival Around Downtown Vancouver
• Yes Shef: Elevating Women in Food & Beverage

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Workshop – Calligraphy Meditation
• Under the Table Open Mic Series Ft. Sheniz Janmohamed
• HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – with Colin Mochrie

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

• National Indigenous Veterans Day
• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Trips: Art Tour – More Hidden Gems of the Eastside
• Conversations On Race In BC Series
• Circle Craft Holiday Market

Thursday, November 9, 2023

• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Workshop: Bundle Dye a Large Silk Scarf
• Stars of the Italian Renaissance: Monteverdi & Rossi
• Calle Verde + Jhoely Triana Flamenco
• A Dream Wants Waking by Lydia Kwa with host Carleigh Baker
• Candle Making for the Dark Season Workshop
• Accumulation: World Premiere
• Spark Animation 2023
• Circle Craft Holiday Market

Friday, November 10, 2023

• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Chor Leoni – Boundless
• School’s Out Pro-D Day Activities in Surrey
• Bright Night Block Party
• Rogue Folk Presents Rum Ragged
• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Spark Animation 2023
• Circle Craft Holiday Market
• Seek Bespoke Market Squamish
• PXR Conference

Saturday, November 11, 2023

• Remembrance Day Ceremonies
• Remembrance Day Ceremonies Around Vancouver
• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Guided Tour of the Wing Sang Building – Remembrance Day Special
• Chor Leoni – Boundless
• Words from Wartime
• The Emigrants
• Bad Company Burlesque at The Morrissey
• Circle Craft Holiday Market
• Spark Animation 2023
• Rogue Folk Presents Twanguero and Paul Pigat
• Seek Bespoke Market Squamish
• PXR Conference

Sunday, November 12, 2023

• The Wizard of Oz on Granville Island
• Bear Creek Park Lights
• Goldberg Variations
• Folklore Festival 2023
• Circle Craft Holiday Market
• Spark Animation 2023
• Chibi Taiko 30th Anniversary Concert
• PXR Conference

Monday, November 13, 2023

• Promethean Theatre: Tragedy, Slander, & Wine
• Mindfulness Awareness Meditation

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Polygon Award in First Nations Art Ceremony & Dinner
• Student Research Symposium: A Place Like Home
• Music Bingo at Dead Frog Brewery
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• Storytime at Bear Creek Lights
• Promethean Theatre: Tragedy, Slander, & Wine

Thursday, November 16, 2023

• Combined Exhibit – First Nations Art and Applied Art + Design Awardees
• Tea & Trumpets: A Shakespearian Romp
• MOA Unmasked: Belonging and Belongings
• Science World After Dark: Fandom Trivia
• Sparkle Brighter at McArthurGlen
• Hilda’s Yard by Norm Foster
• RHM & VICO Music of the World: Concert Series
• Volunteer at Planting Event in Stanley Park
• Promethean Theatre: Tragedy, Slander, & Wine
• The Barra MacNeils – East Coast Christmas
• Winter Treasures Artisan Market Grand Opening Reception
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• Eastside Culture Crawl

Friday, November 17, 2023

• Combined Exhibit – First Nations Art and Applied Art + Design Awardees
• Through My Eyes on Stage at the Anvil Theatre
• Place des Arts – November Opening Reception
• Vancouver Giants vs Prince George Cougars – Legends Weekend
• VFS All Access Pass | Writing for Film, Television & Games
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• The Dance Centre: Stand Up Dance
• Sparkle Brighter at McArthurGlen
• Promethean Theatre: Tragedy, Slander, & Wine
• OKAN at Surrey Civic Theatre
• Get to Know a Trail: South Creek Trail
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• PXR Conference
• Eastside Culture Crawl
• Ecotones Arts Festival

Saturday, November 18, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Homes for the Holidays
• Rick Mercer & Jann Arden
• Got Craft Holiday Market
• HollyDaze in Austin Heights
• Together We Can Storybook Ball Gala
• Oakdale Christmas Craft Fair
• Movember Meatball Throwdown
• Sparkle Brighter at McArthurGlen
• Downtown Abbotsford Winter Jubilee
• Made in the 604 Holiday Market
• Richmond Christmas Craft Fair
• The Kickback on Tour – Vancouver’s Comedy Party
• Vintage Pasture Sale – Holiday Edition
• Winter Welcome Planter Workshop
• Terrell Edwards & Krystle Dos Santos
• Glam-O-Rama Rollerskating 80s & 90s – All Ages
• Moonlight Piano and Arts Festival
• Eco-art Paper Making with Joshua Ralph
• EcoStewards
• Anonymous Art Show Preview
• Get to Know a Trail: South Creek Trail
• Connecting Communities with Nathan Wilson
• Winter Break Up – Dallas Smith & The Recklaws
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• Fungi Fun at the Surrey Nature Centre
• Combined Exhibit – First Nations Art and Applied Art + Design Awardees
• Through My Eyes on Stage at the Anvil Theatre
• Holiday Craft Fair by Self Advocates of Semiahmoo
• Queer Asian Stories Collection Presented by Zee Zee Theatre
• Disrupting the Everyday: Media Arts Symposium
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• Promethean Theatre: Tragedy, Slander, & Wine
• PXR Conference
• Eastside Culture Crawl
• Ecotones Arts Festival

Sunday, November 19, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Homes for the Holidays
• Where Are All My Relations? Free Film Screening & Panel
• Got Craft Holiday Market
• East Van Holiday Market
• Made in the 604 Holiday Market
• Dead Poets Reading Series
• Kids Workshop Grinch Tree
• HollyDaze in the Heights – Free Festival
• Combined Exhibit – First Nations Art and Applied Art + Design Awardees
• Queer Asian Stories Collection Presented by Zee Zee Theatre
• Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• VanCity Soul Skate hosted by DJ Alibaba
• Promethean Theatre: Tragedy, Slander, & Wine
• PXR Conference
• Eastside Culture Crawl
• Ecotones Arts Festival

Monday, November 20, 2023

• Combined Exhibit – First Nations Art and Applied Art + Design Awardees
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• Mindfulness Awareness Meditation
• Anonymous Art Show Preview
• Vancouver Cello Quartet with Nathan Chan
• Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week: Red Dress Event

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

• Combined Exhibit – First Nations Art and Applied Art + Design Awardees
• Success Luncheon 2023 with Dress for Success Vancouver
• Faces of the Fraser
• Anonymous Art Show Preview
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• Learn About the Berries of Winter

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Applied Art + Design Award Presentation Ceremony
• Combined Exhibit – First Nations Art and Applied Art + Design Awardees
• Secrets of the Penthouse
• The Parlour Magic Show
• Anonymous Art Show Preview
• Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week: Indigenous Futures
• National Philanthropy Day Luncheon
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• Disney on Ice Presents Frozen and Encanto in Vancouver

Thursday, November 23, 2023

• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• Indigenous Artisan Market
• From ‘Killer’ to ‘Orca’: A West Coast Story
• Celebrating Carving Space: The Indigenous Voices Awards Anthology
• Launch – St Paul’s Lights of Hope
• UNYA Youth Craft Fair
• Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week: Spirit of the West Coast
• Indigenous Voices, Community Action – Sixty Scoop Indigenous Society of BC
• Disney on Ice Presents Frozen and Encanto in Vancouver
• Squamish – Dusk Light Experience

Friday, November 24, 2023

• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• UBC Early Music Ensemble
• Cloverdale Christmas Tree Fest
• Indigenous Artisan Market
• Lights at Lafarge Kick-Off Event
• Queerprov Presents: Mandy & Friends
• Ryan McMahon
• Holiday Alley
• Pi Theatre Presents: Deafy
• Hockey Helps the Homeless
• 299 Queen Street West – The Much Music Experience
• Disney on Ice Presents Frozen and Encanto in Vancouver
• Squamish – Dusk Light Experience

Saturday, November 25, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
• Queer Asian Stories Collection Presented by Zee Zee Theatre
• Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
• Santa’s Arrival at Capilano Mall
• Santa in The Country
• Edmond’s Festival of Lights
• Christmas on The Peninsula
• Killarney Tree Lighting
• Holiday Alley
• Holiday Cheer at The Pier
• Roller Derby Bout! East Van vs. the West End
• Burnaby Christmas Night Market
• Winter Craft & Bake Sale
• Just for Laughs Comedy Tour Hosted by Roy Wood Jr
• Wine Tasting Seminar
• Rogue Folk Presents Jane Mortifee
• Exploring Mosses with Shona Ellis
• Family Holiday Book Pop-Up & Reading!
• Tis’ The Season Christmas Market
• Christmas Market Brunch & Bake Sale
• Holiday Market at Surrey Arts Centre
• Etsy Holiday Pop-Up
• Pi Theatre Presents: Deafy
• Scots, Siege Warfare, and Storytelling
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• Portobello West Holiday Market
• Massey Presents: Kid Koala The Storyville Mosquito
• Squamish – Dusk Light Experience
• Disney on Ice Presents Frozen and Encanto in Vancouver

Sunday, November 26, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
• Queer Asian Stories Collection Presented by Zee Zee Theatre
• Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
• Port Moody Music: Norman Foote
• Gift of Light in Tsawwassen
• Gumboot Guys – Reading & Celebration
• Holiday Market at Surrey Arts Centre
• Jazz Vespers with Jazz Connexion
• Etsy Holiday Pop-Up
• Museum Store Sunday
• Birds of a Feather: Coastal Birds
• VAM – Musical Storytelling Series: “Despicable Me”
• Learn About the Berries of Winter
• Albion Holiday Craft Fair
• Christmas With The Tenors
• Holiday Alley
• Pi Theatre Presents: Deafy
• 5 Piano Fantasy: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Holst
• Portobello West Holiday Market
• Charlotte and the Music-Maker
• IndieFest Vancouver – A Musical Gathering
• Massey Presents: Kid Koala The Storyville Mosquito
• Squamish – Dusk Light Experience
• Disney on Ice Presents Frozen and Encanto in Vancouver

Monday, November 27, 2023

• Silent Movie Monday
• Education Career Fair
• Mindfulness Awareness Meditation

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
• Megaphone Breakfast Fundraiser
• Trailblazing the Deep at Science World
• MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale
• Cabaret of Wonders
• Indig-e Girl Comedy
• VCT Visual Arts Open House
• Piva presents: Jazz at the Anvil – Itamar Erez

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
• The Pro Nova Ensemble
• Pioneering Inclusive, Affordable, and Community-Centric Living Solutions
• MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale
• Christmas Wish Breakfast

Thursday, November 30, 2023

• Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
• Squamish – Dusk Light Experience
• MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale
• Zahak, The Serpent King
• Opera Lirica Gala Concert
• The Tyee’s Debate-o-Rama! Journalism: Dead or Alive?

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