November Events in Vancouver 2024 – Calendar of Things to Do This Month
byNovember is here and so are the falling leaves, a time a Remembrance, and the start of a very festive season full of events and fun things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
November Event Highlights
This month Miss604 sponsors: the Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala (November 2nd); the Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner (November 16th); the Polygon Award in First Nations Art Dinner & Awards (November 19th); the Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design Ceremony (November 21); Homes for the Holidays (November 23-24); Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village (starting November 23rd); and Christmas at Canada Place (starting November 29th). Find these events and many more listed below.
Jump to:
- Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3, 2024 ↓
- Monday, November 4 to Sunday, November 10, 2024 ↓
- Monday, November 11 to Sunday, November 17, 2024 ↓
- Monday, November 18 to Sunday, November 24, 2024 ↓
- Monday, November 25 to Saturday, November 30, 2024 ↓
This list is updated daily.
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If you have any events to add, please send them in for a free listing.
Multi-Day Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Attractions:
- Tours:
- Lost Souls of Gastown
- Holiday History & Hot Chocolate Tour (Daily Nov 15 to Jan 5)
- Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl (until Nov 21)
- Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
- 10 Tours in Downtown Vancouver
Exhibits/Exhibitions
- Science World: Earth Matters (til Jan)
- Infinite Possibilities, Solo Exhibition by Jeanette Jarville (Nov 2-22)
- Vancouver Art Gallery – Firelei Báez (til Mar ’25)
- Richmond Art Gallery Presents FOODWAYS (Oct 19 – Dec 31)
- Tales from the Crypt Works From The Polygon Gallery’s Vault (til Jan 12)
Theatre, Movies, Shows
- Chutzpah! Festival (til Nov 10)
- Tom Crean – Discovering Antarctica (Nov 7-24)
- Deep Cove Theatre: The 39 Steps (Nov 14-30)
- Tick, Tick…Boom (Nov 28-Dec 15)
- Pacific Theatre: The Hobbit (Nov 13-Dec 21)
- Metro Theatre: Billy Bishop Goes to War (til Nov 30)
- Arts Club Theatre: Miracle on 34th Street (Nov 21–Dec 29)
- Reflections on Crooked Walking (Nov 30-Dec 22)
- UBC Theatre & Film: The Very Book Indeed (Nov 20-30)
- Rapunzel The Panto (Nov 20-Dec 1)
- Keepers of the Salish Sea (Nov 21 – Dec 1)
- Live at Studio 58: Linck & Mülhahn (Nov 21 – Dec 1)
- Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Nov 14-Dec 24)
- East Van Panto: Robin Hood (Nov 20-Jan 5)
- Murder Mystery Dinner Series in Vancouver
- The Improv Centre
- Cirque du Soleil ECHO in Vancouver (til Jan 5)
November Events in Metro Vancouver
Friday, November 1, 2024
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- First Friday Free Admission Afternoons:
- Parade of Lost Souls Moves to Trout Lake
- Shadbolt Centre for the Arts: BLAK by Krystle Dos Santos
- TAFF Art Society presents Waiting for Godot
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea
- Coastal Jazz: Ironfest V
- Deadworks Haunted House
- VCT Visual Arts Open House
- VSO: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Firehall Arts Centre: RIDGE
- Gateway Theatre: Yaga
- SPARK Animation Conference
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]
Saturday, November 2, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604 Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala
- MOV Artist Talk: Willard “Buddy” Joseph and Chief Janice George
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- Fall Art Party at the Vancouver Art Gallery
- Vancouver Opera – Die Fledermaus
- Chinatown Mahjong: Connect & Play
- Vancouver Train Expo
- Concert with Itamar Erez Trio
- Eloise in Love
- Don Ross & Jule Malischke
- Blue Moon Marquee
- Vancouver Film & Photography Meet
- Love of Art in South Delta
- One of a Kind: Monoprinting on a Gel Plate
- All Star Wrestling Presents November Pain
- The Prop Master’s Dream
- Introduction To Bartending Class
- Day of the Dead Market
- Coastal Jazz: Ironfest V
- Indigenous Plant Knowledge Workshops
- Feathers through the Lens: Bird Photography Walk
- Rock Around the Clock – A Sources Sock Hop
- Music for Remembrance and Reflection
- Berries of Fall and Winter
- Piff The Magic Dragon
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea
- Deadworks Haunted House
- VSO: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Firehall Arts Centre: RIDGE
- Gateway Theatre: Yaga
- SPARK Animation Conference
- Beyond Fibre Annual Artisans’ Sale
- Bear Creek Lights
- Orpheum Tours with BC Entertainment Hall of Fame
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]
Sunday, November 3, 2024
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
- Vancouver Art Gallery – The Making Place
- Vancouver Opera – Die Fledermaus
- Vancouver Art Guild Salon
- Vancouver Train Expo
- Albert Seo, Cello and Scott Meek, Piano
- Advanced Printing on a Gel Plate
- Beyond Fibre Annual Artisans’ Sale
- Music for Remembrance and Reflection
- TAFF Art Society presents Waiting for Godot
- Love of Art in South Delta
- Day of the Dead Market
- Tony Furtado Trio | Sophie Lukacs
- Stand Up at The Improv
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Firehall Arts Centre: RIDGE
- SPARK Animation Conference
- Bear Creek Lights
Monday, November 4, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Veterans Artists Collective: UNCONQUERED
- Nature at Night Walk at Bear Creek Lights
- Bear Creek Lights
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Circle Craft Holiday Market 50th Anniversary
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Downtown
- TRANSFORM Festival Spotlights Indigenous Artists
- Splashing Sea Ducks
- Beau Photo Print Mixer with Gallery 881 and PrintMaker Studio
- Jade Music Fest: Artist Talks – Reckoning with My Roots
- Improv Against Humanity: Terrific 12th Anniversary
- Yes Shef
- A Loving Spoonful Wednesday Lunch
- Storytime at Bear Creek Lights
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Arts Club on Tour: Sexy Laundry
- Veterans Artists Collective: UNCONQUERED
- Bear Creek Lights
- Architecture & Design Film Festival
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Free Lumière Festival in Vancouver
- Circle Craft Holiday Market 50th Anniversary
- 40 Years of WISH Drop-In Anniversary Fundraiser
- TRANSFORM Festival Spotlights Indigenous Artists
- Hip-hopping My Identity
- Jade Music Festival
- The 80’s Club: A Flock Of Seagulls & Men Without Hats
- Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel Community Open House
- Unsettled
- Arts Club on Tour: Sexy Laundry
- Ballet BC: Dawn
- Architecture & Design Film Festival
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Veterans Artists Collective: UNCONQUERED
- Nature at Night Walk at Bear Creek Lights
- Bear Creek Lights
Friday, November 8, 2024
- National Indigenous Veterans Day
- Free Lumière Festival in Vancouver
- Circle Craft Holiday Market 50th Anniversary
- BC Lung Foundation Wonder Gala
- TRANSFORM Festival Spotlights Indigenous Artists
- Squamish November Bespoke Market
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Jade Music Festival
- Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion
- Metro Theatre: Billy Bishop Goes to War
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Architecture & Design Film Festival
- Ballet BC: Dawn
- Veterans Artists Collective: UNCONQUERED
- Bear Creek Lights
Saturday, November 9, 2024
- Free Lumière Festival in Vancouver
- Circle Craft Holiday Market 50th Anniversary
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- TRANSFORM Festival Spotlights Indigenous Artists
- Natural Dyeing with Fungi and Native Plants
- Jade Music Festival
- TD Tree Days Planting Event
- Lind Biennial Opening Celebration
- Dispelling Coyote Fears and Misconceptions
- Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas | The Henry Girls
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion
- Metro Theatre: Billy Bishop Goes to War
- Franchise Canada Show – Vancouver
- Dungeons and Drag Queens
- Ballet BC: Dawn
- Architecture & Design Film Festival
- Shred it by Rotary Club of Surrey
- Veterans Artists Collective: UNCONQUERED
- Live Music at Bear Creek Lights
- Bear Creek Lights
Sunday, November 10, 2024
- Free Lumière Festival in Vancouver
- Circle Craft Holiday Market 50th Anniversary
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
- Blippi at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- The Last Resort – Immersive Theatre in Vancouver
- Franchise Canada Show – Vancouver
- Natural Dyeing with Fungi and Native Plants
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Architecture & Design Film Festival
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- Metro Theatre: Billy Bishop Goes to War
- Veterans Artists Collective: UNCONQUERED
- Bear Creek Lights
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Remembrance Day Ceremonies Around Vancouver (full list)
- Chor Leoni Remembrance Day Concert
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
- Bear Creek Lights
- Piper Spit Bird Count
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Broadway Across Canada: The Book of Mormon
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Downtown
- George Clutesi – Film Screening and Discussion with Akira Iahtail
- Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver – Events, Concerts & More
- Grey Cup Festival Indigenous Marketplace
- Gogol Bordello – Scream Of My Blood
- Felting Nature: Amanita Mushrooms
- Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
- A Loving Spoonful Wednesday Lunch
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Broadway Across Canada: The Book of Mormon
- Storytime at Bear Creek Lights
- Bear Creek Lights
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver – Events, Concerts & More
- PARC Retirement Living Tea & Trumpets
- Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
- Grey Cup Festival Indigenous Marketplace
- Keeping Kids Safe Online
- Art Talk: You Don’t Know Jack (Shadbolt)
- Surrey BIA – Benefits of an SFU Medical School for Surrey
- Eastside Culture Crawl
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Broadway Across Canada: The Book of Mormon
- Performing Arts & Technology Festival
- Nature at Night Walk at Bear Creek Lights
- Bear Creek Lights
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver – Events, Concerts & More
- Spirits Speaker Series – Four Corners of Scotland
- VMO – 22nd Season Classics and Pops Concert
- Gene Kelly: A Life in Music
- Grey Cup Festival Indigenous Marketplace
- November Opening Reception – Place des Arts
- Sing-Along Messiah with United Voices Choir
- National Philanthropy Day
- Broadway Rave
- Wild Blue Herons with Horns – Inlet Theatre Music Series
- Full Moon Sound Bath with Yoga at the Quay
- Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
- The Lonesome Ace Stringband
- IndieFest
- Supernatural Ball in Vancouver – Workshops
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall
- Eastside Culture Crawl
- Performing Arts & Technology Festival
- Vetta Concerts: Land and the Sea
- Broadway Across Canada: The Book of Mormon
- Surrey Kids Conference
- A Night in Paris with Jill Barber
- SPARK Animation Conference
- Bear Creek Lights
Saturday, November 16, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Dan’s Legacy Chefs’ Charity Dinner
- HollyDaze in the Heights – Free Festival in Coquitlam
- Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver – Events, Concerts & More
- Grey Cup Festival Indigenous Marketplace
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- Supernatural Ball in Vancouver
- Chinatown Winter Solstice: Frame & Paint
- Slime, Goop, and Ooze!
- PechaKucha New Westminster: Volume 34
- VFS All Access Pass
- Gene Kelly: A Life in Music
- Grey Cup Festival Indigenous Marketplace
- Super Spawn-tastic Salmon
- Vetta Concerts: Land and the Sea
- Music with Marnie 25 Year Shindiggy Dance Party
- Broadway Across Canada: The Book of Mormon
- Uptown Festival Shopping Crawl
- Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
- Heart to Home Holiday Market – Surrey
- Vancouver Etsy Holiday Pop-Up
- Surrey Kids Conference
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall
- Heart to Home Holiday Market
- IndieFest
- Rainbow Youth Project
- Eastside Culture Crawl
- Performing Arts & Technology Festival
- SPARK Animation Conference
- Bear Creek Lights
Sunday, November 17, 2024
- Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver – Events, Concerts & More
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
- Matty Matheson in Vancouver
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- Vetta Concerts: Land and the Sea
- Heart to Home Holiday Market – Surrey
- Broadway Across Canada: The Book of Mormon
- Taizé Contemplative Service
- How the Gimquat Found Her Song
- Heart to Home Holiday Market
- IndieFest
- Rainbow Youth Project
- Eastside Culture Crawl
Monday, November 18, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Polygon Award in First Nations Art Dinner & Awards
- Musqueam Market at YVR Airport
- Brahms, Mendelssohn & Webern
- Stewardship Series: Seeds & Stewardship
- BOUND! the Musical – in Concert
- Richard Clayderman – Timeless Romance
- Spotlights: Misinformation and the Toxic Drug Crisis
- IndieFest
- First Nations Art & Art and Design Combined Exhibition
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Success Luncheon & Dress for Success Vancouver 25th Anniversary
- Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- VIFW Red Dress Event
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Downtown
- A Loving Spoonful Wednesday Lunch
- BOUND! the Musical – in Concert
- IndieFest
- Dance In Vancouver 2024
- First Nations Art & Art and Design Combined Exhibition
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design Ceremony
- Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- Merry/Happy/Jolly at The Improv Centre
- IndieFest
- Dance In Vancouver 2024
- SFU Urban Studies Open House
- First Nations Art & Art and Design Combined Exhibition
Friday, November 22, 2024
- Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- Lights at Lafarge Opening Night
- Toque (Todd Kerns, Brent Fitz, Shane Gaalaas and Cory Churko)
- Unsettling Scottish Studies: Canons, Chronologies, Colonialisms
- IndieFest
- Holiday Photos at Mackin House
- DanceHouse: Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things)
- Dance In Vancouver 2024
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- First Nations Art & Art and Design Combined Exhibition
Saturday, November 23, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Homes for the Holidays
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- CJMC Holiday Craft Fair
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- Kay Meek Anniversary Gala: Trans-Canada Highwaymen
- Landsdowne Centre Toy Drive
- VFS All Access Pass
- Abbotsford Winter Jubilee
- Brewmaster’s Longtable Dinner
- Santa’s Arrival at Capilano Mall
- A Murder of Comics; A Murder Mystery Stand Up Show
- Surrey’s Tree Lighting Festival & Holiday Market
- Southlands Christmas Market
- The Nutcracker by The Surrey City Orchestra
- Wood Wide Web at the Fraser River Discovery Centre
- DanceHouse: Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things)
- Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
- Future Mythologies
- Roots of Resilience Media Arts Symposium
- Authentic Courage Gala
- Brewmaster’s Longtable Dinner at Dockside Restaurant
- Beaded Christmas Ornament Workshop
- Seasonal Planters for Families Workshop
- EcoStewards
- Holiday Photos at Mackin House
- Get to Know a Trail: Tatlow Walk
- North Shore Artists Winter Art Sale
- Brahms, Mendelssohn & Webern
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker
- IndieFest
- Got Craft Holiday Market
- Rainbow Youth Project
- Dance In Vancouver 2024
- SPARK Animation Conference
- Lights at Lafarge
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- First Nations Art & Art and Design Combined Exhibition
Sunday, November 24, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Homes for the Holidays
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- CJMC Holiday Craft Fair
- Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
- iMADE Pop Up Market
- Trails End’s Christmas Market
- Surrey’s Tree Lighting Festival & Holiday Market
- Southlands Christmas Market
- Birds of a Feather: Cold-Weather Wings
- Got Craft Holiday Market
- Copper Star and Lantern Workshops (Virtual and In-Person)
- Wood Wide Web at the Fraser River Discovery Centre
- VAM Symphony Orchestra: Music of John Williams
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker
- Pro Nova Ensemble
- Rainbow Youth Project
- Dance In Vancouver 2024
- Holiday Photos at Mackin House
- Lights at Lafarge
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Monday, November 25, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Mapping in Motion: Spatial Storytelling in Stanley Park
- Afternoon Tea Tours with Coquitlam Heritage Society
- Pro Nova Ensemble
- Lights at Lafarge
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Downtown
- A Loving Spoonful Wednesday Lunch
- St Paul’s Lights of Hope – Launch
- God is a Scottish Drag Queen
- Toy Mountain at Guildford
- Lights at Lafarge
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Disney on Ice in Vancouver – Magic in The Stars
Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- West End Tree Lighting Ceremony
- Rise Awards by BC Food & Beverage
- Presentation: The Condor & The Bull – Michael Bednar
- Arts Umbrella Dance Company
- NOEL Surrey – Holiday Lights Festival
- Voices from the African Diaspora
- Cheeseburger Dumpling Collab
- Toy Mountain at Guildford
- The Dorset x H Tasting Lounge Collaboration Dinner
- The Comedy Departmet: A Very Special Holiday Show
- Pro Nova Ensemble
- Lights at Lafarge
- St Paul’s Lights of Hope
- Squamish at Dusk
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Disney on Ice in Vancouver – Magic in The Stars
Friday, November 29, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Vancouver Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration
- Make Change Market in Vancouver
- NOEL Surrey – Holiday Lights Festival
- Whistler Community Foundation Glow Gala
- Intergenerational Sharing Project – Mackin House Coquitlam
- The Comedy Departmet: A Very Special Holiday Show
- Whistler Winterlight
- The Crossing Pop-Up @ 130 West Hastings
- Spotlight: BC Directors Conference
- La Juerga Española
- SPARK Animation Conference
- Holiday Photos at Mackin House
- Toy Mountain at Guildford
- Lights at Lafarge
- St Paul’s Lights of Hope
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Squamish at Dusk
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Disney on Ice in Vancouver – Magic in The Stars
- Bright Nights in Stanley Park Holiday Train
Saturday, November 30, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Bright in Burnaby – Heritage Christmas Kickoff Event
- Steveston Festival of Trees and More Holiday Fun
- Fort Langley Tree Lighting
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- Good Stuff Market ($50 or Less)
- SPARK Animation Conference
- Chinatown Winter Solstice: Lantern Making
- Opening Reception: Early Canadian Masterpieces
- Very Victorian Christmas Market
- Spotlight: BC Directors Conference
- Sparks Fly: A STEAM Listening Party
- Elektra’s Light of Hope Returning
- Dundarave Festival
- Tugboat Landing Artisan Market
- Spirit of The Season Festival at the Shipyards
- Christmas on The Peninsula
- Reel Causes Society – Indigeneity
- Beaumont Studios Winter Market
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- Raffi at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade
- The Crossing Pop-Up @ 130 West Hastings
- Port Moody Christmas Craft Fair
- Trinity Christmas Market in PoCo
- Fort Langley Village Farmers Market
- Lynn Fripps Winter Craft Fair
- STM Knights Christmas Market
- Laudate Singers Italian Baroque Christmas
- Good Stuff Market
- Tugboat Landing Artisan Market
- Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
- Orpheum Tours with BC Entertainment Hall of Fame
- Surrey Seniors Holiday Concert
- Portobello West Holiday Market
- NOEL Surrey – Holiday Lights Festival
- Holiday Photos at Mackin House
- Lights at Lafarge
- St Paul’s Lights of Hope
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Squamish at Dusk
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Disney on Ice in Vancouver – Magic in The Stars
- Bright Nights in Stanley Park Holiday Train
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