December Events in Vancouver 2024 – Calendar of Things to Do This Month
byWelcome to Vancouver’s best event list, December Edition. It’s packed with engaging and entertaining events throughout the month, whether you’re in the mood for some holiday theatre, some date night inspiration, or free family fun – we have it all:
December Event Highlights
This month, Miss604 is proud to sponsor two FREE holiday events: Christmas at Canada Place in Downtown Vancouver, which is open every single day; and Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village with free family fun in a beautiful 10 acre site near Deer Lake. Miss604 is also highlighting TaylorTown in Yaletown on December 7th with a festive combo of Eras Tour fun and holiday cheer; and Steveston Festival of Trees including Santa at the Cannery on December 8th where you can enjoy free admission to the cannery. Find these events and many more fun things to do listed below:
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- Sunday, December 1 to Sunday, December 8, 2024
- Monday, December 9 to Sunday, December 15, 2024
- Monday, December 16 to Sunday, December 22, 2024
- Monday, December 23 to Sunday, December 29, 2024
- Monday, December 30 and Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Multi-Day Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Attractions:
- Ferris Wheel in Downtown Vancouver, Eras Tour Lights and More
- Robson Square Ice Rink (til Feb)
- Steveston Festival of Trees (ti Jan 5)
- Merry & Bright at Martini Town (Dec 4 – Jan 5)
- 25th Annual Winter Ice Palace (Dec 14-Jan 5)
- Christmas in the Country Market (Dec 5-29)
- Vancouver Christmas Market (til Dec 24)
- Holiday Lights in Williams Park (Dec 9-29)
- Humbug Holidays at the Fort (Dec 16-31)
- NOEL Surrey – Holiday Lights Festival (til Dec 23)
- Destination Downtown Free Light Displays (til Dec 26)
- Winter Tram in Steveston (Dec 1-31)
- Shipyards Christmas Market (til Dec 24)
- Lights at Lafarge (til Feb 2025)
- St Paul’s Lights of Hope (til Jan 3)
- VanDusen Festival of Lights (til Jan 5)
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (til Jan 19)
- Holiday Splash at the Aquarium (til Jan 5)
- Bright Nights in Stanley Park Holiday Train (til Jan 4)
- Festival of Lights at Tsawwassen Springs (til Jan 5)
- Bright Walk in White Rock (Dec 2 to Jan 7)
- Soar with Santa at FlyOver Canada
- Gingerbread Lane
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Vancouver’s Natural History Museum at UBC
- Museum of Anthropology
- 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)
- Vancouver Art Gallery – Firelei Báez (til Mar 2025)
- Richmond Art Gallery Presents FOODWAYS (til Dec 31)
- Tales from the Crypt Works From The Polygon Gallery’s Vault (til Jan 12)
Theatre, Movies, Shows
- Tick, Tick…Boom (Nov 28-Dec 15)
- The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (Dec 4-15)
- Pacific Theatre: The Hobbit (Nov 13-Dec 21)
- Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime (Dec 13 – Jan 5)
- Arts Club Theatre: Miracle on 34th Street (Nov 21–Dec 29)
- Reflections on Crooked Walking (Nov 30-Dec 22)
- Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Nov 14-Dec 24)
- East Van Panto: Robin Hood (Nov 20-Jan 5)
- The Gingerbread Men: A Holiday Cabaret (Dec 5-22)
- Murder Mystery Dinner Series in Vancouver
- The Improv Centre
- Christmas Presence (Dec 15-23)
- Cirque du Soleil ECHO in Vancouver (til Jan 5)
- Lionel Bart’s Oliver! (Dec 12 – Jan 4)
December Events in Vancouver 2024
- Sunday, December 1, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Miracle on Main Street Toy Drive
- Musqueam Holiday Craft Fair
- Cedar & Snow: Indigenous Art Market
- Paint in the Park: Holiday Watercolour Workshop
- Good Stuff Market ($50 or Less)
- Tugboat Landing Artisan Market
- Tree Lighting in Richmond
- Gift of Light – Tsawwassen
- Christmas with the Bach Choir
- Christmas in Steveston Village
- Raffi at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Christmas Jazz Vespers
- Let It Snow at the Massey Theatre
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
- Disney on Ice in Vancouver – Magic in The Stars
- Copper Star and Lantern Workshops (Virtual)
- Rapunzel The Panto
- Keepers of the Salish Sea
- Live at Studio 58: Linck & Mülhahn
- Monday, December 2, 2024
- Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Toy Drive at London Drugs
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Francophone Business Owners, Artisans and Artists’ Expo
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Downtown
- Taylor Swift Karaoke Bus Tour of Vancouver
- After Dark: Eras Edition
- Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- UNYA Holiday Craft Fair
- YWCA Hotel’s Shake It Off for a Cause
- Taylor Swift Karaoke Bus Tour of Vancouver
- Wildcrafted Holiday Wreath Workshop
- Vancouver Men’s Chorus: Making Spirits Bright
- Blessed Echoes: Elizabethan Lute Songs
- Activities for Swifties in Vancouver
- Felting Nature: Surf Scoters
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Squamish at Dusk
- Canyon Lights – Taylor’s Version
- Friday, December 6, 2024
- Date Night with Santa at Metropolis at Metrotown
- CBC Food Bank Day
- Taylor Swift Karaoke Bus Tour of Vancouver
- YWCA Hotel’s Shake It Off for a Cause
- Vancouver Men’s Chorus: Making Spirits Bright
- Swifties Skate at the Robson Square Ice Rink
- Friday Night Swing Dance – Langley
- Southlands Grange – Wreath Making
- Annual Sticky Note Show
- Activities for Swifties in Vancouver
- Canucks vs Blue Jackets
- Canyon Lights – Taylor’s Version
- Chilliwack Christmas Gifts Expo
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Squamish at Dusk
- PNE Winter Fair
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Made in the 604 Holiday Pop-Up
- Dance Centre: Kiruthika Rathanaswami & Malavika Santhosh
- First Friday Free Admission Afternoons at:
- Destination Vancouver’s Complete Swiftie Guide
- Saturday, December 7, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- TaylorTown in Yaletown
- Winter Indigenous Artisans Market
- Tsleil-Waututh Nation Christmas Craft Fair
- Holiday Mahjong Social
- YWCA Hotel’s Shake It Off for a Cause
- Francophone Christmas Market
- Swifties Skate at the Robson Square Ice Rink
- Vancouver Men’s Chorus: Making Spirits Bright
- EcoStewards
- A Changing Forest
- Southlands Grange – Wreath Making
- Shine Bright Chocolate & Coffee Crawl
- Firstpick Handmade Market
- Taylor Swift Karaoke Bus Tour of Vancouver
- Ties of Tradition: Exploring Chinese Opera & Knot Tying in Chinatown
- Bake It Off! – A Taylor Swift Baking Class for Swifties
- Wesbrook Village Holiday Market at UBC
- Holiday Crafts and Treats at Mackin House
- Kensington Holiday Craft Fair
- Activities for Swifties in Vancouver
- Annual Sticky Note Show
- Holiday Watercolour Workshop
- Burnaby Firefighters’ Toy Drive
- Saltwater Hank Trio at the Anvil Centre
- Dance Centre: Kiruthika Rathanaswami & Malavika Santhosh
- African Chamber Music – Reimagined with Strings
- Clayton Holiday Marketplace
- Victorian Christmas Evening
- SHE LATINA Christmas Market
- Weirdos Holiday Market
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Copper Star and Lantern Workshops (In-Person)
- Canyon Lights – Taylor’s Version
- *stɑl’əw̓ Craft Fair
- PNE Winter Fair
- Made in the 604 Holiday Pop-Up
- Dundarave Festival
- Chilliwack Christmas Gifts Expo
- Candlelight Parade in Mission
- Maple Ridge Santa Claus Parade
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- Squamish at Dusk
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Santa at Britannia Mine Museum
- Destination Vancouver’s Complete Swiftie Guide
- Sunday, December 8, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Santa at the Cannery
- Tsleil-Waututh Nation Christmas Craft Fair
- Activities for Swifties in Vancouver
- Winter Wonders Holiday Festival – Coquitlam
- YWCA Hotel’s Shake It Off for a Cause
- Winter Wreath Workshop at Floralies Market
- Eras Pre-Concert Dinner – A Tour of Taylor’s Favorite Foods
- Swifties Skate at the Robson Square Ice Rink
- Holiday Market Fair at North Surrey
- Shine Bright: Light Up Sapperton
- Wesbrook Village Holiday Market at UBC
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents The Snowman
- Canucks vs Lightning
- Firstpick Handmade Market
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Weirdos Holiday Market
- Canyon Lights – Taylor’s Version
- PNE Winter Fair
- Made in the 604 Holiday Pop-Up
- Chilliwack Christmas Gifts Expo
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Santa at Britannia Mine Museum
- Destination Vancouver’s Complete Swiftie Guide
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December Events in Vancouver Continued…
- Monday, December 9, 2024
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Canucks vs Blues
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Downtown
- Shine Bright Alluring Antiques Crawl
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Wonderheads Christmas Carol
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Je viendrai moins souvent
- Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- The Aunties Who Stole Christmas
- Make It Show
- Light up the Harbour
- Introduction To Bartending Class
- Christmas Embroidery; Create An Ornament
- Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society Winter Market
- Canucks vs Panthers
- Holiday PJ Storytime
- Shine Bright Thrifting for Treasures Crawl
- Surrey Solopreneur & Small Biz Social
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Wonderheads Christmas Carol
- PNE Winter Fair
- Squamish at Dusk
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Je viendrai moins souvent
- Friday, December 13, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Date Night with Santa at Metropolis at Metrotown
- PNE Winter Fair
- Make It Show
- Sinfonietta Christmas Concert With James Hill & Anne Janelle
- Soul for the Season
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Dustin Bentall & The Blue Wranglers
- Horror in Seconds Film Festival
- Port Moody Winter Market
- Squamish at Dusk
- Arts Umbrella’s Mixed Nuts
- Wonderheads Christmas Carol
- Ballet BC’s The Nutcracker
- Vancouver International Black Film Festival
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Je viendrai moins souvent
- Saturday, December 14, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- The Aunties Who Stole Christmas
- Indigenous Christmas Market at Stewart Farm
- Parade of Lights in Port Coquitlam
- Dundarave Festival
- Pre-Ahead Cookie Dough Session at Mackin House
- NeurIPS 2024 | Vancouver AI Community Meetup
- Chinatown Winter Solstice Festival
- Holiday Crafts and Treats at Mackin House
- Soul for the Season
- Winter Wanderings at Beaver Lake
- Sleeping Beauty
- Canucks vs Bruins
- Evergreen Tree Trek!
- The Skate Before Christmas – North Surrey
- New Westminster Farmers Market – Holiday Market
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade
- Kids Workshop: Olafs Magic Centrepiece
- Merry Makers at the Museum of Surrey
- Weirdos Holiday Market
- Pinocchio: Puppet Detective
- Make It Show
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs presents Handel’s Messiah
- Adult Workshop: Winter Wagon Workshop
- Arts Umbrella’s Mixed Nuts
- Squamish at Dusk
- New West Christmas Market
- Ballet BC’s The Nutcracker
- New West Farmers Market
- Christmas Family Concert
- Festive Singalong at The Sanctuary
- Wonderheads Christmas Carol
- Vancouver International Black Film Festival
- Wesbrook Village Holiday Market at UBC
- PNE Winter Fair
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Santa at Britannia Mine Museum
- Je viendrai moins souvent
- Sunday, December 15, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Kingfisher Bluez 17th Annual Christmas Party
- Arts Umbrella’s Mixed Nuts
- The Paddle Event
- Christmas Drop-In: Homemade Holidays
- Birds of a Feather: Winter Wings on the Water
- Adult Workshop: Festive Table Centerpiece
- Weirdos Holiday Market
- Make It Show
- Scary Ghost Stories, Victorian Christmas Tradition
- Have Bow Will Travel – Sound of Dragon Society
- PNE Winter Fair
- New West Farmers Market
- Ballet BC’s The Nutcracker
- Merry and Bright Charity Concert
- Vancouver International Black Film Festival
- Wesbrook Village Holiday Market at UBC
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
- New West – Christmas Comes to Town
- Fleurs de Villes NOEL
- Santa at Britannia Mine Museum
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- Monday, December 16, 2024
- Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Christmas Wish Breakfast & Toy Drive
- Afternoon Tea Tours at Mackin House
- Pandora’s Collective Presents A Night for Giving: Book Launch
- Science World – Storytelling Through Film
- Ballet Victoria: The Gift of the Nutcracker
- PNE Winter Fair
- Vancouver International Black Film Festival
- Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Friday, December 20, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- CPKC Holiday Train Supporting Local Food Banks (Port Coquitlam/Port Moody)
- Christmas with Chor Leoni
- VSO presents Elf in Concert
- Retro Screening: Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
- Shine Bright: Winter Solstice, New West
- Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
- PNE Winter Fair
- Saturday, December 21, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Dundarave Festival
- Winter Solstice Lantern Festival
- Jingle Bells Night World Record Attempt at Lights at Lafarge
- Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
- VSO presents Elf in Concert
- Knotted: Rapunzel’s Story
- Holiday Crafts and Treats at Mackin House
- Intergenerational Sharing Project: Stamp Carving
- Winter Discovery Days: Animal Winter Secrets
- Christmas with Chor Leoni
- Wesbrook Village Holiday Market at UBC
- Canucks vs Blue Senators
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Riley Park
- PNE Winter Fair
- Sunday, December 22, 2024
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- Monday, December 23, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Canucks vs Sharks
- A Drag Queen Christmas
- Winter Discovery Days: Animal Winter Secrets
- PNE Winter Fair
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Winter Discovery Days: Animal Winter Secrets
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Lighting of the Silber Family Agam Menorah
- Thursday, December 26, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Winter Discovery Days: Animal Winter Secrets
- Friday, December 27, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Winter Discovery Days: Animal Winter Secrets
- Contact Festival with Seven Lions and More
- Saturday, December 28, 2024
- Sunday, December 29, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Vancouver Winter Farmers Market – Kitsilano
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- Monday, December 30, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Tuesday, December 31, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
- Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
- Glitz & Glamour New Year’s Eve Gala Tickets
- New Year’s Eve at Anh and Chi
- Prophecy Bar New Year’s Eve
- New Orleans New Year’s Eve
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