Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events January 17-19
byWe’re in a typically slow season for events around Vancouver, this is usually when I plan to take vacation time, but there are still some shows, workshops, concerts, and activities to enjoy around the region. It’s also a good time to visit any local attractions since they’re much less busy right now. The calendar will start picking up again towards the end of January and for now, enjoy these equally fun things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley:
Friday, January 17 | Saturday, January 18 | Sunday, January 19
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events January 17-19
- Friday, January 17, 2025
- Teen Angst Night Fox Cabaret
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
- The Jay Mitchel Band – Fort Langley Community Hall
- Firehall Arts Centre: I Remember…
- Christine Tassan et les Imposteures
- Schubert’s Third Symphony
- The Motorcycle and Powersport Show
- The Improv Centre
- Arts Club: The Three Musketeers
- Robson Square Ice Rink
- Lights at Lafarge
- Saturday, January 18, 2025
- Missy D and Tonye Aganaba
- Guided Tours of the Orpheum Theatre
- A Year of Blessings: A Lunar New Year Original Audio Play For Kids
- Winter Bird Walks
- Watercolour Workshop
- Needle Felted Mushrooms Workshop
- The Motorcycle and Powersport Show
- Van Arts Open House
- Vancouver Contra Dance
- Red Truck Beer Live Music
- Star Wars Unlimited
- Barnside Brewing’s 5th Anniversary
- Crafting Lunar New Year Decorations with Red Envelopes
- Intersection of Genius: Arnold Schoenberg & Wassily Kandinsky
- The Hidden Web: Mycelial Networks and Forest Connections
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Firehall Arts Centre: I Remember…
- BC Children’s Hospital Fundraiser – Band Together 2025
- The Improv Centre
- Arts Club: The Three Musketeers
- Robson Square Ice Rink
- Lights at Lafarge
- Self-Guided: Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
- Sunday, January 19, 2025
- Upcycled Leather Notebook Workshop
- Mt Seymour Scavenger Hunt
- The Motorcycle and Powersport Show
- Granville Island Kids Market Customer Appreciation Day
- Schubert’s Third Symphony
- Sculpt Your Pet – Pottery Workshop
- Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Paint in the Park: Winter Watercolours
- Arts Club: The Three Musketeers
- Robson Square Ice Rink
- Lights at Lafarge
- Self-Guided: Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
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Month-Long Vancouver Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
Exhibits/Exhibitions
- Between The Lines – Art Exhibit by Nishant Jain & Tehya Mackenzie (til Feb 5)
- Vancouver Art Gallery – Firelei Báez (til Mar 2025)
- Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s–Now (til May 18)
- Tales from the Crypt Works From The Polygon Gallery’s Vault (til Jan 12)
- SPECTACLE: A National Geographic Exhibition (til May 15)
- Christian White Master Haida Artist at the Bill Reid Gallery
Theatre, Movies, Shows
- Metro Theatre: Sinners (Jan 24-Feb 15)
- Studio 58: Heathers – The Musical (Jan 30-Feb 16)
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