January 2026 Events in Vancouver This Month
The holiday hustle has come to an end, a new year is upon us and there’s a hearty lineup of events and fun things to do around Vancouver this month.
January 2026 Events in Vancouver This Month
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- Thursday, January 1 to Sunday, January 4, 2026
- Monday, January 5 to Sunday, January 11, 2026
- Monday, January 12 to Sunday, January 18, 2026
- Monday, January 19 to Sunday, January 25, 2026
- Monday, January 26 to Saturday, January 31, 2026
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
- Attractions:
- Downtown Vancouver Lights (til Feb 28)
- Robson Square Ice Rink (til Feb)
- The Shipyards Skate Plaza (til Feb)
- Free Outdoor Skating in Surrey (til Feb 16)
- Lights at Lafarge (Coquitlam) (til Feb)
- Lights by the Lake (Harrison) (til Jan 11)
- SONDER Life in Lights – Yaletown (til Jan 11)
- Bright Walk in White Rock (til Jan 12)
- Exhibitions & Exhibits:
- NDN Giver at the Bill Reid Gallery (til Jan 25)
- Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape (til Jan)
- Lee Miller Photography Exhibition at the Polygon Gallery (til Feb)
- Christian White Master Haida Artist at the Bill Reid Gallery (til Feb)
- MONOVA: Are We There Yet? Transportation Exhibition (til Mar)
- Living with Long COVID at the MOV (til Mar)
- Artemis Space Adventure with LEGO® Bricks (til Apr)
- We who have known tides: Indigenous Art from the Collection (til Apr)
- Nuxalk Strong – First Exhibition of its Kind at the MOA
- Entangled Territories – Tibet Through Images at the MOA (til Mar 29)
- The Suitcase Project at Museum of Vancouver (til Nov)
- The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the MOV
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery – Cannery REcollections (til 2027)
- Chinese Canadian Museum A Soldier for All Seasons
- MOA presents Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother (til Mar)
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- Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Vancouver Polar Bear Swim
- St Paul’s Lights of Hope
- Downtown Vancouver Ferris Wheel
- Festive Village at Burnaby Village
- Winter Magic at Science World
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- The Lights at Cultus Lake
- Holiday Splash at the Aquarium
- Soar with Santa at Flyover
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Glow in the Park (New Westminster)
- Festival of Lights at Tsawwassen Springs
- 26th Annual Winter Ice Palace (Surrey)
- The Arts Club Presents – Little Women
- The Arts Club Presents – Disney’s Frozen
- Snowy Sprouts: Plant Secrets for Seasonal Survival
- Friday, January 2, 2026
- Downtown Vancouver Ferris Wheel
- First Free Friday Afternoon Admission
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Festive Village at Burnaby Village
- Christmas Tree Chip/Recycling Events
- Chill on the Ice at Skating at Civic Plaza
- The Lights at Cultus Lake
- Holiday Splash at the Aquarium
- Soar with Santa at Flyover
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Glow in the Park (New Westminster)
- Festival of Lights at Tsawwassen Springs
- 26th Annual Winter Ice Palace (Surrey)
- Holiday History and Hot Chocolate Tour
- The Arts Club Presents – Little Women
- The Arts Club Presents – Disney’s Frozen
- Gateway Theatre Presents – Annie
- East Van Panto: West Van Story
- Snowy Sprouts: Plant Secrets for Seasonal Survival
- Saturday, January 3, 2026
- Downtown Vancouver Ferris Wheel
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Christmas Tree Chip/Recycling Events
- The Lights at Cultus Lake
- Holiday Splash at the Aquarium
- Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
- Chill on the Ice at Skating at Civic Plaza
- Soar with Santa at Flyover
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Glow in the Park (New Westminster)
- Festival of Lights at Tsawwassen Springs
- 26th Annual Winter Ice Palace (Surrey)
- Holiday History and Hot Chocolate Tour
- The Arts Club Presents – Little Women
- The Arts Club Presents – Disney’s Frozen
- Gateway Theatre Presents – Annie
- East Van Panto: West Van Story
- Snowy Sprouts: Plant Secrets for Seasonal Survival
- Sunday, January 4, 2026
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- The Lights at Cultus Lake
- Holiday Splash at the Aquarium
- Dominique Fricot at Guilt & Co.
- Christmas Tree Chip/Recycling Events
- Soar with Santa at Flyover
- VanDusen Festival of Lights
- Glow in the Park (New Westminster)
- Festival of Lights at Tsawwassen Springs
- 26th Annual Winter Ice Palace (Surrey)
- Holiday History and Hot Chocolate Tour
- Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market
- The Arts Club Presents – Little Women
- The Arts Club Presents – Disney’s Frozen
- East Van Panto: West Van Story
- Snowy Sprouts: Plant Secrets for Seasonal Survival
- Monday, January 5, 2026
- Tuesday, January 6, 2026
- Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Friday, January 9, 2026
- Saturday, January 10, 2026
- Holiday History and Hot Chocolate Tour
- Christmas Tree Chip/Recycling Events
- River Basin Days: Derby Reach Regional Park (Langley)
- Winter Watercolour Workshop
- VanArts Open House
- Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
- East Van Panto: West Van Story
- Let’s Sketch at the Museum of Anthropology
- Cotton Ball Craft at Granville Island Kids Market
- The Rogue Folk Club presents J.P. Cormier
- ArtsConnect Regional ArtsSummit
- West Van Card Show at the Shipyards (North Vancouver)
- Winter Market at Maplewood Flats (North Vancouver)
- Arts Club Presents: Burning Mom (New Westminster)
- Sunday, January 11, 2026
- East Van Panto: West Van Story
- Golden Globes Watch Party
- Chinatown Through the Lens: A Street Photography Walk
- Birding with Me: Welcoming the BIPOC Community
- Fraser & Haas, Concert and Workshop
- Ninja Workshop (Burnaby)
- Christmas Tree Chip/Recycling Events
- Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market
- Arts Club Presents: Burning Mom (New Westminster)
- Monday, January 12, 2026
- Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- Thursday, January 15, 2026
- Friday, January 16, 2026
- Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Surrey Hosts Hockey Day in Canada in Punjabi
- World Waterfowl Day: Guided Duck Walk
- Northwest Coast Painting Workshop with Jay Morven
- World Waterfowl Day: Drop-In Duck Talks
- Bradley Sakawskys Pro Comedy
- Pataka Esports Festival (Surrey)
- Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
- Friends of the Richmond Library January Mini-Sale
- How We Connect Art Party
- Whose Live Anyway?
- Band Together: The Pink Floyd Edition – BC Children’s Hospital Fundraiser
- Concert Series: A Celebration of Robbie Burns (Coquitlam)
- Band Together: Pink Floyd Edition, ft Brass Camel & More
- Vancouver International Boat Show
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Sunday, January 18, 2026
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- Monday, January 19, 2026
- Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- Wednesday, January 21, 2026
- Baby SPARK! musica intima
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- SFU Archives Open House
- Contemporary Indigenous Art and the Bill Reid Gallery
- Reconciling with Elder Larry Grant and Scott Steedman
- DanceHouse Presents: Paradisum Recirquel
- Books & Ideas: Paul Myers on John Candy
- Hard Rubber New Music Society: Absolute Unit
- DanceHouse: Recirquel’s “Paradisum”
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Thursday, January 22, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Coffee Mornings at MONOVA
- Society of Crows: Film Screening & Crow Talk
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Film Screening of Pride Vs. Prejudice, the Delwin Vriend Story
- Grand Mezcal Tasting Event at Alimentaria Mexicana
- DanceHouse Presents: Paradisum Recirquel
- Dine Out Festival Murder Mystery: Murder is a Drag (19+)
- Dine Out: Street Food City
- Vancouver World Chef Exchange | Seoul
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- DanceHouse: Recirquel’s “Paradisum”
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Friday, January 23, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Bird Walks in Surrey
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- David Binney Trio w Louis Cole & Pera Krstajic
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Dine Out: Street Food City
- Sunset Meditation – Mindfulness Under the Stars
- City Pop City ft. Chen Baker
- DanceHouse Presents: Paradisum Recirquel
- ARC After Dark: Silent Disco Edition
- Tablao Triana Flamenco
- Firehall Arts Centre: English
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- DanceHouse: Recirquel’s “Paradisum”
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Meet the Illustrator: Dawn Lo
- Artsushi Workshop: Daruma (Burnaby)
- Ohara Ikebana Workshop: New Year (Burnaby)
- Bookmark Making with Invasive Plants
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Richmond Art Gallery Winter Exhibitions Launch
- Comedy at Ukraine Hall (Richmond)
- Firehall Arts Centre: English
- Drop-In Nature Sketching (Coquitlam)
- Flour + Water: A Pasta Master Class
- Dine Out: Street Food City
- Lori Goldston + Malcolm Jack
- Drunken Chocolatier at the Riley Park Farmers Market
- Koko Monk Hot Chocolate Flight of the Week
- DanceHouse Presents: Paradisum Recirquel
- Curators and Crafts: Lunar New Year Records
- Prance! An inclusive Community Drag Charity Fundraiser
- Free Monthly Community Dinner
- Super Weekend: Blustery Fraser Canyon (New Westminster)
- Cantopop in Canada: Songwriting and Performing Identity
- Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- DanceHouse: Recirquel’s “Paradisum”
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Sunday, January 25, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Birds of a Feather: Frosty Flutters
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Firehall Arts Centre: English
- Dine Out: Street Food City
- Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market
- Tours of the Suitcase Project at MOV
- Super Weekend: Blustery Fraser Canyon (New Westminster)
- Drunken Chocolatier at the Kitsilano Farmers Market
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- Arts Club on Tour: Burning Mom (Burnaby)
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Monday, January 26, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- Music on Main: Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman’s “WAIL”
- Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman
- Advance Theatre Festival: Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Dine Out: L’Abattoir x Ugly Duckling
- THE HEAT: An International Improv Comedy Showcase
- Music on Main: Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman’s “WAIL”
- Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- Advance Theatre Festival: Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Wednesday, January 28, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Vancouver World Chef Exchange | London
- Vancouver AI Community Meetup
- THE HEAT: An International Improv Comedy Showcase
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- Advance Theatre Festival: Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Firehall Arts Centre: English
- Thursday, January 29, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- THE HEAT: An International Improv Comedy Showcase
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- Silk Road After Dark: Drag, Belly Dancing & Comedy (North Van)
- Understanding Gender-Based Violence (Burnaby)
- The Cultch: Everything Has Disappeared
- Advance Theatre Festival: Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Firehall Arts Centre: English
- Friday, January 30, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- The Clayton Coffee House (Surrey)
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Dine Out x Vancouver Convention Centre Present Flavours Unveiled
- Gimme Gimme Disco
- Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist / Publication Launch
- THE HEAT: An International Improv Comedy Showcase
- Catching Up to the Future of Our Past
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- The Cultch: Everything Has Disappeared
- Advance Theatre Festival: Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Firehall Arts Centre: English
- Saturday, January 31, 2026
- Featured: Bard in the Valley – MacBeth
- Glass Fusion Workshop
- Curling Day in Canada Events Around Vancouver
- The Wellness Show
- The Great Canadian Sing-A-Long (Surrey)
- Roast Your Own Hojicha (Burnaby)
- Light Up Bike Parade (North Vancouver)
- Surrey Libraries Expo: Spark Your Curiosity
- Mastering Julia Child’s Duck à l’Orange
- Tours of the Suitcase Project at MOV
- Dine Out Vancouver 2026
- Chocolate Gelato Masterclass
- Dine Out: Rum Club: Dine Out Edition at Chupito
- Dine Out: Filipino Feast
- Dine Out x Vancouver Convention Centre Present Flavours Unveiled
- Orpheum Tours
- Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
- Firehall Arts Centre: English
- Beading Workshop with Pam Nowell (New Westminster)
- THE HEAT: An International Improv Comedy Showcase
- Catching Up to the Future of Our Past
- The Cultch: Everything Has Disappeared
- Ventastic: Reimagining the Art of Ventriloquism (New Westminster)
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
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