Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend December 19-21

Enjoy a variety of festive events around Vancouver this weekend, all listed below, and then scroll down for the multi-day attractions and more fun things to do this Friday to Sunday:

Friday, December 19 | Saturday, December 20 | Sunday, December 21

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events December 19-21

• Friday, December 19, 2025
  • CPKC Holiday Train with Barenaked Ladies Concert
  • The Gingerbread Men – Yet Another Holiday Cabaret
  • Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
  • Festive Favourites Market Tour (Van Foodie Tours)
  • Christmas with the Marches: An Immersive Holiday Gathering
  • The B3 Kings (Burnaby)
  • Elf in Concert
  • Christmas with Chor Leoni
  • A Very Merry Motown

• Saturday, December 20, 2025
  • CPKC Holiday Train with Barenaked Ladies Concert
  • The Gingerbread Men – Yet Another Holiday Cabaret
  • Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
  • Elf in Concert
  • Festive Favourites Market Tour (Van Foodie Tours)
  • The B3 Kings (Burnaby)
  • Evening Carol Sing (Surrey)
  • Vancouver Contra Dance
  • A Christmas Carol: An Immersive Tour Experience
  • Christmas with the Marches: An Immersive Holiday Gathering
  • Sing-Along Messiah with United Voices Choir
  • Vancouver Goldeneyes vs Montreal Victoire
  • Royal City Youth Ballet’s The Nutcracker (New Westminster)
  • Dundarave Festival (West Vancouver)
  • Timberline Ranch Country Christmas (Maple Ridge)
  • Breakfast with Santa at Flyover
  • Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
  • Christmas with Chor Leoni
  • A Very Merry Motown

• Sunday, December 21, 2025
  • Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market
  • Vancouver’s Winter Solstice Lantern Festival
  • Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
  • The Magic of Gastown
  • Festive Favourites Market Tour (Van Foodie Tours)
  • Traditional Christmas with the VSO
  • Birds of a Feather: Winter Waterbirds
  • Christmas with the Marches: An Immersive Holiday Gathering
  • Breakfast with Santa at Flyover
  • The Gingerbread Men – Yet Another Holiday Cabaret
  • Timberline Ranch Country Christmas (Maple Ridge)
  • A Very Merry Motown

Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions

These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.

• Attractions:
  • Destination Downtown – Ferris Wheel & More (til Jan 2)
  • Shipyards Christmas Market – Free in North Van (til Dec 24)
  • Vancouver Christmas Market Downtown (til Dec 24)
  • Christmas at the Cannery in Steveston (til Dec 24)
  • The Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain (til Dec 24)
  • Greendale Acres Santa Experience (Chilliwack) (til Dec 23)
  • Christmas at Tanglebank Estate (Abbotsford) (til Dec 23)
  • Gingerbread Lane at the Hyatt for Make-A-Wish (til Dec 28)
  • Jingle Bar Vancouver (til Dec 23)
  • Merry & Bright at Martini Town (til Dec 31)
  • Steveston Winter Tram Experience (til Dec 31)
  • St Paul’s Lights of Hope (til Jan 1)
  • 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)
  • 26th Annual Winter Ice Palace (Surrey) (til Jan 4)
  • VanDusen Festival of Lights (til Jan 4)
  • The Lights at Cultus Lake (til Jan 4)
  • Holiday Market at Wesbrook Village (til Dec 31)
  • Festive Village at Burnaby Village (til Jan 2)
  • Lights by the Lake (Harrison) (til Jan 11)
  • Holiday Splash at the Aquarium (til Jan 4)
  • SONDER Life in Lights – Yaletown (til Jan 11)
  • Soar with Santa at Flyover (til Jan 4)
  • VanDusen Festival of Lights (til Jan 4)
  • Glow in the Park (New Westminster) (til Jan 4)
  • Bright Walk in White Rock (Dec 7-Jan 12)
  • Holiday Lights in Williams Park (Dec 13-28)
  • Festival of Lights at Tsawwassen Springs (til Jan 4)

• Tours:
  • Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
  • Holiday History and Hot Chocolate Tour (til Jan 10)
  • 10 Tours in Downtown Vancouver

• Exhibitions & Exhibits:
  • Vitality: Iconic Images, Hidden Stories (til Dec)
  • WinterFest at MOS (Surrey) (til Dec 22)
  • 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 2026)
  • 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)

• Theatre, Film, Shows
  • Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (til Dec 6)
  • The Improv Centre – ‘Tis the Sitcom (til Dec 30)
  • The Cultch Presents – Burnout Paradise (til Dec 7)
  • The Arts Club Presents – Little Women (til Jan 4)
  • The Arts Club Presents – Disney’s Frozen (til Jan 6)
  • A Wonderheads Christmas Carol (til Dec 14)
  • Pacific Theatre Presents – Christmas Presence (Dec 12-23)
  • Gateway Theatre Presents – Annie (til Jan 3)
  • East Van Panto: West Van Story (til Jan 11)
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: A Traditional British Pantomime (Dec 12-Jan 4)
  • FULL HOLIDAY THEATRE GUIDE

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