Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events December 5-7

The trees are lit, the lights are up, the markets are open! We’re in the middle of the festive season in Vancouver and there is no shortage of events, activities, and fun things to do this weekend.

Friday, December 5 | Saturday, December 6 | Sunday, December 7

You can find daily events listed below, and then scroll down for the multi-day attractions you can enjoy this weekend and beyond:

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events December 5-7, 2025

• Friday, December 5, 2025
  • Featured: An ABBA Christmas (Surrey)
  • Toy Mountain at Guildford (Surrey)
  • The Holiday in Concert
  • Christmas with the Marches: An Immersive Holiday Gathering
  • Learn to Use a Sewing Machine
  • Dance Into Christmas (New Westminster)
  • Winter Solstice Market
  • Vancouver Men’s Chorus Presents Making Spirits Bright
  • Home By Midnight XL
  • Make It Show Vancouver
  • Timberline Ranch Country Christmas (Maple Ridge)
  • Weirdos Holiday Market
  • Vancouver Black Film Festival
  • Fleurs de Villes NOEL in Downtown Vancouver

• Saturday, December 6, 2025
  • Featured: Filipino Christmas Celebration in Steveston
  • Featured: An ABBA Christmas (New Westminster)
  • Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS Cup Final – Watch Parties
  • Tsleil-Waututh Nation Christmas Craft Fair
  • stɑl̓əw̓ Arts and Cultural Society Craft Fair
  • Port Moody Christmas Craft Fair
  • Queen of Crows Productions Presents: Storytelling Championship
  • Vancouver Black Film Festival
  • Winter Indigenous Artisans Market
  • Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
  • Winter Solstice Market
  • Tugboat Landing Artisan Market
  • Weirdos Holiday Market
  • Francophone Christmas Market
  • West Coast Express Santa Train
  • A Christmas Carol: An Immersive Tour Experience
  • Timberline Ranch Country Christmas (Maple Ridge)
  • Make It Show Vancouver
  • The Hidden Web: Mycelial Networks and Forest Connections
  • What’s that Tree?
  • Holiday Hive Market at the Met (Burnaby)
  • Ollie & Co Candle Making Workshop
  • Vancouver Goldeneyes vs New York Sirens 
  • Dundarave Festival (West Vancouver)
  • Advanced Beading Workshop at the MOV
  • Vancouver Men’s Chorus Presents Making Spirits Bright
  • Candlelight Parade (Mission)
  • Holiday Boat Parade
  • Breakfast with Santa at Flyover
  • Parade of Lights (Port Coquitlam)
  • Maple Ridge Santa Claus Parade (Maple Ridge)
  • Digital Media Youth Expo
  • Meltt with Babe Corner at the Rickshaw
  • Pet Santa Photos
  • Fair Trade Christmas Craft Fair (North Vancouver)
  • Staircase Sounds: Celestial Strings, A Very Việt Christmas
  • Poetry Together with Kyla Jamieson
  • Holiday Craftaganza
  • Photos with Santa…on a Harley
  • Vancouver Art Gallery Pottery Throwdown
  • Clayton Holiday Marketplace (Surrey)
  • Deck the Halls Christmas Drop-In (Surrey)
  • Holiday Card Making Workshop (Surrey)
  • Cedar Reindeer Workshop (Surrey)
  • Vancouver Film School Acting Program Live Audition
  • Homecumming in Vancouver
  • Britannia Mine Museum Holiday Events (Sea to Sky)
  • Fleurs de Villes NOEL in Downtown Vancouver

• Sunday, December 7, 2025
  • Featured: Santa at the Cannery in Steveston
  • Tsleil-Waututh Nation Christmas Craft Fair
  • False Creek Ferry Winter Light Ferry Ballet
  • Vanier Park Winter Market
  • Vancouver Black Film Festival
  • Winter Solstice Market
  • Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market
  • Weirdos Holiday Market
  • Tugboat Landing Artisan Market
  • Christmas with the Marches: An Immersive Holiday Gathering
  • Make It Show Vancouver
  • St Andrews Winter Wonderland Charity Concert (North Vancouver)
  • Timberline Ranch Country Christmas (Maple Ridge)
  • Pet Santa Photos
  • Christmas Bird Count for Kids (Burnaby)
  • Holiday Open House at Burnaby Lake 
  • A Christmas Carol: An Immersive Tour Experience
  • Deck the Halls Christmas Drop-In (Surrey)
  • Breakfast with Santa at Flyover
  • Vancouver Dollhouse Miniature Show
  • Holiday Hive Market at the Met (Burnaby)
  • John Reischman and the Jaybirds (New Westminster)
  • Vancouver Men’s Chorus Presents Making Spirits Bright
  • Christmas with the Bach Choir
  • Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir & Winter Harp: Sounds of Christmas
  • Santa Arrives by Boat in Steveston
  • Britannia Mine Museum Holiday Events (Sea to Sky)
  • Fleurs de Villes NOEL in Downtown Vancouver
  • View ongoing list of attractions

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)
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