Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events January 16-18
The sunshine is set to return in time for brisk walks on the Seawall, hot chocolate festival indulgences, concerts, theatre, and many more fun things to do around Vancouver this weekend.
Friday, January 16 | Saturday, January 17 | Sunday, January 18
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events January 16-18
- Friday, January 16, 2026
- Vancouver International Boat Show
- 52 Stories – One Night Only in North Vancouver
- Family Movie: Lilo & Stitch (2025) at the Library
- Downtown Vancouver Lights
- Rock Band Karaoke at the Rec Room
- Robson Square Ice Rink
- The Shipyards Skate Plaza
- Free Outdoor Skating in Surrey
- Lights at Lafarge (Coquitlam)
- Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Hockey Day in Canada in Punjabi (Surrey)
- World Waterfowl Day: Guided Duck Walk
- Northwest Coast Painting Workshop with Jay Morven
- World Waterfowl Day: Drop-In Duck Talks
- Bradley Sakawskys Pro Comedy
- Movie Night on the Train: Wuthering Heights (Port Moody)
- ARTsBirthday – Celebrate the Birthday of ART (Port Moody)
- Pataka Esports Festival (Surrey)
- Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
- Mechanics of Music Street Sessions (New Westminster)
- Friends of the Richmond Library January Mini-Sale
- Read Aloud Books Workshop: Interactive Books & Stories
- Rockin’ Rockers | Geology with SFU Burnaby
- Family Board Games at the Library
- The Shining at the Rio
- Nature Work Parties (Surrey)
- How We Connect Art Party
- Whose Live Anyway?
- Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show
- Friends of the Richmond Library January Mini-Sale
- 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
- Unreal City Festival (sold out Friday)
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Downtown Vancouver Lights
- Robson Square Ice Rink
- The Shipyards Skate Plaza
- Free Outdoor Skating in Surrey
- Lights at Lafarge (Coquitlam)
- Sunday, January 18, 2026
- Pataka Esports Festival (Surrey)
- Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market
- Contemplative Taizé Service
- Ninja Workshop (Burnaby)
- Port Moody Winter Farmers Market (Port Moody)
- Mount Seymour Scavenger Hunt
- Unreal City Festival
- Labyrinth (40th Anniversary Screening)
- Vancouver International Boat Show
- Steveston Icebreaker 8K & New Balance 1 k Kidsrun (Richmond)
- Granville Island Kids Market Customer Appreciation Day
- Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival (Self-Guided)
- Downtown Vancouver Lights
- Robson Square Ice Rink
- The Shipyards Skate Plaza
- Free Outdoor Skating in Surrey
- Lights at Lafarge (Coquitlam)
Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
- Tours:
- 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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