Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Dec 16-18, 2022

The holiday season is ramping up, the kids will be out of school, and there’s a lot to do around town! Miss604 is proud to sponsor Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village and Christmas at Canada Place, both free events for the whole family. Find these and many more things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below:

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Dec 16-18, 2022

Friday, December 16, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Mixed Nuts
Opera Gala Concert at Moberly Arts
Graffiti Immersive Experience
Christmas with Chor Leoni
PNE Winter Fair and Holiday Night Concerts
Fleurs de Villes
Holidays on Hudson Market
Weirdos Holiday Market
Vancouver International Black Film Festival
Attractions:
Vancouver Christmas Market
Holiday Splash
Beyond King Tut at Canada Place
Lights at Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
Cloverdale Christmas Trees
Bright Nights in Stanley Park
Lumagica Surrey
Winter Fun at the Sea to Sky Gondola
VanDusen Festival of Lights
St Paul’s Lights of Hope 
VanDusen Festival of Lights 
Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Gingerbread Lane at the Hyatt Vancouver
Shine Bright New Westminster
Steveston Winter Tram
Christmas in Williams Park
FlyOver Canada: Soar with Santa
Steveston Festival of Trees at Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

Saturday, December 17, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
Celebrations of Light
Christmas with Bach
MONOVA Meet the Makers Market
Made in the 604 Holiday Pop-Up
CP Holiday Train Free Concerts for the Food Bank
Learn About the Berries of Winter
Early Music Vancouver Festive Cantatas
Graffiti Immersive Experience
Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Mixed Nuts
Keithmas XIII – A Foodbank Fundrager
Christmas with Chor Leoni
Dundarave Festival
musica intima, Downtown Performance
Heritage Christmas at Historic Stewart Farm
PNE Winter Fair and Holiday Night Concerts
Holidays on Hudson Market
Fleurs de Villes
Weirdos Holiday Market
Vancouver International Black Film Festival
Attractions:
Vancouver Christmas Market
Holiday Splash
Beyond King Tut at Canada Place
Lights at Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
Cloverdale Christmas Trees
Bright Nights in Stanley Park
Lumagica Surrey
Winter Fun at the Sea to Sky Gondola
VanDusen Festival of Lights
St Paul’s Lights of Hope 
VanDusen Festival of Lights 
Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Gingerbread Lane at the Hyatt Vancouver
Shine Bright New Westminster
Steveston Winter Tram
Christmas in Williams Park
FlyOver Canada: Soar with Santa
Steveston Festival of Trees at Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas
Improv Centre: Happy (Hectic) Holiday

Sunday, December 18, 2022
Sponsored by Miss604: Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village
Sponsored by Miss604: Christmas at Canada Place
Lighting of the Silber Family Agam Menorah
Birds of a Feather: Wonderful Winter Wings
Early Music Vancouver Festive Cantatas
Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Royal City Youth Ballet’s The Nutcracker
It’s a Wonderful Life Movie Night for Van Food Bank
Graffiti Immersive Experience
Mixed Nuts
Deck the Walls, South Delta Artists Guild
Made in the 604 Holiday Pop-Up
CP Holiday Train Free Concerts for the Food Bank
PNE Winter Fair and Holiday Night Concerts
Fleurs de Villes
musica intima, West Van Performance
Weirdos Holiday Market
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Vancouver International Black Film Festival
Attractions:
Vancouver Christmas Market
Holiday Splash
Beyond King Tut at Canada Place
Lights at Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
Cloverdale Christmas Trees
Bright Nights in Stanley Park
Lumagica Surrey
Winter Fun at the Sea to Sky Gondola
VanDusen Festival of Lights
St Paul’s Lights of Hope 
VanDusen Festival of Lights 
Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Gingerbread Lane at the Hyatt Vancouver
Shine Bright New Westminster
Steveston Winter Tram
Christmas in Williams Park
FlyOver Canada: Soar with Santa
Steveston Festival of Trees at Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas
Improv Centre: Happy (Hectic) Holiday

Multi-Day Events & Activities

• Theatre, Movies, Music:
  • East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid
  • Arts Club: The Sound of Music
  • Pacific Theatre: Christmas Presence
  • Arts Club: Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey
  • Gateway Theatre: Anne of Green Gables The Musical
  • Metro Theatre: Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up
  • Firehall Arts Centre: A Christmas Carol
  • Carousel Theatre: 3 Little Pigs
  • Surrey Arts Centre: The Snow Queen: A Frozen Adventure
  • Presentation House Theatre: Where the Wild Things Are
  • SFU Woodwards: Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story
• Exhibits:
  • Bill Reid Gallery – Keeping the Song Alive Bill Reid Gallery – True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel Jin-me Yoon: About Time T.Rex: The Ultimate Predator at Science World Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers at the MOA All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project. 
  • Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment 
  • Guud San Glans Robert Davidson: A Line That Bends But Does Not Break 
  • Positively Petite: Annual Miniature Exhibition 
  • Outsiders and Others

See also:
Free Holiday Activities in Vancouver & The Valley
Gifts That Give Back, A 2022 Vancouver Gift Guide
Holiday Toy Drives Around Vancouver

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