Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events January 2-4
Welcome 2026 this weekend and enjoy some events around Vancouver. The January events calendar is always full of its own fun lineup of activities including extended attractions in case you missed them during the holiday rush.
If you’re reading this on Thursday morning (New Year’s Day), the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim is happening at English Bay. Festivities start at 11:00am and run until 4:00pm, with the official swim at 2:30pm.
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events January 2-4
- Friday, January 2, 2026
- Downtown Vancouver Ferris Wheel
- 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
- Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
- Christmas Tree Chip/Recycling Events
- The Lights at Cultus Lake
- Holiday Splash at the Aquarium
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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