Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend November 21 to 23, 2014

Before American Thanksgiving, Black Friday, the Grey Cup Festival, and the cracking open of advent calendar windows (or beer boxes) we have a very full second-to-last weekend in November to enjoy. Here’s what you can get up to in Vancouver this weekend before the holiday rush begins.

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Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below.

Friday, November 21, 2014
Sponsored by Miss604: Late Night Movie at the Rio Theatre
Adoptive Families Association of BC Gala
Beaujolais Nouveau 2014 at Heritage Hall
Artist Talk: Shimabuku
Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week[End]
Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
West Coast Christmas Show and Marketplace, Abbotsford
The Secret Case of Sherlock Holmes, Langley
Handmade for Littles Pop-up Shop
Christmas at Hycroft
18th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl
Pacific Theatre: Subway Stations of the Cross
The Arts Club: Avenue Q
The Cultch: Broken Sex Doll
Studio 58/Langara College Presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Movies: Crime Fest at the VIFF Vancity Theatre
Hopscotch – Whisky, Beer, Spirits Festival

Saturday, November 22, 2014
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair
Artisan Holiday Show
21st Annual Art For Life Art Auction & Gala
Edmonds Festival of Lights
Theatre Replacement: Jet Set Art Auction Fundraiser
Tasting Plates Coffee Crawl
An Afternoon with Miss Vickie
Burnaby Art Gallery: Art Sale and Fundraiser
Median Charity Craft Fair
Refresh Winter Market
Bakers’ Market, Moberly Arts and Culture Centre
The Original 007 James Bond Tribute Party: “Die Another Day”
CandyTown in Yaletown
MEC Snowfest Vancouver
Vancouver Winter Farmers Market at Nat Bailey Stadium
Barney Bentall & The Grand Cariboo Opry | 9th Annual Fundraiser for Potluck Café Society
Vancouver Jewish Book Festival
Vancouver Christmas Market Opens
Handmade for Littles Pop-up Shop
Christmas at Hycroft
The Secret Case of Sherlock Holmes, Langley
Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week[End]
West Coast Christmas Show and Marketplace, Abbotsford
18th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl
Pacific Theatre: Subway Stations of the Cross
The Arts Club: Avenue Q
The Cultch: Broken Sex Doll
Studio 58/Langara College Presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Movies: Crime Fest at the VIFF Vancity Theatre
Hopscotch – Whisky, Beer, Spirits Festival

Sunday, November 23, 2014
Canuck Place Pose with a Purpose
Panago Random Act of Pizza
Blim Market
Fluid Framers Filmmaker Series: Ben Russell
Salvation Army Fill the Kettle – Celebrity Kettle Kick-Off
Random Acts of Romance and Lucille’s Ball Double Screening at the Rio
River District Craft Fair
Britannia Library Film Screening: Death in Venice
Handmade for Littles Pop-up Shop
Christmas at Hycroft
The Secret Case of Sherlock Holmes, Langley
Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week[End]
West Coast Christmas Show and Marketplace, Abbotsford
18th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl
Vancouver Jewish Book Festival
Vancouver Christmas Market
The Arts Club: Avenue Q
Studio 58/Langara College Presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Movies: Crime Fest at the VIFF Vancity Theatre
Hopscotch – Whisky, Beer, Spirits Festival

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