Pet Photos with Santa Hosted by the BC SPCA: Various locations across BC from November 17 – December 9, 2018. The whole family can come meet Santa and get your holiday photos for Christmas cards or keepsakes, and the funds will help support animals at your local BC SPCA branch. All well-behaved pets on leash or in a carrier are welcome.

CBC Vancouver Open House & Food Bank Day is Friday, December 7, 2018 6:00am to 6:00pm at CBC Vancouver (700 Hamilton St). Enjoy a variety of activities including newsroom tours, live radio broadcasts featuring musical guests and meet-and-greets with local and national CBC hosts and reporters, including the new CBC Vancouver News team.

Vancouver Gift Guide for a Cause: These gifts keep on giving, through being an awesome item or experience, from which proceeds also support non-profit organizations in the Greater Vancouver area, and beyond.

Free! The Park and Tilford Hi-Light Festival kicks off with a lighting celebration on November 30th then runs nightly until December 30, 2018. Fright night family fun nights include live entertainment and other activities.

BC’s largest outdoor carolling competition, Yule Duel, returns to the streets of Gastown for a fourth consecutive year on Thursday, December 6, 2018.