Downtown Vancouver Christmas tree lighting events on November 22nd (at CF Pacific Centre) and on December 1st (at the Vancouver Art Gallery) with free family fun and live entertainment

Vancouver Santa Claus Parade presented by TELUS in Downtown Vancouver on Sunday, December 3, 2017 supporting the Vancouver Food Bank & CKNW Orphans’ Fund. Route and event information.

Lights of Hope at St. Paul’s will switch on November 16, 2017. 100,000 sparkling lights and more than 200 stars that make up the spectacular display with donations supporting Providence Health Care’s hospitals and residences.

Vancouver’s four-day fête in celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts, the Eastside Culture Crawl, runs November 16 to 19, 2017 in studios, homes, and garages throughout Vancouver’s Eastside community. The Crawl will present its largest line-up of artists, venues, and events to date, attracting 30,000 visitors from across Metro Vancouver and showcasing the work […]

5 Easy Walks to Try in Coquitlam: Trail suggestions and event listings. Take a stroll in Mundy Park, go fish at Como Lake, enjoy the winter Lights at Lafarge Lake and more in Coquitlam this November.

Hundreds of thousands of lights will illuminate one of Coquitlam’s star attractions this holiday season. The Lights at Lafarge Winter Lights Display is a free attraction with community engagement, family fun, and plenty of photo opportunities! Winter Lights at Lafarge Lake Dates: November 25, 2017 to January 21, 2018 Times: Nightly 4:30pm to 11:00pm (past […]

Benjamin Hertwig will read from his debut poetry collection “Slow War” at the historic Seaforth Armoury on Friday. Nominated for this year’s Governor General’s Award in Poetry, “Slow War” is only the second collection of poetry to be published by a Canadian veteran of the war in Afghanistan.

Variety – the Children’s Charity of BC is once again partnering with their friends at Global BC to present Variety Week. The fall campaign will run from October 30 to November 3, culminating with a live-on-location finale and street festival at Robson Square in Downtown Vancouver. Variety Week on Global Where: Global newscasts (morning, noon, […]

The City of Surrey is set to kick off the Christmas season with the return of the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival on November 25th with free family fun, a new holiday market, holiday fun zone, and of course the lighting of a 55-foot Christmas tree – one of the tallest Christmas trees in Canada. Surrey […]

The Gathering Place presents the 2017 Festival of Hallows on Tuesday, October 31st. In the Spirit of Day of the Dead (Dia de Los Muertos) and Halloween, the Festival of Hallows honours and memorialized deceased friends, loved ones, volunteers, ancestors and community members. Taking place in Emery Barnes Park, shrines for the dead will be […]