What’s happening around Vancouver this month (December, 2025). Our monthly guide to events, activities, and fun things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

The Reindeer Buses are back this season, spreading joy to commuters around Metro Vancouver. Plus, the West Coast Express Santa Train is scheduled to run over two weekends in December.

You can fulfill the wish list of a local senior this season when you participate in Stocking Stuffers for Seniors at your nearest London Drugs.

The 2025 CPKC Holiday Train wraps up its cross-continent journey in the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver December 19 and 20, 2025.

Arts Umbrella presents their annual Mixed Nuts holiday show, a modern and engaging twist on The Nutcracker. On stage at the Vancouver Playhouse December 12-14, 2025 you can enter to win tickets!

We have put together our 10th annual list of Free Holiday Events in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. It’s updated regularly so check back often to plan your days, nights, and weekends around affordable holiday fun in the region.

Shop from many talented, local, Indigenous vendors and artisans at these holiday markets and craft sales around Metro Vancouver this season.

Potters, Western Canada’s largest Christmas store, is open for the season in Surrey and you can enter to win a $100 gift card from Miss604.

Vancouver’s acclaimed adult treble voice choir, Elektra, opens the holiday season with Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra, a cherished tradition for local audiences. Win tickets to opening night November 29, 2025.

Homes For The Holidays returns to its spectacular setting at UBC’s Cecil Green Park House for one weekend in November to dazzle with holiday displays and inspiration, with all proceeds benefitting the YWCA Metro Vancouver’s Housing Action Fund.