The City of Surrey’s annual Tree Lighting Festival is coming up on Saturday, November 21st featuring free family fun and entertainment all day long at the Central City and City Hall plazas. Watch and enjoy special guests and performers such as Top Line Vocal Collective, the Kwantlen Glee Club, Eli Williams & The Memphis Sound, […]

The Vancouver Giants are known for their hockey with heart and also for their many community events and promotions throughout their season. Coming up they have Woodward’s $1.49 Day (November 17th), Star Wars Night (December 4th), Ugly Christmas Sweater Night (December 11th), Teddy Bear Toss presented by TELUS (December 18th), and more. This Saturday, November […]

The Halloween candy has been divided and the Christmas decorations are ready to be dusted off, but before we leap into a new holiday season, Canadians have a very important day to honour first. Remembrance Day, November 11th, is a day to remember the courage, service and sacrifice of thousands of men and women, and […]

The first free family friendly New Year’s Eve celebration to take place in Downtown Vancouver in more than a decade will happen along Canada Place Way, between Howe and Burrard, on December 31, 2015.

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is marking its 20th anniversary this year, after first opening its doors in November of 1995 and becoming North America’s first free-standing children’s hospice. Having attended the annual Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala for a few years now, I have heard about their incredible work and impact in the community […]

Indoor Trick or Treating in Metro Vancouver: North Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, Richmond and more this Halloween in local malls and retail centres.

The 12th annual Diwali Fest will take place November 3rd to November 15th, bringing together people of all backgrounds to celebrate multiculturalism and inclusiveness. Two main festival sites will host events and two theatrical performances with take place on Vancouver stages. Diwali Downtown Events Event: Diwali Downtown, Vancouver When: November 7th, 2015 Where: Roundhouse Community […]

Be a part of a very special event for an organization that has supported families in our community for the last 85 years. Since 1930, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau has been a centralized warehouse for other bureaus and agencies in the region. Year-round, with the support of dozens of sponsors, volunteers and donors, they […]

At least a century of stories spill from the shadows and dark corners of some of our region’s most historic sites and they’re opening up on Halloween to tell their tales. Britannia Mine Museum What: Spoo-ook-tacular Halloween Where: Britannia Mine Museum (1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach up the Sea to Sky) When: October 31st and […]

Spend time with your family and friends on Thanksgiving weekend with good food, good fun, and a good workout! The 18th Granville Island Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day is a 10km run, walk, or stroll and this year they have added a Kids Fun Run the day before. Granville Island Turkey Trot When: Sunday, October […]