Western Canada’s largest pet show, the Pet Lover Show, returns to TRADEX in Abbotsford for the 7th year, February 23 & 24, 2019. This event provides visitors with the latest and greatest for their favourite furry, feathered and scaly best friends.

Women’s Collective is a series of inspirational Fireside Chats, the third of which will take place on January 30th with Hon. Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in conversation with Lien Yeung of CBC.

The 27th annual Whistler Pride and Ski Festival returns to Whistler January 20 to 27, 2019. As one of the largest gay and lesbian ski weeks in North America, the festival brings a schedule packed with skiing and snowboarding, parties, daily après, a comedy night, and its signature pride ski parade.

The next adults-only Vancouver Aquarium After Hours event takes place on Valentine’s Day, making for a fun – and very unique – date night out.

I have dug around a bit more to find a few more Public Domain gems within the city archives’ vast collections, which you are free to use! Here are some of my favourites and just for fun, I’ve positioned them with some current Google Street View images for a Then and Now effect

Experience unique waterfront attractions showcasing art, history, crafts, science and performances during Winter Wander at Vanier Park on February 2, 2019. Visit the Vancouver Maritime Museum, the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, the City of Vancouver Archives, Bard on the Beach and more!

The Polygon Gallery, in collaboration with the Blueridge Chamber Music Society, will be staging a performance of Musicircus on Sunday, January 13, 2019. Written in 1967 by legendary composer John Cage.

Vancouver TheatreSports rocks the laughs with its annual improv celebration, Throwdown – International TheatreSports Festival, at The Improv Centre on Granville Island from Wednesday, January 2 to Sunday, January 27, 2019.

I Heart Tulips will see an enormous, one-day-only installation of 10,000 live red and white tulips taking over Metropolis at Metrotown’s Grand Court. Sponsored by Onos Greenhouses Ltd., along with Tulips of the Valley, the event supports Variety – The Children’s Charity of BC

Second pre-sale for JFL Northwest, Vancouver’s Just for Laughs Festival! Use my code from Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:00am until Thursday, January 10, 2019 to get tickets for Steve-O, Fred Armisen, Dave Attell, SuperMega Live and more.