This weekend is the launch of many holiday events, fairs, and markets starting with the free Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Surrey City Hall. It’s one of many free community events that we are fortunate to experience this season. Check out many more things to do in Vancouver this weekend in the big list below:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Light Up the Village at Park Royal
Love to Sew Expo
Music@Queens Concert Series
Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw with Me
West Coast Christmas Show
Britannia Christmas Craft Fair
Reach Gala Presented by 25toLife
Heritage Hockey Event
YOUth (a conference): Deconstructing the World Around You
Murrayville Holiday Market
30th Annual Crystal Ball for BC Children’s Hospital
Barbara Pentland Celebration
Behind the Scenes at Maplewood Farm, North Vancouver
Eastside Flea November Markets
19th Annual European Union Film Festival
Refresh Market, Squamish
Vancouver Alternative Arts & Fashion Week
Christmas at Hycroft
RENT at Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver
Eastside Culture Crawl
Miss Shakespeare at the Firehall Arts Centre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey Tree Lighting Festival
Mt Lehman Crafts for Christmas
Douglas Day at Fort Langley
Teenage Dirtbag with Jacob Samuel
Britannia Christmas Craft Fair
St Andrew’s Ball
St Thomas Moore Collegiate Christmas Craft Fair
Access Gallery Auction Fundraiser
Crofton House Winter Bazaar
Bloom Winter Market, Fort Langley
New West Craft
West End Community Centre Holiday Craft Fair
Vancouver Academy of Music Strawberry & Tea
Beyond Conference: Lead Through Action Presented by YWiB
North Surrey Handmade Market
Love to Sew Expo
Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market
Behind the Scenes at Maplewood Farm, North Vancouver
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Refresh Market, Squamish
West Coast Christmas Show
Vancouver Alternative Arts & Fashion Week
Christmas at Hycroft
RENT at Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver
Eastside Culture Crawl
Eastside Flea November Markets
19th Annual European Union Film Festival
Miss Shakespeare at the Firehall Arts Centre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Blim Market
Straight Arrow Ethical-Business Panel and Market
Cannery Farmers’ Market
Hastings Park Farmers Market
West Coast Seafood Paella Dinner at YEW
St Thomas Moore Collegiate Christmas Craft Fair
Ridgeway Holiday Craft Fair
West Coast Christmas Show
Vancouver Alternative Arts & Fashion Week
RENT at Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver
Jingle Bell Walk & Run for Arthritis, New Westminster
Eastside Culture Crawl
Eastside Flea November Markets
19th Annual European Union Film Festival
Miss Shakespeare at the Firehall Arts Centre
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
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Vancouver’s harbinger of all seasons, VanDusen Botanical Garden, is a delight to visit for the new blossoms in the spring, full foliage in summer, and the bright bursts of colour in the fall. When winter approaches, the garden is adorned with over one million sparkling bulbs during the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Garden.
Festival of Lights at VanDusen Garden
This family-friendly festival features both indoor and outdoor activities and attractions, plenty of photo opportunities, holiday treats, and much more.
- Where: VanDusen Botanical Garden
5251 Oak St (37th and Oak) in Vancouver
- When: December 1, 2016 to January 2, 2017
December 1 – 15 from 4:30pm to 9:00pm
December 16 – 23 from 4:30pm to 10:00pm
December 24 from 4:30pm to 9:00pm
December 25 Closed
December 26 – January 2 from 4:30pm to 9:00pm
- Admission: Buy in person or online in advance
New! All Festival of Lights tickets include a free carousel ride.
Stroll with friends and family through interactive themed areas, enjoy the famous Dancing Lights show on Livingstone Lake, look for roving Scandinavian gnomes and reindeer in the garden, light a candle at the Make-A-Wish candle grotto, take a photo with Santa, and much more.
Experience the romance of Paris right here in Vancouver at Jardins de Paris. Stop by the Eiffel Tower to take a selfie under the dazzling lights and share on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #JardinsDeParis for a chance to win two economy tickets to Paris, courtesy of Air France and YVR.
Since there’s so much to see and do, you’ll probably need some holiday treats and warm beverages. Dining and snack options include Cin City Donuts, Community Pizzeria, Frosty’s Patio & Bar, Roasted Italian Chestnuts, Potato Tornado, Shaughnessy Restaurant, Santa’s Kitchen, Truffles Café, and Truffles Pop-up Café.
Follow VanDusen Botanical Garden on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
Education & Career Fairs (“ECF”) invites you to their 20th anniversary events to kick start your career this fall. When you visit ECF this year, you will experience all the exciting stages of planning the trip of a lifetime: pursuing your dreams. If you are looking for a job or training options, ECF makes it easy to get a new start since the Fair is free!
What’s New for 2016
Interactive Gallery – Let the Centre for Arts and Technology give you the full experience of what it will be like to pursue your passion with this interactive gallery. Every station offers a different experience. Look, listen and feel – view life through the lens of a professional camera, immerse yourself in sound or feel what it’s like to create and animate. Or perhaps you want to see what computers can really do in the Network Administrator Specialist gallery. Pop by and see that your passion is within reach.
Learning Lounge – Seminars, presentations and demonstrations by exhibitors will take place in the Learning Lounge. Listen to experts provide valuable insight on everything from high demand jobs, school applications, how to balance doing what you love vs. what pays the bills and more! Don’t miss out on these free Learning Lounge Talks, including “Paying for School Like a Boss” presented by Stenberg College. Plan ahead and view upcoming Learning Lounge Talks here.
Exhibitors
Find out which of the 100+ organizations can help you get trained and get hired, and take the “Plan Your Trip Quiz”.
Who Will Be There?
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| Employers |
River Rock Casino Resort
Vancouver Animation Industry
RCMP |
| Industry Associations |
Human Resources
Management Association
Vancouver WorkBC
Employment Services Centre
Environmental
Operators Certification Program |
| Career Training Institutes |
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
Squamish Nation
Trades Centre
Think Tank Training
Centre Ltd. |
| Colleges |
BCIT
Vancouver
Community College
Justice Institute of
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| Universities |
UVic School of Health Information Science
Les Roches/Glion International
Utah State University |
Abbotsford Education & Career Fair
Date: Tuesday November 29, 2016
Hours: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Where: TRADEX in Abbotsford (1190 Cornell St)
Tickets: Book free tickets online now!
Vancouver Education & Career Fair
Date: Friday December 9, 2016
Hours: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre EAST, Exhibit Hall B (Canada Place)
Tickets: Book free tickets online now!
There will also be Education & Career Fairs in Nanaimo at Vancouver Island Conference Centre on December 1st and Kelowna at Prospera Place on December 5th.
Follow Education & Career Fairs on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
Miss604 is a proud Media Partner of the Education & Career Fairs
There’s a new, free, holiday celebration on Vancouver’s west side as Wesbrook Village hosts a season-long Balloon Winter Wonderland, which will launch alongside a Holiday Craft Fair on December 3rd.
Wesbrook Balloon Winter Wonderland
The Balloon Winter Wonderland, housed in the 1,600 square foot Wesbrook Welcome Centre, will be open daily from December 3rd to December 18th, 10:00am to 8:00pm.
The exhibit will feature four familiar holiday scenes, made entirely from biodegradable, nitrogen-filled balloons. Created by balloon artist Angela Fraser of A-Star Art Parlour, the display will use over 2,500 balloons and take around seven days to construct.
Wesbrook Holiday Craft Fair
The Holiday Craft Fair at the new Wesbrook Community Centre takes place on December 3rd from 10:00am to 5:00pm and will include offerings from over 50 BC artisans and a number of Wesbrook Village businesses. Holiday shoppers will be able to purchase everything from knitwear, to soaps, to jewelry and baked goods.
The launch of these holiday events will feature photos with Santa on December 3rd (11:00am to 1:00pm), and festive music from the UBC Thunderbird Band. Carollers from UBC Theatre will also entertain crowds and spread holiday cheer starting at 12:00pm that day.
A number of other local businesses will be staging additional holiday events, including brunch at BierCraft Restaurant, a tea sampling at Murchie’s Fine Tea, face-painting at Fido, and a kids’ craft and colouring station at Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt.
Entry to all events is free and free parking is available across from Save-On-Foods and in the underground parkade. Discover Wesbrook Village at 16th Avenue at Wesbrook Mall, at UBC.
The Cultch presents East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood at the York Theatre this season, with special matinee performances and post-show Q&A sessions on select dates.
East Van Panto: Little Red Riding Hood
Where: York Theatre (639 Commercial Drive, Vancouver)
When: Wednesday, November 23 to Saturday, December 31, 2016
Opening Night Friday, November 25th at 7:00pm.
Tickets: On sale now starting at $20. Available at The Cultch box office, by phone (604) 251-1363 or online. Child tickets are just $20 for any seat in the house (must be 18 and under) and Family Packs are avilable from $120 (includes 2 adult & 2 child tickets).
Little Red Riding Hood is bombing down the Adanac bike trail to deliver a basket of goodies to her sweet little granny. Easy, right? Not in the East Van Panto where everything gets real wacky, real fast! Cheer Little Red along as she battles everything from bike thieves to distracted drivers to The Big Bad Wolf.
Theatre Replacement is thrilled that the Panto has developed into a beloved holiday tradition for hundreds of local families. The company is celebrating that spirit of inclusion by continuing to expand the circle of artists that work on the show each year, including an all-star cast featuring Andrew McNee, Rachel Aberle, Chirag Naik, and James Long. This year, Theatre Replacement is also excited to welcome writer Mark Chavez and director Anita Rochon to the Panto family.
Enjoy a post-show Q&A on November 27th & December 4th (2:00pm); December 7th & 13th (7:00pm). There will be 2:00pm matinee performances November 26 & 27; December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 20-24, 27-31.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night on November 25th. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Follow The Cultch on Twitter and Facebook for the latest performance information.
Update The winner is Christelle!
