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

Enjoy free ice skating at the Robson Square Ice Rink in Downtown Vancouver, which will be open for the winter season on December 1, 2025. Skate rental fees apply.

Help make spirits bright this holiday season by supporting these holiday toy drives located in communities around Vancouver. Donations of new, unwrapped gifts, monetary donations and more are welcomed.

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.

Support or register for Holiday Hampers and Adopt-a-Family Programs around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley this season. 2025 deadlines included.

Kick off the holiday season with a free, festive block party in Coquitlam! HollyDaze in the Heights is happening Saturday, November 15, 2025 along Ridgeway Ave.

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.

Bright Nights is returning to Surrey, from Stanley Park, and will be part of the Noel Holiday Light Festival with partial ticket proceeds supporting the BC Burn Fund.

Holiday lights, activities, attractions, and displays open on Christmas Day in Vancouver December 25, 2024.