Events and What's Happening Calendar

Vancouver Biennale
Vancouver, BC
Celebrate sculpture, new media and performance in public spaces. Various Venues

We Stand on Guard for Thee: Cdn. Naval Centennial
Vancouver, BC
Featuring the work of maritime artist, John Horton, who has gathered together 34 images that tell very special stories about the service so close to his heart and also features artifacts and other important Navy paintings. Vancouver Maritime Museum

Playland at the PNE
Vancouver, BC
With a variety of fun-filled activities for the entire family, Playland offers rides to match the most extreme thrillseeker to the slightly queasy stomach fairgoer. Pacific National Exhibition

Lonsdale Quay Artisan Farmers Market
Vancouver, BC
Every Saturday Lonsdale Quay Markets East Plaza North Vancouver

Border Zones: New Art Across Cultures
Vancouver, BC
Exhibition marking the launch of the new Museum of Anthropology Museum of Anthropology 604-822-5087

Fox, Fluevog & Friends: The story behind the shoes
Vancouver, BC
Approximately 150 shoes dating from 1968 to 2000 are featured, complemented by photographs, catalogues, newspaper articles, sketches and customer comments. Museum of Vancouver

Steveston Farmers and Artisans Market
Vancouver, BC
Richmond Alternate Sundays

Bard on the Beach
Vancouver, BC
21st Anniversary Season. Live Shakespeare performance in Vanier Park. 604-739-0559

Granville Island Farmers Market
Vancouver, BC
Celebrating over 20 years of all things fresh straight from the farm, Granville Island Farmers Market is the most established and oldest of its kind in Vancouver. Thursdays on Granville Island

BC Lions Football
Vancouver, BC
BC Place Stadium

Steveston Farmers' and Artisan Market
Vancouver, BC
Open Sunday, bi-weekly.

Behind the Scenes at Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
Follow in the footsteps of the world's best athletes & entertainers with a behind the scenes tour of our state-of-the-art arena, where your favourite players prepare for the big game & where world-class entertainers perform. Wed & Fri, 10am, noon, 1:30pm.

Vancouver Fringe Festival
Vancouver, BC
Every year the Vancouver International Fringe Festival delivers an eclectic mix of theatrical offerings. This years Fringe features more than 600 performances by 83 artists over 11 days! Various venues

Global Comedy Fest
Vancouver, BC
Various Venues

20th Annual BMO Grouse Grind Mountain Run
Vancouver, BC
Hundreds of athletes of all ages, abilities, and speeds will come out to tackle the trail. The race is the ultimate test and payoff for your season-long training regimen as it acts as the official time for the Grouse Grind. Grouse Mountain 604-980-9311

Terry Fox Run
Vancouver, BC
Kerrisdale Arena

6th Annual ChefmeetsGrape
Vancouver, BC
A food and wine festival of fall, where top chefs from Vancouvers best restaurants pair BC cuisine with BC VQA wines.

The Word on the Street Festival
Vancouver, BC
The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word. There is always plenty to see and do at Canada's largest book and magazine festival, and best of all, The Word On The Street and all of its events are FREE! Library Square

Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver, BC
VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. We screen films from 75 countries on 10 screens. The international line-up includes, in addition to many undiscovered gems, the pick of the world's top film fests.

Rudolph Sightings at Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
There is no better place to catch a glimpse of Santa & his reindeer than from this 360 view. Glass elevators whisk you 130 meters skyward to the Observation Deck in only 40 seconds. Complimentary guided tours & children's activities.

Comedy Mix at Century-Plaza
Vancouver, BC
Stand up for comedy this festive season & make a date with Vancouver's best stand-up comedy club featuring top headliners from North America & beyond who have been tearing up stages across the country. Pub-styled appetizer menu inside the club. 19+

VSO - Requiem
Vancouver, BC
Verdi's epic "Requiem" is one of the grandest of the Requiem Masses. Bramwell Tovey conducting with Joni Henson soprano, Emilia Boteva mezzo-soprano, Roger Honeywell tenor, Alain Coulombe bass & The Vancouver Bach Choir - 8pm. The Orpheum.

Circle Craft Christmas Market
Vancouver, BC
A Vancouver tradition for 37 years. The Circle Craft Christmas Market moves to the new West Building, Vancouver Convention Centre. Unique handcrafted gift items direct from the artisans who make them! Wed thru Fri 10am - 9pm Sat 10am - 7pm Sun 10am - 5pm

The World of Dance & Music - VSO
Vancouver, BC
Explore the wonderful world of dance with Vancouver's Goh Ballet, and the music of Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Copland, the Strauss family performed by The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Hosted by Tea and Trumpets favourite Christopher Gaze - 2pm. The Orpheum.

Songs of a Wayfarer & Others (Ballet BC)
Vancouver, BC
Features Emily Molnars Songs of a Wayfarer and includes new work from Qubec-based choreographer Jos Navas & Kevin ODay, current director of the Ballett Mannheim. Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm, curtain at 8pm. Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Duo Majoya - Organ Duet
Vancouver, BC
Marnie Giesbrecht, professor of organ at the University of Alberta, & Joachim Segger, chair of the Music Department at King's University College, Edmonton, present a program of eclectic and innovative works. 8pm, Holy Rosary Cathedral. Richards & Dunsmuir

A Tribute to the Great Ray Charles - VSO
Vancouver, BC
Ray Charles was a great Blues master and one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. Multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Ellis Hall, born in Savannah, Georgia on the Orpheum stage in a tribute concert, pops conductor Jeff Tyzik - 8pm.

Stefan Jackiw, violin - Vancouver Recital Society
Vancouver, BC
Violinist Stefan Jackiw is recognized as one of his generation's most significant artists. Accompanied by pianist Max Levinson. Vancouver Playhouse. Pre-concert talk at 2:15pm - concert at 3pm

VSO/Kids Koncerts - The Mozart Experience
Vancouver, BC
Magic Circle Mime Company is internationally regarded as one of today's premier family attractions. Their performances unite the concert orchestra with visual theater. Don't miss this award-winning production about the life of Mozart - 2pm.

Lights of Hope
Vancouver, BC
Watch St Paul's Hospital street front come alive with dazzling lights & fireworks at dusk. This is the 13th anniversary for Lights of Hope, St. Pauls Hospital Foundations fundraising campaign for greatest needs. 1081 Burrard at Helmcken. 604-682-8206

LINK Dance: Experiments
Vancouver, BC
A new contemporary dance work by Artistic Director Gail Lotenberg. A stimulating dialogue between dance & science that interlaces movement, sound, video & lighting - at 8pm. Shorter adaptation of Experiments and other works on Nov 25 at noon. 604-684-2787

Stanley Park Christmas Train
Vancouver, BC
The train wends its way through the forest of more than a million lights. Admission includes a ride on the train & a visit to the children's farmyard. Trains run 3 - 10 pm nightly. Farmyard is open 3 - 9 pm. $9 adult, $6 child/s. 604-257-8531

Festival of Trees
Vancouver, BC
For the past 23 years, the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver has been transformed into a forest of beautifully decorated trees to raise funds for BC Childrens Hospital. Open to the public, who are invited to vote for their favorite tree.

VSO - The Lord of the Rings Symphony
Vancouver, BC
This monumental work, a symphonic suite of music from Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning movie trilogy. With a full orchestra, choir, instrumental & vocal soloists & the awe-inspiring imagery of renowned Tolkien artists - 8pm & 2pm performance at The Orpheum.

Brief Encounter
Vancouver, BC
Nol Coward's play Still Life & 1946 film Brief Encounter blend to return you to a bygone age of romance & the silver screen. The lives & loves of three couples are played out using Coward's words & songs for a breathtaking, funny & tear-inducing show.

Magnificat!
Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver Chamber Choir presents its gala 40th anniversary Christmas concert with the world premiere of Stephen Chatmans Magnificat & orchestral version of Jon Washburns A Silver Christmas. Pre-concert talk 7pm, concert at 8pm. The Orpheum.

Santa Shuffle & Elf Walk
Vancouver, BC
The 5k Santa Shuffle Fun Run and 1k Elf Walk brings families & friends together. This merry event of bells & antlers helps The Salvation Army to assist families & individuals in need. Starts at 10am at Lumberman's Arch in Stanley Park. 604-684-9771

VSO performs The Firebird Symphony
Vancouver, BC
Stravinsky's Firebird is one of the most thrilling orchestral works. Gifted cellist Johannes Moser performs Schumann's Cello Concerto under the baton of Julian Kuerti, son of famed pianist Anton Kuerti. Works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Mozart on program 8pm.

Vancouver Opera - Lucia di Lammermoor
Vancouver, BC
Passion, romance, loyalty & betrayal are all expressed in Donizettis exquisite bel canto score. The climactic mad scene is one of the most famous in opera - 7:30 - December 4, 7, 9 & 11. Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Christianne Stotijn, mezzo soprano
Vancouver, BC
An impassioned performer of song recitals, Christianne Stotijn has appeared in the world's premier concert halls. Vancouver Playhouse. Pre-concert talk at 2:15pm - concert at 3pm. Presented by the Vancouver Recital Society

A Traditional Christmas - VSO
Vancouver, BC
The Lower Mainland's Holiday Music Tradition! Bramwell Tovey leads the orchestra in a celebration of the Holiday spirit, with carols, Christmas music and plenty of audience sing-a-longs! Christopher Gaze narrates. 4pm & 7:30pm. St. Andrew's-Wesley Church.

Karaoke Christmas Lights Tour
Vancouver, BC
Sing your way through the downtown lights in our decorated trolley before arriving at Bright Nights in Stanley Park. We then continue through local light displays & disembark at the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Reservations recommended

The Sounds of Christmas
Vancouver, BC
Join the Vancouver Welsh Mens Choir as they perform their traditional Christmas concert with a Canadian flavour. Tickets www.vwmc.ca, from Ticketmaster or at the door of St. Andrew's Wesley United Church. Tickets $25, $20 seniors & students - 8pm.

The Nutcracker Ballet
Vancouver, BC
Embark on a fantastical journey through the Land of Snow, Sweets & the Sugar Plum Fairy. Goh Ballet with principal dancers from The National Ballet of Canada & Pacific Northwest Ballet and Vancouver Opera Orchestra - 7:30pm & 2:30pm at The Centre.

The Canadian Tenors
Vancouver, BC
An exciting blend of classical & contemporary pop that's thrilling audiences around the world. They've recently appeared on Oprah alongside Celine Dion, on the Dr. Phil Valentines Day special & at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. The Orpheum, 604-280-3311

The Nutcracker (Ballet BC)
Vancouver, BC
Alberta Ballet's new Nutcracker danced to live music by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Featuring set & costume designs by Emmy-Award winning designer Zack Brown & choreography by Edmond Stripe. Matinees 2pm, evenings 7:30pm. Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Bar None this New Year's Eve
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver's only true New York style nightclub, this hot spot has maintained its Soho attitude & feel with innovative cocktails and brick & wood interior. Impressive lineup for the big night of the year. Reserve your ticket in advance! 604-808-7147

Celebrate at Pop Opera
Vancouver, BC
Stylish asymmetric chandeliers, white leather couches, an expansive light show & impressive sound system make this Vancouver's #1 upscale club. Pop Opera is downtown Vancouver's prime New Year's Eve destination without question. Tickets available online.

New Year's at Post Modern
Vancouver, BC
Featuring two dance floors, pinball and video games and an enviable DJ booth, this nightclub-cum-hipster bar sports some of the citys best known DJ talent. A packed house every New Year's Eve, early ticket purchase is strongly suggested. 604-647-0151

New Year's at Republic
Vancouver, BC
The award-winning Republic is a two-level London style bar located in the Granville Entertainment District. Nightlife atmosphere, live music, inviting dance floor & infinity bar. One of the busiest clubs in the city on any given night. Reserve online.

Polar Bear Swim
Vancouver, BC
Costumes, courage, prizes, a commemorative button & the Peter Pantages Memorial 100 yard swim race are the highlights of the 90th annual Polar Bear Swim. Participation is free, but you must register on-site. English Bay Bathhouse. Swim starts at 2:30pm.

Salute to Vienna
Vancouver, BC
Drawing from the magic of Vienna's beloved New Years Day tradition, this is a celebration of the music, art & salon days that hark back to the time of Johann Strauss. The Strauss Symphony of Canada & the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The Orpheum, 2:30pm.