101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in and around Vancouver
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Santa Sightings
| Nov 2- Dec 24, 2024 | Santa's Wonderland- Bass Pro Shops |
| Nov 23-24, 2024 | Surrey Tree Lighting Festival |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Santa In The Country- Glenda's Christmas Cottage |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Edmonds Festival of Lights |
| Nov 23- Dec 21, 2024 | The North Pole Express |
| Nov 24, 2024 | Toys for Tots Christmas Breakfast- Clarion Hotel & Conference Centre |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Christmas in Steveston Village |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Christmas in Pitt Meadows |
| Dec 7, 14, 21, 2024 | Christmas in Kerrisdale |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Candlelight Parade- Mission |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa- Fleetwood Community Centre |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Morning with Santa - North Delta |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa- West End Community Centre |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Santa Claus Parade and Christmas In the Park- Maple Ridge |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa- Mount Pleasant Community Centre |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Concord Christmas- Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa - Thompson Community Centre |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Santa at the Cannery |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Coal Harbour / Christmas Carnival |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa- Cloverdale, Chuck Bailey Rec Centre |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa- Renfrew Community Centre |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Morning with Santa- South Delta |
| Dec 14-15, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa- Aberthau Mansion |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa and Elders- Britannia Community Services Centre |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Swim with Santa- Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre |
Light Displays
| Nov 2-16, 2024 | Bear Creek Lights- Surrey |
| Vallea Lumina- Whistler | |
| Nov 15- Dec 23, 2024 | Christmas Tea Lights- Camp Howdy |
| Nov 16- Dec 24, 2024 | The Enchanted North Pole- H & A Ross Farm |
| Nov 21- Dec 28, 2024 | Glow Gardens- Langley |
| Opens Nov 22, 2024 | Lights at Lafarge- Coquitlam |
| Nov 22- Dec 23, 2024 | Christmas at Greendale Acres |
| Nov 23, 2024- Jan 1, 2025 | Christmas Light Display- Cultus Lake Park |
| Nov 23, 2024- Jan 12, 2025 | Lights by the Lake- Harrison Hot Springs |
| Nov 22, 2024- Jan 19, 2025 | Canyon Lights |
| Nov 27, 2024- Jan 3, 2025 | St. Paul’s Lights of Hope |
| Nov 29, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | VanDusen Festival of Lights |
| Nov 29, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Tsawwassen Springs Festival of Lights |
| Nov 29, 2024- Jan 1, 2025 | Celebrate Christmas at Canada Place |
| Nov 29, 2024- Jan 3, 2025 | Centennial Park Lights- Mission |
| Dec 1-31, 2024 | Steveston's Winter in the Village |
| Dec 1, 2024- Jan 6, 2025 | The Magic of Christmas- Butchart Gardens |
| Dec 7, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Bright Walk in White Rock |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Light Up The Harbour- Vancouver Maritime Museum |
| Dec 6-23, 2024 | PNE Winter Fair |
| Dec 19-20, 2024 | CP Holiday Train- multiple locations |
| Dec 21, 2024 | 31st Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival- Granville Island and Yaletown |
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 16- Dec 31, 2024 | Tourism Mission's Holiday Nostalgia Tour |
| Nov 22- Dec 1, 2024 | Holiday Photos at Mackin House |
| Nov 23, 2024- Jan 3, 2025 | Heritage Christmas- Burnaby Village Museum |
| Dec 4-8 and 11-15, 2024 | Scary Ghost Stories: A Victorian Tradition- Roedde House Museum |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Victorian Christmas Evening- Historic Stewart Farm |
| Dec 7-8 and 14-15, 2024 | Christmas by the Railway- Kilby Historic Site |
| Dec 8 and 15, 2024 | Holiday Tea at the Museum- POMO Museum |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Spectral Holiday: An Evening of Christmas Ghost Stories- Historic Stewart Farm |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 14- Dec 24, 2024 | Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol |
| Nov 21- Dec 29, 2024 | Miracle on 34th Street |
| Nov 23-24, 2024 | Nutcracker- Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet- Bell Performing Arts Centre |
| Nov 24- Dec 21, 2024 | The Nutcracker- Royal City Youth Ballet (various locations) |
| Dec 13-15, 2024 | Nutcracker- Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet- Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| Dec 13-14, 2024 | A Wonderheads Christmas Carol |
| Dec 14-15, 2024 | The Nutcracker — Ballet Victoria- The ACT Arts Centre |
| Dec 19-22, 2024 | Goh Ballet's The Nutcracker |
| Dec 20-23, 2024 | A Christmas Carol – Reader’s Theatre |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Ballet Victoria's The Nutcracker- Chilliwack Cultural Centre |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 24, 2024 | A Rocky Mountain High Christmas |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Winter Fantasia- Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Jazz for the Holidays- White Rock City Orchestra |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Christmas with the Bach Choir- Orpheum |
| Dec 2, 2024 | In the Christmas Mood with the Glenn Miller Orchestra - Orpheum |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Let It Snow!- Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir |
| Dec 5-22, 2024 | The Gingerbread Men: A(nother) Holiday Cabaret |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas 2024- Massey Theatre |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Christmas with The Bach Choir- The ACT Arts Centre |
| Dec 8, 2024 | A Traditional Christmas- Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra |
| Dec 8, 2024 | The Snowman |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Winter Harp- Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society |
| Dec 10, 2024 | A Canadian Brass Christmas |
| Dec 11-22, 2024 | Traditional Christmas- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Handel's Glorious Messiah- Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society |
| Dec 13-14, 2024 | Annual Yule Concert- Universal Gospel Choir |
| Dec 14, 2024 | A Celtic Christmas |
| Dec 14-15, 2024 | Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons |
| Dec 14 and 16, 2024 | Good Tidings! A Good Noise Gospel Christmas |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Evening Carol Sing- Historic Stewart Farm |
| Dec 18-19, 2024 | Home Alone in Concert |
| Dec 19-21, 2024 | Christmas with Chor Leoni |
| Dec 20-21, 2024 | Elf in Concert |
| Dec 21-22, 2024 | Winter Harp- The Act Arts Centre |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Opens Nov 16, 2024 | Pine Meadows Tree Farm- Chilliwack |
| Nov 16- Dec 22, 2024 | Woodsong Christmas Trees- Chilliwack |
| Opens Nov 16, 2024 | Oh Christmas Tree Farm- Langley |
| Nov 30- Dec 22, 2024 | Aldor Acres- Langley |
| Opens Nov 30, 2024 | Fernridge Christmas Tree Forest- Langley |
| Opens Nov 30, 2024 | Frosty's Family Christmas Tree Farm- Langley |
| Opens Nov 30, 2024 | Dogwood Christmas Tree Farm- Langley |
| Dec 1-31, 2024 | Christmas at the Cannery: Festival of Trees |
| Heritage Tree Farm- Chilliwack | |
| Armstrong Creek Farms- Surrey | |
| Bough & Branch Christmas Tree Farm- Abbotsford |
Ice Skating
| Opening Nov 28, 2024 | Whistler Olympic Plaza |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Elf Yourself Toonie Skate- Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre |
| Dec 6-23, 2024 | The Agrodome Pond |
| Dec 14, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Annual Winter Ice Palace- Cloverdale Arena |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Ugly Christmas Sweater Toonie Skate- Bill Copeland Sports Centre |
| Dec 21, 2024- Jan 3, 2025 | Holiday Break Skate- Centennial Arena |
| Dec 22-23, 2024 | Winter Wonderland - A Holiday Skating Event- Pitt Meadows |
| Skating Pond- Grouse Mountain | |
| Summit Centre Rinks- Abbotsford | |
| Trout Lake Ice Rink- Vancouver | |
| Kerrisdale Cyclone Taylor Arena | |
| Starlight Skating Rink- Harrison Hot Springs |
Hanukkah
| Now- Nov 29, 2024 | Hanukkah Artwork Contest- Jewish Independent |
| Nov 24, 2024 | Create & Connect: Festivals of Light- MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Hanukkah on Ice- Burnaby |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Pre- Chanukah Family Festival- Chabad Richmond |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Chanukah Pajama Party- JCC of Greater Vancouver |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Unite for Light- Vancouver Art Gallery |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2024 | Happy Noon Year Family Storytime- Hastings Branch |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Happy Noon Year Family Storytime- nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Happy Noon Year Family Storytime- Champlain Heights Branch |
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Year’s Eve Family Dinner- Rocky Mountain Flatbread |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| The Christmas Store at Potters- South Surrey | |
| Nov 16-17, 2024 | Nikkei Craft Market |
| Nov 16-17, 2024 | Heart to Home Holiday Market |
| Nov 13- Dec 24, 2024 | Vancouver Christmas Market |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Christmas Craft Fair- South Arm Community Centre |
| Nov 23- 24, 2024 | Got Craft Holiday Market |
| Nov 23-24, 2024 | Holiday Craft Fair- West End Community Centre Association |
| Nov 30-Dec 1, 2024 | Portobello West Holiday Market |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Maple Ridge Christmas Craft Fair- CLA Maple Ridge |
| Dec 12-15, 2024 | Make It Vancouver- PNE Forum |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 30, 2024 | Christmas on the Peninsula |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Santa Shuffle |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Ornament Making- Maple Ridge Museum |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Homemade Ornament Social- Trout Lake Community Centre |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Big Elf Run- Stanley Park |
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