It’s finally the week everyone has been waiting for, so Metro Vancouver is absolutely filled with things to do for the holidays! Whether you’re celebrating with family, friends, or your community, we’ve covered everything worth hitting up before the season is over.

Christmas Markets

Noel Surrey with the Magic of Bright Nights

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, Noel Surrey! Millions of lights are about to shimmer at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds this winter from November 28 to December 28, bringing the holiday spirit straight to you and your family. And with Bright Nights joining the event, Noel Surrey is sure to be packed with festive fun for everyone while also raising money to support the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.

If you love a light display, then you’re certainly going to be spoiled at Noel Surrey. With millions of beautiful, shimmering lights, this is one event that shines directly onto the joy of the holiday season. And as always, they’ll also have complimentary rides on their 50-ft Ferris wheel (Nov 28-Dec 19), as well as bumper cars (Dec 20-28). Best of all– kids 6 and under are completely free, have no time restrictions, and are inclusive of all entertainment, attractions, and parking. That means all children have the chance to make holiday memories with Noel Surrey for absolutely no cost.

This Christmas, head to Noel Surrey for holiday magic and festive fun that warms the heart. You can find the festival located at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Central Surrey, just minutes from Hwy 1, 10 & 15.

📅 Date: November 28 – December 28, 2025

⌛ Hours: 2:00pm/3:00pm – 9:00pm (varies by day)

📍 Location: Cloverdale Fairgrounds

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Noel Surrey 2025

Vancouver Christmas Market

The Vancouver Christmas Market is one of the best ways to kick off the holiday season. This super-popular annual event has everything you’d ever want out of a Christmas market, including a massive tree, tons of food, and lots of shopping.

📅 Date: November 13 –  December 24, 2025

📍 Location: Jack Poole Plaza

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Christmas Market

Seattle Christmas Market

The Seattle Christmas Market is back for their 3rd season after a popular launch in 2023. The event promises to transport you to a winter wonderland filled with German-inspired holiday market charm. Nestled in the heart of the city, this event is bond to be a magical place where locals and visitors can come together to celebrate the spirit of Christmas. There will be over 80 artisanal vendors inside beautifully curated wooden huts. They offer unique, handcrafted gifts, ranging from intricate ornaments and festive decorations to delectable seasonal treats and mulled wine.

📅 Date: November 20 – December 24, 2025

📍 Location: Seattle Center

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Seattle Christmas Market 2025

Shipyards Christmas Market

Shipyards Christmas Market opens November 28 with skating, music, mulled wine, and Vancouver’s best pork hock — all with no admission fee! This winter, a brand-new free-entry Christmas market is bringing holiday magic to North Vancouver’s waterfront, and it’s headlined by one of the city’s most beloved holiday food vendors: Haxen Haus. For a Christmas market with all the fixings of a classic holiday celebration, head over to Shipyards Christmas Market!

📅 Date: November 28 – December 24, 2025

📍 Location: The Shipyards

🎟️ More Info: Shipyards Christmas Market 2025

Shining Light Displays

Pacific Bolt Holiday Lights

Pacific Bolt is back for another year with their annual holiday lights display! There’s over 25,000 dazzling lights to check out, with plenty of other activities that are great for friends, families, and couples that are looking for some free, festive fun this season. This includes outdoor movie screenings under the sparkling stars, as well as a Letters-to-Santa mailbox for the kids!

📅 Date: Now until January 5, 2026

📍 Location: Pacific Bolt Manufacturing Ltd

🎟️ More Info: Pacific Bolt Holiday Lights 2025

Holiday Lights in Langley City

Until January 6, 2026, explore the stunning Holiday Lights across Downtown Langley by following a visual map for a self-guided tour. Choose between the driving or walking route for different points of interest. From giant snowflakes, to a walk-through ornament, and a Christmas Sequoia tree, the Holiday Lights tour is a mesmerizing experience that is perfect for families and couples looking to view dazzling lights in the Lower Mainland.

📅 Date: December 1, 2025 – January 6, 2026

📍 Location: Throughout Downtown Langley

🎟️ More Info: Holiday Lights in Langley City

Glow Langley 2025 – The Magic Toy Shop

Get ready to immerse yourself in Glow Langley 2025 – The Magical Toy Shop, where lights sparkle, toys come alive, and holiday wonder fills every corner. Explore dazzling displays, playful adventures, and storybook settings that bring the magic to life. All of this comes at the same affordable price for four years running.

📅 Date: November 20 – December 31, 2025

📍 Location: Glow Gardens Langley

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Glow Langley 2025

Christmas at District 1881 Downtown Chilliwack

Christmas at District 1881 is returning to Downtown Chilliwack! This vibrant heritage district, reminiscent of a charming European town, has enchanted locals and visitors alike since its revitalization less than two years ago. During the winter months, District 1881 transforms into a festive haven. It is decorated with beautiful lights, and a towering 40-foot Christmas tree adds extra magic to the area, along with tons of seasonal decorations.

📅 Date: November 15 – December 24, 2025

📍 Location: District 1881

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Christmas at District 1881

Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

One of Vancouver’s most beloved holiday traditions is back – and it’s brighter, bolder and more magical than ever. The iconic suspension bridge and Park will transform into a sparkling holiday wonderland filled with millions of twinkling lights, festive treats and family fun! This season, guests can discover something entirely new: Wildlight, a mesmerizing 3D wildlife projection set deep within the rainforest. West Coast forest creatures such as the black bear, coyote and Great Horned Owl come to life in stunning detail across the natural landscape.

📅 Date: November 21, 2025 – January 18, 2026

📍 Location: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Canyon Lights 2025

The Magic of Christmas at Butchart Gardens

You can walk in a winter wonderland at one of the most breathtaking parks on Vancouver Island. Visit Butchart Gardens nestled in Victoria for a magical experience this holiday season. Visitors can enjoy scenes depicting the classic Twelve Days of Christmas and when you’re tired, make sure to keep warm at the coffee shop for a cup of joe or hot chocolate by the fire. Of course, you have to dig into some gingerbread, too.

📅 Date: December 1, 2025 – January 6, 2026

📍 Location: Butchart Gardens

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Magic of Christmas

VanDusen Festival of Lights

Don’t miss this year’s VanDusen Festival of Lights, where art and nature meet in a spectacular display of winter’s beauty. Starting on November 29, 1 million+ lights will make Vancouver’s famous VanDusen Botanical Garden shine and sparkle. Witness the garden’s 15 acres covered in dazzling displays, perfect for family outings or Instagram photo ops.

📅 Date: November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026

📍 Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: VanDusen Festival of Lights

Merry & Bright at Martini Town – An Immersive Holiday Experience

Step into a world of movie magic and indulge in a unique holiday experience at Martini Town. Returning after a popular launch in 2023, Langley’s very own exterior Film Backlot is set to reopen to the public. Their beautiful set is being transformed into a Christmas wonderland by a team of skilled industry crew. Visit a New York City Street, courthouse, diner, town square and small town – all at Merry & Bright. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! This is a holiday event like no other.

📅 Date: November 21 – December 31, 2025

📍 Location: 1123 272 Street, Langley

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Merry & Bright at Martini Town

Holiday Lights In Williams Park

The annual Holiday in Williams Park lights display will be returning for the 2025 season in Langley! Visitors can once again enjoy Langley’s beautiful park adorned with 150,000 twinkling lights. The yearly drive thru experience is free to attend and is perfect for those looking to soak in holiday lights and cheer.

📅 Date: December 13 – 28, 2025 (closed December 24, 25, 26)

📍 Location: Williams Park

🎟️ More Info: Holiday Lights in Williams Park

Lights By The Lake

This annual event transforms the Harrison lakefront into a dazzling wonderland of lights. These stunning display lights up the esplanade along the lake. It covers a 2KM waterfront stretch, creating a breathtaking spectacle that promises to make your holiday season even more magical. There will be a grand opening ceremony scheduled for Saturday, November 22nd from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. To catch the lighting, be sure to head over to Harrison Lake for this beloved event!

📅 Date: November 22, 2025 – January 11, 2026

📍 Location: Harrison Lake

🎟️ More Info: Lights by the Lake

Bright Walk In White Rock

Although already beautiful, the White Rock Pier will become even more magical and festive during the holiday season with its annual Bright Walk! This winter, the waterfront promenade decked with magical lights and displays full of holiday cheer, transforming the popular location to be seemingly right out of a Christmas movie. Among the 50,000 beautiful holiday lights is a beautifully illuminated light tunnel, a 20-foot Christmas tree, and an 8-foot-tall selfie frame.

📅 Date: December 7, 2025 – January 18, 2026

📍 Location: Memorial Park

🎟️ More Info: Bright Walk in White Rock 2025

For The Family

All Aboard The Santa Express + Christmas Night Train

Riding on a mini-holiday train through a winter wonderland of lights and festive displays is undoubtedly one of the most magical holiday experiences. The Bear Creek Christmas Train is back to provide a lot of joy, glee, and loads of family fun.

📅 Date: December 1 – 31, 2025

📍 Location: Bear Creek Park

🎟️ More Info: Bear Creek Christmas Train (tickets available only in-person)

Winter In The Village

The holiday season brings about many cheerful celebrations, but Steveston’s Winter In The Village is special. Special because it transforms Richmond into a month-long winter wonderland spreading Christmas joy and light. The whole family is invited to Richmond’s enchanting waterfront village for holiday festivities. Across the neighbourhood are several engaging Christmas activities including holiday light displays, Santa visits, Steveston Sips, Festival of Trees, tram rides, and selfie stations.

📅 Date: November 20 – December 31, 2025

📍 Location: Steveston Village

🎟️ More Info: Winter In The Village 2025

Festive Village at Burnaby Village Museum

Experience Burnaby in all its festive beauty. The popular Festive Village event will be coming back for another enchanting year, presented with Concord Pacific. Guests can wander the museum’s 10-acre venue and take in all the seasonal entertainment, demonstrations and activities. There will also be a variety of delicious treats to enjoy from local food trucks or Mai’s Cafe, formerly known as the Ice Cream Parlour.

📅 Date: November 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026 (closed December 24 and 25)

📍 Location: Burnaby Village Museum

🎟️ More Info: Festive Village

Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain is once again transforming for Peak of Christmas; a mountain top Christmas Village complete with an enchanting Light Walk, outdoor skating pond and more. With the perfect holiday backdrop, guests of all ages will be transported to a winter wonderland, complete with snow, Santa and his real reindeer, brilliant light installations and Christmas movies in the Theatre in the Sky.

📅 Date: November 21 – December 24, 2025

📍 Location: Grouse Mountain

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Peak of Christmas

Museum of Surrey Presents: Our Connection to Hockey

Hockey is more than just a sport in Canada. It’s part of our culture, our history, and it’s played an important role in bringing people from all walks of life together under one game. The Museum of Surrey’s newest free exhibit is showcasing exactly that, highlighting the integral part hockey has played in Canada’s past and present. Excitingly, it also shines a light on Surrey’s local hockey heroes, as well as having plenty of interactive activities that will get the whole family hooting and hollering for a goal.

Visitors will have the chance to learn all about how hockey is part of the glue that keeps Canada together. Alongside the national icons on showcase, Surrey’s own athletes and game-changers will be under the same spotlight, as well as the untold stories of diversity in hockey. Women’s hockey, para hockey, and Punjabi broadcasters have all played some amazing parts in making the sport what it is today– especially locally.

📅 Date: October 16, 2025 – April 26, 2026

📍 Location: Museum of Surrey

🎟️ More Info: Our Connection to Hockey

Gingerbread Lane

Returning for another delicious year is Hyatt Regency Vancouver’s Gingerbread Lane, running from November 27 to December 28! As Canada’s longest-running gingerbread display, this beloved holiday tradition brings together the community with the spirit of giving, creativity, and compassion– all under one baked good roof. This amazing, free event invites you and the family to enjoy a holiday walk through some fantastic baking displays while also supporting Make-A-Wish Canada to help grant wishes to children with critical illnesses.

As always, visitors are able to take part in the People’s Choice Award for this year’s gingerbread houses. You can vote for your favourite creation and celebrate the most creative and inspiring design of 2025.

This year, get into the season of giving with Gingerbread Lane. Walk through aisles of sweets, marvel at the amazing creativity of Vancouver’s bakers, and help Make-A-Wish Canada bring wishes to children who need it the most.

📅 Date: November 27 – December 28, 2025

📍 Location: Hyatt Regency Vancouver

🎟️ More Info: Gingerbread Lane 2025

Artemis Space Adventure With LEGO® Bricks

Produced by Flying Fish and supported by Science World, kids can go in their own galactic adventure with this space-themed exhibition. Guests will be able to enjoy hands-on engineering challenges and workshop stations that are inspired by the creative problem-solving that real astronauts have to do.

📅 Date: June 26, 2025 – April 6, 2026

📍 Location: Science World

Performances

Gateway Theatre’s Annie

This holiday season, Gateway Theatre invites families and theatre-lovers to experience the heartwarming story of Annie. Directed by acclaimed Canadian theatre artist, Josh Epstein, this Tony Award-winning musical has captured hearts around the globe. It’s complete with toe-tapping songs, exuberant dancing, and one very lovable dog.

📅 Date: December 11, 2025 – January 3, 2026

📍 Location: Gateway Theatre

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Annie

Arts Club Theatre Company: DISNEY’S FROZEN

Disney’s FROZEN has touched the hearts of children of all ages, including adults, since the film’s release in 2013, followed by the Broadway premiere of the musical in 2018. This production promises to reawaken the wonder and magic within us all. Families, fans of the film, theatregoers, and newcomers alike will adore this show. Experience the magic of the beloved animated movie and revel in show-stopping favourites such as “Let It Go,” “For the First Time in Forever,” and “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” and delight in enchanting new ones.

📅 Date: October 30, 2025 – January 4, 2026

📍 Location: Stanley BFL Canada Stage

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Disney’s FROZEN in Vancouver

The Little Mermaid

This version of The Little Mermaid is traditional British Pantomime at its rambunctious best! Coming this winter is a sparkling, magical, and family-friendly show that features a wacky cast. Attendees can expect fabulous sing-alongs and toe-tapping music, as well as plenty of corny jokes to groan at. Audiences are encouraged to cheer on the good guys while booing the bad guys, making every performance fantastically interactive for kids of all ages.

📅 Date: December 19 – 21, 26 – 28, 2025; January 2 – 4, 2026

📍 Locations: Surrey Arts Centre, Massey Theatre

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Little Mermaid tickets

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy ON TOUR

Rich in wordplay, comic physicality, and cleverly crafted interactive elements, O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy is uproarious fun, yet it is the duo’s boundless imagination and endearing chemistry that provide the real magic and heart of this play. Hailed as “a child’s imagination on steroids” by London Free Press and “a masterpiece of physical comedy” by Theatre In London, critics rave for the charismatic James & Jamesy. A must-see performance on the international comedy circuit, this unstoppable duo is regarded as “one of the most popular fringe duos ever” (CBC).

📅 Date: November 12 – December 30, 2025

📍 Location: Various theatres across the Lower Mainland

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women

Directed by Barbara Tomasic, this coming-of-age favourite invites audiences to rediscover one of the most cherished stories in literature with a fresh and inventive stage adaptation by acclaimed playwright Lauren M. Gunderson. With its multi-generational appeal, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women continues the Arts Club Theatre Company’s tradition of presenting uplifting and beautifully staged productions. The production’s blend of humour, emotion, and imagination will captivate longtime fans of the novel as well as audiences discovering the March sisters for the first time.

📅 Date: November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026

📍 Location: Granville Island Stage

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women in Vancouver

Food Experiences

The Winter Lodge at Stanley’s

This winter, Stanley’s Bar & Grill is transforming into Stanley’s Winter Lodge – a cozy, mountain-inspired holiday pop-up tucked beneath the trees, where lanterns glow, snowflakes twinkle, and mulled wine meets cabin-warm comfort. Think fireside dining, cozy winter flavours, twinkle-lit lodge vibes and playful touches like DIY s’mores – all without leaving the city. Inside you can expect twinkling snowfall, alpine-inspired details, and a warm, woodsy ambience – designed to feel like a mountain lodge after a day in the snow.

📅 Date: November 19 – February 1, 2026 (Open Wednesday – Sunday, 12:00pm to 8:00pm)

📍 Location: Stanley’s Bar & Grill

🎟️ More Info: Stanley’s Winter Lodge 2025 – 2026

Ice Skating

North Vancouver Shipyard’s Ice Rink

North Vancouver’s Shipyards Ice Rink is returning for another season! This massive, 12,000-square-foot outdoor rink will officially open on November 28, 2025—marking the first day to lace up and enjoy this free winter activity. The popular rink, located in Lonsdale’s waterfront district, gives skaters a chance to glide under a retractable roof with stunning city views. Whether it’s a rainy day or a crisp evening, the rink’s unique design makes it a must-visit winter experience.

📅 Date: November 28, 2025 until March 2026

📍 Location: Shipyards District

🎟️ More Info: Shipyards Ice Rink 2025-2026

Robson Square Ice Rink

This winter, strap on some skates and frolic in one of Vancouver’s most beloved ice rinks. Enjoy the downtown vibes as you glide along the ice with your friends, date, or whoever you like skating with. This Robson Square Ice Rink has always been a popular spot for holiday shoppers. Conveniently located in the centre of downtown, it is an outdoor rink with a glass ceiling that beautifully lights up for the festive season. It provides guests a unique experience, skating around while taking in the hustle and bustle of the busiest time of year. Nothing sings Christmas quite like it.

📅 Date: December 1, 2025 – February 28, 2026

📍 Location: Robson Square

🎟️ More Info: Robson Square Ice Rink

Parties

Santa’s Sesshh

End the year with a city-shaking, Santa-confusing, ego-boosting grand finale with Santa’s Sesshh! This is Vancouver’s biggest and hottest place to be on Christmas Eve. It’s not just an event — it’s the last delicious disaster of the year. Packed with a high-energy blend of tech house, EDM, and Top 40s hits, this party is guaranteed to keep the chaos running from start to finish. Come dressed to destroy, come ready to forget the last 12 months that have flown right by, and come prepared to start something you’ll absolutely deny in 2026.

📅 Date: December 24, 2025

📍 Location: Gallery Vancouver

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Santa’s Sesshh 2025

Sports

Get front-row seats to the best adrenaline-pumping games that Metro Vancouver has to offer!

🏒 Vancouver Canucks

• December 27: vs. San Jose Sharks

Now that the holiday season is reaching its peak, be sure to visit all the events you can this week! It’s the perfect time to make memories to last a lifetime with your friends and family, really bringing everyone together to bask in the final celebration of the year.

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