It’s the end of February, but Metro Vancouver always has plenty of things do to. The sun’s out, the birds are chirping, and Spring is just around the corner! Make the most out of the sunshine this week with everything worth doing in the city.

For The Family

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

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

LunarFest 2026

Vancouver is celebrating Lunar New Year with LunarFest 2026! With concerts, workshops, and a beautiful Lantern City lighting up downtown, you are invited to embrace the Year of the Horse with a cultural celebration like no other. his year’s artistic direction is focused around “Brave the Wind,” calling for courage and the strength to move forward through life’s challenges with grace and openness.

📅 Date: February 14 – 28, 2026

📍 Location: Various locations throughout Vancouver

🎟️ More Info: LunarFest 2026 in Vancouver

Cineplex $5 Tuesdays

From January 20 to February 24, you can grab a General Admission ticket to a Cineplex showing for only $5 on Tuesdays. You’ll also be able to get a small bag of popcorn similarly for $5, making Tuesdays at Cineplex the perfect opportunity to save and have fun at the same time.

📅 Date: January 20 – February 24, 2026

📍 Location: Various Cineplex theatres

🎟️ More Info: Cineplex $5 Tuesdays

Food + Drink Experiences

Taste Of The Tri-Cities

For a whole month, you can indulge in the best local cuisine and beverages that the Tri-Cities has to offer. Taste of the Tri-Cities is your chance to delight in all the diverse and delicious offerings that the community is cooking up. Explore, dine and discover the unique tastes that make the Tri-Cities a culinary destination!

📅 Date: February 15 – March 15, 2026

📍 Location: Various locations across the Tri-Cities

🎟️ More Info: Taste of the Tri-Cities

Vancouver Cocktail Week 2026

Returning for its milestone fifth year is Vancouver Cocktail Week! Take part in a toast to world-class mixology and community with this annual event, celebrating everything about the delicious world of cocktails. From parties to seminars, the VCW never fails to impress the taste buds with perfect pairings and astounding presentation.

📅 Date: March 1 – 8, 2026

📍 Location: Various locations across Vancouver

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver Cocktail Week 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

The Arts

STRINGS OF LEGACY – Kora Sounds & Ancestral Rhythms

Join world-renowned kora masters Zal Sissokho and Senny Camara for a powerful evening that celebrates legacy, resilience, and the timeless beauty of African musical traditions. Strings of Legacy brings together master musicians and storytellers for an immersive journey through kora sounds, ancestral rhythms, and songs of memory and hope.

📅 Date: February 26, 2026

📍 Location: York Theatre

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Strings of Legacy – Kora Sounds & Ancestral Rhythms

Concerts, Shows, Talks

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon – Official 50th Anniversary Immersive Experience

Marking the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s most iconic album is an immersive experience like you’ve never seen before. Your cosmic journey takes place inside The Dome at the newly-transformed H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, where you’ll be treated to 10 tracks of futuristic visions and retro nods to the legendary band’s visual legacy. This is an unprecedented adventure that invites everyone to travel through time and experience themes of life, mortality, and consciousness in ways conventional screens cannot achieve.

📅 Date: January 28 – April 23, 2026

📍 Location: The Dome

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon – Official 50th Anniversary Immersive Experience

The Matrix Rave

Sunwave presents The Matrix Rave, the first-ever Matrix-themed rave in Vancouver. They’re bringing the neo-futurian vibes to the techno capital with cult-classic visuals and art installations. Expect some of the best underground selectors in the city at this one-of-a-kind party.

📅 Date: February 28, 2026

📍 Location: Platform 9

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Sunwave presents: The Matrix Rave – Vancouver

Wellness

Recalibration Retreat

Recalibration Retreat is an an Emotional Realignment Retreat for stress, anxiety and loss. This retreat provides a supportive, structured environment for emotional recalibration and integration through a carefully curated blend of evidence-informed experiential modalities. Designed as a sanctuary for renewal, this retreat bridges the science of emotion with the art of self-restoration — guiding you from chaos to coherence, from contraction to flow.

📅 Date: February 26 – March 1, 2026

📍 Location: Fraser River Lodge

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Recalibration Retreat: Stress, Burnout & Loss

Sports

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

⚽ Whitecaps FC

• February 25: Concacaf Champions Cup
• February 28: Toronto FC

📍 Location: BC Place

🏒 Vancouver Canucks

• February 25: vs. Winnipeg Jets

📍 Location: Rogers Arena

And that’s February all wrapped up! Whether you celebrated anything this month or not, hopefully your month was packed with tons of fun and excitement. Here’s to March, and everything that comes with it in Metro Vancouver!

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