The weekend is finally here, which means Metro Vancouver has plenty of things do you to do. Whether you’re making Valentine’s Day plans or want to try out all of the hot chocolate the city has to offer, here’s everything worth doing this weekend.
Valentine’s Fun
Love Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Roses are red, violets are blue… nothing glows like the rainforest, lit just for you! From January 30 to February 22, 2026, Love Lights returns to Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, creating the perfect backdrop for date nights, friend and family outings and solo adventures. Step onto the iconic 450-foot suspension bridge and wander through Cliffwalk and Treetops Adventure, all illuminated by millions of twinkling lights. With picture-perfect moments around every corner, it’s impossible not to fall in love.
📅 Date: January 30 – February 22, 2026
📍 Location: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Love Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Everything Else Worth Doing On Valentine’s Day
Looking for even more ideas for Valentine’s Day with your special someone? Besides the highlighted events above, check out our guide about absolutely everything worth doing on Valentine’s Day in Metro Vancouver. It’s packed with plenty of dates for all types of couples, no matter if you like a quiet evening or want to have an exciting night out.
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
Cineplex $3.99 Movies
Cineplex has just revealed their lineup of $3.99 movies this February! Love is in the air this month, and that means it’s an especially good time for a theatre date! This is all done through the Family Favourites program. These films are meant for everybody, and are a fantastic option for an affordable night out with that special someone. They’re also great for families! The showings are dependent on which location you go to, but these are the ones that are listed on the Cineplex website for February:
- SMURFS
- How To Train Your Dragon
📅 Date: Select Saturdays during February
📍 Location: Participating Cineplex theatres
🎟️ More Info: Cineplex $3.99 Movies
Food Experiences
Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2026
Back for its 16th season, the Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival is inviting everyone to enjoy a hot cup of cocoa all throughout B.C.. With 100 vendors, 234 different flavours, and 168 locations, you’re sure to be spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting your next drink. These won’t be your average hot chocolates, too. The festival offers unique twists on their cocoas, assuring that your cocoas are always packed with creativity.
📅 Date: January 17 – February 14, 2026
📍 Location: Various locations throughout Greater Vancouver
🎟️ More Info: Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 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
Skating at Surrey Civic Plaza
This winter, enjoy free ice skating at a new covered outdoor rink at Surrey Civic Plaza from December 1, 2025 to February 16, 2026. Conveniently located beside Surrey Central Skytrain station with underground parking available, enjoy a bright and festive atmosphere with family and friends, and relax with hot beverages and snacks available for purchase from the on-site café. Bring your own skates, or rent them for $5 a pair. Helmets are free to rent and required for kids 12 and under. School and private groups can reserve the rink for groups of up to 80 people on select mornings.
📅 Date: December 1, 2025 – February 16, 2026
📍 Location: Surrey Civic Plaza
🎟️ More Info: Free Skating At Surrey Civic Plaza
The Arts
PuSh Festival 2026
PuSh International Performing Arts Curating Festival returns to Vancouver from January 22 to February 8, 2026. For two and a half weeks, PuSh Festival invites audiences to discover innovative contemporary works of live performances by local, national and international artists. The Festival lineup is dedicated to inspired risk-taking and dynamic interdisciplinary collaboration featuring visionary works from 17 countries. This includes 6 world premieres, 1 North American premiere, 4 Canadian premieres, 5 Western Canadian premieres and 4 Vancouver premieres.
📅 Date: January 22 – February 8, 2026
📍 Location: 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: PuSh Festival 2026
Murder is a Drag: Killer Birthday
Murder is a Drag: Killer Birthday is a murder mystery set at a surprise birthday party and the fourth (and final?) chapter in the wildly successful Murder is a Drag series. Get out your party dress because you are invited to this Killer Birthday party! But be warned, there WILL be a murder. Interact with the suspects, solve a puzzle, collect clues and help our detective solve the murder! Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind experience only available in Vancouver. It’s a musical murder mystery show with clues, puzzles, prizes and drag performances!
📅 Date: January 22 – February 8, 2026
📍 Location: 111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Murder is a Drag: Killer Birthday
The Last Resort
‘The Last Resort’ is a three-part indoor promenade performance and experience lasting 2-3 hours depending on your time of check-in. Guests embark upon an individual journey throughout the resort. Following the final moment of the performance guests are welcome to stay on at the Hereafter Bar for an hour of mingling with the dead and photographing the afterlife to prove its existence to your friends and family.
📅 Date: February 1 – February 22, 2026
📍 Location: At The Waldorf
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Last Resort: At The Waldorf
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
Sports
Get front-row seats to the best adrenaline-pumping games that Metro Vancouver has to offer!
🥍 Vancouver Warriors
- February 7: vs. Rochester Knighthawks
📍 Location: Rogers Arena
This weekend is going to be packed with fun for everyone, no matter if you’re a couple, single, or with your family. Metro Vancouver always has something to do for all!
Want even more things to do? Check out our 604 Now Events Calendar to keep your plans looking fresh.
