The early holiday season means there’s tons of things to do in Vancouver. Whether you’re looking for a wintry play, a festive market, or a dazzling walk through lights, we’ve got you covered with everything that’s happening in the city this weekend.
21 Fun Things To Do in Metro Vancouver This Weekend
Bear Creek Lights
The beloved Bear Creek Lights event is back for its 13th year, lighting up the garden from November 7 to 21 (closed November 11 for Remembrance Day). This year’s edition brings an immersive one-kilometre walking path lined with dazzling light displays, a lighted tunnel, and interactive photo ops that highlight the natural beauty of the park. Whether you’re looking for a romantic stroll, a fun family outing, or just the perfect backdrop for your next post, this free event has you covered.
Bear Creek Park transforms after dark into a magical wonderland. Expect vibrant light displays, enchanted forest scenes, and a few surprises hidden along the trail. And yes, food trucks will be there serving warm drinks, mini doughnuts, and handheld bites, because no night walk is complete without snacks.
Booking free entry tickets in advance is highly recommended. Entry times are available every 30 minutes from 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm Sunday to Thursday, and 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm Friday to Saturday. While drop-in spots may be limited, planning ahead ensures you don’t miss out.
📅 Dates: November 7 to 21, 2025 (Closed November 11 for Remembrance Day)
🕓 Hours:
- Friday & Saturday: 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Sunday to Thursday: 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm
📍 Location: Bear Creek Park, Surrey (13750 – 88 Ave)
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: FREE! Get your tickets now at surrey.ca or by phone at 604-501-5100
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
Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl
For all the croissant lovers, this one’s for you. Grab your friends and fellow pastry enjoyers for a day (or days!) to remember. All you need to do is pick a route and then walk, bike, or drive from one limited edition croissant to the next. Over 30 vendors are participating in this year’s Croissant Crawl, so that means you’re absolutely spoiled for choice.
📅 Date: November 1 – 16, 2025
📍 Location: Various locations across Metro Vancouver
🎟️ More Info: Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl 2025
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
Luxe Wedding Soirée
Are you planning your big day? Then you’ll definitely want to check out the Luxe Wedding Soirée, an elegant showcase of everything wedding-related. This unforgettable event transforms the Fairmont Pacific Rim into a world of couture fashion, lavish décor, and curated experiences designed to inspire. Intimate yet spectacular, it’s where Vancouver’s most coveted wedding vendors come together to create the Art of celebration—an evening that turns wedding dreams into reality.
📅 Date: November 8, 2025
📍 Location: Fairmont Pacific Rim
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Luxe Wedding Soirée 2025
URBAN CUBA The Uncensored Experience Featuring YOMIL
Welcome to URBAN CUBA The Uncensored Experience, a lively music and dance show taking place on Sunday November 9th at The Red Room. Touring Western Canada for the first time, this is the chance for Canadians to discover the new sounds of Cuban music with its rhythmically distinct and energetic tones. URBAN CUBA will feature an exciting range of performances by a number of artists, including urban music star YOMIL.
📅 Date: November 9, 2025
📍 Location: The Red Room
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: URBAN CUBA The Uncensored Experience Featuring YOMIL
BC Water Bikes Fall Rides
Vancouver’s BC Water Bikes is keeping the season alive a little longer, offering the chance to explore False Creek on their unique water bikes every Saturday and Sunday through October.
This is your last chance to get out on the water before winter hits, and it’s not an experience you’ll want to miss. The bikes are incredibly stable, so you won’t get wet, and they make for a relaxing, scenic ride unlike anything else in the city.
Their popular sunset rides are especially breathtaking this time of year. Picture yourself pedalling across calm water with a hot drink in hand, taking in golden hour views of the Vancouver skyline and the changing fall colours. Whether you’re looking for a unique date idea or just want to enjoy some peaceful time outdoors, this activity is a standout fall tradition in the making.
Availability is very limited as the season winds down, so be sure to book your spot early.
📅 Date: Weekends through October (from 2 pm Saturdays & Sundays)
📍 Location: BC Water Bikes, False Creek, Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: bcwaterbikes.com
Vancouver Fall Food Fest 2025
Vancouver is coming to life with Fall Food Fest 2025, featuring tons of limited-time, fall-inspired drinks and treats. This is the ultimate fall food crawl across the city, with participating restaurants from Vancouver, Richmond, and Burnaby bringing their seasonal A-game. Don’t miss your chance to try these exclusive goodies!
📅 Date: October 3 – November 9, 2025
📍 Location: Various locations across Metro Vancouver
🎟️ More Info: Vancouver Fall Food Fest 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
Write for Rights 2025
A letter can change someone’s life. That’s the idea behind Write for Rights, a global letter-writing campaign. Real change happens because of your letters and actions. People wrongfully imprisoned are released. Abusers are brought to justice. And people in prison are treated more humanely. The people featured in this year’s campaign are from all around the world, with some of them fighting for the environment such as Mother Nature Cambodia and others fighting against corruption, such as Makhabat Tazhibek in Kyrgyzstan. This is your chance to join their fight and make a real difference to their lives.
📅 Date: November 8, 2025
📍 Location: New Westminster Library
🎟️ More Info: Write for Rights
The Unofficial Simpsons Drag Musical
Coming to East Van is the Unofficial Simpsons Drag Musical! Produced and hosted by Burna Dart and Glimmer Rouge, this ridiculously hilarious night is guaranteed to be filled with iconic performances with all your favourite Simpsons characters. Expect video clips and screen TVs bringing you the Simpsons vibe, and music by favourite DJ, Seb. This night is full on Simpsons… come as you are, or as your favourite character from the show, and win a prize for best costume!
📅 Date: November 7, 2025
📍 Location: Upstairs Legion Lounge
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Unofficial Simpsons Drag Musical
HIGHLIGHTERS: The 80’s Night!
This November, get ready for HIGHLIGHTERS: The 80’s Night! This 1980s drag show will have all your favourite pop culture highlights from that time, so be prepared for neon glows and big hair. Dressed as actual highlighter pens, Vancouver drag queens Burna Dart and Glimmer will be hosting this colourful show! Don’t forget to wear your brightest look and win a prize for having the highlight look of the night!
📅 Date: November 7, 2025
📍 Location: Upstairs Legion Lounge
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: HIGHLIGHTERS: The 80s Night!
Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience
If you haven’t gotten your letter from Hogwarts yet, there’s no need to worry. Instead, Harry Potter is coming straight to Vancouver this fall to treat fans to a spellbinding evening in Stanley Park! Located in Vancouver’s beloved Stanley Park, expect dazzling lights and spectacular sets that will be absolutely filled with magical creatures like Hippogriffs and mischievous Nifflers. Visitors will also be able to practice casting spells!
📅 Date: Starting November 7, 2025
📍 Location: Stanley Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience
Winterlust – Dome Dining
There’s nothing more magical than a fall date inside a romantic dome. The Westin Bayshore’s H Tasting Lounge is bringing back their magical Winterlust dome dining experience in the heart of Coal Harbour this November to December. The re-imagined private dining experience allows guests to eat outdoors while staying warm and enjoying panoramic views overlooking Stanley Park and onto the North Shore.
📅 Date: Starting November 5, 2025
📍 Location: H Tasting Lounge at the Westin Bayshore
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Winterlust
Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Festival
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Feeling thirsty? Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Festival is here for a whopping two weeks, featuring an amazing variety of craft beers for you to try. It’s a celebration of the North Shore’s rich brewing heritage and innovative craft scene, which means there’s absolutely something for everyone here. Tickets are currently sold out, but the website notes that “tickets at the door may be available based on capacity after 7pm.”
📅 Date: November 7 – 20, 2025
📍 Location: The Pipe Shop
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Festival
Cineplex Family Favourites
Cineplex is offering $3.99 movies this November! All of this is done through Cineplex’s Family Favourites program. These films are meant for everybody, and are especially good for families. The showings are occasionally swapped out for different ones and are also dependent on which location you go to. You can check below for all the details.
📅 Date: various dates throughout November
📍 Location: various Cineplex locations in Metro Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Cineplex Family Favourites
TOW Canada Tour 2025
Debuting in Canada is TOW, an acclaimed acoustic duo from Tokyo. They’re bringing a blend of cinematic combination of voice, guitar, and accordion, with soundscapes that are ethereal and immersive. With two experiences prepared for Metro Vancouver, you can catch this fantastic performance in either Vancouver or Burnaby.
📅 Date: November 6, November 8, 2025
📍 Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre (Nov. 6), Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (Nov. 8)
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: TOW Canada Tour 2025
Cougar Creeks House Of Horrors
October wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors. These eerie haunted houses invite only the bravest through their doors, with 5 adventures for intrepid folks to journey through. Surrey’s most horrifying experience is coming to life this month, and you won’t want to miss it.
📅 Date: October 3 – November 9, 2025
📍 Location: Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors 2025
Sports in Metro Vancouver This Week
Winter’s almost here, so you know what that means. Get ready as some seasons are wrapping up while others are just getting into the thick of it!
🏒 Vancouver Canucks
- November 8: vs Columbus Blue Jackets
- November 9: vs Colorado Avalanche
📍 Location: Rogers Arena
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: https://www.nhl.com/canucks/
⚽ Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- November 7: vs FC Dallas
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: whitecapsfc.com
There will be plenty more holiday-themed things to do as November continues along. But for now, enjoy everything that Vancouver has to offer with its November events. And if that means hitting up a Canucks game or visiting a market, you’re sure to have something to do this weekend.
Want even more things to do? Check out our 604 Now Events Calendar to keep your plans looking fresh.
