Events and Activities in Vancouver – December 2014
Vancouver Christmas Market is celebrating its fifth anniversary. With over 50 unique vendors, local and international flavour, beautiful lights and delicious food, there is something for everybody to enjoy.
Location: W Georgia St & Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC
Date & Time: November 22 to December 24 from 11:00 am-9:00 pm
Come to Grouse Mountain to have breakfast with Santa at the Peak of Vancouver. It is Featuring a delicious hot and cold buffet, a Christmas sing-a-long, face painting, a special gift and of course the jolly man in red himself.
Location: Grouse Mountain – 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver, British Columbia – V7R 4K9
Dates & Hours: Lupins Seatings: Dec. 14-24, 2014, 9:00am-10:30am.
Free admission to 27th annual Christmas at Canada Place, presented by Port Metro Vancouver.
Date: Daily from December 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
A festive tour though the city’s most impressive Christmas sights.
Location: 305 Water St, Vancouver, British Columbia – V6B 1B9
Date: Daily from December 11, 2014 to January 4, 2015
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Canyon Lights, has a tall order this year – laying claim to the home of the world’s tallest living Christmas tree! Standing 46.4 m (152 ft) tall, this Douglas-fir will be adorned in thousands of sparkling lights. Free shuttle service is available from Canada Place.
Location: 3735 Capilano Rd, North Vancouver
Date: Daily from November 29, 2014 to January 3, 2015
Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum
Highlights include: Baking in the Farmhouse, Father Christmas, Footlight Theatre, a Christmas scavenger hunt. Musicians, entertainers, demonstrators, storytellers, community choirs and much more.
Location: 6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby
Date: December 13 – January 2, 2015, Daily, 1-9pm
Family First Night at Mt Seymour
Enjoy tubing & tobogganing, take in live entertainment on the main stage by children’s performers Tickles & Yowza the Clowns, a magic show from Shmendrick the Wizard & an exciting fire spinning routine performed by Vesta Fire Entertainment. Enjoy some of Vancouver’s finest food vendors.
Location: 1700 Mount Seymour Road, North Vancouver, BC
Date & Time: December 31, Wednesday, 6pm – 9pm
Arts Club Theatre Company Presents: Mary Poppins
This family musical features the unforgettable songs from the popular Disney film-“A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”-and more.
Location: 2750 Granville St, Vancouver.
Date: December 5, 2014 to January 4, 2015
PigaPicha! A Century of Portrait Photography in Nairobi
‘PigaPicha!’ highlights the history of portrait photography in Nairobi and gives a comprehensive overview of this form of urban culture, which is one of the most creative fields in modern East Africa.
Location: Museum Of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Dr, Vancouver
Date: from November 25, 2014 to April 4, 2015
It is the newest play from this award-winning, disability-based professional theatre company. Re-calculating will take you on one man’s personal journey as he navigates his way through identity and relationship struggles, a drum kit his constant companion.
Location: CBC Studio 700, 700 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
Date: Daily from January 22, 2015 to January 24, 2015