Things to do in Metro Vancouver: events, places and live shows. Ask anything in Metro Vancouver
Fri, Nov 6 – Sun, Nov 8 · 34 events, each with a page of its own:
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Christmas markets 2026
Christmas markets and craft fairs listed in Metro Vancouver, November through Christmas Eve. Each one has its own page.
Holiday lights, Christmas markets and winter festivals 2026
Light displays, Christmas markets, parades and winter festivals in Metro Vancouver. Dates, hours and which ones are for kids.
The weekend window
Everything in Vancouver this weekend
34 things to do from Friday through Sunday night. See them all on this weekend.
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Top places in Vancouver
Ranked by what is on at each place, then by how much we can tell you about it.
- Museum & GalleryScience WorldVancouverA hands-on science centre inside the geodesic dome built for Expo 86, on the edge of False Creek, with galleries, live demonstrations and an OMNIMAX…
- AttractionCapilano Suspension Bridge ParkNorth VancouverA 137 m suspension bridge 70 m above the Capilano River, with treetop walkways through the rainforest and a cliffside walk along the canyon wall.
- Museum & GalleryMuseum of Anthropology at UBCVancouverA museum of world arts and cultures on the UBC campus, known for its Great Hall of Northwest Coast totem poles in an Arthur Erickson building.
- Museum & GalleryVancouver Art GalleryVancouverWestern Canada's largest art museum, in the former provincial courthouse downtown, with the country's largest collection of Emily Carr's work.
- Museum & GalleryH.R. MacMillan Space CentreVancouverVanier Park's planetarium and space science centre. A visit takes in a 45-minute live show in the 360° planetarium, a 20-minute live science demo and…
- Museum & GalleryContemporary Art GalleryVancouverThe Contemporary Art Gallery commissions, circulates and publishes contemporary art in Vancouver. Exhibitions, events, outreach and community…
- Museum & GalleryNikkei National Museum & Cultural CentreBurnabyExhibits, programming and events share the history and heritage of Japanese Canadians and Japanese culture in Canada, in a multi-use space featuring…
- AttractionHoneybee CentreSurreyHoneybee Centre at 7480 176 Street in Surrey is Western Canada's top commercial honey farm and a hub for honey bee education. The shop sells pure and…
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Towns and communities
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