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Things to Do in Vancouver this Weekend

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The Lights of Hope at St. Paul’s - Lighting Ceremony

The Lights of Hope at St. Paul’s – Lighting Ceremony

A digest of What’s On in and around Vancouver during this weekend including free fun family activities, live music, performing arts & theatre, festivals and sports events.

Live Music on Weekdays are also listed.

Festivals, Other Events, & Activities: November 15 to 17, 2019

Contents:

  • Family Activities
  • Live Music/ Concerts & Music festivals
  • Live Theatre & Theatre Festivals
  • Sports
  • All Other Events

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I. Family & Kids Activities this Weekend

The Lights of Hope and the Living Light

Come visit the 22nd annual Lights of Hope at St. Paul’s Hospital! You’ll be in awe as you take in over 200 glimmering stars made up of over 100,000 shining lights that span St. Paul’s. You’ll also be able to light a star yourself with our new Living Light, an interactive art piece that shines brightly when you donate, and fades when it goes too long without support. Details

Thursday November 14, 2019 to Monday January 6, 2020 | Dusk Until Dawn

Lighting Ceremony

Come and join us in front of St. Paul’s Hospital at the annual holiday tradition that lights up the city. Enjoy live entertainment, warm up with some grub from local food trucks, and stay for the celebratory fireworks. There will also be an opportunity to light a star yourself with our new Living Light. Details

Thursday November 14, 2019 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM

St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard St, Vancouver

Free

Holiday Family-Fun-Fest

Families are invited to attend Central City’s Holiday Family-Fun-Fest from 10am to 2pm on November 16 for free holiday fun including crafts, games, face painting, balloon twisting, music, prizes, story time, and more. Plus, the first 400 kids (ages 12 and under) at the event will receive a free goodie bag, while quantities last (one gift per child). Details

Photos with Santa: Photos with Santa are offered during select shopping centre hours at Santa Land, on the south side of the centre near Tim Hortons.

Saturday, November 16, 2019 | 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM

Central City Mall, King George Boulevard, Surrey

Free

Shadow Puppets: Create & Play

Shadow puppets are a form of entertainment that has endured the test of time. Create your own puppet to try out in the parlour, watch a puppet show and then take home your creation. Details

Saturday November 16, 2019 | 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM

Mackin House, 1116 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam

By Donation

Annual Hyde Creek Salmon Festival

Celebrate and witness the return of thousands of salmon back to their birthplace to lay and fertilize their eggs. Spawning time is the end of these Coho & Chum salmon’s lifespan and the beginning of the next generation. This FREE family event provides visitors of all ages the opportunity to observe salmon up close and learn about their life cycle through educational displays, salmon dissections and in-stream demonstrations. Details

Sunday November 17, 2019| 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Port Coquitlam Recreation Centre & The Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery, Port Coquitlam

Free

Louis Riel Day

Join us for Louis Riel Day, an immersion into Métis culture with fun activities for all ages

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November 16, 2019 | 10:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Fort Langley National Historic Site

Regular Admission

Light Festival

The City of Surrey and Telus invite you to experience the Light Festival this fall in Bear Creek Park. Admire illuminated trees, dazzling displays, and sparkling lights throughout the garden. Stroll through an ever changing display of colour.

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November 2 to 15, 2019 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Bear Creek Park, 13750 88 Ave, Surrey

Free

Cirque du Soleil Luzia

LUZIA takes you to an imaginary mexico, like in a waking dream, where light (“luz” in Spanish) quenches the spirit and rain (“lluvia”) soothes the soul. through a series of grand visual surprises and breathtaking acrobatic performances, LUZIA invites audiences to escape on a surrealistic journey through a sumptuous and vibrant world suspended somewhere between dreams and reality.

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October 3, 2019 – December 29, 2019

Concord Pacific Place, 88 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver

$54 & up + applicable fees

More Family Activities

1. Vancouver Public Library holds plenty of fun events throughout the year! Have fun times for free!

2. See a movie.

Family Favourites Cineplex: Visit participating Cineplex theatres near you and watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99. | Saturdays at 11:00 AM

3. Every Sunday, Vancouver Art Gallery offers FREE admission for children 12 & under when accompanied by an adult. Sundays at the Gallery offers a unique art experience for children and their families to have free and regular access to all of the Gallery’s exhibitions as well as the Weekly Family Programs, which feature family-geared programming that explores themes and activities related to the current exhibitions.

4. Museum Tots

This program, geared toward children ages 2 – 5, explores the museum world of learning through play, crafts, dance, and games.

Saturdays | 11 AM –12 PM @ The Maritime Museum of BC

II. Live Music & Concerts This Week in Vancouver

You may like: Christmas Carols & Holiday Concerts in Metro Vancouver

Concert Tours/EDM and Weekday Concerts

Concert Tours in Vancouver – 2019

WestCoast Big Band Festival

The 5th annual festival will showcase the Lower Mainland’s best community and professional big bands. Musicians at all levels will also benefit from free jazz improvisation workshops by leading jazz educators. Performances and workshops are all FREE except for the evening concerts. Details

November 15 to 17, 2019

Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Free & Ticketed events

Strange Beasts

Vancouver Chamber Choir. Throughout history, singing birds have captured the imagination of composers. But what other beasts have inspired composers? This concert, with a blend of the old and new, presents beasts regular and strange in a range of styles. Also in this bizarre bestiary is a premiere by American composer, Rudoi. Details

Friday, November 15, 2019 | 07:30 PM

Koerner Recital Hall at VAM, Vancouver

$40

Bach’s Brandenburgs With Ton Koopman

Ton Koopman, one of the most sought after keyboardists, conductors and Bach interpreters in the world, comes to Vancouver to deliver a veritable masterclass in the baroque with Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concertos and the famous “Air on the G string” from Orchestral Suite No. 3. Details

November 15 & 17, 2019

Chan Shun Concert Hall, Vancouver

$27.25 to $72

¡Viva México!

In a rare showcase of female-led Mexican music, Las Estrellas de Vancouver join forces with Los Angeles-based guest singer Melinda Salcido, and the dancers of Nahualli Folklore for an evening of melodic rancheras, intense sones, and romantic boleros. Details

Friday, November 15, 2019 | 8 PM

Vancouver Playhouse

$20 to $25

Paul Hung, flute & Bogdan Dulu, piano

LCMS alumnus Paul Hung is joined by Bogdan Dulu to present an exciting programme of works for flute and piano. The powerful performance includes the premiere of a composition by former long-time faculty member Leslie Janos, as well as works by Francis Poulenc, Béla Bartòk, Ernst von Dohnany. Details

Sunday, November 17, 2019 | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Rose Gellert Hall, 4899 207 Street, Langley City

$10 to $20

Beethoven and Beyond

Chamber Music at St. Paul’s Presents: Beethoven and Beyond, works by Beethoven, Copland, Bloch, and Kreisler, featuring Nancy DiNovo, violin and Monica Pfau, piano. St. Paul’s Anglican Church is proud to announce a new series of chamber music concerts featuring an impressive lineup of internationally acclaimed musicians. Details

Sunday November 17, 2019 | 2 PM

St. Paul’s Anglican Church,1130 Jervis Street, Vancouver

By donation

III. Live Theatre

Waitress

Broadway Across Canada presents Waitress Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles (“Brave,” “Love Song”), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and original direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin, Finding Neverland). “It’s an empowering musical of the highest order!” raves the Chicago Tribune. Details

November 12 to 17, 2019

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 600 Block Hamilton St., Vancouver

$30 – $145+charges

Qwalena: The Wild Woman Who Steals Children

Join us as Indigenous storyteller Dallas Yellowfly brings the scary story of “Qwalena: The Wild Woman Who Steals Children” to life in the planetarium star theatre. In this unique theatrical performance Yellowfly blends Oral Tradition, multimedia and a bit of humour to explore the intergenerational impact of Indian residential schools, and to create a better understanding of the Indian Act. Details

Thursday, November 14, 2019 | 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver

$15

Just For Laughs Comedy Night In Canada

The 18th edition, titled Just For Laughs Comedy Night in Canada, will be hosted by Canadian comedy superstar Rick Mercer and will feature a stellar line-up of some of Canada’s brightest talents. Following the 15th and final season of the incredibly popular Rick Mercer Report, Rick Mercer will hit the road with some of the best comedians Canada has to offer! Just For Laughs Comedy Night in Canada will see Rick Mercer, along with 2018 Juno Award winner for comedy album of the year Ivan Decker, Gemini award winning comedian Debra DiGiovanni and host of CBC and Sirius XM’s Laugh Out Loud the hilarious Ali Hassan, perform in prestigious theatres from coast-to-coast.

November 15 & 17, 2019

Friday, November 15 | 07:00 PM @ Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver
Sunday, November 17 | 08:00 PM @ Bell Performing Arts Centre

$46.5 – $66.5 +charges

Kismet, things have changed

A show that has been a decade in the making. Ten years ago, four artists in their late 20’s and early 30’s travelled across the country to interview 100 people, aged 1 to 100. Now, a decade later and in a very different place in life, the same team set out to find the surviving people and interview them again. What they discovered on the road is revealed in a complicated yet intimate portrait of change. Details

November 13 to 16, 2019

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby

$15.00 – $36.00

Roller Coaster

Jessie Award winning Fringe vet and solo show meister TJ Dawe (Burn Job, Medicine, Marathon, The Slipknot) (he’s been touring since 1994) returns with a monologue about why we go to war, who our real gods are, the bizarre phenomenon of Donald Trump’s presidency, and the end of the world. Details

November 13-15, 2019 | 8:00 PM

Performance Works on Granville Island, 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver

$25

CapU Theatre presents Macbeth

Imagine if something wicked to the wizarding world comes…. Widely considered Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, this innovative production of Macbeth promises to be bold, bloody, resolute – and magical. Yes, that is correct. This production of Macbeth is set in a wizarding world not unlike the one a certain boy wizard found himself transported to years ago. Details

November 14 to 23, 2019

The BlueShore Centre for the Performing Arts at CapU,2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver

$22, $15, $11

Vancouver Tap Dance Society

The November edition of The Dance Centre’s popular Discover Dance! series features the accomplished and entertaining dancers of the Vancouver Tap Dance Society. Introduced by Artistic Director Andrew Nemr, this exhilarating program showcases the infectious rhythms, technical skill and musicality of tap, tracing its vibrant history and its contemporary innovations. Details

Thursday November 14, 2019 | 12 noon & 6.30 PM

Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, Vancouver

$13-$22

Anon(ymous)

Acclaimed director, writer, actor, and graduate, Carmen Aguirre returns to Studio 58 to direct Anon(ymous), a timely and imaginative retelling of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Iizuka’s Odysseus is a young refugee named Anon, who travels the United States in search of his disappeared mother. Far away from home and constantly skirting danger, he encounters a wide variety of people and creatures including a murderous butcher, a fantastical stiletto-wearing bird, and a salacious truck driver. Details

November 14–December 1, 2019

Studio 58, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver

$12.50 to $25.00

Puccini’s GIANNI SCHICCHI

Opera Mariposa presents one of the funniest operas of all time, about a greedy family that enlists a clever rogue to help them inherit a fortune. Don’t miss this rollicking tale of hoaxes and hijinks, from the company that “stands at the forefront of Vancouver’s opera scene” (The Vancouver Project). The one-act opera will be presented alongside fully staged excerpts from other great Italian operas, and features a multi-award-winning cast from across three continents! Details

November 15 to 23, 2019

St. Faith’s Anglican Church, 7284 Cypress Street, Vancouver

$18-$28

Chutzpah! Festival

Now in its 19th year of celebrating culturally rich works in comedy, music, theatre and dance, the Chutzpah! Festival has established a reputation for presenting Vancouver audiences with new and exciting, critically acclaimed artists from all over the world. This year’s Festival will also showcase live music with film, and shines a light on artists from the U.K., Israel, Italy, U.S.A., and Canada

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October 24 to November 24, 2019

Various Venues, Vancouver

$24 & up

Certified by Jan Derbyshire

Comedian and certified insane person Jan Derbyshire turns the audience into a mental health review board to help determine her current state of sanity. Join this irreverent fun of Jan’s hilarious and heart-aching journey through the mental health system. Together, we grapple with hefty questions like: how do we define “crazy” and who gets to decide? Details

October 31 – November 16, 2019

Culture Lab, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver

$20 to $35

Escaped Alone

Caryl Churchill’s magnificent new play unleashes an intricate, elliptical, acutely female view of the apocalypse. This is fantasy intricately wired into current politics. It is intimate and vast. Domestic and wild. In a back garden the four women chat. And unleash their secret selves in extraordinary monologues. The effect is revolutionary, like looking at a sexually reversed photo of world leaders. Details

November 1 to 17, 2019

PAL Studio Theatre, 581 Cardero Street – 8th floor, Vancouver

$27+charges

Kuroko

Maya is hikikomori—an extreme recluse—who has spent the last six years in her bedroom exploring Virtual Reality. Until one day, she meets a mysterious player online who challenges her to the ultimate quest: saving her own father’s life. How? By visiting the scariest place IRL, Suicide Forest. A world premiere from Tetsuro Shigematsu, the acclaimed creator behind Empire of the Son and 1 Hour Photo, and directed by Amiel Gladstone, director and co-creator of the smash hit musical, Onegin. Details

November 6 to 17, 2019

Historic Theatre, Venables Street, Vancouver

$26.00 to $59.00

Timothy Findley’s The Wars

Adapted for the stage in 2007 by Dennis Garnhum (MFA Directing, 1993), Timothy Findley’s The Wars, his 1977 novel that won the Governor General’s Award for English Language Fiction, retains its poignantly poetic storytelling. When Robert Ross, a tender-hearted idealist who shares a strong bond with his wheelchair-bound sister, trades his comfortable Canadian life for the harsh world of trench warfare in World War I, we watch his slow unravelling. Details

November 7 to 23, 2019

Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Rd, Vancouver

$5 – $24.50

The Sound of Music

The hills are alive! One of the most powerful and romantic musicals of all time, The Sound of Music brims with beloved tunes such as “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” and “Edelweiss.” Journey along with the spirited Maria, who takes a governess position with the von Trapp family, falling first for the children and then the widower Captain von Trapp himself, all against the stirring backdrop of pre-WWII Austria. Details

November 7, 2019–January 5, 2020

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Street, Vancouver

$39 & up

A BUNCH OF AMATEURS

Metro Theatre is excited to present the Vancouver premiere of A BUNCH OF AMATEURS written by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman and directed by Catherine Morrison. Jefferson Steel is an insufferable, out-of-work, ageing Hollywood action hero, desperate to revive his flagging career as well as improve his relationship with his aspiring actress daughter Amanda. When Jefferson threatens to fire his incompetent LA agent Charlie unless he finds him a lead role, Jefferson is sent to England to play King Lear at Stratford. Details

November 8 -23, 2019

Metro Theatre, 1370 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver

$25 to $28

The Price

Presented by United Players. A New York cop and his estranged rich surgeon brother meet for the first time in 18 years in a brownstone attic to sell off their parents’ furniture. Watched over by the wily furniture dealer, Gregory Solomon, the brothers are party to revelation after revelation, by which they slowly come to realize the consequences of their past decisions. Suddenly the cost of the pieces of furniture before them seems no weightier than that of the choices they made so long ago. Details

November 8 – December 1, 2019

Jericho Arts Centre, Discovery Street, Vancouver

$15 to $29

IV. Sports & Related Events

Vancouver Canucks

vs. Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, November 16, 2019 | 07:00 PM

Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Tickets

V. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events this Weekend

Christmas Market

Christmas Markets in Vancouver

Eastside Culture Crawl

4-day visual arts festival the “Culture Crawl” in November that involves artists on Vancouver’s Eastside opening their studio to the public. Explore art by painters, jewelers, sculptors, furniture makers, weavers, potters, printmakers, photographers, glassblowers and more!

Details

November 14 to 17, 2019

Thursday & Friday | 5 PM – 10 PM
Saturday & Sunday | 11 AM – 6 PM

Columbia St, 1st Ave, Victoria Drive, and the Waterfront

Free

Vancouver Turkish Film Festival

Now in its 6th year, VTFF aims not only to promote Turkish Cinema by bringing highly acclaimed, award-winning Turkish films, but also to encourage dialogue and cross-cultural understanding among local communities.

More Details

November 15 to 17 2019

SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings Street, 3rd Floor, Vancouver

$9 to $50

Annual Union LGBT+ Wedding Show

Vancouver’s ONLY LGBTQ2+ Wedding Show. Exhibitors include: Caterers, DJ’s, Florists, Jewellers, Makeup Artists, Officiants, Photographers, and Wedding Planners.

Details

Saturday, November 16, 2019 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver

$10

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Tech & Startup Weekly @Downtown Vancouver on Every Friday between 7 to 9 pm @ Tungsten-Moly Room 14th Floor, 1040 W Georgia St, Vancouver

Life Drawing Drop In on Thursdays, September 19 to December 12, 2019 | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM @ The ACT Art Gallery, 11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge

IGNITE: my Momentum app Indiegogo crowdfunding launch party on Wednesday November 13, 2019 | 6 PM – 8 PM @ Pavilion Cowork, 22 East 5th Avenue, Vancouver

Great Bike Journeys of the World – Soiree & Slideshow on Wednesday November 13, 2019 | 6:30 PM @ Studio 16, West 7th Avenue, Vancouver

Tweets and Deals of the Century: Trump and Chaos in the Middle East

Dr. Fisk will discuss the chaos that Trump has provoked in the Middle East, especially around Israel-Palestine, in his lecture entitled, “Tweets and Deals of the Century: How to join the Arab World’s sectarian war under the guise of peace.” Dr. Fisk’s talk will be followed by a Q&A panel.

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Saturday November 16, 2019 | 7:00 PM

Canadian Memorial United Church, 1825 W 16 Ave Vancouver

$12-$15

Radicchio Festival

Join us as we celebrate the beautiful bitters grown right here in British Columbia. This event will feature radicchio-themed tasters from local chefs, product demos, examples of participatory vegetable-breeding projects, great beer, wine and spirit pairings and an opportunity to meet local farmers passionate about growing chicories.

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Sunday, November 17, 2019 | 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM

The Post at 750 #110 – 750 Hamilton Street Vancouver

$35

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    1. Anonymous

      Yeah Bill settle down piglet

      October 8, 2018 at 3:00 PM
    2. damanda aams

      yeah, BIll…you’re gonna have a jammer over two bucks.

      March 5, 2019 at 11:26 PM
    3. Hes not with me.

      So glad Im not going to the event with Bill. Imagine the rant he’d have on pay parking.

      May 12, 2019 at 8:59 AM
    4. Moose Knuckle

      Bill, Billy & William all got 2 dollars for their allowance. What is the combined sum that they will spend?

      👀

      August 6, 2019 at 6:36 PM

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