Check out the last of the holiday lights, get some hot chocolate, and don’t forget to catch a game while you’re at it!

Shining Light Display

Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

One of Vancouver’s most beloved holiday traditions is back – and it’s brighter, bolder and more magical than ever. The iconic suspension bridge and Park will transform into a sparkling holiday wonderland filled with millions of twinkling lights, festive treats and family fun! This season, guests can discover something entirely new: Wildlight, a mesmerizing 3D wildlife projection set deep within the rainforest. West Coast forest creatures such as the black bear, coyote and Great Horned Owl come to life in stunning detail across the natural landscape.

📅 Date: November 21, 2025 – January 18, 2026

📍 Location: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Canyon Lights 2025

Bright Walk In White Rock

Although already beautiful, the White Rock Pier will become even more magical and festive during the holiday season with its annual Bright Walk! This winter, the waterfront promenade decked with magical lights and displays full of holiday cheer, transforming the popular location to be seemingly right out of a Christmas movie. Among the 50,000 beautiful holiday lights is a beautifully illuminated light tunnel, a 20-foot Christmas tree, and an 8-foot-tall selfie frame.

📅 Date: December 7, 2025 – January 18, 2026

📍 Location: Memorial Park

🎟️ More Info: Bright Walk in White Rock 2025

The Arts

2026 MENA Film Festival

Join the 7th edition of MENA Film Festival! Screening in Vancouver January 15 – 23, MENA 2026 presents over 40 shorts and features from everywhere MENA/SWANA folks are found. The expanded Opening Ceremony opens at the Vancouver Playhouse and regular screenings return to their longtime home at VIFF Centre! Can’t join in-person? With a few exceptions, all in-person films will be streaming online until January 30!

📅 Date: January 15 – January 24, 2026

📍 Location: VIFF Centre

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: 2026 MENA Film Festival 

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

Food Experiences

The Winter Lodge at Stanley’s

This winter, Stanley’s Bar & Grill is transforming into Stanley’s Winter Lodge – a cozy, mountain-inspired holiday pop-up tucked beneath the trees, where lanterns glow, snowflakes twinkle, and mulled wine meets cabin-warm comfort. Think fireside dining, cozy winter flavours, twinkle-lit lodge vibes and playful touches like DIY s’mores – all without leaving the city. Inside you can expect twinkling snowfall, alpine-inspired details, and a warm, woodsy ambience – designed to feel like a mountain lodge after a day in the snow.

📅 Date: November 19 – February 1, 2026 (Open Wednesday – Sunday, 12:00pm to 8:00pm)

📍 Location: Stanley’s Bar & Grill

🎟️ More Info: Stanley’s Winter Lodge 2025 – 2026

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

Sports

Get front-row seats to the best adrenaline-pumping games that Metro Vancouver has to offer!

🥍 Vancouver Warriors

• January 16: vs. San Diego Seals

📍 Location: Rogers Arena

🏒 Vancouver Canucks

• January 17: vs. Edmonton Oilers

📍 Location: Rogers Arena

Metro Vancouver is always here to make sure your weekend is packed with things to do. Just be sure to enjoy the last part of the holiday season before it’s gone!

Source: 604NOW