VM Picks: Top 100 Holiday Activities 2017
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Top 100 Holiday Activities 2017
Holiday Happenings
- Vancouver Christmas Market
- Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas
- Christmas at Canada Place & Woodwards Windows
- The Santa Claus Parade
- Food Bank Day at CBC
- FlyOver Canada
- Burnaby Village Heritage Christmas
- Sea to Sky Gondola, Spirit of Christmas
- Peak of Christmas
- Wesbrook Village Holiday Family Fun
- Scuba Claus Vancouver Aquarium
- Potters Christmas Store
- Gingerbread Lane at the Hyatt Regency
- HR MacMillan Space Centre
Tree Lightings
- Vancouver Christmas Tree Lighting, Robson Square
- Jack Poole Plaza
- Tsawwassen Mills
- CF Pacific Centre
- City of Surrey’s annual Tree Lighting Festival
Holiday Skates
- Robson Square
- Peak of Christmas
- Winterfest Holiday Rink, Burnaby 8 Rinks.
- Ugly Christmas Sweater Toonie Skate, Bill Copeland Sports Centre
- Winter Wonderland Public Skates, South Delta Recreation Centre
- The Winter Ice Palace at Cloverdale Arena
Holiday Craft Fairs
- Christmas at Hycroft
- Britannia Christmas Market
- Portabello West Christmas Market., Creekside Community Centre
- Christmas Boutique at Place des Arts, Coquitlam
- Toque, Western Front
- Steveston Christmas Craft Fair
- Steveston Community Centre’s Net Shed
- Wesbrook Village, Community Centre
- Shiny Fuzzy Muddy, Heritage Hall
- Got Craft Holiday Edition, Maritime Labour Centre
- Crafty Affaire Holiday Market, Croatian Cultural Centre
Best Holiday Lights
- Canyon Lights, Capilano Canyon
- Bright Nights at Stanley Park
- Lumiere Vancouver
- Glow, Langley
- Santa’s House, North Vancouver
- Trinity Street
- Lake Lafarge, Coquitlam
- Light Walk, Grouse Mountain
- Festival of Lights, Van Dusen Gardens
- Karaoke Christmas Lights: The Ultimate Christmas Tour
- St Paul’s Hospital Lights of Hope
- Park Royal Light up the Village
Christmas Trees
Tree Lots
- Aunt Leah’s Tree Lots – various locations
- Vancouver South Lions Club lot at John Oliver Secondary Schoo
- North Country Christmas Trees lot at the Sunrise Community Centre across from the PNE
- TREK Christmas Tree lot at the Prince of Wales Secondary School in Kitsilano.
Tree Farms
- H & M Christmas Tree Farm, Richmond
- Armstrong Creek Farm, Surrey
- Dogwood Christmas Tree Farm, Fort Langley
- Fern Creek Farm, Langley
- Fernridge Christmas Tree Forest, Langley
- Frosty’s Family Christmas Tree Farm, Langley
- Giesbrecht’s Tree Farm, Langley
- Landing Trail Nursery, Abbotsford
- NATS Nursery, Langley
- OH Christmas Tree Farm, Langley
- Red Truck Trees, Surrey
- Sorensen Tree Farm, Langley
Potted Live Trees
- Gardenworks, Lougheed location
- David Hunter Garden Centre
- Southlands Nursery
>> Christmas trees: Where to get them & how to care for them
Holiday Performances
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Carousel Theatre
- Vancouver Singing Christmas Tree
- Climb Every Beanstalk. Broadway Chorus
- The Nutcracker, Goh Ballet
- Good Tidings, Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir
- Snow White & the Seven Dwarves: An East Van Panto
- Mixed Nuts, Arts Umbrella Dance Company
Santa Claus
- Oakridge Mall
- VanDusen Festival of Lights Santa
- Park Royal
- Granville Island Kids’ Market
- Brentwood Town Centre
- Metropolis at Metrotown
- Peak of Christmas, Grouse Mountain
New Year’s Eve
- Family First Night on Mount Seymour
- New Year’s Eve on Grouse Mountain
- Rocky Mountain Flatbread
- NYE Vancouver, Coal Harbour
- New Year’s Eve in Whistler Village
Polar Bear Swims
- Vancouver Polar Bear Swim in English Bay
- Penguin Plunge in Deep Cove
- Delta’s 38th Annual Polar Bear Swim
- White Rock Polar Bear Swim
- Port Moody Plunge
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