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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
The 3rd Annual Chinatown Cocktail Showdown is back! Sponsored by Suntory Global Spirits. The event brings together eight of Chinatown’s iconic bars and restaurants for Lunar New Year-inspired cocktails. Sip original tasting pours from North America’s top bars - Bagheera, Bao Bei, Chickadee, Fiorino, Keefer Bar, Kissa Tanto, Laowai, Meo.
Celebrate Lunar New Year with LEGO® bricks at Metropolis at Metrotown from February 7-11, 2026. This immersive LEGO Lunar New Year activation invites families and fans of all ages to enjoy hands-on free-building, explore festive red-and-gold displays, and pose for photos in front of a large-scale LEGO brick–built lion backdrop
One More Life Gallery is starting 2026 off with a group exhibition featuring local Asian artists! This show is to celebrate our identity, culture, arts, heritage, and creativity, however they look and feel for each of us. As You Are: Celebrating Asian Artists at One More Life Gallery 2111 Main
Come down to Rogers Arena for an exciting night of hard-hitting lacrosse action! It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy a night out with family and friends! The Vancouver Warriors take on the Rochester Knighthawks in battle during Wrestling Night, presented by VEGAIN, on Saturday, February 7 at 7:00pm.
In a comic whirlwind of tender moments and mischievous tricks, two couples are put to the ultimate test of fidelity. The cynical Don Alfonso bets his young friends Ferrando and Guglielmo that their fiancées will betray their trust, so he convinces the men to…lie to their partners to trick them
Vancouver Mysteries is thrilled to launch the fourth chapter in their popular Murder is a Drag series in Gastown during the 2026 Dine Out Festival. Murder is a Drag: Killer Birthday is a murder mystery set at a surprise birthday party, and the fourth (and final?) chapter in the wildly
Beginner's Workshop on how to use Homeopathy for Winter Ailments | Learn about how to use homeopathy at home with Sonya McLeod, Registered Classical Homeopath and owner of Little Mountain Homeopathy in Vancouver. After a brief explanation of the basics of homeopathy, Sonya will explain how to use homeopathic remedies
Grapes to Glass is a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series. You will use your senses as you learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Over the course of these sessions, you will taste over
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) presents a striking double bill of celebrated favourite Carmina Burana, featured alongside the evocative West Coast premiere of T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods, on stage February 9 & 10, 2026 at The Centre Vancouver (777 Homer St). Carmina Burana fuses bold, athletic movement
Build meaningful connections at the LEGO® Botanicals Bloom Bar Cart at Pallet Coffee Roasters at 980 Howe Street, from Tuesday, February 10, between 7 am and 5 pm and Wednesday, February 11, between 7 am and 5 pm. This grab-and-go Bloom Bar cart invites guests to pause during their coffee
Step into an adults-only night of science, seduction, and curiosity at Science World! Explore the museum with hands-on exhibits, cheeky Sex Ed Trivia, and dazzling live pole performances that celebrate movement, confidence, and connection. Test your knowledge on anatomy, kinks, toys, and myths in a fun, inclusive environment with trivia
Cosmic Adventures |Tracy Drain | Aerospace Engineer Discover the marvels of our cosmic backyard through the eyes of the robotic spacecraft sent out to explore it. Aerospace engineer and National Geographic Explorer Tracy Drain works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop, test, and operate the complex machines that uncover