Weekend Events

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Canucks host the Maple Leafs Saturday afternoon at Rogers Arena.

The Robson Square ice rink is now open in downtown Vancouver.

Visit the VanDusen Festival of Lights on now until January 7th.

The Vancouver Christmas Market is on once again at Jack Poole Plaza until December 24th.

The Vancouver Santa Claus Parade happens Sunday in downtown Vancouver.

The Polar Express returns to the West Coast Railway Heritage Park for an extended run on this weekend and on December 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th.

Bring the kids to Breakfast with Santa Saturday at the West End Community Centre on Denman.

The Nat Bailey Stadium Winter Market is on Saturday’s until April.

The Arts Club presents The Day Before Christmas playing now until December 24th at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre on West 1st.

Check out Christmas Queen Drag Race at the Improv Centre on Granville Island running on select nights until December 23rd.

The 20th Annual European Union Film Festival is on now until December 4th at the Cinémathèque on Howe.

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum presents Life in Colour on now until February.

Entangled: Two Views on Contemporary Canadian Painting is on now until January 1st at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves is on until to January 9th at the York Theatre on Commercial.

Vancouver Theatresports presents Christmas Queen 4 – Secret Santa on now until December 23rd on Granville Island.

Cirque du Soleil presents: KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities – on now until the end of December under the Big Top at Concord Pacific Place.

The Whistler Film Festival wraps up this weekend.

The Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market at the PNE Fairgrounds is on Sundays until April.

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC presents The Fabric of Our Land: Salish Weaving on now until April.

The Vancouver Art Gallery presents Emily Carr: Into the Forest on now until mid-December.

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature on now until January at the Museum of Anthropology.

Portrait of the Artist: An Exhibition from the Royal Collection is on now until February 4th at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Intangible: Memory and Innovation in Coast Salish Art is on now until December 10th at the Bill Reid Gallery in Downtown Vancouver.

The Vancouver Maritime Museum presents The Lost Fleet on now until next March.

If you have a weekend event you’d like us to consider mentioning, email Ben.Wilson@news1130.rogers.com or Tweet him at @benwilson1130.