Welcome to 2025! If you're looking for family-friendly events across Metro Vancouver, the Sea to Sky Corridor, Fraser Valley, & the Sunshine Coast this month, we've got you covered from Whistler - Chilliwack + everything in between. From festivals to concerts + seasonal celebrations, we've got the inside scoop on the fun, active outings happening this month!
There are even more events in our seasonal Metro Vancouver Holiday Events Guide, the Outdoor Skating Guide, plus you can find the December 2024 events archive here..
We've made it easy to find family events near you with options in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Island,  West Vancouver, White Rock, Whistler, and Online!
Family Events & Activities Near You
Lunarfest 2025
When: January 27th - February 17th, 2025
Where: Multiple Venues
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at LunarFest! Starting on January 27th, 2025, there are events and activities for everyone to enjoy, including the Lunar Concert, and interactive workshops where you can challenge your creativity with snake-inspired crafts and learn fun snake facts. Bring friends and family to play games, taste yummy New Year snacks, browse through the artist market for the perfect new year gift, and start the year with joy!
Canyon Lights
When: Until January 19, 2025
Where: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is a holiday tradition that never disappoints! Our kids love crossing the world-famous bridge, lit end-to-end with a changing multi-colour display, and swaying high above the illuminated Capilano River. Journeying into a glittering rainforest & walking high above the forest floor on the transformed Treetops Adventure is also a family favourite, where the kids can pick up a festive card, then collect character stickers on their adventure to create they own greeting card. We love that Canyon Lights continues its support of the BC Professional Fire Fightersâ Burn Fund!
 ABBOTSFORD
- Ongoing in 2025 - Abbotsford Locally Made Culinary Tour
- Ongoing in 2025 - Weekend Family Arts
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 10th & 24th, 2025 - Kids Night Out
- January 24th, 2025 - Abbotsford Family Literacy Day
- January 25th, 2025 - Goat Yoga with Chai & Samosas
- January 30th, 2025 - Harlem Globetrotters World Tour
- January 31st - February 2nd, 2025 - The Fraser Valley Home & Backyard Living Expo
Burnaby
- Ongoing in 2025 - Cantonese Storytime
- Ongoing in 2025 - Family Place Drop-In
- Until January 3rd, 2025 - Heritage Christmas
- January 4th, 2025 - Surrey Firefighters Annual Tree Chip Up
- January 4th, 2025 - OshĹgatsu 2025
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 8th, 2025 - Trade It Up at Metrotown
- January 18th, 2025 - The Nature of Crows
- January 29th, 2025 - Teaching Children About Their Bodies
CHILLIWACK
- Ongoing in 2025 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 11th, 2025 - Family Art Class: Winter Nature Series
- January 13th - February 10th, 2025 - Infant Massage
- January 16th - 26th, 2025 - The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
- January 17th - 19th, 2025 - The Chilliwack Leisure & Outdoor Living Expo
- January 25th, 2025 - Fraser Valley Thrift Market
COQUITLAM
- January 4th - 5th, 2025 - Friends of Mundy Park Christmas Tree Chipping
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 18th, 2025 - Lunar New Year Celebration
- January 24th, 2025 - Mashup: Winter Art Cards Night
- Until February 28th, 2025 - Lights at LaFarge
DELTA & Tsawwassen
- Ongoing in 2025 - REACH Down Syndrome Support Group
- Ongoing in 2025 - Get Crafty
- Ongoing in 2025 - Family Games Afternoon
- January 1st, 2025 - Polar Bear Swim
- January 7th - March 11th, 2025 - Pottery with Fiona
- January 13th, 2025 - Weave a Bookmark
- January 16th, 2025 - Tsawwassen Ukulele Jam
- January 24th, 2025 - Mini Canvas Magnets
- January 27th, 2025 - Raising Bilingual Children Workshop
- January 28th, 2025 - Lunar New Year Story & Craft
- January 30th, 2025 - Dog Man Drawing Fun!
LANGLEY
- Ongoing in 2025 - Close Knit Langley
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Merry & Bright at Martini Town
- Until January 7th, 2025 - Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum
- January 20th, 2025 - Sensory Play: Salt Dough
- January 25th, 2025 - Valentine's Market
- January 26th - February 23rd, 2025 - Family Literacy Week Scavenger Hunt & Green Challenge
- January 29th, 2025 - Lunar New Year Pyjama Storytime
MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS
- Ongoing in 2025 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2025 - Museum Sundays
- Ongoing in 2025 - Toddler Dance Party
- January 4th, 5th, 11th, & 12th, 2025 - RMSAR Tree Chipping Fundraiser
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- Until January 6th, 2025 - Tree of Memories
- January 14th, 2025 - Starry Night at the Library
- January 25th, 2025 - Winter Fun Fair
- January 26th, 2025 - Ukulele Circle
MISSION
- Ongoing in 2024 - Mission Ukulele Circle
- Ongoing in 2025 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2025 - Wiggle Time
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 11th - February 1st, 2025 - Jurassic Panto
- January 18th, 2025 - Repair Cafe
- January 25th, 2025 - 22nd Annual Family Literacy Fair
NEW WESTMINSTER
- Ongoing in 2025 - Rotary Community Bottle Drop
- Ongoing in 2025 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- Ongoing in 2025 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2025 - Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
- January 3rd - 5th, 2025 - Knotted: Rapunzel's Story
- January 4th & 5th, 2025 - Annual Christmas Tree Chip Up
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Winter Discovery Days
- January 25th, 2025 - Gratitude Yoga by the River
NORTH VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2025 - Baby & Me at Cates Park
- Ongoing in 2025 - Family Fun Time
- Ongoing in 2025 - Farm Programs at Maplewood Farms
- January 4th & 5th, 2025 - Kids First at the Polygon
- January 9th, 2025 - Collage Party
- Until January 12th, 2025 - Found in the Mountains
- January 12th, 2025 - Sensory Friendly Sunday at MONOVA
- January 14th, 2025 - Forest Explorers: Feathered Frenzy
- January 17th, 24th, & 31st, 2025 - Treetop Tales
- January 18th, 2025 - Find the Signs
- Until January 19th, 2025 - Canyon Lights
- January 21st, 2025 - Forest Explorers: Animal Trackers
- January 25th, 2025 - Bone Detectives
- January 25th, 2024 - Cedar Bark Weaving
- January 28th, 2025 - Forest Explorers: Funky Fungi
- January 31st, 2025 - Celebrate Africa!Â
PORT COQUITLAM
- Ongoing in 2025 - Artist Open Studio - Drop In
- January 4th, 2025 - Repair Cafe
- January 4th & 5th, 2025 - Christmas Tree Chip Up
- January 13th, 2025 - Kids Uke Play Along
- January 27th, 2025 - Maker Mondays: Mini Clay Figures
- January 24th, 2025 - Family Forts After Dark
PORT MOODY
- January 2nd, 2025 - Make A Pokemon Terranium
- January 3rd, 2025 - Family Paint by Numbers
- January 4th & 5th, 2025 - Port Moody Firefighters Tree Chip
- January 8th, 2025 - Taylor Swift Bracelet Making
- January 29th, 2025 - Tutoring for Kids
RICHMOND
- Ongoing in 2025 - The Dumpling Trail
- Ongoing in 2025 - Richmond Adventure Labs
- January 4th, 2025 - Christmas Tree Chipping
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Lionel Bart's Oliver!
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Steveston Festival of Trees
- January 9th - February 27th, 2025 - Story Safari
- January 11th, 2025 - Family Film Club: Wish
- January 12th, 2025 - Steveston Icebreaker 8K + Kidsrun
- January 12th - February 16th, 2025 - Bright Babies
- January 21st, 2025 - Tots & Tea
- January 22nd - March 12th, 2025 - Learning Together: Prepare for Kindergarten Success
- January 23rd - 29th, 2025 - Celebrate Lunar New Year
SQUAMISH
- Ongoing in 2025 - Baby + Me Social Snowshoe/Hike
- Ongoing in 2025 - Pokemon Trade & Play Drop In
- January 3rd, 2025 - Winter Eagle Viewing Day
- January 7th & 23rd, 2025 - Game Nights at the BAG
- January 24th, 2025 - Family Matinee: Moana
- January 29th - February 22nd, 2025 - Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival
- Until February 2025 - Ore & Orcas, Ătl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound: A RECOVERING ECOSYSTEM
SUNSHINE COAST
- Ongoing in 2025 - Family-Friendly Trivia Night
- Ongoing in 2025 - Saturday Nights in Space
- January 1st, 2025 - Hair of the Dog Day
- January 4th - March 8th, 2025 - Sechelt Winter Market
- January 11th, 2025 - Repair Cafe
- January 16th, 2025 - Sechelt Seed Sharing Library
- January 17th - 19th, 2025 - The Brave Little Tailor
SURREY
- Ongoing in 2025 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2025 - Park Cleanups
- Ongoing in 2025 - Sensory-Friendly Swims
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
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- Until January 5th, 2025 - 25th Annual Winter Ice Palace
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Knotted: Rapunzel's Story
- January 11th, 2025 - Winter Weather Wonders
- January 15th & 25th, 2025 - Nature Storytime in the Park
- January 18th, 2025 - Winter Bird Walks
- January 18th, 2025 - Lunar New Year Celebration
- January 22nd, 2025 - Early Years Fair
- January 30th - February 2nd, 2025 - WickFest Surrey
VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2025 - Awaken Canada
- January 2nd - March 12th, 2025 - Hawaii From Above
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Cirque du Soleil ECHO
- Until January 5th, 2025 - East Van Panto: Robin Hood
- January 18th, 2025 - A Year of Blessings
- January 18th, 2025 - Neighbourhood Skate Day
- January 19th, 2025 - Discovery Day
- January 21st - 26th, 2025 - Broadway Across Canada Presents Beetlejuice
- January 25th, 2025 - Mini Recycling Drop-Off
- January 26th, 2025 - Classical Kids Live! Vivaldi & the Ring of Mystery
- January 27th - February 17th, 2025 - LunarFest Vancouver
- January 27th - February 19th, 2025 - The Lantern City
- January 29th, 2025 - Harlem Globetrotters World Tour
- Until December 31st, 2024 - Christmas at Canada Place
VANCOUVER ISLAND
- Ongoing in 2025 - Tiny Tots Playgroup
- Ongoing in 2025 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 5th, 2025 - Parksville Fire Christmas Tree Chipping
- January 6th - 19th, 2025 - Mindfulness at the Museum
- January 15th, 2025 - Museum Selfie Day
- January 24th, 2025 - Dancers of Damelahamid
- January 25th & 26th, 2025 - Frozen in Time
- Until March 30th, 2025 - Lions Free Skate
WEST VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2025 - Drop In Play & Storytime
- Ongoing in 2025 - Orff Kodaly Music for Children
- January 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2025 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 15th, 2025 - Making Beaded Earrings
- January 21st, 2025 - Coast Salish Weaving with Chief Janice George & Buddy Joseph
- January 22nd, 2025 - Escape Rom: Snowed In!
- January 25th, 2025 - Shao Lin Hung Gar Lion & Dragon Dance Team
- January 25th, 2025 - Movie MatinĂŠe: Anatomie d'une Chute
- January 25th, 2025 - Cedar Basket Tray Weaving
- January 28th, 2025 - Dog Man Trivia
WHISTLER
- Ongoing in 2025 - Whistler Indoor Playgroup
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Holiday Magic
- Until January 5th, 2025 - Wintersphere
- January 5th - March 9th, 2025 - Fire & Ice Show
- January 19th, 2025 - We Rise: Women Ski Day
- January 19th - 26th, 2025 - Whistler Pride & Ski Festival
- Until February 2nd, 2025 - Chief Dan George -Actor & Activist
- Until March 2025 - Vallea Lumina: Winter Edition
- Until May 5th, 2025 - Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast
- Until April 6th, 2025 - Winter Passenger Bobsleigh
WHITE ROCK
- Ongoing in 2025 - Chess Club
- Ongoing in 2025 - Art Club
- Until January 3rd, 2025 - Holiday Break Skates
- January 4th - April 5th, 2025 - Laughter Yoga
- January 5th, 2025 - Tree Chipping by White Rock Firefighters
- Until January 12th, 2025 - Bright Walk in White Rock
ONLINE/VIRTUAL
- Ongoing in 2025 - Artstarts Explores: A Province at Play
- Ongoing in 2025 - Generation Health
- Ongoing in 2025 - AutismBC Meets
- Ongoing in 2025 - A Year of Blessings: Celebrating Traditional Chinese Festivals
- January 8th, 2025 - Joan Galat Author Visit: A Rat, a Rocket, and Science
- January 22nd, 2025 - Gold Rush of BC
- January 25th, 2025 - Climate Change & the Ways of Water
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