Welcome to 2024! 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 our most current monthly events listings here.
Family Events & Activities Near You
Ore and Orcas Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound: A Recovering Ecosystem
When: Until February 2024
Where: Britannia Mine Museum
Explore how copper contamination impacted the marine food chain from plankton to predators, and learn how remediation efforts now protect this ecosystem. This unique display includes a number of specimens from the Howe Sound ecosystem, including a real killer whale skeleton, rockfish, salmon, sponges and other iconic animals that call Howe Sound home.
Canyon Lights at Capilano suspension bridge park
When: Until Jan 21st, 2024
Where: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park does not disappoint! Cross the world-famous bridge, lit end-to-end with a changing multi-colour display, and sway high above the illuminated Capilano River. Journey into a glittering rainforest and walk high above the forest floor on a transformed Treetops Adventure. Finally, walk along the twinkling cliffside pathway of Cliffwalk. Capture an Instagram-worthy photo, sip a decadent hot chocolate to the sound of live festive tunes, or get in on the Snowy Owl Prowl scavenger hunt. We love that Canyon Lights continues its support of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund with partial proceeds from admissions donated to fire and burn education in schools throughout British Columbia.
ABBOTSFORD
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 27th, 2024 - Maan Farms Trivia Nights
- January 25th, 2024 - Harlem Globetrotters World Tour
Burnaby
- January 1st, 2024 - Polar Bear Toonie Skate
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 13th, 2024 - The Nature of Crows
- January 18th, 2024 - Empowering Youth
- January 27th, 2024 - Pajama Day Toonie Skate
- January 26th, 2024 - New Year's Calligraphy
CHILLIWACK
- January 1st, 2024 - New Year's Day Winter Wonderland Toonie Skate
- Until January 6th, 2024 - Crafternoon
- Until January 6th, 2024 - Paws 4 Stories
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 10th - 21st, 2024 - Descendants the Musical
- January 20th, 2024 - Fairy Tales Come True Toonie Skate
COQUITLAM
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 12th, 2024 - Hot Chocolate Nights
- January 27th, 2024 - Lunar New Year Family Celebrations
DELTA & Tsawwassen
- Ongoing in 2024 - REACH Down Syndrome Support Group
- Ongoing in 2023 - Get Crafty
- Ongoing in 2023 - Family Games Afternoon
- January 1st, 2024 - Polar Bear Swim
- Until January 4th, 2024 - Winter Wonderland Public Skate
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Skating on the Fairway
LANGLEY
- Ongoing in 2023 - Close Knit Langley
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 20th & 21st, 2024 - Vive les Voyageurs Festival
- Until April 2024 - Semiahmoo Exhibit
- Until June 2024 - Nature Explorer for Early Learners
MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS
- Ongoing in 2023 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2024 - Museum Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - Toddler Dance Party
- Until January 5th, 2024 - Illuminate Maple Ridge
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 25th, 2024 - Waves, All That Glows Sees
- January 27th, 2024 - Winter Fun Fair
MISSION
- Ongoing in 2023 - Mission Ukulele Circle
- Ongoing in 2023 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2023 - Wiggle Time
- Ongoing in 2024 - Nature Works at Heritage Park
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 14th, 2024 - Hike Mission: Heritage Greenway
NEW WESTMINSTER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Rotary Community Bottle Drop
- Ongoing in 2024 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- Ongoing in 2024 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - ArtStarts Explores
- Ongoing in 2024 - Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
- January 6th & 7th, 2024 - Firefighter's Annual Christmas Tree Chip Up
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Winter Discovery Days
- January 17th - 19th, 2024 - Annie Jr.
- January 18th - 20th, 2024 - High School Musical
- January 24th, 2024 - Grand Opening: Queensborough YMCA Club
- January 27th, 2024 - Super Saturdays: It's a Breeze!
NORTH VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby & Me at Cates Park
- Ongoing in 2023 - Family Fun Time
- Ongoing in 2024 - Farm Programs at Maplewood Farms
- Ongoing in 2024 - Shipyard Pals Scavenger Hunt
- January 3rd, 2024 - Dad & Tot Sports Night
- January 5th, 12th, & 19th, 2023 - Treetop Tales
- January 6th & 7th, 2024 - Kids First at the Polygon
- January 6th & 7th, 2024 - Scouts Tree Chip Up
- January 12th & 13th, 2024 - Wrenched
- January 20th, 2024 - Give a Hoot
- Until January 21st, 2023 - Canyon Lights
- January 23rd, 2024 - Feathered Frenzy
- January 30th, 2024 - Creatures of the Night
PORT COQUITLAM
- Ongoing in 2024 - Artist Open Studio - Drop In
- January 6th, 2024 - Repair Cafe
- January 6th & 7th, 2024 - Tree Chipping for Charity
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Holiday Skates
- January 15th, 2024 - Kids' Uke Play Along
PORT MOODY
- January 1st, 2024 - Penguin Plunge
- January 6th & 7th, 2024 - Port Moody Firefighters Tree Chip
- January 15th, 2024 - Friednship Bracelet Making
- January 29th, 2024 - Ukulele Jam
RICHMOND
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Steveston's Festival of Trees
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 6th & 7th, 2024 - Christmas Tree Chipping
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Winter Wonderland
- January 12th - March 8th, 2024 - Cooking Together
- January 14th, 2024 - Steveston Icebreaker 8K & 1K Kidsrun
- January 18th & 25th, 2024 - School & Community Resources for Parents
SQUAMISH
- Ongoing in 2024 - Decorated Forest Walk
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby + Me Social Hike
- January 5th, 2024 - Eagle Viewing Day
- Until February 2024 - Ore and Orcas: The Remediation of Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound
- Until April 1st, 2024 - Land of the Thundering Snow
SUNSHINE COAST
- Ongoing in 2023 - Learn to Juggle
- Ongoing in 2024 - Family-Friendly Trivia Night
- January 13th, 2024 - Gibsons Repair Cafe
- January 20th - February 4th, 2024 - Dine Out Sechelt
SURREY
- Ongoing in 2024 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - Park Cleanups
- January 5th, 2023 - Surrey Firefighters Charitable Society Annual Surrey Tree Chip
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- January 6th, 2023 - Shelter in a Storm
- Until January 7th, 2023 - 24th Annual Winter Ice Palace
- January 13th & 15th, 2024 - Sensory Friendly Swims
- January 13th & 27th, 2024 - Nature Works Parties
- January 20th - 24th, 2024 - Preschool Open Houses 2024/2025
- January 27th, 2024 - Surrey Libraries Expo
- January 27th, 2024 - Waves
VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2023 - Kids Read It First
- January 3rd - 7th, 2024 - Legendary Iceland
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- Until January 7th, 2024 - East Van Panto: Beauty & the Beast
- January 13th, 2024 - Glam-O-Rama All Ages Disco
- Until January 14th, 2024 - Space Explorers: The Infinite
- January 17th - February 4th, 2024 - Dine Out Vancouver Festival
- January 22nd - February 11th, 2024 - Soar Over Taiwan
- January 22nd - June 30th,2024 - Windborne: Call of the Canadian Rockies
- January 24th, 2024 - Harlem Globetrotters World Tour
- January 27th, 2024 - Saturday Skate Night
- Until February 29th, 2024 - Public Skate at Robson Square
VANCOUVER ISLAND
- Ongoing in 2024 - Games Night
- Ongoing in 2024 - Tiny Tots Playgroup
- Ongoing in 2024 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- January 5th, 2024 - Mixed Ability Dance Jam
- Until January 6th, 2023 - Christmas at Butchart Gardens
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Dinosaurs of BC
- January 7th, 2024 - Sensory Sensitive Screening of Flight of the Butterflies at IMAX Victoria
- January 14th, 2024 - Guided Bird Walks
- January 18th, 2024 - Hibernating Animals of BC
WEST VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2023 - Drop In Play & Storytime
- Ongoing in 2023 - Orff Kodaly Music for Children
- January 1st, 6th, & 7th, 2024 - Scouts Christmas Tree Chip Up
- January 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Dundrave Festival of Lights: Forest of Miracles
WHISTLER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Whistler Indoor Playgroup
- Ongoing in 2023 - Family and Child Education Program
- Ongoing in 2023 - Sea to Sky Postpartum Support Group
- Ongoing in 2023 - Music & Rhymes in the Park
- January 28th, 2024 - Sea to Sky Baby Prenatal in a Day
- January 21st - 28th, 2024 - Whistler Pride & Ski Festival
- Until May 2024 - Vallea Lumina
WHITE ROCK
- Ongoing in 2023 - Chess Club
- Ongoing in 2023 - Art Club
- January 1st, 2024 - White Rock Polar Bear Plunge
- Until January 7th, 2024 - Bright Walk in White Rock
- Until January 7th 2024 - Holiday Break Skates
- January 7th, 2024 - Tree Chipping
- Until August 2024 - P'Quals Promenade Sculptures Competition
ONLINE/VIRTUAL
- Ongoing in 2024 - Artstarts Explores: A Province at Play
- Ongoing in 2024 - AutismBC Meets
- Ongoing in 2023 - Online Toddler Time for Chinese-Speaking Families
- Ongoing in 2024 - A Year of Blessings: Celebrating Traditional Chinese Festivals
- Ongoing in 2023 - Sea to Sky Postpartum Support Group
- January 17th, 2024 - Understanding the Science of Children's Sleep
- January 18th, 2024 - Empowering Youth
- January 18th & 19th, 2024 - Hibernating Animals of BC
- January 27th, 2024 - Virtual Ecosystem Explorer Day
- Until March 12th - Bedtime Storytime
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