Upcoming Events in Vancouver
Sports | Music/Concerts | Theatre/Dance | Special Events/Conventions | Attractions
Special Events at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel
Music | Concerts | Live Entertainment
For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca
Rogers Arena |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| March 3 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Buffalo Sabres |
| March 6 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Dallas Stars |
| March 8 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Winnepeg Jets |
| March 10 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Montreal Canadians |
| March 14 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Phoenix Coyotes |
| March 17 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Columbus Blue Jackets |
| March 24 | 7:00pm | Hedley |
| March 26 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Los Angeles Kings |
| March 28 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Colorado Avalanche |
| March 30 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Dallas Stars |
| March 31 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Calgary Flames |
| April 3 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Anaheim Ducks |
| April 7 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Edmonton Oilers |
| April 20 & 21 | 7:00pm | Coldplay |
| May 7 | 7:30pm | Van Halen |
| May 9 | 7:30pm | Black Keys |
| May 13 | 8:00pm | Rammstein |
| May 18 | 7:30pm | Stars On Ice presented by Lindt |
| June 16 | 8:00pm | Bryan Adams |
BC Place |
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| March 10 | 3:00pm | VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC VS MONTREAL IMPACT |
| March 16 | 2:00pm to 9:00pm | PLAY DOME |
| March 17 – 20 | 10:00am – 9:00pm | PLAY DOME |
| March 24 | 7:00pm | VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC VS D.C. UNITED |
| April 3 – 6 | 12:00pm – 10:00pm | VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW |
| April 7 & 8 | 10:00am – 10:00pm | VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW |
| April 12 – 15 | THE VANCOUVER SUN RUN | |
| April 21 | 7:00pm | VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC VS FC DALLAS |
| May 5 | 4:00pm | VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES |
| May 9 | TBC | VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC VS FC EDMONTON |
| May 19 | 1:00pm | VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS |
| May 26 | 9:15pm | ROGER WATERS: THE WALL LIVE |
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Pacific Coliseum |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| March 2 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Medicine Hat Tigers |
| March 3 and 4 | Pet Expo | |
| March 7 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Tri-City Americans |
| March 9 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Kelowna Blazers |
| March 10 | 7:30pm | Dead Meat with Steve Aoki |
| March 11 | 5:00pm | Vancouver Giant vs Victoria Royals |
| March 16 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Kelowna Rockets |
| March 19 | 7:00pm | Lady Antebellum |
| March 21 | 7:00pm | 23rd OLD TIMERS HOCKEY CLASSIC CHALLENGE |
| April 14 | 7:30pm | Johnny Reid |
| April 18 | 12:00pm – 9:00pm | PUMA Warehouse Sale |
| April 19 & 20 | 10:00am – 9:00pm | PUMA Warehouse Sale |
| April 21 & 22 | 10:00am – 6:00pm | PUMA Warehouse Sale |
| April 26 | 8:00pm | Justice |
| April 28 & 29 | 10:00am – 6:00pm | PLAYLAND |
| May WeekEnd & May 21 | 10:00am – 6:00pm | PLAYLAND |
The Centre In Vancouver for Performing Arts |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 21 and 22 | 8:00pm | LA LA LA HUMAN STEPS: New Work by Edouard Lock |
| February 7 | 7:30pm | Unique Lives: RT. Hon. Michaelle Jean Canada’s 27th Govenor General |
| February 15 | 7:30pm | Dierks Bentley |
| February 16 | 8:00pm | David Hasselhoff |
| February 18 | 7:00pm and 9:30pm | Betty White |
| February 19 | 8:00pm | Margaret Cho |
| February 25 | 8:00pm | Closing Night Gala with Bob Odenkirk & David Cross |
The Commodore Ballroom |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 19 | 8:15pm | Fitz & The Tantrums |
| January 29 | 8:00pm | Beats Antique |
| January 30 and 31 | 7:00pm | In Flames |
| February 4 | 9:30pm | Charlie Winston |
| February 5 | 2:00pm | Canada’s Official Super Bowl XLVI Party |
| February 10 | 8:00pm | The Jayhawks |
| February 14 | TBD | Iced Earth & Symphony X |
| February 19 | 8:00pm | Die Antwoord |
| February 24 | 8:00pm | The Darkness |
| February 25 | 7:00pm | Hadag Nahash |
| March 1 | 8:00pm | G. Love & Special Sauce |
| March 17 | 7:00pm | Spirit of the West |
| March 24 | 8:00pm | Kaiser Chiefs |
| March 27 | 8:00pm | The Ting Tings |
Orpheum Theatre
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 24 | 7:30pm | Theory of a Deadman |
| February 5 | 8:00pm | Wilco |
| February 17 | 8:30pm | Carol Burnett – Laughter and Reflection: Audience Q&A |
| February 21 | 8:00pm | Jann Arden |
| February 26 | 7:30pm | The Fray |
| March 8 | 8:00pm | Murray Perahia |
| March 14 | 8:00pm | The Legend Of Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses |
| April 6 | 8:00pm | Vancouver Chamber Choir – Bach In Excelsis |
| April 10 | 8:00pm | Elvis Costello |
| April 30 | 7:30pm | Snow Patrol |
Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 19 & 20 | 7:30pm | City and Colour |
| January 22 | 7:30pm | Mythbusters Live |
| February 7 – 11 | 8:00pm | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast |
| February 11 & 12 | 2:00pm | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast |
| February 12 | 7:30pm | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast |
| February 16 – 18 | 8:00pm | National Ballet of Cuba: Don Quixote |
| February 18 | 2:00pm | National Ballet of Cuba: Don Quixote |
| February 26 | 7:30pm | Deep Purple |
| March 8 – 10 | 8:00pm | Alberta Ballet: Walking Mad & Other Works |
| March 17, 20, 22, 24 | 7:30pm | Barber Of Seville |
| March 25 | 1:30pm | Barber Of Seville |
Vancouver Symphony Orchestrawww.vancouversymphony.ca |
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| January 14 and 16 | 8:00pm | Power And Beauty: Tchaikovsky And Beethoven |
| January 26 | 2:00pm | Opera Goes Symphonic |
| January 27 and 28 | 8:00pm | Classic Crooning With Tony DeSare |
| January 29 & 31 | 2:00pm | Al Simmons: Something’s Fishy At Camp Wiganishie |
| February 4 | 8:00pm | Musically Speaking – Peter and The Wolf |
| February 6 | 8:00pm | Surrey Nights – Peter and The Wolf |
| February 11 and 13 | 8:00pm | Romantic Rachmaninoff and Ravel: A Valentine Celebration |
| February 18 and 20 | 8:00pm | John Lill Plays Beethoven |
| February 24 and 25 | 8:00pm | Bach & Beyond – Jupiter! The Magnificent Music of Mozart |
| For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca | ||
Arts Club TheatreStanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
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Event |
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| Jan 26 – Feb 26 | Calendar Girls | |
Arts Club TheatreGranville Island Stage |
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Event |
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| Jan 19 – Feb 11 | Do You Want What I Have Got? | |
| Feb 9 – Mar 10 | Intimate Apparel | |
Firehall Arts Centre |
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Event |
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| December 2 – 4 | Shadow Catch | |
| December 7 – 10 | Portraits and Scenes of Female Creatures | |
Metro Theatre |
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Event |
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| Nov 19 – Dec 3 | MY THREE ANGELS | |
Vancouver Playhouse |
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Event |
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| Feb 18 – Mar 10 | Hucchback | |
| Apr 14 – May 5 | God Of Carnage (Cancelled) | |
| “Vancouver Playhouse closed after 49th Season” | ||
| For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca | ||
Vancouver Convention Centre |
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Date |
Event |
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| March 3 – 4 West Building | The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show |Golf Show| Bike Expo | |
| March 5 – 6 East Building | 8th BC Real Estate Convention | |
| March 8 – 10 East Building | Society for Research on Adolescence 2012 Binnial Meeting | |
| March 14-16 East Building | Globe 2012 | |
| March 25 East Building | Vancouver Wedding & Honeymoon Spring Show | |
| March 30 – April 1 | 7th Annual Sea to Sky International Cheerleading & Dance Championships | |
| March 21 – April 1 | National Franchise and Business Opportunities Show | |
| April 1 West Building | Canucks Autism Network Family Festival 2012 | |
| April 1 – 3 West Building | 49th Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Conference on Fundraising | |
| April 5 West Building | Anderson Cooper Live in Vancouver: A 360 Degree View of the World with Anderson Cooper |
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| April 11 West Building | Vancouver Real Estate Forum | |
| April 13-17 West Building | American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting | |
| April 20-22 | Canadian Health Food Association 2012 | |
| April 21-22 | Fan Expo Vancouver 2012 | |
| April 22-23 West Building | Grocery Showcase West | |
| April 25-27 West Building | 50th Annual BC HRMA Conference & Tradeshow | |
| April 29-30 West Building | BC Complete Beauty Show 2012 | |
| April 29-May 4 | 112th The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Annual Meeting | |
Vancouver Attractions |
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Science WorldInformation desk (10am – 5pm) 604-443-7440 |
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OmnimaxJanuary 3 – March 9
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Show |
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| Mon-Fri (except Holidays) | 11am and 1pm | Arabia |
| Mon-Fri (except Holidays) | 12pm and 2pm | Dinosaurs Alive! |
| Sat/Sun/Holiday | 12pm, 2pm, 4pm | Dinosaurs Alive! |
| Sat/Sun/Holiday | 1pm and 3pm | Arabia |
The Museum of Anthropology |
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| 10Km/6.25miles from the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel For more information call 604-822-5087 |
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Vancouver Art Gallery |
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| Info line 604-662-4719 | ||
| Ongoing Exhibitions | ||
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Event |
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| Feb 12 – Sept 25 | Ken Lum | |
| Apr 2 – Sept 5 | Walking & Falling Jim Campbell, Chris Marker & Eadweard Muybridge | |
| Jan 22 – Sept 5 | From the Collection: Unreal | |
| May 28 – Sept 25 | The Colour of My Dreams – The Surrealist Revolution in Art | |
| For more info on what’s happening in Vancouvervisit www.tourismvancouver.com | ||
Special Events at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel |
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Celebration of Light at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel July 28, Aug 1 & 4, 2012 Three nights of World Competition Fireworks is just across the street from the Vancouver Best Western Sands by the Sea at English Bay. Please note: the West End of Vancouver is closed off to all automotive traffic after 7 p.m. on selected dates. Be sure to check in early. www.celebration-of-light.com |
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Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel 2012 Vancouver’s West End hosts a terrific Pride Parade and Festival. With a vast assortment of concerts, parties, lectures, boat cruises and art exhibitions Pride weekend has something for everyone! The Parade begins at Robson and Thurlow, heads West down the hill to Denman street across from the Sands Hotel and follows Denman to Pacific. www.vancouverpride.ca |
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Vancouver Polar Bear Swim at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel January 1st, 2013 Adjacent to Best Western Sands at English Bay, on January first of every year a 2:30 p.m. join in on the fun with thousands and test the water. This is the day that you can get your Official POLAR BEAR T-shirt and Badge registration starts at noon. www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/events/polarbear |
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| For more info on what’s happening in Vancouver visit www.tourismvancouver.com |
