Playwright Yvette Nolan reimagines the life of Jordan River Anderson, the boy behind a monumental Canadian government initiative to secure equal health care for First Nations youth

Barenaked Ladies co-founder performs songs from his upcoming holiday album alongside guitarist Craig Northey and cellist Kevin Fox

Exhibition of 20 works includes images from the artist’s George Ryga Award–winning book Night Moves: The Street Photography of Rodney DeCroo

France-based artists perform Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s joyful Messe de minuit pour Noël

Event also announces 16 Canadian contenders in the Borsos Competition, and big-name features like Rose, The Debut, and Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story

At the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, beloved holiday production delivers an enchanting tale with Canadian touches

In medium-budget category, shows like The Effect, Fire Never Dies, and People, Places & Things stand out, while small-budget division features diverse field of nominees

Upcoming film reveals the resilience required to build a sense of home across borders

Playing at the Firehall Arts Centre and Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, new musical draws on research into volunteer nurses

According to artistic director Erick Lichte, the choir’s long-running annual event often feels more like a ritual than a concert

Smetana’s lively comic opera centres on two young lovers determined to marry against all odds

At The Cultch, Elon Höglund interweaves urban dance styles, martial arts, electro-scapes, dark cinematic imagery, and even a symbolic puppet

Gender-bending Arts Club production of Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen’s gothic comedy includes plenty of absurd humour and one perfectly cast vampire

Production by soma anima arts immerses viewers in a world of contemporary dance, live music, spoken word, and digital imagery

Playwright Ronit Rubinstein’s solo show delves into her relationship with her late father through objects and memories he left behind

The project’s success should allow the double bassist and composer—who kicks off Music on Main’s 2026–27 season—to turn down more gigs as a hired sideman

At Bodies & Voices, star choreographers’ meditation on loss with live singing by the Vancouver Chamber Choir pairs with a world premiere about motherhood as a life-giving force

The protégé will be accompanied by both large and small CapU Jazz ensembles

Among the nominated writers and artists with local connections are Kim Fu, Brandi Bird, Julie Morstad, and Jovanni Sy

Calgary artist’s world premiere reflects on feelings of displacement and discomfort that come with spiritual transformation

Four-time Tony Award–winning rock musical takes audiences on a wild ride through themes of identity, heartbreak, and belonging

The 1980s-themed party includes a free-play arcade, a pop-up tattoo parlour, and live performances by Trauma Novelle, Reveal Yourself, and Devours

Annual Christmas concert features compositions by Shireen Abu-Khader, Srul Irving Glick, Marie-Claire Saindon, and Stephen Smith

In new Electric Company Theatre play, premiering at the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, real grief over his sister mixes with fictional elements and age-old myth

Captivating duet stars dancer-choreographer Alexa Solveig Mardon and drummer Jen Yakamovich

The touring production returns to Vancouver after seven years, featuring a 14-metre rain curtain and giant treadmills powered by 28 car batteries

Led by director Greg Caisley, concert features 60-voice choir, orchestra, and four outstanding soloists

Season opener, coproduced with Pacific Opera Victoria, features a strong central trio of singers and striking lighting and sets

Milestone year brings the Preview Exhibition to the Eastside Arts Society’s newly purchased building at 716 E. Hastings Street

This time out, the Nunsense sisters produce a chaotic Christmas special for cable-access television