Take transit to holiday lights in Metro Vancouver

November 25, 2022
|In Explore
|By Vincelen Salvaloza

Take transit to holiday lights in Metro Vancouver

November 25, 2022
|In Explore
|By Vincelen Salvaloza

Holiday lights at Lafarge Lake
Lafarge Lake Lights

Does the thought of spending time with family and friends with holiday music playing in the background, holiday lights, and hot cocoa in hand excite you?

Look no further! Starting November until January, there are multiple events across Metro Vancouver — all accessible by transit — for you to experience all the festivities the holiday season has to offer.

Wherever you go, plan your trip with our Trip Planner.

Burnaby

Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum

Experience Burnaby Village Museum in wintertime with festive lights and seasonal entertainment and activities all around the 10-acre venue.

Coquitlam

Lights at Lafarge

Lafarge Lake is once again bright throughout the night this holiday season. It features a 1.2-kilometre walkway that loops around the lake, perfect for a festive night stroll afterhours!

  • Where: Lafarge Lake in Town Centre Park
  • When: Kick-off event on November 26, 2022. The lights are on from dusk until 11 p.m. from now until January 31, 2023.
  • Admission: Free
  • Transit: Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station

Langley

GLOW Langley

This outdoor walk-around festival will bring out the kid in you as you enter a winter wonderland and meet Glow Princesses, search for missing elves, and ride on the Glow Comotive. It’s like the village centre of a Christmas movie — except this one has an animated musical tunnel, a Forest of Dancing Trees, an Elf Castle, playpark, and the Jolly Jumble exhibit where you’ll feel like an elf yourself navigating through giant ornaments!

Maple Ridge

GLOW Maple Ridge

The holiday magic is upon Memorial Peace Park featuring a twinkling tunnel, a glowing bandstand with live entertainment, and an art tree and interactive sequoia tree to take photos with!

North Vancouver

Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge

Take in the holiday spirit to new heights as you walk through the illuminated Capilano Suspension Bridge and Cliffwalk that clings above the Capilano Canyon. If that thrill isn’t your cup of cocoa, you can also walk above lit-up treehouses and wander around the majestic forest.

Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain

Looking for a holiday experience that resembles the North Pole? Take transit to Grouse Mountain! Featuring an 8,000-square-foot ice skating pond, light walk, Santa’s workshop, and the usual ski resort for your ski sports. It’s a winter experience like the ones in the movies. And you get to ride a gondola!

Richmond

Winter in the Village at Steveston

Featuring a Christmas fair, market, a holiday dog parade, festival of trees, and Santa roaming around the village.

Surrey

Lumagica, Cloverdale

The holiday spirit on Cloverdale Fairgrounds is mystical and magical with grand light displays, festive outdoor exhibits like the Snow Fun Land, The Ice Queendom, and Gingebread Lane, and characters you can interact with. This includes Santa, his elves, chocolate and peppermint fairies, and the ice queen. And you can jazz up this fairytale experience while sipping hot cocoa or a “gastronomic delight.”

Vancouver

Bright Nights at Stanley Park

Stanley Park lights up at night with millions of twinkling Christmas lights and surrounded with holiday music and cheers. While the Christmas train won’t be operating this year, the lights display will be huge, paired with food trucks and Santa’s workshop where you can finally continue your long-awaited photo with Santa tradition.

Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden

Over one million lights will decorate 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden for the Festival of Lights. With the return of one-of-a-kind exhibits like the Dancing Lights, Rose Garden, and Scottish Shelter, along with tasty features and holiday music, it’s an enchanting winter experience to look forward to.

Bright Skies light show at Canada Place

Canada’s biggest drone show is set to light up the skies of Canada Place featuring over 300 drones moving in sync to tell a holiday story.

PNE Winter Fair

Lights display is just a snap of the big picture that make up the annual PNE Winter Fair. Expect concerts, theatre shows, skating, winter markets, food delights, and WinterLights to immerse with family and friends.

West Vancouver

Dundarave Festival of Lights

Get inspired by the assorted Christmas tree decor at West Vancouver’s waterfront.

White Rock

Bright Walk in White Rock

It’s a “magical winter lights display by the waterfront” kind of experience, making it perfect for an evening stroll after a filling dinner at one of the nearby restaurants.

Plan to visit a few or all of them? Let us know which your favourite locations are!

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