Christmas in Vancouver! Always festive and fun. Vancouver’s top attractions pull out all the stops at this time of year, with special shows, extra activities and lights, and more lights to dazzle us all!!
Family fun, finding the perfect gift and sharing time with friends this holiday season is what makes this season so very special. Vancouver’s world renown attractions offer holiday celebrations that match their reputations as world class visitor experiences, be sure make some of these experiences part of your Christmas celebrations and make plans to visit this year!
For more than 20 years, Grouse Mountain has been presenting The Peak of Christmas, family festivities include stunning light installations on the Light Walk, sliding on the slopes of the Sliding Zone, a visit with Santa, his Elves and his reindeer, as well as a glide around the skating pond, all included with your Skyride ticket. And just down the hill Capilano Suspension Bridge's Canyon Lights, which celebrates the season with hundreds of thousands of lights, is both magical and romantic. Extra seasonal kids programming and festive tunes make this experience complete! Combine your visit to either of these experiences with a perusal of their gift shops, both offer fantastic local, seasonal and activity appropriate gifts. Book here and save 20% on both.
Burnaby Village Museum’s Heritage Christmas, truly a family friendly experience, and free to enjoy, celebrates the season with plenty of lights and hands on activities that take visitors back to the early days of Burnaby. Check out their calendar of entertainment, local choirs and sing a long bands are on hand many evenings and add to the fun of this holiday celebration, burnabyvillagemuseum.ca
Start your downtown Christmas adventure at the Vancouver Lookout, while you enjoy the regular audio tour see how many Christmas light displays you can spot… Canada Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre to the North, and Robson Square to the south to name just two, and just try to count the colourfully lit cranes atop the construction sights across the city. The unofficial light competition between crane operators has been going on since 1995! Take it back to street level and head over to the FlyOver Experience, for their seasonal Soar with Santa, a holiday4D experience! Book both through www.vancouverattractions.com and save as much as 20%.
When the festive fever slows a bit, a visit to one or two attractions will stretch the holiday magic, check out the Vancouver Aquarium where the Holiday Splash features Scuba Claus, on hand daily diving in the West Coast tank until December 23, and enjoy their newest 4D Experience® featuring Rudolph and his friends, both set amongst a million lights and festive displays. Science World, whose permanent collections are always a family favourite, is always evolving, this December will be your last chance to take in their Earth Matters exhibit, leaving January 9, where you can explore thought-provoking and fully interactive exhibits.
Enjoy the season, and remember, experiences make great gifts! Tickets purchased through our website are fully transferable and good for a whole year! Make a day, a week or a whole year of memories when you book and save at VancouverAttractions.com.