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1. TRIVIA PURSUED: Bayside Trivia Night
WHEN: Mondays at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Bayside Lounge
COST: Free to play (drink minimums apply)
MORE INFO: baysidelounge.ca
Brains meet brews in this West End pub quiz where the questions are sharper than the craft cocktails and your team’s moment of glory may just be spelled “third place.”
2. WINTER PUSH‑OFF: PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
WHEN: January 22 to February 8
WHERE: Various venues
COST: $15 to $50
MORE INFO: pushfestival.ca
Mid‑winter surprise factory: theatre, dance and audio‑visual chaos that makes you glad you left your duvet.
READ MORE: PuSh Festival returns in 2026 with “Art That Meets the Moment”
3. GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRY DAYS: La Poutine Week
WHEN: February 1 to 7
WHERE: Participating restaurants
COST: Varies by dish
MORE INFO: lapoutineweek.com
Think: fries for the table but the table is Vancouver and those fries are covered in cheese and gravy.
4. DANCING QUEEN: The Music of ABBA—Arrival from Sweden
WHEN: February 3 and 4
WHERE: Orpheum Theatre
COST: $43
MORE INFO: vancouversymphony.ca
Sing, sway and pretend you’re Amanda Seyfried on a Greek island looking for your dad—with the VSO backing you (and the tribute band).
5. THE GREAT: Cate
WHEN: February 4
WHERE: Fox Cabaret
COST: $32
MORE INFO: foxcabaret.com
A Canadian‑born, Nashville‑based singer‑songwriter bringing country‑pop power ballads to your soul—think Dolly meets Hannah Montana in Taylor Swift’s spare room.
6. JOY DECISION: Justine A. Chambers’s The Brutal Joy
WHEN: February 5 to 6 (artist talkback February 6)
WHERE: Scotiabank Dance Centre
COST: From $30
MORE INFO: thedancecentre.ca
Part dance, part existential cardio, this high‑impact performance asks what joy looks like when you’re out of time. Less Swan Lake, more “What if your nervous system choreographed a protest?”
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7. FILM NOIR: Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
WHEN: February 11
WHERE: VIFF Centre (VIFF Cinema)
COST: From $16
MORE INFO: vanartgallery.bc.ca
The B.C. premiere is a stylish, soul-fuelling doc on Kwame Brathwaite and the camera that helped power the “Black is Beautiful” movement, part of Vancouver Art Gallery’s month-long Celebrating Black Futures series for Black History Month.
8. FUNKMASTERS: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
WHEN: February 6
WHERE: The Revue
COST: $44
MORE INFO: theinfidelsjazz.ca
Chicago jazz titan Kahil El’Zabar rolls into town with a percussion-fuelled mission: to funk up your February. It’s their 52nd Black History Month tour—so, yeah, they know exactly what they’re doing.
9. STRINGS ATTACHED: Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper
WHEN: February 7
WHERE: Chan Shun Concert Hall
COST: From $30
MORE INFO: chancentre.com
Two acoustic legends on one stage. If your idea of fun includes hyper‑clarified calm, this is the perfect night out on the town.
10. BEATS THAT HEAT: Infidels Jazz Presents Africa!
WHEN: February 7
WHERE: Fox Cabaret
COST: $40
MORE INFO: theinfidelsjazz.ca
Two powerhouse bands—Yoro Noukoussi and the African Masters and Kidannes’ Ethio-Jazz Ensemble—bring the heat, the horns and the hips to defrost your February blues. Hydrate responsibly.
11. LADIES BE CHOPIN: Concert 4 of the Vancouver Chopin Society’s Concert Series
WHEN: February 16
WHERE: Orpheum Theatre
COST: $18
MORE INFO: chopinsociety.org
The 19th International Chopin Competition gold medalist, Eric Lu, makes his debut recital, aka your chance to nod thoughtfully and whisper, “Ah yes, the mazurka.”
12. CHILD’S PLAY: VSO Kids Concerts’ Wall to Wall Percussion
WHEN: February 8
WHERE: Orpheum Theatre
COST: From $20
MORE INFO: vancouversymphony.ca
Get ready for a kitchen‑sink concert: drums, air‑drumming, making instruments at home and a kid jam session all thrown into one show (that hopefully gets it out of their system by the time you get home).
13. STAR POWER: National Geographic Live’s Cosmic Adventures
WHEN: February 12
WHERE: Vancouver Playhouse
COST: $53
MORE INFO: vancouvercivictheatres.com
Space‑geek Tracy Drain takes you Mars‑to‑Jupiter and beyond. Take that, Katy Perry.
14. SEA YOU THERE?: Mermaid Tears
WHEN: February 21
WHERE: Hollywood Theatre
COST: From $35
MORE INFO: hollywoodtheatre.ca
A washed‑up musician, a mermaid’s magic and BBQ‑fish nightmares collide in this cabaret‑theatre mash‑up. Not sure what that all means? Only one way to find out…
15. INFINITE MOVES: Ballet BC’s Infinity
WHEN: February 26 to 28
WHERE: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
COST: From $19
MORE INFO: balletbc.com
Bodies in motion, ideas in flight. Expect leaps, bounds and the kind of awe you can enjoy from your seat because just because your body can be in motion, doesn’t mean it needs to be.
16. FEED YOUR TAMAGOTCHI: Rob Anderson’s Are You Afraid of the ’90s?
WHEN: February 27
WHERE: Vogue Theatre
COST: From $54
MORE INFO: admitone.com
TikTok’s reigning nostalgia king drags the ’90s through glitter and chaos. If you’ve ever had beef with the Berenstain Bears or trust issues from Amelia Bedelia, this one’s for you.
17. SLAM JAM: BOOM Pro Wrestling
WHEN: February 27 and 28
WHERE: Commercial Drive Legion
COST: $35
MORE INFO: boomprowrestling.com
One ring to rule them all—and it’s at your neighbourhood Legion. Get ready for an evening of slams, sweat and one ripped Abraham Lincoln. Seriously.
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18. EDGE OF YOUR SEAT: Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
WHEN: February 27 to March 9
WHERE: Various theatres
COST: Varies
MORE INFO: vimff.org
Cliffhanger stories, adrenaline highs—and popcorn. Because you can’t simply wait until another Spider-Man comes out to go to the movies.
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