It’s been a dream of ours to create an event that honours the perfection that can be a short film . We hope audiences, old and new, will take a chance on exploring the many talented and original filmmakers whose work we will be bringing to Canadian audiences for the holidays. Discover and share these little gems. This is our Xmas present to you! Charlie Boudreau, Festival Director

Prospect Theater Company’s Fall 2020 VISION Series Wraps with: DON’T STAY SAFE an original short musical on film Premieres online Wednesday, Dec. 30th @ 7pm - Free Online Streaming via Prospect’s Website and YouTube Channel

If you’re like me, you’re missing the excitement of holiday craft fairs and markets. The sounds of happy people exploring the amazing world of craft, the smells of soaps and oils and cloth. We can’t bring all that to you in this virtual reality, but we can feature some local vendors and help you find that perfect last-minute gift.

This virtual event from the folks at Vancouver Pride will give you a new surprise to look forward to every single day of December. There will be workshops, games, contests, performances and more.

The Chutzpah! Festival returns with an exciting lineup of performances this November 21-28, 2020, all available online, with special opportunities to attend intimate shows live streamed from the stage of the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.

Vancouver’s SUM gallery will be hosting select, special events surrounding their new, Autumn exhibit, Time-Lapse: Posthumous Conversations — A Geoff McMurchy Retrospective.

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the new exhibition Resurgence: Indigequeer Identities, curated by Jordana Luggi - which celebrates the deeply personal and profound work of four emerging 2Spirit artists - and their unique identities and stories as queer Indigenous people

Join Elton John, Barenaked Ladies, k.d. lang, and Buffy Sainte-Marie for a starry Virtual Gala in support of The 519, Canada’s largest LGBTQ2S community centre

Welcome to the 27th Annual Women’s Winter Faire! Sadly, no Heritage Hall this year, but happily some of our creative artists/artisans are here to keep the Faire alive. Do drop by and shop at their “booth”. Ask about deliveries; some have pick up points or might be able to make other arrangements. Photo: Cocoa West Chocolatier

Online gaming is an excellent way to connect with your buddies in and out of your bubble or even meet new people. Whether you are new to gaming or a hardcore gamer, there is a huge variety of games that can suit every preference and style.

Beloved Canadian pop artist, Joe Average, has teamed with Canada’s newest clothing brand, DEQQ Apparel, to create and release his first limited edition art piece since the 90’s.

It’s anyone’s guess as to when we will return to 2019 travel. The predictions for a full recovery is somewhere between the middle of 2021 to the middle of 2023. One good outcome from all of this is that the industry as a whole is stepping up their game.