Have an awesome weekend!

Friday, November 8th, 2013

Circle Craft Christmas Market - $10 
Friday 10am - 9pm 
Sat 10am - 9pm 
Sunday 10am-7pm 
Monday 10am-5pm
Vancouver Convention Centre West, 1055 Canada Place Vancouver
Since 1973, Circle Craft Co-operative has presented a Christmas Market, Originally in the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, “The Cultch”, then moved under the sails at Canada Place, and currently in the Vancouver Convention Centre West location. The success of this inaugural event has resulted in 39 Markets to date, Generations of Vancouverites and visitors have attended, enjoying a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many more, We welcome you to join us for our 40th anniversary show!

Saturday, November 9th, 2013

Marpole Museum & Historical Society Christmas Fair
10am - 3pm
St. Augustine's Parish Hall, 8680 Hudson Street, Vancouver
11th annual Christmas Fair. Baking • Silent Auction • Art • Refreshments Local Vendors • Crafts. Christmas Music with WestWynds at 11am and 1pm.


Vancouver Health Show - $12
Sat 10am - 6pm
Sun 11am - 5pm
Vancouver Convention Centre,  East Exhibit Hall B, Vancouver, BC 
Vancouver Health Show provides new, reliable and practical diet, supplement, exercise and lifestyle tips that promote healthier living. Explore the aisles enjoying an abundance of tasty food and beverage products. Learn about innovative health products, services and fitness techniques or relax with a bodywork treatment. Healthy shopping for your home and family with special event pricing has never been easier and now you can and discover all the latest trends under one roof at this one stop shop annual event.


Circle Craft Christmas Market - $10 
Friday 10am - 9pm 
Sat 10am - 9pm 
Sunday 10am-7pm 
Monday 10am-5pm
Vancouver Convention Centre West, 1055 Canada Place Vancouver
Since 1973, Circle Craft Co-operative has presented a Christmas Market, Originally in the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, “The Cultch”, then moved under the sails at Canada Place, and currently in the Vancouver Convention Centre West location. The success of this inaugural event has resulted in 39 Markets to date, Generations of Vancouverites and visitors have attended, enjoying a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many more, We welcome you to join us for our 40th anniversary show!

Main Street Vinyl Record Fair - $3
Sat & Sun 11am - 4pm (Concert on Sun 3:30pm)
215 East 17th Ave, Vancouver, BC
Buy, sell, trade - new and used vinyl. Thousands and thousands of vinyl records plus a selection of turntables and gear.   2 days. Different vendors each day. Over 45 dealers. Personal collections up for sale!   Music by the Knights of the Turntable. Food by DougieDog Diner Trucks.  NEW! Special all-ages bonus concert to end the weekend!   JOHNNY DE COURCY PERFORMS LIVE!  Sunday, 3:30 PM @ The Main Street Vinyl Record Fair Free w/ Admission (Come Early)

Hawkers Market - $10 advance, $15 door
7:00pm to 11:00pm
East Van Studios, 870 E Cordova St Vancouver, BC 
Eat, drink & dance. Local food, loud music. Sunday Dinner, Fat Duck Truck, The Butter Bar, Chou Chou Crepes, West Coast Chutney, Haves for Humanity, The Wonton Girl, Happily stuffed, Yaya's Kitchen, Sweet Petite, Blue Mule, Brown Paper Packages Ice Cream, Candy Meister Truck & Storm Brewing

Hot One Inch Action: art on 1" buttons
8pm - 11pm
Hot Art Wet City, 2206 Main St Vancouver
On November 9, 2013 we’re celebrating our tenth anniversary show in Vancouver!  Conceived by Jim Hoehnle and Chris Bentzen in 2004, Hot One Inch Action is the original, one-night only show of button art and social interaction from Vancouver, BC, with the tiny art of fifty different artists reproduced on one inch buttons. These limited edition buttons are displayed on the gallery wall and the audience is offered the opportunity to buy randomly selected buttons in mixed bags of five for $5. Didn’t get the button you want? Trade with the people around you… how bad do you want that button?! That’s when the hot action starts. A great way to meet new people and have a ton of fun at an art show! FREE TO ATTEND! NO TICKETS NECESSARY! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY!

Sunday, November 10th, 2013

Outdoor composting 101 - suggested $5 donation
10am - 11am
Homesteader's Emporium, 649 E Hastings St Vancouver
Learn how an outdoor compost pile gets hot and turns debris into compost!  Join us as we build a layered compost heap in an outdoor bin made from salvanged materials.  Topics will include:      How to balance your compost's C:N ratio     Free or almost-free feedstock for your compost and where to find it in Vancouver     Space-efficient bin design.      Deterring rodents and other pests     Keeping the nutrients in your compost for your plants to use in spring 

Main Street Vinyl Record Fair  - $3
Sat & Sun 11am - 4pm (Concert on Sun 3:30pm)
215 East 17th Ave, Vancouver, BC
Buy, sell, trade - new and used vinyl. Thousands and thousands of vinyl records plus a selection of turntables and gear.   2 days. Different vendors each day. Over 45 dealers. Personal collections up for sale!   Music by the Knights of the Turntable. Food by DougieDog Diner Trucks.  NEW! Special all-ages bonus concert to end the weekend!   JOHNNY DE COURCY PERFORMS LIVE!  Sunday, 3:30 PM @ The Main Street Vinyl Record Fair Free w/ Admission (Come Early)

Swap Meet - $3
11am - 4pm
Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver
Our Next Show is on Saturday, November 9, 2013, with a super selection of toys, current and vintage comics, games, vintage collectibles, jewelry, hockey items, Warhammer, movie collectibles, records, CDs, DVDs, and all kinds of collectibles!  There will also be a bigger selection of electronics this show, with all kinds of computer items, and much, much more!

Vancouver Comic Con - $4
11am to 5pm
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver
Special Guests:  Joe Keatinge (Morbius: the Living Vampire, Glory, Hell Yeah!) Ed Brisson (Sheltered, Comeback, Secret Avengers) Johnnie Christmas (Sheltered) Jason Copland (Kill All Monsters) Miss Kim Glennie (Manos de Lava, Girls Room) Derek DeLand (SWELLtm, Copyright Infringers) Mel LeVrault (Phobiasoft) USNA Publishing and others! Comics for Classrooms: Donate a new or gently-used school-appropriate graphic novel for free admission to this show. Books collected will be donated to Vancouver schools. (Sorry, no manga can be accepted.) 

Vancouver Health Show - $12
Sat 10am - 6pm
Sun 11am - 5pm
Vancouver Convention Centre,  East Exhibit Hall B, Vancouver, BC 
Vancouver Health Show provides new, reliable and practical diet, supplement, exercise and lifestyle tips that promote healthier living. Explore the aisles enjoying an abundance of tasty food and beverage products. Learn about innovative health products, services and fitness techniques or relax with a bodywork treatment. Healthy shopping for your home and family with special event pricing has never been easier and now you can and discover all the latest trends under one roof at this one stop shop annual event. 


Circle Craft Christmas Market - $10 
Friday 10am - 9pm 
Sat 10am - 9pm 
Sunday 10am-7pm 
Monday 10am-5pm
Vancouver Convention Centre West, 1055 Canada Place Vancouver
Since 1973, Circle Craft Co-operative has presented a Christmas Market, Originally in the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, “The Cultch”, then moved under the sails at Canada Place, and currently in the Vancouver Convention Centre West location. The success of this inaugural event has resulted in 39 Markets to date, Generations of Vancouverites and visitors have attended, enjoying a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many more, We welcome you to join us for our 40th anniversary show!

Monday, November 11th, 2013 - Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day Ceremonies 
8am - Lighting of the cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza
10am - Ceremony and parade at Victory Square

The program begins with a performance by the Vancouver Bach Youth Choir and Sarabande starting at 10:00am. Led by the Vancouver Flag Party, the parade of veterans, military marching units and bands will arrive at Victory Square before the ceremony begins at 10:30am.  At 11:00am the Last Post will be sounded. There will be Two Minutes of Silence, during which a 21-gun salute by the 15th Field Artillery Regiment will be heard from Portside Park. Rouse and Lament will follow. The RCAF will conduct a fly-past moments later, weather permitting. The enduring In Flanders Fields will then be sung by the Bach Youth Choir and Sarabande and wreaths will be placed at the Cenotaph.  The combined bands of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service and the Regimental Pipes and Drums of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada will perform, after which the parade march-off begins. The parade proceeds west along Hastings Street, turning right at Richards Street, east on Cordova, then south on Cambie and marching past the reviewing stand at Victory Square.  


Circle Craft Christmas Market - $10 
Friday 10am - 9pm 
Sat 10am - 9pm 
Sunday 10am-7pm 
Monday 10am-5pm
Vancouver Convention Centre West, 1055 Canada Place Vancouver
Since 1973, Circle Craft Co-operative has presented a Christmas Market, Originally in the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, “The Cultch”, then moved under the sails at Canada Place, and currently in the Vancouver Convention Centre West location. The success of this inaugural event has resulted in 39 Markets to date, Generations of Vancouverites and visitors have attended, enjoying a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, clothing and jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many more, We welcome you to join us for our 40th anniversary show!

Savour the City - Wildebeest
5pm - 10:30pm - registration required
120 W Hastings St., Vancouver 
 "The Savour The City Program is a personal test drive experience from the Lincoln Motor Company built upon partnerships with innovative restaurants in multiple markets across Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver each a little different than the last. Restaurants echoed Lincoln's passion for reinvention and cutting-edge craftsmanship through a custom pre-fix menu and drive experience available only to their most prized patrons."   Each event will involve a test drive experience prior to a 3-course dinner & 2 beverages complimentary of Lincoln Motor Company. The Lincoln experience is around 10 – 15 minutes and is required in order to participate in our culinary event. Call 604-687-6880 to register.