Vancouver’s largest indie craft market is back to host its 20th fair with Got Craft? Holiday Edition December 10th & 11th at The Pipe Shop Building in North Vancouver. Browse and shop with over 85 makers and indie craft designers at the biggest market yet. Vendors will showcase unique accessories, home décor, toys, greeting cards, bath and body products, delicious edibles, West Coast art, and so much more.
Got Craft? Holiday Edition
- Where: The Pipe Shop Building, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver
- When: Saturday, December 10 to Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
- Tickets: Available online for $3 or at the door for $5. Tickets can be purchased at Got Craft? and are valid for the whole weekend.
The market gives a unique opportunity for the Vancouver shopper to cross everyone off their holiday shopping list in one weekend, including the organic fanatic or tough-to-buy-for foodie. Guests will enjoy food trucks, fresh coffee, swag bags and a DIY workshop in partnership with Collage Collage.

Enjoy a day of shopping at the Got Craft? indie craft market with amazing swag bags for the first 50 guests each day, and a hands-on DIY workshop providing guests the opportunity to make their own wooden block pencil holder to take home. Find handmade treasures for everyone on your holiday shopping list!
Prize Package Giveaway
I’m very happy to partner with Got Craft? to offer up an amazing prize package — valued at $1,100 — thanks to their talented exhibitors. This is what is included for the lucky winner:
Of course the winner will also receive 2 tickets to the market.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment naming a Got Craft? vendor (1 entry)
- Like, comment on, or share this post on Facebook (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
Follow Got Craft? on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information. I will draw one contest winner at random from all entries at 9:00am on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The winner must be able to pick up the prize in person at Got Craft? on December 10th or 11th.
Update The winner is Monica Surette!
The Surrey Christmas Bureau Adopt-A-Family (“AAF”) program matches individuals, businesses, and other organizations with a family in need that has children under the age of 18. Each year they seek support from 1,000 sponsors so that every family and child in Surrey can celebrate Christmas.
Adopt-A-Family with the Surrey Christmas Bureau
By becoming an Adopt-A-Family sponsor, you will provide a Christmas breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as gifts for the family you are matched with.
Guidelines and a planning list are available online to help you understand some of the expectations, and to give you some ideas about how you can offer your support this season.
Helping a family in need is always a meaningful experience, but helping a family during the holidays changes their entire experience of this time of year.
If you would like to sponsor a family, you can complete the sponsor application form online or contact the AAF program at (604) 585-9670.
Follow the Surrey Christmas Bureau on Facebook and Twitter for more information. You can also support the Surrey Christmas Bureau at events this season like Big Rigs for Kids lighted truck parade on December 4, 2016.
Tuesday, November 29th is recognized as “Giving Tuesday”, opening the season of giving around the world following Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday unites charities, companies and individuals in the spirit of giving and over the next few days I’ll be profiling a few local organizations that you can support on this day – and throughout the year.
Giving Tuesday
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is hoping to spread the message about mentoring this Giving Tuesday. They have a goal to raise $2,000, the cost to make one Big Sister match, within 24 hours and to sign up two new volunteers.
It’s proven. The impacts of mentoring last a lifetime. From improvements in school performance and higher career achievements to stronger relationships and increased self-esteem, mentoring changes lives.
Big Sisters helps girls reach their full potential through mentorship — and there are currently over 160 girls on their waitlist.
How to Give to Big Sisters
Every gift counts. Whether it’s a donation towards mentoring programs or volunteering your time, both help girls reach their full potential.
1. Help raise $2,000 online — the cost of one Big and Little Sister match per year. Donate now.
2. Become a volunteer — they’re hoping for two new volunteers this Giving Tuesday. Sign up here.
3. Increase social media activity — that means more likes, shares and comments on posts that you find more interesting. Here are some ways you can share the message on social media:
Follow Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland on Facebook and Twitter for more information. As a leading child and youth mentoring charity, Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland facilitates life-changing relationships that inspire and empower girls to reach their potential, both as individuals and citizens.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the Big Sisters Volunteer Recruitment campaign.
Enjoy Christmas down on the farm, as Surrey’s Historic Stewart Farm boasts holiday charm, circa 1894. The heritage farmhouse is decorated in authentic Victorian style, complete with local greenery on the verandah and fresh baking from the wood stove. Guests are welcome to tour the farmhouse and take a scenic walk of the riverside grounds.
Christmas At Historic Stewart Farm
While every day at the farm is a chance to escape the holiday mania, additional family friendly activities are scheduled for the weekends, including:
- November 26 & 27: Decorate a gingerbread cookie and make a tissue paper wreath
- Saturday, December 3, 2016: Rhayne and Friends singing carols in the parlour
- Sunday, December 4, 2016: String popcorn and make a Christmas tree ornament
- Saturday, December 10, 2016: Live harp music in the farmhouse parlour, figgy pudding, apple cider and a barn scavenger hunt
- Sunday, December 11, 2016: Listen to piano music in the parlous as you make a Christmas card
- December 17 & 18: Make a reindeer head band and do Santa scavenger hunt in the farmhouse
Entrance is by donation, and the farmhouse is open Tuesdays to Fridays, 10:00am to 4:00pm at 13723 Crescent Road in South Surrey.
Follow Heritage Surrey on Facebook and Twitter, and read more about Historic Stewart Farm, South Surrey’s Best Kept Secret.
Vancouver is a “no fun” city no more as the New Year’s Eve Celebration Society has put together its second annual party where you can ring in 2017 with family and friends. With indoor and outdoor concert stages, starring headliners The Sheepdogs and The New Pornographers, it will be the place to be when the clock strikes 12.
Concord’s New Year’s Eve Vancouver
With a new title sponsor, Concord Pacific, the entertainment lineup has been expanded, with The Sheepdogs headlining the free outdoor community celebration, while The New Pornographers take centre stage at “TRUE NORTH,” a ticketed indoor party in the magnificent VCC West Ballrooms.
Indoor Ticketed Concert
TRUE NORTH will also feature live performances by Yukon Blonde, Meghan Patrick, Humans and Delhi 2 Dublin; a second room will feature DJs Kevin Shiu, Andy Clockwork and Hebegebe. All TRUE NORTH ticketholders will enjoy premium viewing of the midnight fireworks, with the option of watching the show from indoor or outdoor areas on the Pacific Terrace overlooking Jack Poole Plaza.
Ticketed Fireworks Viewing
A premium fireworks viewing zone will be located along the seawall on the North promenade of the Vancouver Convention Centre. It will guarantee a prime view of the fireworks over Coal Harbour as well as in-and-out privileges to enjoy the entertainment on the main and outdoor music stages before the midnight fireworks.
Free Family New Year’s Eve
This year’s family-friendly event will feature multiple stages, a new countdown clock tower and early fireworks for families at 9:00pm followed by a midnight countdown with a spectacular fireworks finale. The free community celebration will run from 6:30pm to 12:10am along Canada Place Way between Howe and Thurlow Streets.
A ticketed RE/MAX Family Zone will be located inside Canada Place and along the outdoor West Promenade. The zone will feature family-focused entertainment such as face painting, crafts and arcade games and a reserved outdoor viewing area for fireworks.
Follow Concord Pacific New Year’s Eve Vancouver on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
