Happy New Year fam! Catch Irish noise-rock heroes Just Mustard at Fox Cabaret in May at The Pearl - brooding shoegaze for your soul. Wanna skip FOMO? Enter to win a pair of tickets and bring a pal!*

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• Monster Jam roars into Vancity in March with monster trucks doing physics-defying flips and engine noise that rattles your soul (and snacks).

• Dine Out Vancouver is back from 1/21-2/8 with hundreds of restaurants to try. Don’t miss their special events from sea foraging, dumplings masterclasses and more!

• Lose track of time as Swedish DJ Jeremy Olander turns up the techno and house grooves at Celebrities on 5/30.

• The Sifters with Trip Switch and Thomas & Mikayla bring jangly guitars, earnest lyrics to The Fox Cabaret on 1/20.

• Canadian treasure Jeremy Fisher brings wholesome folk hooks, playful banter and banjo-powered joy to the Bez Arts Hub on 5/1.

TOP 50 EVENTS IN JANUARY

No need for a full life overhaul. But if you want a reason to leave the house, this list has 50 solid options – concerts, food, weird art, the usual. Here are a few of our top picks:

• TWICE - 1/9 @ Rogers Arena

• BOWIE BALL 2026 - 1/10 @ Rickshaw Theatre

• BAND TOGETHER: PINK FLOYD EDITION! - 1/17 @ Rickshaw Theatre

• DINE OUT VANCOUVER - 1/21-2/8 @ Various Locations

• THE 6TH FREAKOUT CIRCUS EXTRAVAGANZA! - 1/24 @ Wise Hall

• SPENDO - 1/31 @ Blue Light Studio

THIS WEEKEND

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• After initially cancelling the festival, Dragon Boat BC is back with a revised and downsized version of the 2026 Concord Dragon Boat Festival.

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