Dress as your favourite swamp character and join the mayhem at Shrek Rave on 1/17 at The Pearl. Onion eating contests, Shrek drag performances and a world you can’t even imagine. Enter to win a pair of tickets.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Rising Canadian star Dominique Fils-Aimé brings her virtuosic voice to the Chan Centre on 3/7 for a night of jazz, gospel, soul and R&B. Don’t miss it.

• Life is more fun with a little taboo. The TABOO Show returns to the Convention Centre from 2/6-8 to open your mind to all things romance, kink and wellness.

• Circus, burlesque, drag, live music and more! The 6th Freakout Circus Extravaganza is back by popular demand on 1/24 at the Wise Hall. Warning: it will sell out.

• Yoda on the big screen with a live orchestra - need we say more? Join the VSO on 7/16 & 7/17 for Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi live in concert.

• Practice your big wheel spins and brush up on the prices of appliances because The Price Is Right is coming to the Orpheum on 4/1 (no it’s not an April Fools joke). Enter to win your way in!*

BEST SAUNAS & COLD PLUNGES

We’re fully on board with the sauna + cold plunge trend — are you? Whether you’re into outdoor, indoor, group hangs, or a private reset, we’ve rounded up some of the best spots around Vancouver to sweat, dip, and repeat. Here’s to a new year with a little more rest and a lot more rejuvenation.

THIS WEEK

LOCALS ONLY

• Try home-style Korean cuisine at Nabi House on Powell Street!

• Late night ramen fix on Commercial drive? Yes, please! Head to the newly open Kinton Ramen.

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