VanDusen Festival of Lights in 2013
Photo by Ross G. Strachan/CC, Flickr
Adapted from City of Vancouver by Nila Gopaul
Visit the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Garden.
There are over one million lights decorating the garden.
This year, the garden is celebrating its 30th Anniversary
of the Festival of Lights.
What to do
Dancing Lights show
- Schedule for modern set: 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm
- Schedule for classic set: 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, and 9:30pm (December 19 – 23 only)
- Show length: 8 minutes
Photos with Santa
- Schedule: 5:00pm to 8:45pm from December 10 to 24
(closed every hour from :45 to :00)
Scandinavian Gnome performances
- Schedule: 5:45pm, 6:45pm, 7:45pm, and 8:45pm
- Show length: 15 minutes
- Indoors
Make-A-Wish candle grotto
- Light a wish candle
- Donations welcome
Themed areas
- Gingerbread Wood
- Lantern Alley
- Mistletoe Mischief
- Candy Cane Lane
Shadow puppet show
- Schedule: 5:15pm, 6:15pm, 7:15pm, and 8:15pm
- Show length: 15 minutes
- Indoors