Festival of Lights 2019

VanDusen Festival of Lights - November 29 to January 5

Step into a botanical wonderland this holiday season and celebrate 40 magical years of VanDusen Festival of Lights. Explore 15 acres adorned with over 1 million twinkling lights, including exciting new displays like the interactive mycelium installation, Wood Wide Web, and Salmon Run, inspired by BC's Great Bear Rainforest.

Get in the holiday spirit with the return of Dancing Lights, explore themed light areas, and savour tasty treats from a variety of food vendors. Enjoy 3 unique Dancing Lights sets, with a show every 20 minutes from the top of the hour.

We welcome neurodiverse individuals, their families, and caretakers to join us for a sensory-friendly evening on December 3. 

What's happeningTickets available now

Buy tickets Sensory night tickets

  • Tickets must be purchased online in advance for a designated entry time.
  • Tickets are not sold on-site. 

Online ticket purchases for VanDusen Festival of Lights will be directed to our third-party ticketing provider, ShowPass. The City of Vancouver is not liable for the security of the information shared with ShowPass.

Hours of operation

Dates Hours
November 29 to December 24 4pm to 10pm
(last entry time 8:30pm to 9pm)
December 25 Closed
December 26 to January 5 4pm to 10pm
(last entry time 8:30pm to 9pm)

Event details

Hosting a holiday event?

Festival of Lights rental packages are available during the holiday season.

All rental clients receive 10% off Festival of Lights tickets for the day of their event rental.

Review the rental brochure (5.1 MB)

Supporters

Grosvenor and Mayfair West logo

Connect with us

Call the VanDusen admission desk between 10am and 2pm at 604-257-8463 or send us a message on social media.

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Contacts, sponsorship, and media inquiries

Ticketing support and group sales:
Showpass (9am to 6pm PST)
Email: support@showpass.com
Phone: 1-844-307-7469
Chat: Live chat

VanDusen admission desk:
Phone: 604-257-8463

Rental event bookings:
Email: vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca

Marketing, influencer, advertising inquiries:
Taylor Shewfelt 

Email: taylor.shewfelt@vancouver.ca

Media inquiries only:
Email: pb.communications@vancouver.ca

Sponsorship and activation inquiries:
Leeza Woo

Email: leeza.woo@vancouver.ca

Gifted tickets (Minimum order 100 tickets):
Email: vandusenfol@vancouver.ca