The 22nd annual Eastside Culture Crawl – Vancouver’s beloved four-day celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts runs in 500 + artists studios, homes, and garages throughout Vancouver’s Eastside. Boasting its largest line-up of artists, venues, and events to date, the “Crawl” will welcome more than 35,000 visitors to intimately experience this vibrant and inspiring neighbourhood – the most densely populated community of artists across Canada. Added to this year’s line-up is a series of workshops and demonstrations in pottery, live chainsaw carving, natural textile dyeing, and glassblowing to deepen patrons understanding of the unique art-making process.

For more info, visit: culturecrawl.ca

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern day holiday classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner elf. After all, the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear.

All tickets – $20

The 22nd annual Eastside Culture Crawl – Vancouver’s beloved four-day celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts runs in 500 + artists studios, homes, and garages throughout Vancouver’s Eastside. Boasting its largest line-up of artists, venues, and events to date, the “Crawl” will welcome more than 35,000 visitors to intimately experience this vibrant and inspiring neighbourhood – the most densely populated community of artists across Canada. Added to this year’s line-up is a series of workshops and demonstrations in pottery, live chainsaw carving, natural textile dyeing, and glassblowing to deepen patrons understanding of the unique art-making process.

For more info, visit: culturecrawl.ca