Fraser Valley Events: Dec. 7 to 13

🎉 Festivities 🎉

Saturday, Dec. 9: Langley’s Academy Farms is offering festive farm tours in covered hay wagons on Saturday, Dec. 9. Details online.

Saturday, Dec. 9: The Langley Community Farmers Market hosts its first Winter Market at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum's Rotary Interpretive Centre building Dec. 9 from 3 to 7pm, with the Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) hosting their annual Holiday Social upstairs from 5-7pm. Details online.

🎶 Music & theatre 🎶

Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 9: Abbotsford Children's Theatre presents two showings of The Nutcracker at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium Dec. 8 and 9. Tickets online.

Sunday, Dec. 10: The Crash Test Dummies will play songs from their holiday album, plus some of their greatest hits, Dec. 10 at the Clarke Theatre in Mission. Tickets online.

Saturday, Dec. 9: Joy Vox Community Choir and the Fraser Valley Community Winds present Winter Star, a Christmas concert, Saturday, Dec. 9, at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Abbotsford. The concert also veatures Voce Destino and Valley Brass Quintet. Tickets online.

Saturday, Dec. 9: The Mission Coffeehouse Concert Series continues with a show by Ryan Barnes at the Heritage Park Centre cafetorium in Mission on Dec. 9. Details online.

Sunday, Dec. 10: The Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra will play a Holiday Cafe concert at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Sunday, Dec. 10. Details online.

Wednesday, Dec. 13: The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival will come to Mission's Clarke Theatre on Dec. 13 and 14. Details online.

Friday, Dec. 8: All Time, a Warner Miller film about skiing and snowboarding, will be shown at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Friday, Dec. 8. Details online.

Tuesday, Dec. 12: The Winter Harp holiday concert, featuring classical musicians with medieval instruments and costumes, will go on at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Details online.

Saturday, Dec. 9: Five Roads Brewing Co. will hold Laughs on Tap, a comedy show in Langley on Saturday, Dec. 9. Details online.

😋 Food & drink 😋

Saturday, Dec. 9: The Langley Community Farmers Market holds its first Christmas Market Dec. 9 from 3 to 7pm. The market is food-focused rather than the standard craft market. Details online.

🏅 Sports 🏅

Saturday, Dec. 9: The Vancouver Giants will play at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday, Dec. 9. The game will include a teddy bear toss. Tickets online.

🔎 History 🔎

Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10: Check out the 1910 Department Store Wish Book at Kilby Historic Site on Dec. 9 and 10 to see what children could request for Christmas a century ago. Details online.

🎨 Arts and crafts 🎭

Saturday, Dec. 9: Visit the Mission Library Saturday, Dec. 9 from 1:30 to 3pm to make festive crafts. Details online.

Friday, Dec. 8 to Sunday, Dec. 10: Heritage Park in Mission will host the Christmas Gifts Expo market from Friday, Dec. 8 to Sunday, Dec. 10. Details online.

🧒🏽 Kids 🧒🏽

Saturday, Dec. 9: The Fraser Valley Academy of Dance will put on The Nutcracker in Mission at the Clarke Theatre on Dec. 9. Details online.

Monday, Dec. 11 and Tuesday, Dec. 12: Xtreme Talent will hold a dance recital at Clarke Theatre in Mission on Dec. 11-12. Details online.

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