2009 Festival of Lights

Where:: VanDusen Botanical Garden

based on 27 reviews

5251 Oak St
Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1
(604) 257-8677

What/Why:: ***Every night December 11, 2009 through January 3, 2010*** except December 25th when the Garden is closed.

Highlights include:
* Santa's Living Room: Dec. 11 - 24 with Santa appearances 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 p.m.
* Svend and Jens, our Scandinavian Christmas Elves appear nightly in the Centre Court
* Starchild and Company's puppet show featuring The Sugar Plum Fairy's Garden: Dec. 26 - Jan. 3, in Santa's Living Room at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 p.m.
* Dancing Lights on Livingstone Lake: starting at 4:30 p.m. Two different shows - one show on the half hour and a different one at the top of the hour. Two different shows repeating in sequence throughout the evening.
* Gingerbread Wood
* Golden Chain Walk
* Community Choir Concerts on the Deck at 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm, dates and choirs TBA
* Make-a-Wish Candle Shrine
* Candy Cane Lane
* Sparkling Spruce in the Centre Court
* Candy Cane Express model train

Food services

* Dinner nightly at Shaughnessy Restaurant, reservations recommended 604-261-0011
* Dr. Waffle serving up fresh-made sweet and savoury waffles, real apple cider and Thomas Haas Hot Chocolate
* Hot roasted potatoes with a variety of garnishes
* Mrs Claus' Kitchen next to Santa's Living Room and Shaughnessy's Patio both serving: Hot dogs, smokies, fresh-popped kettle corn, chicken fingers, fresh-baked apple-walnut-cranberry turnovers, and other sweet treats along with hot coffee/tea , hot cider and hot chocolate, pop and bottled water