{"id":22974,"date":"2013-11-19T12:16:16","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T19:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=22974"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:03","slug":"weast-coast-christmas-show-in-abbotsford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/weast-coast-christmas-show-in-abbotsford\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Christmas Show in Abbotsford"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FREE Parking Lot Shuttle –\u00a0<\/b>Compliments of\u00a0Shuttle Trolley<\/b><\/p>\n

You will discover hundreds of exhibitors, products and new ideas you won\u2019t find in the malls.\u00a0 Complete your Christmas shopping in one swoop and take a break with a cheese seminar\u00a0or festive stage presentations by Food network superstar Anna Olson with cooking and baking tips that will \u00a0make you the most sought after hostess\/host this Holiday Season.<\/p>\n

And bring the kids, both young and old.\u00a0 They can amuse themselves with making model airplanes and automobiles and maybe even shop for gifts for you.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all waiting for you at the West Coast Christmas Show.<\/p>\n

ANNA OLSON,\u00a0LIVE ON THE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS STAGE<\/p>\n

Holiday entertaining and home decorating\u00a0ideas are presented on the Home\u00a0for the Holidays Stage with this year’s headliner; Food Network superstar Anna Olson who will demonstrate and offer tips on holiday cooking, baking & entertaining.<\/p>\n

Sounds of the Holidays Stage<\/p>\n

Hear the sounds of the holidays with live performances by local musicians and choirs. Performances all weekend.
\nGroups include: Abbotsford Traditional Concert Band & Musical Theatre; Fraser Valley Community Winds; MEI Chamber Singers; Surrey Youth Orchestra; Takes Two!; MEI Renaissance Singers & Junior Chorale; Toby Beaulieu; South Fraser Community Band; Golden Ears Jazz Band; Peace Arch Chorus; Dynamic Music Instruction; Abbotsford Secondary School.<\/p>\n

KIDS! Make your own model plane or car & check out the huge Model Train display<\/p>\n

The Fraser Valley Model Club will have model car and plane kits for kids 8 and older to assemple and take home, FREE! \u00a0Also check out the huge model train set up by Fraser Valley G Scale Club & Friends, a West Coast Christmas tradition.<\/p>\n

FESTIVAL OF TREES<\/p>\n

Walk amongst these beautifully decorated trees\u00a0that charitable organizations\u00a0have decorated to compete for a grand prize. Visitors can also\u00a0win a prize package by voting for their favourite tree!<\/p>\n

THE Fluff DESIGN TEAM, LIVE ON THE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS STAGE<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>he Fluff design team will be on stage all weekend with their\u00a0presentation:\u00a0“Hot for the Holidays”\u00a0will be not only about Christmas but also about New Years. We will be giving \u00a0tips on what’s hot not just for Christmas but throughout the entire Holiday Season.<\/p>\n

PHOTOS WITH SANTA, YOUR KIDS AND PETS<\/p>\n

Santa will be on-site, ready to kick start the Holiday season, and a professional photographer will take pictures of your kids and perts with Santa for a donation to the Network for Animals charitable organization. Santa will be on the show floor during the following times over the weekend:
\nFriday \u2013 Santa’s hours:\u00a03:30 pm\u00a0\u2013 7:30 pm
\nSaturday \u2013 Santa’s hours: Noon \u2013\u00a04 pm
\nSunday \u2013\u00a0 Santa’s hours:\u00a011 am\u00a0\u2013 3 pm<\/p>\n

DAIRY FARMERS OF CANADA<\/p>\n

CHEESE SEMINARS (Free)<\/p>\n

Dairy Farmers of Canada will be hosting 13 seminars on Canadian cheese during three days at the West Coast Christmas Show.<\/p>\n