Isabel Elm (4) encourages families to venture down to The Shipyards at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver for the annual Christmas Festival on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature children's crafts and entertainment, live music, a visit from Santa Claus and the official lighting of the city Christmas trees.

Photograph by: NEWS photo , Cindy Goodman