Metro Vancouver events calendar for October 2016. Best festivals, concerts, fun things to do, Thanksgiving events, kids activities and Halloween haunted houses in Vancouver, BC.
October 1, 2016
Sat
1st Annual National Seniors Day Conference
Be a part of Surrey's first National Senior's Day Conference and join free workshops that benefit seniors
Surrey | Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre | 8:30 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Knit City - A Modern Fibre Event
2016 marks the 5th anniversary of Knit City! Yay!
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop
Burnaby Artisan Farmers' Market
We have great farmers, both conventional and Organic with a great selection of prepared food vendors and local crafters.
Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Farmers’ Market: Trout Lake
Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.
Vancouver | Trout Lake | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Lonsdale Artisan Farmers' Market: North Vancouver
We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.
North Vancouver | The East Plaza of Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
The 2016 Big Draw Vancouver: WE Are A Camera
Join with artist Val Nelson to create a spectacular 135-foot long collaborative drawing exploring contour and motion, the individual and the ensemble.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Vancouver: Roundhouse Community Centre
The BIG DRAW, a world-wide drawing festival is coming to Vancouver! This global event works to reconnect EVERYONE on the planet with the power and pleasure of drawing.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Culture Days in Canada. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Deconstructing Learning through the Arts: A Participatory Drawing Lab
This ArtStarts’ family event fuses science, social studies, creative innovation and technology all linked by drawing as a versatile and accessible artistic medium.
Vancouver | ArtStarts | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Workshop | Free
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
Community Garden Build!
We're building our new garden, and we invite you to join us!! Join us as we build a new educational, healing, community growing space from the ground up
Vancouver | West 57th & East Boulevard | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals
The Yoga Expo
Unlimited yoga classes & workshops. Immerse yourself in practices of yoga, meditation, & mind-body awareness throughout this all-day event.
Vancouver | East Exhibition Hall A - East Building | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Community Market at Loutet Farm
Alongside our regular Farm Gate Sales, the Community Markets at Loutet Farm feature local vendors and local goods.
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market
Farm Gate Sale
Jjoin us at Loutet Farm every Saturday to support our social enterprise, pick up your farm-fresh produce from our neighbourhood farmers, and meet your neighbours!
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market
Guided Nature Walks. Crescent Park
Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!
Surrey | Crescent Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free
People, Parks, and Dogs: Langara open house
Join us at an open house to discuss, learn more, and provide feedback about People, Parks, and Dogs, a strategy for sharing Vancouver's parks.
Vancouver | Langara Clubhouse | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Water's Edge Day
Celebrate everything that makes our shoreline spectacular at Vancouver’s 3rd annual Water’s Edge Day.
Vancouver | Vancouver Maritime Museum | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Cloudscape Big Draw Comics Jams
Join Cloudscape Comics at Memorial South Park Fieldhouse, and we’ll show you the hilarious and imaginative world of comic jamming!
Vancouver | Memorial South Park Fieldhouse | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Fall tree sale
Fruit, flowering, shade and conifer trees for $10 each. This event is part of our Vancouver Tree Week initiatives supporting our Urban Forest Strategy.
Vancouver | Hillcrest Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Public Art Walking Tour Yaletown - False Creek
Join an experienced tour guide for a free 75 minute walking tour of public art. This annual tour gives visitors and locals an opportunity to experience a sampling of what Vancouver’s Public Art Program has to offer.
Vancouver | Yaletown - False Creek | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Visual Arts
The 2016 Big Draw Festival at Coal Harbour Community Centre
Collaborate to create the universe! Make planets/stars and celestial bodies using a diversity of drawing materials, then put on a blindfold and pin them up on the Ultimate Universe wall
Vancouver | Coal Harbour Community Centre | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Workshop | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Festival: Embodied Mapping
Join Artist Lexie Owen at the West End Community Centre to work on a large scale community driven embroidered map of the neighbourhood.
Vancouver | West End Community Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Art on the Spot - Body as Site
Body as Site: A dance installation event with Donna Redlick
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
The Vancouver Police Museum: Vice Dice Opium Pipes
Walk the beat and see what it was like to be a cop over a century ago, when Vancouver was a seething hub of sex, drugs, corruption and organised crime.
Vancouver | The Vancouver Police Museum | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Exhibition
The 2016 Big Draw Festival at Kitsilano Community Centre
For centuries, shields have shared stories of family histories and person achievement. Join us to learn about the secret symbols and colour codes of medieval shield designs.
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Vancouver - Create a Shield!
For centuries, shields have shared stories of family histories and personal achievement. Join us to learn about the secret symbols and colour codes of medieval shield designs.
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Festival. Vancouver Art Gallery: Mechanical Marks
Join the Gallery’s Art Educators as we experiment with a range of simple yet dynamic mechanical drawing machines and robots.
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Culture Days in Canada at Burnaby Village Museum
Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby.
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Festival. Contemporary Art Gallery: Walking a Line
This fall the CAG is hosting Community, Collaboration and Pedagogy, a studio course with Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Big Draw Vancouver: Life Drawing with Dancers in QET lobby
Life Drawing with Dancers, Vancouver Civic Theatres with Arts Umbrella presents the Big Draw
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Dance | Free
Harvest Haus
Harvest Haus - a gluttonous and gratifying mini Munich festival on the Plaza of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 12:30 am to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver International Film Festival: Maudie
Vancouver International Film Festival 2016, some of the best cinema from around the world.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Film
Behind the Scenes Tour at Arts Factory
Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Arts Factory!
Vancouver | The Arts Factory | 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm | Visual Arts
Genders West Conference
Our 3rd Annual Diverse Genders and Sexual Orientation Conference!
West Vancouver | Gleneagles Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Lecture
Public Art Walking Tour Burrard Corridor - Downtown
Join an experienced tour guide for a free 75 minute walking tour of public art.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | Visual Arts | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Festival at Dunbar Community Centre
A FREE, all ages, all people welcome event on Saturday October 1st! Join Madame Beespeaker as we create drawings of bees in a collaborative process.
Vancouver | Dunbar Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Festival: Kerrisdale Community Centre
A chance encounter with blind contour drawing - drawing without looking at or lifting your pencil from the paper.
Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop | Free
The 2016 Big Draw Festival. Walking, Looking, Drawing: Micro Macro Perspectives
For the Big Draw event, Urban Animal Agency member Genevieve Robertson is pleased to welcome guest artist Lucie Chan, who's drawing practice engages drawers of all ages and abilities.
Vancouver | Stanley Park | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free
BC Hop Fest 2016
BC Hop Fest is a unique annual event that brings together the best of British Columbia's rapidly growing craft breweries and hop products of all kinds.
Abbotsford | Kinloch Farms | 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Food / Wine
Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum Reopens
Families find out where their food comes from as we unveil a fresh new theme at the Kids Gallery
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids | Free
GardenSmart: Grow Your Own Mushrooms
Are you fascinated by fungi? Grow Your Own Mushrooms!
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop
Culture Days Activities
Get your culture on with interactive visual and performing arts activities at Guildford Town Centre
Surrey | Guildford Town Centre | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Kids
Newton Harvest Celebration
Get into the season and stop by the Newton Harvest Celebration!
Surrey | Newton Seniors Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Behind the Scenes Tour at Arts Factory
Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Arts Factory!
Vancouver | The Arts Factory | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Visual Arts
The 2016 Big Draw Festival: Picture a Story. Vancouver Public Library
Celebrate The Big Draw at the Vancouver Public Library Downtown, in the Children’s Library.
Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Workshop | Free
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
Guided Nature Walks. Elgin Heritage Park
Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!
Surrey | Elgin Heritage Park | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Public Art Walking Tour Gastown - Chinatown (Mandarin)
Join an experienced tour guide for a free 75 minute walking tour of public art.
Vancouver | the Chinatown Memorial Monument | 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Glen Pine Culture Days Open House
Join us in these activities and raise your awareness about arts and culture in our community! Hands-on and interactive activities with the Glen Pine 50 Plus Society groups and clubs.
Coquitlam | Glen Pine Pavilion | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Behind the Scenes Tour at Arts Factory
Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Arts Factory!
Vancouver | The Arts Factory | 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Visual Arts
The Vancouver Police Museum: Red Light Rendezvous
Take a walk on the West Coast's wild side with The Vancouver Police Museum's Sins of the City tours.
Vancouver | The Vancouver Police Museum, Chinatown, Railtown | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm | Show
NBA Canada Series 2016: Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors
The National Basketball Association (NBA) will host the fifth annual NBA Canada Series in Vancouver.
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Sports
Vancouver International Film Festival: Maudie
Vancouver International Film Festival 2016, some of the best cinema from around the world.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Film
Rob London and The Ragged
Robert London & The Ragged are a Toronto based indie / blues, rock trio.
Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Richmond Night Market
Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.
Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market
Lande Cabaret: It's a Good Day
Lande Cabaret presents: It's a Good Day featuring the music of Peggy Lee at the Annex
Vancouver | Annex | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Show
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Helen & Edgar
A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Theatre
Jo Koy Live
Jo Koy is an American stand-up comic. He is currently touring as a headliner, and performs in clubs and theaters, across the country.
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
the Comedy MIX presents Headliner: Paul Myrehaug
Paul began his comedy career in Alberta Canada and now is an internationally toured comedian with appearances on television, radio, festivals and world renowned comedy competitions.
Vancouver | the Comedy MIX | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust: A Vancouver Celebration
Last year’s re-imagining of the Rolling Stones’ Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! featuring some of Vancouver’s best musicians was such a hit that we had to do an encore.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Despina Vandi
2016 North American Tour
Vancouver | Hellenic Community Center | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music
VSO Musically Speaking: Bohemian Rhapsody
An evening of lush classical music by Dvořák, Brahms and Enescu with violinist Arnaud Sussmann and Cristian Macelaru conducting the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Show
GTA with Sleepy Tom & Team Ezy
Heavy hitters WE ARE GTA return Saturday, October 1st at Celebrities Nightclub alongside Sleepy Tom & Team EZY for the 'Good Times Ahead' tour!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
the Comedy MIX presents Headliner: Paul Myrehaug
Paul began his comedy career in Alberta Canada and now is an internationally toured comedian with appearances on television, radio, festivals and world renowned comedy competitions.
Vancouver | the Comedy MIX | 10:30 pm to 0:30 am | Comedy
October 2, 2016
SunBlueShore Financial Spirit of the Shore Half Marathon
The North Shore's premier road running event. Join us for a scenic course in North and West Vancouver with views of the ocean and mountains.
West Vancouver | Park Royal | 7:30 am to 12:00 am | Sports
Knit City - A Modern Fibre Event
2016 marks the 5th anniversary of Knit City! Yay!
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market
We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location.
West Vancouver | Between 15th & 16th Street | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
Free Day + Vancouver Community Science Celebration
Join us on day 2 of our Vancouver Community Science Celebration for a day of free general admission!
Vancouver | Science World | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | Free
The Yoga Expo
Unlimited yoga classes & workshops. Immerse yourself in practices of yoga, meditation, & mind-body awareness throughout this all-day event.
Vancouver | East Exhibition Hall A - East Building | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Fall tree sale
Fruit, flowering, shade and conifer trees for $10 each. This event is part of our Vancouver Tree Week initiatives supporting our Urban Forest Strategy.
Vancouver | Hillcrest Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Public Art Walking Tour Yaletown - False Creek
Join an experienced tour guide for a free 75 minute walking tour of public art. This annual tour gives visitors and locals an opportunity to experience a sampling of what Vancouver’s Public Art Program has to offer.
Vancouver | Yaletown - False Creek | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Visual Arts
Soil to Sky kite making: bamboo splitting and linen spinning
The Hastings Learning Garden Placemaking Festival will host artists from the Soil to Sky kite making project.
Vancouver | Hastings Community Centre | 10:30 am to 1:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Culture Days in Canada. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Fresh Hands on Gnocchi Making
You may not have an Italian Mamma, but now you can learn to make pasta or gnocchi like one!
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Workshop
Dance Open House (Vancouver Tango Milongueros) at the ANNEX
The Vancouver Tango Milongueros group will conduct one hour workshops on the hour for those who are interested in learning to Tango!
Vancouver | The Annex | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Dance | Free
Trolley Dances 2016
Trolley Dances is an entertaining trolley ride event that highlights significant cultural, historical and natural features across the North Shore through music and dance performances.
North Vancouver | The North Vancouver Community Arts Council | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Dance
Genders West Conference
Our 3rd Annual Diverse Genders and Sexual Orientation Conference!
West Vancouver | Gleneagles Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Lecture
Public Art Walking Tour Burrard Corridor - Downtown
Join an experienced tour guide for a free 75 minute walking tour of public art.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | Visual Arts | Free
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The 35th Vancouver International Film Festival: Dolores
Vancouver International Film Festival 2016, some of the best cinema from around the world.
Vancouver | International Village | 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm | Film
Aloha Polynesia
Be amazed by colourful costumes, inspiring music, and graceful dances!
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Dance
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
Helen & Edgar
A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:35 pm | Theatre
Culture Days in Canada. Burnaby Art Gallery
Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Fall 2016 Soundwalks. Culture Days Soundwalk
A Soundwalk is a silent group walk led along a planned route to experience a location’s ambiance and underlying rhythms.
Vancouver | 544 Main Street | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Lecture | Free
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:10 pm | Theatre
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Show
Piano 4te
Four grand pianos in ensemble on stage at the Queen Elizabeth.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
Westminster Savings Free Swim
Enjoy a free swim at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.
Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports | Free
Richmond Night Market
Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.
Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market
Bohemian Rhapsody
An evening of lush classical music by Dvořák, Brahms and Enescu with violinist Arnaud Sussmann and Cristian Macelaru conducting the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
October 3, 2016
MonThe Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Bohemian Rhapsody
An evening of lush classical music by Dvořák, Brahms and Enescu with violinist Arnaud Sussmann and Cristian Macelaru conducting the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
October 4, 2016
TueKeith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Kwantlen St. Farmers Market
The Kwantlen St. Farmers Market offers all the goodness of a farmers market, with live entertainment, kids workshops, artisan foods and crafts, food trucks and chef demos using the freshest local produce.
Richmond | Kwantlen St. Farmers Market, Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Market | Free
Sam Cave - Kwantlen St. Market
Sam Cave is a 20 year old soul singer, songwriter and guitarist from the outback of Australia.
Richmond | Kwantlen polytechnic university Richmond Campus | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Anna Lena Restaurant Hosts Winnipeg’s deer + almond Restaurant
A special collaborative dinner with two of Canada’s most creative chefs and rising culinary stars.
Vancouver | AnnaLena Restaurant | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Mackenzie Room Restaurant Hosts Toronto’s Richmond Station Restaurant
A special reunion collaboration dinner celebrating Vancouver and Toronto’s top neighborhood bistros.
Vancouver | The Mackenzie Room | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Maenam Restaurant Hosts Montreal’s Park Restaurant
A collaborative dinner with two of Canada’s top chefs celebrating modern Thai and Japanese cuisine with a Canadian twist.
Vancouver | Maenam | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
2016 EAT! Vancouver. BETA 5 Chocolate Demo
As Pastry Chef / Chocolatier and co-owner of BETA5, Adam Chandler’s fascination with chocolates and pastry stems from his desire to combine science and art to create innovative, flavourful, and aesthetically powerful edible creations
Vancouver | BETA 5 Chocolates | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
The Flame: York Theatre Edition
The FlameVancouver’s wildly popular True Storytelling series The Flame comes to the York Theatre on Tuesday, October 4 for an unforgettable evening of daring, poignant and hilarious true tales told live on stage.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
Godfathers of Love
The Roxy Cabaret Presents:Godfathers of Love Tuesday, October 4th
Vancouver | The Roxy Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
October 5, 2016
WedKeith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Show
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:45 pm | Theatre
Farm Gate Sale
In need of mid-week fresh veggies?
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Farmer’s Apprentice restaurant hosts Toronto’s LOKA restaurant
A collaborative dinner with two of Canada’s famed Farm to Table Chefs.
Vancouver | Farmer’s Apprentice restaurant | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Chor Leoni Men’s Choir. At Home
Tail-coated singers as hosts and servers, epicurean delights paired with carefully chosen wines, plus entertainment by Chor Leoni makes At Home a premier addition to your social calendar!
Vancouver | Casa Mia | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Cioppino’s Restaurant Hosts Toronto’s Buca Restaurant
An exceptional evening celebrating Italian cuisine from Canada’s top chefs.
Vancouver | Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Royal Dinette restaurant hosts Toronto’s OMAW restaurant
A special collaborative dinner with two of Canada’s newest restaurants showcasing local West Coast dishes with a Southern twist.
Vancouver | Royal Dinette Restaurant | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: West restaurant hosts Toronto’s DaiLo restaurant
Sure to impress, West Restaurant celebrates Toronto’s new Asian cuisine with executive chef Nick Liu from DaiLo restaurant.
Vancouver | West restaurant | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
2016 Dinner Series EAT! Vancouver: Wildebeest restaurant hosts Toronto’s Boralia restaurant
A special collaborative dinner celebrating Canada’s culinary heritage and whole animal cookery.
Vancouver | Wildebeest restaurant | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
2016 EAT! Vancouver. Food Trends Tasting Experience featuring Jackie Ellis, Denise Breyley, Sarah Stewart and Robertson Allen
Jackie, Denise, Sarah and Robertson will share their top food trends, answer your questions, and then invite EAT! guests to taste some of their favourite hidden gems found throughout the Pacific Northwest and ...
Vancouver | Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine
Nerd Nite: Really Small Things
Nerd Nite is an event which is currently held in over 60 cities worldwide.
Vancouver | Science World | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Free
GardenSmart Workshop: Growing Great Garlic
Fall is the ideal time to start your garlci for a summer harvest next year! Garlic needs to be in the ground through the cold winter to grow well, so take the time to plant yours this October.
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Workshop
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
Vancouver Chamber Choir: Music in casa - Alan Matheson Jazz Trio
Our series of intimate house concerts in support of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's fundraising efforts returns for a third season!
Vancouver | Casa Wright | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Tegan and Sara
Propelled by the conviction of reinvention, Tegan and Sara’s 8th studio album, Love You To Death, is the latest sonic chapter in a celebrated 17-year career.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music
Helen & Edgar
A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Theatre
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
VSO: The Music of David Bowie
The genius of David Bowie's innovative range of musical styles influenced multiple generations of groundbreaking music.
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Show
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
VTSL Presents Late Night Laughs at VIIF
Vancouver TheatreSports™ League presents two nights of hilarity in conjunction with VIIF Ok Tinder & Firecracker.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
October 6, 2016
ThuHealthy Kids Preschool Fair
Join us for the Healthy Kids Preschool Fair at Edmonds Community Centre.
Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Kids | Free
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Downtown Farmers Market
We’re thrilled to announce that the Downtown Farmers Market at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza!
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market | Free
VSO Tea and Trumpets
VSO's Tea and Trumpets classical matinees, featuring beloved classics and entertaining stories and narration from Vancouver's very own Bard himself - Christopher Gaze.
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Music
Opening Reception: 19th Birthday Party Exhibit
Join us for an evening to honour the experiences of Surrey youth aging out of care
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Kids
H’Arts for the Homeless 2016 – Annual Awards and Benefit for the Lookout Society
Through amazing live painting, circus, music, stories and dance, this event helps us understand how a stable and safe home provides those who are homeless with hope and purpose.
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
2016 EAT! Vancouver. EAT! Harvest
EAT! Vancouver brings Canada’s top culinary talent together for a ONE NIGHT ONLY, unique epicurean feast at the EAT! Harvest event.
Vancouver | Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Class-of-59
Get redy to rockwith Byddy Holly, Elvis, Bill Haley, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cook, The Everly Brothers, and the Big Bopper!
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
Ralph Heading: Flying Contraptions
Hear Ralph Heading share about his repurposed junk creations created using found objects
Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Helen & Edgar
A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Show
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
VTSL Presents Late Night Laughs at VIIF
Vancouver TheatreSports™ League presents two nights of hilarity in conjunction with VIIF Ok Tinder & Firecracker.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
October 7, 2016
FriKeith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
Harvest Haus
Harvest Haus - a gluttonous and gratifying mini Munich festival on the Plaza of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 12:30 am to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
2 Free Dance + Poetry Workshops for Immigrant & Refugee Youth (October to December, 2016)
DANCE + POETRY WORKSHOPS: Choose a 10-week workshop
Vancouver | ISS of BC Welcome Centre | 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Workshop | Free
UBC Women's Thunderbirds vs NSGSC Women's Renegades
As a kick off to the NSGSC 30th Annual Thanksgiving Tournament, please come out and cheer on the UBC Women's Thunderbirds (2015 CIS National Champions) vs our very own NSGSC Women's Renegades (Provincial Champions in 2015).
North Vancouver | Carson Graham Secondary | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Sports
2016 EAT! Vancouver. An intimate evening with Chef Michael Smith
Spend a fun filled evening with chef Michael as he shares his personal stories and serves you special tastes from his new cookbook, Real Food Real Good.
Vancouver | Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine
The Vancouver Police Museum: Vice Dice Opium Pipes
Walk the beat and see what it was like to be a cop over a century ago, when Vancouver was a seething hub of sex, drugs, corruption and organised crime.
Vancouver | The Vancouver Police Museum | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition
SWEET: Nightmare on Quebec St
Your senses could play tricks on you at this event just for high school students.
Vancouver | Science World | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival | Free
Richmond Night Market
Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.
Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra: 2016-2017 Season Opening Concert
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, Award-Winning Canadian Conductor: Ken Hsieh and Piano Soloists: Linda Ruan
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Friday Night Live
Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company Series: It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
A silly spoof on the ‘old, dark house’ Hollywood movies that gets you into the ‘spirit’ of the thing—goosebumps and all—just in time for Hallowe'en! Suitable for older children
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Helen & Edgar
A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Free Youth Swim
First Friday of each month from 8-10pm is a Free Swim time for youth (11-18 yrs).
Vancouver | Britannia Community Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Kids | Free
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
VSO Pops: Return to the Cotton Club
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Pops series presents - Return to the Cotton Club with Vancouver favourite Byron Stripling. Jeff Tyzik conducts.
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Show
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Boys Noize
Techno heavyweight Boys Noize hits Celebrities Nightclub Friday, October 7th for the Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 8, 2016
Sat3rd Annual Table Tennis Tournament
Grab your table tennis racket and compete in the 3rd Annual Table Tennis Tournament in Cloverdale
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports
Farmers’ Market: Trout Lake
Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.
Vancouver | Trout Lake | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Lonsdale Artisan Farmers' Market: North Vancouver
We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.
North Vancouver | The East Plaza of Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
Farm Gate Sale
Jjoin us at Loutet Farm every Saturday to support our social enterprise, pick up your farm-fresh produce from our neighbourhood farmers, and meet your neighbours!
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market
Prince & Princess Party 3-6yrs
Calling all Princes & Princesses! Take part in themed games, crafts, story time, and an opportunity to decorate your own cookie/cupcake.
Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Kids
The Vancouver Police Museum: Vice Dice Opium Pipes
Walk the beat and see what it was like to be a cop over a century ago, when Vancouver was a seething hub of sex, drugs, corruption and organised crime.
Vancouver | The Vancouver Police Museum | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
Harvest Haus
Harvest Haus - a gluttonous and gratifying mini Munich festival on the Plaza of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 12:30 am to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine
Prince & Princess Party 3-6yrs
Calling all Princes & Princesses! Take part in themed games, crafts, story time, and an opportunity to decorate your own cookie/cupcake.
Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 12:45 am to 2:00 pm | Kids
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
2 Free Dance + Poetry Workshops for Immigrant & Refugee Youth (October to December, 2016)
DANCE + POETRY WORKSHOPS: Choose a 10-week workshop
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Workshop | Free
Guided Nature Walks. Redwood Park
Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!
Surrey | Redwood Park | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:10 pm | Theatre
Afro RC Competition Round 4
RWD rear tires will be restricted to 2 Bro's Hobbies flat tires. Prizes will be sponsored by Team-TETSUJIN RC Drift Lounge and Afro's RC CLUB
New Westminster | Afro's RC CLUB | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Sports
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company Series: It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
Silly spoof of the classic Hollywood ‘old, dark, house’ thrillers
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Police Museum: Red Light Rendezvous
Take a walk on the West Coast's wild side with The Vancouver Police Museum's Sins of the City tours.
Vancouver | The Vancouver Police Museum, Chinatown, Railtown | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm | Show
ClanAnderson's 2nd Annual "Laugh for a Cure"
Come join the Anderson's for a night of comedy and music at their 2nd annual ClanAnderson's "Laugh for a Cure"!
New Westminster | The Columbia | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Starry Night Family Evening by Science World
Join us for an evening of star gazing with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC).
Vancouver | Science World | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free
Richmond Night Market
Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.
Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market
Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary
The annual Blueprint Anniversary – aka the #BP19YR – celebrates nineteen years strong during the Thanksgiving Long Weekend, including another massive birthday party!
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company Series: It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
A silly spoof on the ‘old, dark house’ Hollywood movies that gets you into the ‘spirit’ of the thing—goosebumps and all—just in time for Hallowe'en! Suitable for older children
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Helen & Edgar
A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:35 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
VSO Pops: Return to the Cotton Club
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Pops series presents - Return to the Cotton Club with Vancouver favourite Byron Stripling. Jeff Tyzik conducts.
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
Stranger to Hard Work
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Show
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary Afterparty with Mystery Guests
The Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary aka the #BP19YR heads over after the PNE massive for the official afterparty once again at Celebrities Nightclub, featuring an all-star line up of MYSTERY GUESTS until 4AM!!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 4:00 am | Music
Deep Down Inside Saturdays at M.I.A.
M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.
Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 9, 2016
SunKeith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
Harvest Haus
Harvest Haus - a gluttonous and gratifying mini Munich festival on the Plaza of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 12:30 am to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:10 pm | Theatre
Opera On A Sunday Afternoon
Join us in celebrating live performances at the Shadbolt Centre!
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Studio 103 Recital Hall | 3:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
Teo Milea: My Piano Stories
Toronto-based pianist Teo Milea brings to the audience a creation that successfully combines the specific of two worlds: the classical and the new one, of the 21th century.
Burnaby | James Cowan Theatre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Richmond Night Market
Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.
Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Class-of-59
Get redy to rockwith Byddy Holly, Elvis, Bill Haley, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cook, The Everly Brothers, and the Big Bopper!
Maple Ridge | The ACT Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Organix Presents Trancegiving
Dj's Juice Box (Soundproof), Chris Organix (Phantasm Records) and Angel (Organix)
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
EnvyThanksGiving
Night Class Biggest Back To School Party wuth DJ 9 Blade
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music | Free
Sander Van Doorn
Dutch house superstar Sander van Doorn hits Venue Nightclub Sunday, October 9th to close out the Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary!
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Show
Bakermat & Sam Feldt
House hit makers Bakermat & Sam Feldt hit Celebrities Nightclub Sunday, October 9th to close out the Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Show
October 10, 2016
MonUnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Thanksgiving Fun Swim. South Surrey Indoor Pool
Visit a Surrey Indoor Pool on the Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends
Surrey | South Surrey Indoor Pool | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids
Thanksgiving Fun Swim. Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex
Visit a Surrey Indoor Pool on the Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends
Surrey | Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids
Thanksgiving Fun Swim. North Surrey Indoor Pool
Visit a Surrey Indoor Pool on the Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends
Surrey | North Surrey Indoor Pool | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids
Thanksgiving Fun Swim. Guildford Aquatic Centre
Visit a Surrey Indoor Pool on the Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends
Surrey | Guildford Aquatic Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids
温哥华流行音乐节 VPMF 2016
Vancouver Today and G6 Idea Media Ltd.
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
October 11, 2016
TueCrime Free Multi-Housing Phase - Training Workshop
The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program is designed to help residents, owners, and managers of rental communities in partnership with Police Agencies, keep illegal activity off their property and to provide a safer, more habitable environment for residents t
New Westminster | Centennial Community Centre | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Workshop
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Kwantlen St. Farmers Market
The Kwantlen St. Farmers Market offers all the goodness of a farmers market, with live entertainment, kids workshops, artisan foods and crafts, food trucks and chef demos using the freshest local produce.
Richmond | Kwantlen St. Farmers Market, Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Market | Free
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
October 12, 2016
WedKeith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Theatre
Welcome to Coquitlam 2016
The Coquitlam annual event is geared to residents who are new to Coquitlam or Canada, but anyone who is interested in learning more about their City is encouraged to attend.
Coquitlam | Coquitlam City Hall | 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Free
Farm Gate Sale
In need of mid-week fresh veggies?
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
The VSO at the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho™
Prepare for Hallowe’en with a very special screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Major Motion Picture
A Firehall Arts Centre Presentation Out Innerspace Dance Theatre
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Bingo For Life by Celebrities
Presented by Celebrities & Vancouver Friends For Life Society
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy
The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
October 13, 2016
ThuTaste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Classical Coffee Concert: Beethoven and The Beatles
Indulge your cravings for coffee, good company, and great music
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 10:00 am to 12:10 am | Music
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Downtown Farmers Market
We’re thrilled to announce that the Downtown Farmers Market at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza!
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market | Free
The New Westminster Homelessness Coalition Society Charity Dinner and Auction
Please join us for our annual fundraiser dinner. The theme this year is “The Future of Homelessness.”
New Westminster | The Columbia Theatre | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
KPU-Science World Speaker Series: What Can Artists and Filmmakers Teach Us About Scientific Visualization?
Come early for a free drop-in workshop to create your own artistic and scientific visualizations before the talk begins.
Vancouver | Science World | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free
3rd Annual Festival of Fantasy: Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo (Performing Arts)
Vancouver | Tom Lee Music Hall | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Major Motion Picture
A Firehall Arts Centre Presentation Out Innerspace Dance Theatre
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Des Larson
Des Larson is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Comox, British Columbia.
Richmond | Lulu's Lounge, River Rock Casino Resort | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
October 14, 2016
FriTaste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
3rd Annual Festival of Fantasy: Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo (Performing Arts)
Vancouver | Tom Lee Music Hall | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Be Their Difference by BHN Indian Children's Development Society
Eat, dance, laugh, enjoy great music, and of course help raise some money for a good cause!
Vancouver | Heritage Hall | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
夕阳无限好 人间重晚情 Happy Dancing Seniors
Vancouver Seniors Singing Club Association
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Music
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Friday Night Live
Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy
Vancouver Chopin Society: Ewa Poblocka
Known in musical circles as the first lady of the piano in Poland, Ewa Poblocka performs in Vancouver.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Major Motion Picture
A Firehall Arts Centre Presentation Out Innerspace Dance Theatre
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Great White & Slaughter
Metal legends Great White and Slaughter will be rocking the house when they’ll play for one night only at the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz 8 Tour
Featuring an extended House & Mushroom Jazz set by the man himself. Plus Luke McKeehan & Krown.
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music
MK
House music legend MK aka Marc Kinchen returns to Celebrities Nightclub for a special edition of Stereotype Fridays on Friday, October 14th!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dlux Friday: See the Rapper
“See the Rapper” Party, where you and a friend could win tickets to the CHANCE THE RAPPER concert in Vancouver!
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 15, 2016
SatVancity Showdown
The Vancity Showdown will be the traditional fitness, figure, bikini, physique, and bodybuilding show of the year that will highlight the best in tier 1 regional level athletes.
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports
Canadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme Ski & Board Swap. Vancouver Winter Extreme New & Used Equipment Sale
Come out and support Canadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme New & Used Equipment sale!
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Sports
Burnaby Artisan Farmers' Market
We have great farmers, both conventional and Organic with a great selection of prepared food vendors and local crafters.
Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Farmers’ Market: Trout Lake
Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.
Vancouver | Trout Lake | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Tri-Cities VolunteerFest 2016 by Community Volunteer Connections
Recruit volunteers and tell the community what you do at the biggest annual volunteer festival in the Tri-Cities!
Coquitlam | Coquitlam Centre | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Guided Nature Walks. Bear Creek Park
Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!
Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free
Lonsdale Artisan Farmers' Market: North Vancouver
We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.
North Vancouver | The East Plaza of Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
The Great Pumpkin Patch
Lynn Valley Parent Participation Preschool (LVPPP) invites you to join them for "The Great Pumpkin Patch"!
North Vancouver | beside Lynn Valley Elementary | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Kids
Mini Community BioBlitz
Meet fellow outdoor enthusiasts and citizen scientists and enjoy a day celebrating nature and biodiversity.
Vancouver | Outside TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Farm Gate Sale
Jjoin us at Loutet Farm every Saturday to support our social enterprise, pick up your farm-fresh produce from our neighbourhood farmers, and meet your neighbours!
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market
Pumpkin Patch at Loutet Farm
This year’s fourth annual Loutet Farm pumpkin patch event is going to be better than ever!
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family
Lynn Valley Elementary Pumpkin Patch
Lynn Valley Elementary School PAC is having their annual Pumpkin Patch!
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Elementary School | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family
3rd Annual Festival of Fantasy: Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo
Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo bring you the annual four day fantasy festival of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games.
Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
加拿大麻將大賽2016 Canadian Qualifying Rounds - Oct 15
2016年加拿大西岸初赛 10月8日 - 河石剧院 选手来自河石娱乐渡假酒店和View Royal Casino
Coquitlam | The Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Westminster Savings Free Skate
Enjoy a free skate at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.
Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 12:45 am to 3:15 pm | Sports | Free
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The 2016 Big Draw Festival. Walking, Looking, Drawing: Micro Macro Perspectives
For the Big Draw event, Urban Animal Agency member Genevieve Robertson is pleased to welcome guest artist Lucie Chan, who's drawing practice engages drawers of all ages and abilities.
Vancouver | Stanley Park | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre
The Musical: Mulan
MULAN the Musical is based on a traditional Chinese story about a girl who disguises herself as a man and takes her ailing father’s place and fights in the Emperor’s army.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Musical
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:10 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm | Theatre
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Art Battle 435
After an amazing first event of the season, we can't wait to be back at the easels to face off once again! Join us downtown at Red Room Ultra Bar for an exciting night of live competitive painting!
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 7:00 pm to 11:00 am | Visual Arts
曉星歌詠團2016音樂會 - Morningstar Singers
Morningstar Singers
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:15 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Supernatural. Magic Series
A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible…
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre, Rotary Hall Studio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Quantic Live: 1000 Watts Tour With Guests
British born musician, producer and DJ performs a special live show, on tour to support his latest release "1000 Watts".
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Major Motion Picture
A Firehall Arts Centre Presentation Out Innerspace Dance Theatre
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre
Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out
Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
no static: kele fleming record release concert
October 2016 sees the release of kele fleming’s 5th full-length album, no static.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Karen Gomyo plays Berg
Violinist Karen Gomyo returns to Vancouver to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, with Karina Canellakis conducting
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
The Musical: Mulan
MULAN the Musical is based on a traditional Chinese story about a girl who disguises herself as a man and takes her ailing father’s place and fights in the Emperor’s army.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Musical
Motherload
Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Des Larson
Des Larson is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Comox, British Columbia.
Coquitlam | Unlisted Lounge of Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
MetroSonix
MetroSonix are a band whose collective talents have graced the stages and rocked dance floors internationally all over Asia, Europe, Canada, USA and Latin America.
Coquitlam | Asylum Sound Stage of Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Hyperhouse Tour ft. Anna Lunoe, Madeaux + Dombresky
Aussie house queen + DJ/Producer/Artist & Beats 1 radio host – aka Miss Anna Lunoe – returns back to Vancity for her Hyperhouse Fall Tour 2016 on Sat, October 15th at Celebrities Nightclub ft. Madeaux + Dombresky!
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Deep Down Inside Saturdays at M.I.A.
M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.
Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dubloadz [Disciple] with Bullet Bill, Konka, Tektonik at SUBculture Saturdays
After a fantastic show with Disciple Recordings main man Barely Alive - We are proud to present the Vancouver debut of fellow record label mate and power house bass music producer...
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 11:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 16, 2016
SunCanadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme Ski & Board Swap. Vancouver Winter Extreme New & Used Equipment Sale
Come out and support Canadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme New & Used Equipment sale!
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Sports
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market
We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location.
West Vancouver | Between 15th & 16th Street | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
The Brock House Wedding Show
Planning a wedding is a big undertaking. On Sunday, let DreamGroup Productions make it easier and more enjoyable by introducing you to some of Vancouver's most sought-after wedding service providers - and some newly discovered gems.
Vancouver | Brock House Restaurant | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Show
Sutherland Family of Schools - Haunted Harvest Fair
This community event will include fun for all ages! The event features two haunted houses (one tailored to older kids, one to the younger kids), bouncy castles, face painting, live music, delicious treats and a craft fair.
North Vancouver | Sutherland High School | Family | Free
3rd Annual Festival of Fantasy: Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo
Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo bring you the annual four day fantasy festival of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games.
Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
加拿大麻將大賽2016 Canadian Qualifying Rounds - Oct 15
2016年加拿大西岸初赛 10月8日 - 河石剧院 选手来自河石娱乐渡假酒店和View Royal Casino
Coquitlam | The Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:20 pm | Theatre
Screening Nardoon ("كمدى "ناردون) in North Vancouver by Vancouver Iranian Film Society
The best of Iranian Cinema. In Farsi with English subtitles.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Film
Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:10 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm | Theatre
Aidan Miller
Aidan Miller is a graduate of the Fine Arts program at York University in Toronto, majoring in jazz piano and free improvisation.
Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music
Screening "I" ("نمايش فيلم تحسين شده "من) in North Vancouver by Vancouver Iranian Film Society
The best of Iranian Cinema. In Farsi with English subtitles.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Film
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
A Tribute to Elvis in Concert
Paquette Productions is proud to present the most anticipated Elvis event of the year, “A Tribute to Elvis in Concert" featuring two of the worlds most coveted Elvis Tribute Artists known today sharing the stage together for the first time in BC
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
推广Wiser球运动慈善综艺晚会 Fundraiser for Promoting Wiser Sport in Canada 奉上爱心 关注长者 Love & Care for Seniors
Vancouver Seniors Singing Club Association
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Music
Community Screening - Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
Join us on World Food Day for a free community screening Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story.
Vancouver | Science World | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free
Supernatural. Magic Series
A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible…
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre, Rotary Hall Studio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Luwyna Music and Me 音樂與我演唱會
Luwyna Music and Me 音樂與我演唱會 特別嘉賓 Special Guests: 盧業瑂 Brenda Lo，Lucy Chan & James Ng
Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
October 17, 2016
Mon2016 Creative City Summit
Welcome local and national delegates to Surrey for the 2016 Creative City Summit
Surrey | Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
Opening the Door by Samsara Marriott - Youth Program Specialist
Opening the Door is a unique networking event for students in Grades 10–12 who are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
Vancouver | Science World | 12:45 am to 3:00 pm | Lecture | Free
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Kanye West: Saint Pablo Tour
Kanye West – the 22-time Grammy Award winning, visionary multi-disciplinary artist who has sold over 30 Million albums worldwide and has twice been named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
A Tribute to Elvis in Concert
Paquette Productions is proud to present the most anticipated Elvis event of the year, “A Tribute to Elvis in Concert" featuring two of the worlds most coveted Elvis Tribute Artists known today sharing the stage together for the first time in BC
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists
One of the authors at this anticipated event will win the richest literary prize in Canada on November 7.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Karen Gomyo plays Berg
Violinist Karen Gomyo returns to Vancouver to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, with Karina Canellakis conducting
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
October 18, 2016
Tue2016 Creative City Summit
Welcome local and national delegates to Surrey for the 2016 Creative City Summit
Surrey | Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
The Vancouver Writers Fest. City Dwellers:First Nations and the Urban Experience
Lisa Charleyboy loved two things when she was growing up: fashion and books.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. The Hidden Life of Trees
A walk in the woods will never be the same once you have heard Peter Wohlleben,author of The Hidden Life of Trees.The professional forester from Germany has already sold millions of books in Europe, sharing revelatory information about our forests.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Performing Arts
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Illustrated Imaginations
Faith Erin Hicks worked in the animation industry for several years before altering the path of her career to write and draw comics full time in 2008.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Performing Arts
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Creatures, Kids and Community
Settle in for storytime spanning fantasy, whimsy and legend. In Alice Kuipers’ book, twins Violet and Victor work together, sometimes grudgingly, to write an extraordinary tale starring an evil witch on the loose in a fairytale kingdom.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Festival
Gordon Food Service TradeShows - Trade only
Come out and explore industry trends, discover new products, network with other foodservice operators and learn time saving techniques that you can put to work right away.
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Show
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Nowhere to Grow But Up
We all have to grow up, but it’s not often easy. Four authors present their views on the challenges teens face.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Paving the Way
It’s never too soon for children to learn that they have the power to make a difference. Nor is it ever too soon for them to discover their capacity for resilience.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Worlds Upside Down
We learn by example how to be good members of society, but what happens when those setting the example fall down on the job?
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Kwantlen St. Farmers Market
The Kwantlen St. Farmers Market offers all the goodness of a farmers market, with live entertainment, kids workshops, artisan foods and crafts, food trucks and chef demos using the freshest local produce.
Richmond | Kwantlen St. Farmers Market, Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Market | Free
The Vancouver Writers Fest. An Intimate Evening with Emma Donoghue
Irish-born Canadian Emma Donoghue became a household name internationally with the publication of her seventh novel, Room.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Searching for the Source
Happy people to whom nothing happens are generally not the focus for novelists. Meet three authors whose characters grapple with abandonment, secret pasts, loneliness, shameful national history and reconciliation.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Remembering Ellen Seligman
Even in Ellen Seligman’s final weeks before her death in March, she was editing the novels of Michael Helm and Steven Price.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. The Return: Hisham Matar in Conversation with Bill Richardson
Hisham Matar burst onto the international literary scene with his first novel In the Country of Men.
Vancouver | Improv Centre | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
Garden Light Festival at Bear Creek Park
Join us for the 5th annual Light Festival at Bear Creek Park Garden
Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
首屆國際多元文化藝術節慈善晚會 The First Global Multiculturalism Charity Gala. Multi-culture Night
首屆國際多元文化藝術節慈善晚會
Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
A Tribute to Elvis in Concert
Paquette Productions is proud to present the most anticipated Elvis event of the year, “A Tribute to Elvis in Concert" featuring two of the worlds most coveted Elvis Tribute Artists known today sharing the stage together for the first time in BC
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: Reel Rock 11
The REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to audiences around the world.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Grand Openings: The Alma Lee Opening Night Event
It’s a comment on the state of writing in this country that half of the featured authors in Grand Openings have chosen Canada as home.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Friends of Chamber Music: Israeli Chamber Project
The Friends of Chamber Music are thrilled to present a first visit by the Israeli Chamber Project, with an exciting and varied programme.
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Dystopian Dreams
There seems to be no end to the variations of worlds-gone-wrong that we can dream up.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. The Lights of Pointe-Noire: Alain Mabanckou in conversation with Eleanor Wachtel
CBC Radio interviewer Eleanor Wachtel is famous for bringing some of the world’s most talented and thought-provoking authors to our attention.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Lit Up (1): David Denby in conversation with Stephen Quinn
In a world where texting and tweeting hold sway, can screen-obsessed teens be turned on to serious reading? What are the ingredients for building a lifelong love of reading?
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Shakespeare and Cervantes: Reimagining the Masters
This year is the joint 400th anniversary of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, yet their work transcends centuries.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
October 19, 2016
Wed2016 Creative City Summit
Welcome local and national delegates to Surrey for the 2016 Creative City Summit
Surrey | Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Word!
Prepare for the best kind of Festival experience: a room buzzing with artist-generated energy and inspired young minds.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Dispatches from the Danger Zone
Despite the daily headlines, wars raging around the world can seem unreal and irrelevant to our lives. Two authors who’ve seen the fighting and its aftermath up close help us understand how those conflicts matter to us all.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Theatre
Farm Gate Sale
In need of mid-week fresh veggies?
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Wit Craft
Four funny women highlight how some of life’s challenging moments are better with laughter.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: An Intimate Evening with Guy Gavriel Kay
For lovers of fantasy fiction, the name Guy Gavriel Kay is synonymous with excellence. Kay’s writing is celebrated internationally and translated into more than 25 languages.
Vancouver | The Revue Stage, Granville Island | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
A Tribute to Elvis in Concert
Paquette Productions is proud to present the most anticipated Elvis event of the year, “A Tribute to Elvis in Concert" featuring two of the worlds most coveted Elvis Tribute Artists known today sharing the stage together for the first time in BC
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vancouver Recital Society: Danish String Quartet
The much anticipated return of the Danish String Quartet to Vancouver after a sold-out performance in 2014
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Modern Day Bards
Who says Shakespeare’s dead? It may the 400th anniversary of his physical death, but his staggering body of work still inspires young artists today.
Vancouver | Café Deux Soleils | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
I Care What You Think
A performance that invites the audience to be part of an experience, exploring how the perfect dance has nothing to do with an unattainable ideal but exists in the spaces between, around and within us all.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music
Take 5
Over 80 minute it’s an emotional classic carney ride through and around 5 eclectic, emphatic, funny plays.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Margo Price
East Nashville breakout Margo Price has confirmed a Fall headline tour in support of her debut LP ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter,’ out now on Third Man Records.
Vancouver | Imperial | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The State of the Union
Voters in the USA are on the cusp of a momentous election that has the world watching.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Tomboy Survival Guide
Tomboy Survival Guide is a collaboration between Ivan Coyote and three fast friends who, through story, music, lyrics, memories and photographs, have created a show that’s part anthem and part instructions for dismantling the gender stories we tell.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. The Natural Way of Things: Charlotte Wood in conversation with Aislinn Hunter
They don't have a “hottest book of the year” award in Australia (yet) but if they did this year it would go to Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: This Really Happened: Coming of Age
The live storytelling series, This Really Happened, is back in Vancouver to present stories on that uncomfortable, fraught and oh-so-universal theme: coming of age.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
Bingo For Life by Celebrities
Presented by Celebrities & Vancouver Friends For Life Society
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy
The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
Aidan Miller
Aidan Miller is a graduate of the Fine Arts program at York University in Toronto, majoring in jazz piano and free improvisation.
Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
October 20, 2016
ThuTaste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Live and Learn
Children like stories to be served with a good helping of humour and a dollop of self-recognition. What kid can’t see themselves in Gordon Korman’s latest romp Slacker?
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Mythical Modern Worlds
“Characters’ lives do not end just because a book does,” says C.C. Humphreys. Today, he and Erin Bow share the sequels to their wildly popular books.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Great British Columbia ShakeOut Earthquake Drill
On the third Thursday of October, thousands of British Columbians will "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" in The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, the largest earthquake drill in BC history!
Vancouver | Metro Vancouver Regional District | 10:20 am to 0:00 am | Active Life / Health
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Tomboy Survival Guide
Tomboy Survival Guide is a collaboration between Ivan Coyote and three fast friends who, through story, music, lyrics, memories and photographs...
Vancouver | Performance Works | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Into the Future with Erin Bow
Erin Bow is a physicist turned poet turned children’s novelist, and author of the dystopic The Scorpion Rules, awarded the 2016 CLA Book of the Year for Young Adults.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Read It Again, Please!
Kids often get attached to their favourite storybooks, asking for them to be read over and over again. Today, add three new titles to that list, with the unquantifiable benefit of hearing from the authors themselves.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Festival
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Downtown Farmers Market
We’re thrilled to announce that the Downtown Farmers Market at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza!
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market | Free
Spacekraft 1st Anniversary Celebration
Spacekraft is turning one! Come celebrate a year of successes, learnings and failures.
Burnaby | Spacekraft Coworking | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free
The Vancouver Writers Fest: New Face of Fiction
Since its inception 20 years ago, the New Face of Fiction program has brought sensational first-time fiction authors to Canadians.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
RMH BC: A Night to Dream Gala
An elegant evening in support of keeping families together when they need it most.
Vancouver | The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Piano Concert to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Polish-German Neighbourship Treaty
Celebrating the Polish-German Neighbourship Treaty with award winning concert pianist Krystyna Tucka.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Music | Free
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: Reel Rock 11
The REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to audiences around the world.
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
Fringe Series: Sperm Wars
An Epic Act of Conception set in a Galaxy Far Far Away.
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:55 pm | Show
It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
Silly spoof of the classic Hollywood ‘old, dark, house’ thrillers
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Indie Van City Volume 14 "Empire Records Edition", Static in the Stars, Sam The Astro, Sam Lynch
Indie VanCity Volume Fourteen: Empire Records, Featuring Static in the Stars with guests Sam the Astronaut, Sam Lynch, Plus Special Guests, Thursday October 20th at Studio Records.
Vancouver | Studio Records | 8:00 pm to 12:00 am | Music
I Care What You Think
A performance that invites the audience to be part of an experience, exploring how the perfect dance has nothing to do with an unattainable ideal but exists in the spaces between, around and within us all.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Take 5
Over 80 minute it’s an emotional classic carney ride through and around 5 eclectic, emphatic, funny plays.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Chimes of Freedom
The memory of captivity is burned deep into the psyche of America, so it is no surprise that novelists continue to revisit the impact of slavery.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Embedded
The effects of the Iraq War on refugees hardly seems like material for a cartoonist, but when Sarah Glidden accompanied a reporter and a former Marine to the Middle East, it was the only way for her to express the complexities she witnessed.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The First Signs
Imagine yourself as a caveperson. It’s 25,000 years ago and your cave walls are filled with illustrations, handprints, dots, triangles and spirals. You know what it all means—but then you and your people vanish.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
October 21, 2016
Fri4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Hockey Classic
The Richmond Ravens Minor Hockey Association are proud to host the 4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Rep Hockey Classic this October, with the majority of games played at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 8:00 am to 5:30 pm | Sports
Heart-Mind 2016 - 4th Annual Conference
Taking place each year in Metro Vancouver, Canada, the Heart-Mind Conference presents thought-leaders, scientists, educational professionals, and experts in early learning and child development.
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:30 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Learning from Life
Tom Robbins once said, “People write memoirs because they lack the imagination to make things up.” But sometimes telling the truth is just as creative as fiction.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The Ark
Three authors preoccupied with humankind’s relationship to the animal world take the stage this morning.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Conceit
When André Alexis conceived his five-novel series, he was inspired by Pasolini`s film Teorema.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Startle and Illuminate
When Carol Shields died in 2003, she left behind a wealth of material on the craft of writing. She was unfailingly encouraging of other writers, sharing, “Write to the point of exhaustion, not past it.”
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Family Fracas
Families are like fudge: mostly sweet with a few nuts—or so goes the old saying. This event features four takes on families, nuts included.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Festival
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
UnBecoming, An Annotated Exhibition
Artist Elizabeth MacKenzie presents a new series of large-scale, drawing-based digital prints investigating the problematics of self-portraiture, along with two additional installations that annotate her creative process within the development of this wor
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
VSO Tiny Tots: GoldyHands & The Three Bows
It is a very musical life for Goldyhands! This treasured fairy tale shimmers with musical enchantment when “Four Seasons” of musical play engage audiences young and old
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Kids
Drive Basketball Fall Tournament 2016
Basketball Tournament
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Health & Fitness Expo Vancouver 2016
Rock ‘n’ Roll Vancouver features a two-day Health & Fitness Expo prior to the race, which all participants must visit to pick up their race packets.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Inquiry, Devices & Probes - Catalyst
Imagine a classroom where students are encouraged to ask scientific questions, to collect data in numerous ways, and to communicate their findings using modern technology.
Richmond | H.J Cambie secondary | Kids
Pro D Day Walk & Learn
Looking for a low cost and fun family activity on the next Pro D day?
North Vancouver | Capilano Salmon Hatchery | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family
VSO Tiny Tots: GoldyHands & The Three Bows
It is a very musical life for Goldyhands! This treasured fairy tale shimmers with musical enchantment when “Four Seasons” of musical play engage audiences young and old
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | Kids
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Grand and Monumental
Peter Behrens’ novel is also a historical epic, ranging from golden Edwardian summers to London under Zeppelin attack, Ireland fighting for independence and pre-war Germany.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. In-Between Days: Teva Harrison in Conversation with Shaena Lambert
Writer and graphic artist Teva Harrison was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer at the age of 37. She started to draw comics as one way to fight back against the disease, and find the humour and absurdity in it.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Sibling Strongholds
What is the connection that joins people far more strongly than genes or bloodlines can explain? Four contemporary works explore the depths of familial love.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Festival
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Pre-Festival Events: Realms of Refuge Drop In
WELCOME to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | Interurban Gallery | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
5th Annual Evening of Inspiration Gala
This year's Evening of Inspiration Gala theme, hosted by Access Youth Outreach Services, is Youth Around the World.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
The Vancouver Writers Fest. The Underground Railroad: Colson Whitehead in Conversation with John Freeman
Pulitzer Prize finalist, author of seven novels, recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship or “Genius Grant,” Colson Whitehead is a writer with epic and quirky ideas.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Griffin Laureate 2016: Liz Howard in Conversation with Aislinn Hunter
At the age of 30, Liz Howard is the youngest poet, and the first with a debut collection, to win the $65,000 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Festival
Halloween Activities. Halloween Family Dance
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween.
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Westminster Savings Free Swim
Enjoy a free swim at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.
Coquitlam | City Centre Aquatic Complex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports
Stormzy
Get in the know with UK grime MC Stormzy, bringing his influential sounds to VENUE on Friday, October 21st for an early show!
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Friday Night Live
Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy
The Lonely - A Tribute To Roy Orbison
And, long may the music live! THE LONELY delivers a sensitive and dynamic tribute to the one and only Roy Orbison.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Grosvenor Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Class-of-59
Get redy to rockwith Byddy Holly, Elvis, Bill Haley, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cook, The Everly Brothers, and the Big Bopper!
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: Reel Rock 11
The REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to audiences around the world.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
Fringe Series: Sperm Wars
An Epic Act of Conception set in a Galaxy Far Far Away.
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:55 pm | Show
It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
Silly spoof of the classic Hollywood ‘old, dark, house’ thrillers
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Tom Odell with guest
Thomas Peter Odell is an English singer-songwriter. He released his debut extended play, Songs from Another Love, in 2012 and won the BRITs Critics' Choice Award in early 2013
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro
Martin Harley is a supremely talented roots and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter with an expanding global reputation.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Vancouver Chamber Choir: Music of the Americas. Western Hemispherics
Vancouver Chamber Choir and Jon Washburn. Musically, the borders of the Americas are open.
Vancouver | Ryerson United Church | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Music
I Care What You Think
A performance that invites the audience to be part of an experience, exploring how the perfect dance has nothing to do with an unattainable ideal but exists in the spaces between, around and within us all.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Take 5
Over 80 minute it’s an emotional classic carney ride through and around 5 eclectic, emphatic, funny plays.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
John Cleese & Eric Idle
In Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time, Cleese and Idle will blend scripted and improvised bits with storytelling, musical numbers, exclusive footage and aquatic juggling to create a unique comedic experience with every performance.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Starting Points
Joan Crate began her novel with a character from her other writing who would have gone to a residential school, so she followed that thread to write Black Apple.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Out of Place
Though some fiction can take place in a nameless “anywhere,” some stories are so tied to the place in which they run their course that the place itself becomes a character.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Festival
Aidan Miller
Aidan Miller is a graduate of the Fine Arts program at York University in Toronto, majoring in jazz piano and free improvisation.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Apollo's Crush
Named after the god of music and poetry, Apollo’s Crush is a party band that makes everyone want to get up and dance!
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Jason Ross
Jason Ross is one of dance music’s great young talents, recently highlighted by Above & Beyond as their breakthrough artist of the year
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dlux Friday: with DJ KeeSH
DLUX n CHILL with DJ KeeSH from Winnipeg!
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dlux Friday: SchoolBoy Q Pre Party
LCU Nightlife & New Era Promotions presents… SchoolBoy Q Concert Party where you and a friend could win tickets to the Schoolboy Q concert.
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 22, 2016
Sat4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Hockey Classic
The Richmond Ravens Minor Hockey Association are proud to host the 4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Rep Hockey Classic this October, with the majority of games played at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 8:00 am to 5:30 pm | Sports
Heart-Mind 2016 - 4th Annual Conference
Taking place each year in Metro Vancouver, Canada, the Heart-Mind Conference presents thought-leaders, scientists, educational professionals, and experts in early learning and child development.
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:30 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Burnaby Artisan Farmers' Market
We have great farmers, both conventional and Organic with a great selection of prepared food vendors and local crafters.
Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
MEC North Vancouver Race FIVE: 5K/10K Trail Run 2016
Race Five, The Haunted Headwaters is the best way to get ready for Halloween this year! Dress up in your favourite (or silliest) costume and hit the trails with either a 5K or 10K race.
North Vancouver | Lynn Headwaters | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Active Life / Health
Darwin Wiggett & Samantha Chrysanthou present The Visionary Photographer
Abbotsford Photo Arts Club. A full day Seminar on photographic creativity and artistic discovery
Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 9:00 am to 5:30 pm | Lecture
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Farmers’ Market: Trout Lake
Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.
Vancouver | Trout Lake | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Full Indie Summit 2016
Full Indie Summit at the Vancouver Playhouse, features presentations and panels of interest to game developers
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:30 am to 10:00 pm | Business / Finance
Guided Nature Walks. Green Timbers Park
Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!
Surrey | Green Timbers Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free
Lonsdale Artisan Farmers' Market: North Vancouver
We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.
North Vancouver | The East Plaza of Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts
VSO Tiny Tots: GoldyHands & The Three Bows
It is a very musical life for Goldyhands! This treasured fairy tale shimmers with musical enchantment when “Four Seasons” of musical play engage audiences young and old
New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Kids
Commercial Drive Complete Streets Open House
Learn about the project and tell us how we can improve all modes of transportation on The Drive for people of all ages and abilities.
Vancouver | Wise Hall | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Natural Physique and Athletics Association BC Championships
Novice, Open and Masters Championships 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Kits House Autumn Fair
Everyone Welcome! Activities include: pancake breakfast, local musicians & arts, pumpkin patch, farmers market & costume contest!
Vancouver | Kits House | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Fair
Drive Basketball Fall Tournament 2016
Basketball Tournament
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports
Fibre Arts Market
Check out Semiahmoo Arts' Fibre Art Market, featuring artisans from various fibre arts disciplines.
Surrey | South Surrey Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Health & Fitness Expo Vancouver 2016
Rock ‘n’ Roll Vancouver features a two-day Health & Fitness Expo prior to the race, which all participants must visit to pick up their race packets.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Farm Gate Sale
Jjoin us at Loutet Farm every Saturday to support our social enterprise, pick up your farm-fresh produce from our neighbourhood farmers, and meet your neighbours!
North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market
Bird Walk
Take a guided tour through VanDusen and learn about the native bird species that make their home in the garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Writer as Citizen
As cliché has it, the writer toils alone in a garret for years, to emerge blinking in the sunlight, finding the world has moved on. But there are writers for whom engagement with the world is a responsibility.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Melding Worlds
“Canada is hungry for stories from and about its first peoples,” says Katherena Vermette. Her novel focuses on the residents of Winnipeg’s tough North End, where the Métis-Mennonite writer lives.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Aftershocks
“The most important part of war happens on the inside of people,” says Kevin Patterson.He served as a Canadian military medical officer for nine years, including time in Afghanistan, and his debut novel tackles how war affects everyone involved.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Yann Martel Encore
In novel after novel, international bestselling author Yann Martel has refused to shy away from the big issues, the big subjects...
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Blue and Red Make Purple: A Concert with Jennifer Gasoi
Bring your kids to Granville Island to come see Children's Album of the Year, Grammy Winner, Jennifer Gasoi! You and your little ones will be bouncing in your seats.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Kids
Art on the Spot. Famous Artist: Robert Rauschenberg
Coinciding with his birthday Robert Rauschenberg look-alike leads participants of all ages in an art project inspired by artwork of the artist.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Performing Arts | Free
Releaf Tree Planting
Help grow Surrey's urban forest by planting shrubs and trees in Surrey parks and along boulevards. We'll provide the plants, shovels, and instruction - you just have to bring your love for beautifying our City and enhancing the trees in Surrey!
Surrey | Royal Kwantlen Park | 11:00 am to 1:30 pm | Nature / Animals
Darts Hill Garden Openings
Come visit Darts Hill Garden Park on this final public opening of the year – the garden will be at its peak of stunning fall colour.
Surrey | Darts Hill Garden Park | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals
VSO Tiny Tots: GoldyHands & The Three Bows
It is a very musical life for Goldyhands! This treasured fairy tale shimmers with musical enchantment when “Four Seasons” of musical play engage audiences young and old
New Westminster | Anvil Centre Theatre | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | Kids
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
Warm Feet, Full Stomachs: Youth Sandwich Making Day
The Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House Youth Action Committee will be making 250 sandwiches to be delivered to the RainCity Housing Triage Shelter.
Vancouver | Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Halloween Activities. Halloween Skate
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!
Surrey | North Surrey Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family
Spooktacular Newton
Boo! Spooktacular Newton is back for another chilling day!
Surrey | The Offices | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Kids | Free
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
Vancouver Educational Afternoon
This is your Vancouver Educational Afternoon. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kristine Chapman, Dr. Gillian Gibson, and Dr. Kristin Jack will be presenting GBS, CIDP and Variants, and Research.
Richmond | Richmond City Centre Community Association | 12:30 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
2016 Laneway House Tour
Come explore how living on the lane can work for heritage! The 2016 Laneway House Tour gets inside 6 examples of laneway homes built behind existng residences.
Vancouver | The Vancouver Heritage Foundation | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Business / Finance
Mobilizing the Arts for Community Connection and Change
This one-day summit will explore art as a catalyst for sparking community imagination around belonging, trust, and social resiliency in urban centres.
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Pre-Festival Events: Realms of Refuge Drop In
WELCOME to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | Interurban Gallery, | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Festival
Surrey Museum Focus Group Session
Parents of children aged 4 to 10 years old are invited to spend time with our facilitators to help us shape a vision for the Surrey Museum. We want a family friendly, engaging destination and your advice will help us do that.
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 1:30 pm to 3:05 pm | Family | Free
Guided Nature Walks. Green Timbers Park
Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!
Surrey | Green Timbers Park | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:20 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Writing Life
Joy Kogawa casts her view beyond the events of her own life toward catastrophes like the bombing of Nagasaki and the massacre by the Japanese imperial army at Nanking, and takes on some essential questions about the world along the way.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Delicious Suspense
Take comfort in the fact that you’ll be exiting the theatre in daylight, not darkness.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Don't Fence Me In
If an author finds success in one genre, readers often wonder if he or she can move outside its bonds and be successful in another. This afternoon three authors show us how it’s done.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Festival
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy
It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
Silly spoof of the classic Hollywood ‘old, dark, house’ thrillers
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Pre-Festival Events: Sneak Preview: Mozart’s Lost Operas Come To Carne
Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | Carnegie Theatre | 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Festival
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre
Halloween Activities. Halloween Howl Pool Parties
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Come practice your tricks and treats with us and have a good time in the pool!
Surrey | Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Freeman's Family
John Freeman first came to the Festival a few years ago as the author of a book of interviews with literary figures. He made such an impression in every event that we have invited him back every year since.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: Love Through All Ages
Winner of the Governor General’s award for The Law of Dreams, Peter Behrens’ new novel, Carry Me, glues together Billy and Karin in a complex, passionate and long-lasting love affair that ranges from the Isle of Wight to Frankfurt, Berlin and New Mexico.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The Interviews
The Globe and Mail’s Marsha Lederman has a knack for getting to the stories behind the books. Today she talks with Scotiabank Giller Prize winner David Bergen about his novel, Stranger.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Festival
Raptor Rendez-vous
OWL is having its very first Gala Fundraiser! Join us on Saturday, October 22nd at the Quilchena Golf & Country Club in Richmond for an evening of music and fun with bird of prey lovers!
Richmond | Quilchena Golf and Country Club | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Wild Things
Follow a trail of jack-o'-lanterns and meet the creatures that make Halloween fun and a little bit scary!
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Nature / Animals
Beerlesque VI
An Adult Carnival for the Senses! Welcome back to Beerlesque VI, an annual fundraising event for Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Society and the sexiest celebration of Vancouver’s craft beer industry.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Beatles Revue "The Fab Fourever"
Beatles Revue - Crescent Beach
Surrey | Crescent Beach Legion | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Paranormal Evening at the Cannery
Join us for an after-hours presentation by Northern Paranormal Investigations, from 7pm to 9pm in the Cannery's Boiler House Theatre, and learn what was uncovered by their paranormal investigations at the Cannery.
Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
Class of ‘59
Class of ‘59 features the early years of Rock’n’Roll… Imagine the band with Buddy Holly on guitar … Jerry Lee Lewis on piano… The Big Bopper on string bass… plus special guests… Young Elvis…
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
ScHoolboy Q Blank Face Tour
Timbre Concerts Presents ScHoolboy Q Blank Face Tour With Guest Joey Badass
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Supernatural. Magic Series
A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible…
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre, Rotary Hall Studio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
Silly spoof of the classic Hollywood ‘old, dark, house’ thrillers
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The Poetry Bash
Vancouver's Poet Laureate Rachel Rose has brought together a stellar lineup of poets tonight. From Seattle by way of New York, Roberto Ascalon is known for his spoken word performances.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. A Disappearance in Damascus: Deborah Campbell in Conversation with Alison Broddle
In 2007, award-winning Canadian journalist Deborah Campbell travelled undercover to Damascus to report for Harper’s on the exodus of Iraqi refugees into Syria.
Vancouver | Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest. The Museum at the End of the World: John Metcalf in Conversation with Caroline Adderson
Alice Munro says John Metcalf “comes as close to the baffling, painful comedy of human experience as a writer can get.”
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The Way We Are Now
Sometimes the novelist is like an anthropologist, trying to understand the motives and implications of human behaviour that seem to have been ripped from the daily headlines.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship
A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro
Martin Harley is a supremely talented roots and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter with an expanding global reputation.
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Matthew Barber and Jill Barber
The Family Album has been years in the making…
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
I Care What You Think
A performance that invites the audience to be part of an experience, exploring how the perfect dance has nothing to do with an unattainable ideal but exists in the spaces between, around and within us all.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Take 5
Over 80 minute it’s an emotional classic carney ride through and around 5 eclectic, emphatic, funny plays.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Laughs From the Past
See celebrity impersonators in hilarious sketches
Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Gsbc Presents Disco Dandiya
Gsbc Presents Disco Dandiya
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
John Cleese & Eric Idle
In Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time, Cleese and Idle will blend scripted and improvised bits with storytelling, musical numbers, exclusive footage and aquatic juggling to create a unique comedic experience with every performance.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
VSO Masterworks: The Heart’s Jewel - Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Masterworks series presents: The Heart's Jewel, violinist Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn at the Orpheum
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
Own Saturdays 2 Year Anniversary Party At Caprice X Led
With a special performance of “Soul Good” from J Dennis. Limited edition Soulgood merchandise and give aways all night long.
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dino DiNicolo
Dino DiNicolo has been playing music all his life. He started on the electric organ and later left it behind. Those simple electronic grooves lingered, leaving a lasting impression and early fuel for the rhythmic guru.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Rod Black Band
Rod Black grew up on the classics. From Southern Rock Pioneers Lynyrd Skynyrd, to the original outlaws: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings & Mr. Johnny Cash.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Matoma
Norway's Tom Stræte Lagergren (aka Matoma) is a DJ and producer known for his dance-oriented, tropical house music.
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Deep Down Inside Saturdays at M.I.A.
M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.
Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Antiserum at SUBculture Saturdays
Antiserum... You've heard his tracks in every BIG, local Bass music DJ Set list. Do some research on his Soundcloud to get familair! We are hyped to finally have this heavyweight producer join us! Make some NOISE...
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 11:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 23, 2016
Sun4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Hockey Classic
The Richmond Ravens Minor Hockey Association are proud to host the 4th Annual Pacific Coast Female Rep Hockey Classic this October, with the majority of games played at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 8:00 am to 5:30 pm | Sports
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Southsiders Appreciation Party
Join us for the end of year party!
Vancouver | The Belmont Bar | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Food / Wine
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market
We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location.
West Vancouver | Between 15th & 16th Street | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
Drive Basketball Fall Tournament 2016
Basketball Tournament
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports
Fibre Arts Market
Check out Semiahmoo Arts' Fibre Art Market, featuring artisans from various fibre arts disciplines.
Surrey | South Surrey Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
UBCEA October Captain's Draft
Welcome to the Captain's Draft! By signing up you are placed into a pool of players. Captains will be elected and will take turns picking players for their teams until all teams are filled.
Richmond | WangYu Cyber Cafe | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Odes: Sharon Olds in Conversation with Eleanor Wachtel
Sharon Olds’ book of poetry Stag's Leap was one of 2012’s sensations. It won the Pulitzer Prize and the T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Festival
The Vancouver Writers Fest: New Shoots
Over 30 years ago, the Vancouver School Board and UBC’s Creative Writing Program joined together to foster creative writing in the city’s public schools—thus, New Shoots was born.
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Festival
Salmon Come Home
Join the City of Coquitlam and the Hoy/Scott Creek Watershed Society to welcome the salmon home on October 23, 2016.
Coquitlam | The Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The Sunday Brunch
The Sunday Brunch is a hallmark of the Festival, one of the first events to sell out, and for very good reason: mimosas, croissants and coffee, not to mention readings by six fine authors whose work you may or may not have encountered
Vancouver | Performance Works | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Festival
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show
A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.
Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Morning AFTER (Hip-Hop Brunch Party)
2000’s Throwback Party - Dress up as your favorite Old School HipHop Artist!
Vancouver | The Opus Hotel / La Pentola Resto | 12:30 am to 6:30 pm | Dance
Family Sunday: Animal Prints
What is your favourite story featuring an animal or mythical beast?
Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Halloween Activities. Halloween Skate
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!
Surrey | Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Family
The Vancouver Writers Fest. Emerge. The Writer's Studio's Class of 2016
Join us as we launch emerge 16 with refreshments and lively "egg-timer" student readings of exactly three minutes each. Yes, we will time them.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 1:30 pm to 3:20 pm | Festival
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:25 pm | Theatre
VSO Masterworks: The Heart’s Jewel - Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Masterworks series presents: The Heart's Jewel, violinist Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn at the Orpheum
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:10 pm | Music
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Take 5
Over 80 minute it’s an emotional classic carney ride through and around 5 eclectic, emphatic, funny plays.
Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 3:00 pm to 4:25 pm | Theatre
The Vancouver Writers Fest: The Afternoon Tea
For those who enjoy a little indulgence on the weekend, this is the event for you. Sleep in, go for an autumnal stroll, then make your way down to Granville Island for freshly baked treats and authors galore.
Vancouver | Performance Works | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Festival
Halloween Activities. Halloween Howl Pool Parties
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Come practice your tricks and treats with us and have a good time in the pool!
Surrey | Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Aidan Miller
Aidan Miller is a graduate of the Fine Arts program at York University in Toronto, majoring in jazz piano and free improvisation.
Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music
Wild Things
Follow a trail of jack-o'-lanterns and meet the creatures that make Halloween fun and a little bit scary!
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Nature / Animals
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Demilich, Hooded Menace, Vastum, Temple of Abandonment
Death metal sultans Demilich release the gates to hell on Sunday, October 23rd at the Red Room Ultra Bar.
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 7:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Sounds of Asia
Featuring Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble and the Vancouver Oriental Philharmonic Choir in the intimate Annex.
Vancouver | The Orpheum Annex | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
The Imperial: Bad Suns With Guests Coin
Rock band from Southern California, on tour to support their latest release “Disappear Here”
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents Hidden - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Eric Moo and Samuel Tai
World Vision Canada proudly presents this year’s highly anticipated iconic concert series featuring Asia’s Power Duo - Eric Moo and Samuel Tai
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:50 pm | Music
October 24, 2016
MonTaste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
M83 with guests Tennyson
M83 are a French electronic music band led by Anthony Gonzalez and currently based in Los Angeles.
Vancouver | PNE Forum | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
VSO Masterworks: The Heart’s Jewel - Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Masterworks series presents: The Heart's Jewel, violinist Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn at the Orpheum
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music
Pet Shop Boys: The Super Tour
Pet Shop Boys (Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe) are the most successful duo in UK music history. Since signing to Parlophone Records in 1985, they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles in the UK including 22 Top 10 hits and four number ones.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
October 25, 2016
TueTaste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Pre-Festival Events: Cedar Tree Ceremony
WELCOME to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | Oppenheimer Park | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Festival
Spinning Fundamentals Start
Learn multiple ways to turn for Salsa, Bachata & more! Plus important technique is broken down so you can become a more proficient spinner.
Burnaby | World Dance Co. | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance | Free
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Join families from the neighborhood for a night of wild’n wacky pumpkin carving!
Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Kids
Jazz Jam
Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session!
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free
Supper Club at Tamam
The Indian Summer Arts Society curates exciting Supper Clubs four times per year. Open to everyone, these gatherings are a great way to connect (or reconnect) with a thriving artistic community.
Vancouver | Tamam | 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm | Food / Wine
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
West Van Youth Band 2016: Through Time and Space
Featuring the West Van Youth Concert and Symphonic Band and String musicians in costume.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe
A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
VSO: A Trio of Trios
The extraordinary musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra step off the Orpheum stage and into the intimate surrounding of West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Theatre, in a very special presentation of Chamber Music
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:10 pm | Music
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Turning Point Ensemble Society: EMC+
The Génération2016 program by Ensemble Contemporain De Montreal consists of four premieres by prizewinning ‘emerging’ Canadian composers
Vancouver | The Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Stranger Tuesdays #CelebsTues Halloween
Presented by Blueprint Events & Celebrities Nightclub w/ DJ’s Darylo, Grayson Repp & JP Valdes
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 26, 2016
WedLCPN Business Networking Breakfast October 2016
Latincouver organizes monthly breakfast event, where our business members & entrepreneurs can meet, share & grow together
Vancouver | La Terrazza Restaurant and Lounge | 7:30 am to 9:30 am | Business / Finance
Taste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Contemporary Art Bus Tour: North Shore
Hop on the bus, meet new friends, and get a tour of three North Shore galleries! No need for an art degree to get on board this bus—just a curiosity for learning about contemporary art and meeting some fellow adventurers along the way!
Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Visual Arts
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 11:00 am to 9:30 pm | Festival
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Comedy
WPFAA YVR Information Session
Would you like more information about how the WestJet PFAA can create a better work/life balance for you?
Richmond | Strata Plan EPS2420 | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Lecture
Housing Forum & Dinner
An intergenerational and intercultural dinner and community dialogue session that will bring together groups of all ages and backgrounds.
Vancouver | Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Food / Wine
Aidan Miller
Aidan Miller is a graduate of the Fine Arts program at York University in Toronto, majoring in jazz piano and free improvisation.
Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Norman Foote - Halloween Howl
Juno award winner Norman Foote shares the stage with singers from North Vancouver schools in full costume.
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:25 pm | Music
The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe
A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
VSO: A Trio of Trios
The extraordinary musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra step off the Orpheum stage and into the intimate state-of-the-art Pyatt Hall in the VSO School of Music to perform some of the greatest chamber music ever written
Vancouver | Pyatt Hall at the VSO School Of Music | 7:30 pm to 9:10 pm | Music
Anjelah Johnson
Anjelah Nicole Johnson also known as Anjelah Johnson-Reyes is an American actress, comedian, and former NFL cheerleader.
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:50 pm | Comedy
Ballet Rocks with Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Be captivated by dance set to legendary rock and classical music
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents Hidden - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Ages of the Moon
Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
Opeth - North American Tour
Swedish heavy metal band Opeth returns to Vancouver on their North American Tour with special guest The Sword
Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Bingo For Life by Celebrities
Presented by Celebrities & Vancouver Friends For Life Society
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Vicky Sjohall
Vicky’s first love in music is performing. She has a captivating stage presence and a powerful voice, with an energy that is pure & infectious.
Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Ok Tinder - Swipe Right Comedy
The good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene. Enjoy this show at half-price with Half Price Hilarity.
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
October 27, 2016
ThuTaste of Yaletown 2016
We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.
Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
WELCOME to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
Kasandra Flamenco Ensemble
Flamenco virtuoso Kasandra ‘La China’ leads Solo Flamenco, a showcase of flamenco in its purest traditional form – the cuadro.
Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Studio | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Dance
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Downtown Farmers Market
We’re thrilled to announce that the Downtown Farmers Market at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza!
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Plaza | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market | Free
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Burnaby Village Museum: Haunted Village
Explore the Burnaby Village Museum in the dark of night. Dress as your favourite fairy tale character and come along to join the fun.
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Halloween Activities. Free Family Pumpkin Carving Party
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Get into the Halloween spirit at this free pumpkin carving party!
Surrey | Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free
Historic Stewart Farm: Scary Movie Night
Before Walking Dead and iZombie, there was 1932’s White Zombie. Join us in the creepy farmhouse for a screening of the first ever zombie movie, including popcorn, hot chocolate and chills.
Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Film
PNE: Fright Nights
Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.
Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Danny Bhoy - Commonwealth Comedian
Danny Bhoy is a Scottish comedian who has performed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden and the United States
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Comedy
Halloween Howl in CG Brown Pool
Join us for a night of Halloween fun! Games, haunted house, candy and prizes.
Burnaby | CG Brown Pool | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Kids
The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe
A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Bitters: From Snake Oil to Artisanal Cocktails
Sip on cocktails while will explore the botanicals commonly used as bittering agents and discuss current uses in artisanal cocktails that you can try at home.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Food / Wine
MEC Discount Night for HUB Members
HUB Members Only! RSVP and join us for an exclusive and exciting MEC Club Discount Night on Thursday, October 27 from 7-9pm at MEC Vancouver to receive 10% off all regular priced items purchased that evening – including bikes and boats!
Vancouver | MEC | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports
Aboriginal Voices: an evening of poetry and prose
Join us Thursday, October 27 from 7-9pm for an evening of poetry and prose! Featuring notable writers: Joanne Arnott, Carleigh Baker, Jonina Kirton, and Larry Nicholson.
New Westminster | Douglas College | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
VSO: A Trio of Trios
The extraordinary musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra step off the Orpheum stage and into the intimate state-of-the-art Pyatt Hall in the VSO School of Music to perform some of the greatest chamber music ever written
Vancouver | Pyatt Hall at the VSO School Of Music | 7:30 pm to 9:10 pm | Music
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi
With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre
Pearl: A Multimedia Explosion of Light, Sound and Movement
Pearl is a major Broadway show evoking the life of Pearl S. Buck, the first woman to win a Pulitzer in 1932, who lived part of her life in China.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Dance
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Ages of the Moon
Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Lido: The Everything Tour
Multi-talented producer & songwriter Lido returns to Vancouver for The Everything Tour for a special all ages show at The Rio Theatre on Monday, November 7th!
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Music
Lorne Elliott: Chasing the Big Silly
See the world like never before as you laugh along with this Canadian comic legend
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Comedy
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
The Lost Operas of Mozart
City Opera Vancouver presents The Lost Operas of Mozart: music no one knows, from the best-known composer in the world.
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Opera
Des Larson
Des Larson is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Comox, British Columbia.
Richmond | Lulu's Lounge, River Rock Casino Resort | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Tigerchild, Timothy Ross, Carley Belfry, Apollo
Live Acts Canada Presents Tigerchild with Timothy Ross, Carley Belfry and Apollo, Thursday October 27th at Studio Records.
Vancouver | Studio Records | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
TheFatRat at M.I.A.
German production virtuoso TheFatRat makes his M.I.A. debut Thursday, October 27th!
Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
October 28, 2016
FriDried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale
Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase!
Vancouver | VanDusen Visitor Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 10:30 am to 11:00 pm | Festival
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Luminary Award Soirée 2016
Join us Friday, October 28th at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Last year, our community came together to raise over $370,000 to support the exceptional work of Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland.
Vancouver | The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver | 5:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Halloween Activities. Pumpkin Carving
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Create your own Jack O' Lantern - for free! Join us for a fun night of Halloween crafts and pumpkin carving.
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Show
Halloween Club Crawl 2016! Studio on Granville Street
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | Studio on Granville Street | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show
Halloween Club Crawl 2016! Blarney Stone
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | Blarney Stone | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show
Halloween Club Crawl 2016! The Pit Pub at UBC
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | The Pit Pub at UBC | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Burnaby Village Museum: Haunted Village
Explore the Burnaby Village Museum in the dark of night. Dress as your favourite fairy tale character and come along to join the fun.
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Halloween Activities. Halloween Family Dance
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween.
Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family
Bonsor's Big Boo!
Join us for some friendly frightening family fun at Bonsor!
Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family
Student Night
CPABC Richmond/South Delta Chapter is hosting our 2016 Fall Student Night event on October 28th 2016.
Richmond | Executive Hotel Airport Plaza Richmond | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
The Darkness Haunted House
Prepare to be a little bit scared at this annual tradition.
Richmond | South Arm Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Show | Free
Halloween Activities. Halloween Skate
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!
Surrey | Cloverdale Arena | 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm | Family
Haunted Halloween at Sunset Community Centre
Visit our spooky Halloween Haunted Houses and enjoy trick or treating, crafts,and other fun activities.
Vancouver | Sunset Community Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Naad Festival of Music, Dance & Film 2016
Discover a fabulous fusion of Indian and Western music and more
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Performing Arts
Exhibition: callresponse
Opening: October 28, 2016 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at grunt gallery; with performances throughout the day
Vancouver | Grunt Gallery | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe
A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Science World After Dark: Night School Nightmare
It’s time once again for our annual murder mystery adult science night.
Vancouver | Science World | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival
Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All
VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show
Friday Night Live
Lynn Valley's only improv comedy variety show is perfect for all ages.
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Community Room | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy
Danny Bhoy - Commonwealth Comedian
Danny Bhoy is a Scottish comedian who has performed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden and the United States
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
Planet Luv Masquerade Singles Halloween Party
The Belmont Presents... Planet Luv Hosted by Anthony Cece
Vancouver | The Belmont Bar | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Food / Wine
TGIFF - The Halloween Party
Trick or Treat? Scary or Sweet? What is your flavour this Halloween? Come show off your best costume at our next TGIFF: The Halloween Party at our Richmond Studio!
Richmond | Tantra Fitness Richmond | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Ballet Rocks & Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Be captivated by dance set to legendary rock and classical music
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi
With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre
Pearl: A Multimedia Explosion of Light, Sound and Movement
Pearl is a major Broadway show evoking the life of Pearl S. Buck, the first woman to win a Pulitzer in 1932, who lived part of her life in China.
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Dance
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Ages of the Moon
Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The Naked and Famous. With XYLO & The Chain Gang of 1974
LA-based electronic pop band, on tour to support their latest release “Simple Forms”
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Dwight Yoakam
Grammy Award winner Dwight Yoakam will be bringing his string of chart-topping hits to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on Friday, October 28, 2016.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Halloween Youth Skate
Skate with friends under special lighting and to the tunes of an on-site DJ.
Richmond | Minoru Arenas | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Sports
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
DanceHouse: Jessica Lang Dance
DanceHouse presents acclaimed American modern dance troupe Jessica Lang Dance in a mixed program
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Dance
The Lost Operas of Mozart
City Opera Vancouver presents The Lost Operas of Mozart: music no one knows, from the best-known composer in the world.
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Opera
Dlux Friday: Hip Hop Resurrection
LCU Nightlife and DLUX Fridays present one of the best seasonal parties in the city; Halloween Hip-Hop Resurrection
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music | Free
Dan Arnold Band
To say that Dan Arnold has an impressive resume for an artist that seemingly came out of nowhere 3 years ago would be an understatement.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Vicky Sjohall
Vicky’s first love in music is performing. She has a captivating stage presence and a powerful voice, with an energy that is pure & infectious.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Will Sparks #StereotypeFridays Halloween
Bounce king Will Sparks takes us on a trip to the upside down for this very special Halloween edition of #StereotypeFridays
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
RUN560 HALLOWEEN
TWISTED & FIVESIXTY present RUN560 HALLOWEEN
Vancouver | FiveSixty Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
October 29, 2016
SatLonsdale Artisan Farmers' Market: North Vancouver
We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.
North Vancouver | The East Plaza of Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market
Halloween carnival & ghostly graveyard
Join us for this fun, hair-raising event, and get into the spooky spirit!
Vancouver | Coal Harbour Community Centre | Kids
Halloween Carnival - West Point Grey CC
Join us for some thrills and chills at our annual Halloween Carnival!
Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
Cameron Recreation Complex: Halloween Howler
Join us for some spooky Halloween fun at Cameron Complex
Burnaby | Cameron Recreation Complex | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids | Free
Lulu Island Wastewater Halloween Open House
Come and explore the mysterious (and sometimes spooky) world of wastewater treatment.
Richmond | Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free
Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale
Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase!
Vancouver | VanDusen Visitor Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Halloween Howl
A spooktacular event including themed games, crafts, pumpkin patch, and children's entertainment. Everyone is encouraged to come in costume.
Vancouver | False Creek Community Centre | 10:30 am to 12:00 am | Kids
Halloween Carnival - Hastings Community Centre
Come and celebrate Halloween with festive arts and crafts, themed carnival games, face painting, balloon twisting, and a bouncy castle.
Vancouver | Hastings Community Centre and Templeton Park Pool | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Kids
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 11:00 am to 11:50 pm | Festival
Pumpkin Power
Come in costume to do crafts, design your own take-home Jack-o'-Lantern, and enjoy pumpkin cookies. Halloween fun at the Surrey Museum
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Kids | Free
Exhibition: callresponse
Artist: Christi Belcourt, Maria Hupfield, Ursula Johnson, Tania Willard, Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory and their guest respondents: Isaac Murdoch, Esther Neff, IV Castellanos, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Marcia Crosby, Tanya Tagaq
Vancouver | Grunt Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Art on the Spot. This is Halloween
Join us at Shadbolt Centre for this free art event!
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family | Free
Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.
Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
Halloween Activities. Heritage Family Day: Haunted Farm
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween.
Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Canada 150 Tulip Planting
Help plant 1000 tulips to celebrate our nation’s upcoming 150th birthday!
Surrey | Holland Park | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Ghouls & Goblins Skate at Bill Copeland
Join us for this spine-tingling day at the Ghouls & Goblins skate event at Bill Copeland.Halloween Howler
Burnaby | Bill Copeland Sports Centre | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Family
Bibbity Bobbity Boo & Trick/Treat Halloween - Creekside Community Recreation Centre
Get ready to have a ghoulish good time, with Halloween games, crafts, and an age-appropriate haunted house.
Vancouver | Creekside Community Recreation Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Halloween Activities. Halloween Howl Pool Parties
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Come practice your tricks and treats with us and have a good time in the pool!
Surrey | South Surrey Indoor Pool | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids
Halloween Activities. Halloween Skate
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!
Surrey | South Surrey Arena | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Family
Historical Halloween Adventure
Make a paper Halloween basket, trick or treat on Britannia's boardwalk and visit the historic houses for a non-edible treat.
Richmond | Britannia Shipyards | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids | Free
Halloween Carnival
Dress your kids up in their favourite costumes and bring them to this annual family event.
Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids
Halloween Activities. Halloween Howl Pool Parties
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Come practice your tricks and treats with us and have a good time in the pool!
Surrey | Guildford Recreation Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Kids
Guided Nature Walks. Bear Creek Park
Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!
Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi
With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Theatre
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy
Ages of the Moon
Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Halloween Activities. Halloween Howl Pool Parties
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Come practice your tricks and treats with us and have a good time in the pool!
Surrey | Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Kids
Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy
Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:25 pm | Theatre
Spooktacular Halloween Family Skate
Skate under special lighting to a mix of fun music, including some Halloween tunes!
Richmond | Minoru Arenas | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Sports
The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe
A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
Halloween Activities. Free Family Movie Matinee
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Join us for a free Halloween themed movie and treats with your family and friends.
Surrey | Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 3:00 pm to 5:20 pm | Theatre
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company Series: It Was a Dark & Stormy Night
Silly spoof of the classic Hollywood ‘old, dark, house’ thrillers
Maple Ridge | Act Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre
Halloween Activities. Halloween Howl Pool Parties
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Come practice your tricks and treats with us and have a good time in the pool!
Surrey | Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Autumn Lights Lantern Making Workshop
Make a lantern before attending the Autumn Lights Lantern Parade.
Richmond | Cambie Community Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Dan Arnold
To say that Dan Arnold has an impressive resume for an artist that seemingly came out of nowhere 3 years ago would be an understatement.
Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Halloween Howler Club Crawl 2016! Belmont on Granville
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | Belmont on Granville | 5:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Halloween Howler Club Crawl 2016! The Bourbon in Gastown
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | The Bourbon | 5:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Halloween Howler Club Crawl 2016! Blarney Stone in Gastown
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | Blarney Stone | 5:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Halloween Howler Club Crawl 2016! The Pint in Gastown
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | The Pint | 5:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Halloween Howler Club Crawl 2016! Pit Pub at UBC
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | Pit Pub | 5:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Halloween Howler Club Crawl 2016! Studio on Granville
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | Belmont | 5:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Show
12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: All souls opening night
Open for tea and the creation of personal memorials each evening. Quiet incidental music may be encountered in shrine areas.
Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery, The Celebration Hall | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family | Free
Burnaby Village Museum: Haunted Village
Explore the Burnaby Village Museum in the dark of night. Dress as your favourite fairy tale character and come along to join the fun.
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
The Darkness Haunted House
Prepare to be a little bit scared at this annual tradition.
Richmond | South Arm Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Show | Free
Rinconada Halloween Pub Night
For the RINCONADA Educational Assistance Funds
Richmond | Juvi's Bar 'n Grill | 6:00 pm to 1:00 am | Food / Wine
Autumn Lights Lantern Parade
Celebrate with a drum circle, face painting and games and a lantern parade.
Richmond | Cambie Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Richmond Chinese Community Society: 27th Anniversary Halloween Fundraising Gala
The RCCS will be celebrating its 27th Anniversary with a Fundraising Gala on October 29, 2016 at Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport.
Richmond | Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Battlefield Fight League
Sports Game with Battlefield Fight League
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm | Sports
Tim Burton Halloween
Join us for Tim Burton Halloween. Pick your favorite Tim Burton character and join us for Halloween Weekend!
Vancouver | The Belmont Bar | 7:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Norman Foote “The Howl” - a Musical Masquerade with the “Very Scary Big Voice Orchestra”
“The Howl”….music, costumes and Halloween all come together in this engaging concert for youth and families. Angels sing with ghosts and zombies!
Surrey | The Wheelhouse Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:25 pm | Music
Dooms Night 2016
Artist lineup: Alesso, Headhunterz, Ephwurd, Coone, Orjan Nilson, DAIJO
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
Ballet Rocks & Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Be captivated by dance set to legendary rock and classical music
Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
The Lost Operas of Mozart
City Opera Vancouver presents The Lost Operas of Mozart: music no one knows, from the best-known composer in the world.
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Opera
Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul
Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi
With only her tiny suitcase in tow, Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada, simply because her brother had a map of Toronto.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Theatre
Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Yarilo Music: Jack in the Box
Yarilo Music presents Jack in the Box" is a musical journey back in time in which we re-envision the atmosphere of some of history’s entertainment hotspots.
Vancouver | The Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
The Flick
A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Ages of the Moon
Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Vancouver Halloween Party Cruise!
Make this Halloween one to remember by celebrating this spectacular night aboard Spirit Cruises vessel The Pride of Vancouver.
Vancouver | Vancouver's stunning vessel | 8:00 pm to 0:30 am | Show
Fight Night
Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre
Joe Junior邁向50週年慈善演唱會2016 Joe Junior In Charity Concert
Join us on October 29th as we welcome popular Macanese English Pop singer Joe Junior from Hong Kong at the River Rock Show Theatre.
Richmond | River Rock Show Theatre | Music
Molson Canadian Monster Mash
Live Music with O’hara Lane and DJ until late.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Show
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre
DanceHouse: Jessica Lang Dance
DanceHouse presents acclaimed American modern dance troupe Jessica Lang Dance in a mixed program
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Dance
Playhouse Halloween #CelebsPlayhouse
Join us at Playhouse Halloween for a mix of house anthems and halloween hits. A night without borders that is open to everyone.
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Halloween at the Waterfront
From the creators of the top rated NYE Waterfront Parties.
Vancouver | Fairmont Waterfront | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show
Don’t Breathe DeepDownInside Halloween at M.I.A.
Join us this Halloween as Hideout presents an evening of techno and house selections fitting only to the underground with James Hopkins, Cato Kane, Pure Addiction, Aida, Sara Sukkha & Sivz!
Vancouver | M.I.A. | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
The Halloween Costume Ball
Now in its 10th year, the annual Halloween Costume Ball has become one of the most legendary events in Vancouver.
Vancouver | Science World | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
Breaks-O-Ween 3 w/ Stickybuds & WBBL at SUBculture
BREAKS-O-WEEN ft. STICKYBUDS PLUS WBBL + CARLOS VENDETTA + DJ CONTEST WINNER
Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dave Martone
David Martone is an adroit and distinctive musician/guitarist currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia who denotes his playing style as progressive fusion, as one might want to hear on his most recent recording, “Zone”.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
O’ Hara Lane
Who rocks equal parts of Led Zep, AC/DC and mixes it with Katy Perry and Lady Gaga? O’Hara Lane does!
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Own Halloween Massive 2016
Soulgood & Caprice Nightclub Present… OWN Halloween Massive at Caprice X LED Nightclub
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Pacific Rhythm Session No.14 with András Fox
We’re elated to let you know that András will be taking a transatlantic voyage late next month to spend some time with us in the basement of Celebrities Nightclub.
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Ciroc Presents the 5th Annual Halloween Masquerade Ball
Ciroc Presents the 5th Annual Halloween Masquerade Ball @ The Opus Hotel / Pentoa. Doors open at 10PM and go till 3AM!
Vancouver | Opus Bar | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Show
Nightmare on Granville Street
Its that spooktacular time of year again friends! Nightmare on Granville Street at Studio Records! With DJs C-Stylez, Arems, and Hoppa playing music so good you'll be up all night, trust me you don't want to fall asleep (or Freddie will get you)
Vancouver | Studio Records | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Deep Down Inside Saturdays at M.I.A.
M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.
Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Cirque Noir Halloween
Opening The Doors For One Last Party! Experience Cirque — A New Twist On Nightlife
Vancouver | FIVESIXTY nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Dooms Night Official After-Party
Solid presents... Dooms Night Official After-Party with Mystery Guests
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 4:00 am | Music
October 30, 2016
SunBirds of a Feather: Fall Travelers by Stanley Park Ecology Society
Though we dread the coming weather, many seabirds from the north embrace it upon touching down in our relatively warmer waters.
Vancouver | Lost Lagoon Nature House | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals
Once Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival
Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale
Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase!
Vancouver | VanDusen Visitor Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Annual Mushroom Show
The Vancouver Mycological Society presents their Annual Mushroom Show.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Halloween Activities. Halloween Skate
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!
Surrey | Newton Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family
Spooktacular Halloween Family Skate
Skate under special lighting to a mix of fun music, including some Halloween tunes!
Richmond | Minoru Arenas | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Sports
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
Ages of the Moon
Lonesome Moon Productions, with the support of Presentation House Theatre, is proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard’s affecting, darkly funny and gruffly poignant play, Ages of the Moon.
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
Halloween: Creepy Creatures
Get ready for a spooky surrealist afternoon at the Burnaby Art Gallery!
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family
Halloween Activities. Halloween Fun
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Join us for some Halloween family fun and a scary good time at South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre!
Surrey | South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Family
Halloween at the OVAL!
Come for a spooky skate at the Oval, including prizes for the best costume, games and crafts. Come dressed in your spook-tacular costumes during our ghostly climb.
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Sports
Bike Shorts Film Event
Come celebrate the end of Bike to Work Week at the theatre! HUB Bike Shorts features local and international short films about cycling. Join us for a celebratory afternoon with beer, popcorn, prizes and great people.
Vancouver | Pacific Cinematheque Pacifique | 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Film
Bakersfield Mist
A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Comedy
VSO: A Trio of Trios
The extraordinary musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra step off the Orpheum stage and into the intimate state-of-the-art Pyatt Hall in the VSO School of Music to perform some of the greatest chamber music ever written
Vancouver | VSO School Of Music | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music
Sultans of the Street by Anusree Roy
Four children from different worlds – two who want new kites and two with the simple wish to attend school – are trapped in a world of begging on the streets of Kolkata, India.
Vancouver | The Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Kids
The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe
A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
Vancouver Recital Society: István Várdai
Discover the stars of the future starting with the award-winning cellist István Várdai with Zoltán Fejérvári on piano
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: Mourners' Tea
A community conversation about suicide through personal experiences.
Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family
12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
This unique cultural event offers the public an opportunity to remember their dead, whether interred at Mountain View Cemetery or not.
Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 3:00 pm to 5:20 pm | Theatre
Halloween Activities. Halloween Howl Pool Parties
Trick or treat! Join us for many festive events in Surrey to celebrate Halloween. Come practice your tricks and treats with us and have a good time in the pool!
Surrey | Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Murder Mystery - West Point Grey CC
When the hands on the clock strikes 5 at night, prepare yourselves for a terrible fright. You'll hear a shot that will shake the walls and halls as darkness falls
Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Show
House of Horror - A Nightmare on Barclay Street
HALLOWEEN HOUSE OF HORROR! A NIGHTMARE AT BARCLAY MANOR!
Vancouver | Barclay Manor | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Show
Burnaby Village Museum: Haunted Village
Explore the Burnaby Village Museum in the dark of night. Dress as your favourite fairy tale character and come along to join the fun.
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Norman Foote - The Howl Masquerade
This Halloween, join one of Canada’s most beloved family singer-songwriters, Norman Foote, for costumes, music and angels singing with ghosts and zombies.
Maple Ridge | The ACT Theatre | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Music
The Darkness Haunted House
Prepare to be a little bit scared at this annual tradition.
Richmond | South Arm Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Show | Free
12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead. The Rose in Winter: poems of Tanya Kern
Premiere: The Rose in Winter: poems of Tanya Kern by Mark Haney, Mountain View Cemetery Composer in Residence.
Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Family
Tim Burton Halloween
Join us for Tim Burton Halloween. Pick your favorite Tim Burton character and join us for Halloween Weekend!
Vancouver | The Belmont Bar | 7:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Monster Enegry Outbreak Pres. Post Malone - The Hollywood Dreams Tour
Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Post Malone With Jazz Cartier & Larry June
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents Hidden - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Trick ‘R Treat Halloween. Persian Halloween
Vancouver Persian Events presents Trick ‘R Treat Halloween Sunday, October 30th!
Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
October 31, 2016
MonOnce Upon a Pumpkin
Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.
Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Drop-in Pop-Up Library at Wesburn
Join us this fall for our Imagination Playground and Pop-up Library events.
Burnaby | Wesburn Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family
Parent & Tot Gym Drop in Happy Halloween
Come play with our drop in gym equipment with an added theme and activities.
Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 10:30 am to 12:00 am | Kids
13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Vancouver | The Downtown Eastside | 11:00 am to 9:30 pm | Festival
Halloween on The Drive 2016
On Monday, October 31, 2016, the Commercial Drive Business Society is holding a public Halloween event.
Vancouver | Commercial Drive BIA | Family | Free
The Signature of All Things
Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition
MOO or BOO!?
Join Ecodairy, Science World’s On The Road team and other community partners for an indoor, family friendly, Halloween event.
Vancouver | Science World | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Kids
Trick or treat in Yaletown
Bring the kids out this Halloween for the 17th Annual Trick or Treat in Yaletown!
Vancouver | Yaletown | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Kids | Free
House of Horror - A Nightmare on Barclay Street
HALLOWEEN HOUSE OF HORROR! A NIGHTMARE AT BARCLAY MANOR!
Vancouver | Barclay Manor | 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family
South Arm's Halloween Street & Fireworks
Come for trick-or-treating, arts and crafts in the Witches Brew and a visit to the Creepy Kitchen and The Darkness Haunted House.
Richmond | South Arm Community Centre | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family
12th Annual Night for Honouring the Dead: All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
Open for tea and the creation of personal memorials each evening. Quiet incidental music may be encountered in shrine areas.
Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents HIDDEN - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Show
Halloween Howler Club Crawl 2016! The Pit Pub UBC
The Vancouver tradition continues! Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl, guaranteed to sell out again this year! Hundreds of buses, Thousands of partiers, do not miss this epic night!
Vancouver | The Pit Pub | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
The Darkness Haunted House
Prepare to be a little bit scared at this annual tradition.
Richmond | South Arm Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Show | Free
City of Richmond Halloween Fireworks Festival
Music, dance demonstrations, clowns and entertainers, children’s activities, an inflatable corn maze, trick-or-treating, fire juggling, and a spectacular fireworks finale.
Richmond | Minoru Park | 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Family | Free
Halloween Monday
LCU Nightlife and CLUB ESL presents… The Annual Halloween Monday Ball!
Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music | Free
Tim Burton Halloween
Join us for Tim Burton Halloween. Pick your favorite Tim Burton character and join us for Halloween Weekend!
Vancouver | The Belmont Bar | 7:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Halloween Movie Night
Watch Halloween movies on a big projection screen while nibbling on treats and popcorn.
Richmond | City Centre Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film
An Evening of Beautiful Music
An evening of beautiful music with Guzheng harpist, Jessica Yee.
Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Hidden - A Site-Specific Horror Adventure
ITSAZOO presents Hidden - a bone-chilling site-specific horror event.
Vancouver | The Wolf and Hound Pub | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Halloween Fireworks. Hamilton Community Centre
Join in this 15-minute celebration of "Spooktacular" fireworks.
Richmond | McLean Neighbourhood Park | 8:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Family | Free
Halloween Fireworks Show - West Richmond
Join in this 15-minute family-style celebration of fireworks.
Richmond | West Richmond Community Centre | 8:15 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free
KSHMR - Halloween Appearance.
Niles Hollowell-Dhar, better known by his stage name KSHMR, is an American DJ, record producer and musician from Berkeley, California.
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music