Metro Vancouver events calendar for October 2017. Best festivals, concerts, fun things to do, Thanksgiving events, kids activities and Halloween haunted houses in Vancouver, BC.

Surrey CIBC Run for the Cure

We invite you to run or walk with us for the CIBC Run for the Cure in Surrey

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 8:00 am to 12:00 am | Active Life / Health

9th Annual Friends Forever Team - CIBC Run for the Cure

The Canadian Cancer Society #CIBCRunfortheCure is a 5k or 1k walk or run that raises funds for breast cancer at the Canadian Cancer Society

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 8:00 am to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Poirier Street Farmers Market

The Poirier Street Market hosts a diversity of vendors and products from May through October. Each week a wide variety of vendors gather to showcase their products – made, baked, grown, or raised in BC

Coquitlam | Dogwood Pavilion | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

Knit City - A Modern Fibre Event

We would love to have you join us at Knit City 2017, Canada’s premiere fibre arts festival!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Culture Days. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Poetry Reading with Jonina Kirton

Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby. Poetry Reading with Jonina Kirton

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Culture Days. Burnaby Art Gallery

Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby. Experience fun and free public programming at Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby Village Museum and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Kitsilano Farmers Market

Every Sunday from May - October, the parking lot of Kitsilano Community Centre bustles with 50+ farms and producers bringing Vancouver's west side the finest and freshest food in the city

Vancouver | Kitsilano Community Centre | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Permaculture: Food Forests

Take a deeper look into the concepts of permaculture, and learn how to design and create a diverse garden that yields food and provides habitat

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Nature / Animals

Fall Vancouver Wedding and Honeymoon Show 2017

Take the traditional wedding show...add some flair and the result is the Vancouver Wedding & Honeymoon Show

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Show

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

​We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location. We also have a good selection of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

West Vancouver | Ambleside Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Culture Days: Maillardville Walking Tour

Celebrate Culture Days with a walking tour of historic Maillardville! Learn why the French-Canadian pioneers settled in this area and how this neighbourhood got its name

Coquitlam | Heritage Square | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | History | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Faces Places

If Faces Places is Agnès Varda’s last film, it’s a profoundly moving and absolutely essential farewell…Funny, life-affirming, and altogether wonderful

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Film

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Culture Days - Painting with Bach

Join artist and instructor Zohar on an expression filled painting session, accompanied to the music of Sebastian Bach and other classical greats

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

New West Apple Press Fest

Apples. Pick ‘em. Share 'em. Wash ‘em. Chop ‘em. Smash ‘em. Press ‘em. Jar ‘em. Drink ‘em. That's right - we're back!

New Westminster | Lord Kelvin | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine | Free

Riverview Tree Tour

The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society invites you for a tree tour of a significant and beautiful part of the Lower Mainland, the Riverview Lands Arboretum

Coquitlam | Riverview Hospital Site | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

PADS Graduation 2017

Come help us celebrate the incredible client - dog teams we've matched over the past year and all of the equally amazing people who have helped make it happen!

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Sale

Dried Flower Arrangers’ Show and Sale - all items available for purchase! Show and sale of dried flower wreaths, bouquets, topiaries, centerpieces, and arrangements created with materials grown at VanDusen Botanical Garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Market | Free

An ear on shifting corridors of movement.

Culture Days Soundwalk

Vancouver | Fraser River Trail | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Kerrisdale CC Opera Zone

Enjoy an afternoon of listening to arias sung by Gerard Satamian and others, accompanied by a piano

Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Aloha Polynesia 2017

This dynamic performance features colourful costumes, inspiring music and graceful dances from the islands of Hawai'i, Tahiti, New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

Cave Paintings: Artist Talk with Rebecca Chaperon

Artist Rebecca Chaperon will speak about her exhibition ‘Cave Paintings’

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

Diwali Downtown Surrey

Diwali Downtown is the festival’s main event and a key attraction for our festival sponsors, drawing thousands of attendees from all demographics for a South Asian cultural extravaganza

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Festival

Eugene Skovorodnikov - Chopin at the Piano

Audiences throughout Europe, Canada, U.S., Latin America, Asia and former Soviet Union recognize Eugene Skovorodnikov for his stylistic interpretation and his technical brilliance

Richmond | World of Music and Arts | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Yekwon Sunwoo, piano: 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Winner

On June 10, 2017, Yekwon Sunwoo was announced as the Gold Medalist at the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey

Animations of Fred’s personal journals, guidebooks and photographs combine with breathtaking aerial photography, motion graphics and rare archival footage to weave together the tapestry of this complex man’s life.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 3:30 pm to 5:10 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Human Flow

This stunningly cinematic documentary, reminiscent of the work of Edward Burtynsky, chronicles the staggering breadth of the global refugee crisis with uncommon insight and empathetic artistry

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 5:45 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Nickelback: Feed The Machine Tour

Written by Nickelback and co-produced with Chris Baseford (Slash, Shinedown), the single, “Feed The Machine” is a defiant rock anthem featuring blistering guitar riffs and face-melting rhythm tracks.

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 6:15 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

An Evening with Feist

Leslie Feist, known professionally as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Steve Earle & The Dukes at the Commodore Ballroom

Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American rock, country and folk singer-songwriter, record producer, author and actor

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Rookie Night

Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully completed improv training via the Improv Comedy Institute

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

PIGS: Canada's Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute Act

PIGS, Canada’s Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute will be bringing their critically acclaimed show to West Vancouver in 2017.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Loveless

This is a story of modern Russia whose people are at the mercy of implacable forces, a loveless world like a planet without the full means to support human life

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 9:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Chavela

A towering figure in Mexican pop music, Chavela Vargas was both a myth and a cypher.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 9:30 pm to 11:10 pm | Film

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Yin Yoga and Meditation

Yin yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga that focuses on stimulating the connective tissues of the body with the intention of increasing circulation in the joints and improving flexibility

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. AlphaGo

a nail-biting drama, packed with moments of suspense, unexpected droll humour and a surprising amount of emotion, which plays out like a thriller

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Indian Horse

In this moving adaptation of Richard Wagamese’s acclaimed novel, director Stephen Campanelli condemns Canada’s most deplorable injustice while celebrating our national game’s transcendent power.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 1:45 pm to 3:25 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Una mujer fantástica

Ravishing… represents a huge leap in terms of trans narratives onscreen, but by any standard, it’s a powerful drama of a woman whose suffering never dims her determination to keep moving forward

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:45 pm to 5:30 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. BPM (Beats Per Minute)

Lump-in-the-throat love story but should also resonate on a political level as a testimony to the power of activism to awaken an indifferent world

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:15 pm to 8:40 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Hotel Salvation

An Indian comedy full of emotional depth and understated paradox

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas 9 | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Film

Jon Bellion - The Human Condition Part III

New York-based singer, songwriter, producer Jon Bellion is the self-made man. Jon’s built a remarkable following by sharing his music directly with listeners, to date he boasts over 500 Million Overall Worldwide Streams.

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Лирическая комедия "Люби меня как Я тебя"

«Люби меня, как я тебя» - это удивительно лиричная и нежная история о двух любящих сердцах, которые в связи с парадоксальным стечением обстоятельств теряют друг друга на четверть века.

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:05 pm | Theatre

Feist

Leslie Feist, known professionally as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Brain and Body Workout for Boomers and Beyond

This class, designed by Kinesiologists and Occupational Therapists, is an evidence-based program to improve both physical and brain conditioning

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Square

An excoriating razor-burn of a movie that deploys drollery like an instrument of torture

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:15 pm to 5:40 pm | Film

Genre Workout by Instant Theatre

Explore the world of genre at Instant Theatre, with a new and different genre work out every month! Expand your skills and knowledge of tropes and forms as our instructors take you through a four hour workshop intensive

Vancouver | Instant Studios | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. AlphaGo

a nail-biting drama, packed with moments of suspense, unexpected droll humour and a surprising amount of emotion, which plays out like a thriller

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Beer Tasting & Prohibition Talk with Mariner Brewing, at Mackin House

Join us at Mackin House for an exclusive evening of tapas and beer, featuring Coquitlam’s only brewery: Mariner Brewing

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre

The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour

The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour

Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

1 Hour Photo - Preview

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Vazante

Shot in moody monochrome and steeped in the erotics of oppression, Daniela Thomas’s film joins the small canon of great movies taking slavery as a subject

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:15 pm to 11:15 pm | Film

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Gentle Yoga - Fall

Start your day with this gentle yoga practice; relieve tension held in hips, spine and shoulders to deeply relax your body

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre

Main Street Station Farmers Market

Located just steps from Main St - Science World Skytrain Station at Main & Terminal, this convenient Wednesday farmers market is ideal for local food fans seeking an easy shop on their commute

Vancouver | 1100 Station Street | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Market

Enhanced Pedestrian Connection at Maple Creek Middle School

Students, parents, and teachers of Maple Creek Middle School will be celebrating an enhanced pedestrian connection from Lincoln Ave. to Hastings St.

Coquitlam | 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Loveless

This is a story of modern Russia whose people are at the mercy of implacable forces, a loveless world like a planet without the full means to support human life

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:15 pm to 5:30 pm | Film

Prime Minister of Fiji Dinner Event

The Fiji Canada Business association invites you to the most prestigous event of the year! The honoruable Prime Minister of Fiji, Mr.Bainimarama will be at Crown Palace Banquet Hall for an exquisite evening of lavish dinner and entertainment

Surrey | Crown Palace Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Queen of Spain

Thinking of all the sexy, vivacious, liberating movies that Spain produces, it’s hard to imagine how Franco kept a lid on the country for so long.

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Shut Up and Say Something

Melanie Wood reveals a conflicted man; a bashful alchemist who creates explosive rhetorical fireworks from the stuff of daily life

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:15 pm to 7:40 pm | Film

Mid Autumn Moon Cake and Chinese Dance Demonstration

Join us at Mackin House as Jessica Yue preforms a traditional Chinese dance and teaches you the dance as well

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Performing Arts

Herbs and Spices - from the World to your Home

Learn how they shaped the world, and our palate, and which plants can be easily grown in your garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

The Piano Guys

Internet sensations, The Piano Guys, perform at the Queen Elizabeth. The Guys’ highly original blend of classical music with pop has been the cause of an Internet phenomenon

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

1 Hour Photo - Opening Night

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Hidden Sword

In 1933, Chinese soldiers led by heroic officer Shen Feixue defeat a Japanese attack on the Great Wall using only swords

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:00 pm to 11:10 pm | Film

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Healthy Kids Fair

Parents with their children,come and take part in free activities at Edmonds Community Centre!

Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 9:30 am to 11:30 am | Family | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Painting Fall with Watercolour

Take a trip through painting, finding inspiration in the vibrant colours of fall foliage, blooms, and even squash in our fall series

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts

Downtown Farmers Market

The Downtown Farmers Market runs every Thursday, June 1 to October 5 on the Queen Elizabeth Plaza. Fresh produce and great food trucks!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Diwali @ the Vancouver Central Library

Celebrate the sights and sounds of Diwali at an exciting music and dance performance. This event will feature colourful, fast-paced Indian dance performances to celebrate the 14th Annual Diwali Fest

Vancouver | Central Library | 12:30 am to 1:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Vazante

Shot in moody monochrome and steeped in the erotics of oppression, Daniela Thomas’s film joins the small canon of great movies taking slavery as a subject

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm | Film

Tea & Trumpets: Ludwig van Beethoven

The opening concert of the Tea & Trumpets series features the music of one of the greatest of the great composers, Ludwig van Beethoven, and stories from the life of this tortured genius

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The King's Choice

Chronicling the nerve-racking days before and after the Norwegian monarch King Haakon VII made the decision to resist the invading German army during WWII

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:30 pm to 5:40 pm | Film

Harvest Haus 2017! Grand Opening

Vancouver’s largest Volksfest returns this autumn for its fourth and most largest year yet! Held under the Festzelte next to BC Place, Harvest Haus brings folklore from the 1st century to the Great White North.

Vancouver | Sole Food Street Farms | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Una mujer fantástica

Ravishing… represents a huge leap in terms of trans narratives onscreen, but by any standard, it’s a powerful drama of a woman whose suffering never dims her determination to keep moving forward

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 6:15 pm to 7:55 pm | Film

Sea Level Rise and the International Response - Policy Action

In this lecture hosted by SFU, explore policy options for sea level rise. Featuring Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, for the Kinds of the Netherlands

Vancouver | SFU Harbour Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. La Tenerezza

This story of love and anger comes from one of Italy’s greatest living directors.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

The Weeknd: Starboy World Tour Phase Two

The Weeknd With Special Guests French Montana & Nav. Grammy Award®-winning and multi-platinum selling music artist The Weeknd has announced a second leg to his critically acclaimed Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version COMEDY rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Max - All Ages at Fortune Sound

Max kicks of his Meteor Tour Thursday October 5th at Fortune Sound Club with special guest Rozes for an all ages early show.

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Nick Offerman: Full Bush Tour

Humourist Nick Offerman returns with a collection of his sawdusty musings on survival in the wild, living with enthusiasm, and most importantly, the cultivation of fulsome body hair

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Chavela

A towering figure in Mexican pop music, Chavela Vargas was both a myth and a cypher.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:00 pm to 10:40 pm | Film

#NoFilter – The LOL of TMI

Our improvisers delve into our over-shared digital world. From Snapchat to Instagram, Weibo to Facebook and everything in between

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Show

Flosstradamus - In Hi-Def Tour: Vancouver bp20yr

Flosstradamus - In Hi-Def Tour at Celebrities Nightclub with Support from Dunham b2b Juan Ton b2b Dr.Seiz b2b Quartez + Tails

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Drawing Nature

This three-part workshop is for everyone who finds inspiration in nature, and wants to improve their ability to capture the beauty or the detail through drawing

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Queen of Spain

Thinking of all the sexy, vivacious, liberating movies that Spain produces, it’s hard to imagine how Franco kept a lid on the country for so long.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 1:45 pm to 4:00 pm | Film

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

2017 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival: The Four Arts

When the colours of the leaves turn from lush green to shades of gold, you know it is time to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden!

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival

Vice, Dice, and Opium Pipes. Sins of the City Walking Tour

The Vancouver Police Museum's tour takes you on a sinful journey into Vancouver's sinful past. Explore the early vices of our city's citizens, from saloon to brothels, racial tensions turned bloody, gambling dens, and city wide corruption

Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | History

Reclaiming our Womb with Candace Hill (Brown Bear Woman)

We are at a critical time in our human story. It's been told by many teachers spanning the globe, that the time has come to reconnect with the sacredness of the feminine, in order to go forward in healing ourselves and our relationship with all creation,

Surrey | Aboriginal Head Start Preschool | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Harvest Haus 2017! The Duelling Arts

Vancouver’s largest Volksfest returns this autumn for its fourth and most largest year yet! Held under the Festzelte next to BC Place, Harvest Haus brings folklore from the 1st century to the Great White North.

Vancouver | Sole Food Street Farms | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Bad Genius

Ceaselessly entertaining… a relentless, high-octane caper.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 6:30 pm to 1:00 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Faces Places

If Faces Places is Agnès Varda’s last film, it’s a profoundly moving and absolutely essential farewell…Funny, life-affirming, and altogether wonderful

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm | Film

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

An Evening with The Rat Pack

The legendary Rat Pack lived and died the high life of booze, broads and bright lights, always projecting a sense of detachment and serenity

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version COMEDY rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors - plus one wandering fireplace

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

54-40

54-40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Vancouver, British Columbia, who take their name from the slogan Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!,...

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Friday Night Live

Stories. Music. Life. Every Friday night is something different- a chance to gather the community, share something amazing and go out into the night having witnessed creativity in action

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Marinella & Antonis Remos Live in Vancouver

The time has arrived! Greek Concerts West is proud to present Marinella & Antonis Remos Live in Vancouver on October 6, 2017! This show will be a mixture of modern and classic music

Vancouver | Hellenic Community of Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

VSO Pops: Terra & Beyond, with Chris Hadfield and Danny Michel

Share Colonel Chris Hadfield’s viewpoint “Beyond the Terra,” with music and inspiring images from the International Space Station. As a special guest, Chris welcomes singer/songwriter Danny Michel

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

Trio Da Kali

Caravan launches its 18th season with sublime and powerful music from Mali, co-presented with the Rogue Folk Club. Trio Da Kali is a group of outstanding musicians from the Mande culture of southern Mali

Vancouver | St. James Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour

The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour

Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Pop Junkies

The Pop Junkies are well known on the West Coast as both a wildly entertaining band with a huge repertoire…

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Spirit Cool

Always Live. Armed with only an acoustic guitar, Spirit is one of the most multi-talented, entertaining, intriguing and captivating one-person performers of original, new Top 40, Pop, and classic songs.

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Gorgon City - Celebrities

Exploring innovative approaches to deep, crossover club music, Gorgon City presents ‘Kingdom’ at StereotypeFridays!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Foolish - Every Friday at The Biltmore Cabaret

Every third Friday at The Biltmore Cabaret Platinum era hip hop and r&b (96-09’)

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy

Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Show

Farmers' Market

Burnaby's Farmers' Market is the place to find locally grown conventional and organic produce, prepared foods and crafts every Saturday from May 6 until October 28, 2017

Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall Parking Lot | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Trout Lake Farmers Market

This is where you’ll find the vendors who have been doing it since the beginning; what started as 14 farmers ‘squatting’ at the Croatian Cultural Centre back in 1995 has grown into Vancouver’s most well-known and beloved market

Vancouver | John Hendry Park | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market | Free

UBC Farmer's Market

We'll be here with fresh tempeh right on UBC Farm

Vancouver | UBC Farm | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Lonsdale Artisan Farmers’ Market

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 | Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Cranberry Festival

Celebrate Cranberry Day at Fort Langley National Historic Site! Experience the popular cranberry stomp, and play a host of cranberry and farm related games

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

River District Farmers Market

This one-of-a-kind market is the only riverfront market in Vancouver. Come shop for fruits and vegetables, prepared foods, and handmade products produced by farmers and artisans

Vancouver | River District Vancouver | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Vice, Dice, and Opium Pipes. Sins of the City Walking Tour

The Vancouver Police Museum's tour takes you on a sinful journey into Vancouver's sinful past. Explore the early vices of our city's citizens, from saloon to brothels, racial tensions turned bloody, gambling dens, and city wide corruption

Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | History

Give Peace a Chance (GPAC) 2017 Festival

This event concludes for this year the annual 'Give Peace a Chance' (GPAC) Program of the Global Peace Alliance (GPA) based in Surrey

Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 12:00 am to 5:30 pm | Free

Harvest Haus 2017! The Stein Games

The Stein Games return! Saturday afternoon once again hosts this exciting beer sports competition. Feel the Halle swell with festive rivalry, amping the usual festive revelry! Multiple games, including Stein Pong, will be contested so come watch or take p

Vancouver | Sole Food Street Farms | 12:00 am to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine

First Saturday Open Art Studios - Meet Artists in their Studios

We are part of First Saturday Open Studios which means we throw open the doors of the studio on the First Saturday of each month.

New Westminster | 100 Braid St Studios | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Disappearance

Winner of the best first film prizes at Berlin and the European Film Awards - with the focus shifted from the fraught relationship between a young boy and his emotionally volatile father to the no-less-fraught

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 12:00 am to 1:40 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Tom of Finland

Enjoyable portrait is most effective at showcasing the bountiful beauty of fleshy, filthy sketches, as well as the empowered pursuit of pleasure for which they continue to stand

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm | Film

North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour

During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Comedy

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Dina

Alternately comic and tragic and best when it’s both at once, Dina humanizes a world of people who were only dehumanized because we allowed them to be

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:15 pm to 4:05 pm | Film

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors - plus one wandering fireplace

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre

Red Light Rendezvous. Sins of the City Walking Tour

Vancouver might have been founded on a barrel of whisky, but it was built on the brothels that lined the muddy streets of Gastown. Explore the history of Vancouver's sex trade with the Vancouver Police Museum's Red Light Rendezvous

Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | History

BC Lions vs Ottawa Redblacks

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League

Vancouver | BC Place | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Sports

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Paradox

Efficiently sleek actioner… Surprising as often as it is conventional

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 4:45 pm to 6:25 pm | Film

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Harvest Full Moon Project: The 150 Year Journey

Harvest Full Moon Project: The 150 Year Journey, is a celebration of the last 150 years of arts and culture in Richmond, with a focus on the city’s rich agricultural history

Richmond | City Centre Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | History

Harvest Haus 2017! Ach, Ja! It’s Saturday

The ultimate in Harvest Haus evenings, and the most vibrant night of the week. Grab your kamerades and put on your most comfortable dancing boots, tonight is the Halle's preeminent evening of celebration. Drink, jig, and have a roaring time!

Vancouver | Sole Food Street Farms | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Hidden Sword

In 1933, Chinese soldiers led by heroic officer Shen Feixue defeat a Japanese attack on the Great Wall using only swords

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

Blueprint presents: #BP20YR

Celebrates twenty years strong during the Thanksgiving long weekend, including another massive birthday party at Pacific Coliseum

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version COMEDY rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors - plus one wandering fireplace

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Ballet Victoria Dracula

Listen to them, the children of the night, what music they make! Dracula! Prepare to be seduced by this eerily evocative ballet

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Miss Africa Vancouver 2017

2nd Edition African pageant in Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. BC Spotlight Gala | Shut Up and Say Something

Melanie Wood reveals a conflicted man; a bashful alchemist who creates explosive rhetorical fireworks from the stuff of daily life

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

54-40

54-40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Vancouver, British Columbia, who take their name from the slogan Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!,...

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Grill/Jeck/Lemieux (Austria/UK/Canada)

Austrian video artist Michaela Grill, Canadian filmmaker Karl Lemieux, and British turntablist Philip Jeck come together in this collaborative, audio-visual improvisation

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

VSO Pops: Terra & Beyond, with Chris Hadfield and Danny Michel

Share Colonel Chris Hadfield’s viewpoint “Beyond the Terra,” with music and inspiring images from the International Space Station. As a special guest, Chris welcomes singer/songwriter Danny Michel

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour

The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour

Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Goblin Market. The Dust Palace (New Zealand)

Eat fruit. Love lust. An adults only, contemporary circus retelling following two sisters, their temptation, sacrifice, and salvation. Delicious circus precariously balanced with gritty performances and candid storytelling

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Billy Dixon and his Soul Train Express

Billy Dixon is a legend of his own, a phenomenal singer and a riveting performer

Vancouver | Fairview Pub | 8:30 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Borg vs. McEnroe

One of the greatest tennis matches of all time - the 1980 Wimbledon Men’s Final between Björn Borg and John McEnroe provides the baseline drama for this riveting sports movie

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 8:45 pm to 10:25 pm | Film

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Pop Junkies

The Pop Junkies are well known on the West Coast as both a wildly entertaining band with a huge repertoire of songs covering the greatest hits in Rock, Pop and Country music

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Spirit Cool

Always Live. Armed with only an acoustic guitar, Spirit is one of the most multi-talented, entertaining, intriguing and captivating one-person performers of original, new Top 40, Pop, and classic songs

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Chris Lake - Lose My Mind Tour Vancouver bp20yr

One of electronic music's most prominent figures and Rising Music label founder Chris Lake brings his Lose My Mind Tour to MIA on Saturday, Oct. 7th alongside special guest Noise Frenzy!

Vancouver | MIA Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Nite*Moves at the Biltmore Cabaret

House party jams for the young, restless, and bored Every Saturday at the Biltmore Cabaret with your resident DJ’s Can I Live Harvey Harvey ++ special guests

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music | Free

Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy

Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Show

Poirier Street Farmers Market

The Poirier Street Market hosts a diversity of vendors and products from May through October. Each week a wide variety of vendors gather to showcase their products – made, baked, grown, or raised in BC

Coquitlam | Dogwood Pavilion | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia

Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms, especially calligraphy, hold across the many unique cultures of Asia

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Kitsilano Farmers Market

Every Sunday from May - October, the parking lot of Kitsilano Community Centre bustles with 50+ farms and producers bringing Vancouver's west side the finest and freshest food in the city

Vancouver | Kitsilano Community Centre | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

​We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location. We also have a good selection of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

West Vancouver | Ambleside Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Diwali Fest Cooking Class

Food is a huge part of the Diwali holiday. We’re getting into the Diwali spirit through some exciting and tasty cooking classes

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Shut Up and Say Something

Melanie Wood reveals a conflicted man; a bashful alchemist who creates explosive rhetorical fireworks from the stuff of daily life

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 12:30 am to 2:00 pm | Film

Culture Days Soundwalk. Disappearing Soundscapes: the Georgia Viaduct Project

This ‘data’ soundwalk is meant to invite listeners to reflect on the past, lost, found, present, and future soundscapes along the historic Georgia Viaduct, and former Hogan’s Alley area in Strathcona

Vancouver | Dunsmuir Street & Citadel Parade | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Kids Koncerts: Fred Penner

Fred Penner, a Canadian icon of entertainment and inspiration for children and families, makes his long-awaited return to the VSO

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music

Angels in America: Perestroika

A masterpiece of love and redemption. Witness the soaring conclusion to the acclaimed play that asks us what we do for those we love.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

Performance on Partition in Punjabi by Mazhar Tirmazi

UFV College of Arts Postcolonial Theatre Festival Presents 'Umraan Langhiya Pabhan Bhar' [A Lifetime on Tiptoes] a play written and performed in Punjabi by Mazhar Tirmazi

Abbotsford | Matsqui Centennial Auditorium | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Opera On A Sunday Afternoon

Join us in celebrating live performances at the Shadbolt Centre! Join us for one of a four-concert series produced by the Burnaby Lyric Opera

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Opera

Eugene Skovorodnikov - Music by Chopin

Audiences throughout Europe, Canada, U.S., Latin America, Asia and former Soviet Union recognize Eugene Skovorodnikov for his stylistic interpretation and his technical brilliance

White Rock | First United Church | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. King of Peking

A must-see gem of a comedy… King of Peking is set in China’s capital 20 years ago, in the summer of 1997, just as the mainland was reunited with Hong Kong

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm | Film

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Bad Genius

Ceaselessly entertaining… a relentless, high-octane caper.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

星空郎月金曲夜 Enchanted Rhythms of Luwyna Li

Vancouver's very own Luwyna Li will be on stage at Elements Casino in Surrey. You'll be hearing many golden classics as well as enjoying great food & company. For a memorable night, get your tickets now to "Enchanting Rhythms of Luwyna Li"

Surrey | Elements Casino | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Rookie Night

Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully completed improv training via the Improv Comedy Institute

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

Imagine Dragons: Evolve Tour

Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, lead guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist and keyboardist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman.

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Gryffin With Guests Autograf (DJ set) and ayokay

Dan Griffith, known by his stage name Gryffin, is an American DJ, record producer and musician

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Bring On Tomorrow Co presents 13 the Musical!

13 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Mohammad Alizadeh

Mohammad Alizadeh the Iranian singer in Vancouver

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Karaoke Night

Sunday, October 8 at 9PM in Asylum Party like a Rockstar this long weekend and join us for some fun!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:00 pm to 0:00 am | Music | Free

Bass Coast Festival Showcase

Bass Coast Festival Showcase With The Librarian B2B Mat the Alien, Michael Red, Barisone and SHAHdjs

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The underexposed, amazing story of a Hollywood glamour queen who could have been a scientist.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Holy Air

A winningly satiric comedy that’s as tenderhearted as it is sly...

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

Gareth Emery - Saving Light Tour Vancouver bp20yr

Gareth Emery - Saving Light Tour at Celebrities Nightclub with Support from Haliene & Union DJs

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Thanksgiving Toonie Skate

Join us for family-friendly activities and ice skating.

Burnaby | Kensington Recreation Complex | 11:30 am to 3:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. BLUE

Being immersed in the worlds of individuals like these is an unforgettable and galvanizing experience. It’s pretty incredible armchair travelling, too!

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 12:15 am to 1:40 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Human Flow

This stunningly cinematic documentary, reminiscent of the work of Edward Burtynsky, chronicles the staggering breadth of the global refugee crisis with uncommon insight and empathetic artistry

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 1:00 pm to 3:20 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. At the End of the Tunnel

An expertly paced caper film with enough twists and turns to keep audiences in a heightened state of suspense

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Paradox

Efficiently sleek actioner… Surprising as often as it is conventional

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 1:30 pm to 3:10 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Chavela

A towering figure in Mexican pop music, Chavela Vargas was both a myth and a cypher.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 2:15 pm to 4:10 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Party

a deliciously heightened, caviar-black comedy… played with relish by a dream ensemble

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 4:15 pm to 5:30 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Thelma

Trier’s movie is a suspenseful mystery, a tender love story, and a terrifying vision of wickedness

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Film

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker. Missing Link Tour

New York-based Australian producer & musician Nick Murphy has announced Missing Link, a new collection of tracks that bridge the sonic shift between Chet Faker and Nick Murphy

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard at the Commodore Ballroom

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian psychedelic rock band that formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band consists of Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny Smith, Cook Craig, Joey Walker, Lucas Skinner, Eric Moore, and Michael Cavanagh

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Loveless

This is a story of modern Russia whose people are at the mercy of implacable forces, a loveless world like a planet without the full means to support human life

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:15 pm to 11:30 pm | Film

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Brain and Body Workout for Boomers and Beyond

This class, designed by Kinesiologists and Occupational Therapists, is an evidence-based program to improve both physical and brain conditioning

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Hotel Salvation

An Indian comedy full of emotional depth and understated paradox

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm | Film

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Sami Blood

The indigenous Sami of northern Scandinavia have been labelled "inferior" throughout modern history.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm | Film

A Tribute to Elvis in Concert featuring Pete Paquette and Chris Connor

Back by popular demand! Paquette Productions is proud to announce the return of one of the most successful Elvis shows of the year

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ludovico Einaudi

Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi OMRI is an Italian pianist and composer. He trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan and under composer Luciano Berio in the early 1980s

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour

The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour

Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Goblin Market. The Dust Palace (New Zealand)

Eat fruit. Love lust. An adults only, contemporary circus retelling following two sisters, their temptation, sacrifice, and salvation. Delicious circus precariously balanced with gritty performances and candid storytelling

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Workshop

brilliantly conceived drama tackles subjects like joblessness, the spate of recent terrorist attacks, the rise of the far right and religious radicalization, but it does so using tropes found in the most crackling of thrillers

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Gentle Yoga - Fall

Start your day with this gentle yoga practice; relieve tension held in hips, spine and shoulders to deeply relax your body

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Performing Arts

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. La Tenerezza

This story of love and anger comes from one of Italy’s greatest living directors.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Film

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The underexposed, amazing story of a Hollywood glamour queen who could have been a scientist.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm | Film

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Sour Apples

Sour Apples is a story of a downfall, but it’s far from downbeat; the film is laced with humour and directed with wonderful energy

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Meditation Park

Mina Shum makes an inspired return to narrative filmmaking with this richly detailed, unmistakably Vancouver story that recalls her breakout Double Happiness

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Ms. Lauryn Hill and NAS

GRAMMY® Award-winning powerhouse Ms. Lauryn Hill and anthemic rap superstar Nas are ready to rule the world on their co-headlining tour

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Borg vs. McEnroe

One of the greatest tennis matches of all time - the 1980 Wimbledon Men’s Final between Björn Borg and John McEnroe provides the baseline drama for this riveting sports movie

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 6:30 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Kings of Leon: Walls Tour

Kings of Leon With Very Special Guests Dawes

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Introduction to the World of Mushrooms

Join experienced mycologists, Paul Kroeger and Sharmin Gamiet, for an evening focussing on local native species of mushrooms.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Unjuried - The David Jordan Story

David Jordan, stalwart captain of The Vancouver Fringe for twelve inspiring years, is "retiring"! But he's not going anywhere without an epic sendoff

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Steam Whistle Cabaret Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Goblin Market. The Dust Palace (New Zealand)

Eat fruit. Love lust. An adults only, contemporary circus retelling following two sisters, their temptation, sacrifice, and salvation. Delicious circus precariously balanced with gritty performances and candid storytelling

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Una mujer fantástica

Ravishing… represents a huge leap in terms of trans narratives onscreen, but by any standard, it’s a powerful drama of a woman whose suffering never dims her determination to keep moving forward

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 9:00 pm to 10:45 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Hidden Sword

In 1933, Chinese soldiers led by heroic officer Shen Feixue defeat a Japanese attack on the Great Wall using only swords

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:10 pm | Film

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Painting Fall with Watercolour

Take a trip through painting, finding inspiration in the vibrant colours of fall foliage, blooms, and even squash in our fall series

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Sami Blood

The indigenous Sami of northern Scandinavia have been labelled "inferior" throughout modern history.

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 11:15 am to 1:15 pm | Film

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Discover Dance! Vancouver Tap Dance Society

Our popular noon series offers informative and inspiring shows by BC-based dance companies which combine performance, question-and-answer sessions with the artists, and sometimes even audience participation

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Dance

Chigiri-e Paper Art: ‘Fall’ in Love

Chigiri-e is a Japanese art form using pieces of hand-dyed washi paper to create beautiful and detailed images

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts

October Book Club Meeting

Join us for coffee, snacks and literary chat as the Coquitlam Heritage Historical Book Cub meets to discuss The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Garden Store: Family Friend

Family Friend achieves an exquisite balance between comedy and drama

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:45 pm to 5:45 pm | Film

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Holy Air

A winningly satiric comedy that’s as tenderhearted as it is sly...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 4:00 pm to 5:20 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Dina

Alternately comic and tragic and best when it’s both at once, Dina humanizes a world of people who were only dehumanized because we allowed them to be

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. King of Peking

A must-see gem of a comedy… King of Peking is set in China’s capital 20 years ago, in the summer of 1997, just as the mainland was reunited with Hong Kong

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 6:15 pm to 7:50 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. BLUE

Being immersed in the worlds of individuals like these is an unforgettable and galvanizing experience. It’s pretty incredible armchair travelling, too!

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:45 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Barkley Night in Canada, An Evening with Gary Robbins and Ethan Newberry

World Premiere of Ethan Newberry’s Barkley film, followed by Q&A.

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

Pampered Networking

The golf course isn’t the only place to do business in a casual setting. The new spot to network with colleagues and clients is the spa!

Surrey | Drift Away Medi Spa | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo

The 4th annual Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo brings you four days of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games plus a grand Halloween parade of your favorite superheroes and super naturals!

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Ramada Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Steam Whistle Cabaret Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Burton Cummings – Up Close and Alone

Burton Lorne Cummings, OC OM is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Burton is the former lead singer and keyboardist for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

R.L Grime

Blue Print Live Presents RL Grime Nova Tour

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Dance Centre presents Compañia Sharon Fridman

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series: Compañia Sharon Fridman - Hasta Dónde…? + All Ways

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

唱遊中日韓歌唱比賽 Explore China, Japan & Korea Singing Contest

Singers of Chinese, Japanese or Korean songs are invited to join the singing contest. The winner in each language category will have a chance to travel to China, Japan or Korea. All finalists will perform on stage with a live orchestra at the River Rock S

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Goblin Market. The Dust Palace (New Zealand)

Eat fruit. Love lust. An adults only, contemporary circus retelling following two sisters, their temptation, sacrifice, and salvation. Delicious circus precariously balanced with gritty performances and candid storytelling

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. At the End of the Tunnel

An expertly paced caper film with enough twists and turns to keep audiences in a heightened state of suspense

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: OK TINDER - With International Guests!

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

#NoFilter – The LOL of TMI

Our improvisers delve into our over-shared digital world. From Snapchat to Instagram, Weibo to Facebook and everything in between

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Show

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The King's Choice

Chronicling the nerve-racking days before and after the Norwegian monarch King Haakon VII made the decision to resist the invading German army during WWII

Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas | 9:30 pm to 11:50 pm | Film

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Drawing Nature

This three-part workshop is for everyone who finds inspiration in nature, and wants to improve their ability to capture the beauty or the detail through drawing

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train. Matinee train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

2017 Vancouver Art Book Fair

Free and open to the public, VABF is the longest-running international art book fair in Canada. In 2017 the event is anticipated to attract over 5,000 visitors from across the Greater Vancouver Area and beyond

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Books | Free

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Workshop

brilliantly conceived drama tackles subjects like joblessness, the spate of recent terrorist attacks, the rise of the far right and religious radicalization, but it does so using tropes found in the most crackling of thrillers

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 12:30 am to 2:30 pm | Film

Where The Wild Things Are

Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Borg vs. McEnroe

One of the greatest tennis matches of all time - the 1980 Wimbledon Men’s Final between Björn Borg and John McEnroe provides the baseline drama for this riveting sports movie

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:30 pm to 5:10 pm | Film

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey

Animations of Fred’s personal journals, guidebooks and photographs combine with breathtaking aerial photography, motion graphics and rare archival footage to weave together the tapestry of this complex man’s life.

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:50 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Party

a deliciously heightened, caviar-black comedy… played with relish by a dream ensemble

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 5:00 pm to 6:10 pm | Film

Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo

The 4th annual Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo brings you four days of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games plus a grand Halloween parade of your favorite superheroes and super naturals!

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Harvest Haus 2017! Zany Mode

Tonight we're expecting the most stylish Burgers and Matrones to make their case for being the best dressed and we are even looking for bands of merry-meisters to come in group costumes! To top it all off a special host will lead us in Zany Mode!

Vancouver | Sole Food Street Farms | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

Halloween: Grave Tales

Join our experienced storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Bad Genius

Ceaselessly entertaining… a relentless, high-octane caper.

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm | Film

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

P.O.S - Early Show

Chill dummy because P.O.S returns to Fortune Sound Club for an early show on Friday with guests

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Festival

Diwali Fest 4

The "Diwali Fest" saga continues with the amazing night full of fun for y'all lovely people.

Surrey | Crown Palace Banquet Hall | 7:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Waterfront Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Ramada Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Steam Whistle Cabaret Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

A Tribute to Elvis in Concert

Back by popular demand! Paquette Productions is proud to announce the return of one of the most successful Elvis shows of the year

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Wonderstruck

Intricate and ambitious… Wonderstruck embraces so many shimmery, evanescent ideas, it’s a marvel that any one picture—let alone one you can take your kids to—can hold them

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Falling Awake

A surrealist physical comedy with mesmerizing illusions, salt, coffee, flash floods, the musing of love, and the questionable nature of reality.

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band

Vancouver, the wait is over! Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band return to Vancouver for the first time in 24 years to perform at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena for one night one as part of Jimmy Buffett’s “I Don’t Know” Tour 2

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

The Vancouver Chamber Choir. The Masters: Great Choral Music

Vancouver Chamber Choir alumna Kathleen Allan leads a programme of music from some of the greatest choral masters – Palestrina, Gabrieli, Bach, Brahms, Britten and Poulenc

Vancouver | Dunbar Ryerson United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Friday Night Live

Stories. Music. Life. Every Friday night is something different- a chance to gather the community, share something amazing and go out into the night having witnessed creativity in action

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour

The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour

Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Leon With Guest Wrabel

Pop singer-songwriter from Sweden, on tour to support her latest EP release “For You”

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

The Dance Centre presents Compañia Sharon Fridman

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series: Compañia Sharon Fridman - Hasta Dónde…? + All Ways

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Goblin Market. The Dust Palace (New Zealand)

Eat fruit. Love lust. An adults only, contemporary circus retelling following two sisters, their temptation, sacrifice, and salvation. Delicious circus precariously balanced with gritty performances and candid storytelling

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Paradox

Efficiently sleek actioner… Surprising as often as it is conventional

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:30 pm to 10:10 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Wonderstruck

Intricate and ambitious… Wonderstruck embraces so many shimmery, evanescent ideas, it’s a marvel that any one picture—let alone one you can take your kids to—can hold them

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:15 pm to 11:15 pm | Film

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Side One

Side One puts on a dynamic and energetic performance that has something for everyone. Their hugely diverse repertoire includes classics like the Beatles, Prince, and CCR...

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Troy Reid

A 20 year vet of the band “Troys’r’us” with a residency at the Roxy is just the start of his resume. His solo acoustic presence will send shivers down your spine

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Music | Free

Foolish - Every Friday at The Biltmore Cabaret

Every third Friday at The Biltmore Cabaret Platinum era hip hop and r&b (96-09’)

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy

Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Show

Farmers' Market

Burnaby's Farmers' Market is the place to find locally grown conventional and organic produce, prepared foods and crafts every Saturday from May 6 until October 28, 2017

Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall Parking Lot | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Trout Lake Farmers Market

This is where you’ll find the vendors who have been doing it since the beginning; what started as 14 farmers ‘squatting’ at the Croatian Cultural Centre back in 1995 has grown into Vancouver’s most well-known and beloved market

Vancouver | John Hendry Park | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market | Free

2017 Bcabba Vancity Showdown - 2nd Annual

The 2nd Annual Vancity Showdown comes back to the Massey Theatre with an even bigger lineup of events. This event is a regional level BCABBA show in the Traditional Stream

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Sports

Vancouver Winter Extreme Ski & Board Swap 2017

The Canadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme Ski & Board Swaps were started over 30 years ago. These primarily raise funds, but also enable winter enthusiasts to upgrade their gear.

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

UBC Farmer's Market

We'll be here with fresh tempeh right on UBC Farm

Vancouver | UBC Farm | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music | Free

Nightmare Before Christmas Market

Costumes and curiousities abound! With something for everyone, including activities for kids, this market is not to be missed. Don't miss your chance to meet Jack The Pumpkin King! Costumes are encouraged

New Westminster | 514 Carnarvon St | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Lonsdale Artisan Farmers’ Market

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 | Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Art Talk. How to understand art: Intro

At the first session we'll talk about art appeciation in general. Some history, some mystery. It's sort of introduction to different languages and their main characteristics

Surrey | Elena Nahum Leroy studio | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Visual Arts

Shred It For A Cause

My Parkgate BREAK is a social recreational program for seniors living with dementia supported by staff and community volunteers out of Parkgate Community Centre

North Vancouver | Parkgate Community Centre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Active Life / Health

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon - Cave Paintings. Exhibition

Rebecca Chaperon’s paintings act as a means of storytelling, where surreal landscapes populated by mysterious figures meet flat geometry, with emotive undercurrents.

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Your Story: Write, Draw, Share & Show

A Canada 150 Fund and Shaw Canada 150 initiative grant

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Soil Lab for Gardeners

Get a practical understanding of your soil with this workshop that combines lecture and hands-on lab activities using soil from participants’ gardens

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Workshop

River District Farmers Market

This one-of-a-kind market is the only riverfront market in Vancouver. Come shop for fruits and vegetables, prepared foods, and handmade products produced by farmers and artisans

Vancouver | River District Vancouver | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Lynn Valley Elementary PAC 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 | Free

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train. Matinee train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Apple Festival 2017

Our 26th Year! A family event for all ages, the UBC Apple Festival celebrates one of BC’s favourite fruits.

Vancouver | UBC Botanical Garden | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Festival

The Great Pumpkin Patch

Lynn Valley Parent Participation Preschool presents The Great Pumpkin Patch

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Parent Participation Preschool | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

2017 Vancouver Art Book Fair

Free and open to the public, VABF is the longest-running international art book fair in Canada. In 2017 the event is anticipated to attract over 5,000 visitors from across the Greater Vancouver Area and beyond

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Books | Free

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Harvest Haus 2017! Lippensynchron Battle

We always like to fill the Halle with song and this afternoon will be our best attempt! Join us for the return of the über popular Lippensynchron Battle! Be entertained as teams compete to Synch the best with fun, funky, and frivolous routines

Vancouver | Sole Food Street Farms | 12:00 am to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo

The 4th annual Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo brings you four days of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games plus a grand Halloween parade of your favorite superheroes and super naturals!

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Where The Wild Things Are

Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Theatre

Conifers of East Asia

Further your plant ID skills outside using the conifer collections at VanDusen

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour

During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Comedy

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre

Diwali Downtown Vancouver

Diwali Fest returns for it’s 14th Annual Celebration of the Festival of Lights at Diwali Downtown Vancouver. This multicultural event features music and dance performances by local artists

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Love and Rage Goddesses: Anger as the Key to Relationships

In this workshop, we will discuss the power of anger through several Tantric goddesses who are are engulfed in the flames of their rage or carry swords or swallow their husbands in a single gulp

Vancouver | Ocean and Crow Yoga/Space | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Howloween Festival

Bog Escape is pleased to present our Howloween Ball - and you are all invited!!

Delta | Delta Nature Reserve | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

Oktoberfest Dogwood Brewing

On Saturday, October 14th, the Dogwood Tasting Room is the place to be!

Vancouver | Dogwood Brewing | 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

Where The Wild Things Are

Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

Light The Night Vancouver

Join us for an evening filled with inspiration and hope and "Light The Night" on October 14th at twilight, and help make a difference in the lives of more than 138,000 Canadians affected by blood cancer

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Theatre

Jason Silva: Hack Your Reality

Do you want to live a life of abundance and freedom? Join Jason Silva on October 14th to explore the nature of our current reality through Wonder and Awe!

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Show

An Evening of West African Food & Music

Have you ever wanted to really understand what West African cuisine is all about? Would you like the opportunity to try several authentic dishes, and to learn more about the interesting cultures and beautiful music of West Africa?

Vancouver | Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Halloween Family Fun

There's so much for families to do for Halloween!

Surrey | Fraser Heights Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family

Jason Silva: Shots of Awe in Vancouver

Ever ponder the miracle of life? Or perhaps wonder about the evolution of intelligence? Interested in finding your flow? In this live episode of Shots of Awe, Jason Silva chases his inspiration addiction as he explores these topics and more

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture

Harvest Haus 2017! Closing Night

The ultimate in Harvest Haus evenings, and the most vibrant night of the week. Grab your kamerades and put on your most comfortable dancing boots, tonight is the Halle's preeminent evening of celebration. Drink, jig, and have a roaring time!

Vancouver | Sole Food Street Farms | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

Halloween: Grave Tales

Join our experienced storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Diwali 2017 Celebrations by ICA Vancouver

Join ICA Vancouver for Diwali Festival Gala Dinner Party. Join us for a Mesmerizing Evening of Entertainment as we celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights

Surrey | Khanna Banquet Hall & Catering Ltd | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

The Times of Canada Diwali Gala 2017

The Times of Canada 5th AAnnual Diwali Gala & Free Car Give Away

Surrey | Bombay Banquet Hall | 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show

Bad Suns with Hunny and QTY

Rock band from Southern California, on tour to support their latest release "Disappear Here"

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Festival

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Waterfront Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Ramada Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Improv Festival 2017: Steam Whistle Cabaret Stage

Vancouver International Improv Festival is one of North America’s longest running improv festivals. Since 1999, VIIF has showcased hundreds of international and local performers for thousands of Vancouver comedy fans

Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Festival

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Lions Gate Sinfonia: Student and Teacher - Beethoven and Haydn

Beethoven and Haydn side by side: the two pillars of the most important periods in music history. These two composers have had the greatest impact on the music world with their colourful and personal, humorous and human touches.

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 6:50 pm | Music

Arcade Fire - Infinite Content 2017

Arcade Fire has announced their “Infinite Content” tour, which will make its way through North America starting in September. Phantogram will open the October 14 show in Vancouver

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Place des Arts: Episodes from the Life of Robert Schumann

Learn about the life of composer Robert Schumann through his music!

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Place des Arts: Music from the Celtic Isles

Join harpist Rebecca Blair with flutist and singer Michelle Carlisle and fiddler Rosie Carver for a musical journey through Celtic lands and stories

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

An Evening with Bill Maher

For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Falling Awake

A surrealist physical comedy with mesmerizing illusions, salt, coffee, flash floods, the musing of love, and the questionable nature of reality.

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Gavin DeGraw - Raw Tour

Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the single "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot which became the theme song for the television drama series One Tree Hill

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Masterworks Diamond - Vadim Gluzman with the VSO

One of the planet’s greatest and most accomplished violinists, Vadim Gluzman makes his much-anticipated return to perform Shostakovich’s dark and complex second violin concerto

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

David Duchovny with guests at The Imperial Vancouver

American actor/writer/director and singer-songwriter, on tour to support his debut release “Hell or Highwater”.

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour

The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour

Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

The Dance Centre presents Compañia Sharon Fridman

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series: Compañia Sharon Fridman - Hasta Dónde…? + All Ways

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Boz Scaggs

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Boz Scaggs will be performing at the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on Saturday, October 14, 2017

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Hyperlink

Hyperlink is the act of jumping from space to space, always exploring new territory but often not staying still for long enough to truly connect. Does our crafted online persona match who we are in real life?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Goblin Market. The Dust Palace (New Zealand)

Eat fruit. Love lust. An adults only, contemporary circus retelling following two sisters, their temptation, sacrifice, and salvation. Delicious circus precariously balanced with gritty performances and candid storytelling

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Dave Martone

To listen to the music of Dave Martone is like experiencing a simultaneous explosion of sound, color and flavour

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Hart & Soul

Hart & Soul is a top 40/soul band designed to bring soul music back to life with the perfect blend of top 40 favorites and soul classics!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music | Free

Cut Snake

Australian house music duo Cut Snake bring their huge personalities and hot beats

Vancouver | MIA Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Cosmic Gate at Harbour Event Centre

Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo consisting of Trance producers Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems. Both hail from Krefeld, Germany

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Nite*Moves at the Biltmore Cabaret

House party jams for the young, restless, and bored Every Saturday at the Biltmore Cabaret with your resident DJ’s Can I Live Harvey Harvey ++ special guests

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music | Free

Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy

Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Show

Poirier Street Farmers Market

The Poirier Street Market hosts a diversity of vendors and products from May through October. Each week a wide variety of vendors gather to showcase their products – made, baked, grown, or raised in BC

Coquitlam | Dogwood Pavilion | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

Vancouver Winter Extreme Ski & Board Swap 2017

The Canadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme Ski & Board Swaps were started over 30 years ago. These primarily raise funds, but also enable winter enthusiasts to upgrade their gear.

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Once Upon a Pumpkin

Come explore the Nature House and learn about Halloween’s origins in nature

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Harvest Festival

Celebrate the best of the season at our Annual Harvest Festival! Visit the market to enjoy a meal for purchase prepared by the students of the culinary program at Centennial Secondary School

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Farmers Market | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Kitsilano Farmers Market

Every Sunday from May - October, the parking lot of Kitsilano Community Centre bustles with 50+ farms and producers bringing Vancouver's west side the finest and freshest food in the city

Vancouver | Kitsilano Community Centre | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

​We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location. We also have a good selection of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

West Vancouver | Ambleside Park | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Family Sunday

Drop in to create, explore, and enjoy art with friends and family!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Haunted Harvest Fair

Fun for the family at this community event. Haunted house, games, hot dog BBQ, bouncy castles, craft fair, yummy treats and more. Entry is free, low cost for games

North Vancouver | Sutherland High School | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family | Free

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train. Matinee train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Apple Festival 2017

Our 26th Year! A family event for all ages, the UBC Apple Festival celebrates one of BC’s favourite fruits.

Vancouver | UBC Botanical Garden | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Festival

Vancouver Halloween The Grand Parade

Join the Parade as individual Cosplayer, group, business or non-profit.

Vancouver | Howe Street | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

2017 Vancouver Art Book Fair

Free and open to the public, VABF is the longest-running international art book fair in Canada. In 2017 the event is anticipated to attract over 5,000 visitors from across the Greater Vancouver Area and beyond

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Books | Free

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo

The 4th annual Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo brings you four days of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games plus a grand Halloween parade of your favorite superheroes and super naturals!

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

Where The Wild Things Are

Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Theatre

In the BAG Family Sundays. Silhouettes & Stencils

Come and make art! Get your minds humming with a visit to the gallery and then into the studio for family-friendly art projects.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Body, Space and Time

Join Maria Salome Nieto of pataSola dance for a free workshop that explores fundamentals of movement, creation and improvisation in Butoh dance

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance | Free

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC will commence their seventh season in Major League Soccer when they host San Jose Earthquakes

Vancouver | BC Place | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Sports

1 Hour Photo

1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century.

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Iranian Film - Italia Italia

The best of Iranian cinema. In Farsi with English subtitles.

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm | Film

Zhang Zuo, piano

The Vancouver Recital Society presents Zhang Zuo in an afternoon concerta at the Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Presentation of Traditional Greek Costumes / Λαϊκές Φορεσιές

Celebrating 90 years of the Hellenic Community of Vancouver. We will be presenting over 50 costumes, from fifteen different regions, in a colourful “Greek fashion show!”

Vancouver | Hellenic Community of Vancouver | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | History

Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo. Cosplay Exhibition

The 4th annual Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo brings you four days of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games plus a grand Halloween parade of your favorite superheroes and super naturals!

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Where The Wild Things Are

Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

Taizé Contemplative Service

Join us for our monthly Taizé-style contemplative candlelight service in the Sanctuary

North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music | Free

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Theatre

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Halloween: Grave Tales

Join our experienced storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

The Mavericks

The Mavericks were founded more than 25 years ago by Malo and Deakin as a standout alternative band in a Miami rock scene dominated by hair metal and punk

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Surrey Nights: Vadim Gluzman with the VSO

One of the planet’s greatest and most accomplished violinists, Vadim Gluzman makes his much-anticipated return to perform Shostakovich’s dark and complex second violin concerto

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Music

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Festival

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Rookie Night

Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully completed improv training via the Improv Comedy Institute

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Show

Linkin Park: One More Light World Tour

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Falling Awake

A surrealist physical comedy with mesmerizing illusions, salt, coffee, flash floods, the musing of love, and the questionable nature of reality.

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Max Amini

Max Amini returns to the magnificent Orpheum with a brand new set of material. Join us for a great night of comedy and laughter!

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

North Mississippi Allstars with Guest Leeroy Stagger

North Mississippi Allstars is an American southern rock/blues band from Hernando, Mississippi, United States, founded in 1996

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Once Upon a Pumpkin

Come explore the Nature House and learn about Halloween’s origins in nature

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Yin Yoga and Meditation

Yin yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga that focuses on stimulating the connective tissues of the body with the intention of increasing circulation in the joints and improving flexibility

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Philosophers’ Café

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council has partnered with SFU to host a Philosophers’ Café at CityScape Community Art Space during the Pushing Boundaries exhibition

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Lecture | Free

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution Tour

John William "Paul" Weller, Jr. is an English singer, songwriter, musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Paul Kelly with Guest Jess Cornelius

Legendary singer-songwriter from Australia returns to Vancouver, on tour to support his latest release “Life Is Fine”

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Grand Openings: The Alma Lee Opening Night Event

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Festival

Masterworks Diamond - Vadim Gluzman with the VSO

One of the planet’s greatest and most accomplished violinists, Vadim Gluzman makes his much-anticipated return to perform Shostakovich’s dark and complex second violin concerto

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Once Upon a Pumpkin

Come explore the Nature House and learn about Halloween’s origins in nature

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Granville Island Stage

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 10:00 am to 2:30 pm | Festival

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Studio 1398

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 10:00 am to 0:00 am | Festival

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Waterfront Theatre

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Revue Stage

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Revue Stage | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

GFS Tradeshow - Trade Only

Come out and explore industry trends, discover new products, network with other food service operators and learn time saving techniques that you can put to work right away

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Fair

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Brain and Body Workout for Boomers and Beyond

This class, designed by Kinesiologists and Occupational Therapists, is an evidence-based program to improve both physical and brain conditioning

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

A Little Night Music

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Bog Escape Howloween Ball

The guest list has been made and you’re on it! Join the Burns Bog Conservation Society at their Bog Escape Howloween Ball for a hair-raising adventure. A full-moon party sounds like fun, but are you prepared for what’s actually in store?

Surrey | Delta Nature Reserve | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Improv Centre

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival

Rangoli Painting Workshop

Join us for a Rangoli Painting workshop at the Roundhouse Community Centre

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution Tour

John William "Paul" Weller, Jr. is an English singer, songwriter, musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Encounter. Sindhoor/Natyaveda - Navarasa Dance Theater (India/USA)

The best physical theatre out of India, Encounter delves into the struggles and challenges of the indigenous communities of India through an explosive fusion of dance and theatre

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Dance

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Lost Souls of Gastown - Vancouver Walking Tour

The Lost Souls of Gastown is a Gothic Theatre Adventure, based on Vancouver's earliest and darkest history. Please do not expect a conventional walking tour or a ghost tour

Vancouver | Starting in Cathedral Square, Richards at Dunsmuir | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Pushing Boundaries

This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Once Upon a Pumpkin

Come explore the Nature House and learn about Halloween’s origins in nature

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vancouver International Writers Festival

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Various locations | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Gentle Yoga - Fall

Start your day with this gentle yoga practice; relieve tension held in hips, spine and shoulders to deeply relax your body

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Play, Pie & Pint featuring The Beauty Shop Dolls

Join us for a mid-week matinee performance followed by an Aussie Pie Guy pie and beverage of choice in the theatre lobby. A Lunchtime Theatre Experience!

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Bog Escape Howloween Ball

The guest list has been made and you’re on it! Join the Burns Bog Conservation Society at their Bog Escape Howloween Ball for a hair-raising adventure. A full-moon party sounds like fun, but are you prepared for what’s actually in store?

Surrey | Delta Nature Reserve | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Halloween: Grave Tales

Join our experienced storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Fun with Ferns

Ferns are graceful, dependable and low maintenance, and will thrive in most gardens

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Festival

Hanson. 25th Anniversary - Middle Of Everywhere Tour

Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, formed by brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Supporting members include Dimetres Collins, and Andrew Perusi who have toured and performed live with the band since 2007

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Encounter. Sindhoor/Natyaveda - Navarasa Dance Theater (India/USA)

The best physical theatre out of India, Encounter delves into the struggles and challenges of the indigenous communities of India through an explosive fusion of dance and theatre

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Dance

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again

This funny, nostalgic, and bittersweet play pays homage to the playwright's colourful, down-to-earth mother. Be transported in time to five different stages of their lives together, with a bird’s-eye view of their tumultuous and loving relationship

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents a new documentary theatre piece that was inspired by the journey of singer-songwriter Khari Wendell McClelland in retracing his great-grandmother’s steps to escaping slavery in the U.S.

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Alison Wonderland

Alison Wonderland returns to Vancouver with her FMUOASL Tour at The Commodore Ballroom with tour support Elohim

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition

Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Once Upon a Pumpkin

Come explore the Nature House and learn about Halloween’s origins in nature

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum

The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Celebrates Canada 150. Eternal Return: Exhibition and Public Programs

The exhibition “Eternal Return”, guest curated by independent curator Sunshine Frère, incorporates the work of five artists – Barb Choit, Kevin Day, Lucien Durey, Alanna Ho, and Anchi Lin

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vancouver International Writers Festival

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Various locations | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival

Planning New West: A History and Future of Urban Development in New Westminster

The museum’s latest exhibition explores why the city is shaped the way it is; the grand visionary plans and the reality of what happened

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Tania Willard: dissimulation

This exhibition presents multidisciplinary work by artist/curator Tania Willard (Secwépemc Nation), alongside her collaborators Gabrielle Hill, Peter Morin, her family, home community and Secwépemc lands and territories

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr: Into the Forest

The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Works by Vicky Earle

Inspired by plant species found at the Bloedel Conservatory, “Duets” is a visual exploration of unique symbiotic relationships unfolding every day in rainforests around the world

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

Home: Grown

Home: Grown is a retrospective of Hilary Morris 30 years of painting in Vancouver, reflecting on its transformations and how the city has shaped, and been shaped by, its many communities

Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Painting Fall with Watercolour

Take a trip through painting, finding inspiration in the vibrant colours of fall foliage, blooms, and even squash in our fall series

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Chigiri-e Paper Art: ‘Fall’ in Love

Chigiri-e is a Japanese art form using pieces of hand-dyed washi paper to create beautiful and detailed images

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Family Fright Fest – North Delta

Join us for haunted Halloween fun at the annual favourite Family Fright Fest!

Delta | North Delta Recreation Centre | 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Family | Free

Bog Escape Howloween Ball

The guest list has been made and you’re on it! Join the Burns Bog Conservation Society at their Bog Escape Howloween Ball for a hair-raising adventure. A full-moon party sounds like fun, but are you prepared for what’s actually in store?

Surrey | Delta Nature Reserve | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Halloween: Grave Tales

Join our experienced storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Hot Flash in the City

Hot Flash in the City is an educational, inspirational, funny, and enlightening evening about menopause. Welcome reception and screening of the film HOTFLASH HAVOC followed by an informative Q&A session

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Strike A Chord: A Benefit for Music Heals

Join us for a unique event in support of the Music Heals Charitable Foundation. The fourth annual Strike A Chord promises another memorable evening of entertainment and special guests, hosted again at the fabulous Commodore Ballroom

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Charity / Fundraising

NewWest FilmFest 2017!

The New West Film Society is gearing up for our seventh annual film festival in New Westminster.

New Westminster | Landmark Cinemas 10 | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Grease Sing-a-long

Royal City Musical Theatre and the Arts Council of New Westminster present Sing-a-long-a Grease! After the great success of Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music last year, they are giving the you one that you want (ooo-ooo-oo)

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Festival

Whitehorse

Live Nation BC Presents: Whitehorse with guests Terra Lightfoot

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Nothing But Thieves

Nothing but Thieves are an English alternative rock band formed in 2012 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Sea Level Rise and Forced Migration - The Challenges for Climate Refugees

In this lecture hosted by SFU, learn about climate refugees and the links between climate change and sustainable development.

Vancouver | Simon Fraser University | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

King Charles III By Mike Bartlett

The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Encounter. Sindhoor/Natyaveda - Navarasa Dance Theater (India/USA)

The best physical theatre out of India, Encounter delves into the struggles and challenges of the indigenous communities of India through an explosive fusion of dance and theatre

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Dance

Happy Place

Happy Place explores and celebrates the courage, compassion and humour of seven women living amidst each other in the most extraordinary of circumstances

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Fretless

2017 Juno Award Winners The Fretless return to Vancouver for a night of progressive fiddle tunes

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Imomsohard

Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley have been performing, teaching, and writing comedy internationally for a combined 40+ years

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Roadside Vigil

It’s been 15 years since the tragic and untimely death of Vivian’s sister Kate at the age of 17. Both Vivian and their mother, Reagan, are deeply haunted by these memories.

North Vancouver | The Theatre at Hendry Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

#NoFilter – The LOL of TMI

Our improvisers delve into our over-shared digital world. From Snapchat to Instagram, Weibo to Facebook and everything in between

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Show