Metro Vancouver events on October 2, 2016

BlueShore Financial Spirit of the Shore Half Marathon

The North Shore's premier road running event. Join us for a scenic course in North and West Vancouver with views of the ocean and mountains.

West Vancouver | Park Royal | 7:30 am to 12:00 am | Sports

Knit City - A Modern Fibre Event

2016 marks the 5th anniversary of Knit City! Yay!

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop

Once Upon a Pumpkin

Drop in to learn about Halloween's origin in nature.

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon

Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the new art exhibit from Keith Langergraber.

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

Ambleside Artisan Farmers' Market

We are very lucky to have such a great variety of organic and conventional farmers at this location.

West Vancouver | Between 15th & 16th Street | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Free Day + Vancouver Community Science Celebration

Join us on day 2 of our Vancouver Community Science Celebration for a day of free general admission!

Vancouver | Science World | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | Free

The Yoga Expo

Unlimited yoga classes & workshops. Immerse yourself in practices of yoga, meditation, & mind-body awareness throughout this all-day event.

Vancouver | East Exhibition Hall A - East Building | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Fall tree sale

Fruit, flowering, shade and conifer trees for $10 each. This event is part of our Vancouver Tree Week initiatives supporting our Urban Forest Strategy.

Vancouver | Hillcrest Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Public Art Walking Tour Yaletown - False Creek

Join an experienced tour guide for a free 75 minute walking tour of public art. This annual tour gives visitors and locals an opportunity to experience a sampling of what Vancouver’s Public Art Program has to offer.

Vancouver | Yaletown - False Creek | 10:30 am to 11:45 am | Visual Arts

Soil to Sky kite making: bamboo splitting and linen spinning

The Hastings Learning Garden Placemaking Festival will host artists from the Soil to Sky kite making project.

Vancouver | Hastings Community Centre | 10:30 am to 1:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Culture Days in Canada. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby.

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Fresh Hands on Gnocchi Making

You may not have an Italian Mamma, but now you can learn to make pasta or gnocchi like one!

Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 11:30 am to 2:00 pm | Workshop

Dance Open House (Vancouver Tango Milongueros) at the ANNEX

The Vancouver Tango Milongueros group will conduct one hour workshops on the hour for those who are interested in learning to Tango!

Vancouver | The Annex | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Dance | Free

Trolley Dances 2016

Trolley Dances is an entertaining trolley ride event that highlights significant cultural, historical and natural features across the North Shore through music and dance performances.

North Vancouver | The North Vancouver Community Arts Council | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Dance

Genders West Conference

Our 3rd Annual Diverse Genders and Sexual Orientation Conference!

West Vancouver | Gleneagles Community Centre | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Lecture

Public Art Walking Tour Burrard Corridor - Downtown

Join an experienced tour guide for a free 75 minute walking tour of public art.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | Visual Arts | Free

The Signature of All Things

Join us in the Garden’s Discovery Room for the opening of a month-long exhibition of original artwork created by the Open Book Art Collective and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, The Signature of All Things.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition

The 35th Vancouver International Film Festival: Dolores

Vancouver International Film Festival 2016, some of the best cinema from around the world.

Vancouver | International Village | 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm | Film

Aloha Polynesia

Be amazed by colourful costumes, inspiring music, and graceful dances!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Dance

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre

Helen & Edgar

A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur Edgar Oliver

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:35 pm | Theatre

Culture Days in Canada. Burnaby Art Gallery

Join us and celebrate Culture Days in Canada in Burnaby.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Fall 2016 Soundwalks. Culture Days Soundwalk

A Soundwalk is a silent group walk led along a planned route to experience a location’s ambiance and underlying rhythms.

Vancouver | 544 Main Street | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Lecture | Free

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993, Angels In America has become a seminal work of the North American canon.

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:10 pm | Theatre

Stranger to Hard Work

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 34th season with the work of one of Canada’s fiercest and funniest females, Cathy Jones. A Canadian cultural icon, Jones returns to the stage with her third one-woman show, Stranger To Hard Work

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Show

Piano 4te

Four grand pianos in ensemble on stage at the Queen Elizabeth.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Westminster Savings Free Swim

Enjoy a free swim at Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex, courtesy of Westminster Savings.

Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports | Free

Richmond Night Market

Similar to previous years, the annual gathering will feature seemingly endless rows of food vendors (offering hundreds of things to eat and drink), merchandise stalls, gaming stations, and live entertainment.

Richmond | nearby Bridgeport Station | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Market

Bohemian Rhapsody

An evening of lush classical music by Dvořák, Brahms and Enescu with violinist Arnaud Sussmann and Cristian Macelaru conducting the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music