Metro Vancouver events on October 15, 2016

Vancity Showdown

The Vancity Showdown will be the traditional fitness, figure, bikini, physique, and bodybuilding show of the year that will highlight the best in tier 1 regional level athletes.

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports

Canadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme Ski & Board Swap. Vancouver Winter Extreme New & Used Equipment Sale

Come out and support Canadian Ski Patrol's Winter Extreme New & Used Equipment sale!

Vancouver | PNE Forum | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Sports

Burnaby Artisan Farmers' Market

We have great farmers, both conventional and Organic with a great selection of prepared food vendors and local crafters.

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

Taste of Yaletown 2016

We are proud to bring you the 12th year of the tastes, treats, sips and sights of Yaletown with the Taste of Yaletown festival.

Vancouver | Yaletown | 9:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

Farmers’ Market: Trout Lake

Popular among chefs, home cooks, and local gastronomes, farmers’ markets have become an integral part of Vancouver’s food landscape.

Vancouver | Trout Lake | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Tri-Cities VolunteerFest 2016 by Community Volunteer Connections

Recruit volunteers and tell the community what you do at the biggest annual volunteer festival in the Tri-Cities!

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Centre | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Guided Nature Walks. Bear Creek Park

Get to know Surrey's nature parks through a series of free guided walks this October!

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free

Lonsdale Artisan Farmers' Market: North Vancouver

We have been lucky in having some of the best organic and conventional farmers in B.C. attend the market plus great bakers, jam makers, honey gathers, and salsa makers.

North Vancouver | The East Plaza of Lonsdale Quay | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market

Keith Langergraber: Betrayal at Babylon

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

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

The Great Pumpkin Patch

Lynn Valley Parent Participation Preschool (LVPPP) invites you to join them for "The Great Pumpkin Patch"!

North Vancouver | beside Lynn Valley Elementary | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Kids

Mini Community BioBlitz

Meet fellow outdoor enthusiasts and citizen scientists and enjoy a day celebrating nature and biodiversity.

Vancouver | Outside TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Farm Gate Sale

Jjoin us at Loutet Farm every Saturday to support our social enterprise, pick up your farm-fresh produce from our neighbourhood farmers, and meet your neighbours!

North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Market

Pumpkin Patch at Loutet Farm

This year’s fourth annual Loutet Farm pumpkin patch event is going to be better than ever!

North Vancouver | Loutet Farm | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family

Lynn Valley Elementary Pumpkin Patch

Lynn Valley Elementary School PAC is having their annual Pumpkin Patch!

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Elementary School | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family

3rd Annual Festival of Fantasy: Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo

Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo bring you the annual four day fantasy festival of arts, cosplay, comics, anime, films and games.

Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family

Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion

A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.

Vancouver | The Cultch Gallery | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

If not for dreams: The 9th annual Oppenheimer Park community art show

A showcase of artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community that features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, carving, textile, mixed media and video works.

Vancouver | Gallery Gachet | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts

加拿大麻將大賽2016 Canadian Qualifying Rounds - Oct 15

2016年加拿大西岸初赛 10月8日 - 河石剧院 选手来自河石娱乐渡假酒店和View Royal Casino

Coquitlam | The Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm

Westminster Savings Free Skate

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

Coquitlam | Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | 12:45 am to 3:15 pm | Sports | Free

The Signature of All Things

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

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

The 2016 Big Draw Festival. Walking, Looking, Drawing: Micro Macro Perspectives

For the Big Draw event, Urban Animal Agency member Genevieve Robertson is pleased to welcome guest artist Lucie Chan, who's drawing practice engages drawers of all ages and abilities.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Motherload

Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.

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

The Flick

A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre

Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship

A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy

Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out

Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Theatre

The Musical: Mulan

MULAN the Musical is based on a traditional Chinese story about a girl who disguises herself as a man and takes her ailing father’s place and fights in the Emperor’s army.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Musical

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America

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

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

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

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

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm | Theatre

PNE: Fright Nights

Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt. It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights through October 31.

Vancouver | The Playland | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show

Art Battle 435

After an amazing first event of the season, we can't wait to be back at the easels to face off once again! Join us downtown at Red Room Ultra Bar for an exciting night of live competitive painting!

Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 7:00 pm to 11:00 am | Visual Arts

曉星歌詠團2016音樂會 - Morningstar Singers

Morningstar Singers

Burnaby | Michael J. Fox Theatre | 7:15 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Trump Card - Winner Takes All

VTSL ups the ante with its own improvised election - who's going to win it... will it be the joker?

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Show

Supernatural. Magic Series

A unique style determined to make you believe the impossible…

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre, Rotary Hall Studio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Quantic Live: 1000 Watts Tour With Guests

British born musician, producer and DJ performs a special live show, on tour to support his latest release "1000 Watts".

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

Vagabond Players Presents: Body and Soul

Written by Vagabond Players very own Elizabeth Elwood, this world premiere of Body and Soul is set in a heritage home in the Queen’s Park area of New Westminster!

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

Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)

The Cultch and Diwali Fest have partnered to present the Canadian premiere of Piya Behrupiya (Twelfth Night)

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre

Major Motion Picture

A Firehall Arts Centre Presentation Out Innerspace Dance Theatre

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

The Flick

A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 11:15 pm | Theatre

Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship

A Dramatic Comedy By David Belke. A time travelling tale of unrequited love ten times, for two people

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Shaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Studio 58/Langara College presents: Angels In America

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

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Theatre

Pacific Theatre presents: A Good Way Out

Joey is a hardworking mechanic who operates as the front man for a biker gang. He joined for protection, but a few bad decisions have him looking for an escape that may not exist.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

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

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre

no static: kele fleming record release concert

October 2016 sees the release of kele fleming’s 5th full-length album, no static.

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Karen Gomyo plays Berg

Violinist Karen Gomyo returns to Vancouver to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, with Karina Canellakis conducting

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

The Musical: Mulan

MULAN the Musical is based on a traditional Chinese story about a girl who disguises herself as a man and takes her ailing father’s place and fights in the Emperor’s army.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Musical

Motherload

Returning after a wildly successful 2015 run, Motherload is an intimate account of parenting in the modern age. Four prominent Canadian theatre artists and mothers bare their personal stories about what it takes to be a member of the world’s biggest club.

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

Des Larson

Des Larson is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Comox, British Columbia.

Coquitlam | Unlisted Lounge of Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

MetroSonix

MetroSonix are a band whose collective talents have graced the stages and rocked dance floors internationally all over Asia, Europe, Canada, USA and Latin America.

Coquitlam | Asylum Sound Stage of Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Hyperhouse Tour ft. Anna Lunoe, Madeaux + Dombresky

Aussie house queen + DJ/Producer/Artist & Beats 1 radio host – aka Miss Anna Lunoe – returns back to Vancity for her Hyperhouse Fall Tour 2016 on Sat, October 15th at Celebrities Nightclub ft. Madeaux + Dombresky!

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

Deep Down Inside Saturdays at M.I.A.

M.I.A. goes Deep Down Inside every Saturday in Gastown with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of local Vancouver resident DDI selectors.

Vancouver | M.I.A. | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Dubloadz [Disciple] with Bullet Bill, Konka, Tektonik at SUBculture Saturdays

After a fantastic show with Disciple Recordings main man Barely Alive - We are proud to present the Vancouver debut of fellow record label mate and power house bass music producer...

Vancouver | Red Room Ultra Bar | 11:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music