Metro Vancouver events on October 25, 2016

Taste of Yaletown 2016

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

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

Once Upon a Pumpkin

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

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

Works from Suzo Hickey: A Small Dominion

A solo exhibition of new paintings by Suzo Hickey.

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

The Signature of All Things

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

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

13th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Pre-Festival Events: Cedar Tree Ceremony

WELCOME to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed

Vancouver | Oppenheimer Park | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Festival

Spinning Fundamentals Start

Learn multiple ways to turn for Salsa, Bachata & more! Plus important technique is broken down so you can become a more proficient spinner.

Burnaby | World Dance Co. | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance | Free

VanDusen Glow in the Garden

Experience an unforgettable Halloween walk in the woods at VanDusen Botanical Garden.

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family

Halloween Pumpkin Carving

Join families from the neighborhood for a night of wild’n wacky pumpkin carving!

Vancouver | Kerrisdale Community Centre | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Kids

Jazz Jam

Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session!

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free

Supper Club at Tamam

The Indian Summer Arts Society curates exciting Supper Clubs four times per year. Open to everyone, these gatherings are a great way to connect (or reconnect) with a thriving artistic community.

Vancouver | Tamam | 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm | Food / Wine

PNE: Fright Nights

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

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

Mamahood: Turn & Face the Strange

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Nicolle Nattrass’ brilliant one-woman show Mamahood: turn and face the strange

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

West Van Youth Band 2016: Through Time and Space

Featuring the West Van Youth Concert and Symphonic Band and String musicians in costume.

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

The Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe

A mix of classical clowning and contemporary circus, this spectacularly catastrophic solo comedy is centered on, in, under, and around the magnificent grand piano.

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre

The Flick

A Close-Up On Three Cinema Misfits

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

A Comedy About Discovering Art In Unexpected Places

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

VSO: A Trio of Trios

The extraordinary musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra step off the Orpheum stage and into the intimate surrounding of West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Theatre, in a very special presentation of Chamber Music

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:10 pm | Music

Fight Night

Looking south and feeling frustrated? Fight Night’s your chance to blow off some steam just days before the US election… Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Theatre

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

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

Coquitlam | Evergreen Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Theatre

Turning Point Ensemble Society: EMC+

The Génération2016 program by Ensemble Contemporain De Montreal consists of four premieres by prizewinning ‘emerging’ Canadian composers

Vancouver | The Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Stranger Tuesdays #CelebsTues Halloween

Presented by Blueprint Events & Celebrities Nightclub w/ DJ’s Darylo, Grayson Repp & JP Valdes

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music