Metro Vancouver events on September 30, 2017

Chali-Rosso Art Gallery: Dance of Time I

To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, Chali-Rosso Art Gallery brought a spectacular gift to Vancouver in the form of a magnificent, iconic, bronze, Salvador Dali sculpture

Vancouver | West Hastings and Hornby Street | 1:00 am to 11:59 pm | Exhibition | Free

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

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

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

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

Claude Monet’s Secret Garden

The most important exhibition of French painter Claude Monet’s work in Canada in two decades, Claude Monet’s Secret Garden will trace the career of this pivotal figure in Western art history.

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

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

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

Newcomers Career Fairs

Designed to improve job mobility amongst foreign-born workers in Canada, our Newcomers Career Fairs connect skilled immigrants with employers who are eligible to employ foreign workers either temporarily or permanently

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free

Culture Days at Mackin House & Fraser Mills Station

On Saturday, join us for the last weekend of tours for our interactive exhibit A Man’s World

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Stephen Shore: The Giverny Portfolio

Contemporary American photographer Stephen Shore produced an important body of images during several visits to Monet’s garden at Giverny between 1977 and 1982

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

Culture Days. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

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 | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 10:00 am to 4:00 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 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Elad Lassry

Elad Lassry is a Tel Aviv-born, Los Angeles-based artist whose photographs, collages, drawings, sculptures and films are concerned with the nature of perception and the contemporary conditions for images

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

Persistence

Persistence draws together three recent contemporary installations by Canadian artists to explore the surprising and creative ways that technologies, physical objects and natural processes endure and transform

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

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 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Culture Days at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Celebrate Culture days at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts with Studio process, Dialogue, Classes and Dance Observation

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 10:00 am to 2:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Water's edge day

Join the community celebration at Vanier Park for an all-ages activity fun-day, with land and water activities. All activities are free!

Vancouver | Vanier Park | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Soil, Manure & Compost Sale

Come by for our annual fundraiser

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Plant Sale Potluck - Donations Needed!

Do you have healthy plants that have expanded beyond your space, or you want to replace? We’ll take care of them!

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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 | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market | Free

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

Historic Drinking Hole Walking Tour

Join our Museum Curator in a walking tour tracing the locations of saloons, bars and cafes along Columbia and Front Streets

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Exhibition | Free

Africa with the Masters

A Free African Drum & Dance EVent for you, in celebration of Culture Days!

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 10:00 am to 8:17 pm | Dance | 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

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

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

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

Creative Photography Principles 2

Build upon your understanding of photography principles, such as the effects of speed and lighting

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:30 am to 4:30 pm | Visual Arts

Natural Dyes from Your Garden

Explore the many beautiful colours you can derive from the “weeds” and flowers growing in your own garden, or even from some common kitchen compostables

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Workshop

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

Richmond Harvest Fest

A new free festival celebrating the City’s agricultural heritage

Richmond | Garden City Lands | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Festival | Free

Celebrating Diversity - Canada's 150

Join us for B.C. Culture Days to honour our diverse community and enjoy art, music and dance, including Chinese, Persian, Indian and Korean performances

Coquitlam | City Centre Branch | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Xi xanya dzam - Celebrating our Amazing Artists

Xi xanya dzam is the Kwak'wala word which describes the gifted people who create works of art, and is the title of our upcoming exhibition

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver International Travel Expo 2017

Vancouver largest Travel Expo is back in its second year even better and bigger

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

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 | 11:00 am to 1:10 pm | Film

Downtown Eastside Women's Fair and Flea Market

Join us at our second annual Women's Summer Fair, promising a vibrant atmosphere, lively entertainment, and fun for all! Come by and show your support

Vancouver | 200 Block, Columbia St. @ Cordova St. | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair | Free

First Welcome - Hych’ka

Join the amazing community parade in Lower Lonsdale! Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre and Mortal Coil Performance Society have partnered to create First Welcome – Hych’ka

North Vancouver | Waterfront Park | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Culture Days - Life Drawing with Dancers

Back by popular demand, Vancouver Civic Theatres in partnership with Arts Umbrella is excited to bring back Life Drawing with Dancers in celebration of Culture Days 2017

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

Culture Day at the Carousel by Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel

Everyone is invited to make a carousel thaumatrope and a special Culture Day pin, play carnival games and enjoy the creative skills Sylvia the Balloon Lady

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

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 | Vancouver Playhouse | 12:30 am to 2:10 pm | Film

Community Dance Umbrella Project

Celebrate the change of seasons in Deer Lake Park with an outdoor dance performance

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Dance | Free

Culture Days in Surrey

Participate in and enjoy free activities and performances at Central City Shopping Centre

Surrey | Central City Shopping Centre Plaza | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. The Party

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

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm | Film

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 | 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

Culture Days at Glen Pine

Hands-on and interactive activities with the Glen Pine 50 Plus Society groups and clubs. This is a chance to explore different options for fun, entertainment and social interaction in our multicultural community for the 50 Plus

Coquitlam | Glen Pine Pavilion | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Vancouver: Cheese and Meat Festival 2017

Cheese and Meat Festival #yvr 2017 Explore the smells, tastes, and textures of cheese, charcuterie, and accompaniments while pairing them with wine, cider, beer, mixed drinks

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine

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 | 3:15 pm to 5:40 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 | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Film

Vancouver International Film Festival 2017. Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Watching the movie is like listening to some ultimate annotated Classic Top 40 playlist

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm | Film

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

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

Save the date! The 15th annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival is scheduled for September 30th, 2017! Leading up to the big day, there will be multiple events throughout the month to celebrate the Harvest Moon with music and entertainment

Vancouver | Slocan Park | 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free

15th Annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

Still Moon Arts Society is excited to announce that the 15th annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival will take place on September 30th!

Vancouver | Renfrew Park Community Centre | 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free

Cuban Weekend in Vancouver BC

Hello, Vancouver Cuban Dance Community. La Clave Cubana main Instructors Reinier Valdes and Daniela Gallardo will be in Town the last weekend of September ( Sept 29th - Oct 1st )to Teach and of course dance and Party with you in the Locals Salsa Events

Vancouver | BCDance | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Dance

Special book club! Club de lecture

Join us for a funny afternoon to discover the secret caches hidden in the Maillardville’ s neighborhood. This year, Société francophone de Maillardville is proposing you a Geocaching tour afternoon as part of the Culture Days

Coquitlam | Société francophone de Maillardville | 6:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

The 6th Annual Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance

New Westminster, BC – On September 30th 2017, the Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance will fill Massey Theatre with incredible sound and energy

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

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 | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:30 pm to 8:10 pm | Film

Prohibition City - walking tour

From back alley blind pigs to Chinatown opium dens! Mobsters! Opium! Booze! Delve into Vancouver's dirtiest secrets on this scandal filled walking tour.

Vancouver | Cathedral Square, Dunsmuir & Richards streets | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Exhibition

Ben Folds - Paper Airplane Request Tour

Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation.

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

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 | 7:30 pm to 10:20 pm | Film

André-Philippe Gagnon

Born in Quebec City, Gagnon began performing his comedic impressions at local talent shows and festivals.

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Billy Bragg

Stephen William Bragg is an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes

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

Quinn Dahle

With appearances on The Tonight Show, Showtime, Comedy Central, Lopez Tonight and Carson Daly, Quinn is a smart, clean and witty stand-up comic with impeccable timing

New Westminster | Lafflines Comedy Club | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Richard Clayderman

​Richard Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best selling recording artist and concert performer

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

New Forms Festival 17

New Forms Media Society is pleased to announce the dates and location for our 2017 edition.

Vancouver | 577 Great Northern Way | 8:00 pm to 4:00 am | Festival

Feasting on Famine

The Firehall Arts Centre is thrilled to kick off its 35th anniversary season with the world premiere of Shay Kuebler’s Feasting on Famine

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 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 | 8:00 pm to 11:50 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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

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 | The Rio Theatre | 8:45 pm to 10:20 pm | Film

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 11:00 pm | Music | Free

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 | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:45 pm to 11:45 pm | Film

Soul Clap at DeepDownInside

Constantly pushing boundaries of house music and disco, Boston-based duo Soul Clap return to Vancouver at MIA on Saturday, Sept 30th for a special Open to Close set at #DeepDownInside

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

Leave Us Lost presents The Drifter

An Irishman keener on music than in beer, this September The Drifter comes to town. The Drifter has a diverse musical background ranging from being in bands and choirs, to now, being a DJ and producer

Vancouver | Open Studios | 10:00 pm to 4:00 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