Metro Vancouver events on October 1, 2017

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