Metro Vancouver events on October 21, 2017

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

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

Once Upon a Pumpkin

Come explore the Nature House and learn about Halloween’s origins in nature

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

Canada 150: Mosaic Community Art Project

You, your family and friends are invited to participate by painting a 4” x 4” tile that will become part of an 12’ x 8’ mosaic celebrating Coquitlam’s history

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Public Library | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | 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

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

Vancouver International Writers Festival

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers

Vancouver | Various locations | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival

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

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

Carousel Theatre for Young People Annual Halloween Costume Sale

It’s that time again! Join us for CTYP’s Annual Halloween Costume Sale! Your chance to own some of the wonderful and wacky costumes that have graced our stage!

Vancouver | Carousel Theatre for Young People | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Market

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

Tiny Tots: Gallop & Go! @ Anvil Centre

Get ready to move to that barnyard beat with "Clip Clop" the horse! Featuring a bouncy bunch of original and symphonic sing-a-long tunes. Accompanied by an orchestral trio and folk instruments

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Music

NPAA BC Championships

BC Novice, Open, and Masters Championships

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health

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

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

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

Halloween: Pumpkin Express

Delight in the crafts and activities under the tent on the platform, See your child's face light up with pleasure as they design the perfect pumpkin mask and play the Halloween games

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids

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

Winter Pruning

During this seasonal look at pruning, join VanDusen gardener, Casey Werfl, for an overview of the fundamentals of pruning, and specifics on tree and shrub structure

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Sunshine Frère: cache cache Exhibition

Vancouver-based artist Sunshine Frère’s captivating solo exhibition cache cache invites visitors embrace the fading present and explore the dark uncertainty of the future

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Halloween: Land of Boo

Bring your kids to the Land of Boo! This self-guided walking tour of the Highstreet Central Plaza is FREE and fun

Abbotsford | Highstreet Shopping Centre | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train. Matinee train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

SHE - Power, Beauty & the Beast: 5Rhythms® Embodiment Workshop

We invite you to join in the creation of sacred space that honours the Feminine. As women we will come together to honour our body temples and the wisdom they hold, finding within our true power and beauty.

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Workshop

Tiny Tots: Gallop & Go! @ Anvil Centre

Get ready to move to that barnyard beat with "Clip Clop" the horse! Featuring a bouncy bunch of original and symphonic sing-a-long tunes. Accompanied by an orchestral trio and folk instruments

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 11:30 am to 12:30 am | Music

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Diwali Celebration at Sunset CC

Join us for a free celebration of dance, music, education, Diya making, art, crafts, pakora making, and more

Vancouver | Sunset Community Centre | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Halloween Skates in Surrey. North Surrey Arena

Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!

Surrey | North Surrey Arena | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Family

Exhibition: Andrew Dadson

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Halloween: Spooktacular Newton

Spooktacular Newton 2017BOO! Spooktacular Newton is back for A third chilling year! Arrive in costume and ride the haunted train if you dare

Surrey | Newton Wave Pool | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Story time with Mermaid Princess

Come and join our Mermaid Princess at Redwood Park on October 21 for a Free story time! The Mermaid Princess will be sharing her favourite story, singing and more. We hope to see you there!

Surrey | Redwood Park | 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Kids | Free

4th Annual Great Burke Mountain Pumpkin Giveaway

Howl your way to Galloway Park where we’ll be giving away ghostly pumpkins to kick off your spooky Halloween season!

Coquitlam | Galloway Park | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Where The Wild Things Are

Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Theatre

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

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Comedy

King Charles III By Mike Bartlett

The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Happy Place

Happy Place explores and celebrates the courage, compassion and humour of seven women living amidst each other in the most extraordinary of circumstances

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

Blushing Boutique 10 Year Anniversary Party and Fashion Show

2017 marks the 10-year anniversary of the boutique opening. To celebrate, Blushing Boutique will be hosting a party with an open studio

Vancouver | Blushing Boutique | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show | Free

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Theatre

Where The Wild Things Are

Let the wild rumpus begin!! Back by popular demand, this highly interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Theatre

Halloween: L’il Haunters at Potter’s House of Horrors

Thrills n chills.. scares, bewares n evil glares.. and fun for the whole family!

Surrey | Potter’s House | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Theatre

Billy Dixon and his Soul Train Express

Billy Dixon is a legend of his own, a phenomenal singer and a riveting performer

Vancouver | Fairview Pub | 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Music

Bog Escape Howloween Ball

The guest list has been made and you’re on it! Join the Burns Bog Conservation Society at their Bog Escape Howloween Ball for a hair-raising adventure. A full-moon party sounds like fun, but are you prepared for what’s actually in store?

Surrey | Delta Nature Reserve | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train

Witness the alien invasion! Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, inspired by Hallowe'en and other spooky tales.

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Wild Things

Follow a trail of jack-o’-lanterns to discover what goes bump in the night.

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family

The Valley Haunt

For the 2017 Halloween season, The Valley Haunt: Contained will be returning with new themes and spine-tingling scares. Get ready for an even more blood-curdling, hair-raising, and bone-chilling experience.

North Vancouver | 1311 Appin Road | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Halloween: Grave Tales

Join our experienced storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Halloween: Scream Train at Bear Creek Park

We recommend the Scream Train for the older children who can handle being scared. Our forest becomes alive with ghosts and ghouls intent on scaring you amidst creepy sounds and special effects

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Halloween Mystery Nights - Downtown Murder Mystery

Vancouver Mysteries’ Halloween Mystery Nights return this year with murder mystery game Crime in Downtown

Vancouver | streets of downtown Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

NewWest FilmFest 2017!

The New West Film Society is gearing up for our seventh annual film festival in New Westminster.

New Westminster | Landmark Cinemas 10 | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

BC Lions vs Edmonton Eskimos

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League

Vancouver | BC Place | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Fright Nights

Don’t come alone! It’s our favourite time of fear. Experience the freaky, terrifying and much less cheerful doppelganger of Playland, Fright Nights, select nights October 6 through 31

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Festival

Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

Our improvised Star Wars parody highlights the parallels between the skills of an improviser and those of a Jedi

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Leonid Ptashka & Yan Levinzon / Леонид Пташка & Ян Левинзон

Долгожданный совместный концерт Леонида Пташки и Яна Левинзона “Из Израиля с любовью!”

Vancouver | Jewish Community Center | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles is probably Sherlock Holmes’ greatest mystery, but in this version comedy rules the day as three amazingly, talented actors – plus one wandering fireplace

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

YVR Boobyball 2017

Boobyball presents: Get Physical. A retro romp through your teenage dreams

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music

Harry Manx and The Yaletown Strings

Multi instrumentalist Harry Manx joins with The Yaletown Strings for a magic evening of Indian flavoured Blues. They will perform songs from Harry’s latest release “Faith Lift”

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Viva - Bright Young Theatre and Aenigma Theatre

A contemporary ode to unconditional love. Viva follows two strangers, Alice and Graeme, whose lives become intertwined over the course of one night in Las Vegas

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Encounter. Sindhoor/Natyaveda - Navarasa Dance Theater (India/USA)

The best physical theatre out of India, Encounter delves into the struggles and challenges of the indigenous communities of India through an explosive fusion of dance and theatre

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Dance

Happy Place

Happy Place explores and celebrates the courage, compassion and humour of seven women living amidst each other in the most extraordinary of circumstances

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Honour: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan. Dipti Mehta (New York)

Honour’: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan is a testament to the humanity and lives of sex workers; a mother’s plea for her daughter’s life and her honour; a story of the struggles of an unlikely family.

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Performing Arts

David Foster Foundation: Miracle Gala

Come mingle with A-list celebrities at our Monthly charity Gala in Vancouver during the David Foster Foundation's annual charity event in Vancouver B.C

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder Tour

Broken Social Scene with special guests The Belle Game

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Classical Traditions at the Chan Centre: Angela Cheng Plays Ravel

Celebrated Canadian pianist Angela Cheng makes her welcome return to the VSO, performing Ravel’s G Major Piano Concerto, a work heavily influenced by the driving rhythms of the Paris jazz scene of the 1920s.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:10 pm | Music

A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers. A Little Night Music is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Roadside Vigil

It’s been 15 years since the tragic and untimely death of Vivian’s sister Kate at the age of 17. Both Vivian and their mother, Reagan, are deeply haunted by these memories.

North Vancouver | The Theatre at Hendry Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is re-told with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum...

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs! From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

M - The Magic Show: Magic Fundraising Show in Support of the YMCA

Five illusionists are coming together to set the stage ablaze a fully-packed entertaining magic theatre show

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Show

King Charles III By Mike Bartlett

The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors

A gleefully twisted, out of this world cult classic hit musical!

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

Shohreh Solati - Live in Concert

Shohreh Solati is a well-known and popular Iranian singer. She has vast artistic skills in singing and performing

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Radio Javan Party in Vancouver with Edvin

Radio Javan Party in Vancouver with Edvin and RJ's Resident DJs

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 9:30 pm to 2:30 am | Music

TheatreSports™ - Laugh Til Your Face Hurts

Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Best Night Ever

Equal parts pop, soul and rock n roll, BEST NIGHT EVER is a brand new group with a commitment to leave every dance floor in a hot mess

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Etienne Siew

Etienne Siew is a vocalist and songwriter from Coquitlam who has been playing guitar for over 15 years and singing for as long as he can remember

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

Walker & Royce

Known for their emotive, subdued and groove-heavy deep house, Dirtybird's Walker & Royce join us at DeepDownInside for the 'Self Help Tour'

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

Fiesta Africana

DJ Marc Fournier returns with the penultimate edition of FIESTA AFRICANA at The Backstage Lounge on Saturday October 21st !

Vancouver | The Backstage Lounge | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Dance

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

Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy

Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Show