Metro Vancouver events on October 27, 2017
October 27, 2017
Fri
Marisa Mary Myrah - Exhibition
Lost Birds and Small Things focuses on endangered songbirds and their habitat in Canada and abroad. Concerned about today’s social and environmental landscape, this series is a contemporary commentary and concern for the loss of species in a natural world
North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free
Pushing Boundaries
This biennial exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary local, national and international First Nations artists
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | 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
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Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 6:30 pm | Sports
Leading Moms 2017 - inspirational talks by extraordinary moms
we have secured some of the most talented and accomplished women in Vancouver to share stories on leadership and motherhood, focusing on the theme of change
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 9:30 am to 2:30 pm | Lecture
Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum
The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | 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
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
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
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
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
Botanical Illustration
Learn how to draw plants from an aesthetic and botanical perspective while improving your observation and artistic skills
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts
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
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
2017 Vancouver Fall Home Show at the Convention Centre
The show for every home. From renovation overhaul to brand-new build, DIY do-over to one-day décor dreams, the Vancouver Fall Home Show is where big ideas, trusted advice, and fresh inspiration unite, complete with more than 325 trusted brands
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | Show
MagsWest Conference
The Magazines West Conference, MagsWest for short, is the only conference in BC offering magazine professionals and freelancers opportunities to train, learn, share and have fun!
Vancouver | UBC Robson Square | 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Books
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
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
Vancouver: Halloween at Creekside
Spooky times are coming to Creekside this October! Launching this October at Olympic Village, Creekside Economic Development Association is proud to present the inaugural event of Halloween at Creekside!
Vancouver | Olympic Village Square | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free
Monstars & Beasts Haunted House!
Spooky and fun Haunted House created by local artists! Join us for 3 evenings of creepy and crawly Halloween fun!
North Vancouver | MAB Art Studio & Boutique Gallery | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Halloween SPOOKtacular! at the Youth Space by The Youth Space of South Surrey and White Rock
get spooky w your faves friday nite @ the ss/wr youth space!
Surrey | Youth Space in Bakerview Park | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Kids | Free
VanDusen Glow in the Garden
Join us for a whimsical garden adventure this Halloween
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
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
Halloween Activities. Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Harvest some fun with Halloween themed events happening at recreation facilities in Surrey! Create your own Jack O' Lantern - for free! Join us for a fun night of Halloween crafts and pumpkin carving
Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | 5:30 pm to 0:00 am | Family | Free
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
SFU Anime: Halloween Gathering 2017!
The Anime Club's Halloween event is back again! Come join us in the MBC Conference rooms. The event officially begins at 5:30pm and ends at 8:30pm!
Burnaby | Simon Fraser University | 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Party
Halloween Club Crawl 2017
The Vancouver tradition continues! Why party at just one venue on Halloween when you can go to all of them? Join us for the biggest annual Halloween Club Crawl in Canada. Guaranteed to sell out again this year!
Vancouver | Various locations | 6:00 pm to 0:00 am | Food / Wine
Halloween Activities. Halloween Family Dance
Harvest some fun with Halloween themed events happening at recreation facilities in Surrey! Join us for an evening of Halloween entertainment
Surrey | Fleetwood Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 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
Haunted Village by Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel
Wonder at the curious, find the unusual and discover the unexpected around every corner. It’ll be a spooktacular time!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
Halloween Skates in Surrey. Cloverdale Arena
Grab your wand or broom and head out to one of our fun haunted public skates!
Surrey | Cloverdale Arena | 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm | Family
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
Science World After Dark: Zombie Outbreak
We’re putting a new spin on our beloved annual Murder Mystery event.
Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 7:00 pm to 11:00 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
Haunted House at Barclay Manor
For bigger, braver souls. Barclay Manor has been converted into a spooky scary house. Being a heritage home, it has its own natural creepiness
Vancouver | Barclay Manor | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
A Halloween Night at Wayne Manor
An immersive theatre experience combining a masquerade in a stately manor home, the rich history of DC Comics, and a colourful collection of villains
Vancouver | Brock House Restaurant | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show
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
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 | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family
Songhoy Blues
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival Society presents: Songhoy Blues with guests
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Dooms Night 2017
From the depths of our deepest, darkest, and most sinister imagination comes the premier Halloween massive of the year!
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
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
Victoria by Dulcinea Langfelder
In the work Victoria, Montreal’s acclaimed Dulcinea Langfelder is all at once an actor, dancer, mime and storyteller, while incorporating physical theatre, music, multi-media
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Dial M for Murder
This play, which inspired the classic Alfred Hitchcock film starring Grace Kelly, weaves an ever tightening web of danger and deception
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons are a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario. Formed in 2011, the band signed with Black Box Recordings in 2013
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Murray SawChuck
Murray SawChuck, one of the most sought after viral magicians with over 500 million online views, is coming to River Rock Show Theatre
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
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
Theatre series. Mom’s The Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty
From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Friday Night Live
Stories. Music. Life. Every Friday night is something different- a chance to gather the community, share something amazing and go out into the night having witnessed creativity in action
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Genitorturers
The Genitorturers are an industrial metal band from the United States, with influences extending into the 1990s hardcore punk and electronic music
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
One Man Stranger Things: A Parody
One guy uses his voice & body to recreate season one of the Netflix series - all the characters, dialogue, special effects, music and Eggos
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Kayoi Komachi/Komachi Visited - A Noh Chamber Opera
TomoeArts presents Kayoi Komachi/Komachi Visited, the world premiere of a new chamber opera that blends Japanese noh theatre and western classical music.
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Opera
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
Ambleside Orchestra in Concert
Music Director Nicolas Krusek leads the orchestra in rousing music by Mussorsgsky, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak
North Vancouver | Highlands United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 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
Fear of the Unknown: Improvised Edgar Allan Poe
Inspired by the work of 19th century gothic horror writer, Edgar Allan Poe, Fear of the Unknown is a deluge of the macabre. Taking true stories of terror from the audience, the ensemble will entrap you in a warped world that is the embodiment of your own.
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
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
Deanna Peters. Mutable Subject: META
META proposes that our body is not one thing, but that we are fluid, messy and protean
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
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
Workspace III
Amber Funk Barton and her contemporary dance company - the response. return to the Shadbolt for the third installment of their exciting WorkSpace series!
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson
Singer, songwriter and musician Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson will be bringing his legendary voice to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on Friday, October 27, 2017
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Music
Hallowe'en Howler Dance with WEDNESDAY@ERNIE'S
Hallowe'en Howler Dance with West Vancouver's popular dance band 'WEDNESDAY@ERNIE'S'
West Vancouver | Caulfeild Cove Hall | 8:00 pm to 5:02 pm | Performing Arts
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
DanceHouse presents Tero Saarinen Company in Morphed
In the spirit of Finland’s centennial, DanceHouse is pleased to present the acclaimed work of celebrated Finnish choreographer Tero Saarinen
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
Desi Nights 'Halloween Edition' at Elements Casino
A-Town Presents: Desi Nights 'Halloween Edition' @ The Dragon Lounge inside Elements Casino
Surrey | The Dragon Lounge | Elements Casino | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party | Free
History and Haunting Walking Tours
Ceperley House, a stop on the History & Hauntings tour. Visit five ominous-looking buildings in the Deer Lake area, including Ceperley Mansion, where mysterious happenings and hauntings have been reported.
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show
Cirque Noir gets Freaky - Halloween 2017
Now in it’s 6th year, Cirque Noir continues to be Vancouver’s most sought after nightclub event on Halloween weekend.
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 3:00 am
Halloween Masquerade 2017
Boro Berim & Press Play Establishment Presents: Halloween Masquerade 2017
Vancouver | Rosewood Hotel Georgia | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Show
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
Rhythm Method
The Rhythm Method” is an eight piece RnB, Funk, Pop and Rock band that is new to the Vancouver entertainment scene
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free
Thomas Claxton and April Henry
Two Award-Winning vocalists / songwriters bring their acoustic rock duo to the Hard Rock Café in Nashville during the weekend of Summer NAMM ’17
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free
Dooms Night - Official After-Party
Dooms Night Official After-Party with Special guests
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 4:00 am | Music
Talk Felty To Me: Dirty Puppet Improv
Instant Theatre is proud to present Talk Felty To Me - a night of explosively sexy/gratuitous/over-the-top improvised comedy that we just couldn’t show you on stage - unless we “did it” with puppets!
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre
Foolish - Every Friday at The Biltmore Cabaret
Every third Friday at The Biltmore Cabaret Platinum era hip hop and r&b (96-09’)
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music
Disco Inferno - Halloweek at The Fox Launch Party
Join us for a special Halloween edition of non stop disco party, The Fox Cabaret's vintage dance music as we put four-to-the-floor in tribute to disco glamour from the 70s until 90s
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party