Metro Vancouver events on October 31, 2017

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

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

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

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

Brain and Body Workout for Boomers and Beyond

This class, designed by Kinesiologists and Occupational Therapists, is an evidence-based program to improve both physical and brain conditioning

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Live Music at the Shadbolt. A Little Lunch Music

A Little Lunch Music Series features noon-hour concerts by a variety of local musicians in all genres of music including jazz, classical, pop and folk

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music | Free

Halloween 2017 on Commercial Drive

Join us for one amazing Halloween on The Drive in East Van. Free, Safe, Fun for the whole family!

Vancouver | Grandview Park | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

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: Moo or Boo at EcoDairy

Join us and our amoo-zing community partners for our annual family-friendly Indoor Halloween party!

Abbotsford | EcoDairy | 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Family

Lynn Valley Haunted Village

Join us for an afternoon of Halloween fun to help celebrate the third annual Lynn Valley Haunted Village. Enjoy face painting, story time, crafts and of course some trick or treating fun!

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley Village Plaza | 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Trick or Treat in Steveston Village

Trick or treating in Steveston Village is an extremely popular event that grows larger every year! Trick or treaters take to the streets of Steveston in the daylight and visit participating businesses offering treats

Richmond | Steveston Village | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Kids | Free

Halloween on the Heights

A kid-friendly Halloween outing! Participating merchants will have a pumpkin decal on their front door or window. Trick or treat down through the charming Heights of Burnaby!

Burnaby | Hastings Street between Boundary Road & Gamma Avenue | 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free

Halloween at Willowbrook Shopping Centre

Willowbrook Shopping Centre’s Annual Trick or Treating takes place at 5:00 pm sharp to 6:00pm on October 31, 2017

Langley | Willowbrook Shopping Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Kids | 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

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

Fall Carnival by Richmond Pentecostal Church

Games, candy and prizes! Come and have fun with the whole family!

Richmond | Pentecostal Church | 5:30 pm to 0:44 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

Halloween Train Rides at Burnaby Central Railway

The volunteers at the Burnaby Central Railway open the trains up for one special night of fun!

Burnaby | Burnaby Central Railway | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

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 2:00 am | Food / Wine

Funfest 2017 - This Little Light

All things bright and small! Come dressed up on theme, and play games to earn cool prizes. All kids welcome!

Vancouver | Fraser Lands Church | 6:00 pm to 4:33 pm | Family

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

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

Halloween GOYA Harvest Festival

Celebrate this Halloween with us

Vancouver | Hellenic Community of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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 11:59 pm | 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

Thanks for Giving By Kevin Loring

Premiere Granville Island Stage. Comedy with lots to chew on

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

King Charles III By Mike Bartlett

The Jovial Political Satire - Long Live The King?

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 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

The Fringe Cabaret October

Fringe Cabaret: Back From The Dead. The old Studio 1398 theatre? Oh no, there hasn’t been anyone in there ever since the Fringe ended. What’s that?

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Jesus Christ Superstar

URP is thrilled to return with an all new production of this Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. The energy and excitement of a rock concert will combine with the drama of Christ’s final days as only URP could do

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:45 pm | Performing Arts

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

Ones to Watch Witt Lowry - I Could Not Plan This Tour

Witt Lowry - I Could Not Plan This Tour with special guest Ro Ransom

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

IT’s LIT Halloween Party!

On Halloween night become an honorary member of “The Loser’s Club” and join us in the sewers for our IT’s LIT party! We will be transforming the Biltmore into the town of Derry with some scary AF decorations!

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 8:30 pm to 3:00 am | Dance

Chelsea Wolfe - Vancouver

Chelsea Wolfe brings her Hiss Spun Tour to VENUE with guests

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

HalloWorkIt - Bossy Halloween Party Ft Prado

Hallo.Work.It A special edition of Bossy at The Fox Cabaret to the sweaty & sweet sounds of Femme powered Hip Hop and R&B

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party