Metro Vancouver events on October 6, 2018

2018 Bcabba Rocky Mountain Championships - Pre Judging

We are excited to present to you the 2018 BCABBA Rocky Mountain Championships!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:00 am to 12:00 am | Sports

Kevin Schmidt - exhibition

Kevin Schmidt is a British Columbia–based artist whose multidisciplinary practice embodies the do-it-yourself sensibilities of an amateur inventor

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

Workshop with Ensemble-in-Residence: Turning Point Ensemble

Vancouver Pro Musica invites all composers to attend this workshop, featuring Sonic Boom 2019’s Ensemble-in-Residence, Turning Point Ensemble

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Music

Ayumi Goto & Peter Morin: how do you carry the land? - exhibition

Ayumi Goto & Peter Morin: how do you carry the land? is an exhibition that presents the performance art and ongoing collaborations of Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin

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

4th Annual Scarecrow Festival

Art's Nursery's 4th Annual Scarecrow Festival is a fun, family-friendly community event in support of three local charities: OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehab Society, Inclusion Langley Society, and The Versatiles

Surrey | Art's Nursery | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Spooktacular Halloween Market

A haunting Halloween handmade/craft market that’s fun for the whole family. Unique artisans who love Halloween and all things spooky and magical

Surrey | Sullivan Hall Surrey | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Contact Improv workshop with Mark Young

Spiraling Upwards: In this workshop we will examine pathways upwards using spiral movement. Mark Young bridges spiraling exercises from Tai Chi to partnering in Contact Improvisation

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Workshop

Diwali in B.C.

An annual multicultural, multi-disciplinary, inclusive festival which aims to showcase artists from diverse backgrounds and different abilities to celebrate the festival of lights during the annual Indian New Year

Vancouver | Various venues across British Columbia | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival

2018 Fort Langley Cranberry Festival

Join in on the Thanksgiving tradition and come celebrate BC’s proud berry history at the 22nd annual Fort Langley Cranberry Festival

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Giant Pumpkin Weigh In by Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery

Come early to Krause Berry Farms for brunch and enjoy the festivities. We'll have pumpkin waffles & apple cider at the Porch

Langley | Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

VCON 42 Art Show

VCON’s Art Show features the work of talented artists with science fiction and fantasy. This year the show will be located in an expansive ballroom space between the Vendor Hall and the Main Programming room

Richmond | Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel | 11:00 am to 6:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Giant Pumpkin Weigh In

Giant pumpkins (squash, tomatoes and watermelon) are weighed in the order of their estimated weight, lightest to heaviest, with the largest pumpkins being weighed last

Langley | Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family

Clown Gym - Work it Out

This Is For Conditioning! Work Your Clown Muscles! Get Your Weekly Work Out Play Out Here With Us

Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Comedy

VCON 42/Canvention 38: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Games

Theme: The British Invasion: A Tribute to Douglas Adams and the British Influences on Science Fiction and Fantasy

Richmond | Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture

Oktoberfest at 871 Beatty

Join us for our second year of Oktoberfest, Beer from germany, Special brews by Red Racer Brew, German inspired menu all week long, Including Spaetzle, Bratwurst

Vancouver | Central City Brewpub Beatty | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

Stewart Birthday Party

Celebrate eldest son William’s birthday at the farm with popcorn, hot apple cider and old-fashioned parlour games

Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival 2018 BY The Rio Theatre

VIFF continued to expand the frame by presenting an expansive Films+ program giving filmmakers, musicians and audiences a chance to be inspired by some of the world’s leading creators. We can’t wait to see what 2018 has in store!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film

The Piano Teacher

Erin, a concert pianist, hasn’t touched a piano since her husband died. As Elaine, a piano teacher, gently reacquaints Erin with her instrument, other life changes follow. A simple update to Erin’s home, for instance, brings the unexpected companionship o

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

2018 Bcabba Rocky Mountain Championships - Finals

We are excited to present to you the 2018 BCABBA Rocky Mountain Championships!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports

Canvention 38 Aurora Awards Dinner Theatre

You are cordially invited to attend the Aurora Awards Dinner Theatre. Revel in an evening of excellent food and fabulous entertainment, followed by the presentations of Aurora Awards for the best Science Fiction and Fantasy produced in Canada!

Richmond | Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Comedy

Confratellanza Italo-Canadian of the Year Banquet & Dance

Confratellanza Italo-Canadese Society's: 114th Annual Christopher Columbus Banquet & Dance

Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Party

Naad Festival Of Music & Dance 2018

This year's Festival celebrates multiculturalism through classical, contemporary, and folk dances performed by dancers from local schools, with a grand finale choreographed by renowned guest artist

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Dance

Zindagi Ka Safar - Memorial Tribute Show to Kishore Kumar

North American Music Entertainment once again brings you another tribute show to one of the greatest entertainers of Bollywood film music - Kishore Kumar. A show with music, dance and a story, the show will bring to life some of the great hits of Kishore

Surrey | Ultimate Banquet Hall | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Morgue Ghost Tours

Start the month of ghouls and goblins with a bang! The Northern Paranormal Investigators join us once again for a spooktacular evening of storytelling and future-foreseeing

Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm

54-40 with guests The Skydiggers

With more than three decades of performing and recording behind them, 54•40 has an unbelievable catalogue of hit songs such as Baby Ran, She La, Casual Viewin’, One Gun, Ocean Pearl, Love You All, Music Man and ..

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Music

Ghostly New Westminster Tour

Join us in BC's original capital for a spine-tingling journey through history and the paranormal

New Westminster | Hyack Square | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm

Jeremy Dutcher

Performer, composer, activist, musicologist - these roles are all infused into Jeremy Dutcher’s art and way of life

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Testosterone

A funny, fearless, and spectacle-filled exploration of identity, masculinity, and digging deep to find the person within

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Diwali in BC: SACHA - A Vancouver Guldusta

A Vancouver Guldasta is an examination of common experience, identifying home, and processing trauma

Vancouver | Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Vagabond Players: The Haunting of Hill House

Cut off from the outside world by its remote location and shunned by all who know its forbidding and sinister reputation, Hill House has remained empty and silent except for the daily visits of its grumbling caretaker, Mrs. Dudley

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

Kamloopa

Kim Senklip Harvey explores the fearless love and passion of Indigenous women reconnecting with their homelands, ancestors, and stories through her exciting approach to Indigenous theatre

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts

Canvention 38 Aurora Awards Ceremony

The “raison d’etre” for Canvention, which VCON is hosting this year, is to announce the winners of the year’s AURORA AWARDS and any inductees into the CANADIAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY HALL OF FAME

Richmond | Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Books | Free

Tor (Dj set), Frameworks, Sweet Anomaly, Brontron

Very excited to be returning to The Beaumont Studios this October and bringing out my Loci Records labelmate Frameworks - UK for his first time in Vancouver along with friends Sweet Anomaly and Brontron

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

The Giant Official After-Party

Join the Official KSHMR After-Party with special guest Breath Carolina at the Harbour Event Centre

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music