Metro Vancouver events on October 21, 2018

50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend

We’re turning 50 - help us celebrate! Bring the entire family out and enjoy our programming and special activities on Saturday and Sunday

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

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

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

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

Durga Puja 2018

Utsab Executive Committee cordially invites you to join us for the biggest celebration of the year Durga Puja 2018

Burnaby | Shiv Mandir | 11:00 am to 3:30 pm | Family

Thriller Flashmob: Parade of Lost Souls

Let’s party like it’s 1899…learn the original choreography of Michael Jackson’s record setting break out hit Thriller! Come to at least two of the three workshops, if you can

Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 12:00 am to 2:30 pm | Dance

Diwali in BC: A Vancouver Guldusta

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

Vancouver | Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:40 pm | Theatre

Diwali Fest: Diwali Downtown - Surrey

Join us for our 15th Annual community celebration of the Festival of Lights! Indulge in live music and dance performances, visit our Rangoli zone and create art in our Family Art zone - fun for the entire family!

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Dance Allsorts: Immigrant Lessons

Immigrant Lessons is a dance/art collective created to promote cultural pluralism through: dance, music, fashion, and visual design. It is the soul child of the collaborative efforts of two professional artists, Kevin Fraser and Alyssa Amarshi

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Dance

Arts Club Theatre Company: Sweat By Lynn Nottage

See all sides in this powerful examination of a community that is formed and dissolved amidst the changing landscape of America

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

Brad Fraser: Kill Me Now

Jake is a single dad and cares for his teen son Joey, who has as a severe disability. Handling Joey’s puberty is hard enough, but when Jake develops a serious medical condition, he becomes the one to rely on the people around him

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

VanDusen Glow in the Garden

VanDusen Glow in the Garden invites you to join us this Halloween season for an adventure through a whimsical garden with curious twists and magical moments from the classic tale Hänsel and Gretel

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Fort Langley's Grave Tales

Join our expert 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 11:59 pm | Books

Lava Presents Mumbai Local

Come join us & enjoy an amazing nights of Bollywood Singing!

Surrey | Royal King Palace | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

el Santo CAN

Every fall, el Santo hosts a fundraising event where guests are treated to live music and entertainment, a multi-course dinner with drink pairings, exciting guest speakers, and both silent and live auctions

New Westminster | El Santo | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Mbombo ~ African Healing Rhythms Journey for Women

Experience African Wisdom Teachings for daily living in the Modern World and the Healing Powers of African Rhythm Therapy

Vancouver | Bridge & Enrich Lives Society | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Active Life / Health

42nd Annual BC Country Music Awards

BC Country Music Association Presents the 2018 BCCMA Awards Show

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Halloween Mystery Nights

Solve a murder mystery on the streets of Gastown this Halloween season. Sign up in teams of 2-5 players to play Vancouver Mysteries game Crime in Downtown and compete for prizes

Vancouver | Vancouver Mysteries | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Vancouver - Thoda Saaf Bol By Abhishek Upmanyu

A Delhi boy who hardly qualifies to be one (he writes haikus and doesn’t drive a scorpio), Abhishek Upmanyu is one of the finest young comedians in the country, representing fresh new talent on the scene

Abbotsford | Matsqui Centennial Auditorium | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

BØRNS with Twin Shadow

Indie darling BØRNS puts an unexpected twist on pop music by incorporating ‘70s glam rock with electronica elements to make super catchy tracks. Building on the grandiose rock sound of bands like T

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Goran Bregović and His Wedding and Funeral Band

Anyone who has experienced a concert by Balkan virtuoso Goran Bregović knows that they are triumphant affairs, expressing a love of music that is utterly infectious

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Anything But at Heritage Grill

Rachel Dvir will be kicking off the night with her unique looping style. Anything But will be doing two full sets, LOTS of original music, and be prepared to get up and shake your booty

New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music | Free

Fistful of Kicks: Epic Anime Improv

Sharpen your Zanpakutos, strap into your Gundam suits, and prepare your most stylish, gravity and physics-defying hair because Fistful of Kicks is back with a brand-new ANIME improv comedy show!

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

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Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Music