Metro Vancouver events on October 28, 2018

Taiwanese and Canadian Musicians Series 2018

The Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society presents a ground-breaking international collaboration, crossing east and west. Taiwan's award-winning ensemble Ka Dao Yin and Vancouver's all-star band Proliferasian share many common interests

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 0:00 am to 0:00 am | Performing Arts

Spooktacular!

Join us for some spooky fun at our Halloween Spooktacular! Come to market in your costume for some Halloween games, crafts, and treats!

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Farmers Market | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family

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

Halloween Spooktacular

Join us for our 7th Annual Halloween Spooktacular

Langley | Laughing Stock Ranch | 10:00 am to 4:00 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

Port Moody Rock & Gem Club Show

Our 40th annual Rock and Gem Show and Sale titled, "Fascination - Personal Stories Behind the Passion for Stone"

Port Moody | Kyle Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Show

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

SPARK withIN Youth Conference 2018

Welcome to the the first ever SPARK withIN youth conference this Sunday, October 28th at the Surrey Arts Centre! It begins at 10am with an amazing lineup of speakers

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture

Halloween at Fort Langley

Trick-or-treat at Fort Langley National Historic Site! Make a craft, visit the Spooky Servants Quarters and more. Geared toward young families. Wear your costumes for great photos

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

Halloweenie by Kids Market, Granville Island

Join Kids Market for a spooktacular good time!

Vancouver | Kids Market, Granville Island | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family

Presentation House Theatre: So, How Should I Be?

So, How Should I Be? delivers a story for 10-14 year olds, but speaks to anyone who has ever thought, ‘If I’m just a bit thinner and look a little better all my problems will go away and I’ll be happy again!’

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre

Hiding in Plain Sight

An exhibit spotlight event featuring Métis artisans and live entertainment

Surrey | Surrey Museum | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Vancouver Opera: The Merry Widow

Vancouver Opera presents: The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe) in this wonderfully lavish Art Nouveau production directed by Canadian Kelly Robinson (last at Vancouver Opera as director of the hit production of Evita)

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Opera

The Ones We Leave Behind

From the writer of the smash-hit Dirty Old Woman, comes a new play about the redemptive power of human connection

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Theatre

Surrey Little Theatre: Beer for Breakfast

A group of middle-aged buddies reunite for a "guys' weekend" in a snowed-in cabin to eat chili, drink beer, and relive the good old days. Despite divorce, unemployment, and a stroke, spirits are high until Jessie, the wife of absent friend Adrian, shows u

Surrey | Surrey Little Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

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

Family Halloween Cruise

Join us on the Paddlewheeler for our Family Halloween Cruise! The boat will be decorated and there will be treats for the kids and a face painting station! Costumes are encouraged!

New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family

North Shore Jazz Vespers

Jazz vocalist/composer Adele M. Wilding brings Chapter Two of her 'Caribbean & Blue Project' to North Shore Jazz Vespers. Joining Adele will be her amazing band: Nick Peck, piano, Mark Bender, bass, Nick Apivor, percussion, and Craig Stevenson Scott, Cari

North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

The Rocky Mountain Halloween Party

Family Halloween Party. Face Painting . Drinks & Potions Bar . Halloween Pizza Making Station . Creepy Crawly Candy Bar

Vancouver | Rocky Mountain Flatbread | 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Party

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

The Final Sunday Supper Club

Join us at our long table for a casual feast prepared by your farmers. Each month we will invite a guest business from the local community to showcase their product as we prepare our favourite season dishes for you

Langley | Laurica Farm | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Food / Wine

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

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

Shahram Nazeri and Hafez Nazeri: Rumi Symphony – A New Chapter

Two of Iran’s most celebrated musical artists return to Vancouver after a four-year absence

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Tea in the Celebration Hall

The Celebration Hall will be open for tea and the creation of personal memorials

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health

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

Turning Point Ensemble presents: ECM+ Generation 2018

Turning Point Ensemble will once again present Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM) as they return to Vancouver at the Orpheum Annex with Generation 2018

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Opera

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

This staged reading does not disappoint! Proving that great entertainment never goes out of style, the presentation of Love, Loss and What I Wore by award-winning screenwriters and authors Nora and Delia Ephron (based on the book by Ilene Beckerman)

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Trivium

The Sin & The Sentence World Tour With guests Avatar & Light The Torch

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 9:55 pm | Music

Anders Nelsson All For Love Concert

ALL for Love is a charity concert that calls for everyone to come together hand in hand, heart to heart, in order to bring love and hope to sick children. It will also be an unforgettable night of wonderful music for our audiences

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

A Very Spooky Nerd Karaoke

Croon your favourite nerdy hits at the Storm Crow - hosted by Carmin Carotenuto from Adventure.exe Podcast! We provide a space to sing any nerdy tune your heart desires and have a little fun with it

Vancouver | Storm Crow Alehouse | 8:00 pm to 11:00 am | Party

Halloween Industry Night

Attention all Industry Ghouls: You're Invited for a BLoOdy Good Time!

Burnaby | Personas Patio Restaurant Lounge | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party

JW Jones

Billboard Top 10 Blues Artist, IBC Winner and JUNO Nominee, Canadian singer/guitarist JW-Jones is known for his high-energy shows!

Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 9:30 pm to 0:30 am | Music