Metro Vancouver events on October 30, 2018

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

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

Bulbs for Beauty

Help plant bulbs to beautify your local community!

Surrey | Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle!

It's Wiggle Time! It's an exciting new era for The Wiggles with a new generation of Wiggles fans singing and dancing with Anthony (Blue), Emma (Yellow), Lachy (Purple) and Simon (Red)!

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Kids

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

Block Printmaking Workshop with WePress + Queer ASL

Join us for a free block printmaking workshop. Draw, carve, and print your own rubber blocks on paper or fabric. Make cards, artwork, patches, and more! Print onto your own clothing or use our fabric and/or paper

Vancouver | WePress | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop | Free

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

Gravity & Other Myths: Backbone

This international circus hit is a frenetic celebration of human interconnectedness that tests the limits of strength: physical, emotional, individual, and collective

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:00 pm to 8:20 pm | Show

Tinder Tales: Ghosted in The Loft above Earl's

As seen at Just for Laughs and JFL Northwest, Tinder Tales is going LIVE at The Loft at Earl's with a special Halloween edition: Ghosted! Join us as comics and storytellers share their real (funny) tales of woe on ghosting and being ghosted

Vancouver | The Loft at Earls | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

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

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

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The First Stage (by Joelysa Pankanea)

When Joelysa's Mother died last year, we asked if she'd be willing to write a piece of music as she went through the grief process. The result is The 1st Stage, a haunting work for 7 voices, marimba and double bass featuring Musica Intima

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Music

Arts Club Theatre Company: Sweat

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 | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre: 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 | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

The Believers Are But Brothers

A bold one-man show exploring the smoke and mirrors world of online extremism, anonymity, and hate speech

Vancouver | Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Puddles Pity Party

I'm not for everybody, but I may be for you.

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 10:55 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

Tokyo Police Club With guests Fleece

Upbeat Canadian indie quartet Tokyo Police Club has been getting wallflowers dancing with their post-punk-inspired sound and high-spirited live performances for the past decade

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music