Metro Vancouver events on October 12, 2025

Vancouver Fall Food Fest 2025

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Fall Food Fest — Vancouver’s Coziest Food Crawl!

Vancouver | 6:00 am to 11:50 pm | Food / Wine

Fall At The Farm At Maan Farms In Abbotsford

Make Magical Memories this season at Maan Farms! Stroll through Canada’s first-of-its-kind Forest Pumpkin Patch featuring our NEW Pumpkin House and 15 more photo ops, meet our furry friends, and enjoy 11 exciting attractions in Barnyard Adventureland

Abbotsford | Maan Farms | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Culture Days: Richmond Arts Coalition's "From Fray to Feather - Part 1" Youth Art Exhibition

From Fray to Feather - Part 1 is an exhibition of collaborative art in progress - created by students in Richmond working with local printmaking artist Mika Imada

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre Annex | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Activities for Mid-Autumn Festival 2025

Step into the rich history and vibrant traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site.

Richmond | The Britannia Shipyard | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Festival | Free

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: The Halloween Hunt

Get ready for a spooktacular adventure the whole family can enjoy! This free, family-friendly Halloween experience invites children and their caregivers to explore the shopping centre on a thrilling hunt for seasonal surprises

Burnaby | The City of Lougheed Shopping Centre | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

Exhibition Abbas Akhavan: One Hundred Years.

Taking up notions of suspended time, Abbas Akhavan’s exhibition One Hundred Years contends with temporal halting and how time is represented in narrativized spaces

Vancouver | Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Halloweeks at The Amazing Brentwood

Get ready for Halloweeks at The Amazing Brentwood, the ultimate Halloween festival for families! From October 6th to 31st, the entire centre transforms into a spooky celebration filled with festive fun, entertainment, and community activities for all ages

Burnaby | The Amazing Brentwood | Family | Free

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. NDN Giver

This exhibition marks the solo curatorial debut of BRG’s Assistant Curator, Amelia Rea (Haida)

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition. Otani Workshop: Monsters in My Head

Monsters in My Head is the first solo presentation in North America of work by Japanese artist Otani Workshop

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

Vancouver (Canada) Oddities & Curiosities Expo 2025

For Lovers of the Strange, Unusual & Bizarre...

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival 2025

Join Us in Celebrating Our 44th Festival

Vancouver | different places | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Film

Bill Reid Gallery: Exhibition. Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist

This exhibition is the first major solo exhibition of Haida artist Kihl ‘Yahda, Christian White

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Harvest Days 2025

Celebrate the fall season with the return of Harvest Days at VanDusen Botanical Garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Capilano Suspension Bridge: Canyon Frights

Looking for Halloween activities in Vancouver that the whole family can enjoy? Then look no further! Take a thrilling journey through Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Canyon Frights—if you dare!

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Signals Creative Tech Expo presented by VIFF and DigiBC

Vancouver’s premiere creative tech expo returns as an essential destination for storytelling with immersive and interactive technology

Vancouver | DigiBC Creative Tech Studio | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

Ink from Elsewhere: Natural Dyes from Invasive Plants. Fall Edition!

This hands-on workshop explores alternative ink-making using invasive plants found across the Lower Mainland

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 11:00 am to 1:30 pm | Workshop

The Making Place. Pastels and Paper Monsters

Join us for The Making Place every Sunday!

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Exit Burnaby Halloween Special

This Halloween season, step beyond the veil and into four bone-chilling escape experiences where horror lurks in every shadow and jump scares are guaranteed.

Burnaby | Exit Burnaby | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Party

Canada Super 60 Cricket at BC Place

Canada's premier cricket event at the iconic BC Place Stadium. Mark the dates – because this October, cricket writes a new chapter in Canada

Vancouver | BC Place | 1:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Sports

The 9th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2025

The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival showcases the work of visual artists and performers outside of mainstream art institutions. We strive to provide a platform for these artists to share their unique perspectives and artistic visions with the community

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | Festival

The Nightmare Bar - Vancouver

The Nightmare Bar Comes to Vancouver! We are an immersive event platform that transforms the darkly whimsical into an unforgettable nightlife experience

Vancouver | Alibi Room | 1:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Party

Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced farce of love, lies, and high notes gone wildly wrong

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Presentation House Theatre: Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire

This adaptation of Jovanni Sy’s A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Live at Studio 58 – The Time Machine

Based on the classic science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, the world premiere of The Time Machine is a riveting voyage through time to the year 802,701

Vancouver | Studio 58, Langara College | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

The Cultch Presents Wolf

Circus with fangs. WOLF. A gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Performing Arts

Something May Come Down on You – Live at Studio 58. Risky Nights (Fall Edition)

An original production created with and performed by fourth term students

Vancouver | Live at Studio 58 in room A010 | 2:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience

Hidden Wonders is a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a fake business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown.

New Westminster | Hidden Wonders Showroom | 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Culture Days: Textile Printing Workshop with Artmania

Join textile artist, painter, and photographer Mary Hay for a hands-on screen-printing workshop using Artmania’s curated stencil library.

West Vancouver | The Silk Purse Art Studio | 4:35 pm to 12:00 am | Workshop

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party

Halloween Fright Festival

Maan Farms' Scariest Corn Maze in Canada returns with reimagined haunts, new scares, and an elevated midway experience

Abbotsford | Maan Farms | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

Rock 101 Presents: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon. Shows at the Space Centre

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon — Official 50th Anniversary Immersive Experience

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family