Metro Vancouver events on October 18, 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

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Satellite Exhibition with Connection Salon

The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival showcases the work of visual artists outside of mainstream art institutions

Vancouver | The Gathering Place Community Centre | 9:00 am to 7:45 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver New Music Festival 2025 presents Murmurs of memory

Presented as part of the VNM Festival, Murmurs of Memory is an immersive sound installation that transforms whispered recollections, intimate conversations, and personal reflections into a fluid, evolving auditory landscape

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library, Central Library | 9:30 am to 8:30 pm | Festival | Free

Fin-Tastic Fall Days at the Aquarium

Experience the warmth and wonder of fall under the sea!

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Halloween and Trick or Treat at Kingsgate Mall

Visit the mall for a series of events throughout the month including mask making (October 25) and a pumpkin display. There’s also the Dream Horror Haunted House on site but the minimum age is 13

Vancouver | Kingsgate Mall | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | 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

HowlOver Halloween at FlyOver Canada

There's still broom for this family friendly Halloween adventure — but get your tickets today!

Vancouver | FlyOver Canada at Canada Place | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family

Hopcott Farms: Cranberry Harvest Tour 2025

You’ve all seen the pictures of the beautiful cranberry fields with bright red floating cranberries. Now’s your chance to experience it up close

Pitt Meadows | Hopcott Farms | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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

VFS In-Production Bootcamp | Capturing the K-Pop Magic

Actors & Animators: Learn Directly From A Renowned Choreographer & Industry Animators

Vancouver | VFS Film Campus | Workshop

Latin American Heritage Month (LAHM) Festival 2025

Latin American Heritage Month (LAHM) Festival is an annual celebration in Vancouver that highlights the rich cultural diversity, traditions, and contributions of Latin American communities.

Vancouver | different places | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Festival

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

Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea

Discover what lies beneath the waves in the Haunted Sea! Visit the seasonally spooky installation inside the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Richmond Nature Park: Halloween Hoot

Drop in to the Nature Park to view Halloween decorations along the Pond Trail. Pumpkins available for purchase during this family friendly event that runs rain or shine

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

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

Bear Creek Park Pumpkin Train and Halloween Night Train 2025

Surrey | BEAR CREEK PARK TRAIN& MINI-GOLF | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Coho Commotion

​Each fall, coho salmon complete an epic journey to return to their birthplace, change colour and other aspects of their physical appearance — all in order to mate and make salmon babies.

North Vancouver | Capilano River Regional Park | 10:30 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival 2025

This season, VHS is taking over downtown Vancouver!

Vancouver | Cineplex Cinemas International Village | 10:45 am to 10:30 pm | Festival

The Vancouver Maritime Museum: Buoy, Oh Buoy!

Fun, flair, and fabulousness at the Vancouver Maritime Museum!

Vancouver | The Vancouver Maritime Museum | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Small File Media Festival 2025

The Small File Media Festival returns to The Cinematheque for its sixth year!

Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

Family Saturdays with Chinatown Storytelling Centre

Join us on the third Saturday of each month from 11am - 1pm for hands-on activities and learn about Chinatown's vibrant heritage!

Vancouver | Chinatown Storytelling Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family

Langley City Film Festival

A close-up of a person with long hair, focused on a camera with a large lens, set against a blurred background

Langley | Langley Community Music School | Film

Latin American Heritage Month Festival 2025: Granville Island

Latin American Heritage Month Uniting people through cultural heritage, values, and shared customs

Vancouver | Ocean Artworks Pavilion, Granville Island | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Guildford Town Centre: The Maze of Monsters

Who’s ready for the The Maze of Monsters?

Surrey | Guildford Town Centre | Family | Free

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

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Burnaby

After six incredible years on Granville Island, the Day of the Dead Market is expanding to The Amazing Brentwood Mall Plaza for a two-day cultural festival filled with music, art, food, and family fun

Burnaby | The Amazing Brentwood Mall Plaza | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Festival | Free

Fungi and Fall Leaves: Watercolour Workshop

Join us and our instructor, Jenna Leith, for this beginner-friendly watercolour workshop to learn some basic techniques and use them to bring fungi, leaves, and autumnal elements to life on paper

Vancouver | the Stanley Park Pavilion at the Stanley Park Ecology Society | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium 2025 is taking place: Oct 18th, 2025

Join us at The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium 2025 on October 18th, 2025, for a day of empowering discussions and networking

Vancouver | Historic Theatre, The Cultch | Lecture | Free

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

The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium Vancouver 2025

The Black Spaces Symposium is an annual gathering dedicated to empowering African Descent communities by creating inclusive platforms for dialogue, artistry, and action

Vancouver | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

Multiple dates (Not So) Haunted House Halloween Party by Advanced Self Storage

Come join us at the (Not So) Haunted House Halloween Party by Advanced Self Storage and Cirque des Morts Vaudeville Society

Maple Ridge | Advanced Self Storage Maple Meadows | Party | Free

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

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

Pacific Theatre Presents Wakey, Wakey By Will Eno

A remount of PT's acclaimed 2021 production. Nominated for 5 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including Outstanding Production

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Laughter on Pender - Comedy Show with Vivek Mahbubani & Joanna Sio

Bilingual laughs with Vivek Mahbubani and Joanna Sio on culture and life abroad inside the vibrant Chinatown Storytelling Centre

Vancouver | Chinatown Storytelling Centre | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Comedy

Gulf of Georgia Cannery: One Ocean Film Tour Vol. 5

Enjoy ocean films, Haunted Seas & a tour of Ocean Legacy’s facility and support ocean protection!

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Film

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

R&B Fest Is Coming To Vancouver

R&B Fest Is Coming To Vancouver! Get ready to indulge in the ultimate Old School R&B experience that will leave you dancing all night long!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | Music

MastersFX Monster Museum

MEET THE MONSTERS! If you love movies, monsters, and special FX makeup as much as we do, then there's no better place for you to visit than the MastersFX Monster Museum!

Burnaby | MastersFX Monster Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

POMO Museum: Movie Night

On October 18 at 5 PM we will be showing “Phantom of The Opera” (1925)! For only $10 (which includes a drink of choice), you can watch a silent film on our Venosta

Port Moody | POMO Museum | Film

Latin American Heritage Month Festival 2025: Gastown

Latin American Heritage Month Uniting people through cultural heritage, values, and shared customs

Vancouver | Latin Plaza Hub, Gastown | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

The Midlife Symposium

An inquiry into women’s health, longevity and the (peri)menopause journey. A fundraiser for the BC Women’s Complex Menopause Clinic

Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | Active Life / Health

Vancouver Haunted Halloween Trolley Tour

Join us as we tour Vancouver’s ghostly spots, sharing spine-tingling eerie legends. Our Haunted Halloween Trolley Tour will take you along some of the Vancouver’s darkest corners and most mysterious landmarks

Vancouver | Pickup/Dropoff by Canada Place | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Party

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs FC Dallas

The ‘Caps will look to build on a record-breaking 2024 season

Vancouver | BC Place | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Sports

North Vancouver Collab West 2025

On October 18, 2025, an artisan woodworking studio in North Vancouver will host the inaugural launch party of CollabWest ‘25

North Vancouver | Reduxwood West studio-turned-gallery | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Cayford Gala 2025 by Forward Foundation

The 6th Annual Cayford Gala – “Red Carpet Ready” Saturday, October 18, 2025 The Westin Wall Centre Hotel, Richmond, BC

Richmond | Westin Wall Centre - Vancouver Airport Hotel | 6:30 pm to 11:59 pm

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

Haunted Hollywood: Lights. Camera. Fright - An immersive Dance and Show After Party

Walk the red carpet—if you dare. The chandeliers glow, the cameras roll, and Hollywood’s darkest scenes are about to come alive in the ultimate Halloween experience

Vancouver | The Pearl | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show

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

The Comedy Department: Canadian Steam

Canadian Steam: They’re Polite, But Not Tonight. Canadian Steam: A Music & Comedy Show w/ Mildly Sexy Lumberjacks

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

The Comedy Department - Saturday Night Laughs

Best Comedy Night In Vancouver Saturday Night Laughs is an award-winning improv show where you call the shots

Vancouver | The Show Cellar | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

The Improv Centre: I Know What You Did Last Weekend

Prepare to be launched into a laugh-out-loud world of secrets, betrayals, and melodrama inspired by ’90s teen slasher films.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Improv Centre: Theatresports™

Two teams of highly skilled improv comedians vie for the laughs and support of audience judges. A high-energy, fast-paced and good-natured competition that will leave you wanting more

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Vancouver New Music Festival presents Whispered Folds Day 3

Whispered Folds is a metaphor for the overlapping layers of identity, experience, and resonances that are explored in this year’s VNM festival

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Market

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

The Rio Theatre Burlesque & Variety Show

A copious cavalcade of top notch talent and captivating cabaret await at The Rio Theatre Burlesque and Variety Show on Saturday, October 18th!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Show