Metro Vancouver events on October 20, 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

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

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

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

2025 Vancouver Writers Festival

Welcome to the 2025 Vancouver Writers Fest!

Vancouver | different places | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Books

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

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

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

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

Vancouver Writers Fest presents Oh, Canada!: The Alma Lee Opening Night

In sequential talks, notable Canadian authors will illuminate, through their eyes, who we are—and who we could be, if we commit to protecting this country and making it better

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture