Metro Vancouver events on November 1, 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

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

We are thrilled to announce the 22nd Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, October 31 to November 8, 2025!

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

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again

The Festival is honoured to present Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again, a stirring documentary by award-winning Stellat’en filmmaker Lyana Patrick.

Vancouver | SFU Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema | 8:00 am to 10:00 pm | Film

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival: Shelter

This original community-engaged art show features high-impact and striking visuals reflecting on housing and homelessness

Vancouver | 8:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

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

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

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

KPop Demon Hunters: A Sing Along Event

The surprise hit of 2025, KPop Demon Hunters is a blast of good vibes and catchy tunes — this generation’s Ghostbusters, Gorillaz, or Spice Girls — or some delightfully unholy combination of all three. Rated PG, all ages welcome!

Vancouver | VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Film

Latin American Heritage Month Festival 2025: Granville Island

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

Vancouver | Granville Island | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

Presentation House Theatre: Pop! Pop!

Join characters “Seek” and “Hide” as they discover and explore a colourful undersea world of sensory experiences including adorable puppets and gentle, playful interaction with live musical layers and a rich soundscape.

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

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

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

Magic Everywhere

A Cabaret-style Magic Show Featuring Four of Vancouver’s Best Magicians

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:00 pm to 7:20 pm | Show

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

Whimsic Alley Halloween: Harry Potter Halloween 2025 - The Philosopher's Stone

Dust off your brooms and practice your spells, because it's time to go back to Hogwarts! Join us once again as we present to you The Philosopher's Stone!

Langley | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

Burnaby Pumpkin Parade

Save your Halloween jack-o-lantern and bring it with you to the park for everyone to enjoy. Line it up on the walking path in front of Eileen Dailly to join the parade of pumpkins. Lights for your carved pumpkin will be provided

Burnaby | In front of Eileen Dailly | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

Día de los Muertos. Bbotanist x arca collaboration

This year’s events will honour Día de los Muertos with an immersive collaboration dinner and cocktail-paired experience

Vancouver | Fairmont Pacific Rim | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

MODO-LIVE, I am the Eggplant, programme present... Night Moves

Night Moves are an American indie rock band originating from Minneapolis

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Nahualli Folklore Society presents Day of the Dead

A Celebration of Life, Legacy, and Community. Through vibrant dance, soulful live music, and stunning visuals, this event becomes a living tribute - a tapestry of memory and love that honors those who came before us

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Salomon Movie Night

Join us for a night at the movies before we hit the slopes. Salomon Movie Night comes to Cypress to showcase their newest releases from the 2025 series at Crazy Raven Bar & Grill!

West Vancouver | Crazy Raven Bar & Grill | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Parade of Lost Souls: Little Souls

The Parade Of Lost Souls Is Baaack! November 1st, 2025!!!

Vancouver | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Family | Free

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

Early Music Vancouver - Schubert & Boccherini: Mimosa String Quintet

Artists: Chloe and Christi Meyers, violins; Mieka Michaux, viola; Mime Yamahiro and Christina Mahler, cellos

Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Dooms Night 2025

DOOMS NIGHT FAMILY! Every year, this event sells out—don’t leave it to chance, avoid scammers & scalpers, and secure your spot in the ritual now

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Firehall Theatre: Myokine

Myokine is inspired by molecules released by the muscles during physical effort, associated with the regeneration of body and mind.

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Comedy Department - Spooky Night Laughs: A Halloween Comedy Spectacular

It’s improv comedy meets horror movie chaos -chainsaws of laughter, jump scares of stupidity, and the kind of “don’t go into the basement” decisions only our cast could make. Nothing is scripted, and everything is up for grabs

Vancouver | The Show Cellar | 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 | 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

Big Top Plays “The Unknown”

A silent horror classic presented with an original live musical score by Big Top. Vancouver-based Big Top creates and performs an instrumental soundtrack to the film

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Häxan with Live Score by Tall Shadows

Tall Shadows Perform a Live Score for Benjamin Christensen’s Silent-era Classic, 'Häxan'

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

The Rickshaw presents Random Rab

Join us for a special Day of the Dead celebration with Random Rab

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Glitter & Games For The Fortune Sound Halloween Carnival

Fortune Sound Halloween Carnival: Step Right Up. Thrills, chills, and infinite chaos… welcome to the show

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Show