Metro Vancouver events on November 1, 2025
November 1, 2025
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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