Metro Vancouver events on November 8, 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: 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

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

Cloverdale Christmas Craft Fair

​This very popular market has been running for over 5 years and is our original event

Surrey | Shannon Hall and Alice McKay Buildings at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair

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

JADE MUSIC FEST

Jade Music Fest is an annual music event which aims to create visible stages and bridges for underrepresented Chinese-language artists who have a desire to perform and write songs in the languages connected with their heritage

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

Modulus Festival 2025

The biennial Modulus Festival is where bold ideas, powerful stories, and genre-defying music come alive.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 10:30 pm | Festival

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

Coquitlam Heritage: Old Threads, New Stitches: Upcycling Exhibit Opening

We are happy to introduce our Senior in Residence for the winter season Mei Choi who will be presenting a month-long exhibit at Mackin House

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Jade Music Fest: Showcase D

Every JMF artist is on a journey to reclaim or reconnect with their mother tongue and heritage. The festival recognises the importance of this work by actively connecting musicians and audiences through shared cultural experiences

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 12:30 am to 2:00 pm | Festival | Free

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival: Mayor of Oz

Back by popular demand! Enjoy this hilarious and poignant community-led, grassroots play developed by Carnegie Learning Centre volunteers with support from Capilano University and the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Vancouver | Carnegie Community Centre Theatre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Festival | Free

Jade Music Fest: Showcase E

Vancouver | Revue Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Festival | Free

Metro Theatre - Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

In this witty and wise sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon put a spotlight on the forgotten Bennet sister, Mary.

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

Western Gold Theatre: Gertrude and Alice

By Anna Chatterton, Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja

Vancouver | PAL Studio Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Curious Cats Theatre Collective: The Best Restaurant In The World

A touching Comedy/Drama that will inspire you to take a new look at the world around you

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Glitch Theatre: Faye's Room by Alex K. Masse

Faye’s Room is a moving exploration of neurodivergent solidarity, intergenerational bonds, and internalized ableism

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Music on Main - Shelter: Music by Dorothy Chang

featuring: Janelle Nadeau, harp; Paolo Bortolussi & Mark Takeshi McGregor, flutes & kick drums; Jonathan Lo, cello; Nicole Linaksita, piano

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | Music

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

"Oscar" - Homage to the Rebel Maestro of Flamenco

“Oscar” tells the story of the spectacular life and flamenco works of dancer, choreographer and maestro Oscar Nieto

Vancouver | The Cultch | 3:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Bear Creek Lights

Celebrate nature at night by exploring stunning light displays set along nature trails at Bear Creek Park each fall

Surrey | Bear Creek Park | 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Harry Potter Forbidden Forest Experience in Vancouver

Harry Potter™: A Forbidden Forest Experience invites you to walk into the depths of a dark woodland and discover fantastic beasts and iconic wizarding world moments illuminated like never before

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 4:45 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Dan’s Legacy Chefs Charity Dinner in Surrey

Our 12th Annual Chefs Charity Dinner is coming back to Surrey and we invite you to join the celebration!

Surrey | Civic Hotel Autograph Collection | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

UBC Symphony Orchestra

Experience one of Canada’s leading student orchestras. Led by conductor Jonathan Girard, each performance presents a dynamic program that inspires and captivates at the world-class Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | Music

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 Comedy Department - Canadian Steam: A Music & Comedy Show with Mildly Sexy Lumberjacks

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

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Modulus Festival 2025: Resonant Transmutations

Resonant Transmutations is a powerful multidisciplinary project by Pedram Baldari, and composed by Matt Rahaim. This piece transforms objects of violence into instruments of sound, reflection, and healing

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

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

Presented By Urban Ink In Collaboration With The Cultch: Transform Festival

Get ready for a sensational experience at the Vancouver Playhouse with TRANSFORM Festival’s sixth year taking center stage!

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival

Transform Festival: Where The Rivers Meet

Where the Rivers Meet is a musical journey that celebrates the deep connections between Indigenous cultures and water. Featuring an extraordinary lineup, this concert unites Indigenous composers with non-Indigenous musicians and choirs

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival