Metro Vancouver events on October 11, 2026

Whistler Outdoor Festival

There’s a new seasonal event happening up the Sea to Sky as the inaugural Whistler Outdoor Festival features outdoor activities, arts and culture, great dining deals and a full calendar of events throughout Thanksgiving weekend

Whistler | Whistler Conference Centre | 7:00 am to 10:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Langley: Aldor Acres Family Farm

A 3 generation REAL 80 acre working farm offering hands on educational farm experiences

Langley | Aldor Acres Family Farm | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Fall At The Farm At Maan Farms In Abbotsford

Make Magical Memories this Fall at Maan Farms! Wander through our expanded Forest Pumpkin Patch, now with even more pumpkins, photo ops, and new magical worlds to explore

Abbotsford | Maan Farms | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family

Exhibition - S F Ho: Triple Burner Flower Field

Trace connections between land, nature, and language through S F Ho’s sculptures and prints that reference traditional Chinese medicine and early written characters of Chinese oracle bone script

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 9:00 am | Exhibition | Free

Magic of Fall at Taves Family Farm

As the pumpkin fields awaken, we welcome you into the next chapter of our signature storybook experience

Abbotsford | Taves Family Farm | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Family

Langley Township: Loft Country Farms Pumpkin Patch 2026!

Visit the farm animals including clydesdales and other horses, pigs, emus, goats, and more

Langley | Loft Country Farms | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Halloween Hunt in City of Lougheed

Join the Halloween Hunt at The City of Lougheed! Friendly ghosts, magical moonlight, sweet treats, and mischievous mummies have taken over the Centre!

Burnaby | The City of Lougheed | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Kids

Halloweeks at The Amazing Brentwood

From October 5 to 31, families can drop in for a month of Halloween fun, from festive décor and outdoor movies to storytelling, trick-or-treating and a Haunted Hunt scavenger adventure

Burnaby | The Amazing Brentwood | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Harvest Days at VanDusen Botanical Garden

Harvest Days brings the best of the fall season to VanDusen Botanical Garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Nature / Animals

Art Exhibition: RESIST!

RESIST! brings together works by Rawan Hassan روان حسن, Gord Hill, Laurence Hyde and Elizabeth MacKenzie, artists who have used their work to educate and to inspire significant social change

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: Fiona Huang - Free in the Chaos

Bringing together paintings and mixed-media works by teenage artist Fiona Huang, Free in the Chaos celebrates experimentation, play, and the freedom to follow intuition in art making

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Chilliwack: Greendale Acres

At Greendale Acres in Chilliwack offers a corn maze, u-pick pumpkin patch, cozy fires, pumpkin spice coffees, warm mini donuts, pumpkin displays, farm attractions and beautiful countryside views

Chilliwack | Greendale Acres | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family

Abbotsford: Willow View Farm

The farm market is stocked with pre-picked apples, apple cider, frozen pies, and a variety of jams, honey, and other seasonal products

Abbotsford | Willow View Farm | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm | Family

Artsushi Workshop: Jack-o'-Lantern

Participants learn how to make beautiful and delicious decorative sushi rolls. Beginner-friendly, all materials provided.

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Workshop

Secrets of the Haunted Bog at Guildford Town Centre

The original is back! Secrets of the Haunted Bog has returned to Guildford Town Centre in a vacant unit, with all-new frights and surprises

Surrey | Guildford Town Centre | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family | Free

Studio 58 at Langara: The Birds

Interlaced with poetic songs and witty dialogue, The Birds explores the realities of colonialism and reconciliation

Vancouver | Studio 58 at Langara | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Firehall Theatre: Red Demon by Hideki Noda

Hideki Noda's Red Demon explores themes of xenophobic fears of immigration and society's struggle with intolerance by telling the story of a creature who washes up on the shore of a small beach town where no one understands him

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

The Vancouver International Film Festival 2026

The Vancouver International Film Festival returns for their 45th year this October 1-11 for another curated season celebrating the best in independent, Canadian, documentary, and international shorts and features

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Film

The Arts Club Presents: Heist By Arun Lakra

The Heart-racing Crime Caper

Vancouver | Stanley BFL CANADA Stage | 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

A Touchstone Theatre: Vascular Necrosis - a Queer Zombie Love Story

A dark comedy by Flying Start Playwright-in-Residence Jordyn Wood

Vancouver | The NEST on Granville Island | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm

The Cultch Presents: Job

From Vancouver’s award-winning company, The Search Party, comes a psychological thriller that examines what it means to be a citizen of the internet

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

An Arts Club Theatre Company Production - Mom's the Word: Talkin' Turkey

The Hilarious Holiday Hit

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Queer Confidential: The Regional Tour - Vancouver

Six Untold Stories. Four Communities. One Unforgettable History.

Vancouver | The Junction | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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

Fright Nights 2026 to Playland

Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark, and it’s coming back to Playland

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party

At Maan Farms In Abbotsford: Frightfully Fun Forest Pumpkin Patch

Thank you for joining us at the Frightfully Fun Forest Pumpkin Patch! We’ve loved sharing this cozy, glowing autumn adventure with you and your family

Abbotsford | Maan Farms | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Alan Cross UNCHARTED: Live In Vancouver

Internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger, and speaker, Alan Cross returns to the Rickshaw with his true crime podcast Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry!

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture