Metro Vancouver events calendar for October 2025. Best festivals, concerts, fun things to do, Thanksgiving events, kids activities and Halloween haunted houses in Vancouver, BC.

October 17, 2025

Fri

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

Vancouver New Music Festival 2025 presents Murmurs of memory

Presented as part of the VNM Festival, Murmurs of Memory is an immersive sound installation that transforms whispered recollections, intimate conversations, and personal reflections into a fluid, evolving auditory landscape

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library, Central Library | 9:30 am to 8:30 pm | Festival | Free

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

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

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

The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival 2025

This season, VHS is taking over downtown Vancouver!

Vancouver | Cineplex Cinemas International Village | 10:45 am to 10:30 pm | Festival

Small File Media Festival 2025

The Small File Media Festival returns to The Cinematheque for its sixth year!

Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

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

Hopcott Farms: Cranberry Harvest Tour & Longtable Lunch

Enjoy your family style longtable lunch along with a cranberry apple sangria amid beautiful mountain views in the background

Pitt Meadows | Hopcott Farms | 12:00 am to 3:30 pm | Food / Wine

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

ParaTough Cup - Vancouver 2025

Compete in Para sport and have the opportunity to hear athletes and Paralympians share their stories at a fireside chat!

Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Sports

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

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced farce of love, lies, and high notes gone wildly wrong

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

Presentation House Theatre: Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire

This adaptation of Jovanni Sy’s A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Cultch Presents Wolf

Circus with fangs. WOLF. A gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Performing Arts

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

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

Oktoberfest 2025 By Ridge Meadows Hospice Society

Your ticket includes a full traditional German dinner, along with delicious vegetarian options, live music and dancing with the Oktoberators

Maple Ridge | Albion Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Party

Ghost Walk by Ghostly Vancouver Tours

Ghostly Vancouver Tours offers haunted, historic walking tours of the Lower Mainland. Come join us at WildPlay for a night of spooky storytelling and ghostly discoveries in the wicked woods of WildPlay Maple Ridge!

Maple Ridge | WildPlay Maple Ridge | Active Life / Health

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

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

Oktoberfest 2025 at Albion Community Hall

Your ticket includes a full traditional German dinner, along with delicious vegetarian options, live music and dancing with the Oktoberators

Maple Ridge | Albion Community Centre | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Party

Coquitlam Heritage: Coquitlam Hair Stories

Join us for our opening night of our new exhibit - Coquitlam Hair Stories: From Barber Chair to Hair Care

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Exhibition

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

Rock 101 Presents: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon. Shows at the Space Centre

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon — Official 50th Anniversary Immersive Experience

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

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

Vancouver New Music Festival presents Whispered Folds Day 2

Whispered Folds is a metaphor for the overlapping layers of identity, experience, and resonances that are explored in this year’s VNM festival

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Market

Fonseca en Vancouver: Tropicalia Tour

Colombian superstar Fonseca returns to Vancouver with his most vibrant tour yet: Tropicalia Tour 2025

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | Music

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

October 18, 2025

Sat

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

Vancouver New Music Festival 2025 presents Murmurs of memory

Presented as part of the VNM Festival, Murmurs of Memory is an immersive sound installation that transforms whispered recollections, intimate conversations, and personal reflections into a fluid, evolving auditory landscape

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library, Central Library | 9:30 am to 8:30 pm | Festival | Free

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

Hopcott Farms: Cranberry Harvest Tour 2025

You’ve all seen the pictures of the beautiful cranberry fields with bright red floating cranberries. Now’s your chance to experience it up close

Pitt Meadows | Hopcott Farms | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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

VFS In-Production Bootcamp | Capturing the K-Pop Magic

Actors & Animators: Learn Directly From A Renowned Choreographer & Industry Animators

Vancouver | VFS Film Campus | Workshop

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

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

Harvest Days 2025

Celebrate the fall season with the return of Harvest Days at VanDusen Botanical Garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family

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

Coho Commotion

​Each fall, coho salmon complete an epic journey to return to their birthplace, change colour and other aspects of their physical appearance — all in order to mate and make salmon babies.

North Vancouver | Capilano River Regional Park | 10:30 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival 2025

This season, VHS is taking over downtown Vancouver!

Vancouver | Cineplex Cinemas International Village | 10:45 am to 10:30 pm | Festival

The Vancouver Maritime Museum: Buoy, Oh Buoy!

Fun, flair, and fabulousness at the Vancouver Maritime Museum!

Vancouver | The Vancouver Maritime Museum | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Small File Media Festival 2025

The Small File Media Festival returns to The Cinematheque for its sixth year!

Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

Family Saturdays with Chinatown Storytelling Centre

Join us on the third Saturday of each month from 11am - 1pm for hands-on activities and learn about Chinatown's vibrant heritage!

Vancouver | Chinatown Storytelling Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family

Langley City Film Festival

A close-up of a person with long hair, focused on a camera with a large lens, set against a blurred background

Langley | Langley Community Music School | Film

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

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Burnaby

After six incredible years on Granville Island, the Day of the Dead Market is expanding to The Amazing Brentwood Mall Plaza for a two-day cultural festival filled with music, art, food, and family fun

Burnaby | The Amazing Brentwood Mall Plaza | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Festival | Free

Fungi and Fall Leaves: Watercolour Workshop

Join us and our instructor, Jenna Leith, for this beginner-friendly watercolour workshop to learn some basic techniques and use them to bring fungi, leaves, and autumnal elements to life on paper

Vancouver | the Stanley Park Pavilion at the Stanley Park Ecology Society | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium 2025 is taking place: Oct 18th, 2025

Join us at The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium 2025 on October 18th, 2025, for a day of empowering discussions and networking

Vancouver | Historic Theatre, The Cultch | Lecture | Free

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

The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium Vancouver 2025

The Black Spaces Symposium is an annual gathering dedicated to empowering African Descent communities by creating inclusive platforms for dialogue, artistry, and action

Vancouver | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced farce of love, lies, and high notes gone wildly wrong

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

Multiple dates (Not So) Haunted House Halloween Party by Advanced Self Storage

Come join us at the (Not So) Haunted House Halloween Party by Advanced Self Storage and Cirque des Morts Vaudeville Society

Maple Ridge | Advanced Self Storage Maple Meadows | Party | Free

Presentation House Theatre: Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire

This adaptation of Jovanni Sy’s A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Cultch Presents Wolf

Circus with fangs. WOLF. A gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Performing Arts

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

Laughter on Pender - Comedy Show with Vivek Mahbubani & Joanna Sio

Bilingual laughs with Vivek Mahbubani and Joanna Sio on culture and life abroad inside the vibrant Chinatown Storytelling Centre

Vancouver | Chinatown Storytelling Centre | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Comedy

Gulf of Georgia Cannery: One Ocean Film Tour Vol. 5

Enjoy ocean films, Haunted Seas & a tour of Ocean Legacy’s facility and support ocean protection!

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Film

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

R&B Fest Is Coming To Vancouver

R&B Fest Is Coming To Vancouver! Get ready to indulge in the ultimate Old School R&B experience that will leave you dancing all night long!

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | Music

MastersFX Monster Museum

MEET THE MONSTERS! If you love movies, monsters, and special FX makeup as much as we do, then there's no better place for you to visit than the MastersFX Monster Museum!

Burnaby | MastersFX Monster Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

POMO Museum: Movie Night

On October 18 at 5 PM we will be showing “Phantom of The Opera” (1925)! For only $10 (which includes a drink of choice), you can watch a silent film on our Venosta

Port Moody | POMO Museum | Film

Latin American Heritage Month Festival 2025: Gastown

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

Vancouver | Latin Plaza Hub, Gastown | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

The Midlife Symposium

An inquiry into women’s health, longevity and the (peri)menopause journey. A fundraiser for the BC Women’s Complex Menopause Clinic

Vancouver | Arts Umbrella | Active Life / Health

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

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs FC Dallas

The ‘Caps will look to build on a record-breaking 2024 season

Vancouver | BC Place | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Sports

North Vancouver Collab West 2025

On October 18, 2025, an artisan woodworking studio in North Vancouver will host the inaugural launch party of CollabWest ‘25

North Vancouver | Reduxwood West studio-turned-gallery | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Cayford Gala 2025 by Forward Foundation

The 6th Annual Cayford Gala – “Red Carpet Ready” Saturday, October 18, 2025 The Westin Wall Centre Hotel, Richmond, BC

Richmond | Westin Wall Centre - Vancouver Airport Hotel | 6:30 pm to 11:59 pm

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

Haunted Hollywood: Lights. Camera. Fright - An immersive Dance and Show After Party

Walk the red carpet—if you dare. The chandeliers glow, the cameras roll, and Hollywood’s darkest scenes are about to come alive in the ultimate Halloween experience

Vancouver | The Pearl | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Rock 101 Presents: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon. Shows at the Space Centre

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon — Official 50th Anniversary Immersive Experience

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

The Comedy Department: Canadian Steam

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

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | 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 | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | 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

Vancouver New Music Festival presents Whispered Folds Day 3

Whispered Folds is a metaphor for the overlapping layers of identity, experience, and resonances that are explored in this year’s VNM festival

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Market

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

The Rio Theatre Burlesque & Variety Show

A copious cavalcade of top notch talent and captivating cabaret await at The Rio Theatre Burlesque and Variety Show on Saturday, October 18th!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Show

October 19, 2025

Sun

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

The 19th Annual Strachan Hartley Legacy Run

Be part of the 19th Annual Strachan Hartley Legacy Run in North Vancouver — one of the Lower Mainland’s most inspiring community events

North Vancouver | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm | Sports

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

Hopcott Farms: Cranberry Harvest Tour 2025

You’ve all seen the pictures of the beautiful cranberry fields with bright red floating cranberries. Now’s your chance to experience it up close

Pitt Meadows | Hopcott Farms | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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

VFS In-Production Bootcamp | Capturing the K-Pop Magic

Actors & Animators: Learn Directly From A Renowned Choreographer & Industry Animators

Vancouver | VFS Film Campus | Workshop

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

Morning Kintsugi Workshop

Join renowned instructor Yuka Morino for a special workshop on Kintsugi, the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Workshop

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

Harvest Days 2025

Celebrate the fall season with the return of Harvest Days at VanDusen Botanical Garden

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 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

The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival 2025

This season, VHS is taking over downtown Vancouver!

Vancouver | Cineplex Cinemas International Village | 10:45 am to 10:30 pm | Festival

Return of the Salmon

Celebrate the return of our salmon to Kanaka Creek and learn about their incredible journey and life in the spectacular Kanaka Watershed

Maple Ridge | Kanaka Creek Regional Park | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest and Pop Up Shop

The season’s favourite is back. Don your stretchy pants and head over to the Metropolis at Metrotown for a good old-fashioned pie-eating contest, organized by The Pie Hole

Burnaby | Metropolis at Metrotown | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine

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

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Burnaby

After six incredible years on Granville Island, the Day of the Dead Market is expanding to The Amazing Brentwood Mall Plaza for a two-day cultural festival filled with music, art, food, and family fun

Burnaby | The Amazing Brentwood Mall Plaza | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Festival | Free

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Afternoon Kintsugi Workshop

Join renowned instructor Yuka Morino for a special workshop on Kintsugi, the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

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

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced farce of love, lies, and high notes gone wildly wrong

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

“My journey to Blue Sky” Barry Greenfield

Barry Greenfield is returning to the YALETOWN ROUNDHOUSE, for a musical matinee and book reading, on Sunday, 2pm, on October 19th.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Books

Presentation House Theatre: Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire

This adaptation of Jovanni Sy’s A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Museum of Vancouver: Long Live Kings: Drag King Histories

Ever wondered what Vancouver’s Drag King scene looked like? Did you know there is a long history of drag kings before you?

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

MastersFX Monster Museum

MEET THE MONSTERS! If you love movies, monsters, and special FX makeup as much as we do, then there's no better place for you to visit than the MastersFX Monster Museum!

Burnaby | MastersFX Monster Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

Inside The Alchemist Heart: A Guided Tour with Dafne Blanco-Sarlay

Join us for a special guided tour with multidisciplinary artist Dafne Blanco-Sarlay, as she walks us through her powerful solo exhibition, The Alchemist Heart , a deeply personal journey through identity, memory, and the transformative power of art

Vancouver | Historic Theatre Gallery | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Lecture

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

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

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

Chan Centre present Ali Sethi

Ali Sethi skyrocketed to fame with “Pasoori,” surpassing 1 billion streams and landing on Time Magazine’s “100 Next” list

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

The Improv Centre: House Teams

Vancouver’s finest improv performers from around the Lower Mainland are ready to show their stuff in back-to-back showcases! It’s all teams, all talent, all hilarious at the new season of House Teams!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Broadway Barbara LIVE

Broadway Barbara at the Rio Theatre – skip this show, and you better wear soft shoes... because you’ll be kicking yourself for the rest of your days!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

October 20, 2025

Mon

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

October 21, 2025

Tue

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

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

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

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Art Workshops: Hand Made Marks - Exploring Gesture with Inks

Inspired by the current exhibition in the gallery, we’ll explore gestural abstract art by creating our own mark-making tools from a variety of materials

West Vancouver | FERRY BUILDING GALLERY | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

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

The Improv Centre: Spontaneous Combustion

Step into our improv laboratory as Mainstage veterans team up with our House Teams players for a night of unpredictable comedy! Expect a hilarious chain reaction of improv scenes where anything can happen. Witness comedy in its rawest, most reactive form!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

October 22, 2025

Wed

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

UBC Museum of Anthropology and Granville row galleries

Join gallery staff for a day of art and cultural exploration! We will start with a one-hour curator’s tour of the Nuxálk Strong exhibition at the world-class Museum of Anthropology, followed by a visit to galleries on south Granville

Vancouver | 9:30 am to 4:00 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

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

21st Annual Inclusion Art Show & Sale at Roundhouse Community Centre

Celebrate Community Inclusion Month with us at BC’s largest disability art show!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:30 am to 7:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free

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

Writing Consultations with Selina Boan

This fall, Writer in Residence Selina Boan offers accessible one-on-one consultations to local writers in person and online with the Central Library

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library, Central Library | 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Workshop | Free

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

Haunted Village

Step into a world of enchantment and intrigue at Burnaby Village Museum’s Haunted Village: Legends, Tales and Other Stories. Journey through some of the most captivating, spooky, and timeless tales and legends from around the globe

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

UBC: Craft and Connect

Come and make a friendship bracelet or a DIY Fidget, connect with other students and learn about Free Campus Wellness Resources. Free Snacks provided

Vancouver | Brock Commons South, Compass Hub (Room 3001) | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Felting Nature: Turkey Tail Mushrooms

Do you find yourself admiring the beautiful and ornate mushrooms emerging during the fall season? Join us for a beginner-friendly needle-felting workshop to create colourful turkey tail mushrooms — perfect as a gift, ornament, toy, or decoration!

Vancouver | Nature House on Lost Lagoon | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

The Critical Hit Show: A #DNDLive Improvised Epic Fantasy Spooktacular!

The live, smash hit epic comedy THE CRITICAL HIT SHOW returns to the Rio Theatre’s stage on Wednesday, October 22 for more monstrous mirth, merriment, and snacks!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Firehall Theatre: VACANT LOT

Based on the Japanese play “Sarachi”, by contemporary Japanese theatre artist Shogo Ota, a long-married couple visit the vacant lot where their house once stood

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

The Improv Centre: Twist of Fate

The only thing you can expect is spontaneous scenes, clever quips, and unpredictable comedy at every turn!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

October 23, 2025

Thu

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

Vancouver Fall Home Show 2025

The Vancouver Fall Home Show is a vibrant marketplace where you can shop in-person with REAL people for home-related products and services..

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre - West Building | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

21st Annual Inclusion Art Show & Sale at Roundhouse Community Centre

Celebrate Community Inclusion Month with us at BC’s largest disability art show!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:30 am to 7:30 pm | Visual Arts | Free

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

Discover Dance! series - The Dance Centre Presents: Sujit Vaidya

Sujit Vaidya’s practice is firmly rooted in the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and he works within and beyond traditional repertoire with artistry and rigour.

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Dance

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium Vancouver 2025

The Black Spaces Symposium is an annual gathering dedicated to empowering African Descent communities by creating inclusive platforms for dialogue, artistry, and action

Vancouver | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced farce of love, lies, and high notes gone wildly wrong

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

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

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

Haunted Village

Step into a world of enchantment and intrigue at Burnaby Village Museum’s Haunted Village: Legends, Tales and Other Stories. Journey through some of the most captivating, spooky, and timeless tales and legends from around the globe

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Walks: Making Friends with Fungi

Tracing mycelial webs through the forest, we will encounter and observe fungi with multiple senses to try to understand their worlds, lifeways, relationships and behaviour

Vancouver | Nature House on Lost Lagoon | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Nature / Animals

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium 2025 : Oct 23, 2025

Get ready for a powerful gathering of Black voices at The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium 2025 on Oct 23, 2025!

Vancouver | Lecture | Free

Latin American Reading Group | Latin Expressions Special Edition with Martha Bátiz

VLACC is thrilled to present a special edition of our Latin American Short Stories Reading Group, in partnership with the Writers Fest and as part of Latin Expressions 2025, featuring acclaimed Mexican-Canadian writer Martha Bátiz.

Vancouver | Dockside Lounge (Located inside Granville Island Hotel) | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Books | 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

The Dance Centre. Action at a Distance/Tangaj Collective. BLOT - Body Line Of Thought

Body Line Of Thought explores movement in relation to the bacteria in our body. The show presents the body as an interconnected system, strong and fragile at the same time.

Vancouver | Morrow | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Dance

Unfashionably Early Dance Party x Pipe Shop's 10 Year Anniversary

A Masquerade dance party for early risers and functional footwearers celebrating Pipe Shop's 10 Year Anniversary (masks optional)

North Vancouver | The Pipe Shop at the Shipyards | Party

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Firehall Theatre: VACANT LOT

Based on the Japanese play “Sarachi”, by contemporary Japanese theatre artist Shogo Ota, a long-married couple visit the vacant lot where their house once stood

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

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 Rickshaw presents Didirri with Rowena Wise

Acclaimed Melbourne indie-folk artist Didirri brings his soul-stirring songcraft to Canadian shores for his first-ever headline tour this fall. Don’t miss him at LanaLou’s on October 23rd

Vancouver | LanaLou’s | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Paul Anthony’s Talent Time: Halloween Special

“Vancouver’s Most Innovative Comedy / Variety Show” is back with a Halloween special! Join us as we celebrate the greatest holiday ever with lots of laughs, audience surprises and wild entertainment

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | Show

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

October 24, 2025

Fri

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

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

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

Vancouver Writers Fest: Visions of Chinatown

Carol Lee joins Donna Seto for a moderated Q&A on Chinatown’s past, present, and future. A great session for educators, students, and curious readers

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Lecture

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

Vancouver Fall Home Show 2025

The Vancouver Fall Home Show is a vibrant marketplace where you can shop in-person with REAL people for home-related products and services..

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre - West Building | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Bake It Spooky with Punk Rock Pastries

Get ready to whip up some frightful delights with Hollie, two-time Food Network Halloween Baking Champion, at her exclusive Halloween Baking Workshops

Burnaby | Punk Rock Pastries | 10:00 am to 8:30 pm | Cooking

The Granville Island Kids Market: Pirate Puppet Show

Join our favourite Pirate Puppeteer for his special Pro Development Day event at Kids Market

Vancouver | The Granville Island Kids Market | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Kids | Free

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

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

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

Burnaby Halloween Festival: The Dagerpaatch

The Dagerpaatch returns for a fun-filled, spooky weekend of pumpkin carving, live music, delicious eats — and yes, adorable pups!

Burnaby | Dageraad Brewing | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced farce of love, lies, and high notes gone wildly wrong

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

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

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

Haunted Village

Step into a world of enchantment and intrigue at Burnaby Village Museum’s Haunted Village: Legends, Tales and Other Stories. Journey through some of the most captivating, spooky, and timeless tales and legends from around the globe

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

MastersFX Monster Museum

MEET THE MONSTERS! If you love movies, monsters, and special FX makeup as much as we do, then there's no better place for you to visit than the MastersFX Monster Museum!

Burnaby | MastersFX Monster Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

Culture Days: Rage • Love • Compassion • Community

This is a 4-part creative workshop series (extending beyond BC Culture Days) that uses poetry and collage to help participants explore and process complex emotions—anger, sorrow, love—while building a sense of belonging through community art-making

Vancouver | Dorothy Somerset Studios UBC | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Workshop | Free

Latin American Heritage Month Festival 2025: Gastown

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

Vancouver | Latin Plaza Hub, Gastown | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

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

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

Central Spark

Join us for a spooky celebration at Central Park! Everyone is invited to free family-friendly Halloween festivities. The fun kicks off at 6 pm.

Burnaby | Patterson Avenue and at Central Park | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Family | Free

Bonsor's Big Boo in Burnaby

Drop-in for family fun for $2 per person (cash only)! Costumes are encouraged. All ages welcome! Activities geared towards children 10 years and under

Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Kids

We All Fall Down, presented by Theatre in the Country

Our Murder Mystery Game Nights allow the audience to participate as detectives from their tables as they try to figure our who done it and why!

Langley | Theatre in the Country | Show

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

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

The Dance Centre. Action at a Distance/Tangaj Collective. BLOT - Body Line Of Thought

Body Line Of Thought explores movement in relation to the bacteria in our body. The show presents the body as an interconnected system, strong and fragile at the same time.

Vancouver | Morrow | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Dance

ARI ABDUL - CHANGE TOUR

Named by Rolling Stone as "the New York rockstar taking over the internet," Ari Abdul's dark alt-pop style is reminiscent of artists like Lana Del Rey, The Neighborhood, and Deftones

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Heart Strings - A Love Story feat. Violinist Sophie Armstrong

Music To Ignite Passion, Romance, And Cinematic Magic In One Unforgettable Night

Vancouver | York Theatre | Music

Boyz II Men

R&B Legends Performing Classics At River Rock Theatre

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Coquitlam Heritage: ACE Poetry Night

In celebration of Ace Week, join us Friday October 24th for a poetry gathering and writing jam for those who identify as, or are questioning whether they may be, part of the asexual community

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Hocus Pocus in Concert Live to Film

Full film with live orchestra accompaniment

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Firehall Theatre: VACANT LOT

Based on the Japanese play “Sarachi”, by contemporary Japanese theatre artist Shogo Ota, a long-married couple visit the vacant lot where their house once stood

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Tyrant Studios presents Zappa Nite: Zappostrophe, UnZappologetic, Let’s Make the Water Turn Black

An unparalleled night of Frank Zappa music brought to you by Vancouver’s three premiere Zappa tribute bands!

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

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

The Vancouver Chamber Choir present True North

After a magical week touring Northern Canada, we return home with a spell-binding program that celebrates the northern lights, northern nature, and all those who inhabit the world’s northernmost climates

Vancouver | St. Philip’s Anglican Church | Music

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Halloween Dance Party

The Spirits Are Stirring… The Most Wicked Halloween Dance Party. Get your costumes ready and your dancing shoes on — Halloween Fever is coming to town

Burnaby | Hilton Vancouver Metrotown | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party

Dandy’s Chainsaw Masquerade: An Immersive Drag Comedy Cabaret

This Show is Inspired By a True Story. (Truly.)

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

October 25, 2025

Sat

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

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

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

Hopcott Farms: Cranberry Harvest Tour 2025

You’ve all seen the pictures of the beautiful cranberry fields with bright red floating cranberries. Now’s your chance to experience it up close

Pitt Meadows | Hopcott Farms | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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

Halloweekend: Botanical Terrors & Animal Fears and Trick or Treating

Join us to explore the spooky side of nature along the Fraser River!

New Westminster | The Fraser River Discovery Centre | Family

The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Halloween Party

The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party is returning to the Rio Theatre for a whole Halloweekend of fun times on Saturday, October 25 AND Sunday, October 26

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family

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

Vancouver Fall Home Show 2025

The Vancouver Fall Home Show is a vibrant marketplace where you can shop in-person with REAL people for home-related products and services..

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre - West Building | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

The Baby Show Vancouver

Find everything pregnancy, baby and toddler for the modern parent at Vancouver’s premium early parenting show.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

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

Vancouver Comic & Toy Show #28

Vancouver’s Largest Pop-culture Bazaar—comics, Toys, And Surprises Under One Roof!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | Exhibition

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

Nightshade Market : Witches Harvest A Samhain Artisan Market

Come join your friendly neighbourhood witches for a Halloween weekend of celebrations and art, at the Croatian Cultural Centre, Oct 25th & 26th.

Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | Market

Grand Opening: Cloverdale Sport & Ice Complex

Celebrate community pride at Surrey's newest facility—Cloverdale Sport & Ice Complex—a premier destination for sport, events, and family fun!

Surrey | Cloverdale Sport and Ice Complex | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

North Vancouver: Halloween Festival at the Pipe Shop

Halloween Festival: A Fun Day for the Whole Family!

North Vancouver | Pipe Shop | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Surrey Spooktacular Newton

Complete with trick-or-treating, mini golf, haunted train rides, kid fun zone, face painting, food trucks, bouncy castles and games; Spooktacular Newton has something for everyone. Don’t miss the special dance performances by City Entertainment

Surrey | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

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

Burnaby Halloween Festival: The Dagerpaatch

The Dagerpaatch returns for a fun-filled, spooky weekend of pumpkin carving, live music, delicious eats — and yes, adorable pups!

Burnaby | Dageraad Brewing | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family

Coquitlam Heritage: Heritage Halloween

Take a walk through our haunted train caboose at our annual Heritage Halloween celebration!

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | Family | Free

The Gateway Theatre: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

This sharp and comedic reinvention of the classic detective tale is exactly what you’re looking for this fall.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

BOO-seum Halloween Party

An early Halloween celebration for all ages. A spooky celebration! Get into the Halloween spirit at BOO-seum — a free family-friendly Halloween party!

Surrey | Surrey Museum | Family | Free

The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium Vancouver 2025

The Black Spaces Symposium is an annual gathering dedicated to empowering African Descent communities by creating inclusive platforms for dialogue, artistry, and action

Vancouver | 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Ghouls & Goblins Public Skate

Glide across the ice, get your face painted, create eerie crafts, and play spectral games. It's a day full of hair-raising activities sure to delight and spook all who attend!

Burnaby | Bill Copeland Sports Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Active Life / Health

Surrey Treat Accessibly Halloween Village

You’re invited to Canada’s largest neighbourhood event series championing accessibility and inclusion. Join us for this FREE and unforgettable house to house trick or treating experience.

Surrey | 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Family | Free

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced farce of love, lies, and high notes gone wildly wrong

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

Diwali Fest in Vancouver 2025

Celebrate the Festival of Lights in Vancouver with South Asian Music & Dance performances, Diwali Arts & Crafts & Henna!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Festival | Free

Presentation House Theatre: Scared to Death

What are you afraid of? Vancouver’s weirdest magician Aleister Crane needs to find out in a new magic show featuring ghouls, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. WIll YOU be Scared to Death?!?

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

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

Gulf of Georgia Cannery: One Ocean Film Tour Vol. 5

Enjoy ocean films, Haunted Seas & a tour of Ocean Legacy’s facility and support ocean protection!

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Film

Latin American Studio Hop and Reception

Celebrate Latin American voices in Vancouver with a guided studio hop, artist talks, and a lively reception. Part of Latin Expressions

Vancouver | Hackspace | 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Workshop

Temporary Cameron Community Centre: Halloween Howler

Have a howl of a good time at our temporary space inside The City of Lougheed Shopping Centre (main level next to Guest Services)

Burnaby | Temporary Cameron Community Centre | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Family | Free

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

Haunted Village

Step into a world of enchantment and intrigue at Burnaby Village Museum’s Haunted Village: Legends, Tales and Other Stories. Journey through some of the most captivating, spooky, and timeless tales and legends from around the globe

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

MastersFX Monster Museum

MEET THE MONSTERS! If you love movies, monsters, and special FX makeup as much as we do, then there's no better place for you to visit than the MastersFX Monster Museum!

Burnaby | MastersFX Monster Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

Latin American Heritage Month Festival 2025: Gastown

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

Vancouver | Latin Plaza Hub, Gastown | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival

Ceviche and Causas Festival

Join us for the Ceviches and Causas Festival by Consulate General of Peru in Vancouver, a vibrant celebration of Peruvian flavors right in the heart of Vancouver

Vancouver | Soundhouse | 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Food / Wine

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. House of Seasons: A Drag Cabaret! Halloween Edition

Welcome back to HOUSE OF SEASONS! for some fun and fierce Halloween fun!

Burnaby | The Rec Room Brentwood | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

Austria Vancouver Club Oktoberfest 2025

Austria Club Oktoberfest hosts celebrations with live music, food, and dancing over three evenings September 27th and October 4th & 25th

Richmond | Austria Club | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party

We All Fall Down, presented by Theatre in the Country

Our Murder Mystery Game Nights allow the audience to participate as detectives from their tables as they try to figure our who done it and why!

Langley | Theatre in the Country | Show

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

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

Ten Years of DEAD QUIET with TRIBUNAL, BLOODRHINE, SPACE QUEEN

Vancouver heavy rock collective DEAD QUIET celebrates ten years of its debut album with a bang!

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Burnaby. Dageraad presents: A Dinneraad Seance

Sit down for family-style dining with friends, and neighbours, ghouls and ghosts, all in the definitely ancient and otherworldly warehouse and barrel room

Burnaby | Dageraad Brewing | Food / Wine

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Hocus Pocus in Concert Live to Film

Full film with live orchestra accompaniment

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

An Evening with the Paranormal Society

Are you a skeptic or a believer? Spend a spooky evening with the Vancouver Paranormal Society as they explain the process and findings at the Museum of Surrey and other local historic sites

Surrey | Historic Stewart Farm | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Chan Centre present Arooj Aftab

Declared “the coolest rock star in the world right now” by UNCUT, and known for her arresting mix of jazz, pop, blues, folk, and Urdu poetry, Arooj Aftab is a Grammy-winning and seven-time Grammy nominated artist

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | Music

Firehall Theatre: VACANT LOT

Based on the Japanese play “Sarachi”, by contemporary Japanese theatre artist Shogo Ota, a long-married couple visit the vacant lot where their house once stood

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

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 | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | 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

Burnaby: Thrill & Chill Toonie Skate

Dress in costume, lace up your skates and glide into a night of thrilling skating, fun games and prizes!

Burnaby | Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre | Active Life / Health

Vancouver opera: Rigoletto

The tragic tale of a father’s desperate love for his daughter—and the dangerous double-edged sword of vengeance—set against a backdrop of decadence and dark intrigue

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Opera

Ada Lea with Sam Lynch and Runner (solo)

Canadian singer-songwriter Ada Lea plays LanaLou’s this Fall as she tours in support of her new album, ‘When I Paint My Masterpiece’. Catch her with support Sam Lynch and Kira Cuthbertson of Runner!

Vancouver | LanaLou’s | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

ZULAN

Bringing her high-energy, emotionally charged blend of house, garage, and electronic pop to Fortune Sound on October 25, ZULAN is an Argentinian-American DJ and producer making waves in the electronic music scene

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

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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

Burnaby’s Spooky Run Monster Dash 5K

Calling all brave souls and daring spirits! Join us for Burnaby’s annual Halloween-themed race, the Monster Dash 5KM! This spine-chilling event is set to take place on Sunday, October 26th, in Burnaby, BC, and costumes are highly encouraged.

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium, Central Park | 8:00 am to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health

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

Birds of a Feather: Autumn Flutters

Discover the incredible variety and lives of local birds in our monthly birding program, Birds of a Feather!

Vancouver | Nature House Stanley Park | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals

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

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

Hopcott Farms: Cranberry Harvest Tour 2025

You’ve all seen the pictures of the beautiful cranberry fields with bright red floating cranberries. Now’s your chance to experience it up close

Pitt Meadows | Hopcott Farms | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

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

Beyond the Basics – Advanced Monoprinting on a Gel Plate

This intimate workshop is suitable for those familiar with gel plate printing who wish to learn resist and transfer printing using a variety of methods, including laser prints of your own photos, charcoal drawing transfers, and pan pastels

West Vancouver | Music Box (Upstairs Studio) | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop

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

Halloweekend: Botanical Terrors & Animal Fears and Trick or Treating

Join us to explore the spooky side of nature along the Fraser River!

New Westminster | The Fraser River Discovery Centre | Family

The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Halloween Party

The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party is returning to the Rio Theatre for a whole Halloweekend of fun times on Saturday, October 25 AND Sunday, October 26

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Family

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

Vancouver Fall Home Show 2025

The Vancouver Fall Home Show is a vibrant marketplace where you can shop in-person with REAL people for home-related products and services..

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre - West Building | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

VMS Fall Mushroom Show

Hello VMS! Can you believe we are at our 44th year of hosting the Fall Mushroom Show? We are excited to announce that the big event will take place on October 26th, from 10-5 at the Floral Hall

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals

The Baby Show Vancouver

Find everything pregnancy, baby and toddler for the modern parent at Vancouver’s premium early parenting show.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

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

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

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: Bake It Spooky with Punk Rock Pastries

Get ready to whip up some frightful delights with Hollie, two-time Food Network Halloween Baking Champion, at her exclusive Halloween Baking Workshops

Burnaby | Punk Rock Pastries | 10:00 am to 8:30 pm | Cooking

Halloween Spooktacular at the Granville Island Kids Market

Join us on October 26th for our annual Halloween event! Trick-or-treat around Kids Market from 11:00am to 1:00pm, complimentary while supplies last

Vancouver | The Granville Island Kids Market | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Kids | Free

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

Vancouver Comic & Toy Show #28

Vancouver’s Largest Pop-culture Bazaar—comics, Toys, And Surprises Under One Roof!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | Exhibition

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

Nightshade Market : Witches Harvest A Samhain Artisan Market

Come join your friendly neighbourhood witches for a Halloween weekend of celebrations and art, at the Croatian Cultural Centre, Oct 25th & 26th.

Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | Market

Granville Island Kids Market Halloween Spooktacular

Join us for a SPOOKTACULAR good time!

Vancouver | Granville Island Brewing | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Richmond Nature Park: Nature Series - Owls

Learn about the species of owls that call BC home with a 30 minute presentation by the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society followed by an opportunity to talk to the owl handler and take pictures of the live birds

Richmond | Richmond Nature Park | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free

North Vancouver: Halloween Festival at the Pipe Shop

Halloween Festival: A Fun Day for the Whole Family!

North Vancouver | Pipe Shop | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

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

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre: Halloween Costume Skate

Wear your Halloween costume and join us for spooky skating fun for all ages!

Burnaby | Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre | 1:45 pm to 5:15 pm | Family

Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiere

In Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project, best-selling author and Electric Company Core Artist Carmen Aguirre explores the intersection of art and revolution through the life of Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Costume Skate in Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre

Wear your Halloween costume and join us for spooky skating fun for all ages!

Burnaby | Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre | 2:05 pm to 5:15 pm | Family

Vancouver Recital Society presents Tony Siqi Yun

Ever since Canadian pianist Tony Siqi Yun made his Vancouver debut on our stage in 2021, we’ve watched his international career reach ever-new heights

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 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

Chan Centre: Musical Magic – Disney Edition

Be our guest at our second annual Musical Magic! Spend an afternoon at the Chan Centre as it becomes the happiest place on campus.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family

Haunted Village

Step into a world of enchantment and intrigue at Burnaby Village Museum’s Haunted Village: Legends, Tales and Other Stories. Journey through some of the most captivating, spooky, and timeless tales and legends from around the globe

Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

MastersFX Monster Museum

MEET THE MONSTERS! If you love movies, monsters, and special FX makeup as much as we do, then there's no better place for you to visit than the MastersFX Monster Museum!

Burnaby | MastersFX Monster Museum | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

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

Burnaby. Dageraad presents: A Dinneraad Seance

Sit down for family-style dining with friends, and neighbours, ghouls and ghosts, all in the definitely ancient and otherworldly warehouse and barrel room

Burnaby | Dageraad Brewing | Food / Wine

The Improv Centre: House Teams

Vancouver’s finest improv performers from around the Lower Mainland are ready to show their stuff in back-to-back showcases! It’s all teams, all talent, all hilarious at the new season of House Teams!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

October 27, 2025

Mon

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

Arts Multilingual Week: Fall 2025

Get ready to celebrate the beauty of multilingualism! Join us at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from October 27 to 31 for our annual Arts Multilingual Week!

Vancouver | UBC different places | 8:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Annual Horror Film Festival

The Pop Culture Cluster is proud to co-host the annual Horror Film Festival at the Norm Theatre during the Halloween season in partnership with the UBC Film Society.

Vancouver | Pop Culture Cluster | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film | Free

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

Halloween Members Open Stage at the Anza Club

Join us for the spoookiest Open Stage. Costumes encouraged... there will be prizes

Vancouver | AnzaClub Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Party

VCT Presents Silent Movie Mondays: Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera 100th Anniversary Celebration in partnership with Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film

October 28, 2025

Tue

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

Arts Multilingual Week: Fall 2025

Get ready to celebrate the beauty of multilingualism! Join us at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from October 27 to 31 for our annual Arts Multilingual Week!

Vancouver | UBC different places | 8:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coquitlam Heritage - Afternoon Tea Tours at Mackin House

Visit us from 12pm-2pm on the last Tuesday of each month for our Afternoon Tea Tours at Mackin House

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

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

Annual Horror Film Festival

The Pop Culture Cluster is proud to co-host the annual Horror Film Festival at the Norm Theatre during the Halloween season in partnership with the UBC Film Society.

Vancouver | Pop Culture Cluster | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film | Free

The Invisible Orange presents Revocation, Judiciary, Inferi, Vomit Forth

Revocation takes the Rickshaw Theatre stage this November with Judiciary, Inferi, and Vomit Forth

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

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

Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre: Trick or Treat Public Skate

Join us for a spirited Halloween skate filled with tricks and a few treats! Fun activity stations will be available on and off ice

Burnaby | Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Family

Trick or Treat Public Skate in Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre

Join us for a spirited Halloween skate filled with tricks and a few treats! Fun activity stations will be available on and off ice

Burnaby | Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Family

New Works: COLORES with Alyssa (Lyzah) Favero

COLORES, co-produced by Alyssa Favero and Ana Sosa with support as a New Works’ Artist In Residence, brings together performers and audience members to celebrate the roots of waacking/whacking and Asian diaspora lineages.

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

Heritage Hour. Blood in the Boonies: Crime and Misadventure in Old South Van

Join local historian Rob Howatson for a chilling journey through South Vancouver, where every road seems to end at Mountain View Cemetery

Vancouver | University Women’s Club at Hycroft | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | History

The Friends of Chamber Music present Jasper String Quartet

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Esme Quartet is unable to play for FCM this season. In their place FCM are thrilled to present the Jasper String Quartet.

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

The Improv Centre: Choose-Day

Make your mind up with this audience favourite. A night where our audience gets to pick the who, what, and where of our scenes by drawing cards, shouting suggestions and writing inspirations! It’s all up to you – Happy Choose-Day!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Choir! Choir! Choir! We Will CHOIR! You! An Epic Queen Sing-Along!

Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer!

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

October 29, 2025

Wed

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

Arts Multilingual Week: Fall 2025

Get ready to celebrate the beauty of multilingualism! Join us at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from October 27 to 31 for our annual Arts Multilingual Week!

Vancouver | UBC different places | 8:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

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

Exploring Art in Burnaby and New Westminster

Discover the wealth of art in the area, including the New Acquisitions exhibition at the Burnaby Art Gallery, followed by visits to artists’ studios in New Westminster

Vancouver | Ferry Building Gallery | 9:30 am to 5:00 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

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

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

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

Writing Consultations with Selina Boan

This fall, Writer in Residence Selina Boan offers accessible one-on-one consultations to local writers in person and online with the Central Library

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library, Central Library | 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Workshop | Free

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Annual Horror Film Festival

The Pop Culture Cluster is proud to co-host the annual Horror Film Festival at the Norm Theatre during the Halloween season in partnership with the UBC Film Society.

Vancouver | Pop Culture Cluster | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film | Free

Halloween Pumpkin Carving

Get into the Halloween spirit and transform your pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Kids

Creatures of the Night

What happens in the Park after dark? Join us for a stroll to learn all about the nocturnal animals of the waters, skies, and forest and how they adapt to thrive after the sun has set.

Vancouver | Stanley Park Nature House | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

In Celebration Of Chinese Restaurant Awards 2025 - Dim Sum Gala

One night only — Vancouver’s dim sum master and new-wave chefs converge with Executive Chinese Chef Chan Hon-Cheong from Grand Hyatt Hong Kong’s iconic One Harbour Road

Vancouver | The Vancouver Club | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Food / Wine

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

Edmonds Community Centre: Spooky Bash

Get ready for a frightfully fun night at the Spooky Bash Swim! Join us for a Halloween-themed swim full of thrills, chills and family-friendly fun

Burnaby | Edmonds Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

MODO-LIVE & Programme Presents: Paula Cole & Sophie B. Hawkins

Paula Cole is a Best New Artist Grammy-winner and was the first woman nominated in her own right for a Grammy for "Producer of the Year"

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

The Improv Centre: Twist of Fate

The only thing you can expect is spontaneous scenes, clever quips, and unpredictable comedy at every turn!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

October 30, 2025

Thu

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

Arts Multilingual Week: Fall 2025

Get ready to celebrate the beauty of multilingualism! Join us at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from October 27 to 31 for our annual Arts Multilingual Week!

Vancouver | UBC different places | 8:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

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

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

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

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

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | 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

Annual Horror Film Festival

The Pop Culture Cluster is proud to co-host the annual Horror Film Festival at the Norm Theatre during the Halloween season in partnership with the UBC Film Society.

Vancouver | Pop Culture Cluster | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film | Free

Fungi, Death, and Decay

Fungi are the keepers of the veil between the realms of the living and the dead. Learn from mycologist Willoughby Arévalo how all life depends on the death and decay brought about by these dwellers of the underworld

Vancouver | Stanley Park #19 Bus Loop | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Nature / Animals

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

After Dark: Bloody Science — Halloween Edition

A Bloody Good Time for Curious Minds

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

A Taste of Reach Fundraiser

The 7th Annual A Taste of Reach

Delta | Tasty Indian Bistro | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Interview with a Drag Vampire

Vincent Price. Elvira. Count Cupid? A vampire drag king’s take on the camp tradition of horror, think TedX meets the Addams Family. UBC Drag’s Count Cupid hosts a wild evening of Halloween fun with guest performers.

Vancouver | Koerner's Pub at UBC | Show

Surrey Halloween Family Fun Night

Celebrate Halloween with family-friendly fun, games and festive activities at Cloverdale Recreation Centre

Surrey | Cloverdale Recreation Centre | Family

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

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

ULCERATE with Truent & Liminal Shroud

Ulcerate is a New Zealand-based extreme metal band formed by guitarist Michael Hoggard and drummer Jamie Saint Merat in 2000

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre: Monster Mash

Join us for this family friendly event at Eileen Dailly Pool! Have a blast playing water and deck games that will delight all little ghosts and goblins and enjoy games, crafts and facepainting in the lobby

Burnaby | Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre | Family

A Legacy of Art and Vision: Celebrating the Federation of Canadian Artists

This October, in partnership with Sotheby’s International Realty, we are hosting a landmark event at Granville Island on October 30th

Vancouver | Performance Works | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party

Monster Mash at Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre

Join us for this family friendly event at Eileen Dailly Pool! Have a blast playing water and deck games that will delight all little ghosts and goblins and enjoy games, crafts and facepainting in the lobby

Burnaby | Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Coquitlam Heritage - Autumn PJ Storytime

Put on your favourite pyjamas, grab a snack and a juice box, and listen to stories in our cozy heritage home parlour

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | Kids

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 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

Vancouver opera: Rigoletto

The tragic tale of a father’s desperate love for his daughter—and the dangerous double-edged sword of vengeance—set against a backdrop of decadence and dark intrigue

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Opera

Jokers Canada presents Burnaby Comedy Classic (In Collaboration With Explore Burnaby)

Jokers Canada is bringing Canada’s best pro comedians to The Michael J Fox Theatre for a night of hilarious Pro Stand-up comedy

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | Comedy

The Beaumont Presents – Theatre Of The Damned

This Halloween, The Beaumont Studios Unleashes Theatre Of The Damned — A Raunchy, Blood-splattered Love Letter To Horror Cinema, Where Cult Classics Are Reborn In Live Performance, Soaked In Glitter And Served Up With A Healthy Side Of Beaumont Sass

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

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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

Arts Multilingual Week: Fall 2025

Get ready to celebrate the beauty of multilingualism! Join us at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from October 27 to 31 for our annual Arts Multilingual Week!

Vancouver | UBC different places | 8:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival

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

Spooky Tiny Tikes in the Christine Sinclair Community Centre

We invite families to dress in costume and join us for thrilling exploration and play as part of our Tiny Tikes program. Afterwards, visit occupants of the Christine Sinclair Community Centre for some trick or treats!

Burnaby | Christine Sinclair Community Centre | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | Family

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

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

Halloweekend: Botanical Terrors & Animal Fears and Trick or Treating

Join us to explore the spooky side of nature along the Fraser River!

New Westminster | The Fraser River Discovery Centre | Family

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

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

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

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

POMO Museum: Halloween on the Train

Stop by while your trick-or-treatin’ and explore our Haunted Halloween Train!

Port Moody | POMO Museum | Family

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience who are just as into it as you are.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:30 pm to 1:00 am | Show

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

Main Street Safe Trick or Treat

Wander Mount Pleasant along Main Street and visit over 100 participating businesses for trick or treating. Look for the pumpkin poster in the window

Vancouver | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Family | Free

Halloween on Robson: 2nd Annual Treat Trail

The Robson Street Business Association is excited to host the 2nd Annual Halloween Treat Trail! After last year’s overwhelming success, we’re making it even bigger—this time with more participating businesses ready to welcome trick-or-treaters

Vancouver | Robson Street | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Halloween 2025 at Willowbrook

Calling all ghosts, princesses and ghouls! Join us for a spooktacular FREE Trick or Treat event this Halloween from 3PM – 5 PM!

Langley | Willowbrook Shopping Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Kids | Free

Capilano Mall: Wickedly Wonderful Trick-or-Treating

This Halloween, follow the Yellow Brick Road straight to Capilano Mall for an afternoon of Wickedly Wonderful Trick-or-Treating!

North Vancouver | Capilano Mall | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Kids | Free

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

Annual Horror Film Festival

The Pop Culture Cluster is proud to co-host the annual Horror Film Festival at the Norm Theatre during the Halloween season in partnership with the UBC Film Society.

Vancouver | Pop Culture Cluster | 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film | Free

Trick-or-Treat route through Yaletown

The Yaletown Business Improvement Association, in partnership with the Roundhouse, is organizing the 22nd Annual Trick-or-Treat Route through Yaletown!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Kids | Free

Halloween on the Heights

Halloween belongs in the neighbourhood, and this is very true in the Heights. Halloween on the Heights is the true folkloric event that is meant to be – safe, fun and a celebration of a good spooking!

Burnaby | the Heights | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Kids | Free

Halloween Haunted Roundhouse Walkthrough

Dress up in your scariest costume and enter the haunted Roundhouse Walk through our indoor forest, magical maze, participate in the creepy craft! Have your photo taken and explore our spooky surprises!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Kids

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

Fright Nights in Vancouver

Don’t you DARE miss Vancouver’s scariest Halloween experience – The Largest Haunt in Western Canada We’ve been waiting for you. Something nightmarish is lurking in the dark

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

Coquitlam Heritage - Museum of the Dolls

This Halloween, Mackin House is digging into its toy museum roots and taking out the dozens of dolls we have in the collection to turn the museum into a one day only haunted doll house.

Coquitlam | Coquitlam Heritage Society | Exhibition

Haunted Roundhouse Walkthrough – Youth Only

A spooky graveyard, scary skeletons, Jack o’ lanterns and special effects. Every registration comes with a photobooth print & treat bag!

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Kids

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival: Festival Kickoff

Kick up your heels and get ready for a spooky time at the DTES Halloween Festival Kickoff!

Vancouver | Carnegie Community Centre Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival | Free

Minoru park: Halloween Fireworks Festival

39th Annual Halloween Festival – Creepy Carnival Edition

Richmond | Minoru Park | Family | Free

Pumpkins After Dark 2025 - Burnaby

Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 10,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season

Burnaby | Swangard Stadium & Central Park | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

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

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

Rumba Roots - Latin Party

Join us for Rumba Roots - Latin Party! A vibrant celebration with dance shows, live music, and DJ beats. Dance the night away!

Vancouver | Hungarian Hall | Dance

Burnaby Halloween Festival 2025: La Taqueria Halloween Party

This Halloween, step into a night of electrifying Latin vibes, chilling cocktails, and spine-tingling beats as La Taqueria teams up with Tourism Burnaby to throw the ultimate community bash!

Burnaby | La Taqueria, The Amazing Brentwood | Party

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival: Famous Last Words

In Famous Last Words poets participate in a faux competition where they ‘battle’ in a series of rounds, ‘judged’ by Uni the Unicorn, the host, and the audience.

Vancouver | SFU Djavad Mowafaghian World Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festival | Free

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

A Halloween Shakedown II: GD/BC with Buddy and The Scarecrow & Scott Smith

Deadheads unite! Spend All Hallows' Eve with Vancouver's Grateful Dead tribute band! GD/BC returns to the Rickshaw stage on October 31st!

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

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

Freakshow 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

The Beaumont Studios: Disco Of The Damned

When the clock strikes Halloween, the Beaumont transforms once more, this time into a haunted discotheque where monsters and misfits unite. Welcome to DISCO OF THE DAMNED

Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 9:00 pm to 4:00 am | Party

The Improv Centre: Ha-Ha-Halloween

Come spend a hauntingly hilarious evening as our performers put on some frightfully funny scenes based on choices from YOU, the audience!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy