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Ballet Vancouver announces its 2026/27 debut season of three captivating programs celebrating the full breadth of classical and neoclassical ballet, on stage at the Vancouver Playhouse from September 2026 through May 2027. The season opens with a dazzling triple bill headlined by Balanchine’s Apollo, the Canadian premiere of Jorma Elo’s Slice to Sharp, and the...

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art and YVR Art Foundation present Cradled Origins, on view September 12, 2026 – January 17, 2027. This multi-medium showcase exhibition brings together eight emerging and mid-career First Nations artists working across carving, weaving, painting, and beadwork, each honouring cultural knowledge while expanding their individual practice. Several of the...

Transform your daily stress into calm and well-being with our evidence-based 8-week MBSR course. Learn proven meditation, gentle body awareness, and yoga practices to reduce anxiety, beat burnout, and help you feel fully present in your life.

DanceHouse announces its 2026/27 season of five evocative contemporary performances from some of the world’s leading dance companies, on stage at the Vancouver Playhouse from October 2026 through April 2027. An eclectic mix of dancemakers from Canada, the UK, Sweden, and India will explore the many pathways to liberation–from breaking free of conformity to uniting...

The CKNW Kids’ Fund Spotlight Series, presented by FortisBC, celebrates inspiring stories of children and youth who are thriving after receiving support from the Fund. From specialized medical equipment and therapies to education and youth programs, these grants help provide the tools and opportunities kids need to reach their full potential. Stories that Inspire, Communities...

Discover the incredible engineering hidden in the animal kingdom at The Robot Zoo, presented by White Spot Restaurants. Get up close with eight larger-than-life robotic animals and uncover how nature inspires extraordinary mechanical designs. From a swimming platypus to a squid hunting its prey, explore the science of movement, adaptation, and survival through fascinating animatronics...

What Makes Us Different ? Food Bank On Wheels Home Delivery of Christmas Food Hampers to Single-parent families with disabilities or illnesses in the family that prevents them from going to a traditional food bank thus needing our home-delivered Christmas food hamper service Christmas Hamper Donation is $250 Metro Vancouver http://www.foodbankonwheels.org

Children with serious illnesses and their families face a difficult journey where time is finite. Canuck Place Children’s Hospice provides complex medical care and compassionate support, helping children and their families make the most of their time together. In this season of giving, your generosity brings infinite light and love to children and families creating...

Press start and journey through the evolution of video games at Game Changers, presented by TD Bank Group. From the simple graphics and sounds of PONG to today’s photorealistic and immersive experiences, explore how gaming has transformed through creativity, storytelling, coding, and technology. Discover more than 140 iconic video games, including 16 playable games, and...

No young person should face homelessness alone. When a young person has nowhere else to turn, Covenant House Vancouver is there with meals, shelter, support, and a caring community. That’s what taking care of each other is about. This fall, your support can go twice as far. Until December 31, every donation will be matched...

Angela Grossmann paints from an interior record where memory, emotion, and line precede narrative. Situated within a lineage of artists who privilege gesture and interiority over representation, Grossmann nevertheless resists abstraction. The human figure continually reasserts itself—partial, unstable, and deeply present. Her work begins with a contour, a trace that feels discovered rather than constructed....

Everyone knows the story: a vampiric count, a kidnapped young lady, and a brave hero to save the day. But this time around, the hero’s a coward, the lady yearns for adventure, and the count is…a cake-baking dreamboat? This Dracu-larious adaptation of the gothic classic gleefully turns the tale on its head but never loses...

Applications are now open for the next cohort of AI Powered Futures, an applied upskilling program that helps retail professionals build practical AI literacy, stronger professional judgment, and confidence using AI in workplace settings. Designed for people working across the retail sector, the program offers practical AI learning to help you save time, strengthen everyday...

The 2027 Pink Shirt Day campaign, “Kiss Bullying Goodbye,” celebrates the power of kindness, acceptance, and connection in creating a world where everyone feels they belong. Inspired by a child’s artwork, this year’s design transforms a simple kiss into a heartfelt symbol of care and compassion. The campaign encourages individuals, schools, businesses, and communities to...

Jade Music Fest returns to Granville Island with live showcases, music workshops, panels, and more! Enjoy free live music featuring artists from Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, and musicians from the east and west coast of Canada. Learn about Asian performing arts like Cantonese opera and Hakka Bayin, and how traditional arts can be transformed into...

Celebrate the 30th edition of Cornucopia in Whistler, November 5–15. Savour 11 days of unforgettable food and drink, from legendary experiences and iconic vintages to beloved signature events and emerging culinary talent. Raise a glass to three decades of culinary excellence, fresh ideas and bold flavours.

Three amazing live shows are coming to Jade Music Fest! Revive the Y2K vibes with Forbidden City C-pop Drag Show: Love Before Wi-Fi. Featuring pop throwbacks and glamorous dancing, and a whole lot of drag. Taiwan’s viral sensation Mango Jump is making their North American debut at Jade Music Fest. Alongside Hakka new age artist...

Celebrate nature at night by exploring stunning light displays set along nature trails at Bear Creek Park each fall. Running November 6-20, 2026!

Journey within to find your truth, love and empowerment. The Intuitive Arts Festival offers you the opportunity to connect with spiritual seekers, psychic readers, healers and free-spirited souls from across Vancouver Island. This 2-day celebration of Spirituality and Metaphysics invites you to explore your inner wisdom with a weekend full of mystical and experiential delights....

November 7 & 8, 2026 – Beyond Fibre… Artisans’ Sale Langley Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild Annual Juried Show and Sale Looking for unique, one-of-a-kind gifts to give or to keep for your own enjoyment? Beyond Fibre features woven, knitted, spun and felted items handcrafted by Guild members as well as a wide variety of products...

The Shoe Project is back in Vancouver, sharing the written and spoken voices of immigrant and refugee women. Through a pair of shoes, participants tell stories of migration, identity, courage and belonging. Experience their powerful stories through live performances and storytelling.

An essential voice for our times, New York Times bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates does precisely what he argues the best writers do: haunt. His cogent yet lyrical arguments linger long after they have been read. His landmark 2014 essay “The Case for Reparations” and his bestselling 2015 book Between the World and Me continue to...

Reflect on the sacrifices of the past, the conflicts of our present, and the hope for peace at Chor Leoni’s 35th annual Remembrance Day Concerts. Let the voices of Chor Leoni stir and soothe this November 11 as they reverberate through the gorgeous St. Andrew’s-Wesley United, featuring a back-by-popular-demand performance of Don Macdonald’s High Flight...

SIGMA ACAPELLA is a daring original musical that stares down cultural division and stereotypes in a vibrant exploration of our differences, and what brings us together as humans. With the backdrop of a university setting and told through soaring music, SIGMA ACAPELLA tells the story of opposing forces finding common ground to fight a bigger...