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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.

Everyday from September 28 to October 31 celebrate the magic of autumn with Merridale’s Kids Harvest Scavenger Hunt! This free family-friendly activity invites young explorers to discover the orchard, solve harvest-themed clues, and learn about the apples that become our award-winning cider. Whether you’re visiting for lunch, Thanksgiving weekend, or simply enjoying a fall day...

Burnaby Halloween Festival returns this October with 17+ events happening across the city, bringing together family-friendly fun, cultural celebrations, live entertainment, comedy, haunted experiences and more. Highlights include MetroCon at SFU, with three days of horror, cosplay, gaming and pop culture; Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum; the Monster Dash 5K and Mini Monster Dash;...

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...

From October 9-31, step inside Secrets of the Haunted Bog, a fright-fully fun, FREE family-friendly Halloween experience at Guildford Town Centre! Make your way through an immersive haunted bog filled with eerie scenes, spooky surprises, low-light moments, haunted haze, animatronics, and mysterious creatures lurking around every corner. Give back: Guests are encouraged to bring a...

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

Married comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus, directed by co-creator Kat Sandler, light up the stage and invite you to explore life’s Big Stuff. Using their singular brand of improvised storytelling—shaped by time at the Second City and comedy clubs worldwide—they debate the sentimental power of the objects our loved ones leave behind. She...

Kostuik Gallery presents Beautiful Fukushima, a new body of work by award-winning British photographer Michael Kenna. The 50 sepia-toned silver gelatin photographs mark fifteen years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 2011, and stand as a testament to Fukushima’s striking recovery in the years since. Kenna’s distinctive, contemplative photographic style casts the series as...

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...

Britannia Mine Museum invites families to experience Monsters, Machines & Mischief, happening October 17–18 and 24–25, 2026! This playful, family-friendly Halloween adventure brings the fascinating world of mining to life with a mischievous twist. Climb aboard the underground train for a special Halloween Underground Tour, investigate unusual machine malfunctions through interactive challenges, and meet six...

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...

Mitch and Murray Productions presents the Western Canadian premiere of Mary Jane by Amy Herzog from October 23 to November 1st, 2026 at Studio 16. A mother, a sick child, and the kind of love that doesn’t get a break. Mary Jane raises her young son Alex, who lives with a serious chronic illness and...

A story of power, passion, and betrayal, propelled by one of Puccini’s most emotionally charged scores, Tosca delivers opera at its most thrilling. The story unfolds over a breathless 24 hours, as celebrated singer Floria Tosca finds herself caught between the man she loves, and a ruthless chief of police determined to possess her. Love,...

Variety’s must-see story series is back on Global BC October 26 – November 1st! Tune in to learn how early intervention support, powered by Variety donors, helps to unlimit the futures of BC children with disabilities and complex health needs.

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...

2026 BC Construction Health & Safety Conference presented by BC Construction Safety Alliance. Join industry leaders, safety professionals, supervisors, and employers for a day of learning, collaboration, and practical insights designed to strengthen workplace culture and support healthier, safer, and more productive teams. This years conference will be held on October 29 & 30, 2026...

Everybody sings, and everybody howls, as JUNO Award-winning singer songwriter Norman Foote returns to the Kay Meek this Halloween season! Accompanied by a colourful and animated choir of young, costumed singers from the North Shore and their animal howls, zombie groans, witchy cackles, and ghostly boos, Norman Foote leads a fun, family-friendly evening of music...