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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.

What’s this? A singalong screening of Tim Burton’s creepy hit The Nightmare Before Christmas! Jack Skellington, the celebrated pumpkin king of Halloween Town, has it all. And yet, he’s bored. When he discovers Christmas Town, he’s dazzled by the colourful joy of this new holiday, and tries to convince his ghoulish hometown what they’ve been...

Austerity Tours: How Decades of Funding Stagnation Affects the MOV The MOV’s Austerity Tours will highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view: buckets that catch leaks, the oldest continuously operating freezer in Vancouver, a vintage iPod used to power exhibitions, and, depending on the weather, a hallway filled with ants....

Now in it’s 4th year, this comp is going to be awesome! Phyllis Hull hosts a brand new year of this popular community contest, bringing 12 of the most unique Drag Kings, Queens & Things in a head to head fight to the crown. Having produced some of BC’s iconic performers(Manly Nipkiss, Scott Baculum, Burna...

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;...

American Heritage Month. Through music, dance, literature, film, visual arts, and community gatherings, the festival brings Latin American artists, stories, and perspectives into conversation with audiences across Metro Vancouver. This year’s program travels across the region through collaborations with some of Vancouver’s leading cultural institutions. Highlights include an evening with Mexican-Canadian writers at the Vancouver...

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...

Want to see where cider really begins? Come watch us press apples during harvest at Merridale. October is one of the busiest times of year in our orchard and cidery. Apples are coming in, the press is running, and fresh juice is making its way into the cellar to begin its transformation into cider. Throughout...

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...

Dive into the history of early image projection through a presentation on the history of magic lanterns and enjoy a Victorian era phantasmagoria show – including footage from slides made in the 1800s! Phantasmagoria is an early version of horror theatre; experience delightful and scary vintage animations and try your hand at making your own...

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

Exhausted by endless texts, unavailable people and the sheer absurdity of modern dating? It’s time to take your power back! (Women-only) You don’t need another dating app—you need a room full of shrewd women, a notebook, and a place to laugh your silly head off. Join us at this interactive, two-hour Intro for a short...

In September 2026, the jazz world marks the centennial of one of its greatest musicians: John Coltrane. To honour his enduring legacy, luminaries Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves unite for a remarkable tribute, revisiting Coltrane’s 1963 collaboration with Johnny Hartman. Three-time Grammy winner Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary...

The Sandbox documentary by director Kenya-Jade Pinto exposes the global machinery of surveillance and its devastating human cost. Spanning the deserts of Arizona, to high-tech refugee camps in Greece, Mediterranean rescue operations, and digital labour centres in East Africa, this visually daring, conceptually bold film invites us to see and feel the unsettling reach of...

Join us for the 2026 Community Builders’ Awards – 20th Anniversary Edition on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium for an inspiring evening celebrating the individuals, organizations, and businesses that help make our community stronger. Sponsored by FortisBC and The Chef’s Acre, the evening begins with a reception and light refreshments at...

Lasso your personal history and wrestle it into compelling writing! (Women-only) If you’ve wept the tears, done the therapy, and are ready to stop surviving and start being the author of your own life, welcome to the muse lair! Join us at this interactive, two-hour Intro for a short meditation, playful improv activity, curated writing...

Hailed as one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation and “one of the highest category of improvising musicians,” (The New Yorker) Julian Lage has spent decades exploring the many strains of American music with boundless curiosity and technical mastery. With roots tangled up in jazz, folk, classical, and country music, Lage brings what...

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...