The Best Things to Do in Vancouver, Shared by Locals, Picked by Us.

  • The Wedding Party: A Mystery Dinner Experience

    The Wedding Party: A Mystery Dinner Experience
    Glowbal 590 W Georgia St 590 W Georgia St, Vancouver

    The Wedding Party is a groundbreaking mystery experience like no other; weaving escape room puzzles with live dinner theatre for a show-stopping performance. Featuring 9 performers and a three-course dinner service guests will not just be spectators but become an integral part of how the story unfolds. Duration: 120 minutes

    $149
  • Burnaby Halloween Festival

    Burnaby, British Columbia

    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 plenty of Halloween thrills. Highlights include MetroCon at SFU, with three days of horror, cosplay, gaming and pop culture; Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum;

  • Flushment Day at The Beaumont Studios

    The Beaumont Studios 316 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    When the world’s gone down the toilet… don’t forget to flush. The Beaumont Studios’ annual Halloween spectacle is back October 15–30 with Flushment Day, a dark, campy and deliciously dystopian theatre experience unlike anything else in the city. You’re one of the lucky few to receive a mysterious invitation aboard

    $40
  • Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

    Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island 1585 Johnston Street Granville Island, Greater Vancouver, Canada

    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

    $29 – $103
  • The Robot Zoo

    The Robot Zoo
    Science World 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, Philippines

    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,

    $37.50
  • The Polygon Gallery: Greg Girard

    The Polygon Gallery: Greg Girard
    The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver, Canada

    The Polygon Gallery presents the first major institutional survey of Greg Girard, one of Canada’s most influential contemporary photographers, from July 10–Oct. 25, 2026. The exhibition presents more than 160 photographs spanning the past half century, including never-before-seen outtakes from his iconic photobooks, and traces his evolution as an artist.

  • Game Changers

    Game Changers
    Science World 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, Philippines

    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,

    $3 – $65
  • Secrets of the Haunted Bog (Guildford Town Centre)

    Guildford Town Centre 10355 152 St, Surrey

    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

    Free

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