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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
Step into a world of ‘spectacle and unease’ with Play On Words Productions’ gritty reimagining of Stephen Schwartz’ Pippin, February 26th-March 7th at the Jericho Arts Centre Set inside a decaying nightclub suspended between life and death, Pippin is the story of one young man’s search for the secret to
The Firehall Arts Centre presents Hideki Noda’s Red Demon, October 8–18, 2026, directed by Mayumi Yoshida and produced by rice & beans theatre and Gokko Creative Society. This darkly funny, thought-provoking play follows a mysterious outsider who washes ashore and is feared by a community unable to understand him. With
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) presents its 45th edition from October 1–11, 2026. One of North America's largest and most dynamic film festivals, VIFF's 2026 program features roughly 160 features, 90 short films, and two episodic series representing 76 nations — including 12 world premieres, 6 international premieres, 15 North
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,
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.
It's the perfect way to beat the winter blues! Step inside downtown’s iconic heritage buildings and hear the tales of intrigue, jealousy, and murder that hide behind their walls. Stroll through the heart of Vancouver and finish with a private viewing inside the Marine Building, all while enjoying a selection
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
Site 248 is a 45-minute horror maze set up in the corn section out at Meadows Family Farm. 40+ live actors in the dark, waiting for you. Trails are nicely covered in wood chips, so your shoes are actually safe; your nerves might not be.
In collaboration with Netflix, Secret City presents a one-of-a-kind Murder Mystery Dinner experience. Set in the captivating and thrilling universe of the "Knives Out" film series, this immersive event will have you on the edge of your seats as you and your team work to uncover the truth.
Vancouver Mysteries presents a special edition of The Case of the Hotel Detective this Halloween season. The Case of the Hotel Detective is a collaborative murder mystery with escape room style challenges that will be set up in Room 1313 of the Delta Hotel Vancouver Downtown Suites from October 13
Cougar Creek's House of Horrors stands as British Columbia’s ultimate haunted destination. This full-scale Halloween experience is back and deadlier than ever. This massive indoor haunted experience packs five bone-chilling world-class haunted attractions, incredible live entertainment, and killer vibes under one roof! Beyond the spine-chilling attractions, the venue offers a
The team: four brilliant thieves—the conman, the hacker, the cat burglar, the muscle—and the mastermind who brought them together. The target: a multimillion-dollar ruby. The plan: orchestrate the perfect crime. But when the job goes awry, will a daring second-chance scheme put them back on top? As the stakes rise,