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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
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
Arts Umbrella’s Splash Art Auction returns for its 44th year on October 3, bringing together art, culture and philanthropy for one of Canada’s most anticipated charitable art auction events. This fall, the public is invited to step inside Splash through a free month-long exhibition at the Pendulum Gallery – offering
Culture Days takes place from September 18 to October 4, 2026! Thousands of free events are presented in hundreds of communities across Canada, welcoming millions of participants to create, share, and celebrate a life enriched by arts and culture. Culture Days encourages the public to discover and champion the importance
Richmond Culture Days returns this fall from September 18 to October 4, offering visitors a unique opportunity to engage with the city’s diverse arts and culture scene. This two-week event features free or pay-what-you-may activities, including hands-on workshops, open studios, behind-the-scenes tours, and demonstrations led by Richmond’s vibrant artists and
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.
An immersive fundraiser for Dreamqueen Immersive's upcoming production of 'Mary Shelley Meets A Monster'. You will be among the first guests to enter the Villa Diodati. With your ticket, you can expect a sneak peek of the play, followed by a screening of the original 1931 Frankenstein film. Upon entrance
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
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,
Seasonal depression is real and it can have big effects on the mental health of Canadians. Triggers can include hot or cold weather, changes in sleep patterns and disrupted routines, social pressure, shorter days, body image concerns and/or seasonal allergies. Join us for a series of discussions, activities and locally
Following a successful run across the UK, Ireland and Europe earlier this year, Hey Hey Divorcé arrives in Canada after earning rave reviews from audiences and critics alike. The show marks Schalks first stand-up hour in the wake of a marriage breakdown and sees him at his most personal, honest,
Join us at the Vancouver Maritime Museum on September 30th from 10 AM — 5PM, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, for "Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair" film screenings included with admission. As the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Senator Murray Sinclair was a key figure in raising
Hayley Sales' romantic blend of genres, nostalgic voice and timeless songwriting hearkens back to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald or Judy Garland, but with a unique, modern twist. "There's a real showbiz, old school entertainer vibe about her music," (LA Weekly) with songwriting that "fits squarely into the Great American