District Local | Vancouver Events and Lifestyle
Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
Urban Ink’s TRANSFORM Festival returns, in collaboration with The Cultch, for its sixth year with its biggest and boldest lineup yet, on stage from November 6-8 and 14 & 15, 2025 at the Vancouver Playhouse. The cabaret-style festival features Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists spanning live music, drag, dance, circus, and
Yes Shef, Vancouver’s most anticipated culinary event returns for its 5th anniversary. This one-night tasting, hosted at the Fairmont Pacific Rim’s opulent Star Sapphire Ballroom, brings together many of British Columbia’s top women chefs and their culinary mentees. Guests are invited to explore 15+ stations of unforgettable food and drink,
TOW, the acclaimed acoustic duo from Japan, will embark on their first-ever Canada tour in November 2025 with performances in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Mission. Blending voice, guitar, and accordion, TOW creates music celebrated for its ethereal, cinematic quality. Canadian audiences will have the rare opportunity to experience TOW’s immersive live
“Oscar” tells the story of the spectacular life and flamenco works of dancer, choreographer and maestro Oscar Nieto, brought to life by the professional flamenco dancers he mentored throughout his storied career and the musicians with whom he has shared the stage. “Oscar” features an award-winning cast of five dancers,
Get ready for the hottest ticket in town: The Smoke Show is back by overwhelming demand for its highly anticipated Fall 2025 season, following a string of 15 sold-out performances in the Fall of 2024 and Spring of 2025. The Smoke Show is an immersive 360-degree experience that will leave
The Polygon Gallery presents the West Coast premiere of Lee Miller: A Photographer at Work (1932–1945) from Nov. 7, 2025–Feb. 1, 2026. This survey exhibition showcases more than 100 images taken during the renowned American photographer’s most intense and productive period: from her time as a highly sought-after studio portraitist,
In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn the basics of screen printing, no experience required, just curiosity (and maybe an old shirt that needs a glow-up). We’ll bring the screens and all the gear, featuring Unchai’s designs (5+ designs to chose from). You just bring something you’d love to print on:
The Wedding Party is coming to Vancouver! After success in Toronto, Secret City brings its hit dinner-theatre escape room to Glowbal. This immersive mystery blends puzzles, performance, and a three-course meal. With 7 actors and room for 48 guests, you won’t just watch the story, you’ll become part of the
Is it love or just chemical? A dark, razor-sharp thriller by Emmy-winning writer of Succession, Lucy Prebble. The Effect dives into the chemical nature of love through the lens of a clinical drug trial. Connie and Tristan enter a study for a new dopamine-regulating antidepressant. They fall in love. Or do
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
Let Chinese-language music fill the entire island! 2025 Jade Music Fest is "taking over” Granville Island's four indoor stages and seven outdoor street performance venues on Nov 8th, from 11 AM to 11 PM! This marks not only a significant step toward Vancouver becoming a major hub for Chinese-language music
White Rock, get ready! COCO JAFRO is bringing their funky global grooves for the first time to the legendary Blue Frog Studios in White Rock, known for their world-class sound that puts you right in the music. Tickets are limited - don’t miss this intimate, up-close experience! Saturday, November 8