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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
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.
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
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
We can't think of a better way to celebrate all things Dolly Parton than honouring a fierce library advocate with her own Dolly-Palooza! What's a Dolly-Palooza, you might ask? We don't know entirely either, but here's what we'll do: A screening of the library related film, The Library That Dolly
Now entering its sixth year, the Lansdowne Centre Food Garden program continues to support the local community by growing fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs that are donated to local community organizations and the Richmond Food Bank Society, helping address food insecurity in Richmond. The program also offers free weekly gardening
Your projects begin here! The Vancouver Fall Home Show returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre October 15-18 with Sarah Baeumler as the headliner anchoring this year's Main Stage lineup. Attendees can get expert advice from local and national experts across home improvement, design, culinary arts, and much more! SHOW DATES
Witty and sexy in equal measure, Mary Shelley Meets a Monster invites guests into a stormy June in 1816, when Mary Shelley and four companions decamp to a villa on Lake Geneva to invent a new genre of literature. It begins simply enough as an evening spent rained in with
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
Join us for a captivating conversation with Zadie Smith, one of the most prolific writers of her generation, whose work has helped shape the literary landscape for over two decades. Two of Smith’s novels, White Teeth and NW, have been named among the best books of the 21st century by
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
Celebrating Paul Plimley, one of Vancouver's beloved pianists! Some of Vancouver’s finest improvising musicians will pay tribute to the joyful tornado of sound that was Paul. Featured artists and NOW colleagues on the bill include Nikita Carter and Bruce Freedman, saxophones; Clyde Reed, bass; Brian Horswill and Lisa Cay Miller,
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,