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Celebrating Vancouver arts, culture, and lifestyle. The best events, restaurants, festivals, visual arts, performing arts, live music, comedy, and more.
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
Expect a super professional event but not a Rom Com because as Dina says, “Don’t Tell Me What to Do” but whatever she does in the theatre you can be sure It’s a Big Deal. She’s always Tougher Than the Rest and has told us that “You’re Gonna Love This”
If you're exhausted by endless text threads, unavailable people, ghosts (why is that even a related word?!), and the sheer absurdity of modern “dating”, it is time to take your power back! You don’t need another dating app—you need a room full of shrewd women, a notebook, and a place
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.
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
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
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
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,
Palace have been making music together for over a decade. What started out as carefree jam sessions between Leo Wyndham, Rupert Turner and Matt Hodges in an airless studio in North London established a DIY ethos that remains intrinsic to the spirit of the band to this day. In early
Vancouver alt-country artist Shiloh Lindsey celebrates the vinyl release of her new album The Western Veil with a full-band show at the Fox Cabaret on October 16. Dark, warm and cinematic, The Western Veil moves through mortality, resilience, desire, reckoning and transformation, pairing Lindsey’s vivid songwriting with atmospheric guitars, pedal