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.
Explore VFS’s state-of-the-art production training centre on September 27! Take the first step in your creative career by touring Vancouver Film School’s animation studios, film sets, green screen room, mocap volume, and more! From our award-winning industry production programs to our part-time online offerings, post-graduate degree options, and scholarship opportunities,
Bloop, Bam, Plonk, Crash! Join Patchbay Neighborhood Sound Lab for a fun and free day of sonic exploration. Stop by and play with a mix of microphones, instruments, objects and audio recording equipment to create new soundscapes in the park. Bring a friend (or make one there!) and collaborate on
Join us for Music Day in Canada at Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver! Enjoy a day of incredible live performances by top Canadian emerging artists, special guests, and exciting contests and giveaways. Featuring: Mark Ledlin – Charismatic and genre-bending, blending pop, country, and soul with infectious energy. Annika Catharina – R&B/pop
Be part of the Vitality book launch at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre. Authors Carol Lee, and Ramona Mar will share their journey curating the book, joined by community voices featured in its pages, telling stories of Chinatown and accompanied by a curated exhibit.
Step into Guildford Town Centre’s newest Halloween attraction, The Maze of Monsters! This interactive, family-friendly haunted maze features animatronics, eerie low-light thrills, and mysterious characters around every corner. The experience lasts approximately 2 minutes—perfect for a quick fright! (Little boos and ghouls under 5 may find it a little too
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) presents its 44th edition from October 2-12, 2025. This year’s lineup will feature more than 435 screenings, unique VIFF Live performances, VIFF Talks with top international creatives, a robust Artist & Industry program, and many more celebrations of film culture. The 2025 edition’s expanded festival
Portuguese singer recognized as a standout voice in contemporary and traditional fado, blending Brazilian bossa nova and pop. Carminho was born to sing. The daughter of the renowned fado singer Teresa Siqueira, listened to her mother while she was still in her pregnant belly. Though Carminho tried to avoid her
Signals Creative Tech Expo 2025 returns as an essential destination for storytelling with immersive and interactive technology. Co-presented by DigiBC and the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), this year's expo from October 3-12 explores our connection to land, history, and human rights while confronting issues from authoritarianism to AI ethics.
Truth is scarier than fiction! Step inside the former Vancouver morgue at the Vancouver Police Museum and discover the horrifying history that haunts its halls. This isn't your average Halloween ghost tour; it’s an immersive journey into the dark history of Vancouver, through a building where over 20,000 bodies were
Paint a ceramic tile and add to our ever-growing Mural-Map of Vancouver! Guided by ceramicist Aakansha Ghosh, participants reflect on routes, passageways, and landmarks that shape their personal map of Vancouver, and paint their response on small ceramic tiles. Add your tile to our Mural-Map to leave your mark! Join
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Superflux Beer Company! Join us for a weekend filled with special beer releases, traditional food, live entertainment, and festive games.
Arts Umbrella’s iconic Splash Art Auction – presented by Nicola Wealth and co-chaired by Christie Garofalo and Bruce Munro Wright, O.B.C. – returns for its 43rd year on October 4, continuing its legacy of changing young lives through the power of art. Hosted by Fred Lee and Gloria Macarenko, the