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
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art and YVR Art Foundation present Cradled Origins, on view September 12, 2026 – January 17, 2027. This multi-medium showcase exhibition brings together eight emerging and mid-career First Nations artists working across carving, weaving, painting, and beadwork, each honouring cultural knowledge while expanding their
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
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
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.
Burnaby Halloween Festival returns this October with 17+ events happening across the city, bringing together family-friendly fun, cultural celebrations, live entertainment, comedy, haunted experiences and plenty of Halloween thrills. Highlights include MetroCon at SFU, with three days of horror, cosplay, gaming and pop culture; Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum;
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
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,
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