Rooftop Garden at Vancouver Public Library: Crowds gathered at the official opening of Vancouver Public Library’s (“VPL”) central expansion this morning, taking in the exciting new spaces and rooftop views for the first time since the Central Library opened in 1995.

October events and activities happening around Vancouver including Thanksgiving Long Weekend and Halloween attractions. October 1-31, 2018 event listings for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

FAN EXPO Vancouver is a pop culture convention for fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, cosplay, authors and gaming October 12-14, 2018. Enter to win a pair of 3-day passes from Miss604.

Celebrate ocean wonders on Friday, October 19th at the Toast to the Coast fundraising event in support of Ocean Wise and Vancouver Aquarium, presented by CIBC. This annual event connects food and drink connoisseurs with ocean conservationists for a lively cocktail reception in honour of our ocean.

The Aurora Winter Festival, a family-friendly event inspired by the North Pole, will launch this November at Vancouver’s Concord Pacific Place. Tickets go on sale on October 15th. The festival will run November 23 to December 30, 2018.

The 5th annual Etsy Made in Canada Marketplace returns to Vancouver on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Enter to win $100 Etsy Dollars to shop over 90 local artists’ wares.

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC welcomes Hawaii’s first official poet laureate Kealoha on October 3rd as part of the Beyond Words series at the Telus Studio Theatre. Enter to win a pair of tickets from Miss604.

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC introduces to Vancouver audiences the ethereal harmonies of I’m With Her on September 30th in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Enter to win tickets from Miss604.

The annual Grape Stomp at Township 7 in Langley is now open for team registration, and it usually sells out so be sure to act fast! Register your team of 6-8 to stomp for a cause October 27 & 28, 2018 and enter to win prizes.

Has your life been positively impacted by your Big or Little Sister through a Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland mentoring program? If so, they’d love to hear from you and you could win a trip for two to New York courtesy of Cathay Pacific!