Weekend Events in Vancouver Things to Do Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023
byThis is one of the most important weekend event lists for Metro Vancouver, filled with things you can do to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day on September 30th. This year it’s a new stat holiday in BC so many businesses will be closed on Monday, October 2nd as well.
If you are looking to plan your weekend, and participate in events that commemorate, observe, and honour the importance of the day, I have additional resources here and you can of course view all of the events from Friday to Sunday below:
Friday, September 29 | Saturday, September 30 | Sunday, October 1
Weekend Events in Vancouver
Things to Do Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023
Friday, September 29, 2023
- (re) Activating Allyship for National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
- National Seniors Day Activities
- Indigenous Stories of Resilience, Resistance, and Resurgence
- Fall Home Show
- Legends of Stanley Park Exhibit Opening at Roedde House
- The Cultch Presents: Fairview
- Still Moon Arts Annual Moon Festival
- Brahms, Barber, & Diamond
- Black Keys / Jack White & The Doors Tributes
- Little Miss Higgins
- Halluci Nation Perform At BC Lions Orange Shirt Day Game
- International South Asian Film Festival
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – A Circus of Dreams
- The Rogue Folk Club: Luke Wallace, The Pairs
- People and Storytelling Photography Workshops in West Van
- Compañía Rocío Molina’s Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo)
- Vancouver International Flamenco Festival
- VIFF – Vancouver International Film Festival
- BC Culture Days Events
- Farms for Family Fun Around Vancouver
- Harrison Pumpkin Festival
Saturday, September 30, 2023
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day
- Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (UBC)
- Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society Event at Trout Lake (Vancouver)
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Maple Ridge)
- Free Admission at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
- Walk for Truth and Reconciliation (Tsawwassen)
- Yúustway / Take Care of One Another (Polygon Gallery)
- National Truth and Reconciliation Day at Coqualeetza Memorial Post
- Teaching Pow Wow (New West)
- Friendship Walk and Gathering – Grandview Park East Van
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Pier Park (New West)
- Truth and Reconciliation Day: Workshop with Shaina Stephens
- Truth and Reconciliation Day with Sumas First Nation
- All My Relations: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Coquitlam)
- National Day for Truth & Reconciliation at MONOVA (North Van)
- National Day for Truth & Reconciliation with Arts Umbrella (Vancouver)
- Walk for Truth & Reconciliation (White Rock)
- Oliver Swain’s ‘Legacy of Lightfoot’
- Whitecaps Match
- Fall Home Show
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – A Circus of Dreams
- Black & White Photography Workshop
- Vancouver International Flamenco Festival
- VIFF – Vancouver International Film Festival
- Community Cleanup – Burnaby
- Made in the 604 Market
- Intro to Whiskies Class
- Soul Care Summit
- Compañía Rocío Molina’s Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo)
- The Cultch Presents: Fairview
- International South Asian Film Festival
- BC Culture Days Events
- West End Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- Fort Langley Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Farms for Family Fun Around Vancouver
- Harrison Pumpkin Festival
Sunday, October 1, 2023
- Introduction to Expressive Watercolours with Beautigurlz Designs
- Learning Indigenous Culture: Working with Heart, Storytelling & Art
- Surrey CIBC Run for the Cure
- Little Mermaid at BC Place
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- From Farms to Forks
- International South Asian Film Festival
- VIFF 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival
- BC Culture Days Events in Metro Vancouver
- Fairview at The Cultch
- Farms for Family Fun Around Vancouver
- Harrison Pumpkin Festival
Multi-Day Events & Activities
Attractions & Tours:
- Talaysay Tours: Spoken Treasures
- Lost Souls of Gastown Tour
- FlyOver Canada
- Fin-tastic Fall Days at Vancouver Aquarium
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- James Cameron – CHALLENGING THE DEEP
Exhibits:
- The Art of Dimension at the Bill Reid Gallery (til Oct)
- Ferry Building Gallery: Reflections on Home (til Oct 15)
- Place des Art: Christine Mackenzie: All My Relations (til Oct 26)
- Intimacy and Distances, Maiko Jinushi (til Nov 10)
- SHIFT: Ecologies of Fashion, Form and Textile (til Dec 10)
- Surrey Art Gallery: Swapnaa Tamhane: No Surface is Neutral (til Nov 26)
- Van Art Gallery: Parviz Tanavoli: Poets, Locks, Cages (til Nov 19)
- Van Art Gallery: Marie Khouri – I Love (til Nov)
- Richmond Art Gallery: Sonja Ahlers Classification Crisis til Nov 5)
- Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing & Respect
- Why Costume Collections Matter Exhibit at MOV (til Nov)
- I am Semiahmoo, I am Survivor of the Flood – Fort Langley (til Nov)
- Surrey Art Gallery: Kampala to Canada (til Jan)
- Bright Futures at Bill Reid Gallery (til Jan)
- Britannia Mine Museum: Ore & Orcas (til Feb)
- Land of Thundering Snow (til Apr)
Theatre, Movies, Music:
- The Arts Club Theatre Company Little Shop of Horrors (til Oct 8)
- Tetsuro Shigematsu’s Empire of the Son (Sept 28 – Oct 21)
- First Impressions Theatre: [title of show] (Sept 7-23)
- Metro Theatre: The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie (til Oct 7)
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