October Events in Metro Vancouver 2024 – Calendar of Things to Do This Month
byCranberries to pumpkins, fall foliage to fantastic frights, autumn is here and so is the giant October event list for Metro Vancouver! This month Miss604 sponsors: the Indigenous Business Awards (October 7); Central Spark in Burnaby (October 25); and Haunted Village (October 23-27). Find these events and many more activities listed below. This list is updated daily so check back often throughout the month.
October Events in Metro Vancouver 2024
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- Tuesday, October 1 to Sunday, October 6, 2024
- Monday, October 7 to Sunday, October 13, 2024
- Monday, October 14 to Sunday, October 20, 2024
- Monday, October 21 to Sunday, October 27, 2024
- Monday, October 28 to Thursday, October 31, 2024
Multi-Day Events & Activities
These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.
Attractions and Tours
- Attractions:
- Flyover Canada – Halloween
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery Haunted Sea (til Nov 2)
- Terror at Tanglebank in Abbotsford
- Canyon Frights – Capilano Suspension Bridge (Oct 11-31)
- Pumpkins After Dark, Burnaby (Oct 3-31)
- Deadworks Haunted House (til Nov 2)
- Halloween Escape Room by Bamboozled
- Monsters of the Abyss at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Skate Stardust Roller Rink at Guildford
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Vancouver’s Natural History Museum at UBC
- Museum of Anthropology
- Pumpkin Patches
- Tours:
Exhibits/Exhibitions
- Science World: Earth Matters (til Jan)
- Black & White & Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey (til Nov)
- Ferry Building Gallery Aileen Vantomme‘s deposit/ed (til Nov)
- Richmond Art Gallery Presents FOODWAYS (Oct 19 – Dec 31)
- Tales from the Crypt Works From The Polygon Gallery’s Vault (til Jan 12)
Theatre, Movies, Shows
- Cirque du Soleil ECHO in Vancouver (til Jan 5)
- Murder Mystery Dinner Series in Vancouver
- Studio 58: Baggage (Oct 3-13)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Stage (Oct 11-27)
- Metro Theatre: The Play That Goes Wrong (Sept 14 – Oct 5)
- Pacific Theatre: Middletown (Sept 18 – Oct 6)
- Keep Calm and Murray On at the Beaumont (Oct 17-31)
- The Improv Centre
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- BC Culture Days
- The Dark Becomes Her – Book Launch Party
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Vancouver Improv Fest
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Delta Stageworks: To Perfection
- Vancouver Improv Fest
- National Seniors Day Activities – Surrey
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Firehall Arts Centre – Empty Handed
- Whitecaps FC vs Seattle
- North Shore Bike Park – Shred, Roll, and Ride
- Pacific Theatre – Middletown
- BC Culture Days
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- UBC Opera: Singer Behind the Song: Javier Camarena
- Delta Stageworks: To Perfection
- Vancouver Improv Fest
- RHM & VICO Music of the World: Concert Series
- Junie Désil: Reading & Launch Event
- New West Farmers Market
- Richmond Improv Presents: Try It Out!
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Firehall Arts Centre – Empty Handed
- Pacific Theatre – Middletown
- BC Culture Days
Friday, October 4, 2024
- VIFF: Jeremy Dutcher & Alanis Obomsawin
- Vancouver Improv Fest
- BC Lions vs Calgary
- LGBTQ+ History Zine Night
- Myth and Monster: Indigenous Horror Workshop
- Delta Stageworks: To Perfection
- Firehall Arts Centre – Empty Handed
- Pacific Theatre – Middletown
- Anusha Fernando/Shakti Dance
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- BC Culture Days
Saturday, October 5, 2024
- Local Farmers Markets
- Delta Stageworks: To Perfection
- Vancouver Improv Fest
- Meet the Urban Forest: Fall Foliage
- West Coast Symphony: The Wall
- Cinderella in the Pumpkin Patch
- Halloween Treats and Crafts Workshop
- BC’s Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Event
- Whitecaps FC vs Minnesota
- Derby Reach Park Day
- Cooking Workshop: Tofu in Chinese Cuisine
- Tea and Tiaras
- Roktober Fest Presented by CFOX
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Splash Art Auction
- White Rock & South Surrey Culture Crawl
- Ideas Bobert by Candy Bones
- All Hallow’s Eve Craft Market
- Firehall Arts Centre – Empty Handed
- Pacific Theatre – Middletown
- Anusha Fernando/Shakti Dance
- Visit the 60-Year-Old Transit Museum Bus at the Steveston Tram
- Richmond Arts Coalition’s “Roots Unearthed” Youth Art Exhibition
- Harvest Days Celebrate Fall at VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- BC Culture Days
Sunday, October 6, 2024
- Hans Zimmer Live in Vancouver
- Run for the Cure
- Makers Market
- New Westminster Public Art Tour
- Local Farmers Markets
- All Hallow’s Eve Craft Market
- Vancouver Improv Fest
- White Rock & South Surrey Culture Crawl
- Learn with LEGO at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Anusha Fernando/Shakti Dance
- Delta Stageworks: To Perfection
- Harvest Days Celebrate Fall at VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- BC Culture Days
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Indigenous Business Awards
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Vancouver Law School Fair 2024
- Wildlight x La Stella & Le Vieux Pin Winemaker’s Dinner
- Sustainable Production Forum
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- UBC Okanagan Event at Semiahmoo Secondary
- Raven Mother at The Cultch
- National Geographic Live: Life on Thin Ice
- Salish Singing and Drumming Workshop
- Beauti-Fall Botany
- 2024 Canada Soccer Toyota National Championships
- Firehall Arts Centre – Lia and Dor
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- UBC Okanagan Event at Princess Margaret Secondary
- Raven Mother at The Cultch
- Nat & Drew’s Thanks for Giving
- Tea & Trumpets: Hollywood’s Golden Age
- How to Renovate the Public Hearing
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- 2024 Canada Soccer Toyota National Championships
- Firehall Arts Centre – Lia and Dor
Friday, October 11, 2024
- WXV Women’s Rugby
- Jeremy Pelt
- Youth Art Jam
- Mystic Market
- Revolution: The Music of The Beatles
- Raven Mother at The Cultch
- The Rogue Folk Club Presents Old Man Luedecke
- 8th Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival
- Vancity Card Show
- Firehall Arts Centre – Lia and Dor
- 2024 Canada Soccer Toyota National Championships
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
Saturday, October 12, 2024
- WXV Women’s Rugby
- Fort Langley Cranberry Festival
- Raven Mother at The Cultch
- Pumpkin Carving Show
- Revolution: The Music of The Beatles
- Halloween Treats and Crafts Workshop
- River Basin Days: Kanaka Creek Regional Park
- I L♥ve Wildlife
- Vancity Card Show
- Brittany Howard & Michael Kiwanuka
- Firehall Arts Centre – Lia and Dor
- An Evening with Brent Butt – Surrey
- 8th Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival
- Local Farmers Markets
- Harvest Days Celebrate Fall at VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- 2024 Canada Soccer Toyota National Championships
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
Sunday, October 13, 2024
- 8th Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival
- VSO Kids: The Spirit Horse Returns
- Local Farmers Markets
- An Evening with Lido Pimienta
- Whitecaps FC vs LAFC
- Vancity Card Show
- Firehall Arts Centre – Lia and Dor
- Learn with LEGO at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery
- Harvest Days Celebrate Fall at VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- 2024 Canada Soccer Toyota National Championships
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
Monday, October 14, 2024
- Harvest Days Celebrate Fall at VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Granville Island Turkey Trot
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Nature Storytime in the Park
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Music of the Night: The Concert Tour
- North Shore Bike Park – Shred, Roll, and Ride
- Creatures of the Night
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Rock Beats Cancer: BC Bands Together
- Megaphone Breakfast Fundraiser
- Have a Senior Moment Festival
- DIVERSEcity Entrepreneur & Small Business Fair
- Burnaby Safe Community Series: Safety on Transit
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Heron Highlights
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Khari Wendell McClelland
- Music of the Night: The Concert Tour
- Have a Senior Moment Festival
- Diwali Coquitlam
- Small File Media Festival 2024
- pARTy@PdA: 5, 6, 7, SALSA!
- Friends of the Library Big Book Sale
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Halloween Mysteries
Saturday, October 19, 2024
- Oktoberfest at the Vancouver Aquarium
- Local Farmers Markets
- Small File Media Festival 2024
- BC Lions vs Montreal
- Pie Eating Contest
- Arts Club Theatre Company’s Rummage Sale
- Friends of the Library Big Book Sale
- Halloween Hoot – Richmond
- Vancouver Contra Dance
- Fall Market at the Mill
- Sourdough Starter Workshop with Wild Bluebell Homestead
- Taste and Shop Saturday at Eden West
- Makeup Design for Film and Television
- Halloween Treats and Crafts Workshop
- Southlands Long Table Harvest Dinner
- Friends of the Richmond Library Mini Sale
- Academy Chamber Players: Schubertiade
- Stinging Nettles: Food and Medicine
- Harvest to Hibernation: Seasons of Nature
- Community Tree Planting – Surrey
- Jennifer Scott Brasileira Quartet
- Halloween Movie Morning
- Have a Senior Moment Festival
- Fang-Tastic Halloween at Britannia Mine Museum
- Drawn from History: Art Inspired by the Archives
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Lost In The Woods – Halloween Show and Party
- Harvest Days Celebrate Fall at VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Halloween Mysteries
- Brahma | Brahman | Bandar: Eternal Cosmological Adventures of the Hindoooos
Sunday, October 20, 2024
- FanCon Halloweenfest at BCIT
- Local Farmers Markets
- Burnaby Monster Dash 5k
- Ryan Davis, Viola
- Diwali Storytime
- End Times Garage Sale
- Diwali Downtown Surrey
- Have a Senior Moment Festival
- Squamish Nation Wool Weaving
- Friends of the Library Big Book Sale
- Heritage Salon Social with Soprano Catherine Thornsley
- Fang-Tastic Halloween at Britannia Mine Museum
- Stanley Park Pavilion, Inspirations, Wedding and Event Expo
- Harvest Days Celebrate Fall at VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Halloween Mysteries
- Brahma | Brahman | Bandar: Eternal Cosmological Adventures of the Hindoooos
Monday, October 21, 2024
- UBC Okanagan Event at Prince of Wales Secondary
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Halloween Mysteries
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- Weave a Cedar Bark Bookmark
- Making Friends with Fungi
- The Improv Centre – Choose Day
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Halloween Mysteries
- Vancouver Fashion Week
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- Inclusion Art Show and Sale
- Knots and Plots – Halloween Edition
- UBC Diwali Celebration
- PRISM at The Cultch
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Halloween Mysteries
- Vancouver Fashion Week
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- A Raven and Crow’s Who’s Who
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Vancouver AI Community Meetup
- Mystery After Dark: Brawl at the Ball
- 2nd Annual Mayor’s Charity Poker Night
- Mina Mercury Battle of the Generations – Halloween Edition
- Meditation Workshop
- Social Tango: Agustina Videla (Argentina)
- Pumpkin Carving at the Roundhouse
- PRISM at The Cultch
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Night of the Living Dead – Interactive Movie Experience
- Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of ‘Collaboration’
- Gateway Theatre Presents Yaga
- Halloween Mysteries
- Vancouver Fashion Week
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Central Spark Burnaby
- Sponsored by Miss604: Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- School’s Out Drop-in: Textiles
- Interstellar Concert Tour
- PRISM at The Cultch
- Diwali Events
- Ace Poetry Night – Coquitlam Heritage
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Reading Series: Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Giorgio Magnanensi, & Chris Turnbull
- Nahualli Folklore Society Presents Day of the Dead
- Pro-D Day at Museum of Vancouver
- Haunted House at Barclay Manor
- Pumpkin Carving Party – New Westminster
- Social Tango: Agustina Videla (Argentina)
- The Rogue Folk Club Presents Roy Forbes
- Faust Silent Film
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Harry Potter Halloween
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Gateway Theatre Presents Yaga
- Halloween Mysteries
- Vancouver Fashion Week
Saturday, October 26, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- Vancouver Opera: Die Fledermaus
- Coho Commotion
- Diwali Events
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Haunted House at Barclay Manor
- Ghouls & Goblins Toonie Skate
- Nature Storytime in the Park
- PRISM at The Cultch
- October Multisensory Nature Immersion at VanDusen
- Alien Invasion: A Cosmic Halloween Quest at the Space Centre
- Halloweekend: It’s a Stur-mergency! Fraser River Discovery Centre
- Langley Pumpkin Walk
- Abande Ubuntu Ezweni | Benefit for Education Without Borders
- Spook-tacular Newton
- Social Tango: Agustina Videla (Argentina)
- VOSH with DEVOURS , H.Ä.L.T.
- Spooky Sock Puppet Workshop
- Harry Potter Halloween
- BOO-seum Halloween Party
- Local Farmers Markets
- Jeremy Ledbetter Trio
- Vancouver Ballet Society Fundraiser
- Offleashed Gala for the BC SPCA
- House of Zissou The Beaumont Studios
- Fang-Tastic Halloween at Britannia Mine Museum
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Gateway Theatre Presents Yaga
- Halloween Mysteries
- Vancouver Fashion Week
Sunday, October 27, 2024
- Sponsored by Miss604: Haunted Village at Burnaby Village Museum
- Local Farmers Markets
- Chan Centre: Musical Magic: Disney Edition
- Birds of a Feather: Trick or Tweet
- Art Speaks: Dana Claxton and Dorothy Grant
- Jazz Vespers with Mimosa
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- Guided Indigenous AR Art Tour
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Brandon Isaak & the Saints of Swing
- New Westminster Halloween Spooktacular Concert
- Squamish Nation Wool Weaving
- Diwali Fest at the Roundhouse
- Granville Island Kids Market Halloween
- Alien Invasion: A Cosmic Halloween Quest at the Space Centre
- VAM Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff
- Mr. I’s Slightly Spooky Songs and Stories Concert for Kids
- Halloweekend: It’s a Stur-mergency! Fraser River Discovery Centre
- Fang-Tastic Halloween at Britannia Mine Museum
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- PRISM at The Cultch
- Fall Fun at Maan Farms in Abbotsford
- Haunted at Maan Farms This Halloween
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Grave Tales Fort Langley
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Gateway Theatre Presents Yaga
- Halloween Mysteries
- Vancouver Fashion Week
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Silent Movie Monday: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Halloween Mysteries
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Fungi, Death, and Decay
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Afternoon Tea Tours at Mackin House
- Gateway Theatre Presents Yaga
- The Improv Centre – Choose Day
- Night of the Living Dead – Interactive Movie Experience
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Halloween Mysteries
- Halloween at Kingsgate Mall
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- UBC Okanagan Event at West Vancouver Secondary
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Creatures of the Night
- Gateway Theatre Presents Yaga
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Vancouver AI Community Meetup #10
- Night of the Living Dead – Interactive Movie Experience
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Halloween Mysteries
- Halloween at Kingsgate Mall
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Halloween Delight – Trick or Treat at Metropolis at Metrotown
- Trick or Treat Yaletown
- Trick or Treat at Capilano Mall
- Minoru Halloween Fireworks Festival
- All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
- Festival of Hallows and Day of the Dead
- Retro Horror Movie Screening: House on Haunted Hill
- The Rogue Folk Club Presents Dàimh
- Harry Potter Halloween
- Halloweekend: It’s a Stur-mergency! Fraser River Discovery Centre
- SPARK Animation
- Gateway Theatre Presents Yaga
- Night of the Living Dead – Interactive Movie Experience
- Metro Theatre: The Woman in Black
- Cougar Creek Haunted House (Surrey)
- Foundation V12.0 with Bonobo & Mochakk
- Stanley Park Ghost Train
- Halloween Mysteries
- Halloween at Kingsgate Mall
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