October Events in Vancouver 2025

by Rebecca Bollwitt Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 — 3:00pm PDT

Autumn is here and so is an abundance of arts and culture events, theatrical productions, farm fun, festivals, and more around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. This month, Miss604 is a sponsor of Central Spark in Burnaby, a free family-friendly Halloween celebration on October 24th, and the Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala on October 25th. Find this event and many more fun things to do in October around Vancouver:

October Events in Vancouver 2025

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Featured Listing
Haunted Halloween Walkthrough – Youth Only
Roundhouse Arts & Recreation Centre
Friday, October 31, 2025, 6:30pm and 7:00pm
$10/ person, purchase online or call 604-713-1800 ext. 1

Month-Long Events, Shows, Exhibitions

These events last for most of the month, or span multiple months.

Attractions and Tours

Attractions:
- TIDAL – Indigenous Woman-Led Pop-Up in Downtown Vancouver
- HowlOver Canada at FlyOver Canada
- Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge (til Nov 2)
- Taves Family: Farm Magic of Fall (til Oct 31)
- Maan Farms: Fall at the Farm (til Oct 31)
- The Maze of Monsters at Guildford (til Oct 31)
- DreadWorlds Realm of Horror in Langley (til Oct 31)
- Dream Horror Live Haunted House at Kingsgate Mall (til Oct 30)
- Vancouver Mysteries (til Oct 31)
- Noms Mag Fall Food Fest (til Nov 9)
- Willow View Farms
- Richmond Country Farms
- Greendale Acres Corn Maze
- Aldor Acres Family Farm Pumpkin Patch (til Oct 31)
- Vancouver’s Natural History Museum at UBC
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Museum of Anthropology
Tours:

Exhibits/Exhibitions

VALUE: Rebecca Belmore at the Museum of Anthropology (til Oct)
Burnaby Art Gallery New Acquisitions (til Nov 2)
Manuel Axel Strain Exhibition at the Richmond Art Gallery (til Nov)
Vitality: Iconic Images, Hidden Stories (til Dec)
NDN Giver at the Bill Reid Gallery (til Jan 25)
Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape (til Jan)
Christian White Master Haida Artist at the Bill Reid Gallery (til Feb)
MONOVA: Are We There Yet? Transportation Exhibition (til Mar)
Artemis Space Adventure with LEGO® Bricks (til Apr)
Nuxalk Strong – First Exhibition of its Kind at the Museum of Anthropology
The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver
Gulf of Georgia Cannery – Cannery REcollections (til 2027)
Chinese Canadian Museum “A Soldier for All Seasons

Theatre, Movies, Shows

The Improv Centre
The Arts Club Presents: A Doll’s House (Sept 4-Oct 5)
BC Culture Days (Sept 19-Oct 12)
The Culture Presents: Wolf (Oct 1-18)
Jericho Arts Centre: Outside Mullingar (Oct 2-18)
The Arts Club Presents: You Used to Call Me Marie (til Oct 12)
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B (Oct 16-25)
Metro Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor (Oct 3-25)
Fall for Dance North Dance Festival (Oct 15-26)
The Cultch Presents: Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project (Oct 15-26)
Pacific Theatre Presents Wakey, Wakey (Oct 15-Nov 2)

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October Concert Calendar

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Thursday, October 2, 2025
- Mystic Market at Roedde House Museum
- New West Farmers Market
- False Creek Farmers Market
- CAG’s Fall 2025 Exhibitions
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- The Life Of A Showgirl Album Release Parties
  - Fortune Sound Club, GRETA Bar YVR, Chill X Studio
- Silent Writing Workshops
- D. M. Bradford: Reading & Launch
- Tea & Trumpets: Gershwin & Friends
- The Dome Vancouver – Shows at the Space Centre
- VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival
- Live at Studio 58 – The Time Machine
- Touchstone Theatre Presents: Women of the Fur Trade
Friday, October 3, 2025
- First Free Friday Afternoon Admission
  - Bill Reid Gallery
  - Vancouver Art Gallery
- Mystic Market at Roedde House Museum
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- The Dome Vancouver – Shows at the Space Centre
- Needle Felted Mushrooms (North Vancouver)
- Latin Expressions 2025 Opening Night
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- The Life Of A Showgirl Album Release Party at The Roxy
- VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival
- The Improv Centre – I Know What You Did Last Weekend
- Music of Phil Collins & Genesis
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- Live at Studio 58 – The Time Machine
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Touchstone Theatre Presents: Women of the Fur Trade
Saturday, October 4, 2025
- Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival Main Day Events
- BC Lions vs Calgary
- Nature Club: Fungi, Lichen & Algae
- Austria Club Vancouver’s Oktoberfest
- The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift Drag Show
- Superflux Beer Oktoberfest
- Music of Phil Collins & Genesis
- Culinary Garage Sale
- Club Amar W/ Bouncer Steph
- Antonio Larosa with The Matinee and Zan Fiskum
- Inspired by HER Conference Vancouver
- Splash Art Auction and Gala for Arts Umbrella
- Shuffle ‘n’ Blues T Riley and the Bourbon Rebels
- Flashlight Mysteries: Nature Unnamed at Deas Island (Delta)
- Derby Reach Park Day (Langley)
- First Saturday Open Studios
- Mid-Autumn Celebration at Lansdowne (Richmond)
- Mid-Autumn Moon Celebration (Coquitlam)
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at the Chinese Canadian Museum
- VanDusen Botanical Garden Harvest Days Celebrate Fall
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Britannia Shipyards
- Mapping the City: A Collaborative Mural
- New West Culture Crawl (New Westminster)
- North Shore Art Crawl (North Vancouver)
- White Rock & South Surrey Culture Crawl
- Spooktacular Art Workshop 10-14yrs (North Vancouver)
- Metro-Con (Burnaby)
- Abstract Doodling and Community Colouring Book (North Vancouver)
- New West Halloween Market (New Westminster)
- Sarah Slean (Burnaby)
- F2F Tour Vancouver
- Surrey Urban Farmers Market
- Richmond Night Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- Web and Application Design and Development for Artists (North Vancouver)
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- The Dome Vancouver – Shows at the Space Centre
- VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Live at Studio 58 – The Time Machine
- Free VIFF Event: Indigenous Stories in the 360° Planetarium
- The Improv Centre – I Know What You Did Last Weekend
- Touchstone Theatre Presents: Women of the Fur Trade
Sunday, October 5, 2025
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Diwali in Surrey
- Create & Connect: Monthly Family Fun at MONOVA (North Vancouver)
- Free VIFF Event: Indigenous Stories in the 360° Planetarium
- North Shore Art Crawl (North Vancouver)
- Opera on a Sunday Afternoon (Burnaby)
- New West Culture Crawl (New Westminster)
- New West Halloween Market (New Westminster)
- F2F Tour Vancouver
- White Rock & South Surrey Culture Crawl
- Signals Creative Tech Expo
- Metro-Con (Burnaby)
- Learn to Code for the Modern Artist (North Vancouver)
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Gateway Theatre – To the Moon: Mid-Autumn Celebration
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Britannia Shipyards
- Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at the Chinese Canadian Museum
- The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes
- VanDusen Botanical Garden Harvest Days Celebrate Fall
- HAVAN Fall 2025 Home Design + Reno Show
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- The Dome Vancouver – Shows at the Space Centre
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Live at Studio 58 – The Time Machine
- VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025
- Ridge Meadows Oktoberfest
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- BC Lions vs Edmonton
- Small File Media Festival
- Cranberry Longtable Lunch
- Homelessness Action Week in Hyack Square (New Westminster)
- Ghost Walk by Ghostly Vancouver Tours at Wild Play (Maple Ridge)
- ParaTough Cup (Richmond)
- The Dome Vancouver – Shows at the Space Centre
- Discover the Art of Chocolate – Workshop
- Vancouver New Music Festival Presents Whispered Folds Day 2
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- The Improv Centre – I Know What You Did Last Weekend
- Winter Extreme Vancouver Ski & Board Sale, Rail Jam & Exhibition
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- Vancouver Fashion Week
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Fungi and Fall Leaves: Watercolour Workshop
- Vancouver Whitecaps vs Dallas
- Day of the Dead Market (Burnaby)
- Small File Media Festival
- Repair Fest
- Metro Vancouver Black Business Expo
- Coho Commotion at Capilano River Regional Park (North Vancouver)
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Halloween Market (Surrey)
- Canadian Steam Comedy Show (North Vancouver)
- The Rio Theatre Burlesque & Variety Show
- The Midlife Symposium
- Collab West (North Vancouver)
- Laughter on Pender – Comedy Show with Vivek Mahbubani & Joanna Sio
- Vancouver Fashion Week
- (Not So) Haunted House Halloween Party by Advanced Self Storage (Maple Ridge)
- Langley City Film Festival
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- VFS In-Production Bootcamp | Capturing the K-Pop Magic
- 6th Annual Cayford Gala (Richmond)
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- Cedar Weaving Workshop (New Westminster)
- Haunted Hollywood: Lights. Camera. Fright
- The Dome Vancouver – Shows at the Space Centre
- The Improv Centre – I Know What You Did Last Weekend
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- MastersFX Monster Museum (Burnaby)
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Day of the Dead at Britannia Mine Museum (Britannia Beach)
Sunday, October 19, 2025
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Vancouver Tree Sale
- Vancouver Fashion Week
- Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
- Long Live Kings: Drag King Histories
- Return of the Salmon – Kanaka Creek (Maple Ridge)
- Strachan Hartley Legacy Run (North Vancouver)
- Contemplative Taizé Service (North Vancouver)
- Inside The Alchemist Heart: A Guided Tour with Dafne Blanco-Sarlay
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- MastersFX Monster Museum (Burnaby)
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Day of the Dead at Britannia Mine Museum (Britannia Beach)

Monday, October 20, 2025
- Vancouver Writers Fest presents Oh, Canada!: The Alma Lee Opening Night
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604: Central Spark in Burnaby
- Indigenous Voices: A Steady Brightness of Being
- Haunted Village at Burnaby Village
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- The Dagerpaatch (Burnaby)
- The Improv Centre – I Know What You Did Last Weekend
- Sophie Armstrong Heart Strings Tour
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary)
- Hocus Pocus in Concert Live to Film
- Spooky Postcard Show 2
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Halloween Dance Party (Burnaby)
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- MastersFX Monster Museum (Burnaby)
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Vacant Lot
- Vancouver Writers Festival
Saturday, October 25, 2025
- Sponsored by Miss604 Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala
- Black Spaces Symposium
- Haunted Village at Burnaby Village
- Diwali in Vancouver
- VanAfrica: A Celebration of Africa in Vancouver
- Heritage Halloween (Coquitlam)
- Teen Haunted Library (Surrey)
- Bradley Sakawsky’s Pro Comedy
- Spooky Postcard Show 2
- Spooktacular Newton (Surrey)
- WTM / What’s the Move? Art Party (Surrey)
- Halloween Festival at the Pipe Shop (North Vancouver)
- Howl’oween Haunted Dog Park
- Halloweekend: Botanical Terrors & Animal Fears (New Westminster)
- Ghostly Galleries: Halloween Torchlight Scavenger Hunt (North Vancouver)
- Austria Club Vancouver’s Oktoberfest
- Free Community Dinner
- VFS All Access Pass | Digital Design
- Grand Opening: Cloverdale Sport & Ice Complex
- BOO-seum Halloween Party (Surrey)
- An Evening with the Paranormal Society (Surrey)
- The Dagerpaatch (Burnaby)
- Musical Magic – Disney Edition
- Surrey Treat Accessibly Halloween Village
- Vancouver Opera: Rigoletto
- Latin American Studio Hop and Reception
- The Baby Show Vancouver
- Nightshade Market : Witches Harvest A Samhain Artisan Market
- Vancouver Writers Festival
- Ripples: A walking tour (led by artist Sydney Hart)
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Riley Park Farmers Market
- West End Farmers Market
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- The Improv Centre – I Know What You Did Last Weekend
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- Hocus Pocus in Concert Live to Film
- Firehall Arts Centre Presents: Vacant Lot
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- MastersFX Monster Museum (Burnaby)
- Day of the Dead at Britannia Mine Museum (Britannia Beach)
Sunday, October 26, 2025
- Vancouver Writers Fest: Reconciling
- Birds of a Feather: Autumn Flutters
- Haunted Village at Burnaby Village
- Monster 5k Dash (Burnaby)
- The Baby Show Vancouver
- Granville Island Kids Market Halloween Spooktacular
- Halloweekend: Botanical Terrors & Animal Fears (New Westminster)
- Costume Skate in Burnaby
- Discover the Art of Chocolate – Workshop
- Fall Mushroom Show at VanDusen
- Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
- Kids Concerts: Mr. I’s Slightly Spooky Songs and Stories (Coquitlam)
- Nightshade Market : Witches Harvest A Samhain Artisan Market
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- MastersFX Monster Museum (Burnaby)
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Vancouver Fall Home Show
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Day of the Dead at Britannia Mine Museum (Britannia Beach)
- Vancouver Writers Festival

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Monday, October 27, 2025
- Silent Movie Monday – Phantom of the Opera
- Halloween Open Stage at the Anza Club
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Friday, October 31, 2025
- Haunted Halloween Walkthrough at the Roundhouse – Youth Only
- Full List: Family-Friendly Halloween Activities Around Vancouver
- Disco of the Damned – Beaumont’s Halloween Party
- Wickedly Wonderful Trick-or Treating at Capilano Mall
- Halloweekend: Botanical Terrors & Animal Fears (New Westminster)
- Halloween at Willowbrook (Langley)
- Halloween on the Heights (Burnaby)
- Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
- Halloween Parade at Greendale Acres (Chilliwack)
- DTES Heart of the City Festival
- The Improv Centre – I Know What You Did Last Weekend
- Halloween Bar Vancouver
- Pumpkins After Dark (Burnaby)
- Halloween Fright Festival at Maan Farms (Abbotsford)
- Fright Nights at Playland
- Firehall Arts Centre: Myokine

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