Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend Events October 17-19

Whether you’re looking for markets, shows, Halloween fun or exciting sports action there is no shortage of events and fun things to do around Vancouver this weekend.

Friday, October 17 | Saturday, October 18 | Sunday, October 19

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Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events October 17-19, 2025

• Friday, October 17, 2025
  • Ridge Meadows Oktoberfest
  • Vancouver Haunted Halloween Trolley Tour
  • 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
  • The Improv Centre
  • Seasonal:
    • HowlOver Canada at FlyOver Canada
    • Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
    • Taves Family: Farm Magic of Fall
    • Maan Farms: Fall at the Farm
    • The Maze of Monsters at Guildford
    • DreadWorlds Realm of Horror in Langley
    • Dream Horror Live Haunted House at Kingsgate Mall
    • Vancouver Mysteries
    • Noms Mag Fall Food Fest
    • Willow View Farms
    • Richmond Country Farms
    • Greendale Acres Corn Maze
    • Aldor Acres Family Farm Pumpkin Patch

• Saturday, October 18, 2025
  • Fungi and Fall Leaves: Watercolour Workshop
  • Vancouver Whitecaps vs FC Dallas
  • Day of the Dead Market (Burnaby)
  • Buoy, oh Buoy! Drag Performance at the Maritime Museum
  • 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)
  • The Improv Centre
  • Seasonal:
    • HowlOver Canada at FlyOver Canada
    • Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
    • Taves Family: Farm Magic of Fall
    • Maan Farms: Fall at the Farm
    • The Maze of Monsters at Guildford
    • DreadWorlds Realm of Horror in Langley
    • Dream Horror Live Haunted House at Kingsgate Mall
    • Vancouver Mysteries
    • Noms Mag Fall Food Fest
    • Willow View Farms
    • Richmond Country Farms
    • Greendale Acres Corn Maze
    • Aldor Acres Family Farm Pumpkin Patch

• Sunday, October 19, 2025
  • Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
  • Halloween Bar Vancouver
  • Vancouver Tree Sale
  • Vancouver Fashion Week
  • Vancouver Haunted Halloween Trolley Tour
  • 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)
  • Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic (New Westminster)
  • Block Party at Northmount Millennium Central Lonsdale
  • Seasonal:
    • HowlOver Canada at FlyOver Canada
    • Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
    • Taves Family: Farm Magic of Fall
    • Maan Farms: Fall at the Farm
    • The Maze of Monsters at Guildford
    • DreadWorlds Realm of Horror in Langley
    • Dream Horror Live Haunted House at Kingsgate Mall
    • Vancouver Mysteries
    • Noms Mag Fall Food Fest
    • Willow View Farms
    • Richmond Country Farms
    • Greendale Acres Corn Maze
    • Aldor Acres Family Farm Pumpkin Patch

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