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.