It’s mid-October and the leaves are turning with the weather and the time for Turkey has arrived with another long weekend full of food, family and fun. If you’re not off visiting family, running the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon or BMO Okanagan Marathon get out there and have some fun.
Concert: Looking for some Country music, head out to the country and catch Reba McEntire at the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre
Puck: After a good start to their home season last week, the Vancouver Canucks host San Jose Sharks on Thursday at 7pm and Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at 7pm at Rogers Arena.
Roar: RuffWild on Friday at The Pint, kicks off WildBear Weekend, a weekend long fundraiser for Camp Moomba, filled with entertainment and activities to amuse your inner beast.
Rock: Local rock legends 54-40 play the Commodore for their 50th time on Saturday night.
Drag: Lovers of RuPaul’s Drag Race will want to head to Oasis on Saturday night as Monroe presents Alyssa Edwards
Anniversary: The Cobalt is the place to be to celebrate with Hustla: 2 Year Anniversary Throwdown on Saturday night
Late Night: To keep partying to the wee hours head to United: Thanksgiving w/ DJ Eddie Martinez & Nick Bertossi at Gorg-O-Mish
Grrr: Wrap up WildBear Weekend at Five-Sixty as Bearracuda takes over the club with DJ John Lepage from San Francisco.
On Sale: Blueprint Events 2nd Annual Contact Festival ft: Skrillex, Kaskade Diplo, and many more goes on sale Thursday Oct 10th (event Dec 26, 27, BC Place). Then a great line-up of concerts go on sale this Friday Oct 11th include: Thomas Dolby’s Invisible Lighthouse Live (Nov 17, Rio Theatre), Albert Hammond Jr (Nov 25, Venue), Arctic Monkeys (Dec 2, Vogue Theatre), Imagine Dragons w/ The Naked and Famous (Feb 10, Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena), The Pixies w/ Best Coast (Feb 17, Orpheum Theatre) and The Wanted (Apr 25, Orpheum Theatre)