Urban Ink’s Sixth TRANSFORM Festival presented in collaboration with The Cultch, returns November 6-8 and 14-15 at Vancouver Playhouse. Curated by Urban Ink Artistic Director Corey Payette, the biggest and boldest TRANSFORM Festival yet, features an all-star lineup of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists across multiple disciplines, breaking boundaries through collaboration and experimentation. “TRANSFORM Festival’s 6th…
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The 38th Vancouver Writer’s Fest returns to Granville Island October 20-26
The 38th annual Vancouver Writer’s Fest (VWF) returns to Granville Island next week, October 20-26. Once again, the festival delivers a week of stellar authors, exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue exploring the issues and themes dominating the current cultural and political sphere. The wide range of programming delivers 130+ local and international authors at 87 events this festival season,…
The 2025 IndieFest Highlights ‘Colliding Art Forms’
The sixth IndieFest presented by re:Naissance, brings the performing arts festival back to stages November 20–29. This year’s theme, “Colliding Art Forms,” is a celebration of the unexpected ways artists and audiences alike connect. The festival engages traditional forms of storytelling with emerging technologies and experiential productions, as it continues to expand artistic practice and…
Canyon Frights Scares Up Fun at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
It’s time to scare up some fun as Canyon Fights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park returns, opening today, October 10 until November 2nd. Ghosts of history grace the rafters of the Story Centre, leading into the overflowing pumpkin patches of Kia’Palano. The social hub at Loggers’ Grill Plaza features nightly live entertainment to shake, rattle and roll…
Modulus Festival Returns With Four Days of Music and Events
Four days of great performances are coming this November with the return of Modulus Festival, presented by Music On Main. From November 7-10, audiences are invited to experience the internationally acclaimed festival’s bold ideas, powerful stories, and genre-defying performances that go beyond traditional concerts. Recognized as one of Canada’s most important new music events, this…
Circa’s WOLF Leads the Pack as The Cultch Season Begins
The Cultch kicks off its 2025/2026 season with WOLF, a new show from the Australian contemporary circus company Circa. Having co-presented two previous works by Circa with DanceHouse, at Vancouver Playhouse, The Cultch brings the company to its own York Theatre for the first time, running until October 18. Another stunning example of the breathtaking…
Don’t Come Alone! Fright Nights Kicks Off October 3rd
It’s that time of year, Spooky Season is beginning! Fright Nights x Fizz at Playland opens tomorrow, October 3, running select nights until October 31. For over two decades, visitors have been thrilled and chilled by Western Canada’s most anticipated Halloween event. Playland once again transforms into a electrifying Halloween-themed experience featuring seven frightfully haunted…