Boo! Halloween is upon us, in between your costume parties and trick or treating there’s plenty of other entertainment to pick from Verdi: Vancouver Opera’s season has opened with a triumphant production of Verdi’s Rigoletto on stage at Queen Elizabeth Theatre for just two more performances – October 30 & November 2. Improv: Wrapping up November 1st, it’s your…
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The Polygon Gallery presents Lee Miller: A Photographer at Work (1932–1945) from November 7
Take a glimpse through the lens of an iconic 20th century photographer as The Polygon Gallery presents Lee Miller: A Photographer at Work (1932–1945). On display from November 7, 2025 to February 1, 2026, the blockbuster survey spans Lee Miller’s most pivotal and productive period: from her time as a highly sought-after studio portraitist to…
Celebrate Dignity In Community with the 22nd Annual Heart of the City Festival
The 22nd Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, presented by Vancouver Moving Theatre in association with Carnegie Community Centre & the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, returns October 31 to November 8. Themed Dignity in Community, the 2025 Festival honours the everyday and extraordinary ways people in the DTES community care for…
Gateway Theatre’s season opens with Kate Hamill’s Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
Richmond’s Gateway Theatre has opened its 2025/2026 Mainstage season with the B.C. premiere of Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill. Onstage until October 25, the quick-witted, comedic interpretation of the classic detective tale is directed by Lauren Taylor. Starring Kate Besworth as Sherlock Holmes and Rami Kahlon as Dr. Joan Watson, this feminist adaptation brings the Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle classic…
Urban Ink’s 6th TRANSFORM Festival is its Biggest & Boldest
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…
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…