Thanksgiving has passed and the Halloween Season is moving rapidly towards us with a bounty of goodies to pick.
Frights: Until October 31, the spooktacular Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park offers a fantastic fright for families to take a thrilling journey through the chills and thrills around every corner of the frightful forest
Nights: Vancouver’s favourite halloween haunt scares up the fun as Fright Nights rises from the grave at PNE Playland. Until October 31st, visitors will creep through an array of haunted houses, entertainment, spooky foods, night rides & attractions all guaranteed to make this a scare this Halloween season!
Ghost: Until November 2, Metro Theatre welcomes spook season with the opening of The Woman In Black, based on Dame Susan Hill’s terrifying ghost story, adapted to stage by Stephen Mallatratt and starring Vancouver theatre icon Bernard Cuffling as the aging solicitor Arthur Kipps
Murray: October 17-31, The Beaumont Studios, presents another one-of-a-kind event dedicated to everyone’s favorite comedic legend, Keep Calm and Murray On promises to be the ultimate Bill Murray-inspired Halloween experience
Wonka: Explore a world of pure imagination as Willy Wonka invites you into his flavourful, fantastical factory in CTORA Production’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, playing October 11 to 27 at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.
Extended: The Arts Club Theatre Company’s season is underway with director Julie Tomaino’s knock out production of Jersey Boys – the musical true story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage has been extended an extra week, now closing October 27
Sexy: The Arts Club On Tour takes the contemporary Canadian comedy Sexy Laundry, by acclaimed playwright Michele Riml, on the road at Surrey Arts Centre October 16-26
Comedy: Until November 2, The Improv Centre on Granville Island will have you falling over with laughter this Fall with its new feature show, Betrayers, on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Seniors: Western Gold Theatre in partnership with Full Circle: First Nations Performance, Talking Stick Festival and Cats Theatre Collective present the 2024 Have A Senior Moment Festival, four days of new play readings and more to PAL Studio Theatre October 17-20.
Lights: Diwali in Coquitlam, kicks off the Festival of Lights’ season with an evening of art, music and dance at Town Center Park Community Center, in Coquitlam on October 18th
Future: Until December 15th, Griffin Art Projects presents Future Worldings, a group exhibition of six artists whose practices have an emphasis on decolonial practices
Soul: Originally from Detroit, and now a rising star on the Canadian music scene, Khari Wendell McClelland is a diversely talented and ever-evolving artist playing the Shadbolt Centre Studio Theatre on Friday, October 18.
Pea: Presentation House Theatre welcomes the return of Little Pea (French: Petit Pois), a ground-breaking piece of theatre for young audiences created and directed by renowned Belgian theatre artist Agnès Limbos, October 18-26 (including French-language performance October 18)
Stand-up: Comedian and former Mad TV member Aries Spears brings his stand-up talents to the Vancouver Playhouse on October 17th
Sharing: Music on Main welcomes an Intergenerational Song Sharing Event, an in-person participatory event is designed to bring together people of all ages to experience joy and connection through music, with Cynthia Friesen to The Post at 750 on October 20th
Pop: US-based, Indonesian singer-songwriter Niki brings her World Tour to Rogers Arena on October 19th,
Comedy: In addition to its regular weekend shows at Comedy Cellar, The Comedy Department takes its shows on the road with Middle Age Boy Band tour makes a stop at Port Moody on October 18 and The Improv Comedy Rumble visiting Langley on October 19
Music: Massey Theatre welcomes Music of the Night: The Concert Tour a celebration of the music of Andrew Lloyd-Webber for one night only, October 19th