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 last chance to laugh with The Improv Centre’s thrilling, witty, edge of your seat improv with I Know What You Did Last Weekend on Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Movement: Running October 30 to November 1, The Firehall Arts Centre presents Anne Plamondon Productions’ Myokine – inspired by molecules released by the muscles during physical effort, associated with the regeneration of body and mind.
Pop: Until November 2nd, Presentation House Theatre brings back crowd favourite Pop! Pop! for the littlest theatregoers: an interactive guided-play production from Ontario’s Carousel Players inviting audiences ages 2-4 and their caregivers to explore a colourful undersea world of sensory experiences with puppets, live musical layers, and a rich soundscape.
Fly: Until October 31, strap in for a harrowing journey with your broom-riding tour guide “Biker Mama” and her sidekick “Tiger Moon” as HowlOver returns to Flyover for a special limited run, joining the repertoire with the all new Awaken Canada. Make your experience a bit more spirited with the seasonal “Witches Brew” lemonade and green apple mocktail at the café. And be sure to bring the whole family as kids ride free Monday to Thursday
Frights: Enjoy the thrills and chills of Western Canada’s most anticipated Halloween event with the haunted houses, entertainment and amusement rides of Fright Nights x Fizz at Playland runs select nights until October 31.
Canyon: Spooky season is in full fright at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Canyon Frights on until November 2. Find a frightful forest, where graveyards, pumpkins and glowing mycelium set the stage for a chilling adventure.
Vampire: A riotous new take on Bram Stoker’s classic blood-sucking horror is guaranteed to induce screams of laughter – Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors – mixes the vampire tale with a dose of Mel Brooks, RuPaul and Hitchcock at Jericho Arts Centre until November 1
Damned: There’s just two more chances, Thursday and Friday, to catch the frights as The Beaumont Studios‘ annual Halloween spectacular sees frightening favourite cult classics twisted and reborn in the Theatre of the Damned
Dooms: October 31 and November 1 the 25th Dooms Night Festival comes to Pacific Coliseum with a stellar line up of DJ and performers.
Murder: There will be Murder on the Dancefloor (plus some new tracks) as Sophie Ellis-Bextor make her return to the Commodore Ballroom on Thursday October 30
Roar: Pack The Dome when BC Lions host Calgary Stampeders in the CFL Western Semi-Final at BC Place, kick off is 2:30 Saturday November 1st with the Backyard Brunch at Terry Fox Plaza starting at 11am
Strings: Saturday November 1st at 7:30, with a pre-show chat at 7pm, Early Music Vancouver presents the debut performance of the Mimosa String Quintet, a newly formed ensemble of acclaimed period-instrument specialists; violinists Chloe and Christi Meyers, violist Mieka Michaux, and baroque cellist Mimé Yamahiro Brinkmann
Heart: Returning October 31 to November 8, the 22nd Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, themed Dignity in Community, the 2025 Festival honours the everyday and extraordinary ways people in the DTES community care for each other, resist displacement, and make space to belong
Silent: November 1st at the Shadbolt Centre for Arts, Vancouver-based band Big Top plays their original musical score written to accompany a screening of “The Unknown” a 1927 classic silent horror film starring Lon Chaney
Party: Saturday night, Canada’s greatest party band Dwayne Gretzky brings the Vogue stage a can’t miss live music experience celebrating classic hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Longhouse: Continuing until November 9th the Richmond Art Gallery presents a new solo exhibition by Manuel Axel Strain that celebrates the cedar longhouse as an important architectural form and philosophical framework that reflects the collectivist and relational values of their ancestors and communities.
Nuxalk: Ongoing at MOA is the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, on display until January 5, 2026.
NDN: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the world premiere of NDN Giver, a look at consider how the act of giving is tied to identity, responsibility, resistance, and renewal, curated by the gallery’s Assistant Curator Amelia Rea in her solo curatorial debut, the exhibition runs until January 25, 2026.
Haida: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere of the retrospective exhibition Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist running until February 1, 2026.
Gallery: The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum – The Gibson – Simon Fraser University’s new culture hub – features an inaugural group exhibition, Edge Effects, showcasing 15 acclaimed Canadian artists until February 15, 2026
Alien: The Vancouver Art Gallery presents Enemy Alien the first major solo exhibition and retrospective of works by documentary photographer Tamio Wakayama, on display until February 22, 2026,
Transport: MONOVA’s Feature Exhibit ‘Are We There Yet? The Sustainable Transportation Journey’ exploring the ever-evolving landscape of urban transportation in North Vancouver until March 1, 2026