September nears its close with another week of super picks of the entertaining kind.
Funny: The Annual Celebration of Comedy – Vancouver Is Funny – wraps up this week after a month of laughter at stages around the city night after night
Thieves: It’s Opening Night as The Arts Club Theatre Company presents the BC Premiere of Arun Lakra’ Heist at the Stanley BFL CANADA Stage until October 18.
Local: Continuing until the end of October, find farm fresh bounty from local growers and makers at Vancouver Farmers’ Markets; Wednesdays Downtown at the Art Gallery, Thursdays at Olympic Village, Saturdays at Riley Park, Trout Lake & West End, and Sundays at Mount Pleasant & Kitsilano
Dance: Until September 27th, the 36th edition of the Vancouver Flamenco Festival, presented by Flamenco Rosario, continues bringing a lineup of local, national, and international artists to audiences with live performances, workshops, masterclasses, and community events.
Shoes: Fluevog x Firehall Fundraiser work together to welcome patrons of Firehall Arts Centre to Fluevog Shoes in Gastown on Thursday September 24 for a fabulously fun evening of wine, canapes, friendship, and of course, Shoes. A free event with advance registration.
Orange: It’s Orange Shirt Day at BC Place on Friday as the BC Lions host Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday September 25
Kicks: Saturday, September 26 at BC Place, the other kind of football takes the field as first-in-the-west Whitecaps FC host DC United
Puppets: Metro Theatre’s 64th season is off an running with the hilarious, raunchy, Tony-award winning Avenue Q, following an eclectic group of, human and puppet neighbours who are all trying to find their way in the world – on stage until October 10
Senior: The Western Gold Theatre HAVE A SENIOR MOMENT FESTIVAL returns September 25 to October 4 with 10 days of theatre, works in development, music, film, creative workshops, artist salons, dances, parties and more—all celebrating the theme that Creativity Has No Expiry Date! – headlined by the On Our Feet! (OOF!) staged reading of the comedy ANNIVERSARY by Carol Shields and Dave Williamson.
Debut: Vancouver’s Shot in the Dark Productions makes its debuts with A Curated Exit, Kristy Woollam’s darkly funny and unsettling new play, on stage at The NEST Theatre on Granville Island, September 24–27.
Debate: Host of the long running hit radio show and podcast ,The Debaters, and theatre show, The Debaters Live, award-winning comedian Steve Patterson wins over audiences with heartfelt stories, concisely constructed letters, and original songs at The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, tonight, Wednesday September 23
Jazz: To celebrate John Coltrane’s 100th Birthday, Canadian saxophonist Ryan Oliver and friends perform Coltrane’s classic album ‘A Love Supreme’ Live at the Telus Studio, one of the most important jazz albums ever made.
Dance: The DanceHouse 2026/27 season begins October 23 & 24 with ODE, a new contemporary dance work from Montreal’s Compagnie Catherine Gaudet, on the Vancouver Playhouse stage.
High: Sky High Heels make their way to FlyOver for a high flying fun with its popular Drag Takes Flight series – the last Thursday of the month is a one-of-a-kind evening of dazzling drag performances and thrilling high-adrenaline adventures!
Culture: Continuing until October 4, Culture Days, the national celebration of arts, returns to Richmond, offering barrier-free opportunities for everyone to participate in arts and culture experiences, celebrating the diverse communities that make up Canada’s creative sector and reaffirming the importance of the arts in our well-being.
Pucks: The NHL Pre-season begins with Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers on Thursday September 24 then Seattle Kraken visit on Saturday September 26
Crossing: Richmond Art Gallery reaches across the Pacific for a cultural exchange with Japan for its summer exhibition – Ongoing / Pacific Crossings on show until October 4, 2026, the exhibition covers multiple disciplines; drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and video the exhibition will include works by Japanese artists
Robes: Just a few more weeks are left to view the Museum of Anthropology at UBC’s I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson, on display in the Audain Gallery until October 12.
Sculpture: Until October 18, 2026, The Polygon Gallery shows James Harry: Eye Of The Ancestor – a
new sculpture by James Harry marking The Polygon Gallery’s seventh collaboration and co-commission with Burrard Arts Foundation. Eye of the Ancestor is a striking yellow cedar wooden sphere, carved with Coast Salish designs on the surface and holding a mirror-polished steel sphere inside.
Photography: Also at The Polygon Gallery, one of Canada’s most influential photographers, Greg Girard, is featured in the first-ever survey of his work, on view until October 25.
Mouth: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art prepares to present the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth: the visual languages that connect us, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun, on display until February 14, 2027
Climate: Now on display, until March 20, 2027 at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford –Interglacial, is a stunning new exhibition from Vancouver-based environmental artist and activist Desirée Patterson. The exhibition examines the present moment as a critical point in history, as global climate change puts the future well-being of our planet at risk