Autumn has arrived with a fresh season of entertainment ready to pick
Pitch: Tonight, Whitecaps FC host Portland Timbers at BC Place in a Cascadia Cup match rescheduled from earlier in the season.
Doll: The Arts Club Theatre Company presents the Canadian Premiere production of a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House written by playwright Amy Herzog, in partnership with Theatre Calgary, until October 5 at Stanley BFL CANADA Stage
Marie: Opening tomorrow, You Used To Call Me Marie… plays at The Arts Club Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, until October 12 – telling an epic story of Marie Callihoo and generations of Alberta’s Métis women through time.
Women: Touchstone Theatre’s 50th Anniversary season launches with the acclaimed revival of Women of the Fur Trade by Anishinaabe/Slovene playwright Frances Koncan playing September 24 to October 4
Roar: Friday, BC Lions play host to Toronto Argonauts at BC Place for their 5th annual Orange Shirt Day Game to honour Canada’s National Day For Truth and Reconciliation, with Orange Shirt Giveaway, an Indigenous marketplace featuring authentic arts, crafts, and food; and live musical entertainment by Indigenous artists.
Dance: Continuing until September 28, the 2025 Vancouver International Flamenco Festival welcomes a lineup of Canadian and international artists, presenting live performances, masterclasses and workshops both ticketed and free events.
Duo: Odd Meridian’s Summer Series at Morrow’s final performance of its summer season September 25 – 28 Disorder finds Quebec artists Cai Glover and Pierre-Olivier Beaulac-Bouchard perform a duet that invites audiences to consider the poetics of a gesturing body in sign language and in dance.
Iberian: Saturday, September 27, Place des Arts Concert Series opens with ESPAÑA!, featuring acclaimed violinist Domagoj Ivanovic and pianist Noel McRobbie, celebrating the rich traditions of the Iberian Peninsula, with works by de Falla, Turina, Granados, and Waxman’s dazzling Fantasy on Themes from Bizet’s Carmen.
Symphony: Friday and Saturday, journey to a galaxy far, far, away as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra plays the score to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi live at the Orpheum Theatre
Film: Continuing online until September 28, Vancouver’s second largest film festival, the 37th Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival features a line-up of 100 films from 25 countries centering 2SLGBTQIA+ creators and stories.
Laughs: Friday, Queen Elizabeth Theatre welcomes Emmy winning stand-up comic, writer, actress and producer Wanda Sykes: Please and Thank You Tour
HipHop: Friday and Saturday at The Annex, Native Hip-Hop Society presents the Native Hip-Hop Festival 2025 – Two nights of live Indigenous hip-hop, featuring artists, producers, dancers and storytellers blending tradition with raw lyricism, beats, and movement.
Pop: Saturday, The Vogue Theatre welcomes American pop duo, sisters Aly & AJ: Silver Deliverer Tour 2025 with support from Amanda Shires
Market: Junction Public Market, keeps on trucking until September 28th at Granville Square – 200 Granville Street with free admission to the unique shipping container marketplace, will feature rotating pop-ups, local artisans, food vendors, and a licensed patio.
Soundscape: VIVO Media Arts Centre presents Shiki & Ku, a large-scale immersive audio-visual installation by Vancouver-based soundscape artist Yota Kobayashi, until September 28th.
Cosmos: Until September 28, a line-up of acclaimed Canadian and international artists whose insightful observations of the cosmos are featured in a group exhibition, The Polygon Gallery’s Star Witnesses
Immersive: Showing until October 8th, the fan-favourite, Legendary Iceland, takes flight at Flyover joining the repertoire with the all new Awaken Canada
Value: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC presents an exhibition of acclaimed contemporary artist Rebecca Belmore. VALUE: Rebecca Belmore at the Museum of Anthropology, on display until October 19, 2025.
Improv: Until November 1st, The Improv Centre presents thrilling, edge of your seat improv with I Know What You Did Last Weekend on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Longhouse: Richmond Art Gallery presents a new solo exhibition by Manuel Axel Strain, until November 9, celebrating 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 from September 27, 2025 to 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: Simon Fraser University opens Metro Vancouver’s newest culture hub – the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum – The Gibson – with an inaugural group exhibition, Edge Effects, showcasing 15 acclaimed Canadian artists until February 15, 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