National Day For Truth and Reconciliation – Orange Shirt Day – reminds us that Every Child Matters and invites us to learn, reflect and listen to indigenous history and voices, and engage in community events and activities.
Aqua: Vancouver Aquarium‘s sixth observation of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation offers a series of programs that honour Indigenous voices and traditions with storytelling, drumming, and cultural teachings from local Indigenous artists and Knowledge Keepers, sample traditional bannock, and hear firsthand from a residential school survivor.
Museum: MONOVA in North Vancouver, honours National Day for Truth & Reconciliation with a day of cultural experiences and reflection, led by MONOVA’s Indigenous Cultural Programmers, Jordan Dawson & Tsawaysia Spukwus. Engage in hands-on activities, guided tours, and thoughtful games developed to inspire meaningful dialogue about the history of Indigenous rights.
Films: The Polygon Gallery presents Films For The National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation From Indigenous Voices a selection of films from the National Film Board, highlighting Indigenous voices and experiences in Canada. The Films play on a continuous loop from 10am until 5pm
Northwest: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is offering free admission from 10am to 3pm today while highlighting The Children Are Coming Home by Ditidaht, Nuu-chah-nulth artist Deanna Samuel. The Children Are Coming Home, Orange Shirt design speaks to remembrance, healing, belonging and the enduring strength of culture.
Lighting: Tonight at 7:30pm, 8pm and 8:30pm, Lighting the Path: Our Stories of Resilience is a unique interactive sensory light experience for all ages and people to walk an immersive outdoor path honouring residential school survivors in teachings, story and language. The path is located at 59389 Lougheed Highway (between Hope & Agassiz)
Fest: The 45th Vancouver International Film Festival fills city cinemas with over 160 film screenings of world class films, documentaries, creatives’ talks, workshops,
Super: Until October 4, BC Place hosts world class cricket and entertainment with Canada Super 60 – six franchises clash in six days of pure T10 cricket at BC Place — the fastest, most entertaining format in the game, coming to North America for Season 2 with
Deadly: As The Improv Centre celebrates its 45th anniversary season, Deadly Dinner Party invites audiences to an extravagant feast of deadly laughter at the mansion of an eccentric millionaire – Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm until October 30.
Local: Vancouver Farmers’ Markets continue to the end of October, bringing farm fresh bounty from local growers and makers, on Wednesdays Downtown at the Art Gallery, Thursdays at Olympic Village, Saturdays at Riley Park, Trout Lake & West End, and Sundays at Mount Pleasant & Kitsilano
Thieves: The Arts Club Theatre Company continues to present the BC Premiere of Arun Lakra’ Heist, the spectacular, cinematic-style, crime-thriller runs at the Stanley BFL CANADA Stage until October 18.
Senior: The Western Gold Theatre HAVE A SENIOR MOMENT FESTIVAL is back on stage until 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: The Cultch kicks off its 53rd season with Max Wolf Friedlich’s critically acclaimed play JOB, The Cultch’s Historic Theatre from September 29 – October 11, with a new staging by the renowned Vancouver theatre company, The Search Party.
Pet: On stage October 2 to October 18 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island, Dogfight: The Musical, the inaugural production from JBM Theatre tdhe newly launched musical theatre co-operative is dedicated to showcasing the Lower Mainland’s exceptional artistic talents.
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.
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
Story: With country blues tunes both new and old, the firebrand artist Little Miss Higgins cultivates a heartwarming show to mark her 2nd annual Harvest Tour. She’s bringing her Manitoba Ruckus Band –Eric Lemoine (banjo, lap steel, guitar, and Patrick Alexander (upright bass) — along too! Get ready for another fantastic celebration of story and song.
Alt: Friday night, American alt-rock act The Neighbourhood brings their World Tour to Rogers Arena.
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
Puck: The Vancouver Canucks season begins with a home opener vs Edmonton Oilers on October 1, followed by hosting Calgary Flames on October 3 and then again The Vegas Golden Knights stop by on October 4
Broadway: Broadway Across Canada welcomes & JULIET to the stage – taking a look at a potential alternative ending to one of the world’s most beloved tragic romance – what would happen if …
Score: Movie Nights Live with the VSO presenting Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AMovie Nights with the VSO presents Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concertzkaban at the Orpheum Theatre.
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.
Anniversary: Saturday October 3, welcomes local rockers Default: “The Fallout” 25th Anniversary Tour plays the Commodore Ballroom
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