Diwali Fest at the Roundhouse

Port Moody's only free public gallery, housed in two heritage buildings that make the romance look effortless.

A free guided walking tour of five site-specific dance performances up through the Central Library, ending on the rooftop garden, one weekend in September.

Vancouver's answer to the Vegas Sphere: a 360 dome at the Space Centre where Pink Floyd, blue whales and the cosmos wrap the entire ceiling in 10K and Dolby Atmos, watched flat on your back from a reclining seat.

Hop a SeaBus, land at a sawtooth-roofed gallery by the Shipyards, and redirect your donation budget straight to the patio beer next door.

A free contemporary gallery on the third floor of the Anvil Centre, programming international artists who work in light, sound and code.

Vancouver's 1981 indie record shop, where the bins reveal more about a person than any dating app ever will.

Towering totem poles against sea and forest, a half-price Thursday, and the trip to UBC that's actually worth it.

A 1927 gilded dome in Vancouver, home of the Vancouver Symphony, and the most beautiful room you'll be seen in all year.

The largest Emily Carr survey in over twenty years fills the Vancouver Art Gallery with her swirling BC forests and coastlines.

A 1929 Granville Street ballroom with a dance floor literally built on tires, and Billboard's vote for one of North America's most influential clubs.

A quarter-century-old Vancouver Halloween tradition: costumed processions with lanterns and live performance move through Strathcona hourly after dark on October 31.

Two free afternoons of live flamenco guitar, singing and dance on an open-air pavilion at Granville Island, part of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival.

Ten days of world cinema downtown, from festival-circuit premieres to local debuts, with a walkable spill of late dinners and drinks to argue about them.

Surrey's free interactive museum in Historic Cloverdale, with touchscreens, a working textile studio, and walkable antique shops for after.