Things to Do in Vancouver

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

A slow, easy plan for two: Emily Carr's That Green Ideal at the Vancouver Art Gallery, indoors and downtown, on view until November 8, 2026.

An easy, low-pressure early date: about an hour and a quarter with Vancouver Now! Emily Hermant on the Vancouver Art Gallery's third floor, until November 22, 2026.

Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form is on the Chinese Canadian Museum's second floor through August 15, 2027, and for once nobody will tell you to put the comic down.

hockey on halloween: watch grown adults fight in masks, oct 31.

Vancouver Whitecaps play BC Place on Sunday, November 1st.

A Saturday football date where the game handles the small talk.

A heritage village dressed up as a haunted one, five October evenings of theatrical atmosphere, no gore, no strobes, and DJ Drac raising fascinating questions about heritage preservation.

morgan griffiths country show halloween saturday at commodore ballroom vancouver

A classic Cloverdale fall date: a hay-wagon ride out to the pumpkin field, a hay-bale maze, and daring each other into the haunted house.

rebecca black plays rock on halloween saturday. yes, really.

Richmond Country Farms' pumpkin patch on Steveston Highway, open daily through October 31, where a field of near-identical pumpkins turns two reasonable adults into a selection committee.

A farm distillery's cheeky Canadian soju and a long weekend's worth of reasons to head out to the country.

Buena Vista Orchestra at the Vogue, Friday. Your chance to look sophisticated.

DJ Shadow at Commodore Ballroom Friday. You'll pretend to recognize the samples.

Vancouver showing off everything it has in one gloriously flat, car-free, 10 km loop where the ocean is the only map you need.

Rain-day grazing at Granville Island: warm cinnamon buns, stinky cheese, mini donuts, and a window seat watching False Creek get rained on.

Canada's largest aquarium has jellyfish walls, sea otters and a 4D theatre designed specifically to make your date grab your arm.

Walk a wobbling 137-metre bridge 70 metres over a river canyon and discover what your date's face looks like under genuine terror.

A former courthouse holding the world's largest Emily Carr collection, and free from 4 to 8pm on the first Friday of every month.

Hands-on exhibits and live science shows under the False Creek dome. Two hours of experiments, with no lab report due afterwards.