Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (Oct 27 to Nov 2)

ARTMS at Vogue Theatre on a Tuesday. pop music, no regrets required.

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.

folk at the orpheum on a tuesday. amble will either heal or haunt you.

faux real at the fox cabaret, tuesday. alternative band, small room, no regrets.

Five haunted houses in Surrey, plus a separate lights-out Whisper Night on November 1. Book it only if you both actually enjoy being scared, not just the idea of it.

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.

protomartyr makes you feel smart and angry on a wednesday night.

begonia plays hollywood theatre wednesday. rock band. you two will sit down.

Chris Murphy rocks The Fox Cabaret on a Wednesday like it's nobody's business.

watch grown adults argue about offsides on a wednesday night.

Seven haunted houses and fifteen-plus rides after dark at Playland, select October nights only. Vancouver's biggest Halloween event, where the roller coaster is somehow the calm part.

Reserve afternoon tea in its gothic era at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver: $75 per adult before tax and gratuity, reserved seatings.

joy oladokun at hollywood theatre thursday. rock that doesn't require explaining to your parents.

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.

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.

cat clyde plays the pearl friday night. bring someone who won't check their phone.

bryson tiller at rogers arena friday halloween weekend. one of you definitely suggested this.

Book Just Giulia's October 30 Sopranos Halloween cooking demonstration and dinner at Conscious Lab ($175 per person, 2.5 hours).

A fully improvised whodunit at the Improv Centre on Granville Island: an eccentric millionaire's dinner party ends in murder, and the cast makes up the suspects, motives and killer fresh every night.

Ballet BC Annex, the junior company of Ballet BC, performs a 60-minute triple bill at Alliance Française Vancouver: two world premieres plus Out Innerspace's Last Flower, for people who'd rather watch than interview.

The glowing geodesic dome, cocktails in hand and no kids in sight: an adults-only night of hands-on science, live demos and a themed party.

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

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

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

morgan griffiths country show halloween saturday at commodore ballroom vancouver

Chef Hector Laguna's plant-draped Coal Harbour room, where the world-ranked cocktails alone justify the good shirt.

French technique and Gastown cobblestones, with an atrium, award-winning cocktails, and a bar that doesn't rush you out.

A dim, jazz-soaked 1960s Tokyo cafe in Chinatown, where tajarin with uni is just how dinner starts.

Prince of Whales runs heated catamarans out of Granville Island after orcas and humpbacks, with a 95 percent sighting rate and hot chocolate on board.

Michelin-listed Main Street kitchen where Peru meets Tokyo and Canton: alpaca tartare, arroz con pato, and a pisco bar that hums until close.

Michelin-starred Kitsilano fine dining with vintage toys on the shelves, steps from the beach, and zero sense of its own importance.

Michelin-starred Mount Pleasant room with zero attitude, precise West Coast cooking, and a wine list that will respectfully wreck your schedule.

A sandwich board and some stairs in Gastown lead to a brick-arched basement with two live bands a night until 2am.

A storybook heritage corner store turned French-countryside cafe, so charming it feels slightly unfair to the competition.

A century-old Port Moody building reborn as a cafe-slash-art-gallery, with vinyl, plants, cortados and a built-in conversation starter on every wall.