October is officially upon us! The spookiest month of the year is bringing loads of Halloween-themed fun and plenty of autumn festivals to keep you busy. Whether you like tricks or treats, you’re certain to have a fa-boo-lous time this October in Metro Vancouver.
45 Unforgettable Things To Do in Metro Vancouver This October
Diwali in Surrey
Kicking off this year’s Diwali celebrations, Diwali Fest is starting their month-long festivities in Surrey! Everyone is invited to enjoy a day filled with fun, entertainment, and loads of delicious food. With plenty of live music to groove to, a Diwali market filled with hidden treasures, and plenty of food trucks to check out, Diwali in Surrey is a fantastic start to the month’s celebrations.
📅 Date: October 5, 2025
📍 Location: Surrey City Hall
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Diwali in Surrey | Diwali Fest
All Dressed In White
The All Dressed In White Bridal Show is returning for another year, showcasing over 60 vendors with everything from wedding gowns to dream venues. This is the perfect place for engaged couples to plan, shop, and get tons of inspo for their big day. There will also be some major prizes drawn at the end of the show like a $1,500 wellness package with friends and $1,000 towards a dream wedding gown. Tickets are discounted until Friday, October 5 at midnight with code 604NOW, taking off a whopping 50% off all tickets! Get yours now before the show!
📅 Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: GreenTee Country Club (Westwood Plateau), 3251 Plateau Blvd, Coquitlam
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Showpass
BC Water Bikes Fall Rides
Vancouver’s BC Water Bikes is keeping the season alive a little longer, offering the chance to explore False Creek on their unique water bikes every Saturday and Sunday through October.
This is your last chance to get out on the water before winter hits, and it’s not an experience you’ll want to miss. The bikes are incredibly stable, so you won’t get wet, and they make for a relaxing, scenic ride unlike anything else in the city.
Their popular sunset rides are especially breathtaking this time of year. Picture yourself pedalling across calm water with a hot drink in hand, taking in golden hour views of the Vancouver skyline and the changing fall colours. Whether you’re looking for a unique date idea or just want to enjoy some peaceful time outdoors, this activity is a standout fall tradition in the making.
Availability is very limited as the season winds down, so be sure to book your spot early.
Event Details
📅 Date: Weekends through October (from 2 pm Saturdays & Sundays)
📍 Location: BC Water Bikes, False Creek, Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: bcwaterbikes.com
Inspirations Wedding Expo
This exclusive wedding expo will be showcasing top vendors in weddings, events, and lifestyle. You can expect dazzling décor and floral displays, as well as couture gowns, photography, catering, and more. The Inspirations Wedding Expo is designed to spark creativity and connect with the city’s best event professionals.
📅 Date: October 26, 2025
📍 Location: Stanley Park Pavilion
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Inspirations Wedding Expo at Stanley Park Pavilion
Vancouver Fall Food Fest 2025
Vancouver is coming to life with Fall Food Fest 2025, featuring tons of limited-time, fall-inspired drinks and treats. This is the ultimate fall food crawl across the city, with participating restaurants from Vancouver, Richmond, and Burnaby bringing their seasonal A-game. Don’t miss your chance to try these exclusive goodies!
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 3 – November 9, 2025
📍 Location: Various locations across Metro Vancouver
🎟️ More Info: Vancouver Fall Food Fest 2025
Apple Festival
Celebrating one of B.C.’s favourite fruits is UBC Botanical Garden’s Apple Festival! This year’s celebration will include a brand-new Apple Cider Garden, featuring high-quality, locally crafted, and traditionally fermented ciders. There will also be children’s activities and cooking demonstrations, so everyone can learn more about this delicious fruit.
📅 Date: October 18 – 19, 2025
📍 Location: UBC Botanical Garden
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Apple Festival 2025
High Fashion & High Tea: A Fundraiser For Options Community Services
In support of Options Community Services, you are cordially invited to take part in an intimate, high fashion show and a high tea experience. Guests will be able to marvel at beautiful clothing designs and sip on some superb tea.
📅 Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Empress Palace Ballroom, Surrey, BC
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: High Fashion & High Tea
A Doll’s House
When charming wife and mother Nora has her life suddenly unraveled by a shocking secret, her life is shaken to its core. Audiences are sure to adore this groundbreaking production with its brilliant story of Nora’s.
📅 Date: September 5 – October 5, 2025
📍 Location: Stanley Stage
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: A Doll’s House
Lend Me A Tenor
Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is coming to Metro Theatre this October! This one’s all about mistaken identities, slamming doors, and duels in hotel suites. Get ready to laugh until you’re in stiches with this hilarious play!
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 3 – October 25, 2025
📍 Location: Metro Theatre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor
Misery
Coming to the Evergreen Cultural Centre is Misery, a play based on the novel by Stephen King. This thrilling performance will have audiences on the edge of their seats as successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is taken captive by his number one fan Annie Wilkes, who forces him to rewrite his latest novel.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 16 – 25, 2025
📍 Location: Evergreen Cultural Centre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Misery
Nightwalks With Teenagers
Nightwalks with Teenagers is a unique social performance that’s been adapted more than 35 times all over the world. Adults are invited to take a stroll through the city with teenagers as their tour guides, bringing them to places that are inhabited by the young. This curious performance is one-of-a-kind, and invites you to learn what it’s like to be a youth in Vancouver’s urban environment
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 25 – October 4, 2025
📍 Location: 1555 W 7th Avenue, Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Nightwalks with Teenagers 2025
Navli Navratri
Navli Navratri is bringing the magic of Garba, live performances, and cultural energy like never before. With three nights of world-class Garba performances, audiences will be dazzled by the talent onstage, as well as the stunning stage design. Family-friendly celebrations will be abound at this vibrant festival.
📅 Date: October 3 – 5, 2025
📍 Location: Cloverdale Agriplex
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Navli Navratri 2025
HAVAN Fall 2025 Home Design & Reno Show
If you’re planning a renovation or custom home, you won’t want to miss the Home Design + Reno Show. This one-day boutique event will let you connect with 25+ of Metro Vancouver’s top builders, designers, renovators, and suppliers, so you can make sure your home is exactly how you’ve dreamed of it.
📅 Date: October 5, 2025
📍 Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Home Design + Reno Show
Artemis Space Adventure With LEGO® Bricks
Produced by Flying Fish and supported by Science World, kids can go in their own galactic adventure with this space-themed exhibition. Guests will be able to enjoy hands-on engineering challenges and workshop stations that are inspired by the creative problem-solving that real astronauts have to do.
📅 Date: June 26, 2025 – April 6, 2026
📍 Location: Science World
Ches Smith’s Clone Row
Ches Smith’s adventurous new quartet is heading to Revue Stage for a performance you won’t forget. With seemingly limited instrumentation, Clone Row brings together varied threads of Ches Smith’s earlier projects in ways that sound not quite like any of them. Get your tickets now so you don’t miss this amazingly unique show.
📅 Date: October 10, 2025
📍 Location: Revue Stage
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Ches Smith’s Clone Row
Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is about to be decked out in Halloween lights as Canyon Frights returns for another year. Guests are invited to step inside a frightful forest where spirits haunt the corners and pumpkins glow eerily in the dusk. From children’s activities to live entertainment, Canyon Frights is a great place for the whole family to get into the spooky mood. And don’t forget: B.C. residents are eligible for B.C. Resident Annual pass for free with purchase of a ticket!
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 10 – November 2, 2025
📍 Location: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Canyon Frights
BOO-seum Halloween Party
Perfect for kids of all ages, the BOO-seum Halloween Party is an early celebration for the spooky season. There will be plenty of family-friendly activities like Halloween-themed STEM crafts, BOO Bingo, and an APS Photobooth that will let the everyone snap some great pics. Get ready for some tricks and treats with this early celebration.
📅 Date: October 25, 2025
📍 Location: The Museum of Surrey
🎟️ More Info: BOO-seum Halloween Party at the Museum of Surrey
Chilliwack Corn Maze
This year’s maze design is a buzzing tribute to the unsung heroes of agriculture: bees. Celebrating 27 years, this iconic corn maze at Greendale Acres includes classic favourites like the sunflower field, hayrides, jumping pillows, and a brand-new barnyard ball zone. Whether you’re solving the maze or just snapping some golden hour pics, it’s peak fall preview content in early August.
📅 Date: August 1 – October 31
📍 Location: Greendale Acres, 41905 Yale Rd W, Chilliwack
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Chilliwack Corn Maze
Langley Eagle Acres Corn Maze
Stretching across rolling fields and lush greenery is Langley’s Eagle Acres Farm. This year, visitors can enjoy the farm’s 14-foot corn maze and pumpkin patch for a fall day filled with family fun!
📅 Date: August 30 – October 13, 2025
📍 Location: Langley Eagle Acres
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Langley Eagle Acres Corn Maze
Taves Family Farm: The Magic of Fall
Located in Abbotsford, Taves Family Farm has it all if you want a fantastic fall day. The farm has three corn mazes to explore, as well as a magical pumpkin patch with a fairy-tale carriage and enchanting hut made of pumpkins. There are plenty of other autumn attractions to check out there, too!
📅 Date: September 13 – October 31, 2025
📍 Location: Taves Family Farms
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Magic of Fall
Hazelmere Pumpkin Patch
Gabriel Farms’ Hazelmere Pumpkin Patch is a favourite for many folks, and for good reason. This sprawling pumpkin patch is a fantastic place for families to enjoy autumn activities at an affordable price. From a mini corn maze to being able to pet the farm animals, parents and kids alike will love Hazelmere.
📅 Date: September 20 – October 30, 2025
📍 Location: Gabriel Farms
🎟️ More Info: Hazelmere at Gabriel Farms
Laity Pumpkin Patch
The Laity Pumpkin Patch is a wonderful place for a fall family adventure. With two different farms in the north and south, each area offers different activities for kids of varying age. While the North farm is more suitable for younger kids, the South farm is better for the older ones. Either one you visit, you’ll be enjoying the beautiful views of autumn in these farms
📅 Date: September 27 – October 30, 2025
📍 Location: Laity Pumpkin Patch North & South
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Laity Pumpkin Patch
Art’s Nursery Scarecrow Festival
Keep those pesky crows away from your field with Art’s Nursery’s Scarecrow Festival. Featuring over 60 scarecrow scenes and a pop-up pumpkin patch, this is a fantastic place to get some inspiration for your own straw creations.
📅 Date: September 20 – October 31, 2025
📍 Location: Art’s Nursery Garden & Home
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Scarecrow Fest 2025
Maan Farms Halloween Fright Festival
B.C.’s most terrifying corn maze is returning for another frightening year! But this time, it’s a completely new festival that brings together family-friendly treats and those ever-horrifying tricks. Check out Fright Festival’s haunting mazes and pumpkin patch, complete with some scares you won’t be forgetting!
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 27 – November 1, 2025
📍 Location: Maan Farms
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Maan Farms Halloween Fright Festival
DreadWorlds Realm of Horror
This terrifying interactive haunted house collection invites you inside… if you dare. These spine-chilling experiences are not for the faint of heart, bringing horror straight to life through professional-level effects. You can tour through three different attractions, including Steamboat Willi, Hive, and Pumpkinface.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 3 – November 1, 2025
📍 Location: 3987 252 Street, Langley
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: DreadWorlds Realm of Horror
Cougar Creeks House Of Horrors
October wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors. These eerie haunted houses invite only the bravest through their doors, with 5 adventures for intrepid folks to journey through. Surrey’s most horrifying experience is coming to life this month, and you won’t want to miss it.
📅 Date: October 3 – November 8, 2025
📍 Location: Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors 2025
5th Annual Witchilano Paddle
The Witchilano Paddle is an iconic Metro Vancouver event that invites paddleboarders to hit the water while dressed as witches. These spellcasters will be making their way from Kitsilano to Granville Island. If you aren’t a paddleboarder, then not to worry: observers are invited to take part in the festivities from land by watching the witches make their annual paddle.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 4, 2025
📍 Location: Kitsilano Beach
🎟️ More Info: Witchilano Paddle 2025
Bear Creek Park’s Halloween Mini Train
The little ones will love this thrilling Halloween train that takes the family through Bear Creek Park. The experience comes in two forms, with the Pumpkin Train being for the younger kids and the Haunted Forest Scream Train for those looking for a more frightening experience. Both are a fantastic way to get into the spooky season.
📅 Date: October 1 – November 2, 2025
📍 Location: Bear Creek Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Bear Creek Park’s Pumpkin Train and Scream Train
Pumpkins After Dark
Featuring over 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins is Burnaby’s Pumpkins After Dark. This spectacular display is a local favourite for plenty of folks, and invites everyone to take in the sights of illuminated pumpkins, monster sculptures, and Halloween characters from blockbuster films. Other attractions include live entertainment, live pumpkin carving demos, and plenty of fall sweets and treats.
📅 Date: October 3 – 31, 2025
📍 Location: Swangard Stadium & Central Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Pumpkins After Dark 2025
Petey’s Pumpkin Patch & Reapers Corn Maze
Known for their sprawling pumpkin patch and exhilarating horror attraction, Fantasy Farms’ Petey’s Pumpkin Patch is absolutely worth the visit this October. While the pumpkin patch is perfect for all ages, the Reapers Maze of Terror is for older guests that like being frightened out of their mind. Only the courageous should enter as something haunting lurks around every corner.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 4 – November 1, 2025
📍 Location: Fantasy Farms Inc.
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Petey’s Pumpkin Patch and Reapers Haunted Attraction
Haunted Village
Burnaby Village Museum will be blurring the lines between stories and reality with their Haunted Village. The open-air venue will offer guests a self-guided tour through a variety of scenes from classic tales from a range of cultures. Check out Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or Count Dracula’s Castle! Stroll through the stories and enjoy all the live entertainment offered at this Halloween celebration.
📅 Date: October 22 – 26, 2025
📍 Location: Burnaby Village Museum
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Burnaby Village Museum’s Haunted Village
Celebrate The Night
Maple Ridge’s free Halloween event, Celebrate the Night, will feature a dazzling array of activities and entertainment for all ages. From live performances to delicious food trucks to themed crafts, this is a fantastic event to get the whole family together for the season. And be sure to stay for the firework finale that will light up the sky in bright, mesmerizing colours.
📅 Date: October 18, 2025
📍 Location: Memorial Peace Park
🎟️ More Info: Celebrate the Night 2025
Central Spark
Burnaby’s Central Spark is inviting the community to come together for a Halloween extravaganza that you won’t be forgetting anytime soon. Complete with amazing photo-ops, fantastic family-friendly costumes, and a dazzling drone light display, attendees will adore this spectacular event. Don’t forget to stay for the fireworks at the end of the night, too!
📅 Date: October 24, 2025
📍 Location: Along Patterson Avenue and Central Park, Burnaby
🎟️ More Info: Central Spark 2025
Harvest Haus
This Oktoberfest, get ready to celebrate with Vancouver’s huge Harvest Haus party, complete with beer steins and pretzels galore. Harvest Haus takes place over one weekend, inviting international and local brewers, vintners, chefs, and entertainers to bring their absolute best to the party. Whether you’re looking for seasonal flavours– or just to have a good time– you can be sure that this party will deliver.
📅 Date: October 3 – 4, 2025
📍 Location: PNE Forum
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Harvest Haus 2025
Trout Lake Market
Vancouver’s largest farmers market is here all the way from summer until fall. Get your local B.C. produce while engaging with your community, and don’t forget to pick up some delectable homemade goodies for yourself!
📅 Date: Every Saturday, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, from April 5 – October 25, 2025
📍 Location: John Hendry Park
🎟️ More Info: Trout Lake Market
Metro-Con
Metro-Con‘s debut comes to Burnaby this fall, featuring celebrity guests, cosplay, panels, and gaming. This event will have all the workings of your favourite fan conventions, especially with its Cosplay Contest and star-studded guest list. You can meet actors from series like The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and Man of Steel.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: October 4 – 5, 2025
📍 Location: Metrotown Hilton
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Metro-Con 2025
Splash 2025
Arts Umbrella’s annual art auction is here once again! Although the auction isn’t until later in fall, you can still get a sneak-peek at the works that will be up for auction at the free public art exhibition. There will be 92 original works by both Canadian and international artists available to view, as well as place early bids on.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 8 – October 2, 2025
📍 Location: The Pendulum Gallery
🎟️ More Info: Splash 2025
Baby’s Bonanza
Vancouver’s own bbno$ is bringing back Baby’s Bonanza for another huge concert for a great cause. Baby’s Bonanza aims to raise funds for the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre while also giving people an amazing concert experience with a fantastic musical lineup. You can expect the titular bbno$, Queen Priyanka, Ikky, yung kai, jungle bobby, and even more artists.
📅 Date: October 11th, 2025
📍 Location: PNE Forum
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Baby’s Bonanza 2
Toronto Raptors Vs. Denver Nuggets Preseason Game in Vancouver
Vancouver hoops fans are in for a real treat this fall — three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić is heading to town. Whether you’re a die-hard Raps fan or just hungry for pro basketball in B.C., this matchup is a rare chance to see Canada’s only NBA team — and some of the country’s top talent — live in Vancouver.
📅 Date: October 6, 2025
📍 Location: Rogers Arena
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Toronto Raptors Vs. Denver Nuggets
UFC Fight Night
They’re back! For the first time in two long years, UFC is coming back to Vancouver for a Fight Night you won’t soon forget. Considering the last time UFC came to Vancouver, do expect a huge turnout for this year’s Fight Night. Be quick about your tickets before they sell out!
📅 Date: October 18, 2025
📍 Location: Rogers Arena
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: UFC Fight Night
Sports in Metro Vancouver This October
Vancouver’s got a whole lot of games that’ll get your adrenaline pumping. Get ready to cheer because here are the matches you can catch this month.
🏈 BC Lions
- October 4: vs Calgary Stampeders
- October 17: vs Edmonton Elks
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: bclions.com
⚽ Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- October 1: vs Vancouver FC
- October 5: vs San Jose Earthquakes
- October 18: FC Dallas
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: whitecapsfc.com
October’s got a massive lineup of things to do, and there’s always more happening throughout Metro Van. Whether you’re celebrating Halloween spooky style or keeping it in the family-friendly pumpkin patches, this month is definitely going to be one to remember.
Want even more things to do? Check out our 604 Now Events Calendar to keep your plans looking fresh.
