It’s the end of September and the beginning of October, which means that Metro Vancouver is absolutely packed with things to do. Events are popping up everywhere you look, and whether you want something fall-themed or an all-night party, we’ve got you covered.
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Pumpkin Patches
It’s that time of the year again: the pumpkin patches are popping up everywhere, offering beautifully orange gourds that are ripe for eating, carving, and decorating! Check out our full map guide for all the wonderful pumpkin patches to hit up this fall season.
- Autumn Lane at Taves Family Farms | September 12 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Taves Family Farms - Fall at the Farm at Maan Farms | September 12 – November 1
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Maan Farms Fall at the Farm - The Great Pumpkin Patch at Greendale Acres | September 19 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Great Pumpkin Patch - Langley Eagle Acres Corn Maze + Pumpkin Patch | August 29 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Langley Eagle Acres Corn Maze + Pumpkin Patch - Fall at Hazelmere at Gabriel Farms | September 19 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Hazelmere at Gabriel Farms - Harvest Hollow at Art’s Nursery | September 19 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Harvest Hollow 2026 - Laity Pumpkin Patch + Corn Mazes | September 26 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Laity Pumpkin Patch - Richmond Country Farm Pumpkin Patch | September 26 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Pumpkin Patch - Meadows Family Farm Pumpkin Patch | September 26 – October 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Meadows Family Farm - Petey’s Pumpkin Patch at Fantasy Farms | October 2 – 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Petey’s Pumpkin Patch - Westham Island Herb Farm Pumpkin Patch | Now until October 31
🎟️ More Info: Westham Island Herb Farm - Rondriso Farms Pumpkin Patch | September 30 – October 31
🎟️ More Info: Rondriso Farms - Southlands Heritage Farms Pumpkin Patch | September 26 – October 31
🎟️ More Info: Southlands Heritage Farm - Aldor Acres Pumpkin Patch | September 19 – October 31
🎟️ More Info: Aldor Acres - Port Kells Nurseries Pumpkin Patch | October 1 – 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Port Kells Nurseries Pumpkin Patch
Halloween Events: Haunted Houses, Spooky, Child-Friendly
It’s October, so that means Metro Vancouver is packed with tons of Halloween events. From haunted houses to more family-oriented events, there’s plenty going on this month. You can also check our entire Halloween guide for all things tricks and treats happening in the 604.
Haunted Houses
- Fright Festival at Maan Farms | October 2 – 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Maan Farms Halloween Fright Festival - Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors | October 2 – November 1
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors - Reapers Maze of Terror | October 2 – 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Reapers Haunted Attraction - Haney Haunted House | September 27 – November 2
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Haney Haunted House - SITE 248: An Immersive Horror Experience | Select nights between October 2 – 31
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: SITE 248
Child-Friendly
- Bear Creek Halloween Train | October 1 – November 1
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Bear Creek Park’s Pumpkin Train and Scream Train - Alouette Cemetery | October 1 – 31
🎟️ More Info: Alouette Cemetery
Markets, Paddles + Parades
- Witchilano Paddle | October 3
🎟️ More Info: Witchilano Paddle 2026 - All Hallow’s Eve Craft Market | October 3 – 4
🎟️ More Info: All Hallow’s Eve Craft Market - Witch Rock Paddle | October 4
🎟️ More Info: Witch Rock Paddle
Walking Tours
- Lost Souls of Gastown | Now until November 29
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Lost Souls of Gastown
Family-Friendly Things to Do
Pay-What-You-Can Sundays At Vancouver Museums
The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Museum of Vancouver, and Vancouver Maritime Museum will be open for by-donation entry on the first Sunday of every month. It’s great for for anyone who loves to learn and discover what’s new at some of the city’s best exhibits.
📅 Date: First Sunday of every month
📍 Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Museum of Vancouver, and Vancouver Maritime Museum
🎟️ Reservations & More Info: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Circo Circus Osorio
Head under the big top to experience Circo Circus Osorio, a circus owned by the Osorio family. Expect amazing acrobats, clowns, jugglers, and so much more.
📅 Date: October 1 – 25, 2026
📍 Location: Sevenoaks Shopping Centre, Lansdowne Centre, Coquitlam Centre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Circo Circus Osorio
Body Energy Club King George Hub Grand Opening
On October 3, Body Energy Club will be hosting a fun, community-focused Grand Opening with lots happening throughout the day. Attendees can expect giveaways, a Spin the Wheel, local vendors, samples, special offers and a DJ on site.
📅 Dates: October 3, 2026
📍 Location: Body Energy Club
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Body Energy Club King George Hub Grand Opening
Harvest Days at VanDusen Botanical Garden
VanDusen is always pretty in the fall, but Harvest Days makes it even more fun to visit with the family. Around the Learning Garden and hedge maze, there’s live bluegrass and folk music, face painting, lawn games, crafts and different nature activities inside the Discovery Tent. You can also check out the Sculpture Stroll while you wander through all the fall colours.
📅 Dates: October 3 – 4; 10 – 12; 17 – 18, 2026
📍 Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Harvest Days
Ongoing Family-Friendly Fun
These are events that are happening all throughout the month with reoccurring dates, so you can hit them up multiple times to maximize the fun!
- Cineplex $3.99 Saturdays | Films available on select Saturdays
🎟️ More Info: Cineplex $3.99 Saturdays
Markets to Shop At
Japan Market: Fall Market
The Japan Market Fall Event is Back! Returning to Robson Square Ice Rink on October 3 and 4, this is an event that you definitely won’t want to miss. Offering food, crafts, and merchandise influenced by Japanese culture, the Japan Market is always a fantastic place to find hidden treasures made by locals.
📅 Date: October 3 – 4, 2026
📍 Location: Robson Square Ice Rink
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Japan Market 2026
Food + Drink Experiences You Have To Try
Teyvat Teahouse
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Travellers, you are invited to a new secret gathering place created by the Hexenzirkel. Teyvat Teahouse is a Genshin-inspired maid and butler cafe pop-up, serving up a special tea party for all attendees.
📅 Dates: October 3, 2026
📍 Location: Ki Cafe
🎟️ More Info: Teyvat Cafe
Oktoberfest at Parallel 49
You don’t need to travel to Munich to celebrate Oktoberfest. In fact, you don’t even have to leave the city. East Vancouver’s Parallel 49 Brewing Company is throwing a massive bash for the occasion this fall that just might make you feel like you’ve been transported to Germany.
📅 Dates: September 17 – October 4, 2026
📍 Location: Parallel 49 Brewing Company
🎟️ More Info: Oktoberfest at Parallel 49
Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl
The Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl is back for its 5th year, and it’s bigger and better than ever! From September 25 to October 4, 36 different vendors from across Metro Vancouver will be offering up delicious croissant creations for you to try on a self-guided tour. Grab your friends and walk, bike, or drive from a range of amazing bakeries to try all their limited edition treats.
📅 Dates: September 25 – October 4, 2026
📍 Location: Various locations throughout Metro Vancouver
🎟️ More Info: Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl
The Fraser Valley Wine Passport
Back for a month of exquisite tastings, the Fraser Valley Wine Passport is returning with local wines, ciders, and spirits to discover. The annual program brings together producers from across Abbotsford, Langley, and Surrey, and invites folks to enjoy seasonal tastings while also supporting local food banks. The event is created in partnership between Tourism Langley, Tourism Abbotsford, and Discover Surrey.
📅 Dates: October 1 – 31, 2026
📍 Location: Varies
🎟️ More Info: Fraser Valley Wine Passport
Langley Burger Month
Langley Burger Month is returning for a second delicious year! Running for an entire month, Langley is transforming into a burger-lover’s dream, with participating restaurants offering unique burgers from October 1 through Halloween. It’s the perfect chance to try something new and explore eateries you haven’t tried before.
📅 Dates: October 1 – 31, 2026
📍 Location: Varies
🎟️ More Info: Langley Burger Month
Oktobersesh at Stanley Park Brewing
Stanley Park Brewing is hosting OKTOBERSESH from October 1 – 4! It’s going to be four days packed with everything Oktoberfest you can think of, including special drinks and food, live music, and plenty of good vibes to go around.
📅 Dates: October 1 – 4, 2026
📍 Location: 8901 Stanley Park Dr
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Oktobersesh at Stanley Park Brewing
Ongoing Food Events
The best part about being in Metro Vancouver is that there’s so much delicious food no matter where you look, and these ongoing food events are making sure that your every craving is satisfied.
- Surf & Turf Sunday at The Blarney Stone| Every Sunday from April 19 – November 29
🎟️ More Info: Surf & Turf Sunday
Arts, Music, and Plays
Avenue Q
Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q is making its way to Metro Theatre, delighting audiences with its irreverent comedy to create a potent combination of heart and hilarity.
📅 Date: September 18 – October 10, 2026
📍 Location: Metro Theatre Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Avenue Q
HEIST by Arun Lakra
Packed with snappy dialogue, high-tech theatrics, and more thrills per minute than even Ocean’s Eleven can deliver, this is one Heist for the ages. The play follows a team of four brilliant thieves—the conman, the hacker, the cat burglar, the muscle—and the mastermind who brought them together as they orchestrate the perfect crime to steal a multimillion-dollar gem.
📅 Dates: September 17 – October 18, 2026
📍 Location: Stanley BFL CANADA Stage
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: HEIST by Arun Lakra
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is back in-cinema for its 45th edition from October 1 to 11, 2026. As one of North America’s biggest and most dynamic film festivals, you should be prepared for a 2026 program that offers a unique blend of narrative, documentary, and short films.
📅 Dates: October 1 – 11, 2026
📍 Location: Various locations across Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: VIFF
Recurring Arts Events
Metro Van’s arts scene always has something new for you to experience. These are a bunch of events that are happening throughout the month.
- Greg Girard at the Polygon Gallery | July 10 – October 25
🎟️ More Info: Greg Girard at The Polygon Gallery - Splash Art Auction + Exhibition | September 8 – October 1
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Splash 2026 - Murder is a Drag | Select dates between September 25 – December 11
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Murder is a Drag
Conventions + Shows to Hit Up
Cosmic Nights: Origins – Birth of the Universe
Journey back to the beginning of the universe at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre on Friday, October 2, 2026 with Cosmic Nights: Origins – Birth of the Universe! This unique, one-night-only 19+ event tells the tale of how everything came into being– from plants to planets, you’ll get to discover the secrets of the universe all while enjoying delicious custom cosmic cocktails.
It’s the perfect event for those of you looking to have an interesting Friday night out with live demonstrations, dazzling planetarium shows, and an out-of-this-world experience that you can only get at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.
📅 Dates: Friday, October 2, 2026
📍 Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Cosmic Nights: Origins – Birth of the Universe
Vancity Card Show
Western Canada’s largest card and collectables trade show is returning once more this October. And this time, it’s bigger and better than ever. Expect nonstop trading, hundreds of vendor tables, onsite grading, and celebrity autographs.
📅 Date: October 2 – 4, 2026
📍 Location: Vancouver Convention Centre West
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancity Card Show
Parties + Festivals You Can Dance All Day At
Harvest Haus
You may not be in Germany, but Vancouver sure knows how to throw a party. Harvest Haus is hosting their 10th annual celebration by bringing out the barrels. You can expect a combination of modern flair and authentic European harvest traditions, making this Oktoberfest one that is a perfect mixture of the city and countryside.
📅 Date: October 2 – 3, 2026
📍 Location: PNE Forum
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Harvest Haus 2026
Public Disco Festival at the Shipyards
Public Disco is expanding with an exciting new debut festival, bringing their signature open-air dance floor format to a landmark celebration in North Vancouver this fall. Saturday, October 3 marks the day that Public Disco is taking over the Shipyards District, transforming the iconic industrial waterfront site into a vibrant, 19+ underground electronic music festival.
With two stages, internationally celebrated headliners, and plenty of favourite local DJs, Public Disco Festival is set to be an experience that you won’t want to miss. Feel the vibes. Embrace the music. And dance the night away.
📅 Date: October 3, 2026. 2:00pm – 10:00pm.
📍 Location: Shipyards District, North Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: publicdiscofestival.ca
B.C. Culture Days
Celebrating beautiful British Columbia, Culture Days is Canada’s largest public participation campaign for the arts. All over B.C., communities will be hosting fun and creative events that are directly tied to the province we live in.
📅 Dates: September 18 – October 4, 2026
📍 Location: Varies
🎟️ More Info: B.C. Culture Days
Sports Events You Can’t Miss
Get front-row seats to the best adrenaline-pumping games that Metro Vancouver has to offer!
Canada Super 60
The Canada Super 60 is North America’s most explosive T10 cricket league, offering six days of pure excitement at BC Place.
Dates: September 29 – October 4, 2026
📍 Location: BC Place
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Canada Super 60
🏒 Vancouver Canucks
- October 1: Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers
- October 3: Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames
- October 4: Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Concerts
Vancouver’s concert scene is packed. Prepare to sing along all night long with some of your favourite artists this month!
Lily Allen Performs West End Girl
- September 28, Orpheum Theatre
SOMBR – You Are The Reason Tour
- September 29, Rogers Arena
The Neighbourhood: THE WOURLD TOUR
- October 2, Rogers Arena
Starjunk 95
- October 2, Commodore Ballroom
Want even more things to do? Check out our 604 Now Events Calendar to keep your plans looking fresh.
