There’s tons of things to do in Vancouver this weekend. Whether you’re looking for some fall-themed activities or just want to enjoy the last of the warmer weather, you’re guaranteed to find it in the city.
23 Fun Things To Do in Metro Vancouver This Weekend
BC Water Bikes Sunset Rides
Experience Vancouver like never before with BC Water Bikes Sunset Rides. Glide across False Creek and English Bay as the city skyline glows and the sun dips below the horizon. These sunset rides offer a magical, golden-hour perspective of Vancouver that’s unforgettable for both locals and visitors.
Whether you’re planning a romantic date, a fun outing with friends, or a small group adventure, these rides are social, relaxing, and picture-perfect.
No experience? No problem. The water bikes are stable, beginner-friendly, and keep you dry the whole ride. Each experience includes a full briefing, life jacket, and support from the BC Water Bikes team.
September is your last chance to catch these sunset rides this season. Cooler evenings and clear skies make for some of the most spectacular sunsets you’ll see in the city.
📅 When: Sunset rides available through September, timed to maximize the golden-hour experience
📍Start your experience: Vanier Park Boat Launch, Vancouver
🎟️ Book your ride: bcwaterbikes.com – reservations recommended as spots fill fast
Vancity Card Show
Western Canada’s largest card and collectables trade show is coming to Vancouver this September! This is the perfect opportunity for experienced traders and newcomers alike to enjoy a weekend packed with plenty of buying, trading, and selling with over 500 vendor tables. Your collection is definitely about to get bigger after visiting the Vancity Card Show!
📅 Date: September 19 – 21, 2025
📍 Location: Vancouver Convention Centre West
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Vancity Card Show 2025
Come Toward the Fire
A two-day family-friendly festival, Come Toward the Fire celebrates and amplifies Indigenous voices, culture, creativity, and brilliance. You can expect loads of free performances and activities all throughout the weekend, as well as food vendors and an artisan market packed with treasures to discover. And to wrap up the festival, there will be a ticketed finale concert featuring legendary powwow and round dance drum group Northern Cree and rising star Tia Wood!
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 20 – 21, 2025
📍 Location: Chan Centre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Come Toward the Fire 2025
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
If you’re looking for those perfect fall Insta pics, then look no further than Eagle Acres’ corn maze and pumpkin patch. Perfect for families, friends, and anyone looking to enjoy the autumn season, this Langley farm will delight you with its 14-foot-high corn maze and 25 different varieties of pumpkins.
📅 Date: August 30 – October 13, 2025
📍 Location: Langley Eagle Acres
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Langley Eagle Acres Corn Maze
Art’s Nursery Scarecrow Festival
Step into an autumn wonderland with Art’s Nursery’s Scarecrow Festival! With 60 different scarecrow scenes, pop-up pumpkin patches, and music and food trucks, this event will captivate everyone with its fall creations. And if you want to take on the art of scarecrow-making, Take & Make scarecrow kits will also be for sale!
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 20 – October 31, 2025
📍 Location: Art’s Nursery Garden & Home
🎟️ More Info: Scarecrow Fest 2025
Fall Foodie Pop-Up
For all you pumpkin spice latte lovers, you’ll love this Fall Foodie Pop-Up. With loads of different foods to try from a variety of vendors, you’ll be surrounded by autumn treats galore with UBC Farm. Shop local, eat local, and enjoy a by-donation tour to check out all that UBC Farm is growing this season.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 20, 2025
📍 Location: UBC Farm
🎟️ More Info: Fall Foodie Pop-Up
Fair Fashion Festival
Created by Threading Change, Fair Fashion Festival invites folks to enjoy a day full learning about sustainable clothing practices. Attend the clothing swap, check out the panels with industry experts, and take part in hands-on workshops and networking.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 20, 2025
📍 Location: Vancouver City Hall
🎟️ More Info: Fair Fashion Festival
Roots & Revival: Vintage Pop-Up Market
Hosted at the beautiful Roots and Wings Distillery, this vintage pop-up market is a fantastic place to discover handmade goods that are fit for a gift, or for yourself. With curated wines and timeless treasures for sale, Roots & Revival is your chance to slip into some nostalgia and enjoy the autumn ambience. There will also be live music to groove to, as well as Roots and Wings’ crafted cocktails to sip on while you shop.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 20, 2025
📍 Location: Roots and Wings Distillery
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Roots & Revival 2025
The Soda Fest
The first festival of its kind is coming to you this week: The Soda Fest! Celebrating everything bubbly and carbonated, this festival is a family-friendly and free event that invites everyone to sample sodas, mocktails, non-alcoholic beers and more for an entire afternoon. If you like what you try, then you’ll also be able to purchase them directly on-site from vendors. With live music providing a soundtrack, The Soda Fest is sure to be a good time, rain or shine.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 21, 2025
📍 Location: Sapperton Park
🎟️ More Info: The Soda Fest 2025
White Rock Craft Beer Festival
Everyone’s favourite waterfront fest is back for another year! With over a dozen top-notch breweries from around the Lower Mainland showcasing their best, you can be sure there’ll be plenty of thirst-quenching sips and delicious food to go with it.
📅 Date: September 20, 2025
📍 Location: Memorial Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: White Rock Craft Beer Festival
Science World’s Tech-Up Showcase
Science World is offering free admission to everyone for one day only this week. Presented by Amazon Future Engineer, this first-come, first-served event is the Tech-Up Showcase. Families are invited to take part in a variety of STEAM activities, and get real, hands-on experience on what these subjects entail. From guiding robotic mice through a maze to learning how music and coding blend together, this is a chance for everyone to learn while having fun.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 19, 2025
📍 Location: Science World
🎟️ More Info: Tech-Up Showcase
Moving Forward Family Services: 10th Year Anniversary And Grand Opening
Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Moving Forward Family Services is inviting everyone to enjoy an afternoon filled with fun and fond memories. This is an amazing chance to learn all about Moving Forward has done for mental health care services in B.C. and enjoy some activities like art, dance, and yoga with them. Come join Moving Forward in celebrating both their milestones and the future together!
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 20, 2025
📍 Location: 4915 Railway Road
🎟️ More Info: Moving Forward Family Services 10 Year Anniversary
RENT
Johnathan Larson’s electrifying rock musical comes to Metro Theatre this September. RENT is the kind of musical that’ll have you crying and singing with the actors. It’s a classic for a reason!
📅 Date: September 2 – 20, 2025
📍 Location: Metro Theatre
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: RENT
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
Bard on the Beach 2025
Shakespeare hits the shore once again at Vanier Park, with a mix of classic performances and new spins under the big white tents. Catch stunning ocean views between soliloquies.
📅 Date: June 10 – September 20
📍 Location: Vanier Park
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Bard on the Beach
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
The Pipe Mountain Coaster
Zip along the mountains with Revelstoke’s Pipe Mountain Coaster! This is a family-friendly ride that will take you up to 42 km/hr through Revelstoke’s verdant sights. The best part is that you can adjust the speed to your liking, so you can go as fast or as slow as you prefer.
📅 Date: September 2 – 29, 2025
📍 Location: Revelstoke Mountain Resort
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: The Pipe Mountain Coaster
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 – April 6, 2026
📍 Location: Science World
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Artemis Space Adventure with LEGO® Bricks
North Vancouver City Library Back-To-School Book Sale
It’s back-to-school season, so that means it’s the perfect time to load up on books. The North Vancouver City Library is hosting their annual book sale with titles costing just $1! And if you’re looking for a super good deal, they also offer an all-you-can-fit deal. It’s $5 for a paper bag that you can stuff with as many books as you can fit inside, and $25 for a library tote bag.
EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Date: September 8 – 19, 2025
📍 Location: The lobby of North Vancouver City Library
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: North Vancouver City Library Back-To-School Book Sale
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
Richmond Night Market
The Richmond Night Market is back, offering a vibrant mix of street food, games, and live entertainment. Open weekends from April 25 to October 13, it’s a must-visit for foodies and fun-seekers alike. This year’s theme, “Summer Wonderland,” promises whimsical decorations and new attractions to explore.
📅 Date: April 25 – October 13, 2025
📍 Location: 8351 River Road, Richmond
🎟️ Tickets & More Info: Richmond Night Market
Junction Public Market
Discover local artisans, food vendors, and live entertainment at the Junction Public Market. Located at Granville Square, it’s open from May 1 through September 28. Enjoy waterfront views while sipping on craft beverages from the “sipping container” bar.
📅 Date: May 1 – September 28, 2025
📍 Location: Granville Square, Vancouver
🎟️ More Info: Junction Public Market
And that’ll wrap up this weekend in September. Get ready as fall starts to pick up, and all the autumn events begin to roll out. For now, enjoy the beginning of the season with some outdoor events in the last of the sunshine.
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