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September in Vancouver

Vancouver’s 2022 September calendar features significant dates and events including concerts, end of summer festivals and Labour Day holiday events.

 


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Vancouver’s September Events Calendar

See below for a list of what’s happening on the different days of the month.

Note: Schedules are subject to change. This is the case any year, but especially recently because of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, see official event websites for the most up-to-date details as circumstances may change.

 


Week of September 1st to 4th

Sept. 1-4 | Sept. 5-11 | Sept. 12-18 | Sept. 19-25 | Sept. 26-30


 

Labour Day Weekend Activities

 

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver tours.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.

 

Vancouver Canadians Fireworks

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Friday, September 2, 2022

  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) – Vancouver’s annual summer fair.
    • Today’s PNE Summer Night Concert features Nelly. Free music also takes place in the Revel District today with Side One and The Phonix Dance Band.
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Friday).
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Candlelight: Chopin’s Best Works – a multi-sensory musical experience in Kerrisdale where you can enjoy the music of Chopin performed by a pianist under the glow of candlelight.
  • Art Downtown – local artists display their art today in downtown Vancouver (assuming good weather).
  • Bill Reid Gallery – free admission at the Indigenous art gallery from 2 until 5 pm (because it’s the first Friday of the month).
  • Maple Ridge Happenings – the City of Maple Ridge hosts Battle of the Bands and an outdoor movie at Memorial Peace Park this evening.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre on Granville Island.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Darts Hill Garden – open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm at 1633-170th Street in Surrey.
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.

Walking Tours & Adventure Games

  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver tours.

 

Vancouver Canadians

Burnaby, Ambleside and Lonsdale Farmers Markets

 

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Walking Tours & Adventure Games

  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown, Forbidden Vancouver and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.

 

Vancouver Polish Festival

 

Sunday, September 4, 2022

Walking Tours & Adventure Games

  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are the Dark Secrets of Stanley Park, Lost Souls of Gastown and Really Gay History Tour.
  • Tours with Shipyard Pals – walking tours take place around the Shipyards District in North Vancouver.

Sunday Markets

 

Britannia Mine Celebrating 100 Years

 


Week of September 5th to 11th

Sept. 1-4 | Sept. 5-11 | Sept. 12-18 | Sept. 19-25 | Sept. 26-30


 

Monday, September 5, 2022

  • Labour Day – various activities celebrated all weekend long throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) – Vancouver’s annual summer fair.
    • Today’s PNE Summer Night Concert features Chaka Khan & Patti LaBelle. Free music also takes place in the Revel District today with The Paperboys and Trilojay.
  • Taiwanfest – an Asian-themed festival with things to see along Granville Street and in the plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown tour.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue at #1 Alexander Street. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.

 

Vancouver Mysteries

 

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball today the team plays against the Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown tour.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Cheap Movie Night – at most theatres throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue at #1 Alexander Street. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Brahm’s Tam Drum Circle – drumming takes place at Stanley Park’s Third Beach if the weather is sunny from early evening until sunset. Free!
  • Vancouver Art Gallery – admission is by donation from 5 to 8 pm (because it’s Tuesday).
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Lower Mainland Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Art Downtown Vancouver

 

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball today the team plays against the Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue at #1 Alexander Street. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Art Downtown – local artists display their art today between 11 am and 5 pm in downtown Vancouver (assuming good weather).
  • Downtown Farmers Market – in the North Plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Lower Mainland Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Vancouver Maritime Museum 25% Discount Offer

 

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver tours.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.

 

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours

 

Friday, September 9, 2022

  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre in Abbotsford.
  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball today the team plays against the Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Art Downtown – local artists display their art today between 11 am and 5 pm in downtown Vancouver (assuming good weather).
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre on Granville Island.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue at #1 Alexander Street. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Friday).
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today there are the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver tours.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

Garden & Farm Activities

  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Lower Mainland Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.
  • Darts Hill Garden – open to the public from 11 am to 3 pm in Surrey.

 

2022 Chutzpah Festival

 

Saturday, September 10, 2022

  • Chutzpah Festival – the Jewish Performing Arts Festival officially takes place from November 3 to 24. Today, however, they have a special Chutzpah! PLUS event at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre. Take This Walz features Ne.Sans Opera & Dance and the music of Leonard Cohen.
  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre in Abbotsford.
  • Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – a Chinese cultural festival at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden that includes poetry, lanterns, and tea and mooncake tastings among other activities.
  • Rotary Shred It Paper Shredding Event – the Rotary Club of Lions Gate has a shredding fundraising event where you can get your confidential documents and other personal paperwork shredded for a donation. The event takes place outside North Vancouver District Hall at 355 West Queens Road between 10 am and 4 pm.
  • Recovery Day BC – a street party celebrating the treatment and recovery of addiction and mental health issues in New Westminster. The headlining musician for the event is Tom Cochrane.
  • Lights Up Chinatown – a community event with food trucks, live entertainment, illuminations and decorations in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
  • GranFondo Whistler Bike Race – 55, 122 and 152-km cycling races from Vancouver to Whistler for both amateurs and elite cyclists.
  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball today the team plays against the Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium. Tonight is fireworks night!
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Saturday).

Saturday Markets

Performances & Theatre

  • The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre on Granville Island.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities at various venues.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown, Forbidden Vancouver and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • MONOVA: The Museum of North Vancouver – learn about the history of the North Shore at the Lower Mainland’s newest museum.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.

 

WildPlay Element Park in Maple Ridge

 

Sunday, September 11, 2022

  • Grandparents’ Day
  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre in Abbotsford.
  • Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – a Chinese cultural festival at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden that includes poetry, lanterns, and tea and mooncake tastings among other activities.
  • Chutzpah Festival – the Jewish Performing Arts Festival officially takes place from November 3 to 24. Today, however, they have a special Chutzpah! PLUS event. Take This Walz features Ne.Sans Opera & Dance and the music of Leonard Cohen.
  • Coho Festival – a salmon festival normally in West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park.
  • Feast of Fields – a local food and beverage festival at UBC Farm that’s also a fundraising event for FarmFolk CityFolk.
  • Lights Up Chinatown – a community event with food trucks, live entertainment, illuminations and decorations in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball today the team plays against the Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Sunday).

Walking Tours & Outdoor Adventures

Sunday Markets

 

Foxtrail Scavenger Hunts

 


Week of September 12th to 18th

Sept. 1-4 | Sept. 5-11 | Sept. 12-18 | Sept. 19-25 | Sept. 26-30


 

Monday, September 12, 2022

  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre in Abbotsford.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown tour.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • Lower Mainland Beaches – beaches at Ambleside, Crescent Beach, White Rock, Stanley Park, Kitsilano, Belcarra Park and elsewhere are nice places to hang out at this time of year (even though it’s too cold to swim).
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tour is the Lost Souls of Gastown.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Cheap Movie Night – at most theatres throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Brahm’s Tam Drum Circle – drumming takes place at Stanley Park’s Third Beach if the weather is sunny from early evening until sunset. Free!
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Art Downtown Vancouver

 

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  • Bard on the Beach Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Art Downtown – local artists display their art today between 11 am and 5 pm in downtown Vancouver (assuming good weather).
  • Downtown Farmers Market – in the North Plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Vancouver Mysteries

 

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.

Activities at Farms & in Nature

  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Friday, September 16, 2022

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Friday).
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today there are the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver tours.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

Farm & Garden Activities

  • Darts Hill Garden – open to the public from 11 am to 3 pm in Surrey.
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

Shows & Entertainment

 

Vancouver Maritime Museum 25% Discount Offer

 

Saturday, September 17, 2022

  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey.
  • Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues. Today features Masterclasses with Mucha Muchacha at the Scotia Dance Centre.
  • Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele – a multi-sensory musical experience in Kerrisdale where you can enjoy the music of Adele under the glow of candlelight.
  • Breakout Festival – a major Hip-Hop music festival at the PNE Amphitheatre. Performing today are Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo & Takeoff, Sofaygo, Lakeyah and other artists.
  • A Night to Dream Gala – a fundraising event for Ronald McDonald House at Vancouver’s Westin Bayshore Hotel.
  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball today the team plays in an end-of-season divisional game at Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Shipyards Festival – a free festival featuring live music and family-friendly activities in the Lower Lonsdale District of North Vancouver.
  • Whistler Village Beer Festival – a multi-day event celebrating everything to do with craft beer up at Whistler. The Main Event is today and tomorrow in the Olympic Plaza.
  • Ioco Festival – a small community event with food trucks and family-friendly activities in Port Moody.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival a small community country fair in the Fraser Valley.

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Saturday).
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown, Forbidden Vancouver and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

Markets

 

Bard on the Beach

 

Sunday, September 18, 2022

  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey.
  • Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues. Today features Masterclasses with Mucha Muchacha at the Scotia Dance Centre.
  • Breakout Festival – a major Hip-Hop music festival at the PNE Amphitheatre. Performing today are Lil Baby, Polo G, Cordae, Coi Leray, Sheck Wes and other artists.
  • Whistler Village Beer Festival – a multi-day event celebrating everything to do with craft beer up at Whistler. The Main Event is today in the Olympic Plaza.
  • Terry Fox Runs – a fundraising event, usually with multiple venues around the Lower Mainland including Stanley Park, Inter River Park, and Rocky Point Park.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.

Featured Activities & Attractions

  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball today the team plays in an end-of-season divisional game at Nat Bailey Stadium.
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Sunday).
  • Tours with Shipyard Pals – walking tours take place around the Shipyards District on the North Shore. While in the area, also visit MONOVA: The Museum of North Vancouver.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Foxtrail Scavenger Hunts – scavenger hunt-style adventures around Vancouver for teams of 2 to 6 players.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • MONOVA: The Museum of North Vancouver – learn about the history of the North Shore at the Lower Mainland’s newest museum.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are the Dark Secrets of Stanley Park, Lost Souls of Gastown and Really Gay History Tour.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.

Sunday Markets

 

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours

 


Week of September 19th to 25th

Sept. 1-4 | Sept. 5-11 | Sept. 12-18 | Sept. 19-25 | Sept. 26-30


 

Monday, September 19, 2022

  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey. (TBC)
  • Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues. Today features a free Intro to Flamenco Workshop at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown tour.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • Lower Mainland Beaches – beaches at Ambleside, Crescent Beach, White Rock, Stanley Park, Kitsilano, Belcarra Park and elsewhere are nice places to hang out at this time of year (even though it’s too cold to swim).
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Free Events in September

 

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

  • Vancouver Art Gallery – admission is by donation from 5 to 8 pm (because it’s Tuesday).
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tour is the Lost Souls of Gastown.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Cheap Movie Night – at most theatres throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Brahm’s Tam Drum Circle – drumming takes place at Stanley Park’s Third Beach if the weather is sunny from early evening until sunset. Free!
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Improv Centre

 

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Downtown Farmers Market – in the North Plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Beyond King Tut

 

Thursday, September 22, 2022

  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at the Tsawwassen Mills Mall in Tsawwassen.
  • Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues. Today features The Machination of Madness by Anastassiia Alexander at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.
  • New West Farmers Market – at Tipperary Park in New Westminster.
  • False Creek Farmers Market – at Concord Community Park in Vancouver.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver.
  • Tours with Shipyard Pals – walking tours take place around the Shipyards District on the North Shore. While in the area, also visit MONOVA: The Museum of North Vancouver.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

Music & Theatre

  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • The Improv Centre – live improv theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.

 

Friday, September 23, 2022

  • Circo Osorio Circus – a Las Vegas-based circus with shows in a giant big top. Today’s performance is at the Tsawwassen Mills Mall in Tsawwassen.
  • Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues. Today features Sombras/Shadows by Kara Miranda at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Friday).
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • BC Culture Days – a series of events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.
  • Pumpkins After Dark – Jack-o-lanterns and light displays at Central Park and Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.
  • Maan Farms Pumpkin Patch – kid-friendly Halloween activities at a farm in Abbotsford.
  • Haunted Corn Maze – an ultra-scary Halloween attraction at Maan Farms. (TBC)
  • Fall Used Book Sale – hosted by the Friends of the Vancouver Public Library in the atrium at the Central Branch at 350 West Georgia Street.

Featured Activities & Attractions

  • MONOVA: The Museum of North Vancouver – the venue has a special Indigenous artist-led cedar carving event today. (Spaces are limited, so register well in advance.)
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today there are the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver tours.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.

 

Beyond King Tut

 

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Theatre & Performing Arts Events

  • Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues. Today features Nuevo III by Flamenco Rosario on Granville Island as well as Masterclasses with various guest artists at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.
  • Chutzpah Festival – the Jewish Performing Arts Festival officially takes place from November 3 to 24. Today, however, they have a special Chutzpah! PLUS event featuring Gili Yalo and his band at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.
  • The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.
  • Bard on the Beach – Shakespearean theatre at Vanier Park. Today’s shows are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown, Forbidden Vancouver and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.
  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • MONOVA: The Museum of North Vancouver – learn about the history of the North Shore at the Lower Mainland’s newest museum.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

 

Big Pirate Run

 

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Featured Attractions & Activities

  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Sunday).
  • Tours with Shipyard Pals – walking tours take place around the Shipyards District on the North Shore. While in the area, also visit MONOVA: The Museum of North Vancouver.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are the Dark Secrets of Stanley Park, Lost Souls of Gastown and Really Gay History Tour.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – outdoor adventure games in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

Sunday Markets

 


Week of September 26th to 30th

Sept. 1-4 | Sept. 5-11 | Sept. 12-18 | Sept. 19-25 | Sept. 26-30


 

Monday, September 26, 2022

  • Maan Farms Fall Activities – a pumpkin patch and other fun family-friendly activities at Maan Farms during the day.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tour is the Lost Souls of Gastown.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are “best places” to be!
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Maan Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze – kid-friendly Halloween activities at a farm in Abbotsford.
  • BC Culture Days – a series of online and in-person events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.

 

Best Places in Autumn

 

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

  • Maan Farms Fall Activities – a pumpkin patch and other fun family-friendly activities at Maan Farms during the day.
  • BC Culture Days – a series of online and in-person events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Vancouver Art Gallery – admission is by donation from 5 to 8 pm (because it’s Tuesday).
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tour is the Lost Souls of Gastown.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • Cheap Movie Night – at most theatres throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Brahm’s Tam Drum Circle – drumming takes place at Stanley Park’s Third Beach if the weather is sunny from early evening until sunset. Free!
  • Maan Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze – kid-friendly Halloween activities at a farm in Abbotsford.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.

 

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

  • Downtown Farmers Market – from 2:30 until 6 pm in the North Plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. (TBC)
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are Lost Souls of Gastown and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park.
  • Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours in Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
  • FlyOver Canada – films show at the multi-dimensional theatre at Canada Place.
  • BC Culture Days – a series of online and in-person events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • Maan Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze – kid-friendly Halloween activities at a farm in Abbotsford.
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

 

Thursday, September 29, 2022

  • BC Culture Days – a series of online and in-person events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.
  • Snowbird RV Show – a large recreational vehicle trade show at the TRADEX Centre in Abbotsford.
  • New West Farmers Market – at Tipperary Park in New Westminster.
  • False Creek Farmers Market – at Concord Community Park in Vancouver.
  • HowlOver at FlyOver Canada – the multi-dimensional theatre attraction hosts its special seasonal film with a Halloween theme at Canada Place.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • The Improv Centre – live improv theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.
  • Jazz Evenings in the Parlour – live music at the Roedde House Museum in Vancouver’s West End, not far from Robson Street.
  • Corn Mazes – farms with family-friendly activities including mazes to get lost in at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland.
  • Vancouver Pumpkin Patches – places to have fun at and pick up a Halloween pumpkin.
  • Pumpkins After Dark – Jack-o-lanterns and light displays at Central Park and Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver, or a virtual game from the comfort of your home. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver.
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).

 

Friday, September 30, 2022

  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – a statutory holiday that commemorates the history of the residential school system in Canada. Events happen in Vancouver, Coquitlam, Delta, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Surrey, White Rock and other communities.
  • Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi – a multi-sensory musical experience in Kerrisdale where you can enjoy the music of Joe Hisaishi performed by a string quartet under the glow of candlelight.
  • Snowbird RV Show – a large recreational vehicle trade show at the TRADEX Centre in Abbotsford.
  • Maan Farms Haunted Mazes – ultra-scary Halloween attractions at Maan Farms in Abbotsford at night.
  • Maan Farms Fall Activities – a pumpkin patch and other fun family-friendly activities at Maan Farms during the day.
  • Harvest Haus – an adults-only German-themed Oktoberfest event at the PNE Forum.
  • HowlOver at FlyOver Canada – the multi-dimensional theatre attraction hosts its special seasonal film with a Halloween theme at Canada Place.
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum – the family-friendly museum at Vanier Park is a great place to visit rain or shine. se the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!
  • Live Music at Guilt & Co. – live music at the popular Gastown venue. Admission is “pay-what-you-can”.
  • The Improv Centre – live improv theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.
  • Guided Tours at the FRDC – tours can be booked for this morning at New Westminster’s Fraser River Discovery Centre (because it’s Friday).
  • Britannia Mine – the historic mining museum at Britannia Beach (which is half an hour north of Horseshoe Bay on the way to Squamish and Whistler).
  • Pumpkins After Dark – Jack-o-lanterns and light displays at Central Park and Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.

Walking Tours & Outdoor Adventures

  • WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge.
  • Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today there are the Lost Souls of Gastown and Forbidden Vancouver tours.
  • Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. Use promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games with 3 or more people.

 

Other Events in September 2022 & 2023

Many of the following events may also take place in September 2022 (but with details to be confirmed):

 

Music, Dance and Theatre

 

Community Events and Festivals

  • Denman Street Car Free Day – a massive pedestrian-only street party in Vancouver’s West End. (September 23, 2023)
  • Commercial Drive Car Free Day a pedestrian-only street party on Commercial Drive. (September 9, 2023)
  • Country Celebration of Nature – a small community event with live entertainment and an ecological theme in Langley. (Not likely happening in 2022.)
  • Fire Dragon Festival – an event that celebrates Chinatown’s history with fun activities at different spots in the neighbourhood. (September 17, 2022)
  • Corn Festival – family-friendly activities and entertainment with a Latin-American theme at Vancouver’s Britannia Community Services Centre. (September 3, 2022)
  • Fleetwood Festival – live music and live entertainment at the Fleetwood Community Centre in Surrey. (TBC)
  • Main Street Car Free Day a pedestrian-only street party on Main Street. (September 16, 2023)
  • Savour Summer Festival – a free family-friendly event at River District Vancouver. (TBC)
  • Nikkei Matsuri – a Japanese festival at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby. (September 3 & 4, 2022)
  • Paws for a Cause – a fundraising event for the SPCA at David Lam Park in Yaletown. (Not likely happening in 2022.)
  • Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – a Chinese cultural festival at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden that includes poetry, lanterns, and tea and mooncake tastings among other activities. (TBC)
  • Taiwanfest – an Asian-themed festival featuring a mix of in-person and virtual events. (September 3-5, 2022)
  • Richmond World Festival – a free multicultural event at Minoru Park. (Not happening in 2022.)
  • White Rock Moon Festival – live music, lanterns and other activities at the White Rock Pier. (TBC)
  • Kerrisdale Days – a small community event in Kerrisdale neighbourhood of Vancouver. (September 9 & 10, 2022)

 

Markets

  • Richmond Night Market – at 8351 River Road in Richmond.
  • Cloverdale Market Days – a large artisan market featuring over 100 vendors in downtown Cloverdale on 176th Street between 56A Avenue and 58 Avenue. (September 17, 2022)
  • The Olde Farmhouse Market – a vintage market featuring dozens of vendors selling antiques, collectibles, jewellery, handmade goods and other home and garden treasures at the Cloverdale Agriplex in Surrey. (September 23 & 24, 2023.)
  • Main Street Farmers Market – from 2 to 6 pm in front of Vancouver’s Central Pacific Station. (Not happening in 2022.)
  • Shipyards Night Market – at the bottom of Lonsdale Avenue in and around Shipbuilders’ Square in North Vancouver. (Not happening in 2022.)

 

Sports & Sporting Events

  • Bike the Night – a massive 10-km group cycle ride through the streets of Vancouver starting and finishing at Sunset Beach. (TBC)
  • Vancouver Giants Hockey – at the Langley Events Centre.
  • Vancouver Canucks Hockey – NHL hockey at Rogers Arena.
  • BC Lions Football – Canadian professional football games normally occur at BC Place Stadium.
  • Vancouver Canadians Baseball – the team plays against Hillsboro at Nat Bailey Stadium (on September 1, 2 & 3). There are also Divisional Series games (with details to be determined).
  • Vancouver Whitecaps – soccer games against various teams at BC Place Stadium.
  • Coho Run – a 14K run ending at the annual Coho Festival at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. (TBC)

 

Food & Beer-Related Events

  • Brew-HaHa Festival of Beers – a fundraising event for Port Coquitlam Heritage at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village at 2253 Leigh Square Place. (TBC)
  • Find the Perfect Pint – a beer-drinking fundraising event for the Coquitlam Rotary Club at the Poirier Forum. (TBC)
  • Whistler Village Beer Festival – a multi-day event celebrating everything to do with craft beer up at Whistler. (September 13 to 18 in 2022.)
  • White Rock Craft Beer Festival – a beer-sampling event featuring over a dozen breweries at Memorial Park in White Rock. (September 24, 2022)
  • Feast-of-Ales – a food truck festival-style event in Maple Ridge that also features artisan vendors, live entertainment and a number of craft breweries. (September 15-17, 2023)
  • Surrey Greek Food Festival – a multi-day community event featuring Greek food and entertainment in Surrey. (It usually takes place in July. In 2023, however, it’ll likely happen in September.)

 

Car-Related Events

 

Garden & Farm-Themed Events

 

Consumer Trade Shows

  • Vancouver Health Show – a health and wellness event at the Vancouver Convention Centre. (September 31 & October 1, 2023.)
  • Fraser Valley Wedding Festival – an event with a fashion show and lots of wedding professionals at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Centre in Abbotsford. (September 24, 2023)
  • Vancouver Wedding Expo – a one-stop event for wedding and honeymoon planning with lots of exhibitors and giveaways at the Vancouver Convention Centre. (September 30, 2023)
  • Snowbird RV Show – a recreational vehicle trade show at Tradex in Abbotsford. (September 29 to October 2, 2022.)

 

Other Events in September

 


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September Weather & Activities

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