Vancouver This Weekend

Wondering what to do in Vancouver this weekend? Lots of events are happening in the Lower Mainland including festivals, theatre performances and more.

See below for a list of what’s taking place this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. For a list of what’s happening on other days of the month, see our September calendar of events.

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Events This Weekend in Vancouver

Highlights of the weekend of September 25th to 27th include the Vancouver Flamenco Festival, Word Vancouver literary arts festival, Fort Langley International Ukulele Festival, and RiverFest. Also in the Fraser Valley, there is the Chilliwack Corn Maze at Greendale Acres Farm and Magic of Fall Experience at Taves Family Farms in Abbotsford.

Other things to do next weekend include seeing a show, like Avenue Q at Metro Theatre or the Wake the Dead Murder is a Drag murder-mystery show in downtown Vancouver. There is improvisational theatre at The Improv Centre at Granville Island and the films Awaken Canada and Call of the Canadian Rockies at Flyover.

Other things to do this time of year include walking tours with Forbidden Vancouver, games with Vancouver Mysteries, outdoor adventures with WildPlay in Maple Ridge, and indoor virtual reality battles with Zero Latency. There are also lots of great museums to visit including the Chinese Canadian Museum, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Fort Langley, Britannia Mine, Museum of Surrey, Stewart Farm, and many others.

See below for a list of what’s taking place, when and where. As you’ll see, so much is happening in the Lower Mainland!

Friday, September 25th, 2026

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues.
Fort Langley International Ukulele Festival – a music festival in Fort Langley.
BC Culture Days – a series of online and in-person events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.
Go By Bike Week – a week where people are encouraged to ride their bicycles to and from work or wherever they are going. (September 19 to 25)

Shows & Entertainment

Wake the Dead – a Murder is a Drag whodunnit theatre show with Vancouver Mysteries and actors in drag at the Woodward’s Heritage Building near Gastown.
The Improv Centre – live improv theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.
Metro Theatre – the show Avenue Q plays at the theatre in South Vancouver.
Flyover at Canada Place – amazing multi-dimensional films show at the theatre in downtown Vancouver.
Summer Sounds at Wesbrook Village – free live music takes place at Norman MacKenzie Square at UBC as well as outside Body Energy Club at 6111 University Boulevard.

Fall & Farm-Related Activities

Chilliwack Corn Maze – a world-famous corn maze with a pumpkin patch and kid-friendly activities at Greendale Acres in the Fraser Valley.
Magic of Fall Experience at Taves Family Farms – corn mazes, jumping pillows, farm animals, pumpkin patch, kids play structures and more 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.
Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are best places to be!

Tours & Outdoor Adventures

WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge. (TIP: Use the promo code VBP15 and save 15%.)
Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today there are the Forbidden Vancouver and Lost Souls of Gastown tours.
Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. (TIP: Use the promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games.)
Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours through Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
Great Canadian Trolley Company – hop-on, hop-off tours around the City of Vancouver (and other tours too).

Other Featured Museums & Attractions

Vancouver Maritime Museum – an interesting place to visit rain or shine. (TIP: Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!)
Chinese Canadian Museum – a relatively new museum full of information and things to see in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Capilano Suspension Bridge – the world-famous attraction is a great place to visit. (TIP: BC residents can get an annual pass for the same price as a single-day ticket!)
Zero Latency – a virtual reality games centre where you can battle zombies, aliens and other creatures in Vancouver and Langley. (TIP: Save 10% when you book your game with the promo code VBP10.)
The Legend of the Gastown Gold – an indoor detective game that’s played at a hotel in downtown 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).
Fort Langley – the national historic site in Fort Langley is a great place to explore (and children ages 17 and under get in for free).
Greater Vancouver Zoo – hundreds of animals, a train, inflatable adventure park and other fun activities in Aldergrove.

Saturday, September 26th, 2026

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues.
Fort Langley International Ukulele Festival – a music festival in Fort Langley.
Word Vancouver – BC’s largest free literary festival. The main event is on September 19. Today, however, there’s Author Storytime with Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley at Kinder Books in New Westminster.
RiverFest – a community event that’s hosted by the Fraser River Discovery Centre in New Westminster. It features entertainment and environmental information and activities.
Reapers Maze of Terror – an impressively scary haunted attraction with live actors in a corn maze in Chilliwack. (TBC)
BC Culture Days – a series of online and in-person events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.

Shows & Entertainment

Metro Theatre – the show Avenue Q plays at the theatre in South Vancouver.
The Improv Centre – live comedy theatre at 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island.
Flyover at Canada Place – amazing multi-dimensional films show at the theatre in downtown Vancouver.
Summer Sounds at Wesbrook Village – free live music takes place at Norman MacKenzie Square at UBC as well as outside Body Energy Club at 6111 University Boulevard.

Fall & Farm-Related Activities

Chilliwack Corn Maze – a world-famous corn maze with a pumpkin patch and kid-friendly activities at Greendale Acres in the Fraser Valley.
Harvest Days – an autumn-themed event at VanDusen Botanical Garden with live music and family-friendly activities.
Magic of Fall Experience at Taves Family Farms – corn mazes, jumping pillows, farm animals, pumpkin patch, kids play structures and more in Abbotsford.
Fall at the Farm – a pumpkin patch in the forest, corn maze, play structures and other kid-friendly Halloween activities at Maan Farms 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.
Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are best places to be!

Featured Museums & Historic Sites

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).
Chinese Canadian Museum – a relatively new museum full of information and things to see in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Railway Museum of BC – a large museum with trains and railway artifacts in Squamish.
Fort Langley – the national historic site in Fort Langley is a great place to explore (and children ages 17 and under get in for free).

Vancouver Sightseeing Tours

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today features the Lost Souls of Gastown, Sinners & Sweets, Forbidden Vancouver and Dark Secrets of Stanley Park tours.
Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours through Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
Great Canadian Trolley Company – hop-on, hop-off tours around the City of Vancouver (and other tours too).

Other Featured Attractions & Activities

Greater Vancouver Zoo – hundreds of animals, a train, inflatable adventure park and other fun activities in Aldergrove.
WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge. (TIP: Use the promo code VBP15 and save 15%.)
Capilano Suspension Bridge – the world-famous attraction is a great place to visit. (TIP: BC residents can get an annual pass for the same price as a single-day ticket!)
Zero Latency – a virtual reality games centre where you can battle zombies, aliens and other creatures in Vancouver and Langley. (TIP: Save 10% when you book your game with the promo code VBP10.)
Vancouver Maritime Museum – an interesting place to visit rain or shine. (TIP: Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!)
Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. (TIP: Use the promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games.)
The Case of the Hotel Detective – a murder-mystery game that’s played at a hotel in downtown Vancouver near Gastown.

Saturday Markets

Saturday Farmers Markets – in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Fort Langley, Horseshoe Bay, Maple Ridge (Haney), Squamish, Trout Lake and the West End.
Vancouver Flea Market – at 703 Terminal Avenue.

Sunday, September 27th, 2026

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival – live music and dance performances at various venues.
Metro Theatre – the show Avenue Q plays at the theatre in South Vancouver.
BC Culture Days – a series of online and in-person events celebrating Canadian culture and the arts.
RiverFest – a community event that’s hosted by the Fraser River Discovery Centre in New Westminster. It features entertainment and environmental information and activities.

Fall & Farm-Related Activities

Harvest Days – an autumn-themed event at VanDusen Botanical Garden with live music and family-friendly activities.
Chilliwack Corn Maze – a world-famous corn maze with a pumpkin patch and kid-friendly activities at Greendale Acres in the Fraser Valley.
Magic of Fall Experience at Taves Family Farms – corn mazes, jumping pillows, farm animals, pumpkin patch, kids play structures and more in Abbotsford.
Fall at the Farm – a pumpkin patch in the forest, corn maze, play structures and other kid-friendly Halloween activities at Maan Farms 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.
Lower Mainland Parks – on days with good weather, many of the region’s top parks and places in nature are best places to be!

Featured Museums & Historical Sites

Fort Langley – the national historic site in Fort Langley is a great place to explore (and children ages 17 and under get in for free).
Vancouver Maritime Museum – an interesting place to visit rain or shine. (TIP: Use the promo code BESTVANCOUVER and save 25%!)
Chinese Canadian Museum – a relatively new museum full of information and things to see in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
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 Sightseeing Tours

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours – guided walking tours in downtown Vancouver. Today’s tours are the Lost Souls of Gastown, Forbidden Vancouver and the Really Gay History Tour.
Historical Chinatown Tours – walking tours through Vancouver’s Chinatown with Judy Lam Maxwell.
Great Canadian Trolley Company – hop-on, hop-off tours around the City of Vancouver (and other tours too).

Other 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).
Vancouver Mysteries Games – play an outdoor adventure game in downtown Vancouver. (TIP: Use the promo code BESTPLACES and save 10% on games.)
Flyover at Canada Place – amazing multi-dimensional films show at the theatre in downtown Vancouver.
Capilano Suspension Bridge – the world-famous attraction is a great place to visit. (TIP: BC residents can get an annual pass for the same price as a single-day ticket!)
Zero Latency – a virtual reality games centre in Vancouver and Langley. (TIP: Save 10% when you book your game with the promo code VBP10.)
Greater Vancouver Zoo – hundreds of animals, a train, inflatable adventure park and other fun activities in Aldergrove.
WildPlay Element Park – ropes courses and ziplines at the outdoor adventure facility in Maple Ridge. (TIP: Use the promo code VBP15 and save 15%.)
The Case of the Hotel Detective – a murder-mystery game that’s played at a hotel in downtown Vancouver near Gastown.

Sunday Markets

Vancouver Flea Market – at 703 Terminal Avenue.
Cloverdale Flea Market – a massive market at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey.
Other Sunday Farmers Markets – at Clayton Heights, Coquitlam, Kitsilano, Mt. Pleasant, Whistler and White Rock.

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Highlights of the weekend of October 2nd to 5th include the Vancouver International Film Festival, Witchilano Paddle and Circo Osorio Circus shows.

October marks the start of the Halloween season. Consequently, for folks who like scary things, there is Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors in Surrey, Reapers Maze of Terror in Chilliwack, and Alouette Cemetery in Maple Ridge. Lost Souls of Gastown walking tours are also especially fun to do this time of year!

Family-friendly season events next on the first weekend in October include the Chilliwack Corn Maze at Greendale Acres, Magic of Fall Experience at Taves Family Farms, and Petey’s Pumpkin Patch at Fantasy Farms, all of which are in the Fraser Valley. In Vancouver, meanwhile, there is Harvest Days at VanDusen Botanical Garden.

Other things to do next weekend include seeing a show, like Avenue Q shows at Metro Theatre. Also in Vancouver there is improvisational theatre at The Improv Centre at Granville Island and the films Awaken Canada and Call of the Canadian Rockies at Flyover.

Other things to do this time of year include walking tours with Forbidden Vancouver, outdoor adventure games with Vancouver Mysteries, indoor virtual reality games with Zero Latency, and ropes courses and ziplines at WildPlay in Maple Ridge. There are also lots of great museums to visit including the Chinese Canadian Museum, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Fort Langley, Britannia Mine, Museum of Surrey, Stewart Farm, and many others.