A packed calendar across Metro Vancouver for Oct. 5–11, 2026 includes the 45th Vancouver International Film Festival and several major concerts.
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The 45th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) continues in-cinema across Vancouver from October 1 to 11, 2026, with screenings scheduled at various locations across the city.
Concerts on the calendar for this stretch include Sting 3.0 at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre on October 5 and 6, SKERRYVORE at the Hollywood Theatre on October 7, Disney Worlds Collide Tour at Rogers Arena on October 8, Undertale: The Determination Symphony at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on October 10, and aespa at Rogers Arena on October 11.
Family-friendly options include Fright Nights at Playland, running October 7 to 31, and Circo Circus Osorio, with performances in Richmond at Lansdowne Centre from October 8 to 12, 2026 and in Coquitlam at Coquitlam Centre from October 15 to 25, 2026.
At VanDusen Botanical Garden, Harvest Days runs October 3 and 4, then again October 10 to 12 and October 17 to 18, 2026, with activities described around the Learning Garden and hedge maze, along with live bluegrass and folk music, face painting, lawn games, crafts, and nature activities in the Discovery Tent.
For arts and live theatre, Avenue Q is scheduled at Metro Theatre Vancouver from September 18 to October 10, 2026, and HEIST by Arun Lakra runs from September 17 to October 18, 2026 at the Stanley BFL CANADA Stage.
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