HALLOWEEN

BIG KIDS Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tour

As the night falls you’ll be whisked away by trolley where you will see streets and homes, which seem normal, but if you look and listen close enough you will hear echoes of murders and other devastating events. • Tours depart and return to Canada Place • Oct. 6-31, vancouvertrolley.com

Maan Farms Haunted Corn Maze

Walk through the corn field of terror where you’ll encounter a deadly scare around each corner. • Maan Farms, Abbotsford • Oct. 6-31, maanfarms.com/haunted-corn-maze-2

Potter’s House of Horrors

A maze of terror with all the latest animatronics, digital sounds, high-tech scares and trained actors send chills down the spines of all those who enter. | 4-7 p.m. is the Li’l Haunters attraction geared to kids 12 and under | 4-6:30 p.m. is Family Hour | 7-10 p.m. is the regular, ultra-scary show. • Potter’s Farm & Nursery, Surrey • Oct. 6-31, pottershouseofhorrors.com. Vancouver Halloween Parade and Expo This arts festival summons superheroes and supernaturals via handmade costumes, drawings, music and dances, and turns downtown into a giant Cosplay stage. On Oct 12-13, come and enjoy fantasy music and dance performances at Robson Square. The grand Halloween Parade takes place on Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. • vanhalloween.com

Reapers Haunted Attraction

An insane asylum-themed haunt brings the horrors of crazed patients to twisted doctors and hospital staff. The blackout Maze of Terror is filled with everything that goes bump in the night • 9423 Gibson Rd., Chilliwack • Until Oct. 31 • reapers.ca

LITTLE KIDS Bear Creek Pumpkin Express Train

Delight in crafts and activities, design the perfect pumpkin mask and play Halloween games, then enjoy a treat and a ride on the train that travels through the decorated forest. • Bear Creek Park, Surrey • Oct. 7-31, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • $11, bctrains.com

Pumpkin Carving Festival

Talented carvers will compete to be this year’s champion. Also includes lots of family fun, petting zoos, and a wagon ride out to the minicorn maze and pumpkin patch. • Hazelmere Pumpkin Patch, Surrey • Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • $5, hazelmerepumpkinpatch.ca

Richmond Country Farms: The Pumpkin Patch

Enjoy many costumed entertainers and music by the farm band. Pumpkin pickers ride hay wagons past the duck ponds and waterfalls to the fields. • 12900 Steveston Hwy. • Oct. 7-31 • countryfarms.ca

STAGE COMEDY/CABARET Nick Offerman

Known for his role as Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, this humorist, writer and woodworker brings his Full Bush solo standup show to the Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 5 • $39.50$59.50, livenation.com

Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club

Oct. 5-7: Eddie Della Siepe. An emerging talent who quickly became a mainstay on the Canadian comedy scene. • 2837 Cambie St., yukyuks.com

The Comedy Mix

Oct. 5-7: Pete Zedlacher. Two-time Gemini Award-nominee and past winner of Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up • 1015 Burrard St., thecomedymix.com

DANCE Ballet Victoria: Dracula

He’s still bloodthirsty, but that doesn’t mean Ballet Victoria’s Dracula is anything like your typical vampire — or your typical ballet. • Oct. 7: Centennial Theatre, North Van, centennialtheatre.com | Oct. 13: Chilliwack Cultural Centre, chilliwackculturalcentre.ca

Compañía Sharon Fridman: Hasta Dónde …? + All Ways

Israeli choreographer Sharon Fridman presents a program of two works. Hasta Dónde …? explores the relationship between two dancers as it evolves through dependency, struggle and harmony. All Ways is a meditation on the multiple paths before us: seven dancers power through an extreme physical and emotional spectrum, which ranges from fierce urgency to calm contemplation. • Scotiabank Dance Centre, Oct. 12-14 • $32/$24, thedancecentre.ca

Discover Dance! Vancouver Tap Dance Society

VanTap Romp is a percussive extravaganza with a troupe of accomplished and entertaining dancers from the Vancouver Tap Dance Society. • Scotiabank Dance Centre, Oct. 12, noon • $14/$12, thedancecentre.ca

THEATRE Arts Club on Tour: Mom’s the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas. • Oct. 5: The BlueShore at Cap, North Van, 604-990-7810 | Oct. 6-7: Kay Meek Centre, West Van, 604-981-6335 | Oct. 8: Anvil Centre, New West, 604-521-5050 | Oct. 10-22: Surrey Arts Centre, 604-501-5566 • artsclub.com

Little Shop of Horrors

Meek and mild flower shop assistant Seymour Krelborn has stumbled across a peculiar new plant species, which he names after his stunning but vulnerable crush Audrey. The plant grows into a foul-mouthed carnivore who offers fame, fortune, the girl he loves, and an escape from skid row in exchange for feeding its growing appetite for blood. • The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New West, Oct. 5-29 • $23/$25, vagabondplayers.ca

Thanks for Giving

While Nan bastes the turkey and prepares the stuffing, her husband hides a freshly hunted bear in the garage and her troublesome daughter is raiding her purse again. To top it all off, her grandchildren have chosen this Thanksgiving to disclose some unexpected personal truths to the family. In this intimate and restorative new play, the table is set and the main course is legacy, but the dessert is pumpkin pie. Presented by the Arts Club Theatre Company. • Granville Island Stage, Oct. 5-Nov. 4 • artsclub.com

The Hound of the Baskervilles

This comedy version of Sherlock Holmes’ great mystery rules the day as three actors and one wandering fireplace bring all the characters to life in this hilarious spoof. Presented by The Royal Canadian Theatre Company. • Oct. 5-7: Surrey Arts Centre, 604-501-5566 | Oct. 12-14: Metro Theatre, 604-266-7191 | Oct. 20-21: Anvil Centre, New West, 604-521-5050 | Oct. 27-28: The ACT, Maple Ridge, 604-476-2787 | Nov. 1-11: Terry Fox Theatre, Port Coquitlam, brownpapertickets. com • $20/$28, rctheatreco.com

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Set in Victorian England, Bram Stoker’s immortal tale is retold with sisters Mina and Lucy awaiting their heart’s desires, while Mina’s fiancé visits the mysterious Dracula’s castle, and Renfield howls for her master from Bedlam asylum. Presented by the Deep Cove Stage Society. • Deep Cove Stage Theatre, North Van, Oct. 6-21 • $20/$18, deepcovestage.com

Homeward Bound

Join the Beacham family for Sunday dinner. Revel in their word games and quick wit. Laugh at their foibles. But all is not as it seems as their lives unravel in front of us. Presented by Western Gold Theatre. • PAL Studio Theatre, Oct. 6-29 • $27/$32, westerngoldtheatre.org

Monsters

A new transdisciplinary musical theatre work by Miscellaneous Productions. The monsters in question are those, real and imagined, encountered by a cast of Vancouver youth as they explore the concept of monsters as found in culturally diverse, historical, pre-modern, Indigenous and traditional storytelling, as well as futuristic monsters in popular culture. • Scotiabank Dance Centre, Oct. 6-7, 8 p.m. • $15, misc.brownpapertickets.com

Freedom Singer

Urban Ink presents this documentary-style piece of theatre that blends Khari Wendell McClelland’s original music with 1850s freedom songs, verbatim interview excerpts, and first-hand stories as he retraces the steps of his great-great-greatgrandmother Kizzy. • Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, Oct. 7-18 • $22-$32, urbanink.ca

2 BR 0 2 B (To Be Or Naught To Be)

Depicts a world in the future in which there are no prisons, poverty, wars, or diseases. The population of America has been fixed at 40 million souls. But since aging has also been conquered, to bring a new life into the world, an adult must volunteer to die. • Studio 58, Room S032, Langara College, Oct. 10-15 • By donation, studio58.ca

The Woman in Black

A horror story about a lawyer who, certain that a curse has been placed on him, hires an actor to tell his strange story. Presented by the White Rock Players Club. • Coast Capital Playhouse, White Rock • Oct. 11-28, whiterockplayers.ca

Where the Wild Things Are

This interactive production is a guided play experience, adapted from the timeless classic by Maurice Sendak. • Presentation House Theatre, North Van • Oct. 11-22 • $15, phtheatre.org

A Little Night Music

Set in Sweden at the turn of the last century, the show follows the progressions of infatuation, jealousy and true love as a cast of unforgettable characters meet, couple and uncouple during a weekend at a lavish country estate. • Gateway Theatre, Richmond, Oct. 12-21 • From $29, gatewaytheatre.com

A Bench in the Sun

Longtime friends Harold and Burt live in a retirement home and spend their days on a bench in the garden bickering. A once-famous actress has just moved in, giving them something new to argue over. When they learn that the home is about to be sold, the three join forces to prevent this upsetting development. Presented by Stage43. • Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam • Oct. 12-21, evergreenculturalcentre.ca

As You Like It

Shakespeare’s comedy flips the traditional rules of romance. Gender roles, nature and politics run amok in a play that reflects on how confounding yet undeniably pleasurable life can be. Presented by Studio 58. • Langara College, until Oct. 15 • $20-$25, studio58.ca

1 Hour Photo

The true story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century; from growing up in a fishing village on the banks of the Fraser River, to being interned as a Japanese-Canadian during the Second World War, to guarding the Canadian Arctic against Soviet bombers during the height of the Cold War. • The Cultch Historic Theatre, until Oct. 15 • From $22, thecultch.com

The Goblin Market

New Zealand circus troupe, The Dust Palace, takes over the York Theatre with this sumptuous circus production. Christina Rossetti’s poem of dangerous and delicious temptation comes to life with daring circus acts. (adults only) • York Theatre, until Oct. 14 • From $22, thecultch.com

Hyperlink

TJ Dawe and Itai Erdal argue, debate and intertwine their personal experience on everything from internet scams, to love, to hate crimes, to like-farming, in order to get the bottom of what it means to live a life online. • Firehall Arts Centre, until Oct. 14, firehallartscentre.ca

COMMUNITY TALKS/FORUMS Gaining a New Perspective: Discussing Our City’s Past, Present and Future

This series explores stories that have shaped Vancouver over time. • Cultural Landscapes: Vancouver’s South Asian Community. Speakers Naveen Girn, Paneet Singh and Milan Singh. Oct. 7, 9:45-11:30 a.m. • Vancouver Lookout, 555 W. Hastings St. • $21.95, vancouverlookout.com/blog

In Conversation: Bruce Campbell

Join the king of B movies as he discusses his new memoir, Hail to the Chin. • Chapters Metrotown, Burnaby, Oct. 9, 7 p.m. • chapters.indigo.ca

Kevin Vallely: Rowing the Northwest Passage

World record-breaking explorer Kevin Vallely offers a firsthand account of his attempt to raise awareness of the effects of climate change by travelling the Northwest Passage in a rowboat. • Oct. 12, 7 p.m.: Vancouver Public Library, Terry Salman Branch • Free, vpl.ca/events

KIDS/FAMILY Salamander Searchers

Learn about the amphibians that hide by day and hunt by night. Ages 6-9. • Belcarra Regional Park, Port Moody, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. • $4.25, registration required, metrovancouver.org/events

VSO: Kids’ Koncert

Fred Penner, a Canadian icon of entertainment and inspiration for children and families, makes his long-awaited return to the VSO. • Orpheum Theatre, Oct. 8, 2 p.m. • vancouversymphony.ca

MISCELLANEOUS Antiques in the Attic

Find out what valuables have been laying around your home when Peter Blundell and Marian Blundell from Guardian Estates Appraisals return to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. • Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. • $45 for a 15-minute session, chilliwackculturalcentre.ca

Bowen Island Applefest

A community celebration of all things apple. Taste crunchy heritage apples, buy a homemade pie and tour the museum. • Crippen Regional Park, Bowen Island • Oct. 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. • Free, bowenheritage.org

OUTDOORS/FITNESS Demystifying Mushrooms Learn to identify common mushrooms and investigate fungi’s role as the underground ‘world wood web’. Ages 15+ • Oct. 7, 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Campbell Valley Regional Park • $8/$4.25, registration required, metrovancouver.org/events Wonderful Wetlands Tour

Enjoy a guided walk through West Creek Wetlands — an ecological reserve normally off limits to the public and home to an incredible variety of plants and wildlife. • Glenn Valley Regional Park, Langley • Oct. 7, 9:30-11 a.m. • Free, metrovancouver.org/events

MARKETS Antique & Collectible Market

Vintage memorabilia, coins, stamps, postcards, militaria, glassware, jewelry and toys. • Sullivan Hall, Surrey • Oct. 7, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. • $2 admission, cacsgroup.com

Eastside Flea Fall Markets

More than 50 local vendors selling diverse goods from handmade craftsmen items to vintage clothing, antiques and collectibles, plants, artisan eats and more. • Oct. 7-8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • The Ellis Building, 1024 Main St. • eastsideflea.com

LITERARY Vancouver: City on Edge

Explore the ever-changing city with authors Kate Bird (City on Edge), Wayde Compton (The Outer Harbour), Aaron Chapman (The Last Gang in Town) and Charles Demers (Property Values). • Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. • Free, vpl.ca/events

Vancouver Rare Book, Photograph & Paper Show

Western Canada’s premier antiquarian show features more than 20 exhibitors offering a selection of rare and collectible books, photographs, maps, prints and manuscripts. • Heritage Hall, Oct. 7-8 • $10, vrbppshow.ca