Free things to do in Vancouver

Events the organizers list as free, Mon Oct 26 – Sun Nov 1.

Mon Oct 26

Contemporary Expressions — A Group Exhibition
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM – 6 PM · Fairview
Master Public Speaking & captivate any room with confidence *Online Event
Class · Public Speaking · 3 PM · Downtown
Youth v. Canada Climate Rally
Meetup · Climate · 5:30 PM · Downtown
Book Launch: Sveva Caetani's Recapitulation Series by Adriana A. Davies
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Kitsilano
Movie & Pumpkin Carving Night
Film · 7 PM · Mount Pleasant
Guided Full Moon Meditation : Yaletown
Meditation · 8:15 PM · Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

Tue Oct 27

posAbilities’ 22nd Annual INCLUSION Art Show & Sale
Museum & Gallery · Art · 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM · Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
BC Cancer Foundation x Microsoft 5K Walk/Run & Happy Hour 🍻
Race · Running · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · West End
ACRYLIC PAINTING COURSE for adults
Art Class · Acrylic Painting · 6:30 PM · Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
Time Out Tuesdays: Trivia
Trivia · 7 PM · Oakridge
Common Cause, Equity and Ties to a Place
Talk · Cultural Identity · 7 PM · Downtown
DREW'S CLUES TRIVIA NIGHT
Trivia · 7 PM – 10 PM · Kitsilano

Wed Oct 28

EU Book Club: Juli Zeh's Corpus Delicti
Book Club · Literature · 5 PM · West End
Public Art: Asserting Sovereignty and Presence
Talk · 5 PM · Strathcona
Machine Learning Reading Group: Shared Geometry as a Rosetta Stone
Meetup · Machine Learning · 6 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Atelier de yoga et de respiration entre femmes
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · Strathcona
Adult Watercolour Class - A Colour Break with Ania Salmina
Art Class · Watercolour · 6:30 PM · Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
Wednesday Trivia at Biminis
Trivia · 7:30 PM · Kitsilano

Thu Oct 29

Reclaiming Sky Stories - Indigenous Astronomy Workshop
Class · Indigenous Astronomy · 3:30 PM · H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Opening Reception & Artist Talk | Geoffrey Feng: Revelations and Remains
Museum & Gallery · Historical Memory · 4 PM – 8 PM · Downtown
Teaching AI How Your Business Runs: Microsoft's Next Step for Agents
Talk · Business AI · 4 PM · West Central Valley
Mad Arts Indie Film Night
Film · 5 PM · The Gathering Place Community Centre
Theatre Around The Table
Theater · 6 PM · Hastings-Sunrise
Saltwater Tongues: Marine-themed Poetry Night (Vancouver edition!)
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Grandview-Woodland

Fri Oct 30

Vancouver Grand Food, Taste & Culinary Festival 2026
Food Festival · 10 AM · PNE Forum
🎃🤖 AI Apocalypse: Halloween Meet & Greet 🤖👻
Meetup · Halloween · 4 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Ruckus x Samsara: Tour de Fright
Group Ride · Cycling · Sold out · 6 PM · Fairview
A Climate of Polarization: Holding onto Our Humanity. Book Launch
Books & Readings · Polarization · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · West Point Grey
BUSGDA Play and Chat - October, Dredge
Game Night · Dredge · 7 PM · Riley Park
Young Adult Board Game Night
Game Night · 7 PM · Shaughnessy

Sat Oct 31

Founders Running Club :: Vancouver
Run Club · 9 AM · Downtown Vancouver
Fall Planting at Renfrew Community Park
Volunteering · Native Species · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Renfrew-Collingwood
Leading in the Age of AI & Official Launch of SelfEducation AI Institute at UBC
Talk · AI · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · UBC
Grounding Circle
Meditation · 10:30 AM · Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize
Books & Readings · Poetry Prize · 2 PM · Downtown
Quadball Practice - China Creek North Park
Play · 2 PM · Mount Pleasant

Sun Nov 1

Making Sense of AI Risks: What’s Happening, and What Can We Do?
Talk · AI Risks · 12:30 PM · Oakridge
Recycling Stories: Walking with Vancouver's Binners
Tour · Binners · 1 PM · Strathcona
Free Fashion Show Vancouver: November 1 | 10 Designers | Then And After XIV
Expo & Convention · Fashion · 3 PM · Downtown
Death Cafe: Dignity in Community
Meetup · Death And Dying · 4 PM · Strathcona
discontent: beatriz serrano
Books & Readings · Discontent · 4:30 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Trivia Night with Pho!
Trivia · 8 PM · Grandview-Woodland
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