Things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, October 29, 2026

83 events listed in and around Vancouver, each with its time and venue.

Morning

WoundWISE® Wound Care Skills Lab — Vancouver 2026
Class · Wound Care · 8:30 AM – 3 PM · City Centre
BBB Business Bootcamp: Expert Talks on AI, HR & Leadership
Talk · Business Leadership · 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Downtown
Norquay Elementary - Parent Reading Workshop
Class · Reading · 9 AM · Renfrew-Collingwood
AMA (Ask Me Anything) | Vancouver
Talk · 9:30 AM · Mount Pleasant
Meet Your Local IE Representative in Vancouver
Meetup · 9:30 AM – 5 PM · Downtown
WNORTH Roundtable | On Both Sides of the Table: Hiring and Career Moves in the Age of AI | Vancouver
Talk · Career · 9:30 AM · Downtown Vancouver
Profitability by Design: Free Masterclass for Business Owners · Oct 29
Class · Finance & Investing · 10 AM · Downtown
The Breakfast Club – October 29 | An "All Figured Out" Event for Working Moms
Meetup · Working Moms · 10 AM · Dundarave
Profitability by Design: Free Masterclass for Business Owners (In-Person)
Class · Finance & Investing · 10 AM · Downtown
Why Wait 4 Friday! (Granville Room)
Dance Party · Hip-Hop / Rap · 10 AM – 3 PM · Downtown

Afternoon

Reclaiming Sky Stories - Indigenous Astronomy Workshop
Class · Indigenous Astronomy · 3:30 PM · H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Founder Latte
Meetup · Founders · 4 PM · Coal Harbour
Global AI Community MeetUp
Meetup · AI · 4 PM – 7 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Teaching AI How Your Business Runs: Microsoft's Next Step for Agents
Talk · Business AI · 4 PM · West Central Valley
Opening Reception & Artist Talk | Geoffrey Feng: Revelations and Remains
Museum & Gallery · Historical Memory · 4 PM – 8 PM · Downtown
Stanley Park Seawall Walk and Talk - Women in Tech
Hike & Walk · 4:30 PM · Inner Harbour

Evening

Mad Arts Indie Film Night
Film · 5 PM · The Gathering Place Community Centre
Gallery Excursion and Artist Hang! Vancouver Sketchup 039
Tour · Art · 5 PM – 8 PM · Downtown
Articulate Your Idea, Practice & Present
Class · Presentation · 5 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Hot Dyke PEEP SHOW // Queer Halloween Burlesque
Drag & Burlesque · Halloween · 5 PM – 11 PM · Strathcona
Speed Networking Cafe 3: Launch, learn, and grow in canada
Networking · Entrepreneurs · 5 PM – 8:30 PM · Downtown
Vancouver Chinatown Cocktail Crawl by Pacifik Food Tours
Tour · Cocktails · 5 PM – 8 PM · Downtown
Salute 2026 Sponsorship
Social · 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Downtown
Spooky Season Halloween Craft Night
Craft Workshop · Halloween · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Downtown
Women In Male-Dominated Industries - Café Night
Networking · Women In Industry · 5:30 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Tea & Stillness | An After-Work Mindful Healing Experience
Meditation · 5:30 PM · Downtown
Design, Revealed - Marathon Hardware x LightForm
Talk · Design · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Mount Pleasant
Founder growth forum | Stripe Vancouver community launch - in-person
Networking · Founders · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Downtown
POCAM Vancouver - Fall Community Social!
Meetup · 5:30 PM · Downtown
2026 Insurance Person of the Year Gala
Networking · Insurance · 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Downtown
After Hours Thursdays
Museum & Gallery · 5:30 PM · Lower Lonsdale
UBC Thunderbirds Basketball vs. TWU Spartans - HOME OPENER
Game · Basketball · 5:30 PM · UBC - Thunderbird Stadium
T3: The Challenges We Share - A Meetup for Educators
Meetup · Educators · Sold out · 5:30 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Netca Series #5 - /DFM
Meetup · 5:30 PM · Downtown Vancouver
Community Flow Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · West End
Theatre Around The Table
Theater · 6 PM · Hastings-Sunrise
Paint Night @ Lonsdale Quay
Art Class · 6 PM · Lower Lonsdale
DC604 - Don't Panic: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Your Attack Surface
Talk · Attack Surface · 6 PM · Downtown Vancouver
The Fun House Jam Show!
Improv · 6 PM · Strathcona
Kitchen Club: Mole & Memory
Dinner · Oaxacan Mole · 6 PM – 9 PM · Mount Pleasant
Clay Night
Craft Workshop · Clay Sculpting · 6 PM · Downtown
Abundance Breakthrough: A Soul Session for Conscious Women Entrepreneurs
Meditation · 6 PM · Kitsilano
Witchy Halloween Night at Cork It Wine Shop
Meetup · Halloween · 6:30 PM · Lynnmour South
PnP&Me
Support Group · Chemsex · 6:30 PM · West End
Key Wines of the Old World
Tasting · Wine · 6:30 PM · Killarney
Cuban Dance: Roots and Expression
Class · Cuban Dance · 6:30 PM · Lower Lonsdale
Saltwater Tongues: Marine-themed Poetry Night (Vancouver edition!)
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Grandview-Woodland
BCWBN Vancouver Chapter Networking Launch Event
Networking · Women In Business · 6:30 PM · Shaughnessy
Breathwork Experience: The Capacity Experiment ✨
Meditation · 6:30 PM · Downtown Vancouver
An evening for Women to Unwind & Connect!
Meetup · Women S Social · 6:30 PM · Lynnmour South
Curry Cockle Chow Mein
Arts · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Mount Pleasant
Thursday Radiant Heart Song Circle - Come Home to Your Voice!
Music Class · 7 PM · Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Shani Mootoo: Reading & Launch
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Downtown
Pelvic Floor Physio Reframed: From Pregnancy to Performance
Talk · Health · 7 PM · Kitsilano
The Tarot Circle: Symbols & Psychological Perspectives
Class · Tarot · 7 PM · Downtown
Night of Yōkai
Drag & Burlesque · Japanese Folklore · 7 PM · West End
F☆#K the H8Rs Halloween Edition
Variety Show · 7 PM · Downtown
The Rocky Horror Picture Show // Thursday Oct 29th
Arts · 7 PM – 11 PM · Mount Pleasant
Halloween Paint & Sip
Class · 7 PM · Strathcona
✨Paint & Sip @ East Van Brewing - Thursday Oct 29th - 7pm
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · Grandview-Woodland
Joy Oladokun: The Heavy Things Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Kitsilano
CHULO Vancouver — Halloween Edition
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 7 PM – 1 AM · Strathcona
Halloween Hootenanny
Concert · Folk / Americana · 7 PM – 11 PM · Mount Pleasant
CONEJO BLANCO, CONEJO ROJO - En Español | Vancouver
Theater · 7 PM · Fairview
Expressive Arts Workshop to Reconnect To Your Own Needs
Class · Design · 7 PM · Downtown
✨Paint & Sip @ Container Brewing - Thursday Oct 29th - 7pm
Art Class · Painting · 7 PM · Strathcona
Samhain Ceremony Circle: Honoring the Darkness
Faith & Spiritual · Samhain · 7 PM · Oakridge
Lizdek with Synova
Live Music · 7 PM · Downtown
Vancouver Real Estate, Construction & Finance Networking Event
Networking · Real Estate · 7 PM – 10 PM · Downtown
Vancouver Film + Music Industry Dinner
Dinner · Film And Music · 7 PM – 10 PM · Downtown
Game Devs Halloween Party
Networking · Game Development · 7 PM – 10 PM · Downtown
House Teams Comedy Show
Improv · 7:30 PM · Strathcona
THURSDAY WINGS NIGHT & STAND UP COMEDY @ COMEDY AFTER DARK
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown
Ringside Showcase — Vancouver Stand-Up Comedy | Thursdays Main St
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Riley Park
Going to Ground
Concert · Electronic · 8 PM – 11 PM · Strathcona
WESTTREK'S Halloween Party
Dance Party · Halloween · 8 PM – 3 AM · Downtown
UNICORN REUNION
Karaoke · 8 PM – 2 AM · City Centre
CALIENTE THURSDAYS
Dance Party · 8:30 PM – 1 AM · Downtown
Drag Show Record Label
Drag & Burlesque · 9 PM · West End

Late

CREEPYPASTA RAVE VOL.2
Dance Party · 10 PM · Downtown
Gasolina Y Ghouls
Dance Party · Reggaeton · 10 PM · Downtown
UBC vs SFU UNIVERSITY PARTY WAR: HALLOWEEN EDITION
Dance Party · Halloween · 10 PM – 3 AM · Downtown
Press Play Thursdays
Dance Party · Pop · 10:30 PM – 3 AM · Downtown
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