October

Pop! Pop! A Theatre Experience for Preschoolers

Join Seek and Hide as they discover and explore a colourful undersea world of sensory experiences including adorable puppets, and gentle, playful interactions with live musical layers and a rich soundscape. Performed for very young audiences of curious explorers aged 2-4 years and their caregivers. A Carousel Players and Presentation
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Canadian Ninja League National Finals
Canadian Ninja League National Finals

The Canadian Ninja League is hosting a National Finals Competition. This premiere event will bring together athletes aged 6 to 40+, from across Canada for an unforgettable three days of competition to vie for a place on the podium and be named Canada’s top ninja! Canadian Ninja League National Finals:
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All Hallows’ Eve Craft Market
All Hallows’ Eve Craft Market

You will find the upper and lower levels of the hall filled with 60 Halloween-loving vendors offering tons of spooky, witchy, gothic, geeky, nerdy, mysterious, strange and unusual wares. Halloween Display by MAD Props! Admission: $2 12 & Under FREE! First 50 in FREE! All Hallows’ Eve Craft Market: Date:
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posAbilities’ Annual INCLUSION Art Show & Sale
posAbilities’ Annual INCLUSION Art Show & Sale

October is Community Inclusion month in BC and we welcome you to check out BC’s largest disability art show! This year, the show features: – 150+ artists with diverse abilities – Paintings, pottery, glasswork, photography and more! – Live art demonstrations posAbilities’ Annual INCLUSION Art Show & Sale: When: October
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Bees at the Museum of Surrey
Bees! At the Surrey Museum

Get interactive with bees! Climb through a honeycomb, test your buzzy knowledge, check out a Live Hive cam, and more! The Surrey Museum is taking the sting out of these super-pollinators and making the yellow and black fuzzy heroes shine as they rightfully deserve. Experience the world of bees from
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7 Ideas for Halloween Day
Wrangle the Crazy Kids with these 7 Ideas for Halloween Day

Halloween lands on a Sunday in 2021. That means parents are 100% responsible for keeping the little ghouls occupied and distracted until it is time to trick-or-treat. Check out some of the ideas I use to cling to my sanity on October 31st. Happy Halloween! Decorate Pumpkins I HATE decorating
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Halloween Howl
Halloween Howl

It’s time for a Halloween Howl! This special event allows families the opportunity to celebrate Halloween together. Families will enjoy scary Halloween-themed activities such as a family gym, arts & crafts, games, trick-or-treating & a very scary storytime! Everyone is encouraged to come dressed in costumes! Please call Abbotsford Recreation
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LGBTQ History Month Family Day
LGBTQ History Month Family Day

October is LGBTQ History Month and Coquitlam Heritage is pleased to host a presentation by the Storytelling with Drag Queens Foundation. The Storytelling with Drag Queens Foundation started in Vancouver as a program to encourage literacy in a diverse and inclusive environment by having Drag performers read stories to adults
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Heritage Halloween Haunted Train Station
Heritage Halloween Haunted Train Station

Visit Mackin House for their annual Heritage Halloween celebration and get spooky. Take a tour of their haunted train station, enjoy some refreshments & make a craft. Masks are required inside the train station and museum. This is a rain or shine event. This is a FREE event and no
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Fred Penner
Fantastic Fred Penner

A number of years back I took my kids to see Fred Penner perform live; what a treat! Families will be thrilled to know that Fred Penner is back in town! He is joining the VSO at the Orpheum on October 3. What are your favourite Fred Penner songs? Sandwiches?
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