1) A tribute to Tom Petty and Gord Downie
Vancouver’s music community will come together to celebrate two giants of rock n’ roll who died last month. Proceeds from the concert will go towards benefiting Music Heals Canada.
Nov. 16.
Fox Cabaret
(2321 Main St.)
2) Rio Grind Film Festival
Halloween wasn’t scary enough for you? Join the Rio Theatre for the third annual Rio Grind Film Festival. Expect an immaculate assortment of new and award-winning international, Canadian, indie, cult, sci-fi and horror shorts, features and documentaries.
Nov. 16 to 19.
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway)
3) 100,000 holiday lights
Join thousands of Vancouverites and tourists gathering around Burrard Street to experience the annual fireworks display at St. Paul’s in Downtown Vancouver. More than 100,000 light bulbs will sparkle in the night sky as you feast at the food trucks and listen to the soaring voices of choirs singing carols.
Nov. 16.
St. Paul’s Hospital
(1081 Burrard St.)
4) Hundreds of open artist studios
The Eastside Culture Crawl brings together creators and appreciators of art in the very setting where the art is made. Browse hundreds of open artist studios where you can admire the art, see how it’s made, meet the artist, have a drink, laugh, move, talk, meet new people and head off to the next studio to do it all again.
Nov. 16 to 19.
80 buildings in the area bounded by Columbia Street, First Avenue, Victoria Drive and the waterfront.
5) Live art with a van Gogh
The Art of Art is an interactive, elegant evening featuring live art-making, a silent auction, tattooing and an innovative chefs tasting competition. Kathy van Gogh (yes, there’s a relation) will also be onsite and painting live as part of the event. Best of all, proceeds from the event will help support at risk youth across Vancouver.
Nov. 18
The Pipe Shop
(115 Victory Way, North Vancouver)
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