Fall is in the air and we are so excited for all the family-friendly events across Metro Vancouver, the Sea to Sky Corridor, Fraser Valley, & the Sunshine Coast this month, we've got you covered from Whistler to Chilliwack and everything in between. From festivals to concerts + seasonal celebrations, we've got the inside scoop on the fun, active outings happening this month!
There is even more family fun in our After School Programs Guide, and the Birthday Party Guide, plus you can find our most current monthly events listings here.
We've made it easy to find family events near you with options in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, West Vancouver, White Rock, Whistler, and Online!
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Family Events & Activities Near You
Cineplex Family Favourites
When: September 7th - 28th, 2024
Where: Various Cineplex Theaters
Weekend plans for the whole gang just got easier! Our Family Favourites program runs movies Saturdays, for only $3.99 plus applicable taxes (in-theatre price). Family Favourites programming is available on select Saturdays at participating locations and films subject to change.
Terry Fox Run
When: September 15th, 2024
Where: Various Locations
The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with more than 650 communities, big and small, urban and rural, English and French, fundraising for cancer research. This year, you can register and participate on Sunday September 15th!
ABBOTSFORD
- September 21st, 2024 - Goat Yoga & Apple Cider Slushies
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
Burnaby
- September 2nd, 2024 - Labour Day at Burnaby Village Museum
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 10th, 2024 - Piper Spit Bird Count
- September 14th, 2024 - Environmental Stewardship Events
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 21st, 2024 - In Your Neighbourhood at the Masjid al Salaam and Education Centre
- September 21st, 2024 - Community Clean Up Event
- September 22nd, 2024 - World Rivers Day at Burnaby Village Museum
- September 22nd, 2024 - Used Kidstuff Sale
CHILLIWACK
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 8th, 2024 - Across the Lake Swim
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 15th, 2024 - Cultus Lake Triathlon
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
COQUITLAM
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 14th, 2024 - Mid-Autumn Moon Celebration
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 20th, 2024 - Rainforest by Night
- September 25th, 2024 - PJ Storytime
DELTA & Tsawwassen
- Ongoing in 2024 - REACH Down Syndrome Support Group
- Ongoing in 2024 - Get Crafty
- Ongoing in 2024 - Family Games Afternoon
- September 7th, 2024 - Day at the Farm
- September 7th, 2024 - Luminary Festival
- September 14th, 2024 - Delta Ukulele Circle
- September 14th, 2024 - A Community Gathering
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 17th & 19th, 2024 - Bat Walk & Talk
- September 20th, 2024 - Movie Night: IF
- September 20th, 2024 - Discovery Centre Open House
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
LANGLEY
- Ongoing in 2024 - Close Knit Langley
- September 1st, 2024 - Skulls, Tracks, and Scat
- September 2nd, 2024 - Helping Buzzy Bees
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 8th, 2024 - Owl Hoot-enanny
- September 14th, 2024 - Insect Inspection
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- Until December 12th, 2024 - Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum
MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS
- Ongoing in 2023 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2024 - Museum Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - Toddler Dance Party
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 14th, 2024 - Our Neck of the Woods
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 21st, 2024 - GETI Fest
- September 21st, 2024 - Repair Cafe
- September 25th, 2024 - National Tree Day
MISSION
- Ongoing in 2024 - Mission Ukulele Circle
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2024 - Wiggle Time
- Ongoing in 2024 - Nature Works at Heritage Park
- September 7th, 2024 - Outdoor Movie Night
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 7th & 21st, 2024 - Car Seat Clinic
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
NEW WESTMINSTER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Rotary Community Bottle Drop
- Ongoing in 2024 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- Ongoing in 2024 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - ArtStarts Explores
- Ongoing in 2024 - Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 21st & 22nd, 2024 - Super Weekend!
- September 28th, 2024 - New West Comic Fest
- September 28th & 29th, 2024 - RiverFest
NORTH VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby & Me at Cates Park
- Ongoing in 2024 - Family Fun Time
- Ongoing in 2024 - Farm Programs at Maplewood Farms
- September 6th, 2024 - Teddy Bears' Picnic
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Kids First at the Polygon
- Until September 13th, 2024 - Shipyards Night Market
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 15th, 2024 - Sensory Friendly Sunday at MONOVA
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 22nd, 2024 - Edible Plants Walk
- September 24th, 2024 - Earth Keepers
- Until October 23rd, 2024 - Shipyard Pals
PORT COQUITLAM
- Ongoing in 2024 - Artist Open Studio - Drop In
- September 7th, 2024 - Car Free Day
- September 7th, 2024 - Repair Cafe
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 22nd, 2024 - Rivers Day Clean Up
PORT MOODY
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 20th, 2024 - Citizen Hurricane
- Until October 25th, 2024 - Construction Toys: Creativity Unleashed
RICHMOND
- September 6th, 2024 - Hamilton Night Out
- September 7th, 2024 - Family Day at Blundell Park
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 14th, 2024 - Wings Over Iona
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- Until September 18th, 2024 - Concerts in the Plaza
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 21st, 2024 - Family Treasures
- September 22nd, 2024 - Big Pirate Run
SQUAMISH
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby + Me Social Hike
- Ongoing in 2024 - Paige's PopUp Sewing & Mending
- September 1st, 2024 - Squamish Plaza Party
- September 1st, 2024 - In the Wold Woods
- September 7th, 2024 - Brackendale Fall Fair
- September 14th, 2024 - Tour de Squamish
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 15th, 2024 - Sundays on Second
- September 15th, 2024 - Lap the Bluffs
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 28th, 2024 - Cliffside Night Market
- September 29th, 2024 - Squamish Rivers Day
SUNSHINE COAST
- Ongoing in 2023 - Learn to Juggle
- Ongoing in 2024 - Family-Friendly Trivia Night
- Until September 1st, 2024 - Sunshine Music Festival
- September 7th, 2024 - Car-Free on Cowrie
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 21st, 2024 - Harvest Cider Stroll
SURREY
- Ongoing in 2024 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - Park Cleanups
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 7th, 2024 - 22nd Annual Fleetwood Community Festival
- September 8th, 2024 - RunSurreyRun
- Until September 12th, 2024 - Park Play at Community Picnics
- September 14th, 2024 - Textile Dye Garden Open House
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 21st, 2024 - Filipino Fest
- September 21st, 2024 - Harvest Fair
- Until September 28th, 2024 - Nature Storytime in the Park
- September 29th, 2024 - Folklore Festival 2024
VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2023 - Kids Read It First
- Until September 2nd, 2024 - TaiwanFest 2024
- September 6th - 8th, 2024 - Everything Electric Canada
- September 7th, 2024 - Public Disco Block Party
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 7th & 21st, 2024 - Free Swap
- September 14th, 2024 - Repair Cafe
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- Until September 24th, 2024 - Pop! Summer Music Series
- September 28th, 2024 - Winged Woodworkers
VANCOUVER ISLAND
- Ongoing in 2024 - Games Night
- Ongoing in 2024 - Tiny Tots Playgroup
- Ongoing in 2024 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- Until September 2nd, 2024 - Saanich Fair
- September 5th - 8th, 2024 - Alberni District Fall Fair
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 13th - 15th, 2024 - Cowichan Fall Fair
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - 22nd, 2024 - The VIEx
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 27th - 29th, 2024 - Luxton Fall Fair
WEST VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Drop In Play & Storytime
- Ongoing in 2024 - Orff Kodaly Music for Children
- September 7th, 2024 - Portobello West Fall Market
- September 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- September 14th - October 5th, 2024 - Book Buddies
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 24th, 2024 - Launch Celebration for Skw’shítsut/Skw’shétsut – Skwxwú7mesh Sníchim Language Kids
WHISTLER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Whistler Indoor Playgroup
- Ongoing in 2023 - Family and Child Education Program
- Ongoing in 2023 - Sea to Sky Postpartum Support Group
- Ongoing in 2023 - Music & Rhymes in the Park
- September 7th, 2024 - GranFondo Whistler
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- September 28th & 29th, 2024 - Ultra Trail Whistler
- Until September 30th, 2024 - Vallea Lumina: Summer Edition
WHITE ROCK
- Ongoing in 2023 - Chess Club
- Ongoing in 2023 - Art Club
- September 7th & 8th, 2024 - Parkinson SuperWalk
- September 15th, 2024 - Terry Fox Run
- September 19th - 21st, 2024 - South Rock Comedy Fest
- September 20th - October 13th, 2024 - Culture Days
- Until September 27th, 2024 - White Rock Night Market
ONLINE/VIRTUAL
- Ongoing in 2024 - Artstarts Explores: A Province at Play
- Ongoing in 2024 - Generation Health
- Ongoing in 2024 - AutismBC Meets
- Ongoing in 2023 - Online Toddler Time for Chinese-Speaking Families
- Ongoing in 2024 - A Year of Blessings: Celebrating Traditional Chinese Festivals
- Ongoing in 2023 - Sea to Sky Postpartum Support Group
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