Looking for family-friendly events across Metro Vancouver, the Sea to Sky Corridor, Fraser Valley, + the Sunshine Coast? We've got you covered from Whistler to Chilliwack and everything in between. From festivals to concerts and seasonal celebrations, we've got the inside scoop on all the fun & active outings happening this month.
There are even more events in our Pumpkin Patch Guide, plus our seasonal Family Halloween Activities, Apple Picking & Farmer's Market articles. Our most up to date family events listing is 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 Moody, Richmond, Squamish, the Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, West Vancouver, Whistler, and Online!
Family Events & Activities Near You
Ore and Orcas: the Remediation of Howe Sound |Átl’ḵa7tsem
When: October & November 2022
Where: Britannia Mine Museum
Explore how copper contamination impacted the marine food chain from plankton to predators, and learn how remediation efforts now protect this ecosystem. This unique display includes a number of specimens from the Howe Sound ecosystem, including a real killer whale skeleton, rockfish, salmon, sponges and other iconic animals that call Howe Sound home.
The Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too!
When: October 1st & 2nd, 2022
Where: Abbotsford International Airport
This incredible annual event is always fun, hands-on and completely FREE! Meet a NASA Astronaut in person and explore a variety of cool aircraft, plus hands-on displays and activities. Among the many attractions our event is famous for are the hundreds of free flights for female first-time fliers - an experience that is often the catalyst that is needed to inspire interest in Aviation, Aerospace, Marine, and other STEM based fields.
ABBOTSFORD
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 1st & 2nd, 2022 - The Sky's No Limit - Girls Fly Too!
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 14th - 16th, 2022 - West Coast Women's Show
Burnaby
- September 22nd - October 31st, 2022 - Pumpkins After Dark
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 1st, 2022 - Silver Anniversary Toonie Skate
- October 1st & 8th, 2022 - We Imagine: Storytime & Crafts
- October 1st - 24th, 2022 - Neighbourhood Decorating Contest
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 23rd, 2022 - Last Splash at C.G. Brown Pool
CHILLIWACK
- September 1st - October 31st, 2022 - Thursday Family Music Night
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 7th - 9th, 2022 - BMX Canada Grands
- October 14th - 16th, 21st - 23rd, 2022 - ArenaCross
- October 21st - 30th, 2022 - Mamma Mia!
- October 28th - 30th, 2022 - Fraser Valley Wellness & Lifestyle Expo 2022
- October 29th, 2022 - Loop the Vedder
- October 30th - November 5th, 2022 - Rotary Book Sale
COQUITLAM
- September 24th - October 24th, 2022 - Port Coquitlam Culture Days
- October 3rd, 17th, 24th, & 31st, 2022 - Korean Storytime
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 8th, 2022 - Celebrations of Gratitude
- October 12th, 2022 - Flowers for the Lights at LaFarge
- October 13th - 17th, 2022 - Run Away with the Circus
- October 16th, 2022 - Diwali Family Day
- October 21st, 2022 - Pro-D Day Movie Screening: Minions, The Rise of Grunge
DELTA
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 3rd, 2022 - Meet with a Speech Pathologist
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 12th - November 16th, 2022 - Reading Buddies
- October 15th, 2022 - Flashlight Mysteries: The Descent into Decay
- October 21st, 2022 - Port Adventure Family Tour
LANGLEY
- September 7th, 2022 - June 23rd, 2023 - Nature Explorer for Early Learners
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 1st, 2022 - Salmon & Cranberry Harvest Celebration
- October 1st, 2022 - Heritage & Apple Day
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 7th - 9th, 2022 - Canadian Ninja League National Finals
- October 8th, 2022 - Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off
- October 8th, 2022 - Fort Langley Cranberry Festival
- October 16th, 2022 - Registry Insiders at BuyBuy Baby
- October 22nd, 2022 - Vintage Harvest Sale
MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 2nd, 2022 - Pitt Meadows Culture Day
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 8th, 2022 - Repair Cafe
- October 15th, 2022 - Celebrate the Night Lantern Making Workshops
- October 21st, 2022 - Celebrate the Night
- October 23rd, 2022 - Return of the Salmon
- October 28th, 2022 - Oktoberfest
MISSION
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 8th, 2022 - Hike Mission: Devil's Lake
- October 16th, 2022 - Hike Mission: Steelhead Falls & Stave Dam Forest Interpretation Trail
NEW WESTMINSTER
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- September 30th - November 27th, 2022 - Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 15th & 16th, 2022 - New West Culture Crawl
NORTH VANCOUVER
- September 22nd - October 20th, 2022 - Skills for Life for Families
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 2nd, 2022 - Kids First Sundays
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 14th - 23rd, 2022 - Pop! Pop!
- October 21st - 23rd, 2022 - Big Book Sale
- October 22nd, 2022 - Coho Commotion
PORT MOODY
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 22nd, 2022 - Salamander Searchers
RICHMOND
- June - October 10th, 2022 - Richmond Night Market
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 4th, 2022 - Plein Air Painting: Iona Beach
- October 6th - 10th, 2022 - Run Away with the Circus
- October 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th, 2022 - Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)
SQUAMISH
- September 15th - October 27th, 2022 - Baby & Me Social Hike
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 1st - November 30th, 2022 - Ore and Orcas: the Remediation of Howe Sound |Átl’ḵa7tsem
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 15th & 16th, 2022 - Sea to Sky Model Train and Hobby Show
THE SUNSHINE COAST
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 1st, 2022 - Let's Make Bags!
- October 1st, 2022 - Pender Harbour Fall Faire
- October 1st & 29th, 2022 - Repair Cafe: Sunnycrest Mall
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 7th, 2022 - Food Truck Fridays
- October 13th - 31st, 2022 - Sechelt Arts Festival: UpcycleArt
- October 21st, 2022 - Sechelt Library Book Faire
- October 23rd, 2022 - Monthly Drumming Circle
SURREY
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- September 24th - October 31st, 2022 - Scarecrow Stroll
- September 26th - October 3rd, 2022 - Navratri Festival
- October 1st, 2022 - Let It Out! with Mil's Trills
- October 1st, 2022 - Multicultural Peace Festival
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 8th - 29th, 2022 - ReLeaf Tree Planting
- October 18th - November 8th, 2022 - Positive Parenting Virtual Workshop Series
- October 21st, 2022 - School's Out Pro-D Day: Dinosaurs
- October 22nd & 23rd, 2022 - Handcrafted Expo
VANCOUVER
- February 26th, 2022 - January 22nd, 2023 - Science World presents T. rex: The Ultimate Predator
- September 17th - December 31st, 2022 - Rollerskating Nights - All Ages
- September 22nd - December 15th, 2022 - KidsZone at VPL Oakridge
- September 29th - December 15th, 2022 - Les Petits Matin de Vancouver
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 1st - 30th, 2022 - Harvest Days at VanDusen Botanical Gardens
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 6th, 2022 - PosAbilities INCLUSION Art Show & Sale
- October 15th, 2022 - Family Art Workshop
- October 12th, 2022 - Teacher's Night Out at Science World
- October 23rd, 2022 - Vancouver Comic & Toy Show
VANCOUVER ISLAND
- May 28th - October 10th, 2022 - Victoria Harbour Ferry Water Ballet
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- September 29th - October 3rd, 2022 - Run Away with the Circus
- October 1st - 31st, 2022 - Sailing in Sooke
- October 2nd, 2022 - Period Talk
- October 2nd - December 11th, 2022 - Free Family Skate
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 6th, 2022 - Honouring Our Children: For Parents & Caregivers of Indigenous Children
- October 8th, 2022 - Apple Harvest Festival
- October 15th, 2022 - Science in the Park: Marvellous Mushrooms
- October 28th, 2022 - Glow Skate
- October 29th, 2022 - Shibori Tie-Dyeing Workshop
WHISTLER
- September 1st - October 29th, 2022 - The Teeny Tiny Show
- September 4th - December 18th, 2022 - Sunday Family Storytime
- September 17th, 2022 - January 8th, 2023 - Out of Control: The Concrete Art of Skateboarding
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 3rd & 17th, 2022 - Games Night
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 6th, 2022 - Indigenous Cultural Awareness Workshop
- October 9th, 2022 - Whistler Turkey Trot
WEST VANCOUVER
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 3rd - 17th, 2022 - Fall GoByBike Weeks
- October 29th, 2022 - WVAM! Family Art Project
Online/Virtual
- June 1st - December 31st, 2022 - The Grit Letter Writing Project
- September 23rd - October 16th, 2022 - BC Culture Days
- October 1st, 2022 - Express Inspire Connect Youth Conference
- October 6th, 2022 - Temper Tantrums: Getting Through Them Unruffled
- October 18th - November 8th, 2022 - Positive Parenting Virtual Workshop Series
- October 20th - 23rd, 2022 - AdvoCon 2022
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