Wild Bells/ frequencies/ Drift brings ethereal sounds outdoors, September 25

Custom-made bells, ceramic percussion, and the greenery of Hadden Park

The instrument-installation frequencies creates a soundscape. — The instrument-installation *frequencies* creates a soundscape.

At Hadden Park on September 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. as part of BC Culture Days. Reservations required

THINK CUSTOM-MADE bells, ethereal voices, and artisan ceramic percussion pieces as Vancouver New Music and Publik Secrets present a trio of compositions and strangely beautiful instrumental-installations.

Robyn Jacob, Roxanne Nesbitt and George Rahi contribute work to this open-air "sonic environment"--an experience that promises to soothe your pandemic-stressed soul. Social distancing measures will be in effect.

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Myra Melford and her trio set to make a splash as part of VanJazz ’26 on October 25

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Maryth Gilroy and Karen Hamm direct Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies’s drama at the Jericho Arts Centre

Big Stuff probes profound existential questions at the Olympic Village Stage, October 14 to November 1

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TAXA gives the silent horror classic Nosferatu a new soundtrack at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 17

F.W. Murnau’s 1920 German Expressionist film—an unauthorized adaptation of Dracula—was nearly lost thanks to a lawsuit launched by Bram Stoker’s widow

After last year’s hit local debut, The Effect explores love and brain chemistry, at The Cultch October 15 to 25

Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO coproduction digs into Succession writer Lucy Prebble’s critically acclaimed play as it builds unease along with the dosage

Get your best salsa and cumbia moves on at VLACC's I Like It Like That! on October 10

Featuring live music, DJs, and dance lessons, the event is part of Latin Expressions 2026, hosted by the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre

Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves pay tribute to John Coltrane at the Chan Centre on October 13

In Coastal Jazz and Chan copresentation, the pair mark the centennial of saxophonist Coltrane’s birth by performing songs from his 1963 album with singer Johnny Hartman

Marie Clements’s Reclaim My Skin pays sweeping homage to Indigenous female resurgence, at VIFF October 10

Yolonda Skelton’s remarkable paper dresses from the film series will be displayed on the day of the screening

MUTEK x VIFF Live delivers cutting-edge electronic music and workshops, October 2 to 4

Presented as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival’s live-performance series, the event is a collaboration between MUTEK Montreal and Vancouver’s Chapel Sound Art Foundation

Puppet show Epidermis Circus gets weird at Surrey Arts Centre on October 2

In the SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles production, Fraggle Rock puppeteer Ingrid Hansen brings a little stinker named Baby Tyler to adorably sassy life