Please note: due to COVID-19, B.C. Vaccine Cards and/or masks may be required for entry to certain in-person events.

FRIDAY: the B.C. Lions take on the Calgary Stampeders in Canadian Football League action at BC Place Stadium.

FRIDAY: Canadian folk-music band the Weather Station, fronted by Tamara Lindeman, plays the Hollywood Theatre.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Vancouver Symphony music-director emeritus Bramwell Tovey is joined by legendary pianist Yefim Bronfman in a program that includes Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto at the Orpheum Theatre.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green (aka City and Colour) performs tunes from latest album A Pill For Loneliness at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: synthwave band the Midnight, composed of Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan, plays the Commodore Ballroom.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Paddle Song, at the Firehall Arts Centre until November 21, stars Cheri Maracle in a one-woman musical about Mohawk poet Pauline Johnson. 

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Dance Centre presents online performances of Sannidhanam--Sacred Spaces, a new work choreographed by Indian Bharatanatyam artist Rama Vaidyanathan for an ensemble of eight dancers.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: in collaboration with the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Museum of Vancouver is presenting the traveling exhibition Boarder X until October 2022.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Deep Cove Stage Society presents performances of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, directed by Tracy Labrosse, at North Van's Deep Cove Stage.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the 25th annual Eastside Culture Crawl presents its by-appointment preview weekend.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Imagine Picasso, an immersive exhibition featuring massive projections of the pioneering Spanish artist's work, is now running at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Circle Craft Christmas Market, Western Canada’s largest craft market, features hundreds of craftspeople and artisans at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh at the Vancouver Maritime Museum features the work of 20 Indigenous artists and carvers alongside historical images and information that tells the story of the resilience and strength of Indigenous peoples through the war canoe and all it represents. Curated by Indigenous artist and cultural historian Roxanne Charles, the exhibition runs until July 3, 2022.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery is a solo exhibition by designer, artist, and activist Sho Sho Esquiro that showcases meticulously crafted couture gowns, textiles, paintings, and photographs to celebrate the beauty and resilience of First Nations communities. The exhibition runs at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art until June 5, 2022.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono/The art of John and Yoko runs at the Vancouver Art Gallery until May 1, 2022. The exhibition is divided into two parts, the first of which delves into Ono’s artistic process, reflecting her radical and unconventional approach, and the second highlighting Ono and her deceased husband John Lennon’s collaborative art projects aimed at promoting peace.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Sankofa: African Routes, Canadian Roots, an exhibition that explores the relationships between traditional and contemporary African art and Black Canadian contemporary art, runs until March 27, 2022 at the MOA.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: livestream from the Cultch of Ruby Slippers Theatre's we the same, a multicultural journey through reality, fantasy, and the supernatural utilizing ritual dance, shadow play, live music, and animation.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: OG Punk, running at North Vancouver's Polygon Gallery until January 2, 2022, captures the ethos of punk subculture by Vancouver photographer Dina Goldstein. 

SATURDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of Our Little Sister, Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s adaptation of the acclaimed manga series Umimachi Diary. 

SATURDAY: the Naadaleela Ensemble features world musicians on zheng, erhu, mridangam, and violin and music from Iran, India, and China at the Roundhouse Community Centre.

SATURDAY: Seattle band Polyrhythmics performs a mix of funk, soul, psychedelic rock, R&B, progressive jazz, and Afrobeat at the Rickshaw Theatre.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: choreographer and dancer Shay Kuebler returns to the Chuzpah! Festival with the world premiere of Momentum of Isolation at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.

SUNDAY: Vancouver Comicon at the Heritage Hall is a comic-book convention featuring vendors selling new and collectible comics, with guest artist Douglas Wheatley.

SUNDAY: screening at the Rio Theatre of the 2021 4K restoration of Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 psychological-horror drama Possession, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill.

SUNDAY: the Vancouver Flea Market Record and Vinyl Show features more than 40 tables of vintage and new vinyl, CDs, memorabilia, and posters.