Things to Do in Vancouver: Finding Fun Things to Do in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Special Events for October 2000

 

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October 6 - 8, 2000
Model Railroad show in Lynden, Wa; (360) 354-5995.

October 7, 2000
Cranberry Festival and Canoe Club Regatta at Fort Langley; (604) 888-1477.

October 7, 2000
Bagpipes galore: Black Watch, The Prince of Wales Band, at GM Place; (604) 280-4444.

October 7, 2000
Cranberry Harvest Festival at Richmond Nature Park; (604) 273-7015.

October 9, 2000
Thanksgiving Monday

October 12 - 15, 2000
BC Fall Home Show at BC Place Stadium, Vancouver; (604) 661-3426.

October 14, 2000
First Peoples' Cultural Foundation Awards Concert at the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver; (604) 652-2426.

October 14, 2000
Abbotsford Collector Car Show and Auction, Tradex Centre, Abbotsford; (604) 514-2277.

October 14, 2000
Our Feathered Friends bird-watching tour at Vandusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver; (604) 257-8661.

October 14 - 29, 2000
Scarecrow Festival at Vandusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver; (604) 257-8661.

October 15, 2000
Charlotte Diamond and the Hug Bug Band at the Genesis Theatre, Ladner; (604) 946-5005.

October 15, 2000
Drive-in movie theatre in the parking lot of the Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver, 60s theme, movie: Grease; (604) 984-4484.

October 15, 2000
Supersunday at the Vancouver Art Gallery, hands-on fun for families with school aged children; noon - 5 pm; (604) 662-4700.

October 15, 2000
Student Science Fair Displays from last spring's greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair, Science World, Vancouver; (604) 443-7443.

October 18 - 22, 2000
Vancouver International Writers (& Readers) Festival at Granville Island; (604) 681-6330.

October 19 - 21, 2000
Fall Craft and Antique Show at the Northwest Washington Fair ground in Lynden, Wa.; (360) 354-5995.

October 19 - 21, 2000
Harvest Festival with more than 70 scarecrows decorating the streets in Lynden, Wa.; (360) 354-5995.

October 20 - 22, 2000
Vancouver Waterfront Antique Show at Canada Place; 1-800-667-0619.

October 20 - 22, 2000
Vancouver Snow Show 2000 at BC Place Stadium; (604) 878-0754.

October 21, 2000
Tiger Walk & Strut for Endangered Species at Lumberman's Arch, Stanley Park; (604) 683-8220.

October 21 - 22, 2000
October Christmas Fair at the Fort Langley community hall; (604) 574-9381.

October 22 - 24, 2000
BC Fall Boat & Outdoors Show at the Tradex Centre, Abbotsford; (604) 294-1313.

October 22 - November 11, 2000
Vancouver International Dance Festival at Performance Works and Pacific Cinematheque, Vancouver; (604) 915-9181.

October 25, 2000
An evening with J. K. Rowling, the author of the popular Harry Potter books, at the QE Theatre, Vancouver; (604) 665-3050.

October 26, 2000
Lower Mainland dog Fanciers at the Tradex Centre, Abbotsford; (604) 599-6992.

October 27, 2000
Pumpkin carving contest in downtown Abbotsford; (604) 850-6547.

October 27, 2000
Octoberfest Dance at the Fort Langley Community Hall; (604) 888-4867.

October 27 - 29, 2000
Vancouver International Drum Festival at various locations in Vancouver; (604) 685-8471.

October 28, 2000
9th Annual Pumpkin Event at Maplewood Farm, North Vancouver; (604) 929-5610.

October 28, 2000
Parade of the Lost Souls at Grandview Park, Vancouver; (604) 879-8611.

October 28 - 29, 2000
Halloween Cut-Outs at Science World, Vancouver; (604) 443-7443.

October 29, 2000
Historical Halloween at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery; (604) 664-9031.

October 29, 2000
The Vancouver Museum presents "Halloween Folk Art" from 11am-4pm.  From pumpkin carving to spooky story telling in our galleries, this is a great day of fun, not to be missed, and it's free with your Museum admission.  A group of up to five people (any age) is only $25; (604) 736-4431.

October 31, 2000
Halloween Howl at the Walnut Grove community centre, Langley; (604) 882-0408.

October 31, 2000
Hallowspook at Douglas Park, Langley; (604) 514-2800.

October 31, 2000
Hobgoblin Express at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park, Squamish; (604) 898-9336.

Ongoing until November 30, 2000
Vancouver International Sculpture Project 2000, English Bay, Vancouver; (604) 682-1234.

Ongoing until November 1, 2000
Castles in the Sky corn maze at the Cloverdale Produce Farm Market, Surrey; (604) 576-1449.

Ongoing until October 31, 2000
Medomist Farm Corn Maze, Surrey; (604) 576-8997.

Ongoing until November 19, 2000
History of the Reifel Bird Sanctuary at the Delta Museum & Archives; (604) 946-9322.

Ongoing until November 15, 2000
Celebrate The Fraser: A look at the natural history and environment of Richmond, at the Richmond Museum; (604) 231-6457.







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