Salish Scout

Vancouver Fall Home Show

Renovations, hot tubs, and kitchen gadgets on the Convention Centre floor. Four days. The least weird thing in this list, and still a good rainy-weekend wander.

Vancouver Convention Centre· Vancouver10am

The Baby Show Vancouver

Strollers, sleep consultants, and a lot of free wipes. VCC, overlapping the last days of the Home Show.

Vancouver Convention Centre· Vancouver10am

UB40 at the Commodore

Reggae-pop that still fills rooms. Friday and Saturday — this listing covers the run.

Commodore Ballroom· Vancouver8pm

Cloverdale Flea Market

Every Sunday 6am–3pm at Cloverdale Fairgrounds. Two halls plus outdoor sellers. $2 entry. Closed the week before Christmas through mid-January.

Cloverdale Fairgrounds· Surrey6am–3pm

Vancouver Flea Market

Indoor weekend flea at 703 Terminal Ave. Antiques, vintage, records, and rotating specialty Sundays (toys, cards, collectibles). Confirm hours on their page before you go.

Vancouver Flea Market· Vancouver9am–5pm

UVic History / Greek & Roman Studies talk

Departmental talks on ancient history, archaeology, and the classical world. Mondays in term. Check the current poster — rooms move between Clearihue and the Fine Arts buildings.

University of Victoria· Victoria2:30pm–4pm

Ancient history

ShopTalk comedy open mic

Monday stand-up at The Mint on Douglas. Sign-up at the host stand around 7pm; sets from 8. $5. The most reliable weekly comedy room downtown.

The Mint· Victoria8pm–10pm

SFU Computing Science seminar

Burnaby campus seminars often cover AI, systems, and theory. Open unless marked otherwise. Confirm title and room on the SFU CS events calendar.

Simon Fraser University· Burnaby1:30pm–2:30pm

AI

UVic Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Weekly departmental colloquium, Wednesdays 3:30pm in term. Open to the public. Speaker listed on the department events page each week. Breaks over the holidays.

University of Victoria· Victoria3:30pm–4:30pm

PhysicsAstronomy

Swirl Around BC Wine Expo

BC wine on the Convention Centre floor. One day. Spit cups if you have to drive.

Vancouver Convention Centre· Vancouver12pm

UBC Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Thursday colloquia on the Point Grey campus in term. Check PHAS for this week's speaker and room.

UBC Physics & Astronomy· Vancouver4pm–5pm

PhysicsAstronomy

Tongues of Fire

Victoria Poetry Project's Thursday spoken-word night at Caffè Fantastico, Quadra Village. Doors 6, sign-up 6:30. Confirm the week's host on their schedule.

Caffè Fantastico (Quadra Village Roastery)· Victoria6:30pm

Planet Earth Poetry

Victoria's longest-running poetry night, Fridays at Russell Books. Open-mic sign-up 7–7:20, features 7:30. Free. Season runs September through June with a December pause.

Russell Books· Victoria7:30pm–9:30pm

Digable Planets

Jazz-rap trio, Commodore Friday. Reachin' still sounds like a good idea.

Commodore Ballroom· Vancouver8pm

Hermann's Jazz Club — Friday night

Victoria's jazz room on View Street. Friday is the usual public night; lineup posted on hermannsjazz.com. All-ages live performance. Confirm the bill before you go.

Hermann's Jazz Club· Victoria8pm

Diles Que No Me Maten at Lucky Bar

Touring bill on Yates. Small room, late. Check Lucky Bar for door time and openers.

Lucky Bar· Victoria9pm

Victoria Saturday garage-sale circuit

Fairfield, Fernwood, Oak Bay, Gordon Head, and the Westshore post most of the Island's weekend sales. September is the second big season after May; November thins out before the holidays.

Neighbourhood yards· Victoria8am–1pm

Vancouver Saturday yard-sale circuit

Kits, Mount Pleasant, Main Street, East Van, and North Van post the densest Saturday sales. Search Kijiji Friday evening; the good furniture is gone by 10am.

Neighbourhood yards· Vancouver8am–1pm

Vancouver Flea Market

Indoor weekend flea at 703 Terminal Ave. Antiques, vintage, records, and rotating specialty Sundays (toys, cards, collectibles). Confirm hours on their page before you go.

Vancouver Flea Market· Vancouver9am–5pm

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre — weekend planetarium

Public planetarium shows and astronomy exhibits at Vanier Park. Year-round except the Christmas week.

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre· Vancouver11am–5pm

Astronomy

Centre of the Universe — winter Saturday

From October the hill is open Fridays and Saturdays, 12–6. Exhibits and (when scheduled) telescope tours. Star parties give way to shorter winter hours.

Centre of the Universe· Victoria12pm–6pm

Astronomy

Hecklers Saturday stand-up

Victoria's Saturday comedy room. Early show around 7pm, late around 10pm. Headliner posted on hecklers.ca — treat the comic as TBA until you check.

Hecklers Bar & Grill· Victoria7pm

Vancouver Institute lecture

Free Saturday-evening civic lectures at UBC Woodward IRC, 7:15pm. Science, history, politics, letters. No tickets. Fall series typically runs September through late November.

Woodward IRC, UBC· Vancouver7:15pm–8:30pm

Ancient historyPhysics

Cloverdale Flea Market

Every Sunday 6am–3pm at Cloverdale Fairgrounds. Two halls plus outdoor sellers. $2 entry. Closed the week before Christmas through mid-January.

Cloverdale Fairgrounds· Surrey6am–3pm

Vancouver Flea Market

Indoor weekend flea at 703 Terminal Ave. Antiques, vintage, records, and rotating specialty Sundays (toys, cards, collectibles). Confirm hours on their page before you go.

Vancouver Flea Market· Vancouver9am–5pm

UVic History / Greek & Roman Studies talk

Departmental talks on ancient history, archaeology, and the classical world. Mondays in term. Check the current poster — rooms move between Clearihue and the Fine Arts buildings.

University of Victoria· Victoria2:30pm–4pm

Ancient history

ShopTalk comedy open mic

Monday stand-up at The Mint on Douglas. Sign-up at the host stand around 7pm; sets from 8. $5. The most reliable weekly comedy room downtown.

The Mint· Victoria8pm–10pm

SFU Computing Science seminar

Burnaby campus seminars often cover AI, systems, and theory. Open unless marked otherwise. Confirm title and room on the SFU CS events calendar.

Simon Fraser University· Burnaby1:30pm–2:30pm

AI

UVic Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Weekly departmental colloquium, Wednesdays 3:30pm in term. Open to the public. Speaker listed on the department events page each week. Breaks over the holidays.

University of Victoria· Victoria3:30pm–4:30pm

PhysicsAstronomy

UBC Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Thursday colloquia on the Point Grey campus in term. Check PHAS for this week's speaker and room.

UBC Physics & Astronomy· Vancouver4pm–5pm

PhysicsAstronomy

Tongues of Fire

Victoria Poetry Project's Thursday spoken-word night at Caffè Fantastico, Quadra Village. Doors 6, sign-up 6:30. Confirm the week's host on their schedule.

Caffè Fantastico (Quadra Village Roastery)· Victoria6:30pm

Planet Earth Poetry

Victoria's longest-running poetry night, Fridays at Russell Books. Open-mic sign-up 7–7:20, features 7:30. Free. Season runs September through June with a December pause.

Russell Books· Victoria7:30pm–9:30pm

Hermann's Jazz Club — Friday night

Victoria's jazz room on View Street. Friday is the usual public night; lineup posted on hermannsjazz.com. All-ages live performance. Confirm the bill before you go.

Hermann's Jazz Club· Victoria8pm

DJ Shadow

Endtroducing, live, night before Halloween at the Commodore. Friday.

Commodore Ballroom· Vancouver9pm

Victoria Saturday garage-sale circuit

Fairfield, Fernwood, Oak Bay, Gordon Head, and the Westshore post most of the Island's weekend sales. September is the second big season after May; November thins out before the holidays.

Neighbourhood yards· Victoria8am–1pm

Vancouver Saturday yard-sale circuit

Kits, Mount Pleasant, Main Street, East Van, and North Van post the densest Saturday sales. Search Kijiji Friday evening; the good furniture is gone by 10am.

Neighbourhood yards· Vancouver8am–1pm

Vancouver Flea Market

Indoor weekend flea at 703 Terminal Ave. Antiques, vintage, records, and rotating specialty Sundays (toys, cards, collectibles). Confirm hours on their page before you go.

Vancouver Flea Market· Vancouver9am–5pm

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre — weekend planetarium

Public planetarium shows and astronomy exhibits at Vanier Park. Year-round except the Christmas week.

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre· Vancouver11am–5pm

Astronomy

Centre of the Universe — winter Saturday

From October the hill is open Fridays and Saturdays, 12–6. Exhibits and (when scheduled) telescope tours. Star parties give way to shorter winter hours.

Centre of the Universe· Victoria12pm–6pm

Astronomy

Halloween & Parade of Lost Souls

October 31 is a Saturday. East Van's Parade of Lost Souls usually walks Commercial Drive on or near All Hallows' — the exact route drops the night before. Costumes, brass, and a street party.

Commercial Drive / East Van· Vancouver7pm–11pm

Hecklers Saturday stand-up

Victoria's Saturday comedy room. Early show around 7pm, late around 10pm. Headliner posted on hecklers.ca — treat the comic as TBA until you check.

Hecklers Bar & Grill· Victoria7pm

Vancouver Institute lecture

Free Saturday-evening civic lectures at UBC Woodward IRC, 7:15pm. Science, history, politics, letters. No tickets. Fall series typically runs September through late November.

Woodward IRC, UBC· Vancouver7:15pm–8:30pm

Ancient historyPhysics

Cloverdale Flea Market

Every Sunday 6am–3pm at Cloverdale Fairgrounds. Two halls plus outdoor sellers. $2 entry. Closed the week before Christmas through mid-January.

Cloverdale Fairgrounds· Surrey6am–3pm

Vancouver Flea Market

Indoor weekend flea at 703 Terminal Ave. Antiques, vintage, records, and rotating specialty Sundays (toys, cards, collectibles). Confirm hours on their page before you go.

Vancouver Flea Market· Vancouver9am–5pm

UVic History / Greek & Roman Studies talk

Departmental talks on ancient history, archaeology, and the classical world. Mondays in term. Check the current poster — rooms move between Clearihue and the Fine Arts buildings.

University of Victoria· Victoria2:30pm–4pm

Ancient history

ShopTalk comedy open mic

Monday stand-up at The Mint on Douglas. Sign-up at the host stand around 7pm; sets from 8. $5. The most reliable weekly comedy room downtown.

The Mint· Victoria8pm–10pm

Vancouver Poetry Slam

Canada's longest-running slam, first Monday of the month at Shamshiri Caveman in Chinatown. Doors 7, sign-up 7:30, show 8. Labour Day week in September usually shifts — check Vancouver Poetry House.

Shamshiri Caveman· Vancouver8pm

SFU Computing Science seminar

Burnaby campus seminars often cover AI, systems, and theory. Open unless marked otherwise. Confirm title and room on the SFU CS events calendar.

Simon Fraser University· Burnaby1:30pm–2:30pm

AI

UVic Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Weekly departmental colloquium, Wednesdays 3:30pm in term. Open to the public. Speaker listed on the department events page each week. Breaks over the holidays.

University of Victoria· Victoria3:30pm–4:30pm

PhysicsAstronomy

UBC Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Thursday colloquia on the Point Grey campus in term. Check PHAS for this week's speaker and room.

UBC Physics & Astronomy· Vancouver4pm–5pm

PhysicsAstronomy

Tongues of Fire

Victoria Poetry Project's Thursday spoken-word night at Caffè Fantastico, Quadra Village. Doors 6, sign-up 6:30. Confirm the week's host on their schedule.

Caffè Fantastico (Quadra Village Roastery)· Victoria6:30pm

RASC Victoria Centre meeting

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada — Victoria Centre. Monthly public-friendly meeting with a guest talk. Confirm room on the RASC Victoria page.

RASC Victoria· Victoria7:30pm–9pm

Astronomy

Planet Earth Poetry

Victoria's longest-running poetry night, Fridays at Russell Books. Open-mic sign-up 7–7:20, features 7:30. Free. Season runs September through June with a December pause.

Russell Books· Victoria7:30pm–9:30pm

The Tallest Man on Earth

Swedish songwriter with Andrea Von Kampen. Commodore, Friday. Sit if you can.

Commodore Ballroom· Vancouver8pm

Hermann's Jazz Club — Friday night

Victoria's jazz room on View Street. Friday is the usual public night; lineup posted on hermannsjazz.com. All-ages live performance. Confirm the bill before you go.

Hermann's Jazz Club· Victoria8pm

Victoria Saturday garage-sale circuit

Fairfield, Fernwood, Oak Bay, Gordon Head, and the Westshore post most of the Island's weekend sales. September is the second big season after May; November thins out before the holidays.

Neighbourhood yards· Victoria8am–1pm

Vancouver Saturday yard-sale circuit

Kits, Mount Pleasant, Main Street, East Van, and North Van post the densest Saturday sales. Search Kijiji Friday evening; the good furniture is gone by 10am.

Neighbourhood yards· Vancouver8am–1pm

Vancouver Flea Market

Indoor weekend flea at 703 Terminal Ave. Antiques, vintage, records, and rotating specialty Sundays (toys, cards, collectibles). Confirm hours on their page before you go.

Vancouver Flea Market· Vancouver9am–5pm

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre — weekend planetarium

Public planetarium shows and astronomy exhibits at Vanier Park. Year-round except the Christmas week.

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre· Vancouver11am–5pm

Astronomy

Centre of the Universe — winter Saturday

From October the hill is open Fridays and Saturdays, 12–6. Exhibits and (when scheduled) telescope tours. Star parties give way to shorter winter hours.

Centre of the Universe· Victoria12pm–6pm

Astronomy

Hecklers Saturday stand-up

Victoria's Saturday comedy room. Early show around 7pm, late around 10pm. Headliner posted on hecklers.ca — treat the comic as TBA until you check.

Hecklers Bar & Grill· Victoria7pm

Vancouver Institute lecture

Free Saturday-evening civic lectures at UBC Woodward IRC, 7:15pm. Science, history, politics, letters. No tickets. Fall series typically runs September through late November.

Woodward IRC, UBC· Vancouver7:15pm–8:30pm

Ancient historyPhysics

Cloverdale Flea Market

Every Sunday 6am–3pm at Cloverdale Fairgrounds. Two halls plus outdoor sellers. $2 entry. Closed the week before Christmas through mid-January.

Cloverdale Fairgrounds· Surrey6am–3pm

Vancouver Flea Market

Indoor weekend flea at 703 Terminal Ave. Antiques, vintage, records, and rotating specialty Sundays (toys, cards, collectibles). Confirm hours on their page before you go.

Vancouver Flea Market· Vancouver9am–5pm

Dead Poets Reading Series

November sitting of the odd-month Sunday series at Massy Arts. 3–5pm. Same week as Jim Jefferies in Victoria if you're splitting the weekend.

Massy Arts· Vancouver3pm–5pm

Diwali

Festival of Lights falls on Sunday, November 8. Watch for temple open houses, Richmond and Surrey community nights, and Victoria Hindu Parishad events in the days around it.

Community halls & temples· Surrey & Richmond5pm

Jim Jefferies: Son of a Carpenter

Arena stand-up at Save-On, 7pm Sunday. Same touring circuit as Carr — darker Australian take.

Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre· Victoria7pm