Starts Friday: Dunbar Haunted House (8934 Shaughnessy Street)
Back for another year of ghoulishly good times, be sure to pay a visit to The Dunbar Haunted House, an annual spectacle of irresistible eeriness guaranteed to spook you. It’s a family-run haunted house that attracts well over 15,000 Vancouverites each year during a gore-filled two-week period. All proceeds support three Vancouver charities – so rest assured, your screams go to a good cause. To purchase tickets and learn more click here.
Just opened: The Hastings Warehouse (156 W.Hastings Street)
Following in the well-worn footsteps of big brother late night watering hole The Warehouse (located on Granville Street), The Hastings Warehouse is a brand new bar that is set to bring affordable fun, eats and drinks to Gastown having just opened its doors this past long weekend. Expect tapas-style snacks, inventive cocktails, plenty of beer on tap and music with most menu items under $5.
Vancouver Aquarium hosts annual gala: Toast to the Coast (845 Avison Way)
If you are searching for an excuse to get dolled up in your best cocktail attire for a worthy cause, look no further than the annual Toast to the Coast evening event on Friday, October 12th. Join 500 other like-minded party-goers out to support the great research, conservation and educational programs offered by the Aquarium. Enjoy tasting canapés courtesy of the city’s leading OceanWise restaurants while sipping local wines. Try your luck at the silent auction and take in live music courtesy of DJ Leanne as you mingle your way through the room. For more information, click here.
Happening on October 18, the Notable.ca and Apothic Wine Tour comes to Vancouver and offers savvy young professionals the perfect opportunity to mix and mingle while sampling stellar wines at an exclusive networking event like no other. With less than 100 tickets available for this event, score an opportunity to meet Toronto-based mover and shaker (and Notable Founder) Julian Brass and learn more about his Canada-wide plans for the fastest growing network for young professionals. For more info and get get tickets, click here.
Arts Umbrella 30th Annual Art Auction & Gala (CBC Vancouver located at 700 Hamilton Street)
On Saturday, October 13th, this culturally infused gala event marks its 30th anniversary and is not to be missed. As one of Vancouver’s longest running and most established fundraising events, complete with top-notch silent auction, enjoy a night of serious networking at the new CBC location downtown. Sip custom cocktails, wines and nosh on canapés courtesy of the Lazy Gourmet as you take in the stylish and artistic scene. This year’s theme is inspired by the silent film era and celebrates the past, present and future of the Arts Umbrella organization. For more information visit them online.
Sustenance Festival celebrates 4 years (Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews)
Take in this city-wide celebration that aims to illustrate the local and global intersections of art, culture and food. Events are hosted at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown and at other venues around Vancouver. Be sure to partake in a fondue-tasting event with Four Seasons Chef Ned Bell, learn about cheese making with organic farmer David Asher and learn all about weeds (and how to eat them) with Alexander McNaughton. Find more information about this ongoing festival that does a body good here.
Photo courtesy Hastings Warehouse