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VIFF runs to 11 Oct, Thanksgiving Monday is 12 Oct, and October weekends belong to pumpkin patches, fall colours and the salmon run.
Walk itFilmed in VancouverDeadpool, Last of Us, Storybrooke — 16 spots you can stand on, plus what's shooting this week.
On nowHalloween 2026 calendarHaunted houses, pumpkin patches, costume nights — dates through October.
From Wed 7 OctFright Nights at PlaylandSeven haunted houses and 15+ rides from 6pm. The first three Wednesdays are cheapest.
On now · to 11 OctVIFF 2026Film festival downtown. VIFF Centre on Seymour — Yaletown–Roundhouse is closest.
Mon 12 Oct · long weekendThanksgiving in VancouverWhat's open and closed on the stat holiday, transit holiday fares, ferries and the border.
OctoberPumpkin patchesEight farms near Vancouver — admission, hours, drive times and the one that's free to walk.
This weekLive grocery flyersReal prices and product photos from this week's Metro Vancouver flyers.
This weekendVancouver this weekendConcerts, markets and what's actually on before Monday.
Your desk
Same toggle as above. Visiting keeps port + hotels. Living keeps ferries, bridges and city utilities. Length drops because the other stack hides.
Today: moderate port day (2 ships, ~3,200 guests)
Downtown is busier near Canada Place; YVR runs are still fine if you leave a buffer.
One Stay22 map with live rates — not four Booking buttons. Walk times matter more than star ratings on embarkation night.
Open hotel map ↓ Canada Place hotelsSeawall, one neighbourhood deep, one paid view. On the ship Wi-Fi is expensive — take the offline PDF.
Boarding in Vancouver? 48h offline PDF → Stanley Park / seawall Juneau 4–8hLions Gate, Ironworkers and the tunnels before you leave home — not after you are already in the queue.
Lions Gate cams → DriveBC closures Live roads deskCar-deck free % on the sailings that still matter tonight.
Jobs, air, fire, tips from Telegram — the local desk without cruise banners.
LMIA cards → Fire map Community tips Air qualityHot city pulse
Port radar
moderate port day (2 ships, ~3,200 guests)
Downtown is busier near Canada Place; YVR runs are still fine if you leave a buffer.
Ferries
Tsawwassen → Swartz Bay free space
Live car-deck room on the Victoria run — book on BC Ferries before you drive.
Aurora
Northern lights from Vancouver tonight?
Live NOAA Kp + cloud — honest yes/no, then where to stand.
Traffic
Lions Gate & bridge cameras
DriveBC cams for the bridges locals actually check before crossing.
Add Vancouver Radar to your home screen — ferries, bridges and the AI guide in one tap.
Original tools rebuilt automatically from official BC and Canadian sources, timestamped so you can see how fresh each number is — and free. This is data we generate, not articles we paraphrase.
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Looking for the 2026 World Cup guides? BC Place hosted seven matches in June and July — the tournament archive is still here, kept as it was written.
Headlines from 10 Metro Vancouver newsrooms · refreshed hourly · last update 4 Oct, 9:20 am PT
Mountains, ocean and a walkable downtown — all within twenty minutes of each other
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Quick answers to the most common questions from visitors to Vancouver
Open Tonight for weather and sunset, then pick a neighbourhood: Gastown for bars, Kits for the beach, Yaletown for dinner, Commercial Drive for a local night. Richmond Night Market (final season, to 20 Sep) after dark, or the Halloween calendar if you want haunted houses and queues.
West End or Yaletown for walkability to Stanley Park and the seawall; Gastown for nightlife; Kitsilano for a beach base. See the neighbourhood guide and Route Finder.
SkyTrain, bus and SeaBus cover most visitor trips. Adult DayPass is $12.55; leaving YVR–Airport / Sea Island Centre / Templeton adds a $6.50 AddFare. Full guide: Getting Around.
Yes — Vancouver is the main homeport for Alaska Inside Passage sailings (roughly late April–early October). Start with our Cruises hub, then the Canada Place port guide.
Hotels and downtown dinners add up, but free beaches, Stanley Park walks and cheap eats keep day costs manageable. See Budget and Cheap Eats.
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Travel facts link back to TransLink, the City of Vancouver and BC Place. World Cup recap pages also cite FIFA. Unconfirmed info is labeled "estimate."
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Transit times are based on real SkyTrain rides, not Google Maps estimates. Walking distances are timed on foot from the actual stadium gates.
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Friday Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay with a car: book at least two weeks out in summer. Walk-on is usually fine same day.
YVR → downtown: Canada Line is 25–30 min. Compass card at the station beats buying single tickets every hop.
Never pay a recruiter for an LMIA. Open the posting on Job Bank from our LMIA cards and apply there.
Beach, ferry, neighbourhood, job hunt — what worked. Moderated before it goes live.
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Major BC Ferries directions, the next departures, and estimated free vehicle space — so you can see at a glance where there is still room to take the car, then reserve on the official site while the light is still good.
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