The City of Burnaby Fall Events Calendar

The City of Burnaby hosts a variety of cultural and community events throughout the year. Check out the City’s fall calendar!


No Foreigners
October 9-12, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC

No Foreigners is a multi-media performance that meditates on North American Chinese shopping malls as spaces of cultural creation and clash. Multiple storylines begin in a mall and quickly diverge—catapulting us across cities, between Cantonese and English, in and out of the afterlife, through past, present and future. Weaving together text, miniatures, digital backdrops and live cameras, No Foreigners examines our changing relationships to these social spaces and the histories, characters, experiences and ephemera that keep inviting us back.

Performances & Tickets
Wednesday October 9-Saturday October 12
$15-36
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Emergency Preparedness Workshop
October 15, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Tommy Douglas Library
7311 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC

Burnaby Public Library and the City of Burnaby Emergency Management Department are pleased to help you stay safe in case of a disaster.
Earthquakes and other natural disasters can happen without warning and take many forms. Ensure that you, your family, and neighborhood are prepared by learning how to minimize home hazards, assemble emergency supplies, and develop a family reunion plan.
In Burnaby, we believe that the more work we do today, the more we can help the residents and businesses in our community.
For more information or to register, please call: 604-522-3971 or register online at https://www.bpl.bc.ca/events/emergency-preparedness-7

Margie Gillis: Evolutions
October 16-17, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
A unique dance performance by renowned choreographer Margie Gillis accompanied by nine legacy project dancers.
Tickets: $15-36. For more information, please contact 604-205-3000.

Haunted Village
October 25, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC

Explore the Burnaby Village Museum in the dark of night. Watch out for black cats, huge yellow moons, over-sized pumpkins and all things that could go BOO! Come have a ghost of a time. Buy tickets at https://tickets.shadboltcentre.com/TheatreManager/1/login?event=1233
Special Event Rates:
General Admission: $14
Children (2-12) years: $9
Members: free!
Tickets include entrance, carousel rides and entertainment. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Contact 604-297-4565 for special group information.

Bonsor’s Big Boo!
October 25, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Bonsor Recreation Complex
6550 Bonsor Avenue
Burnaby, BC

Join us for some friendly frightening family fun at Bonsor!
Activities geared towards children 10 years & under:
Imagination Playground
Creepy Crafts and Ghostly Games
Cookies
Haunted House
Face Painting, Colouring & more!
Admission: $1 per person (cash only)

Halloween Howler
October 26, 2019
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Cameron Recreation Complex Map it
9523 Cameron Street
Burnaby, BC

Join us for free, spooky Halloween fun at Cameron Complex. Enjoy face painting, guess the Pumpkin’s weight, preschool Halloween crafts, physical movement and more. Show up in a costume to be entered into a prize draw! Suitable for those 9 years and under; children must be accompanied by an adult. Food bank donations welcomed.

Monster Mash
October 26, 2019
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre
240 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC

Partake in this haunted swim with fun water and deck games. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Family swim admission rates apply.

Bed and Breakfast
October 26-27, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Map it
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets:
$49 – Adults
$45 – Students/Seniors
When Brett inherits a family estate, he and his partner, Drew, move to a quiet little tourist town to set up a B&B. But will these big city boys face friction in their new community? With dozens of hilarious characters all portrayed by two actors, it’s a heartfelt comedy about “being out,” skeletons in the closet, and finding a place to call home. For more information, please call 604-205-3000.

Sound Bites: Vancouver Women’s Ambient Music Collective
October 29, 2019
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC

This concert series features local musicians in all genres of music including folk, classical, jazz and pop. Enjoy a different musical performance each month. Advance Tickets are just $5, or $10 at the door.
This month, enjoy Vancouver Women’s Ambient Music Collective, performing at 12-1pm & 2-3pm. VWAM was created at the Belvedere Court apartment building in response to the Vancouver housing crisis and as part of the activism against evictions in the Belvedere, which has been home to many artists and musicians over the years. For more information, please call 604-297-4440.

Jazz Jam
October 29, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session! Hosted by Cory Weeds, the Jazz Jam features a stellar lineup of local jazz musicians in an improvised evening of music.
You can even bring your instrument to jam. This event is open to musicians of all ages and abilities. Jazz Jam is a licensed event. Free admission. For more information, please call 604-297-4440.

PechaKucha Night
October 30, 2019
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Map it
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC

Call for Submissions!
Presenters are invited to share their stories and creative ideas in the PechaKucha 20×20 format in a theme that represents passion and creativities. Applications are due by Monday, October 14. To apply, please send your contact information to communications@burnaby.ca. Learn more Enjoy an evening where presenters share their passions and ideas. Hosted by Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, and thoughts in the PechaKucha 20×20 format. The PechaKucha presentation style invites speakers share their stories with 20 images for 20 seconds each. This event is free but tickets are required to attend.

Pumpkin Parade
November 1, 2019
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Confederation Park
(Albert and Willingdon Avenue)
Burnaby, BC

Bring your Halloween jack-o-lantern for everyone to enjoy. Line it up on the walking path to join the parade of pumpkins. Rain or shine. Pumpkins are composted following the event.

Don Amero
November 2, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets $36
Don Amero is an award-winning, singer/ songwriter who has been performing and speaking across Canada for a decade. This three-time JUNO nominee genuinely connects with his audiences with his easy and effortless charm. Don impresses wherever he goes with his messages of encouragement, positivity and beauty. For more info, please call 604-205-3000.

Bruce McCulloch
November 8, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets$36
Tales of Bravery and Stupidity is a one man show that is funny and, at times, touching. Part stand-up, part storytelling, it looks at some of the bravely stupid things that Bruce has done, and things we all do as we get ourselves in and out of trouble as we “throw ourselves at life.”
For more information, please contact 604-205-3000.

Kismet, Things Have Changed
November 13-16, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets: $15-36
A show about fate and destiny a decade in the making. Ten years ago, four artists in their twenties travelled across Canada and interviewed one hundred people, aged 1 to 100, about their beliefs. Now, with four marriages, five kids, two parental deaths and two cross-country moves between them, the artists are in different places in their lives, with different concerns. So the team set out to find the surviving people and interview them again later— 10 years later and with some new questions. What they discovered on the road is revealed in a complicated yet intimate portrait of change.
For more info, please call 604-205-3000.

Bonsor Badminton Tournament
November 17, 2019
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Bonsor Recreation Complex
6550 Bonsor Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Bonsor’s “Mix & Match” Doubles Badminton Tournament introduces a fun challenge to recreational players and gives experienced players some competitive games. All participants register as an independent player. For more information, please contact Bonsor Recreation Complex. To register please visit https://webreg.burnaby.ca/webreg/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?aid=6043
Recreational Mix Genders (18 years+) | 9:00am-4:30pm
Competitive Women’s (18 years+) | 9:00am-4:30pm
Competitive Men’s (18 years+) | 9:00am-6:00pm

Telemetry Loop
November 21-23, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets: $36
Telemetry loop is the re-imagination of RSA’s most successful work Telemetry. This 360 immersive experience pushes the audience further and digs deeper into its’ artistic concepts. Shay Kuebler creates hybrid works that combine dance, martial arts and theatricality. For more info, please call 604-205-3000.

Deer Lake Craft Festival
November 22-24, 2019
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Map it
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Kick off the Christmas season with this one-stop Christmas shopping extravaganza taking place November 22-24. Also on site are holiday entertainment, activities and more.
Festival Dates:
November 22, 11am-7pm
November 23, 10am-4pm
November 24, 10am-4pm

Heritage Christmas
November 23, 2019 – January 3, 2020
1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC

Bring Christmas memories to life! Free admission, carousel rides $2.65 each. Stroll through the streets of the Village to see wreaths, cedar swags and vintage-themed displays will. At the bandstand, visitors can create their own magical holiday show with lights that change colours to sound.Special entertainment is scheduled throughout the season including theatre performances, community choirs, street characters and musicians. Many family-favourite activities are back including a craft for children, baking in the Farmhouse and, of course, visits with Father Christmas. For more info, please visit www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca
Christmas Season – Hours of Operation
November 23-December 13, 2019
Monday-Friday, 1:00-5:30 PM
Saturday-Sunday, 1:00-9:00 PM

December 14, 2019-January 3, 2020
Monday-Sunday, 1:00-9:00 PM (closed December 24 & 25)

Edmonds Festival of Lights
November 23, 2019
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Edmonds Community Centre
7433 Edmonds Street
Burnaby
Come watch as we light up the huge tree. Visit Santa and enjoy hot chocolate, hot dogs, entertainment and activities. Free, all ages.

Sound Bites: Van Django
November 26, 2019
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC

This concert series features local musicians in all genres of music including folk, classical, jazz and pop. Enjoy a different musical performance each month. Advance Tickets are just $5, or $10 at the door. This month, enjoy Van Django, performing at 12-1pm & 2-3pm. an Django is an acoustic string ensemble made up of four of Canada’s most talented and eclectic musicians; violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist Budge Schachte, guitarist/cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Brent Gubbels.
For more info, please call 604-297-4440.

Jazz Jam
November 26, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Map it
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC

Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session! Hosted by Cory Weeds, the Jazz Jam features a stellar lineup of local jazz musicians in an improvised evening of music. You can even bring your instrument to jam. This event is open to musicians of all ages and abilities. Jazz Jam is a licensed event. Free admission. For more information, please call 604-297-4440.

Echoes: Opening Reception
November 28, 2019
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Exhibition Dates
November 29, 2019-January 26, 2020
Curator’s Talk
December 1, 2019 | 2 PM
Burnaby Art Gallery
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Join us for the opening reception for Echoes at the Burnaby Art Gallery.
As an echo reflects and repeats between entities, this exhibition considers communication between bodies which may be thought to be eclipsed. Here, the bodies of water and the physical remnants of stone, plastic, and land become the houses for the historical traces of change and continuity. Selected artworks contemplate the physical and embodied ways in which memory reappears and continues to resonate within the individual and across generations.
Through practices such as ceremony and re-visitations of the voyages of one’s ancestors, the artists included in this exhibition call upon knowledge systems that do not rely on the written word, but rather assert a continuity and interconnectedness between body, land, and water. Through video works, digital prints, and sculpture, the artists demand we question our own contributions to a shared futurity.

Burnaby Art Gallery Hours
Tuesday – Friday | 10:00 AM-4:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday | 12:00-5:00 PM
Closed Mondays & Statutory Holidays

Tonye Aganaba
November 28, 2019
Time: 8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets: $36
Tonye is a singer-songwriter born in London England to Nigerian and Zimbabwean parents. She moved to Canada in her teens and started a career in music at 17. Her style can be described as Soul/ Neo-Folk/ Hiphop. She is a Much More Music Video Award recipient, social justice advocate and the kind of singer/performer that turns heads wherever she plays. In 2015 her trajectory was interrupted by a MS diagnosis, yet a new Phoenix-like person is emerging from the proverbial ashes. She now calls MS the best thing that ever happened to her and is on a career trajectory that involves connecting deeper with her audience and that sees her creating a new community for herself. For more info, please call 604-205-3000.

Jazz Walk at the Shadbolt
December 1, 2019
11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets: $50

Charlie Brown Christmas
December 11-12, 2019
8:00 PM
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Tickets: $15-36
The story of one magical recording session in which the music of A Charlie Brown Christmas was created. A full day of jazz under one roof by a diverse array of performers, from international headliners to local favourites.

Winter Fun at Willingdon
December 12, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Willingdon Community Centre Map it
1491 Carleton Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Join us for some Winter Fun fun this holiday season! Bring your family and friends for a night of entertainment, arts and crafts, games and festive movies. Santa will be making a guest appearance throughout the night for photos. Registration required, $2.00 per person, all ages. Children must have an adult attend with them.