Metro Vancouver Family Events, Playgrounds and Kid-Friendly Eats

Central Spark is back Friday, Oct 30, 2026, 6–8 pm, on Patterson Avenue and in Central Park, Burnaby. It's free with no tickets: a DJ dance party, roving performers, pumpkin carving art, food trucks, a 7:15 pm drone show (weather permitting) and 7:30 pm fireworks. Here's the schedule, transit and parking, and parent tips.

Delta's new Great Pumpkin Carve is Oct 24–25, 2026, 11 am–5 pm, at Paterson Park in Ladner and McKitrick Park in North Delta. It's free: carving tools are provided, pumpkins are by donation, and your creation joins a Glow Walk that stays lit until Halloween. Here's what's at each park, how registration works, and parent tips.

Book now: Free timed-entry tickets for Bear Creek Lights open today, Tuesday, October 20, at 10 a.m. at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca (more info at surrey.ca/bearcreeklights). Tickets are...

Celebrate the Night is Saturday, Oct 24, 2026, 6–8 pm at The ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge. It's free, with lantern and glowing pumpkin displays, roving performers, face painting, eight food trucks, a costume contest and fireworks at 8:15 pm. Plus parking, transit and parent tips.

Haunted Village is back at Burnaby Village Museum Oct 23–25 & 30–31, 2026, 4–9 pm. Timed tickets are $12 adults / $7 kids 2–12 in advance ($15 / $10 day of), and under 2 is free. DJ Drac dance parties, shadow puppet shows, trick-or-treating on Halloween night, plus parking and parent tips.

Astra Lumina opens Thursday, Oct 22, 2026 at the old Stanley Park Railway site (690 Pipeline Rd). A one-mile, 45–60 minute outdoor night walk of lights, projections and music. Tickets, ages, strollers, parking and parent tips.

Bonsor's Big Boo is Friday, Oct 23, 2026 at Bonsor Recreation Complex in Burnaby. $2 cash drop-in, costumes welcome, crafts, games, face painting and Imagination Playground for kids 10 and under.

We spent a fall day at Greendale Acres in Chilliwack, home of Canada's original corn maze. Here's what our kids loved, what could be better, and the 2026 prices, hours and tips you need before you go.

The 35th UBC Apple Festival runs Oct 17–18, 2026 at UBC Botanical Garden. Tickets, the Tasting Tent, the kids' area, food, and tips for families.

The Robot Zoo opens at Science World on October 9, 2026 and runs to April 4, 2027: eight giant robot animals, a dozen-plus hands-on games, and a rainy-day win for families.