Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, November 17 to 21

25th-anniversary screening at the Rio on Friday of a restoration of director Darren Aronofsky's hard-hitting drama, Requiem for a Dream.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 14 to 16

Long-running percussion show STOMP uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance at the Queen Eizabeth Theatre.

Tribute band Maiden Vancouver plays a set of Iron Maiden classics and a full setlist from 1985 at the Tsawwassen Legion on Saturday.

Bif Naked performs an acoustic set at the Rio on Tuesday, preceded by a screening of Pollyanna Hardwicke-Brown‘s new documentary about her.

Go to a local sports bar and watch the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series on Friday or Saturday.

British guitar-rock quartet the Darkness, featuring brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins, plays the Commodore Ballroom on November 15.

Screening at the Rio on Monday of director Brian DePalma's 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling supernatural-horror novel Carrie.

Screening at the Rio on Sunday of director Nicolas Roeg‘s 1973 supernatural thriller Don't Look Now, hosted by guest curator Osgood Perkins.

Late-night 50th anniversary screening at the Rio on Friday of director Jim Sharman's campy musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The edgy Canadian comedy team of Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice bring their Kenny vs. Spenny antics to the Hollywood Theatre.

The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival features an opening-night screening of Demon Knight, hosted by local director Gigi Saul Guerrera.

Late-night screening at the Rio on Friday of a 4K restoration of director Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 psychological horror-drama Possession.

Stunt performer/Jackass star Steve-O brings his new multimedia comedy show Crash and Burn! to the Bell Performing Arts Centre on Friday.